Fourteen years have passed since Matt Hirschman last contested the entire NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule.
A lot has changed during that time for both Hirschman and the series, but one thing that hasn’t changed is Hirschman’s ability to win races. The driver from Northampton, Pennsylvania is always a threat to reach Victory Lane no matter where he’s racing. In fact, Hirschman has won a race in five consecutive Modified Tour seasons despite racing on part-time basis.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s fall trip to Riverhead Raceway has carried plenty of sentimental value over the past few seasons.
Riverhead’s longtime co-owner Eddie Partridge passed away in 2021 shortly after his team won a Modified Tour race at Richmond Raceway with Ryan Preece. To honor his memory, the fall Tour event at Riverhead was renamed the Eddie Partridge 256, all while a replica of Partridge’s car remains suspended over the track.
Thompson, Conn. – (September 27, 2025) – Anticipation is building for the 75th Annual Race of Champions, set to be held at Thompson Speedway on Saturday, October 11. For the first time in its storied history, “The Greatest Tradition in Modified Racing” will take place in New England, joining the prestigious Sunoco World Series Weekend.
Perry, N.Y. – (October 4, 2025) – The Race of Champions “Family of Series” closes out the 2025 season this Saturday, October 4, at Wyoming County International Speedway – “The Bullring” in Perry, N.Y. Several divisions will crown their champions during one final short track racing bash in Western New York.
Brighton, Ontario, Canada – (September 29, 2025) – Cody McPherson (St. Catherines, Ont.) and Dylan Kirkland (Maitland, Ont.) each found victory lane during the annual AppleFest Shootout Weekend at Brighton Speedway. McPherson opened the weekend with his third consecutive Race of Champions 602 Dirt Sportsman Modified Series win on “Apple Eve,” while Kirkland closed it out on Saturday night with his first career Race of Champions and AppleFest Shootout triumph.
Kyle Ellwood of Riverhead notched his second NASCAR Modified victory of 2025 when he passed John Beatty Jr. of Merrick with twenty laps remaining in Saturday’s 50-lap feature event at Riverhead Raceway. Beatty would have the last laugh though when he sewed-up his third consecutive NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Modified championship with his runner-up finish. Beatty joins Charlie Jarzombek (1976-1978) and Don Howe (1993-1995) as the only drivers to earn three Modified championships in succession.
(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Speedway hosted the NAPA Fall Final on Saturday, September 27th with its SK Modifieds® and SK Lights joining the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series in feature action. Keith Rocco picked up his third win of the season in the 40-lap SK Modified® feature and Robert Bloxsom used a crossover pass for the lead coming to the white flag to pick up the win in the 20-lap SK Light Invitational.
Barre, VT & Naples, ME — It was announced Friday morning that NASCAR has increased the purse for the Sunoco World Series 150 by over $15,000 through the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour field in the annual autumn classic! Along with the previously announced FloRacing Connecticut Challenge for new and returning competitors in all three NWMT events at Thompson Speedway this summer, the Sunoco World Series 150 has become one of the highest paying Modified shows of the year!
For the seventh time this season, Justin Bonsignore will return to NASCAR Xfinity Series competition this Saturday at Kansas Speedway.
Back behind the wheel of the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra with Joe Gibbs Racing, Bonsignore looks to build on a solid run at Iowa Speedway in August, 12th, his best career result in seven career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—For Jake Johnson and the #15 Lin’s Propane Trucks Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series team, racing at Stafford Speedway has been a mixed bag of results. Prior to the 2025 season, Johnson had made five career starts at Stafford with a best finish of second in the 2022 NAPA Fall Final, but also three finishes outside the top-20. Although Johnson and the #15 team have only made two starts in 2025, they seemed to have put their Stafford troubles behind them. Johnson led almost half of the NAPA Spring Sizzler® in April before a crash on a restart left him with a 22nd place finish and they won the GAF Modified Masters 80 in July. With their newfound success, Johnson and his team are looking forward to returning to Stafford on Saturday, September 27 for the NAPA Fall Final.
