I’m thrilled to see the Whelen Modified Tour return for 2024. As NASCAR’s sole open-wheeled racing division, these unique machines continue to captivate me with their distinctive design and intense racing action.
In a hurry? All the Whelen Modified Tour races airs live exclusively on FloRacing. Tape-delayed coverage on USA Network. For as little as $29.99/mo, you can watch all racing events live.
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The Whelen Modified Tour
The Whelen Modified Tour is the oldest NASCAR racing series and it features, as the name implies, modified stock car racing. It is a short track race (less than one mile per lap — often much less).
It was formed in 1947 and had its first race in 1948. The tour races are mostly on short oval tracks with a few on longer oval tracks and road courses.
The tour was named NASCAR Modified Championship from 1947 to 1984. It was changed to NASCAR Winston Modified in 1985 and then NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series in 1994. In 2005, Whelen Engineering started sponsoring the races and it has since been called the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT).
The Whelen Modified Tour cars are quite different from other NASCAR race cars. There are a lot of modifications allowed in terms of the height, weight, engine components, and body styles of the car.
Some of the improvements made for safety reasons include: removing straight frame rails, new chassis that bend on high impacts, having HANS devices (to support the head/neck), shortening rear bumpers, and having marine rope as tethers to link from the spindle to the chassis.
As of 2010, there have been some regular Cup Series drivers who have participated in the Whelen Modified Tour races. There are also some Whelen Modified Tour veterans who have competed in Cup Series and Truck Series races — and even won.
The tour is not nationally broadcast it does have a strong regional fan base. Fans who want to watch all season long need to sign-up with FloRacing since it has exclusive rights to air every race live.
Streaming Whelen Modified Tour Races
If you don’t mind watching races long after they run, you can get any streaming service that offers USA Network. The cheapest source for this is the Sling Blue plan, which gives you USA and 40+ other channels for just $45.99/month (see the schedule of races on Sling). More complete plans are offered by Fubo — ($79.99/month) and DIRECTV STREAM — ($86.99/month).
But if you want to watch live, you have only one choice: FloRacing. It not only provides live access to every Modified Tour race but many others that don’t get covered like the ARCA series.
FloRacing also gives you access to all the other FloSports content. It costs $29.99/mo but they offer a great deal on the yearly plan: $149.99/yr or just $12.50/mo.
See our complete FloSports review for details.
2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Schedule
There are a dozen+ Whelen Modified Tour events every year and they are all streamed live on FloRacing. Most are in New England — especially New Hampshire and New York. But they occur as far south as North Carolina.
- Sat Feb 10 : New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau 200 — New Smyrna Speedway — Ron Silk
- Fri Mar 29 : Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 — Richmond Raceway — Justin Bonsignore
- Sat Apr 7 : IceBreaker 150 — Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park — Ron Silk
- Sat May 4 : Granite State Derby* — Monadnock Speedway — Jake Johnson
- Sun May 19 : Miller Lite 200 Salutes Wayne Anderson — Riverhead Raceway — Ron Silk
- Sat Jun 1 : J&R Precast 150 — Seekonk Speedway — Matt Hirschman
- Sat Jun 22 : Mohegan Sun 100 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway — Justin Bonsignore
- Sat Jul 20 : Duel at the Dog 250* — Monadnock Speedway — Trevor Catalano
- Sat Aug 3 : Nu-Way Auto Parts 150 — Lancaster Motorplex — Austin Beers
- Wed Aug 14 : Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park — Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park — Patrick Emerling
- Sat Aug 31 : Bud Mod Classic 150 — Oswego Speedway — Patrick Emerling
- Sat Sep 14 : Eddie Partridge 256 — Riverhead Raceway — Ron Silk
- Sat Sep 21 : Winchester Fair* — Monadnock Speedway
- Sun Oct 5 : North Wilkesboro Speedway — North Wilkesboro Speedway
- Sun Oct 13 : World Series 150 — Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
- Sat Oct 26 : Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 — Martinsville Speedway
(* — Whelen Granite State Short Track Cup events)
Wrapping Up
The Whelen Modified Tour offers some of the most exciting racing you can watch. But it sadly doesn’t appear live on national TV. So to enjoy the whole season, you need to sign up for FloRacing.
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