 Photo: Jayden Dole Justin Bonsignore Scores Third-Place Finish at North Wilkesboro
NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. – After 150 laps at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Justin Bonsignore brought his No. 51 machine home in third-place on Saturday night. As the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour made their debut at the North Carolina oval in the Brushy Mountain Powersports 150, Bonsignore ran inside the top-five for much of the race. A final green-white-checkered finish where Bonsignore lined up in fifth was exactly what he needed in the Phoenix Communications entry. Bonsignore followed fellow championship contender Ron Silk up through the field to finish third, just behind Silk. In the title battle, Bonsignore will hold a two-point lead heading for the final two races of the season. “The green-white-checkered restart definitely helped get us back to the podium,” Bonsignore said. “We got a good jump on the final restart. It was a good night for us. We were just a bit tight on the second set of tires. It’s going to go down to the end. It’s going to be a championship battle for the ages.” Bonsignore will move to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park next on Sunday, October 8 for the Sunoco World Series 150. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is part of a three-day event at Thompson next weekend. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates, including from the track on race day.
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 Photo: Tom Morris Historic North Carolina Track To Host NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Saturday
Race Preview by Souza Media HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – With just three races remaining in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship chase, Justin Bonsignore is heading for one of the most historic short-tracks in the country this Saturday. North Wilkesboro Speedway will host the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in the Brushy Mountain Powersports 150 - the first ever NASCAR Modified Tour sanctioned event at North Wilkesboro. Bonsignore enters the race coming off two straight Whelen Modified Tour wins at Monadnock Speedway and Riverhead Raceway - his fourth and fifth victories of the season. Driving the No. 51 for Kenneth Massa Motorsports, Bonsignore has climbed to fourth on the all-time series win list and is just two back of Ted Christopher for third with 40 career wins. Racing at North Wilkesboro is something Bonsignore and the rest of the teams will not take lightly. The track was closed down for many years, but revived in an effort by multiple top members of the motorsports community, and the state of North Carolina. This Saturday, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour takes center stage. Bonsignore is ready for the challenge. “You just don’t know how it’s going to shake out until it gets started and the race unfolds with the strategy that will be involved with racing at North Wilkesboro,” Bonsignore said. “The track certainly eats up tires, so having the right strategy is going to be important. The highlight of the day for someone is going to be riding up the lift with your team to the prestigious Victory Lane at North Wilkesboro. It’s going to be a moment someone will never forget. We’re excited for the challenge in front of us for the next three races.” Saturday’s schedule includes two NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice sessions – 1-1:45 p.m. and 2:30-3:15 p.m. – followed by qualifying at 5:15 p.m. and the green flag for 150 laps at 8 p.m. Fans can catch the race live on FloRacing.TV. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates, including from the track on race day.  Captures Second Straight Ed Partridge 256 Trophy
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Saturday night’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Riverhead Raceway came down to the final five laps, with the two championship contenders battling it out to the finish. At the checkered flag, Justin Bonsignore scored his 11th career Riverhead Raceway victory, tying Mike Ewanitkso for the most all-time at the New York bullring. The win was also his 40th career in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour competition and fifth of the 2023 season. Bonsignore is one of just four drivers in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to win 40 events. He is currently just two wins behind tying Ted Christopher for third on the all-time list. With the win, Bonsignore took over the points lead over Ron Silk with just three races remaining in the season. Silk finished third on Saturday after the two battled down the stretch. “Tying Mike Ewanitsko has been a goal of mine since I was fortunate enough to start winning races here on the Whelen Modified Tour,” Bonsignore said. “I wish he was here tonight, but I’m sure I will get something funny in texts later tonight. It was a heavyweight fight for sure tonight. This is an awesome event that everyone here puts together to keep racing going on Long Island and honor Ed Partridge. The momentum has been on our side lately - onto North Wilkesboro in two weeks.” The next event on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule is set for Saturday, September 30, as the series heads to North Wilkesboro Speedway, one of the most historic tracks in NASCAR history. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates from the track.  Race Preview by Souza Media
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – Justin Bonsignore heads back home this weekend to Riverhead Raceway in the thick of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship battle with four races remaining. Bonsignore is coming off a victory in the Winchester Fair event at Monadnock Speedway last weekend and will enter this Saturday just one-point behind Ron Silk in the championship battle. So far, in two stops at Riverhead this year, Bonsignore won the first race, and Silk won the second. They finished 1-2 in both races. Bonsignore has 10 wins in 26 Riverhead starts, and also enters Saturday with another chance to tie Mike Ewanitsko for the most all-time in Whelen Modified Tour action at the track, 11. This Riverhead event will be different compared to the first two of the season, as Riverhead welcomes back the infield pitting area with live pit stops and the extended race distance of 256-laps, honoring the late owner of the track, Ed Partridge. Bonsignore won the first annual Ed Partridge 256 last year, a special win in his 39 career to date. “What the current operators of Riverhead are doing to keep the track alive is cool to watch,” Bonsignore said. “Ed had a vision for the track and it continues to thrive today in his memory. Winning the race in his honor last year was special because I’ve been part of the Riverhead community for all of my racing career. We’re excited to get back home to Riverhead this weekend and keep our momentum rolling as the season winds down and the races get more and more important.” Saturday’s event schedule for the Ed Partridge 256 includes practice from 3:15-4:15 p.m., qualifying at 6 p.m. and the Ed Partridge 256 at 8 p.m. For those who can’t make it, the race will air live on FloRacing.TV. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates, including from the track on each race day.  Race Recap by Souza Media
WINCHESTER, N.H. – Justin Bonsignore picked the perfect time to add another Monadnock Speedway victory to his credit on Saturday night. Bonsignore started from the Mayhew Tools pole position after posting the fastest lap in qualifying, then dominated the Winchester Fair 150 - leading all of the laps - and capturing his 39th career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win. The victory was the fifth on the high-banks of Monadnock for Bonsignore in 11 starts and his third in the last four races there. He sits fourth on the all-time series wins list, just three wins away from Ted Christopher for third all-time. Bonsignore entered Saturday’s event trailing Ron Silk by nearly 20 points in the championship battle, but left behind Silk by just one after Silk finished 12th. “We needed this after last week at Oswego,” Bonsignore, who failed to finish the Oswego event due to a wreck, said. “We’re back in the championship battle. It looks like Ron Silk had a bad night. You just can’t give up in these things - there are four more races to go - it’s going to be a dog fight.” Justin Bonsignore and the Kenneth Massa Motorsports team will be back on track on Saturday, September 16 at Riverhead Raceway for the second annual running of the Ed Partridge 256. The live pit stops in the infield of the bullring will return for 2023. For more information on three-time series champion Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook.  Photo: Tom Morris NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour WInchester 150 Set For Saturday Night
Race Preview by Souza Media HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – Justin Bonsignore is heading back to a track where he’s had plenty of winning success this weekend. The three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion will be returning to Monadnock Speedway to compete in the Winchester Fair 150 on Saturday night, the final race in the Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup for 2023. In 10 career Monadnock starts, Bonsignore has four wins. He’s also finished inside the top-five in nine of his starts - including a fifth-place effort there in May of this year. Bonsignore will enter the race second in the championship standings with five races remaining in the Whelen Modified Tour season, coming off a wreck at Oswego last time out. The Kenneth Massa Motorsports No. 51 team also enters the race aiming to win the Whelen Cup. Although Bonsignore is outside the top-five in the point standings for the three-race series, anything can happen over 150 laps on the high-banks in New Hampshire. “We are looking forward to Monadnock,” Bonsignore said. “Turning our attention towards a track we have been successful at over the years is always easier. We’re looking to gain a little bit more since we were there in May and be a contender right from the start of the race – especially with the shorter amount of laps. Track position will be important. There is still plenty of time left in the season and we just have to keep running consistently up front and win races.” Fans looking to follow Justin and the Phoenix Communications team at Monadnock can join them at the track on Saturday, or watch live on FloRacing.TV. Practice will roll from 2:55-3:55 p.m., followed by qualifying at 5:30 p.m. and the green flag at 8 p.m. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates, including from the track on each race day.  NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Toyota Mod Classic 150 Set For Saturday
Race Advance by Souza Media HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – Last time Justin Bonsignore visited Oswego Speedway, he left with the trophy and checkered flag in his hand. This time, he’s going back to the Western New York oval in the thick of a championship battle where he’s chasing his fourth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour title. Bonsignore will return to Oswego as part of their Classic weekend this Saturday, September 2, for the Toyota Mod Classic 150 at 7:30 p.m. With just six races remaining in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season, and four of them in the next five weeks, Bonsignore has his sights set on the title. He’s currently second, one point behind Ron Silk in the battle for the crown. In seven career Oswego starts, Bonsignore has top-five finishes in all but one of them. He’s finished on the podium five times at the ‘Steel Palace’ and has been top-five in all but one NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event so far this season. “Oswego has been good to us since we started going there,” Bonsignore said. “We had a strong car last year, a little bit of strategy played a role in the finish and we were able to come out with the win. The next few weeks are going to be important for our Phoenix Communications team. We’re looking forward to kicking off the stretch during Classic weekend at Oswego – certainly one of the more high-speed tracks we visit with a fine line to having success.” The schedule for Oswego includes final practice from 2-3 p.m., qualifying at 5 p.m. and the green flag for the 150-lap race at 7:30 p.m. The race will air live on FloRacing.TV for those who can’t make it to the track. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates, including from the track on each race day.  LANGLEY, Va. -- Justin Bonsignore had a day that was all around solid on Saturday night in Virginia.
In the CheckeredFlag.com 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Langley Speedway, Bonsignore was inside the top-five in practice, qualifying and the duration of the race. When the checkered flag went in the air, Bonsignore finished in the third spot in the Kenneth Massa Motorsports No. 51. The finish was yet another top-five in his 2023 season. In 12 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races, Bonsignore has been top-five in all but one of them to go along with his three wins. He now sits just one point back of Ron Silk in the championship battle heading for the final six races of the season. "Congrats to my cousin Kyle (Bonsignore, winner), it's been a long time since he's won," Justin Bonsignore said. "We will take gaining one point on Silk tonight. We were a little too free on the first run and started the second run a little bit too tight. We will go onto Oswego. We've been really good at all of the upcoming tracks, but so is Ron... Hopefully it will be a good hard battle the rest of the way." Justin Bonsignore will return to the track on Saturday, September 2 at Oswego Speedway for the next race of the Whelen Modified Tour season. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for the latest news and updates.  Photo: Tom Morris Virginia Oval To Host NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour CheckeredFlag.com 150 Saturday
Race Advance by Souza Media HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. – Fresh off a win at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and victories in the last two NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races in general, Justin Bonsignore and the Kenneth Massa Motorsports team will return to work this weekend. The Whelen Modified Tour is heading south to Langley Speedway in Virginia on Saturday, August 26, for the CheckeredFlag.com 150. The 12th race of the Whelen Modified Tour season will begin a busy stretch for Bonsignore. After Langley, events at Oswego (September 2), Monadnock (September 9), Riverhead (September 16) and North Wilkesboro (September 30) will make up a busy stretch of five races in six weeks. It will be followed by two races in October to crown the 2023 champion. Bonsignore is second in the series championship standings, just two points behind leader Ron Silk. Both drivers have three wins during the 2023 season. In three previous Langley starts, Bonsignore has been inside the top-five at the finish of all of them. He’s also been top-five in all but one race this season on the Whelen Modified Tour. “Langley is a tough track,” Bonsignore said. “Having great turn through the center of the corner and good drive off are equally important to having success there. We’ve had some solid runs over the years at Langley, but certainly we are excited to get back there and try to improve on our package to be there at the end of the race with a shot to win.” Langley’s race day schedule includes NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour practice from 3:15-4 p.m., followed by qualifying at 5:30 p.m. The green flag for the CheckeredFlag.com 150 is set for 8 p.m. and will air live on FloRacing.TV. For more information and news on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow him on his Facebook Athlete page for the latest news and updates, including from the track on race day.  Photo: Tom Morris THOMPSON, Conn. – Justin Bonsignore hadn’t won at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park since 2019, but Wednesday night, he reminded everyone on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour why he leads all active drivers with wins at the oval.
Bonsignore’s Kenneth Massa Motorsports team sent him off pit road first after a pit stop around halfway, then Bonsignore held off the charges of Doug Coby, then Ron Silk through multiple restarts to score his 13th career Thompson win. The victory tied Bonsignore for second all-time in Thompson wins with Ted Christopher, only trailing Mike Stefanik, with 15. The victory was also Bonsignore’s third of the 2023 season (Riverhead, Loudon) and his 10th top-five finish in 11 races this season. “After we won seven out of eight here, then the runs we started having were a bit frustrating for us,” Bonsignore said of Thompson. “The car was really good. We missed it a little bit, too tight on the first set of tires, but on the second set, it fired off so well. This is a really big confidence booster. This is my favorite track – and to bounce back like this and to lead half the race… it was a total team effort to win this one.” Bonsignore and the Kenneth Massa Motorsports team will be heading to Langley Speedway in Virginia for the next NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race on Saturday, August 26. For more information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook. |
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