NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour veteran Patrick Emerling will return to full-time competition with the series in 2024 with a newly formed team. Emerling, of Orchard Park, N.Y. will run for new team owner Rich Gautreau. The team will operate out of the TFR Distribution shop in West Boylston, Mass. “It’s one of those things that […]

Driving the No. 8, John-Michael Shenette will chase the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rookie of the Year honors in 2024. When the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour begins a 16-race schedule in February at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida, Shenette plans to be in attendance. It will be the first race in his quest to compete […]

The 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season featured 18 races, 82 drivers and more than 3,000 laps completed from February through October. While Ron Silk claimed the biggest prize of the season, the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship, several season-end special awards were claimed by a variety of drivers. Below are the special award […]

It was only a few years ago when Jake Johnson raced a Modified for the first time. Fast-forward to the 2023 season, and the 20-year-old from Rehoboth, Massachusetts can officially call himself the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Driving the legendary Ole Blue No. 3 for Boehler Racing Enterprises, Johnson competed […]

For even the most seasoned NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour operations, the path to a championship typically requires years of sacrifice and perseverance before a serious run. Tyler Haydt and Joe Yannone needed just two seasons to reach that milestone. With an all-star roster consisting of Ron Silk as the driver and Phil Moran as the […]

Five of the top-11 drivers in the final NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings for the 2023 season scored career best finishes in the final rundown for the year.  Austin Beers, in his second full-time season driving for KLM Motorsports, gave the team its first series victory in the second event of the season on March […]