NASCAR Modifieds Take On Cement Palace

SEEKONK, Mass. — The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the northeast this weekend for a visit to the famed Cement Palace of Seekonk Speedway.

Open to the general public since 1946, the Venditti household have overseen a proud, vibrant racing tradition at Seekonk that features Modified competitors. The record of names who’ve gained a weekly Modified Seekonk contains lots of the self-discipline’s best drivers like Bugsy Stevens, Ron Bouchard and Geoff Bodine, amongst others.

Though Modifieds are not on the forefront of Seekonk’s weekly racing program, the power has intermittently hosted NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races since 1987. Saturday’s J&R Precast 150 marks the third consecutive yr Seekonk has been on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour calendar.

Seekonk’s confined format leaves little margin for error and requires fixed precision across the facility’s extensive, quick corners. Consistency round Seekonk will likely be crucial for drivers this weekend in the event that they want to be part of an unique group of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour winners on the historic facility.

Tickets to the J&R Precast 150 could be bought right here. Under is every little thing to know forward of the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.

Ever because the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returned to Seekonk Speedway, no driver has been extra dominant than Matt Hirschman.

After main each lap at Seekonk in 2023, Hirschman put collectively a spirited drive final season to earn his second consecutive victory there. Relegated to eighth on the beginning grid following a redraw that shuffled him from the pole, Hirschman methodically labored his approach towards the entrance earlier than passing Austin Beers with 21 laps remaining.

Beers was the one who inherited the pole in 2024 because of the redraw and would find yourself main a race-high 129 laps. Nonetheless trying to find his first victory of the 2025 season, Beers seeks to duplicate his sturdy Seekonk efficiency and usurp factors chief Craig Lutz within the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings.

Lutz’ triumph at North Wilkesboro Speedway gave him a one-point benefit over Beers and reigning collection champion Justin Bonsignore. Holding that lead after the J&R Precast 150 would require Lutz to acquire his first high 5 at Seekonk since 2019, the place he positioned third behind race-winner Doug Coby.

The final two drivers inside single digits of Lutz’s factors lead are Luke Baldwin and Stephen Kopcik. Baldwin led 19 laps at North Wilkesboro earlier than settling for a robust runner-up end, whereas Kopcik earned a career-best displaying of fourth at Seekonk final season.

Different names set to compete at Seekonk on Saturday night embrace Jon McKennedy, Jake Johnson, Eric Goodale, Chase Dowling, Kyle Ebersole and Dave Sapienza, amongst others.