Stage Is Set For Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park WMT 200 At Riverhead Raceway Saturday

Stage Is Set For Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park WMT 200 At Riverhead Raceway Saturday
One of the more popular drivers to compete at Riverhead Raceway before his driving career advanced to the top three NASCAR national touring series, Steve Park will be celebrated with the running of the Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park 200 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Park, an East Northport native will be on hand to greet his legion of fans at the track including being part of the scheduled WMT autograph session, giving the command to fire engines and more.

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Justin Bonsignore Looks To Make History at Riverhead Raceway

Justin Bonsignore Looks To Make History at Riverhead Raceway

Justin Bonsignore enters Saturday’s Steve Park Salutes 200 at Riverhead Raceway with another chance to make history at his home track.

As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour hits the track for the fifth race of the season, Bonsignore enters the 200-lap contest with 11 career Whelen Modified Tour wins at Riverhead. He is currently tied with Mike Ewanitsko for the most all-time – looking to break the record and hold it on his own.

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PIT BOX: Riverhead Raceway Bullring On The Docket For Whelen Modified Tour For Saturday’s Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park 200

By Adam Fenwick, NASCAR.com

Ron Silk during the Miller Lite 200 Salutes Wayne Anderson for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on May 19, 2024 in Riverhead, New York. (Photo: Susan Wong/NASCAR)

For the first time this season and 75th time in history, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heads to New York’s Long Island to compete at Riverhead Raceway this Saturday night with the running of the Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park 200 (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

Riverhead has a long and storied history with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, which has been visiting the track since the its inaugural season in 1985. Future NASCAR Cup Series driver Jimmy Spencer won the first two events at the track that year, with Richie Evans claiming the third.

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IMSA Insider (Issue 602): Porsche and Aston Martin Specials and Mid-Ohio Weekend Wrap

  • Selldorff Ascends to Maiden Michelin Pilot Challenge Win at Mid-Ohio
  • Turner BMW Wins O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio; Herta Hyundai Wins Fourth Straight in TCR

LEXINGTON, Ohio – Turner Motorsport has made a habit of developing drivers through its own internal ladder system and may have found its newest star Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

Francis Selldorff adds his name to the list of those rising American drivers in the Turner stable such as Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Selldorff, co-driving the No. 95 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 EVO with Dillon Machavern, rose to the challenge of fending off an overflowing pool of more experienced IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge veterans to capture his first Grand Sport (GS) class win in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 4 Hours of Mid-Ohio.

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Highmark Building Efficiency Establishes Crew Chief Award For Riverhead Raceway Whelen Modified Tour Events

Highmark Building Efficiency Establishes Crew Chief Award For Riverhead Raceway Whelen Modified Tour Events
  • Honoring Glenn Dixon & Jason Shephard
Behind every successful driver and race team stands a dedicated crew chief who coordinates operations leading up to and through race day. Thursday afternoon Riverhead Raceway and HighMark Building Efficiency announced a $250 Crew Chief of the Race Award for both NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events scheduled at the historic bullring. The first award will honor Glenn Dixon June 14th, while the second on September 6th remembers Jason Shephard, two Long Island natives who left their footprint on WMT racing.

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IMSA Insider (Issue 601): Michelin Pilot Challenge Headliner in IMSA Visit to Mid-Ohio

IMSA Insider (Issue 601):  Michelin Pilot Challenge Headliner in IMSA Visit to Mid-Ohio

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For nearly a decade, two IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge races run an additional two hours beyond the standard-length of two hours, but pack a similar punch of parity and picture-perfect finishes. Daytona International Speedway has hosted the most, with its BMW M Endurance Challenge race running to four hours every year since 2017, while Watkins Glen International, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Road America, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course have alternated the second.

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Matt Hirschman Once Again Reigns Supreme At The Cement Palace Of Seekonk Speedway

Matt Hirschman Once Again Reigns Supreme At The Cement Palace Of Seekonk Speedway

SEEKONK, Mass. — Including spectators, competitors and officials, thousands packed into the third-mile bullring that is Seekonk Speedway on Sunday to witness the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

Not a single person doubted the prospect of Matt Hirschman delivering yet another dominant performance at the Massachusetts short track, this time in the J&R Precast 150.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race at Seekonk Speedway Postponed to Sunday Due to Weather

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race at Seekonk Speedway Postponed to Sunday Due to Weather

J&R Precast 150 Moved to Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. ET

SEEKONK, Mass. — Due to forecasted inclement weather, Seekonk Speedway and NASCAR officials announced today that the J&R Precast 150 & NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series divisions will now race on Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m.

The event will begin with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour qualifying at 2:30 p.m., followed by qualifying heats for the Seekonk Late Models, Helger’s Sportsman and Sport Trucks.

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Jake Johnson Seeks Validation In JMA Motorsports’ Home Race at Seekonk Speedway

Jake Johnson Seeks Validation In JMA Motorsports’ Home Race at Seekonk Speedway

By Brandon White, NASCAR.com

More than a year has passed since Jake Johnson brought Ole Blue back to Victory Lane on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a win that arrived at Monadnock Speedway in New Hampshire.

A lot has changed for Johnson since that day, but his commitment to winning in Modifieds remains unwavering. Now part-time in the series with JMA Motorsports, Johnson is set to make his second Modified Tour appearance with the program in Saturday’s J&R Precast 150 at Massachussets’ Seekonk Speedway.

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Justin Bonsignore Set For Return to Seekonk Speedway

Justin Bonsignore Set For Return to Seekonk Speedway

The Action Track of the East will host the fourth race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season this Saturday, May 31. The series returns to Seekonk Speedway for the J&R Precast 150 – under the lights in Massachusetts.

Justin Bonsignore heads back to Seekonk looking to visit Victory Lane at the third-mile for the first time since 2018. That season, Bonsignore won at Seekonk en route to his first series championship. In six career Seekonk Whelen Modified Tour starts, Bonsignore has finished sixth or better in all of them, including three podium runs.

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