SEEKONK, Mass. — Together with spectators, rivals and officers, hundreds packed into the third-mile bullring that’s Seekonk Speedway on Sunday to witness the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.
Not a single individual doubted the prospect of Matt Hirschman delivering one more dominant efficiency on the Massachusetts quick observe, this time within the J&R Precast 150.
Positive sufficient, after sweeping the afternoon’s pair of follow classes and qualifying on the Hoosier Tire Pole, the 42-year-old scored his third consecutive Modified Tour victory at Seekonk.
RELATED:Outcomes from the J&R Precast 150 at Seekonk
Hirschman, who now has 10 victories on the Tour, gained the sequence’ visits in 2023 and 2024, as effectively. He had not gained a Tour race since final yr’s Seekonk occasion; this even though he entered Sunday with essentially the most laps led on Tour this season. He now has a minimum of one sequence victory in 5 consecutive seasons.
“This automobile was torn up after North Wilkesboro,” Hirschman mentioned of his more and more iconic No. 60 Pee Dee Motorsports Modified. “We labored numerous hours on this. … Simply need to thank all of the individuals who assist us right here.
“This has all the time been a tricky race observe, however it’s a race observe I actually like. I take pleasure in coming right here and stay up for coming right here. It’s not a simple place to duplicate issues or do it thrice. You must race the observe as a lot as you do the rivals right here. I’ve misplaced some powerful ones over time right here, too. So to place a complete day collectively as we speak … simply can’t ask for a greater day. And we actually wanted it after what our final day was at North Wilkesboro.”
Thanks partly to a redraw that moved the pole winner to the third beginning place, the massive transfer for “Massive Cash” on Sunday occurred in the course of the second restart of the race. Hirschman restarted outdoors of redraw pole-sitter Justin Bonsignore and held his floor within the higher groove for a number of laps. With 121 of 150 circuits nonetheless to run, Hirschman powered by Bonsignore for the lead.
Hirschman skilled little resistance from that time. He managed his tires understanding he doubtless wouldn’t pit from the lead, a method that paid off when a warning with 54 to go despatched greater than a dozen contenders to the pits for a tire change.
Hirschman and Bonsignore stayed out, however the latter was no match for the previous as Hirschman drove away from the sphere.
Not even a late warning for particles might spoil Hirschman’s day at Seekonk. The race’s closing restart arrived with simply two laps to go, and Hirschman utilized a easy entry into Turns 1-2 to reclaim the lead for good.
On the ultimate lap, Bonsignore, nonetheless preventing to get again to Hirschman, obtained unfastened coming off Flip 2. He spun and picked up a number of vehicles on the backstretch, ensuing within the occasion’s solely pile-up. The yellow flag marked the top of the race.
Chaos on the ultimate lap however it all occurs behind @MattHirschman, who wins for the third consecutive season at @seekonkspeedway! pic.twitter.com/bR4kaRpX71
— NASCAR Regional (@NASCARRegional) June 1, 2025
“Clearly we didn’t need to see a warning in any respect,” Hirschman mentioned. “We survived it. It’s going to take laps to get again connected. In fact you need to defend the underside from first, however that additionally hurts your heart nook pace. (Bonsignore) was capable of cross over and get a run. … I gave him the area he earned. … I feel he obtained unfastened; I don’t know what occurred from there.”
After the last-lap chaos, Stephen Kopcik was credited with a second-place end. Austin Beers, who got here agonizingly near profitable final yr’s Seekonk race earlier than Hirschman stole the present, completed third.
Jake Johnson completed fourth in his second race of the season for JMA Motorsports, which thought-about Seekonk a house occasion. Trevor Catalano ran fifth.
Kyle Bonsignore, Kyle Ebersole, rookie Tyler Barry, Chase Dowling and Eric Goodale completed sixth by means of tenth, respectively.
Justin Bonsignore, the defending Modified Tour champion, was relegated to an Eleventh-place end on account of his last-lap crash. He led his first laps of the younger season early in Sunday’s race.
“I had a shot there and you need to take the shot.”@JBonsignore gave it his all earlier than spinning on the ultimate lap to set off a multi-car crash at @seekonkspeedway. pic.twitter.com/gPP4bcrFz8
— NASCAR Regional (@NASCARRegional) June 1, 2025
The excellent news for Bonsignore: His house observe of Riverhead Raceway is subsequent on the Modified Tour schedule. The groups get a pair weeks off earlier than returning to motion on Lengthy Island for the Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park 200 on Saturday, June 14.
That race is scheduled to take the inexperienced flag shortly after 8 p.m. ET. FloRacing will present dwell protection.
