Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Whelen Southern Modified TourDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The sixth season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour continues this weekend when the tour returns to Caraway Speedway for the Spring Classic 150.
Caraway Speedway Data
Race: # 2 of 10 (3-14-10)
Track Layout: .455-mile oval
Banking: semi-banked paved oval
Race Length: 150 laps/68.25 miles
• Is the home track for the southern modified tour.
• Has one of the longest NASCAR sanctioning affiliations.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR has announced today the television schedule for its developmental series for 2010.
The expanded calendar includes 21 events on SPEED for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and seven races for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. This comprehensive package includes airing of every race on the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West schedules. Three of the Whelen Modified Tours will air as same-day televised events.
> MoreAfter kicking off the new season last weekend making history for the tour at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour teams head to the “home track” of the division – Caraway Speedway.
The historic .455-mile oval in Asheboro, N.C., has hosted more tour races than any other track and this weekend’s Spring Classic will be the 30th time the open-wheel machines take the green flag at Caraway.
This Sunday’s race will be the first of three visits to the track this season. The tour will return on Friday, July 2 and Saturday, Aug. 28.
> MoreHAMPTON, Ga. -- Corey LaJoie is proud of his dad’s past success in NASCAR, but he has always said he wanted to make a name for himself. He went a long way in proving that Friday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The 18-year-old LaJoie, son of two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy, passed veteran driver Tim Brown with five laps to go and held on to win the inaugural Atlanta 150 Friday night.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- James Civali said he plans to run the entire 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour schedule. The Meriden, Conn., native got off to a godo start by winning the Coors Light Pole Award for the opening event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
> More| DATE | RACE/VENUE | WINNER/POLE | VIEW |
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| Mar 5 | Atlanta 150 Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Corey LaJoie James Civali |
Race Results Race Review |
| Mar 14 | NWSMT Caraway 3/14/10 Caraway Speedway |
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| Apr 3 | NWSMT South Boston 4/3/10 South Boston Speedway |
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| Jul 7 | NWSMT Caraway 7/2/10 Caraway Speedway |
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| Aug 7 | NWSMT Bowman Gray 8/7/10 Bowman Gray Stadium |
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| Aug 18 | UNOH Perfect Storm 150 Bristol Motor Speedway |
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| Aug 28 | NWSMT Caraway 8/28/10 Caraway Speedway |
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| Sep 4 | NWSMT Langley 9/4/10 Langley Speedway |
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| Sep 25 | NWSMT Tri-County 9/25/10 Tri-County Motor Speedway |
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| Oct 14 | NWSMT Charlotte 10/14/10 Charlotte Motor Speedway |
* Denotes Rookie
# Qualifying cancelled; Field set per rule book