NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

35 on NASCAR Modified Tour New Smyrna entry list

The race takes place ahead of the Tour Type World Series of Asphalt

by
Matt Weaver
February 3, 2024

Adam Glanzman | NASCAR

The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour opener at New Smyrna Speedway has 32 cars on its provisional entry list.

Beyond the series regulars, NASCAR Cup Series regular Ryan Preece and veteran Cup star Ryan Newman are also on the list. Matt Hirschman won the race two years ago for PeeDee Motorsports and is back. Ron Silk won the race in 2023 en route to the championship.

The Florida Visitor’s Bureau 200 is Saturday night, February 10 and airs live on FloRacing.

Car No.	Driver	Organization	Chassis Mfg	Crew Chief	Sponsors
00	Brett Meservey	Jody Lauzon	Kluth	Steve Mendoza	BNP Machine; SSRP
01	Melissa Fifield	Pine Knoll Racing LLC	Troyer	Jake Marosz	Pine Knoll Auto Sales
1	Patrick Emerling	Richard Gatureau	LFR	Dale Hedquist	Fleetworks Inc
02	Joey Coulter IV	Coulter Motorsports	FURY Race Cars	Harold Holly	SRI Performance; PFC Brakes, Bilstein Shocks; Simpson; Molecule; Race-Fan
2	J.R. Bertuccio	Joseph Bertuccio	FURY Race Cars	Mike Bologna	Gershow Recycling
3	Jake Johnson	Boehler’s Racing Equipment	Boehler Racing	Greg Fournier	Propane Plus; Lin’s Propane Trucks
4	Tim Connolly	Connolly Racing	FURY Race Cars	Cale Gale	Connolly Companies LLC
7	Doug Coby	Tommy Baldwin Racing LLC	PSR Products	Tommy Baldwin	Baldwin Automotive
8	John-Michael Shenette	Eighty-Two Autosport	LFR	John Shenette	Eighty-Two Services
09	Christopher Hatton	Chris Hatton	Troyer	Tom Turano	Generac
16	Ron Silk	Haydt Yannone Racing	FURY Race Cars	Phil Moran	Blue Mountain Machine; Future Homes
18	Ken Heagy	Robert Pollifrone	FURY Race Cars	Greg Gorman	Buoy One
19	Anthony Sesely	Wanick Construction	Troyer	James Archbald	Franzosa Trucking Company; Karchner Warehousing
20	Eddie McCarthy	Ed McCarthy	LFR	Bill Cole	McCarthy Marine Sales
22	Kyle Bonsignore	Kyle Bonsignore	FURY Race Cars	Cam McDermott	MTT; ChaLew Performance; BPT
23	Carson Loftin	Brian Loftin	PSR Products	Justin Link	L&R Transmissions, QMF Metal Fabrication; LeBleu Water
24	Andrew Krause	Supreme Racing	LFR	Robert Hyer	Supreme Manufacturing Co.
25	Brian Robie	Scott Spaulding	Troyer	Cody Rose	Maurice Enterprises
26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Avenue Landscape Supply	Meade Chassis	Chad McDonald	Lakeland Avenue Landscape Supply
32	Tyler Rypkema	Dean Rypkema	FURY Race Cars	Zach Truesdail	Northern Drilling; Musco Lighting
34	J.B. Fortin	J.B. Fortin Racing	FURY Race Cars	Ken Lechner	A&R Materials; CYA Screen Print; John’s Fuel Oil; John’s Tree
36	David Sapienza	Judith Thilberg	LFR	Greg Kleila	Sapienza Enterprises; Eastport Feeds
40	Ryan Preece	Jeff Preece	FURY Race Cars	Jeff Preece	Mizzy Construction
42	Spencer Davis	Bruce Cook	FURY Race Cars	TBA	MMI Racing; Sunwest Construction; Max Industrial
46	Craig Lutz	Goodie Racing	FURY Race Cars	Douglas Ogiejko	Riverhead Building Supply
51	Justin Bonsignore	Kenneth Massa Motorsports LLC	FURY Race Cars	Ryan Stone	Phoenix Communications, Inc.
54	Tommy Catalano	Timmy Catalano	Troyer	Rick Kluth	FX Caprara
55	Jeremy Gerstner	GMR Enterprises	Troyer	Dawn Gerstner	GMR Lawn Care
56	Trevor Catalano	Amy Catalano	Troyer	David Catalano	Catalano Motorsports
58	Eric Goodale	Goodie Motorsports	FURY Race Cars	Jason Shepherd	GAF Roofing; Riverhead Building Supply
60	Matt Hirschman	Pee Dee Motorsports LLC	Troyer	Mike Stein	Pee Dee Motorsports
64	Austin Beers	KLM Motorsports	Troyer	Ron Yuhas	G&G Electrical Supply; Dell Electric; Lumiere Electrical; Andrew James Interiors, AP Marquadt & Sons; Hughes Motors
84	Tyler Catalano	David Catalano	Troyer	JJ Vece	Catalano Motorsports
99	Ronnie Williams	JT Motorsports	Troyer	Trey Tomaino	Tony Competition Engines
114	Ryan Newman	Advantage Motorsports LLC	LFR	Bill Putney	AdvantageTrucks.com

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Matt Weaver is the owner and founder of Short Track Scene. Weaver grew up in the sport, having raced himself before becoming a reporter in college at the University of South Alabama. He also has extensive experience covering NASCAR, IndyCar and Dirt Sprint Cars.

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