NASCAR, Versus Announce
NASCAR Whelen Modified Telecasts
NASCAR and VERSUS announced the broadcast
schedule for the NASCAR Whelen Modified and NASCAR Whelen
Southern Modified Tours in 2010.
VERSUS’ first NASCAR race will feature the Whelen Modified
Tour’s annual appearance at Riverhead (N.Y.) Raceway and the
first Whelen Southern Modified Tour broadcast will be its stop
at historic Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
VERSUS’ on-air schedule will include nine
races between the two Tours with the premiere one-hour race
telecast airing on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. ET. All races will air
again the Sunday following the initial telecast.
“NASCAR is very pleased with the
relationship that has been developed with VERSUS to carry
Modified racing to its loyal fan base,” said George Silbermann,
NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “The time slots
for the broadcasts are very fan-friendly, and this schedule
includes some great venues in which to introduce VERSUS viewers
to NASCAR Modified racing.”
In addition to Riverhead, the Whelen
Modified Tour broadcast schedule will also include August dates
at longtime Modified strongholds Stafford (Conn.) Motor Speedway
and Thompson (Conn.) International Speedway as well as the last
two races of the season, also at Stafford and Thompson. The
Whelen Southern Modified Tour broadcast schedule also includes
the August date at Caraway Speedway (Asheboro, N.C.) and
September races at Langley (Va.) Speedway and Tri-County Motor
Speedway (Hudson, N.C.).
“Motorsports fans have been tuning in to
VERSUS for the most in-depth and all-encompassing coverage of
the IZOD IndyCar Series and we look forward to diversifying our
on-air offerings to include coverage of NASCAR Modified racing
to our 2010 schedule,” said Jeff Goldberg, Vice President of
Programming for VERSUS.
VERSUS’ schedule, combined with SPEED’s
coverage of seven races between the two Tours, means that that
nine of the 14 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races will be shown
on national television in 2010 as well as seven of the 10 NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modified Tour events. It was previously
announced that SPEED would air seven races between the two
Tours.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s 2010
season opens this weekend at Thompson. Activities for the
Icebreaker will begin with practice and qualifying on Saturday,
April 10, and the 150-lap race is slated for Sunday, April 11.
VERSUS Race Schedule
Tour Venue Race Date Premiere Date Re-Air Date
NWMT Riverhead Raceway July 31 Aug. 4, 7 p.m. Aug. 8, 11 p.m.
NWMT Stafford Motor Speedway Aug. 6 Aug. 11, 7 p.m. Aug. 15, 11
p.m.
NWSMT Bowman Gray Stadium Aug. 7 Aug. 18, 7 p.m. Aug. 22, 11
p.m.
NWMT Thompson International Speedway Aug. 12 Aug. 25, 7 p.m.
Aug. 29, 12 a.m.
NWSMT Caraway Speedway Aug. 28 Sept. 1, 7 p.m. Sept. 5, 11 p.m.
NWSMT Langley Speedway Sept. 4 Sept. 8, 7 p.m. Sept. 12, 11 p.m.
NWSMT Tri-County Motor Speedway Sept. 15 Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Oct.
3, 11 p.m.
NWMT Stafford Motor Speedway Oct. 3 Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Oct. 10, 11
p.m.
NWMT Thompson International Speedway Oct. 17 Oct. 20, 7 p.m.
Oct. 24, 11 p.m.
Source:
Jason Cunningham/NASCAR Modified Tour PR
Updated: April
8, 2010
