Bobby Labonte and Ryan Newman join the field at North Wilkesboro Speedway
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers have unloaded for the first time in North Wilkesboro, NC. The North Wilkesboro Speedway is set for 150 laps in the Brushy Mountain Powersports 150.
View North Wilkesboro results below.
Austin Beers and Matt Hirschman set the front row. 150 laps of open wheel racing are up next…
Main Event
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Green flag, Beers clears Hirschman off turn two.
Lap 12, Gary Putnam spins, caution.
Green, Beers leads as Craig Lutz follows him through on the inside to take over 2nd.
Lap 29, John-Michael Shenette is on the pit lane with smoke billowing, no caution.
Lap 42, Tim Connolly makes contact with Doug Coby. Connolly is in the outside wall, caution.
Green, Beers leads into turn one. Doug Coby follows him through and takes 2nd away.
Lap 65, Matt Hirschman works under Coby to take 2nd away. Hirschman is flying through the field with new tires after pitting on the last stop.
Lap 66, Hirschman works inside of Beers and takes the lead away.
Lap 67, Doug Coby spins in turn one as they ran three wide into the corner! The caution is out.
Beers and others head for the pit lane. Craig Lutz has lost a wheel after the pit stop and he’s picked up heavy damage.
Green, Matt Hirschman leads Justin Bonsignore into turn one.
Lap 77, Jacob Perry spins, caution.
Green, Hirschman leads with Bonsignore on his bumper off turn two.
Lap 96, Ryan Newman has a run on Justin Bonsignore off turn four. He works inside into turn one and takes 2nd away.
50 to go
50 to go, Newman works under Hirschman into turn one. Ryan Newman to the lead!
48 to go, Ken Heagy is up in smoke, caution.
The leaders head for the pit lane.
Penalty: Beers will drop to the rear after running over pit equipment.
Green, Hirschman returns to the lead in turn three.
31 to go, Bobby Labonte has lost the left front after contact. The caution is out.
Green, Coby spins the tires. Hirschman leads Silk.
23 to go, slow car, caution.
Green, Hirschman leads Silk and Newman.
15 to go, Krause gets into Bonsignore in the battle for 4th. No caution.
12 to go, caution as Perry spins.
Green, Newman looks to make it three wide for the lead into turn one. Hirschman leads off turn two.
1 to go, heavy damage for Andy Seuss and the caution is out!
Green with 2 to go, Hirschman leads Coby off turn two. Coby runs wide off turn four, Silk takes 2nd away.
Matt Hirschman hols them off and grabs the win at North Wilkesboro Speedway! There’s a big pileup at the finish behind the leaders.
North Wilkesboro Results
September 30, 2023
NASCAR Whelen Modified
Pos | Driver
1. Matt Hirschman
2. Ron Silk
3. Justin Bonsignore
4. Eric Goodale
5. Patrick Emerling
6. Ryan Newman
7. Andrew Krause
8. Doug Coby
9. Kyle Ebersole
10. Bobby Santos III
11. Anthony Sesely
12. Tyler Rypkema
13. JB Fortin
14. Austin Beers
15. Dave Sapienza
16. Jake Johnson
17. Sam Rameau
18. Burt Myers
19. Anthony Nocella
20. Tommy Catalano
21. Kyle Bonsignore
22. Andy Seuss
23. Jamie Tomaino
24. Brandon Ward
25. Carson Loftin
26. Brett Meservey
27. Jacob Perry
28. Melissa Fifield
29. Gary McDonald
30. Chris Hatton
31. Gary Putnam
32. Ken Heagy
33. Bobby Labonte
34. Craig Lutz
35. Chase Dowling
36. Tim Connolly
37. John-Michael Shenette
38. Edward McCarthy Jr
