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

by MikeOctober 8, 2025

With 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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Matt Hirschman Hopes To Make His 150th Modified Tour Start Unforgettable With A Win At Riverhead Raceway

by Lou ModestinoOctober 3, 2025

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.

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IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday

by MikeOctober 2, 2025

IMSA Battle on the Bricks, Indianapolis — Photo: IMSA

IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans Entry at Atlanta; Special NBC Preview Show Set for Sunday

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Heads Back To Riverhead For Second Attempt At Eddie Partridge 256

by MikeOctober 2, 2025

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.

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Over $15,000 Added to Sunoco World Series 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 27, 2025

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, Thompson Speedway — Matt Swanson in the Gary Casella-owned #25 currently leads the FloRacing Connecticut Challenge with an additional $25,000 point fund to be paid out to the top new and returning teams following the third and final Thompson event of the 2025 season! (Tom Morris photo)

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!

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Justin Bonsignore Making NASCAR Xfinity Series Return at Kansas Speedway

by Kyle SouzaSeptember 26, 2025

Justin Bonsignore, Xfinity Series, Kansas — Photo by Joe Gibbs Racing

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.

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IMSA Insider – Lamborghini, Genesis Preparing Their New Cars

by MikeSeptember 26, 2025

IMSA Lamborghini Temerario — Photo: IMSA

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Launched at Goodwood this summer, Lamborghini aims for its new Temerario GT3 to be a new halo, flagship GT car for the iconic Italian brand.

And by new, they mean it. It’s literally all-new as the first car Lamborghini Squadra Corse has built from scratch as its own motorsport entity.

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Bevy Of Breakthrough Wins In IMSA Battle On The Bricks

by MikeSeptember 22, 2025

Kudos All ‘Round, IMSA Clean Sweep Still Possible; Road Course Love

By David Phillips

INDIANAPOLIS – As the 2026 TireRack.com Battle On The Bricks slated to be a 2-hour and 40-minute race, Sunday was the last time the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship runs a six-hour race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the foreseeable future. It went out with a “bang.”

Read more of David’s article after the jump.

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Rypkema Wins the Mohegan Sun 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Race on a Thrilling Last-Lap Pass

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 22, 2025

Tyler Rypkema wins New Hampshire Whelen Modified Tour race — Tyler Rypkema poses in victory lane with his wrecked No. 3 “Ole Blue” modified in victory lane after a thrilling last-lap pass across the finish line to earn his first win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Photo Credit: NHMS/Sophia Siotos

LOUDON, N.H. – “The Magic Mile” lived up to its name on a chilly morning as Tyler Rypkema scored a dramatic victory in the Mohegan Sun 100 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). The event was marked by intense drafting battles and frequent cautions, with defending winner Justin Bonsignore fighting hard to maintain the lead in the closing laps, receiving aggressive bump drafts down the front straightaway by Rypkema.

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There’s A Lot Happening In NASCAR This Weekend

by Lou ModestinoSeptember 19, 2025

NASCAR returns to the Magic Mile. After a seven-year hiatus from the Playoff spotlight, New Hampshire Motor Speedway roars back into championship relevance, hosting its 58th Cup Series race and the first Round of 12 event since 2017 (Mobil 1 301 | Sunday | 2:00 p.m. ET | USA Network, HBO Max). Once a staple of the postseason grind, Loudon was long the gateway to title contention. Now, it returns— carrying with it a legacy of triumph, turmoil, and championship dreams.

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