Event: Modified Masters (80 laps)
Where: Stafford Speedway
When: Wednesday July 16
Schedule: Click here for full details for Wednesday at Stafford
Who: Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Entry List
Broadcast: FloRacing
Notes
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series holds its sixth of 10 events on the 2025 schedule with the running of the 80-lap Modified Masters at Stafford Speedway.
— Wednesday’s event will mark the the fifth Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event at Stafford and the first Midweek event and July event for the series at the historic half-mile oval.
— It marks the first of two events this season for the series at Stafford in 2025. The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series returns to Stafford for the NAPA Fall Final on Saturday Sept. 27.
— As of Monday afternoon there were 42 cars on the entry list for the Modified Masters.
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series ran its first event at Stafford on October 24, 2020. The race was won by Chase Dowling. The series returned to the track as the showcase event for the NAPA Fall Final on September 24, 2022. Ron Silk won that event. The series has served as the anchor event of the NAPA Fall Final since 2022 with Matt Hirschman winning the last two series events at the track on October 28, 2023 and September 28, 2024.
— NASCAR Cup Series regular and former Stafford Speedway regular Ryan Preece will make his second Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series start of the season. Preece, who has made 21 career Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series starts, has never won a series event.
— Former Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman was added to the entry list on Sunday.
— Stafford Speedway SK Modified division regular Jon Puleo is expected to make his Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series debut in the Modified Masters.
— Most recent series winner and nine-time series champion Matt Hirschman submitted his entry for the event on Monday.
— Wednesday’s race card also includes the 40-lap SK Light Modified King of the Crate feature. The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series will also honor participants of the Wild Thing Kart Series in a pre-race event.
— Ron Silk won the season opening Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event, the Propane Plus Heating & Cooling 75 at Thompson Speedway on March 29.
— Ron Silk won the second Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event this season, the RaceChoice.com 75 at Thompson Speedway on May 14.
— Austin Beers won the third Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event this season, the Granite City 100 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on May 25.
— Jake Johnson won the fourth Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event this season, the Monaco Modified 100 at White Mountain Motorsports Park on June 8.
— Matt Hirschman won the fifth event of the season, the Midweek Madness 125 at Seekonk Speedway on June 25.
— There have been 22 different winners on the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series since the division’s inception in 2014. Austin Beers was the last first-time series winner with his victory earlier this season at Thunder Road.
— Jon McKennedy leads the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series standings. McKennedy has a second, a third and three fourth place finishes this season. Chris Pasteryak sits second in the standings, 28 points behind McKennedy. Ronnie Williams is third, 49 points off the lead. Click here for the full series standings
— The 10-race schedule for the series in 2025 marks the most events in one season in series history. The division had a then all-time series high of eight events in 2024.
— Wednesday’s event at Stafford marks the 63rd Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event since the division’s inception in 2014.
— The series will visit seven different tracks in four states in 2025. After Wednesday at Stafford the division visits Star Speedway in Epping, N.H. (Aug. 2), New London-Waterford Speedbowl (Aug. 23), Stafford Speedway (Sept. 25) and Seekonk Speedway (Oct. 25).
— Matt Hirschman is the reigning champion of the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series. Hirschman won his ninth series title in 2024. Click here for the final 2024 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series standings
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series began in 2014. Jon McKennedy won the first series title. Ronnie Williams was the series champion in 2019. Matt Hirschman has won every other series title.
— Matt Hirschman is also the division’s all-time winningest driver with 23 victories in 58 series starts. Click here for the division’s all-time win list
— Woody Pitkat and Matt Hirschman are tied at the top of the series’ all-time division starts list with 58 starts each. Click here for the division’s all-time starts list
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2024 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Season Review
— The Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series opened its 11th season on May 26, 2024 at Thunder Road International Speedbowl. Stephen Kopcik won his first Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event that day.
— The second event of the 2024 season was the 19th running of Open Wheel Wednesday at Seekonk Speedway on June 27. Brian Robie led the field to the checkered flag in the event but post race inspection found issues with Robie’s motor. Robie was disqualified from the victory, giving Teddy Hodgdon IV the win and the $20,000 first place prize.
— Jake Johnson celebrated his third Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory in the divison’s inaugural event at White Mountain Motorplex in North Woodstock, N.H. on July 27, 2024.
— Matt Hirschman won the Belltown Motors/Fowlers Auto Wrecking 100 on Aug. 10, 2024 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl
— Woody Pitkat scored his second career Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series victory – and first since 2015 – in the RaceChoice.com 125 at Star Speedway on Sept. 15, 2024.
— Matt Hirschman scored his second victory of the season in the NAPA Fall Final 80 at Stafford Speedway on Sept. 28, 2024. It was Hirschman’s second consecutive victory in the historic event at Stafford.
— Jon McKennedy was victorious in the first Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event at Thompson Speedway on Oct. 12, 2024.
— Matt Hirschman closed out the 2024 season by scoring victory in the USNE Power Haunted Hundred at Seekonk Speedway on Nov. 2, 2024.
2023 Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Review
— Ronnie Williams won the Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series season opening event at Thunder Road International Speedbowl on May 28, 2023.
— Matt Swanson won the second Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series event of the season on June 28, 2023 at Seekonk Speedway.
— Jake Johnson was victorious when the series visited Star Speedway on July 22, 2023.
— Matt Hirschman won in the division’s first visit of the season to the New London-Waterford Speedbowl on Aug. 12, 2023.
— Matt Hirschman won in the Haunted Hundred on Oct. 21, 2023 at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl.
— Matt Hirschman won the 50th NAPA Fall Final at Stafford Speedway on Oct. 28, 2023.
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