NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR INVADES SEEKONK SATURDAY

SPECIAL CEREMONY HONORING BUGSY STEVENS TO KICK-OFF THE NIGHT AT 5:30PM


SEEKONK, Mass. — For the sixth time this season, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set for competition on Saturday night - this time right here in Massachusetts. The Tour invades the Action Track of the East on Saturday, June 1, as they continue their 16-event championship battle with the J&R Precast 150. It’s the first and only stop at Seekonk for the Tour in 2024. 


The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour invades Seekonk for the J&R Precast 150 this Saturday, June 1. The show will begin with qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and a special service for Carl “Bugsy” Stevens, a four-time Seekonk Speedway champion and also a historic NASCAR Modified champion, who passed away last week. Fans are encouraged to get to the track by 5 p.m. to make sure they do not miss the special ceremony.


The J&R Precast 150 is proudly presented by local business J&R Precast. 


J&R Precast is a family-run precast concrete business that began operations in the late 1950s. Located in Berkley, they are proud to be a fourth generation business. Over the years, J&R Precast has grown consistently through a dedication to quality and a relentless commitment to customer service. As a result of this commitment to their customers, they are Southern New England’s premier precaster.


The Tour heads into Seekonk with all drivers chasing Ron Silk in the standings. Silk has three victories in the first five Whelen Modified Tour events of the season at New Smyrna, Thompson and Riverhead. Other winners this season include three-time series champion Justin Bonsignore (Richmond) and Jake Johnson (Monadnock). Jake is familiar with Seekonk Speedway fans as a multiple-time champion in the Fast Friday Legends Cars division and feature winner in the Pro Stocks and Late Models, who has now gone Modified racing.


Silk, Bonsignore and Johnson are just three of the contenders for Saturday night’s 150-lap affair. Defending event winner Matt Hirschman will also be in the field - always a threat to win. He dominated last year’s race, leading all 150 laps en route to the win. Two-time Seekonk Tour winner Doug Coby, who is also a Seekonk winner in Tour-Type Modified (non-NASCAR sanctioned) and Midget action, will also be in the field. Coby will drive the No. 44 for Tinio Racing, looking for his first win with that bunch. 


Fans should also keep an eye on names like Craig Lutz and Patrick Emerling, who enter the race fourth and fifth in the Whelen Modified Tour point standings. Rising star Austin Beers, Kyle Bonsignore, Trevor Catalano, Tyler Rypkema and Tommy Catalano are also expected to be contenders.


In 11 previous NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Seekonk, 10 different drivers have been to Victory Lane. Will another new winner be added this time around?


Also on the card, Seekonk’s Late Models open the Everett’s Auto Parts Triple Crown Series with a 50-lap feature, while both the Helger’s South Coast Power Equipment Sportsman and Chaz Auto Body Sport Trucks will run 25 laps.


Tickets for the show are available online at SeekonkSpeedway.com. Seekonk will also be in action on Friday, May 31, for the second race of the Fast Friday season at 7 p.m.