SEEKONK, Mass. — The good state of Massachusetts welcomes again the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour this Saturday night time with the operating of the J&R Precast 150 at Seekonk Speedway.
Saturday’s race marks the 14th time the Modified Tour will compete on the 0.333-mile asphalt oval positioned fewer than 20 minutes from Narragansett Bay.
Matt Hirschman returns to Seekonk as the person to beat after profitable the final three Modified Tour occasions on the monitor courting again to 2023.
Along with Hirschman, different winners at Seekonk via the years embody Reggie Ruggiero, Jerry Marquis, Chris Kopec, Ed Flemke Jr., Chuck Hossfeld, Eric Beers, Timmy Solomito, Doug Coby and Justin Bonsignore.
Matt Hirschman followers have many causes to be enthusiastic about Saturday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Seekonk Speedway.
Hirschman returns to Seekonk because the winner of the final three Modified Tour occasions on the monitor courting again to 2023. He’s the one driver to win at the least 3 times at Seekonk and has additionally set quick time in qualifying the final three seasons on the 0.333-mile oval.
From a statistical standpoint, Hirschman is the apparent favourite to win the J&R Precast 150, however that doesn’t imply he received’t face stiff competitors from a stacked area.
Main that cost is the one different driver with a number of Modified Tour wins at Seekonk Speedway: Doug Coby. The six-time collection champion will make his second begin of the yr within the No. 28 for Jett Motorsports at a monitor the place he’s a two-time winner.
One other notable title on the entry listing for Saturday’s occasion is four-time Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore. He and the Ken Massa Motorsports group initially introduced plans to skip each the Oxford Plains occasion (postponed because of climate) and Saturday’s race at Seekonk, however Bonsignore is entered and anticipated to compete this weekend.
No different driver entered in Saturday’s occasion has received at Seekonk in Modified Tour competitors, however there are a number of with vital expertise on the monitor. They embody Jon McKennedy, who has competed at Seekonk a number of occasions via the years in different divisions and needs to be a contender Saturday night time.
Stephen Kopcik, who has received the final two Modified Tour occasions (Martinsville Speedway and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park), may be a contender Saturday night time. The driving force of the No. 21 for Wanick Motorsports completed second at Seekonk final yr to Hirschman after a crash on the ultimate lap took out a number of contenders.
Different notable entrants embody Ron Silk, who has completed second to Kopcik within the final two collection occasions, in addition to Austin Beers, Patrick Emerling, Tyler Rypkema, Kyle Bonsignore, Mike Christopher Jr., Chase Dowling and Craig Lutz, amongst others. One driver, Jayden Harman, is scheduled to make his Modified Tour debut Saturday night time at Seekonk.
