Musket 250

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Musket 250
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Venue New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsor N/A
First race1990
Distance265 miles (280.9 km)
Laps250
Previous namesSunoco Winston 125 (1990)
ADAP/Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 (1991)
New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s (1991-1992)
New Hampshire 75 (1992, 1996, 2007)
Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 (1992)
Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125s (1993-1995)
New Hampshire 40 (1994-1995)
NASCAR Doubleheader 125 (1994)
NYNEX Yellow Pages 40 (1994)
Auto Palace 40 (1995)
NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 (1995)
Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader 125 (1996-1999)
Pennzoil 40 (1996)
CMT 100 (1997)
Farm Aid on CMT 100 (1998)
New Hampshire 100 (1999-2003, 2006-2009, 2011)
ThatLook.com 100 (2000)
Featherlite Modified Series 100 (2000)
New England 100 (2001-2003, 2005-2010; 2016)
Sylvania 100 (2004-2005)
Siemens 100 (2004)
Granite State Classic (2011)
Town Fair Tire 100 (2012-2013)
Sunoco 100 (2014)
Andy Blacksmith 100 (2015)
Eastern Propane and Oil 100 (2017)
F.W. Webb 100 (2010)

The Musket 250 is a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Whelen Modified Series has been racing since September 2, 1990. This race was originally 125 laps, but in 1997 was reduced to 100 laps. This race was held during the ISM Connect 300 race weekend until 2017 when Las Vegas replaced Loudon in the NASCAR playoffs. As a result, starting in 2018, the September race at Loudon now features the Modifieds as the feature division, with a 250 lap, 264.5 mile event, the all-time record of distance of Whelen Modified Tour in the touring format. In 1969 and 1970, Martinsville Speedway ran the NASCAR Modified Division with 263-mile races (500 laps). The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly K&N Pro East) will continue to be part of the schedule, but the NASCAR Pinty's Series from Canada replaces the Cup Series on that weekend.

The race in 2020 was shortened to 200 laps due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 only 1 race occurred during the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was in July but it was the 100 lap Whelen 100 as the Musket event was cancelled for 2021 as was the full throttle weekend. When the 2022 Schedule was released on November 3, 2021, the only race listed for New Hampshire was the 100 lap race that accompanies the NASCAR Cup Series weekend in July. [1]

The Modified cars during this race use a restrictor plate. [2] This plate is similar to what the NASCAR Xfinity Series uses at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

Race results

DateEvent NameRace Winner [3]
09/02/1990Sunoco Winston 125 Mike McLaughlin
04/14/1991New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s Mike Stefanik
08/25/1991ADAP/Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 Doug Heveron
05/03/1992New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s Jeff Fuller
07/11/1992New Hampshire 75 Reggie Ruggiero
09/20/1992Auto Palace Doubleheader 150Reggie Ruggiero
05/02/1993Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125sReggie Ruggiero
07/10/1993Winston Shootout 40Reggie Ruggiero
04/17/1994Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125sReggie Ruggiero
07/09/1994NYNEX Yellow Pages 40 Jeff Fuller
08/21/1994New Hampshire 40 Steve Park
09/25/1994NASCAR Doubleheader 125 Jeff Fuller
04/09/1995Tri-State Megabucks TwinsMike Ewanitsko
07/08/1995Auto Palace 40 Steve Park
08/20/1995New Hampshire 40 Mike Stefanik
09/24/1995NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 Steve Park
06/02/1996Tri-State Megabucks TwinsTony Hirschman
08/18/1996New Hampshire 75Tony Hirschman
09/07/1996Pennzoil 40 Steve Park
09/08/1996Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader 125Tony Hirschman
05/31/1997Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader Mike Stefanik
07/12/1997Pennzoil / Replacement Auto Parts 50Tim Connolly
08/17/1997New Hampshire 125Jan Leaty
09/13/1997CMT 100Reggie Ruggiero
06/28/1998New Hampshire 125 Mike Stefanik
07/11/1998Pennzoil/Replacement Auto Parts Doubleheader Mike Stefanik
08/02/1998Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader Mike Stefanik
08/29/1998Farm Aid on CMT 100Mike Ewanitsko
07/10/1999Pennzoil / Replacement Auto Parts 100Tony Hirschman
08/01/1999Pennzoil / VIP Discount Auto 100Tony Hirschman
09/18/1999New Hampshire 100Tony Hirschman
07/07/2000ThatLook.com 100 John Blewett, III
09/16/2000Featherlite Modified Series 100Mike Ewanitsko
07/20/2001New England 100Tony Hirschman
07/20/2002New England 100Jan Leaty
09/14/2002New Hampshire 100 Chuck Hossfeld
07/18/2003New England 100 Chuck Hossfeld
09/12/2003New Hampshire 100 John Blewett, III
07/23/2004Siemens 100 Ted Christopher
09/20/2004SYLVANIA 100 presented by Lowe's Ted Christopher
07/15/2005New England 100 Ted Christopher
09/16/2005SYLVANIA 100 presented by Lowe's Ted Christopher
07/15/2006New England 100 John Blewett, III
09/15/2006New Hampshire 100 John Blewett, III
06/30/2007New England 100 Donny Lia
09/15/2007New Hampshire 75 Todd Szegedy
06/28/2008New England 100 Chuck Hossfeld
09/13/2008New Hampshire 100 Ted Christopher
06/27/2009New England 100 Donny Lia
09/19/2009New Hampshire 100Ronnie Silk
06/26/2010New England 100 Ryan Newman
09/18/2010F.W. Webb 100 Ryan Newman
07/16/2011F.W. Webb 100 Todd Szegedy
08/13/2011Granite State Classic Mike Stefanik
09/24/2011New Hampshire 100Ronnie Silk
07/14/2012Town Fair Tire 100 Mike Stefanik
09/22/2012F.W. Webb 100Doug Coby
07/13/2013Town Fair Tire 100Doug Coby
09/21/2013F.W. Webb 100 Todd Szegedy
07/12/2014Sunoco 100 Bobby Santos III
09/20/2014F.W. Webb 100Woody Pitkat
07/18/2015Andy Blacksmith 100 Todd Szegedy
09/26/2015F.W. Webb 100Doug Coby
07/16/2016New England 100Doug Coby
09/24/2016F.W. Webb 100 Justin Bonsignore
07/15/2017Eastern Propane and Oil 100 Bobby Santos III
09/23/2017F.W. Webb 100 Bobby Santos III
07/21/2018Eastern Propane and Oil 100 Bobby Santos III
09/22/2018Musket 250Chase Dowling
07/20/2019Eastern Propane and Oil 100Ron Silk
09/21/2019Musket 250 presented by Whelen Bobby Santos III
09/12/2020Musket 200 presented by Whelen Bobby Santos III
07/17/2021Whelen 100 Ryan Preece
07/16/2022Whelen: Manufactured in America 100Anthony Nocella

References

  1. Press Release, NASCAR (3 November 2021). "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour announces 2022 schedule". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. Mods Test Bristol’s High Banks
  3. , Race Results.