After a month off, the fortieth anniversary season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour roars again to life Sunday afternoon at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with the operating of the Icebreaker 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on ).
The race marks the 156th time because the creation of the Modified Tour in 1985 the sequence has visited the historic oval. In truth, the primary Modified Tour race was held at Thompson on March 31, 1985 and received by NASCAR Corridor of Famer Richie Evans.
No driver has received extra Modified Tour races at Thompson than Mike Stefanik, who received 15 on the venue throughout his profession. Reigning sequence champion Justin Bonsignore is a detailed second with 14 wins, together with his most up-to-date coming final fall. Different notable winners at Thompson embody Ted Christopher, Jeff and Rick Fuller, Tony Hirschman, Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Steve Park and Reggie Ruggiero, amongst others.
Tickets to the Icebreaker 150 can be found trackside. Under is all the things it’s essential know concerning the second race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.
Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park has served because the spine of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule because the creation of the sequence in 1985.
That’s why Thompson is the proper place to host the inaugural FloRacing Connecticut Problem, a three-race miniseries open solely to workforce homeowners that haven’t participated on the Modified Tour within the final three years or are new to the sequence.
The miniseries encompasses a championship purse totaling $23,750, together with $7,500 to the eligible workforce that scores essentially the most factors in the course of the three Thompson races this season. As well as, ought to an eligible workforce win one of many three Thompson races, they’ll earn an extra $1,250 bonus.
These drivers may have their fingers full in opposition to a area stuffed with sequence regulars, all of whom shall be seeking to acquire the checkered flag for themselves. Chief amongst them is Justin Bonsignore, who at 14 Thompson victories is one triumph away from tying Mike Stefanik on the prime of the all-time Thompson Modified Tour wins listing.
Patrick Emerling enters Sunday’s race at Thompson as each the Modified Tour factors chief and the winner of the latest sequence occasion final month at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway. He scored his first Thompson win final summer season and can by making an attempt so as to add a second victory Sunday.
Ron Silk, a seven-time Thompson winner, also needs to be among the many contenders Sunday afternoon.
Matt Hirschman shall be seeking to be part of his father, eight-time Thompson winner Tony Hirschman, as a winner in Modified Tour competitors on the 0.625-mile oval. Luke Baldwin will once more pilot the No. 7 for his father Tommy Baldwin Jr.; Woody Pitkat shall be on the helm of the No. 82 for workforce proprietor Danny Watts Jr.; and Austin Beers will chase his first Thompson win within the No. 64 KLM Motorsports entry.
Different notable entrants embody Tyler Rypkema, Jake Lutz, Kyle Bonsignore, Andrew Krause, Chase Dowling, Craig Lutz, Tommy and Trevor Catalano and Eric Goodale, amongst others.
The complete entry listing for Sunday’s Icebreaker 150 is accessible .
RACING REFERENCE
RACE FACTS
SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 30… Observe from 12:25 to 12:55 p.m. ET … Remaining follow from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. … Qualifying at 3:30 p.m. ET … Icebreaker 150 at 4:30 p.m. ET (FloRacing).
QUALIFYING: Two consecutive qualifying laps. Sooner lap determines qualifying place. Changes or repairs is probably not made on the car after the car has taken the inexperienced flag initially/end line. NASCAR reserves the best to have a couple of car have interaction in qualifying runs on the identical time. Beginning area for the 51st Annual Icebreaker 150 is restricted to 30 starters together with Provisional Positions.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: The utmost tire allotment obtainable for this occasion is 9 (9) tires per workforce. All tires used for qualifying and the race have to be bought on the observe and scanned by Hoosier, except in any other case accepted upfront by the Collection Director. 4 (4) tires have to be used for qualifying and to start the race. All qualifying tires should stay in impound till launched by NASCAR Officers. The remaining tire allotment could also be used for follow and/or change tires in the course of the occasion. The tire change rule is 2 (2) tires per per cease.
