After a month off, the 40th anniversary season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour roars back to life Sunday afternoon at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with the running of the Icebreaker 150 (4:30 p.m. ET on FloRacing).
The race marks the 156th time since the creation of the Modified Tour in 1985 the series has visited the historic oval. In fact, the first Modified Tour race was held at Thompson on March 31, 1985 and won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans.
No driver has won more Modified Tour races at Thompson than Mike Stefanik, who won 15 at the venue during his career. Reigning series champion Justin Bonsignore is a close second with 14 wins, with his most recent coming last fall. Other notable winners at Thompson include Ted Christopher, Jeff and Rick Fuller, Tony Hirschman, Ron Silk, Doug Coby, Steve Park and Reggie Ruggiero, among others.
Tickets to the Icebreaker 150 are available trackside. Below is everything you need to know about the second race of the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season.
Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park has served as the backbone of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule since the creation of the series in 1985.
That’s why Thompson is the perfect place to host the inaugural FloRacing Connecticut Challenge, a three-race miniseries open exclusively to team owners that have not participated on the Modified Tour in the last three years or are new to the series.
The miniseries features a championship purse totaling $23,750, including $7,500 to the eligible team that scores the most points during the three Thompson races this season. In addition, should an eligible team win one of the three Thompson races, they’ll earn an additional $1,250 bonus.
Those drivers will have their hands full against a field full of series regulars, all of whom will be looking to collect the checkered flag for themselves. Chief among them is Justin Bonsignore, who at 14 Thompson victories is one triumph away from tying Mike Stefanik at the top of the all-time Thompson Modified Tour wins list.
Patrick Emerling enters Sunday’s race at Thompson as both the Modified Tour points leader and the winner of the most recent series event last month at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway. He scored his first Thompson win last summer and will by trying to add a second victory Sunday.
Ron Silk, a seven-time Thompson winner, should also be among the contenders Sunday afternoon.
Matt Hirschman will be looking to join his father, eight-time Thompson winner Tony Hirschman, as a winner in Modified Tour competition at the 0.625-mile oval. Luke Baldwin will again pilot the No. 7 for his father Tommy Baldwin Jr.; Woody Pitkat will be at the helm of the No. 82 for team owner Danny Watts Jr.; and Austin Beers will chase his first Thompson win in the No. 64 KLM Motorsports entry.
Other notable entrants include Tyler Rypkema, Jake Lutz, Kyle Bonsignore, Andrew Krause, Chase Dowling, Craig Lutz, Tommy and Trevor Catalano and Eric Goodale, among others.
The full entry list for Sunday’s Icebreaker 150 is available here.
RACING REFERENCE
- Previous NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Thompson
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers at Thompson
RACE FACTS
| Race | Icebreaker 150 |
| Date | Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
| Track | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park |
| Layout | 0.625-mile asphalt oval |
| Location | Thompson, Connecticut |
| Start time | 4:30 p.m. ET |
| Laps | 150 |
| Posted Awards | $116,053 |
| Tickets | Trackside |
| How To Watch | FloRacing |
SCHEDULE: Sunday, March 30… Practice from 12:25 to 12:55 p.m. ET … Final practice from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. … Qualifying at 3:30 p.m. ET … Icebreaker 150 at 4:30 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 51st Annual Icebreaker 150 is limited to 30 starters including Provisional Positions.
TIRE ALLOTMENT: The maximum tire allotment available for this event is nine (9) 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 two (2) tires per per stop.
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