After a month off, the fortieth anniversary season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour roars again to life Sunday afternoon at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with the working of the Icebreaker 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on ).
The race marks the 156th time for the reason that creation of the Modified Tour in 1985 the collection has visited the historic oval. Actually, the primary Modified Tour race was held at Thompson on March 31, 1985 and gained by NASCAR Corridor of Famer Richie Evans.
No driver has gained extra Modified Tour races at Thompson than Mike Stefanik, who gained 15 on the venue throughout his profession. Reigning collection champion Justin Bonsignore is an in depth second with 14 wins, along with his most up-to-date coming final fall. Different notable winners at Thompson embrace Ted Christopher, Jeff and Rick Fuller, Tony Hirschman, Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Steve Park and Reggie Ruggiero, amongst others.
Tickets to the Icebreaker 150 can be found trackside. Under is every thing you’ll want to know concerning the second race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.
Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park has served because the spine of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule for the reason that creation of the collection in 1985.
That’s why Thompson is the proper place to host the inaugural FloRacing Connecticut Problem, a three-race miniseries open solely to group house owners that haven’t participated on the Modified Tour within the final three years or are new to the collection.
The miniseries incorporates a championship purse totaling $23,750, together with $7,500 to the eligible group that scores essentially the most factors through the three Thompson races this season. As well as, ought to an eligible group win one of many three Thompson races, they’ll earn a further $1,250 bonus.
These drivers could have their arms full towards a discipline filled with collection regulars, all of whom shall be seeking to accumulate the checkered flag for themselves. Chief amongst them is Justin Bonsignore, who at 14 Thompson victories is one triumph away from tying Mike Stefanik on the prime of the all-time Thompson Modified Tour wins listing.
Patrick Emerling enters Sunday’s race at Thompson as each the Modified Tour factors chief and the winner of the latest collection occasion final month at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway. He scored his first Thompson win final summer time and can by attempting so as to add a second victory Sunday.
Ron Silk, a seven-time Thompson winner, also needs to be among the many contenders Sunday afternoon.
Matt Hirschman shall be seeking to be a part of his father, eight-time Thompson winner Tony Hirschman, as a winner in Modified Tour competitors on the 0.625-mile oval. Luke Baldwin will once more pilot the No. 7 for his father Tommy Baldwin Jr.; Woody Pitkat shall be on the helm of the No. 82 for group proprietor Danny Watts Jr.; and Austin Beers will chase his first Thompson win within the No. 64 KLM Motorsports entry.
Different notable entrants embrace Tyler Rypkema, Jake Lutz, Kyle Bonsignore, Andrew Krause, Chase Dowling, Craig Lutz, Tommy and Trevor Catalano and Eric Goodale, amongst others.
The complete entry listing for Sunday’s Icebreaker 150 is on the market .
RACING REFERENCE
RACE FACTS
SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 30… Follow from 12:25 to 12:55 p.m. ET … Closing observe from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. … Qualifying at 3:30 p.m. ET … Icebreaker 150 at 4:30 p.m. ET (FloRacing).
QUALIFYING: Two consecutive qualifying laps. Sooner lap determines qualifying place. Changes or repairs is probably not made on the car after the car has taken the inexperienced flag at the beginning/end line. NASCAR reserves the best to have a couple of car have interaction in qualifying runs on the identical time. Beginning discipline for the 51st Annual Icebreaker 150 is restricted to 30 starters together with Provisional Positions.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: The utmost tire allotment accessible for this occasion is 9 (9) tires per group. All tires used for qualifying and the race have to be bought on the monitor and scanned by Hoosier, except in any other case accredited prematurely by the Collection Director. 4 (4) tires have to be used for qualifying and to start the race. All qualifying tires should stay in impound till launched by NASCAR Officers. The remaining tire allotment could also be used for observe and/or change tires through the occasion. The tire change rule is 2 (2) tires per per cease.
