Whelen Modified Tour Checking The Temps Going To Icebreaker 150 At Thompson Speedway 

Checking the temperatures on the competition on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour heading to the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway on April 12. 

Tyler Rypkema: Second place (New Smyrna) and third place (Martinsville) runs in the first two events; Leads the series standings for the first time in his career. 

Stephen Kopcik: Follows up a disappointing 13th place in the season opener by getting his first career victory at Martinsville. Sits fourth in the standings. 

Austin Beers: Top five finishes (fifth at New Smyrna, third at Martinsville) keeping the reigning series champion two points off the top of the standings

Patrick Emerling: Rallied from a pit road penalty to finish sixth at Martinsville. With a fourth place finish at New Smyrna joins Rypkema and Beers as the only series drivers with a fifth place or better average finish in the first two events. Sits third in the standings. 

Ron Silk: Battled for the victory in the final laps before finishing second at Martinsville to bounce back from a last place finish at New Smyrna. Climbed from 29th in the standings to 13th. 

Justin Bonsignore: After winning the season opener at New Smyrna, a late wreck while battling at the front of the field means a 24th place at Martinsville, dropping the four-time series champion from the points lead to seventh in the standings. 

Eric Goodale: After a 10th place to open the season at New Smyrna, cracked the top-five with a fourth place at Martinsville to jump fifth in the series standings. 

Kyle Bonsignore: Bounced back from a 27th place finish at New Smyrna to finish seventh at Martinsville. 

Andrew Molleur: Notches a 13th place finish at Martinsville making his first series start since 2021 and debut run for Danny Watts Racing. 

Jon McKennedy: After a sixth place run at New Smyrna, involved in a wreck at Martinsville and ended up 27th. Dropped from sixth to 14th in the standings. 

Matt Hirschman: Back-to-back 12th place finishes in the first two events leave Hirschman at 10th in the standings. 

Mike Christopher Jr.: After a 19th place in the season opener, Christopher musters a 15th place run at Martinsville and sits 16th in the standings. 

Luke Baldwin: After a 23rd place finish in the season opener, looked to be in position for a bounce back at Martinsville, but wrecked late in the event while running close to the front and ended up with another 23rd place finish. Sits 21st in the standings.