On Wednesday NASCAR announced the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will now be part of a doubleheader weekend at Martinsville Speedway in October for the division’s season ending event. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour director Jimmy Wilson and three-time series champion Justin Bonsignore were on hand Wednesday for NASCAR’s announcement at Martinsville. Listen in on interviews with […]
Interviews With Jimmy Wilson And Justin Bonsignore From Martinsville Speedway
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Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup To Race At Martinsville With Whelen Modified Tour In October
July 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Martinsville Speedway and the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin today announced that the spec series will hold an exhibition race as part of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season finale event on Saturday, Oct. 26. The event will be a 300-lap doubleheader called the ‘Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300’ with the […]
Despite NASCAR Lifting Suspension, Some Tracks On Whelen Mod Tour Holding Sam Rameau Out Of Competition
May 3, 2024 by 5 Comments
On Thursday NASCAR announced that they were lifting the indefinite suspension of Whelen Modified Tour driver Sam Rameau, effective on May 15. But that announcement by NASCAR does not mean Rameau will be fully welcomed back to the division at all tracks left on the series’ 2024 schedule. Rameau has not been in competition behind […]
Ron Silk Scores Second Whelen Modified Tour Title At Martinsville; Ryan Preece Wins Event
October 26, 2023 by 9 Comments
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 […]
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 […]
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