The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returns to the northeast this weekend for a trip to the famed Cement Palace of Seekonk Speedway.
Open to the public since 1946, the Venditti family have overseen a proud, vibrant racing culture at Seekonk that includes Modified competition. The list of names who have won a weekly Modified Seekonk includes many of the discipline‘s greatest drivers like Bugsy Stevens, Ron Bouchard and Geoff Bodine, among others.
Although Modifieds are no longer at the forefront of Seekonk‘s weekly racing program, the facility has intermittently hosted NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races since 1987. Saturday‘s J&R Precast 150 marks the third consecutive year Seekonk has been on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour calendar.
Seekonk‘s confined layout leaves little margin for error and requires constant precision around the facility‘s wide, fast corners. Consistency around Seekonk will be imperative for drivers this weekend if they wish to join an exclusive group of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour winners at the historic facility.
Tickets to the J&R Precast 150 can be purchased here. Below is everything to know ahead of the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.
J&R Precast 150
Ever since the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returned to Seekonk Speedway, no driver has been more dominant than Matt Hirschman.
After leading every lap at Seekonk in 2023, Hirschman put together a spirited drive last season to earn his second consecutive victory there. Relegated to eighth on the starting grid following a redraw that shuffled him from the pole, Hirschman methodically worked his way toward the front before passing Austin Beers with 21 laps remaining.
Beers was the one who inherited the pole in 2024 due to the redraw and would end up leading a race-high 129 laps. Still searching for his first victory of the 2025 season, Beers seeks to replicate his strong Seekonk performance and usurp points leader Craig Lutz in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour standings.
Lutz‘ triumph at North Wilkesboro Speedway gave him a one-point advantage over Beers and reigning series champion Justin Bonsignore. Holding that lead after the J&R Precast 150 will require Lutz to obtain his first top five at Seekonk since 2019, where he placed third behind race-winner Doug Coby.
The last two drivers within single digits of Lutz‘s points lead are Luke Baldwin and Stephen Kopcik. Baldwin led 19 laps at North Wilkesboro before settling for a strong runner-up finish, while Kopcik earned a career-best showing of fourth at Seekonk last season.
Other names set to compete at Seekonk on Saturday evening include Jon McKennedy, Jake Johnson, Eric Goodale, Chase Dowling, Kyle Ebersole and Dave Sapienza, among others.
The complete entry list for the J&R Precast 150 can be viewed here.
RACE FACTS
| Race | J&R Precast 150 |
| Date | Saturday, May 31, 2025 |
| Track | Seekonk Speedway |
| Layout | 0.333-mile asphalt oval |
| Location | Seekonk, Massachusetts |
| Start time | 8 p.m. ET |
| Laps | 150 |
| Posted Awards | $104,304 |
| Tickets | Here |
| How To Watch | FloRacing |
Schedule: Saturday May 31 … Final practice from 3:40 to 4:10 p.m. ET … Qualifying at 5:30 p.m. ET … J&R Precast 150 at 8 p.m. ET (FloRacing)
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 J&R Precast 150 is limited to 28 starters including Provisional Positions.
Redraw: The fastest qualifier will spin the wheel to determine the number of drivers that will redraw for their starting positions: 4, 6, 8, or 10 positions will redraw. Once the fastest qualifier spins the wheel, NASCAR will have the various buckets ready to immediately start the redraw procedure. Driver will redraw in their qualifying order after qualifying has been completed (1 through 10, or however many 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 rulebook. The redraw procedure will still take place regardless of how the field is set. However, pole awards and/or bonus point(s), if applicable, will not be paid, if due to adverse conditions, the field is set in accordance with the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour rulebook.
Tire allotment: The maximum tire allotment available for this 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. For (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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