Entry List For NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour At North Wilkesboro Speedway
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set to open NASCAR’s All-Star Race day on Sunday at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and NASCAR’s oldest division is bringing a stacked entry list for their 150-lap race. 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at North Wilkesboro Speedway Headlining the entry list is the four-time and defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour […]
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set to open NASCAR’s All-Star Race day on Sunday at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and NASCAR’s oldest division is bringing a stacked entry list for their 150-lap race.
2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at North Wilkesboro Speedway
Headlining the entry list is the four-time and defending NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, Justin Bonsignore. The Holtsville, New York driver is the defending winner of this race, as he put in an absolutely dominating performance last October. Bonsignore led 130 of the 150 laps and won by 6.473 seconds. He lapped all the way up to fifth-place too, all the while telling his competitors with one race left on the calendar that he was going to win the championship no matter what.
But after two races in 2025, Bonsignore’s season has not gotten started the way he would have hoped. He rebounded from two laps down to finish third at New Smyrna, but late-race contact on pit road and a bad restart at Thompson left him with a fifth-place finish. Is a third and a fifth in two races bad? No, but it’s still beyond the norm for the 45-time race winner. But heading to North Wilkesboro after last October’s dominating race might be exactly what Bonsignore and his Ken Massa Motorsports team led by crew chief Ryan Stone needs.
A fun addition to the entry list this week is a past winner of the NASCAR All-Star race in one of Modified racing’s most historic race cars. Ryan Newman, the winner of the 2002 All-Star race, then known as “The Winston,” will pilot the legendary No. v4 “Mystic Missile” Modified in place of Tim Connolly, who is recovering from surgery. Newman took the victory in 2022’s first Modified race during the “Racetrack Revival” week of festivities. He also finished 13th in last October’s race at North Wilkesboro driving Gary Putnam’s No. 77.
Speaking of Putnam’s No. 77, that car will be driven on Sunday by former NASCAR Cup Series driver and former NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race winner, Corey LaJoie. Sunday’s race will be LaJoie’s first NWMT start in nearly two years. LaJoie’s last race came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the summer of 2023 where he finished seventh. His previous Modified start before that race came at Martinsville Speedway at the end of the 2022 season, which ended with LaJoie celebrating in victory lane.
The driver who finished second in this race last year, albeit a distant second, was Northampton, Pennsylvania’s Matt Hirschman. Hirschman is back on the entry list this weekend and is looking for his second victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Hirschman won this race two years ago on the old pavement at the end of 2023.
Speaking of Northampton, Pennsylvania, Hirschman’s neighbor, Austin Beers finished one spot behind Hirschman in this race last year. Beers led four laps in last year’s race. Beers has also won the pole for this race each year it has been held so far.
Lastly, the current points leader, Patrick Emerling, has been on fire to start off 2025. He dominated much of the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway, he scored the season-opening NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race also at New Smyrna after starting dead last, and rebounded from a pit road mistake to finish second at Thompson. Emerling was decent at North Wilkesboro last year, finishing a distant fourth behind Bonsignore, Hirschman, and Beers.
The entire entry list for Sunday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour “FaithFest Evangelistic Ministries 150” at North Wilkesboro Speedway can be found below.
Sunday’s race can be seen live on FloRacing as part of the FloRacing subscription, as can all NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races all season long. Fans can subscribe to FloRacing by clicking here.
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour At North Wilkesboro Entry List
Honda Takes the Win in the LP Building Solutions 120
#93 MMG Honda duo of Karl Wittmer and LP Montour win from pole
#89 HART scores a top five finish with Tyler Chambers and Chad Gilsinger
Honda returned to the top step of the podium at Watkins Glen International, as the #93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR of Karl Wittmer and […]
#93 MMG Honda duo of Karl Wittmer and LP Montour win from pole
#89 HART scores a top five finish with Tyler Chambers and Chad Gilsinger
Honda returned to the top step of the podium at Watkins Glen International, as the #93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR of Karl Wittmer and LP Montour claimed victory in the LP Building Solutions 120. The fifth round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season contained a great deal of action, with MMG ultimately putting on a triumphant showing.
The day prior, Montour secured the team’s second-consecutive pole position after teammate Wittmer did the same in the previous event in Mid-Ohio earlier this month. As the green flag waved, Montour held position and the team retained the lead for the first 29 laps of the race.
Though they briefly dropped back to fourth place shortly after the halfway mark following the team’s pit stop and driver change, once he took over for his stint, Wittmer was quick to move the Honda back up into the lead by lap 38.
While the race ultimately ended under a full caution, Wittmer took the checkered flag to bring home the win. MMG put on a dominant showing at Watkins Glen International, leading for a total of 49 laps throughout the 57-lap race.
MMG’s win contributed to a weekend sweep for Honda and Acura teams across IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and NTT INDYCAR SERIES—scoring pole position and victories in all three.
Out of the remaining Honda-powered entries, the #89 HART of Tyler Chambers and Chad Gilsinger finished fourth, recovering from contact from a competitor early in the race to score their third top-five result so far this season. The #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda of William Tally and Tim Lewis concluded the race in sixth.
LP Building Solutions 120 Honda Race Results
Finished 1st – #93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR, Karl Wittmer, LP Montour
Finished 4th – #89 HART Honda Civic Type R TCR, Tyler Chambers, Chad Gilsinger
Finished 6th – #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda Civic Type R TCR, William Tally, Tim Lewis
Quotes
Karl Wittmer (#93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR) Finished first: “That was incredible. We started off the weekend strong. All the sessions were well executed by everybody on the team. Our lap times remained competitive all the way through. When the green flag dropped, LP did a phenomenal stint and perfectly managed going through GS traffic. I jumped in, hit my fuel numbers and we all executed as planned. When good things happen, good outcomes come with it. I’m super pumped, and really happy with what we’ve achieved at HRC US and MMG.”
LP Montour (#93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR) Finished first: “I picked the perfect one to win. We did very well this weekend. We topped both practice sessions, qualified on pole, and led 90% of the race. MMG gave us a strong Honda. I think we had a great pit stop, I don’t know how the others were able to get out faster than us, but we were in the right place and Karl was able to fight back for the win. It’s special to get a win here before going to Canada for the next race. We’re just looking to keep that momentum going.”
Next Honda will return for the sixth round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, the two-hour Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120, on Saturday, July 12th at 1:20 PM ET.
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LONG POND — It is hard to believe that for all the success Kyle Larson has had in his NASCAR Cup Series career, he has not yet won at Pocono Raceway. In 13 seasons and 382 races, Larson has 22 poles, 32 victories, 128 top-five and 193 top-10 finishes. He won the 2021 championship and […]
LONG POND — It is hard to believe that for all the success Kyle Larson has had in his NASCAR Cup Series career, he has not yet won at Pocono Raceway.
In 13 seasons and 382 races, Larson has 22 poles, 32 victories, 128 top-five and 193 top-10 finishes. He won the 2021 championship and was runner-up in 2023.
Yet in 17 starts at the 2.5-mile triangular track, he has two poles, five top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Twice he placed second: June 2018 and the second June 2021 race. His nine top-10 finishes are the most by a driver at the track without a win.
“We haven’t won here yet, which is disappointing,” Larson said. “The NextGen Era, we’ve been decent, but not amazing. Hopefully, this year we can be better. I like this track, I enjoy the uniqueness of it. Hopefully, we can have some good speed.”
Larson tried to change that Sunday in the Great American Getaway 400 Presented by visitpa.com. He started 24th after qualifying at 169.920 mph Saturday.
A sellout crowd was on hand for a third consecutive year. However, morning thunderstorms passing through the area caused the scheduled 2:20 p.m. start to be delayed.
Perhaps Larson’s best chance at a Pocono victory came in the first June 2021 race. He won the three previous races at Charlotte, Sonoma and Nashville and was going for four in a row. He was half a lap away from making that happen when his left-front tire went flat. Alex Bowman passed him to take the checkered flag, while Larson limped home ninth.
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Kyle Larson drives during a qualifying session for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Hermanos Rodriguez race track in Mexico City, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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He said it is not something he dwells on whenever he returns here.
“I forget about it until I see the highlight,” Larson said. “But it’s not something that you think about. [Seeing it] makes you wish, ‘Dang, I wish I had not got that flat and got the win here finally.’ But it’s just racing.”
Through 16 races this season, Larson has one pole (Kansas) and three wins — Homestead, Bristol, Kansas — along with nine top fives and 11 top 10s. He is second in the standings with 537 points, 67 behind leader William Byron.
However, he also has four finishes of 32nd or worse, including a 36th place last week at Mexico City.
“I feel like we’ve had a couple rougher finishes not of our doing,” Larson said. “But aside from that, I feel like we’ve been pretty consistent — maybe more consistent than we’ve been in the past. I’ve been pleased with our team. Hopefully, we can keep evolving and keep getting our cars better and be ready for the playoffs when that time of year comes.”
The three wins have Larson firmly entrenched in the playoffs over the season’s final 10 races. However, he said he and his team aren’t planning to do anything crazy in the races leading up to the playoffs.
“You’re trying to make your car better every week for every race,” Larson said. “I don’t think we’re the type of team that goes trying off-the-wall stuff to just think about the playoffs. Like, we’re running a different setup here than we did last year and that’s just to be better at Pocono than we were last year. Hopefully, that can carry over to other race tracks.”
Kurt Busch honored
Pocono Raceway honored former driver Kurt Busch by having him serve as the Grand Marshal for Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400.
Busch gave the command for drivers to start their engines. Also, at the start-finish line, Pocono painted “TY Kurt.”
During his 23-year Cup Series career, covering 776 races, Busch had 28 poles, 34 wins, 161 top-five and 339 top-10 finishes and was the 2004 champion. He also won five Xfinity Series and four Craftsman Truck Series races.
Three of Busch’s Cup Series victories came at Pocono: July 2005, August 2007 and June 2016. His win in August 2007 was particularly dominant, as he led 175 of 200 laps. He also has two poles, 14 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes in 41 starts at the track.
Unfortunately, it was at Pocono in 2022 that Busch suffered a concussion in a practice crash that ended his career.
In May, it was announced that the 46-year old from Las Vegas was part of the 2026 Hall of Fame Class, along with Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick, which will be inducted in January in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Late Model Mania set to return to Limaland Motorsports Park for the first time since 2007 | Allen County
June 23, 2025, Press Release from Limaland Motorsports Park: ELIDA, Ohio – The last time Late Models appeared at Limaland Motorsports Park on May 11, 2007, Colton Burdette was just 13 years old. When the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series invades the “quarter-mile of thunder” on Friday June 27th, the now 31 year old […]
June 23, 2025, Press Release from Limaland Motorsports Park:
ELIDA, Ohio – The last time Late Models appeared at Limaland Motorsports Park on May 11, 2007, Colton Burdette was just 13 years old. When the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series invades the “quarter-mile of thunder” on Friday June 27th, the now 31 year old from Parkersburg, WV will be the points leader coming into the much-anticipated return of the near 900 horsepower monsters.
Burdette leads a field of veterans and young talent looking to make their mark on Limaland Motorsports Park history. Drivers such as Dusty Moore and Jeff Babcock are very familiar with the high-banked Limaland dirt oval, as both have won Limaland track championships in DIRTcar UMP Modifieds. Same with McClure Ohio’s Rusty Schlenk and Wapakoneta Ohio’s “Jedi” Jerry Bowersock, who both hold victories in Late Model competition at Limaland. Will one of these veterans add to their career resumes? Or will one of the young guns claim the $5000 top prize?
Join us at Limaland Motorsports Park this Friday June 27th for Late Model Mania featuring the Valvoline American Late Model Iron Man Series. Also in action will be the Bath Masters DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, and the Lock Sixteen Thunderstocks.
General Admission for ages 16 and older is $20, Ages 11 to 15 is $10, and kids 10 and under admitted FREE. Pit passes for all ages are $35
Pit gates open at 4:30PM, Grandstand gates open at 5:00PM. Hot laps at 6:30PM, and Racing starts at 7:30PM.
For more information, visit www.limaland.com.
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Winners, losers from NASCAR Cup race at Pocono won by Chase Briscoe
LONG POND, Pa. — A look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Pocono Raceway. WINNERS Chase Briscoe — Scored his first Cup win with Joe Gibbs Racing and shed the weight he felt of having not yet won in his first season with the organization. He led a race-high 72 laps […]
LONG POND, Pa. — A look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Pocono Raceway.
WINNERS
Chase Briscoe — Scored his first Cup win with Joe Gibbs Racing and shed the weight he felt of having not yet won in his first season with the organization. He led a race-high 72 laps in scoring his third career series victory.
Chase Briscoe scored his first Cup victory for Joe Gibbs Racing and eased some of the pressure he’s felt in his first season with the team.
Denny Hamlin — He earned the No. 1 seed in the upcoming In-Season Challenge with a runner-up finish at Pocono. He’s on a roll. He finished third at Nashville, won Michigan before skipping Mexico for the birth of his son, and finished second at Pocono.
The 32-driver, five-race event, which will pay the winner $1 million, begins this weekend at EchoPark Speedway.
RFK Racing — Two weeks ago the team placed three cars in the top 10 for the first time since July 2016. Sunday, they repeated the feat. Chris Buescher finished fourth, Ryan Preece was eighth and Brad Keselowski placed ninth.
Ryan Blaney — Twice had to come through the field to finish third. He took the green flag at the rear because the team had to replace the car’s starter. A pit road speeding penalty during the race dropped him to the back. He has four top-five finishes, including a win, in the last seven races.
Chase Elliott — His fifth-place finish gave him back-to-back top fives for the first time this season.
John Hunter Nemechek — He finished sixth for the second week in a row. It is his fourth top 10 in the last seven races.
LOSERS
23XI Racing —No team car finished better than 32nd. Brake issues led to Riley Herbst (37th) and Bubba Wallace (36th) crashing. Tyler Reddick (32nd) went to the garage briefly during the race for an issue.
William Byron — The points leader was the fastest in practice but then crashed in qualifying, forcing him to start at the rear. The car was repaired. He moved up through the field to score points in each stage but ended up finishing 27th.
Front Row Motorsports: Pocono Raceway Race Report – Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland, Zane Smith – Speedway Digest
Noah Gragson Key Takeaways Stage One: 22nd / Stage Two: 21st / Race Result: 23rd “We battled grip early on but were able to get the car handling much better,” said Gragson. “We made it through the larger wreck unscathed – I had an error on pit road and threw away the progress we made […]
“We battled grip early on but were able to get the car handling much better,” said Gragson. “We made it through the larger wreck unscathed – I had an error on pit road and threw away the progress we made getting in the top-20. Frustrating day – looking on to Atlanta.”
“Just a tough day overall,” said Smith. “We fought handling all day where we’d be good in some spots but still chasing grip in others, then as you get stuck further back in dirty air it just makes matters worse. You’ll have that and we’ll move onto Atlanta where we’ll fight hard to get Lucky Dog another good finish in Aaron’s home market.”
“It was a difficult weekend for the 34 team and I,” said Gilliland. I hit the wall in qualifying which put us in the back to start the race, and from there, we weren’t able to get the handling right to make any significant gains. Add taking damage in that wreck on top of it, and our day was over. You’ll have races like that, but I know we can rebound at Atlanta.”
NASCAR drivers shocked by fanfare at NYC-based Fanatics Fest
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Some of NASCAR’s biggest stars were among the high-profile celebrities at Fanatics Fest on Friday in New York. The Big Apple is not exactly a hotbed for auto racing – especially when most of the loudest crowds popped for Derek Jeter, Eli Manning and other New York […]
Some of NASCAR’s biggest stars were among the high-profile celebrities at Fanatics Fest on Friday in New York.
The Big Apple is not exactly a hotbed for auto racing – especially when most of the loudest crowds popped for Derek Jeter, Eli Manning and other New York legends throughout the weekend.
However, three of the sport’s biggest stars were flabbergasted by the reactions they got from some of the fans in attendance.
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From left to right, William Byron, Denny Hamilin and Kyle Larson.(Getty Images)
“I didn’t really, honestly, know what I was coming to. So to have people recognize me here is pretty cool,” Kyle Larson told Fox News Digital at the event.
NASCAR Cup leader William Byron added that he was “surprised” by all the love he got at Javits Center in Manhattan.
“I am surprised, man. There were quite a few 24 fans here in the crowd. It’s pretty cool, man. We’re down the road this weekend at Pocono, looking forward to it, and it’s fun being out here and seeing cool people.”
William Byron celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Denny Hamlin is competing in the Fanatics Games, where fans are going up against pro athletes, including Tom Brady, to win $1 million. Maybe his crowd is a bit different, considering he is going up against Brady, Rob Gronkowski and other stars.
At the very least, however, he is not taking it for granted that he is being recognized throughout the event.
“It’s been overwhelming. Just all the different booths, bringing other sports together, it’s just fantastic to see. And having the opportunity to size myself up with other athletes,” Hamlin said. “We don’t have a huge presence up in this area, but still, you see a lot of NASCAR racing shirts, and when you get autograph requests, it’s like, OK, they do recognize you, even in this area.”
Other celebrities in attendance on Friday included Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Logan Paul, Michael Strahan, Travis Scott and Livvy Dunne.
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, left, and Travis Scott attend Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 20, 2025 in New York City.(John Nacion/Getty Images for Fanatics)
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LeBron James, Victor Wembanyana and numerous others made their rounds the rest of the weekend.
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