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Austin Beers and Justin Bonsignore to Settle the Modified Tour Championship at Martinsville

by Lou Modestino
Justin Bonsignore Thompson Speedway Whelen Modified Tour
PHOTO: Rob Branning/Souza Media

The battle for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship has reached its crescendo as Austin Beers and Justin Bonsignore settle the battle for the series championship during Thursday evening’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

Beers enters Thursday’s race with a 14-point advantage in the standings and needs only to finish eighth or better to claim the series championship regardless of what Bonsignore does. Bonsignore, however, is the defending winner at Martinsville and could turn the tide in his favor if things Beers stumbles at the 0.526-mile oval.

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Thompson Speedway Hosts A Pivotal World Series 150 For The Modified Tour This Sunday

by Mike

NASCAR Whelen Modified TourWith only two races remaining on the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park welcomes back the series for the third and final time this year for Sunday’s World Series 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing and The NASCAR Channel).

Austin Beers enters Sunday’s race with a 13-point advantage on Justin Bonsignore in the Modified Tour standings. Every position matters for both drivers as Beers looks to inch closer to his first series championship and Bonsignore looks to make up ground in his quest for his fifth career crown.

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PIT BOX: Whelen Modified Tour Roars Back Into New Hampshire’s Magic Mile

by Mike
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(Tom Morris photo)

One of the most anticipated races of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, the Mohegan Sun 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, is on the docket this Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m. ET live on FloRacing.

The race, which serves as the 13th of 16 events on the 2025 calendar, marks the 77th visit by NASCAR’s oldest division to the 1.058-mile oval located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Mike McLaughlin won the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event held at the track in 1990 and is one of only 24 drivers to win with the series at the track.

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After 749, The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Comes Home for 750 with Thompson 150

by Lou Modestino
Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to where it all began 40 years ago for the 750th race in Tour history at Thompson Speedway for the Thompson 150 this Wednesday, August 6. (Tom Morris photo)

Barre, VT & Naples, ME — The Thompson Speedway oval is back in action this Wednesday, August 6 with a big-time showdown on the line for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Amidst their 40th anniversary season celebrations, this Wednesday’s 150 lapper also serves as the 750th event in the open-wheeled Tour’s history after first debuting on the Thompson highbanks back in 1985.

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Whelen Modified Tour Stars Ready For All Star Thrill Show At North Wilkesboro

by Mike
Whelen Modified Tour Stars Ready For All Star Thrill Show At North Wilkesboro

By Adam Fenwick, NASCAR.com

After an extended break, the stars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour are back in action Sunday with the running of the FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (2 p.m. ET on FloRacing and The NASCAR Channel).

While the Modified Tour has raced on the same day or weekend at the same track as the NASCAR Cup Series before, this marks the first time the Tour has raced on the same day and same track as the NASCAR All Star Race.

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Grassroots Glory: NASCAR Stars To Battle Short Track Standouts Throughout NASCAR All-Star Week

by Mike
Grassroots Glory: NASCAR Stars To Battle Short Track Standouts Throughout NASCAR All-Star Week
  • Big Names, Big Battles: Kyle Busch, Josh Berry, Ryan Newman, Corey LaJoie, Bobby Labonte and others join stacked fields of rising stars in lead-up events to All-Star Race
  • Additional races include the zMAX CARS Tour Reverend Whiskey 75 Pro Late Model race on Thursday; the zMAX CARS Tour Window World 100 Late Model Stock Car race on Friday; the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Window World 250 on Saturday; and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 on Sunday
  • Quadruple and Triple Duty Drivers: Young talents like Connor Jones, Kaden Honeycutt and Luke Baldwin will attempt multiple events throughout the week; Fans can get tickets to all the action by visiting northwilkesborospeedway.com

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (May 14, 2025) — In addition to the fan-favorite cars and stars of the NASCAR Cup Series, a packed lineup of grassroots racers will take on North Wilkesboro Speedway during NASCAR All-Star Race Week. Fans can expect more on-track action than ever before, including the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Window World 250 on Saturday, the zMAX CARS Tour’s Reverend Whiskey 75 Pro Late Model race on Thursday, the Window World 100 Late Model Stock Car race on Friday and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 on Sunday afternoon, prior to the All-Star Open and All-Star Race main events.

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Patrick Emerling, Fleetworks Racing To Honor Geoffrey Bodine, Dick Armstrong at Thompson

by Kyle Souza
Patrick Emerling, Fleetworks Racing To Honor Geoffrey Bodine, Dick Armstrong at Thompson

No. 1 Will Carry a Tribute Scheme To The Big Red Machine For Three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Events

When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour visits Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in 2025, race fans will have the opportunity to see a special tribute scheme hit the track. Patrick Emerling, driver of the No. 1 Fleetworks Inc. Modified, will carry a special tribute scheme, throwing back to Geoffrey Bodine’s No. 1 Big Red Machine owned by Dick Armstrong. The scheme will be on the track for all three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races.

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Justin Bonsignore Dominates Season Finale to Capture 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship

by Lou Modestino
Justin Bonsignore Dominates Season Finale to Capture 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship

Photo: Tom Morris Racing Photography

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 26, 2024) – Justin Bonsignore wasn’t going to be denied his fourth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship, as he dominated the season finale Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 at Martinsville Speedway to take home the Grandfather Clock and the year-end title.

The championship marks Bonsignore’s fourth title (2018, 2020, 2021, 2024), and the win – his first at Martinsville Speedway – gave him sole possession of second on the all-time Whelen Modified Tour wins list with 45.

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