As is tradition for events at Martinsville Speedway, the winner’s trophy for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200 Thursday was a grandfather clock. For much of the night on the track Thursday at Martinsville Speedway, Ron Silk was just hoping the minutes would click off faster to the end of […]
Ron Silk Scores Second Whelen Modified Tour Title At Martinsville; Ryan Preece Wins Event
October 26, 2023 by 9 Comments
A Look At The Season Long Battle At The Top Of The Whelen Modified Tour Standings
October 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In 2023, Ron Silk and Justin Bonsignore waged one of the fiercest season-long battles for a title in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Silk will end the season having been first or second in the standings after all 18 events this season. Bonsignore was third in the standings following the second and […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Martinsville Speedway – Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin Optimistic For Advance
October 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Joe Gibbs Racing has a math problem as the NASCAR Cup Series heads for Martinsville Speedway and Sunday’s Xfinity 500 (2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The Round of 8 elimination race will complete the field of four drivers who will compete for the series title the following Sunday at Phoenix […]
Ryan Preece Cup Series Preview At Martinsville
October 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
● Event: Xfinity 500 (Round 35 of 36)● Time/Date: 2 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Oct. 29● Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway● Layout: .526-mile oval● Laps/Miles: 500 laps/263 miles● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 130 laps / Stage 2: 130 laps / Final Stage: 240 laps● TV/Radio: NBC / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio ● Virginia is for Racing: With only two races left in the 2023 […]
Sadler-Stanley Racing To Honor Tommy Baldwin Jr. At Martinsville Whelen Mod Tour Event
October 24, 2023 by 6 Comments
Sadler-Stanley Racing, owned by former NASCAR driver and FOX Television personality Hermie Sadler and Virginia State Senator Bill Stanley, announced today that the team will honor longtime NASCAR Owner and Crew Chief Tommy Baldwin at Martinsville Speedway this Thursday night, October 26, during the running of the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 NASCAR Whelen Modified […]
Justin Bonsignore Heads To Martinsville Speedway In Search Of Grandfather Clock
October 24, 2023 by 2 Comments
As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season concludes this Thursday evening at Martinsville Speedway, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be in the spotlight. The championship battle is down to the final event of the 18 on the 2023 schedule and Justin Bonsignore has a shot to win the title. He enters the race 13 […]
Saying Goodbye: Danny Watts Jr. Ending Run As Whelen Modified Tour Owner
October 24, 2023 by 3 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has been an important part of Danny Watts Jr.’s life for a long time. His involvement in the series started in the late 1980s as a driver, which saw him make 43 starts spread across 11 seasons through 2015. He then shifted to the ownership side of the sport, fielding […]
Ron Silk Vs. Justin Bonsignore: Championship Scenarios For Whelen Modified Tour At Martinsville
October 23, 2023 by 4 Comments
Either Ron Silk or Justin Bonsignore will leave Martinsville Speedway on Thursday, Oct. 26 as the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion. Which is fitting considering those are the drivers who have graced the top of the standings for the vast majority of the season. Silk and Bonsignore, both already champs on the Tour with Silk taking the title in 2011 […]
Pit Box: Whelen Modified Tour Championship To Be Decided At Martinsville
October 23, 2023 by 3 Comments
An eventful 2023 season for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ends on Thursday night at the historic Martinsville Speedway with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200. Modifieds have long been intertwined with Martinsville’s proud history since the track first opened its doors to competitive auto racing in 1947. Among those who claimed victories in […]
Kyle Larson Gets First Cup Series Win At Martinsville Speedway
April 16, 2023 by 8 Comments
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kyle Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports team gambled on a late race two-tire pit stop to give him a fighting chance for the victory, and he took the opportunity and drove away to a commanding 4.142-second win in Sunday’s NOCO 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. It was the 2021 Champion’s […]
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