I guess if NASCAR was looking to get attention and eyeballs on the NASCAR Modified Tour, they’ve accomplished that feat over the last 10 days. But wow, the messaging has been baffling. Up is down. Black is white. Bad is good. What’s the most common text message I’ve gotten in the last 12 hours from […]
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Circus Without A Tent: NASCAR Has Turned Ugly Moment At North Wilkesboro Into Full Blown Folly
May 28, 2025 by
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May 27, 2025 by
It’s an overused cliche around grassroots motorsports that it’s a community founded by the philosophy of being “pay to play.” In the simplest sense it means, if you’ve got the money to pay the bills to own a race team, you can go participate somewhere in the sport. On Tuesday, NASCAR added a new wrinkle […]
Suspension For Stephen Kopcik On NASCAR Modified Tour Overturned Following Appeal
May 27, 2025 by
NASCAR announced Tuesday that the one-race NASCAR Modified Tour suspension announced by the sanctioning body last week has been overturned on appeal. NASCAR had originally suspended Kopcik one race, fined him $1,500 and put him on probation through Dec. 31, 2025 for his actions against fellow competitor Tyler Rypkema during the FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 […]
Could A New “Kopcik Rule” Be Making Its Way Into At Least One Modified Rulebook Soon?
May 22, 2025 by
Could a focus moment from Sunday’s NASCAR Modified Tour FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 at North Wilkesboro create a new rule change in Modified racing? The dustup between Tyler Rypkema and Stephen Kopcik during Sunday’s event at North Wilkesboro, and the resulting suspension of Kopcik, has gotten plenty of attention around the Modified racing community this […]
Examining Reaction To Stephen Kopcik/Tyler Rypkema Incident At North Wilkesboro Speedway
May 21, 2025 by
There was plenty about Sunday’s NASCAR Modified Tour FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 at North Wilkesboro that got the folks around the Modified racing community talking. But the focal point in that chatter – and a subject that proved to be very polarizing on podcasts and social media – was the lap 105 incident between Stephen […]
Stephen Kopcik Suspended By NASCAR For Actions At North Wilkesboro Mod Tour Race; Tyler Rypkema Fined
May 21, 2025 by
NASCAR announced Wednesday that Whelen Modified Tour driver Stephen Kopcik has been suspended for his actions during the FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 Sunday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. On lap 105 of the event, Kopcik ended a feisty battle for fourth place with Tyler Rypkema by sending Rypkema’s car viciously into the turn one wall. The […]
NASCAR Must Send Strong Message Against Retaliatory Actions On Whelen Modified Tour
May 19, 2025 by
It’s fair to say, the NASCAR Modified Tour FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 Sunday at North Wilkesboro won’t be an event highlighted anytime soon to showcase the greatness of asphalt Modified racing. Playing as the undercard event to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race Sunday, the wreck-marred NASCAR Modified Tour event ultimately saw 89 of its […]
RaceDayCT Poll: Should NASCAR Suspend Stephen Kopcik For Incident At North Wilkesboro
May 18, 2025 by
Sunday’s NASCAR Modified Tour FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 at North Wilkesboro Speedway was one of the ugliest series events in recent memory. And one of the ugliest moments of the race came on lap 105 when Stephen Kopcik apparently intentionally wrecked fourth place running Tyler Rypkema in turn one. On the lap before the incident […]
Hellish: Craig Lutz Tops Ugly NASCAR Mod Tour FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150 At North Wilkesboro
May 18, 2025 by
The NASCAR Modified Tour Modified Tour headed to the Bible Belt Sunday to run an event at North Wilkesboro Speedway called the FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150. When all was said and done after 150 laps at North Wilkesboro it seemed like more than a FaithFest was needed to save an event that degenerated into something […]
Justin Bonsignore Ready For Return To North Wilkesboro Speedway
May 16, 2025 by
After Mother Nature has drastically impacted the start of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, the series is set for a return to North Wilkesboro Speedway this Sunday afternoon. Justin Bonsignore is set to compete in the Phoenix Communications No. 51 for Kenneth Massa Motorsports, entering the event as the defending winner at the historic […]
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