Kenneth Massa Motorsports Team Preparing For Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150
After a little bit over a month off, Justin Bonsignore and the Kenneth Massa Motorsports team will return to the track this Friday night. The second race of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season will take place at Richmond Raceway in Virginia - the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150. Bonsignore opened the season driving the No. 51 Phoenix Communications Modified to a second-place finish at New Smyrna Speedway back in February. For Richmond, Coastal Fiber, LLC, a local Virginia business that is a full service fiber optic construction and splicing company, will be back on the side of the car. Owned by Mark Langevin, the owner of Phoenix Communications Inc. – Bonsignore's normal primary sponsor – Coastal Fiber, LLC returns to the side of the No. 51 for the Virginia is For Racing Lovers 150. Bonsignore is a former winner at Richmond, picking up the checkered flag in 2022. In three career Richmond starts, Bonsignore has a win, a fourth and a DNF - and has qualified first or second in all three events. He’s excited to get back to the Virginia oval for a race that will be the first of two in two weeks for the team. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will return to Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Sunday, April 7, as part of Icebreaker weekend, their first New England race of the season. “We’ve had great speed at Richmond every time we’ve been there,” Bonsignore said. “Ryan Stone and the team have worked hard during our break in the past month to prepare for Richmond and the rest of the season. We’re looking forward to getting down to Richmond and then will be excited to get back to New England for Thompson’s Icebreaker.” NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams will have two practice sessions, qualifying and the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 on Friday. The race itself is scheduled to air live on FloRacing.TV at 6:30 p.m. For the latest information on three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Justin Bonsignore, fans are encouraged to visit JustinBonsignore.com and follow his Athlete page on Facebook for updates. Event Notes: Track: Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA Laps: 150 Event Name: Virginia is for Racing Lovers Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: FloRacing ABOUT JUSTIN BONSIGNORE Justin Bonsignore, 36, is a three-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion driver for Ken Massa Motorsports. Bonsignore picked up his first championship in 2018, and followed it up with two more in 2020 and 2021. Over 17 years of competing on NASCAR’s oldest touring series, Bonsignore has amassed 40 career wins, along with over 115 top-fives. His 40 wins ranks him fourth all-time on the series win list, just two behind the late Ted Christopher for third. Bonsignore also has 30 career Tour pole awards - also fourth on the all-time list. In the last six years with crew chief Ryan Stone, Bonsignore has 28 of his 40 wins.
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