The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kicked off its 2021 season last Thursday at Martinsville Speedway with the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200. Early in the event Dave Sapienza ended up wrecked after contact with Kyle Bonsignore. NASCAR suspended Sapienza for his actions on track following the crash (see video below). So today’s Daily Poll […]
RaceDayCT Daily Poll: Did Dave Sapienza Deserve To Be Suspended By NASCAR?
April 14, 2021 by 9 Comments
Dave Sapienza Suspended By NASCAR For Actions During Whelen Mod Tour Event At Martinsville
April 13, 2021 by 46 Comments
RaceDayCT learned exclusively Tuesday that Whelen Modified Tour driver Dave Sapienza has been suspended by NASCAR for his actions on track after he was involved in a crash during the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200 on April 8. NASCAR did not publicly announce the penalty, but both Sapienza and Whelen Modified Tour series director […]
RaceDayCT Daily Poll: What Was The Better Race, Martinsville Or Thompson?
April 13, 2021 by 4 Comments
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour kicked off its 2021 season last Thursday at Martinsville Speedway with the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200. On Saturday Thompson Speedway kicked off its Thompson Outlaw Modified series with the running of the Icebreaker 125. Today’s poll question asks, what was the better Tour Type Modified events, the race […]
Eric Goodale Happy With Extra Expense Of Whelen Modified Tour Win At Martinsville
April 12, 2021 by 3 Comments
With about 40 laps to go at Martinsville Speedway Thursday, it dawned on Eric Goodale that his night was about to get a lot more expensive. “When I got to Justin Bonsignore’s bumper,” said Goodale, “I actually thought, ‘Oh my god, we have a car to win this race and I’m going to have to […]
Late Pass Gives Martin Truex Jr. Third NASCAR Cup Victory At Martinsville
April 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Martin Truex Jr. passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin on Lap 485 of Sunday’s rain-delayed Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway and pulled away to win for the third time in his last four starts at the .526-mile short track. The victory was Truex’s second this season, ending a streak of seven […]
Josh Berry Claims First NASCAR Xfinity Series Win At Martinsville
April 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Josh Berry had to wait nearly two days for the Sunday conclusion of the Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway, but it was a worthwhile delay for the late model ace. Driving for JR Motorsports car owners Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller, Berry took the lead from Ty Gibbs on Lap 223 of […]
Embarrassing Broadcast Effort Makes Whelen Mod Tour Look Like NASCAR Afterthought At Martinsville
April 9, 2021 by 50 Comments
Over the last month or so NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour series director Jimmy Wilson has worked hard through social media and traditional media in trying to promote the professionalism and stature of the historic division he oversees. On Thursday night the broadcast on NBC Track Pass of the Whelen Modified Tour season opening event at […]
From Bad To First: Eric Goodale Wins Whelen Mod Tour Season Opener At Martinsville
April 8, 2021 by 10 Comments
It’s fair to say the 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season is one Eric Goodale certainly wanted to forget about. Goodale had an average finish of 16.9 over nine series events in 2020, which marked his second worst season in 12 full-time years racing in the division. His best finish of the season was a […]
Ryan Preece On The Pole For Whelen Modified Tour At Martinsville
April 8, 2021 by 6 Comments
A pair of NASCAR Cup Series drivers will lead the field to green to kick off the 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season Thursday at Martinsville Speedway. Former Whelen Modified Tour champion and current JTG Daugherty Cup Series driver Ryan Preece won the pole for the division’s return to Martinsville. Preece turned a fast lap […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Martinsville – Will Cup Series Streak Of Different Winners End?
April 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
When will it end? The first seven races of the NASCAR Cup Series season have produced seven different winners, and there’s a good chance that streak will survive Saturday night’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Only twice before in NASCAR’s Modern Era […]
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