WINCHESTER, N.H. — There’s sizzling, after which there’s no matter Patrick Emerling is correct now on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
The 33-year-old driver from Orchard Park, New York captured his third consecutive NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory Saturday evening at Monadnock Speedway within the Duel on the Canine 200 Energized by USNE Energy to additional solidify his place on the prime of the sequence standings.
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If that weren‘t adequate, he additionally earned a $5,000 bonus as champion of the Whelen Midsummer Championship miniseries following his victory Saturday evening.
“Completely unbelievable,” Emerling mentioned. “By no means would I’ve ever thought some time again that we might be on this place successful three in a row like that. We type of struggled originally of the season and simply needed to discover our footing and get dialed in on the American Racer tire.”
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Emerling began Saturday‘s 200-lap occasion from the fourth place following the redraw and raced inside the highest 5 through the first portion of the occasion.
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Following a warning and subsequent spherical of pit stops simply earlier than the midway mark, Emerling was in a position to muscle his well past defending sequence champion Austin Beers to take the lead for the primary time.
After that, the one time Emerling was challenged was throughout restarts. His stiffest problem got here from Tyler Rypkema, who stayed glued to Emerling‘s exterior for a number of laps following the ultimate restart earlier than Emerling was lastly in a position to clear.
through the Duel on the Canine 200 Energized by USNE Energy for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Monadnock Speedway in Winchester, New Hampshire on July 25, 2026. (Jaiden Tripi/NASCAR)
As soon as he disposed of Rypkema, Emerling pulled away to a cushty, 2.326-second victory. The win, the thirteenth of his profession, was his second at Monadnock Speedway.
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Emerling‘s three consecutive victories marks simply the 18th time within the historical past of the fashionable NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour {that a} driver has gained at the very least three races in a row. Justin Bonsignore was the final driver to do it on the conclusion of the 2024 season.
“Dale Hedquist simply ready one other masterpiece of a race automotive,” Emerling mentioned. “We needed to work for it. We have been actually elbows up tonight and raced actually, actually arduous every lap of the race. The group did an unbelievable job, and we have been in a position to edge it on the market.
“Simply comfortable to be out right here racing. I really feel actually fortunate to do it. We had a whole lot of enjoyable.”
Rypkema settled for second, his third runner-up end of the season in Boehler Racing Enterprises‘ Ole Blue No. 3. Beers was third, adopted by rookie Paulie Hartwig III and Tommy Catalano.
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Teddy Hodgdon, Eric Goodale, Jon McKennedy, Doug Coby and Stephen Kopcik have been sixth via tenth, respectively.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour takes subsequent week off earlier than returning to motion for a midweek present at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Thompson 150 offered by FloSports.com takes the inexperienced flag at 8 p.m. ET stay on FloRacing.
