Weather pending, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is scheduled to kick off its 2023 season with division’s second ever visit to New Smyrna Speedway for the running of the New Smyrna Visitors Bureau 200 tonight. Denise DuPont and Jim DuPont will oversee our Live Updates coverage all week at New Smyrna.
RaceDayCT Live Updates Page: Whelen Modified Tour New Smyrna Visitors Bureau 200
February 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Derek Griffith Tops Sportsman Field On Opening Night Of New Smyrna World Series
February 10, 2023 by 3 Comments
The Modifieds don’t hit the track until tomorrow at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway, but it didn’t mean the Northeast wasn’t representing in victory lane on night one of the nine event in New Smyrna, Fla. Griffith, of Hudson, N.H., led every circuit on the way to victory […]
RaceDayCT Daily Live Coverage Of New Smyrna World Series Starting Saturday
February 10, 2023 by 7 Comments
Even after an unseasonably warm day Friday across the Northeast, the weatherman is still calling for temps dropping again soon, and probably some more snow in the place where Modified racing reigns supreme. But down in Florida the weather is perfect to get the 2023 Modified racing season kicked off. And RaceDayCT will have all […]
Nickolas Hovey Going To SK Light Mods At Stafford Speedway
February 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
After three seasons in Stafford’s Street Stock division, Chaplin, CT native Nickolas Hovey will move to the SK Light division for the 2023 season. Hovey has 3 career wins at Stafford with a career best finish of third in the standings. Hovey was also the Street Stock Rookie of the Year in 2020 and will […]
North/South King Of The Mini Stocks To Be Crowned At Hickory Motor Speedway
February 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
As the newly-minted Mighty Mini Stock Series is gearing up for their world debut at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway, an exciting new element has been added by a long-time supporter. The Twin 50-lap events for these four-cylinder masters are set to be a showdown between Northeast invaders and Southern warriors defending their home turf. […]
Next Generation Ready For Late Model Stardom Starting With Rookie Of The Year Battle At Thunder Road
February 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
After cutting it up in the world-famous Flying Tiger division last summer, a pair of second-generation drivers are ready to take it to the next level as they chase a new Thunder Road title. Justin Prescott, stepson of 1999 King of the Road Brian Hoar, and Kaiden Fisher, son of 2003 King of the Road Jamie Fisher, and have both made it their […]
Mayhew Tools To Sponsor Whelen Modified Tour Pole Award Once Again In 2023
February 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This will be the fifth consecutive year the hand-tool manufacturer will be supporting the award that acknowledges the driver, and their crew, with the fastest time in the qualifying rounds Mayhew Steel Products, Inc. (Mayhew Tools) is proud to announce their continued sponsorship of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Pole Award for the 2023 season. This […]
Doug Coby, Tommy Baldwin Racing Open Whelen Mod Tour Title Chase At New Smyrna
February 9, 2023 by 1 Comment
Coby To Pilot Historic 7NY With Sponsorship From Mayhew Tools Six-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Doug Coby will begin the season when the series hits the track at New Smyrna Speedway this Saturday night, February 11. Coby will strap behind the wheel of the historic 7NY for Tommy Baldwin Racing with sponsorship from Massachusetts-based […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Who Will Win The Whelen Modified Tour Event At New Smyrna Speedway
February 9, 2023 by 2 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kicks off its 2023 season on Saturday at New Smyrna Speedway. Todays poll question asks, who will win the Whelen Modified Tour season opener? Vote below.
Where It All Began: Modifieds Continue To Thrive In NASCAR After 75 Years
February 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The year 1985 was monumental for grassroots racing in NASCAR. The Modified series, standing as the sanctioning body’s oldest division having existed since Red Byron took the first NASCAR points-paying victory on the beach course in Daytona Beach on Feb. 15, 1948, was consolidated into what was then called the Winston Modified Tour. It featured […]
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