NASCAR Announces 2010
Whelen Modified Tour Schedule
NASCAR has announced the 2010 NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour schedule, which is highlighted by 14 events in
five states with two venues added.
Staples on the schedule since the Whelen Modified Tour’s
inception, Connecticut ovals Stafford Motor Speedway and
Thompson International Speedway will once again play host to
seven combined events in 2010. The half mile at Stafford will
entertain the Tour four times and Thompson three, including the
season-opener on April 11 and the finale on Oct. 17.
Also returning to the schedule will be the traditional events at
New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 26 and Sept. 18 in Loudon,
N.H. The Whelen Modified Tour, which has a history of producing
exciting finishes at the “Magic Mile,” held its 50th all-time
event at The Granite State oval this past fall.
After the success of the inaugural event at Bristol (Tenn.)
Motor Speedway in 2009, the “World’s Fastest Half Mile” will
return to the schedule in 2010, once again as a combination race
with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. The Modifieds
will run as a part of a doubleheader on Aug. 18 with the NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series.
“NASCAR is pleased to announce that the 2010 NASCAR Whelen
Modified Tour will once again feature some of the premier short
tracks and speedways that New England and the eastern region has
to offer, as well as the exciting addition of a road course back
to the schedule,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR Managing
Director of Racing Operations.
The 2010 schedule will feature two venue additions: Lime Rock
Park and Monadnock Speedway.
The 1.53-mile road course at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn.,
will play host to the Whelen Modified Tour for the first time on
July 3 as part of a doubleheader with the NASCAR Camping World
Series East. It will mark the first time the Tour has competed
on a road course since 2000. There have been six previous road
course races in Tour history, all at Watkins Glen (N.Y.)
International. The competitors will run the course in the
traditional clockwise fashion, but will utilize the “new
course.”
The July 17 event at Monadnock, located in Winchester, N.H.,
will mark the return for the Whelen Modified Tour to the
quarter-mile oval for the first time in two decades. The Tour
held five events there from 1986-90.
Other 2010 schedule highlights include:
• In addition to the first and last races of the year, Thompson
will also play host to the Tour on Aug. 12. Thompson has held
109 Tour races all-time, the most of any venue.
• Stafford will have the traditional Spring Sizzler (April 25)
and Fall Final (Oct. 3) events, which will bookmark mid-season
dates at the historic half mile on May 28 and Aug. 6. The May
race will be extended to 125 laps in 2010. Stafford’s 94
all-time Tour races are second only to Thompson’s total.
• Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway will return to the schedule on July
31. Riverhead and Thompson are the only venues to play host to
the Whelen Modified Tour in each season of its existence.
• Martinsville (Va.) Speedway will welcome the Whelen Modified
Tour for the 35th time on June 6. In a change for 2010,
Martinsville will be a doubleheader with the Camping World
Series East, and not a combination race with the Whelen Southern
Modified Tour. The 2010 race will be 200 laps just like in 2009.
The schedule announcement was made from the site of the NASCAR
Touring Series Awards Gala in Concord, N.C., where Whelen
Modified Tour titlist Donny Lia and the rest of the touring
series champions will be honored Saturday night. Fans can watch
the live online stream at www.nascarhometracks.com at 7 p.m. ET.
2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Schedule
Date Track (Length) Location
Sun., April 11 Thompson International Speedway (.625-Mile)
Thompson, Conn.
Sun., April 25 Stafford Motor Speedway (.5-Mile) Stafford, Conn.
Fri., May 28 Stafford Motor Speedway (.5-Mile) Stafford, Conn.
Sun., June 6 Martinsville Speedway (.526-Mile) Martinsville, Va.
Sat., June 26 New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058-Mile) Loudon,
N.H.
Sat., July 3 Lime Rock Park (1.53-Mile Road Course) Lakeville,
Conn.
Sat., July 17 Monadnock Speedway (.25-Mile) Winchester, N.H.
Sat., July 31 Riverhead Raceway (.25-Mile) Riverhead, N.Y.
Fri., Aug. 6 Stafford Motor Speedway (.5-Mile) Stafford, Conn.
Thu., Aug. 12 Thompson International Speedway (.625-Mile)
Thompson, Conn.
Wed., Aug. 18 Bristol Motor Speedway (.533-Mile) * Bristol,
Tenn.
Sat., Sept. 18 New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058-Mile) Loudon,
N.H.
Sun., Oct. 3 Stafford Motor Speedway (.5-Mile) Stafford, Conn.
Sun., Oct. 17 Thompson International Speedway (.625-Mile)
Thompson, Conn.
* Combination race with the NASCAR Whelen
Southern Modified Tour
All dates subject to change
Source: Jason
Cunningham/NASCAR PR
Posted: November
14, 2009
