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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | |
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Venue | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
Corporate sponsor | N/A |
First race | 1990 |
Distance | 265 miles (280.9 km) |
Laps | 250 |
Previous names | Sunoco 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 (formally 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 Modified cars during this race use a restrictor plate. [1] This plate is similar to what the NASCAR Xfinity Series uses at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
Date | Event Name | Race Winner [2] |
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09/02/1990 | Sunoco Winston 125 | Mike McLaughlin |
04/14/1991 | New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s | Mike Stefanik |
08/25/1991 | ADAP/Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 | Doug Heveron |
05/03/1992 | New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s | Jeff Fuller |
07/11/1992 | New Hampshire 75 | Reggie Ruggiero |
09/20/1992 | Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 | Reggie Ruggiero |
05/02/1993 | Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125s | Reggie Ruggiero |
07/10/1993 | Winston Shootout 40 | Reggie Ruggiero |
04/17/1994 | Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125s | Reggie Ruggiero |
07/09/1994 | NYNEX Yellow Pages 40 | Jeff Fuller |
08/21/1994 | New Hampshire 40 | Steve Park |
09/25/1994 | NASCAR Doubleheader 125 | Jeff Fuller |
04/09/1995 | Tri-State Megabucks Twins | Mike Ewanitsko |
07/08/1995 | Auto Palace 40 | Steve Park |
08/20/1995 | New Hampshire 40 | Mike Stefanik |
09/24/1995 | NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 | Steve Park |
06/02/1996 | Tri-State Megabucks Twins | Tony Hirschman |
08/18/1996 | New Hampshire 75 | Tony Hirschman |
09/07/1996 | Pennzoil 40 | Steve Park |
09/08/1996 | Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader 125 | Tony Hirschman |
05/31/1997 | Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader | Mike Stefanik |
07/12/1997 | Pennzoil / Replacement Auto Parts 50 | Tim Connolly |
08/17/1997 | New Hampshire 125 | Jan Leaty |
09/13/1997 | CMT 100 | Reggie Ruggiero |
06/28/1998 | New Hampshire 125 | Mike Stefanik |
07/11/1998 | Pennzoil/Replacement Auto Parts Doubleheader | Mike Stefanik |
08/02/1998 | Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader | Mike Stefanik |
08/29/1998 | Farm Aid on CMT 100 | Mike Ewanitsko |
07/10/1999 | Pennzoil / Replacement Auto Parts 100 | Tony Hirschman |
08/01/1999 | Pennzoil / VIP Discount Auto 100 | Tony Hirschman |
09/18/1999 | New Hampshire 100 | Tony Hirschman |
07/07/2000 | ThatLook.com 100 | John Blewett, III |
09/16/2000 | Featherlite Modified Series 100 | Mike Ewanitsko |
07/20/2001 | New England 100 | Tony Hirschman |
07/20/2002 | New England 100 | Jan Leaty |
09/14/2002 | New Hampshire 100 | Chuck Hossfeld |
07/18/2003 | New England 100 | Chuck Hossfeld |
09/12/2003 | New Hampshire 100 | John Blewett, III |
07/23/2004 | Siemens 100 | Ted Christopher |
09/20/2004 | SYLVANIA 100 presented by Lowe's | Ted Christopher |
07/15/2005 | New England 100 | Ted Christopher |
09/16/2005 | SYLVANIA 100 presented by Lowe's | Ted Christopher |
07/15/2006 | New England 100 | John Blewett, III |
09/15/2006 | New Hampshire 100 | John Blewett, III |
06/30/2007 | New England 100 | Donny Lia |
09/15/2007 | New Hampshire 75 | Todd Szegedy |
06/28/2008 | New England 100 | Chuck Hossfeld |
09/13/2008 | New Hampshire 100 | Ted Christopher |
06/27/2009 | New England 100 | Donny Lia |
09/19/2009 | New Hampshire 100 | Ronnie Silk |
06/26/2010 | New England 100 | Ryan Newman |
09/18/2010 | F.W. Webb 100 | Ryan Newman |
07/16/2011 | F.W. Webb 100 | Todd Szegedy |
08/13/2011 | Granite State Classic | Mike Stefanik |
09/24/2011 | New Hampshire 100 | Ronnie Silk |
07/14/2012 | Town Fair Tire 100 | Mike Stefanik |
09/22/2012 | F.W. Webb 100 | Doug Coby |
07/13/2013 | Town Fair Tire 100 | Doug Coby |
09/21/2013 | F.W. Webb 100 | Todd Szegedy |
07/12/2014 | Sunoco 100 | Bobby Santos III |
09/20/2014 | F.W. Webb 100 | Woody Pitkat |
07/18/2015 | Andy Blacksmith 100 | Todd Szegedy |
09/26/2015 | F.W. Webb 100 | Doug Coby |
07/16/2016 | New England 100 | Doug Coby |
09/24/2016 | F.W. Webb 100 | Justin Bonsignore |
07/15/2017 | Eastern Propane and Oil 100 | Bobby Santos III |
09/23/2017 | F.W. Webb 100 | Bobby Santos III |
07/21/2018 | Eastern Propane and Oil 100 | Bobby Santos III |
09/22/2018 | Musket 250 | Chase Dowling |
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