For the first time since 1999, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will race on consecutive days this Saturday and Sunday when the series heads to New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway for rounds two and three of JDV Productions’ Whelen Short Track Cup.
On-track action begins Saturday with the Duel at the Dog 200 (7:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing) and will conclude Sunday with the previously postponed Cheshire County Clash 200 (3:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing). The Monadnock doubleheader is only the fourth occurrence in which the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour has hosted championship events on back-to-back days.
Saturday and Sunday’s races are the 20th and 21st for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Monadnock. Drivers who have visited Victory Lane at the venue include Ken Bouchard, Jimmy Spencer, Mike Stefanik, Reggie Ruggiero, Jamie Tomaino, Ted Christopher, Todd Szegedy, Ryan Preece, Justin Bonsignore, Doug Coby, Timmy Solomito, Jake Johnson, Trevor Catalano and the most recent winner, Patrick Emerling.
Tickets to both events are available here. Below is everything you need to know about the eighth and ninth races of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.
Duel at the Dog 200 and the Cheshire County Clash 200 at Monadnock Speedway
Going into Saturday’s Duel at the Dog 200, the series has seen seven different winners in the first seven races of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. That ties a record set in 1999, when Mike Ewanitsko, Ed Flemke Jr., Rick Fuller, Ted Christopher, Tim Connolly, John Blewett III and Tony Hirschman won the first seven events of the season.
An eighth different winner in as many races is not out of the question. Drivers like Luke Baldwin, Tommy Catalano, Stephen Kopcik, Trevor Catalano, Anthony Nocella, Ryan Newman and Tyler Rypkema are among those seeking their first victories of the season during Saturday’s race.
The Monadnock doubleheader also comprises the final two races of the 2025 JDV Productions’ Whelen Short Track Cup. More than $10,000 in bonus funds to drivers who compete in all three races, with the champion of the Whelen Short Track Cup taking home $3,500.
Matt Hirschman leads the Whelen Short Track Cup standings after winning the opening race at Seekonk Speedway on June 1. Kopcik sits second in the standings followed closely by Lancaster victor Austin Beers, Jake Johnson, Trevor Catalano, Kyle Bonsignore, Tyler Barry, Chase Dowling, Kyle Ebersole and Eric Goodale. Of the above, Johnson, Dowling and Goodale are not entered this weekend at Monadnock.
Beers, fresh off his victory last Saturday night at New York’s Lancaster Motorplex, enters the weekend with a 10-point advantage on Justin Bonsignore in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings. Bonsignore is a multi-time winner at Monadnock, which could work to his favor as he looks to make up ground in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship battle.
Other notable entrants for both events this weekend include Ron Silk, Patrick Emerling, Craig Lutz, Sam Rameau, Dave Sapienza and Brian Robie, among others.
The full entry list for Saturday is available here and the full entry list for Sunday is available here.
RACING REFERENCE:
- Previous NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Monadnock
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers at Monadnock
RACE FACTS
| Races | Duel at the Dog 200 and Cheshire County Clash 200 |
| Date | Saturday, July 19, 2025 and Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
| Track | Monandock Speedway |
| Layout | 0.25-mile asphalt oval |
| Location | Winchester, New Hampshire |
| Start time | 7:30 p.m. ET (Saturday) and 3:30 p.m. ET (Sunday) |
| Laps | 200 (both races) |
| Posted Awards | $104,304 (each race) |
| Tickets | Here |
| How To Watch | FloRacing |
SCHEDULE: Saturday, July 19 … Practice from 3 to 3:30 p.m. ET … Final practice from 3:40 to 4:10 p.m. ET … Qualifying at 5 p.m. ET … Start of the Duel at the Dog 200 (200 Laps / 50 Miles) at 7:30 p.m. ET … Sunday, July 20 … Practice / Qualifying schedule TBA … Start of the Cheshire County Clash 200 (200 Laps / 50 Miles) at 3:30 p.m. ET.
RE-DRAW PROCEDURE: The fastest qualifier will draw a pill to determine the number of drivers that will re-draw for their starting positions: 4,6,8 or 10 positions will re-draw. Once the fastest qualifier draws the initial pill, NASCAR will have the various buckets ready to immediately start the re-draw procedure. Drivers will re-draw in their qualifying order after qualifying has been completed (1 through 10, or however many are applicable). The pole position and/or any bonus point(s), if applicable, will be awarded to the fastest qualifier and will be the pole of record. If, due to adverse conditions, qualifying is canceled, the field will be set in accordance with the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rule Book. The re-draw procedure will still take place regardless of how the field is set.
QUALIFYING: Two consecutive qualifying laps. Faster lap determines qualifying position. Adjustments or repairs may not be made on the vehicle after the vehicle has taken the green flag at the start/finish line. NASCAR reserves the right to have more than one vehicle engage in qualifying runs at the same time. Starting field for the both races is limited to 28 starters including Provisional Positions.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: The maximum tire allotment available for each event is eight (8) tires per team. All tires used for qualifying and the race must be purchased at the track and scanned by Hoosier, unless otherwise approved in advance by the Series Director. Four (4) tires must be used for qualifying and to begin the race. All qualifying tires must remain in impound until released by NASCAR Officials. The remaining tire allotment may be used for practice and/or change tires during the event. The tire change rule is one (1) tire per caution period.
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