On Saturday night Tyler Rypkema finished third in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway. It followed up a second place finish for Rypkema in the season opening series event at New Smyrna Speedway on Feb. 7 The third place finish vaulted Rypkema into the lead of the […]

In previous years Stephen Kopcik has had the opportunity to celebrate victory on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour as a crew member and even as a crew chief.  Saturday, for the first time, he got to celebrate as the guy turning the wheel.  Kopcik, of Newtown, held off Ron Silk over the closing laps to […]

With rain expected for the duration of the evening Friday, NASCAR officials have announced that the Whelen Modified Tour Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200, which had been scheduled for 7 pm Friday, will now be run on Saturday at 7:30 pm. Patrick Emerling won the pole in qualifying for the event held Friday afternoon. […]

Due to potential weather forecasted for the Martinsville area late Friday night, NASCAR and Martinsville Speedway officials will move up the start time for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 to 7:00 p.m. ET (FloRacing and MRN Radio). Friday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event was originally scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET start time. Justin Bonsignore enters Martinsville Speedway […]

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour News & Notes Next Race: Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 The Date: Friday, March 27, 2026 The Place: Martinsville Speedway Track Length: 0.526-mile asphalt oval Location: Martinsville, Virginia The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET The Purse: $138,982 Broadcast: FloRacing The Distance: 200 Laps (105.2 miles)

The Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 will kick off the race weekend at the famed short track Martinsville Speedway announced today that the Virginia Tourism Corporation will return as the entitlement partner for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour for the upcoming spring race weekend. The Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200, previously held during the […]