NASCAR Modified Tour Riverhead entry list

For the 78th time in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour history, New York’s Riverhead Raceway will welcome NASCAR’s oldest division Saturday night for the running of the Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

The race, named in honor of five-time Riverhead Raceway Modified champion Don Howe, is the fifth race of the 2026 Whelen Modified Tour season and the first of two races this year at the historic bullring located on Long Island.

Justin Bonsignore leads all competitors with 12 Whelen Modified Tour triumphs at Riverhead. Other notable winners at Riverhead include Mike Ewanitsko, Jimmy Spencer, Reggie Ruggiero, Mike Stefanik, Donny Lia, Ryan Preece, Ted Christopher, Doug Coby and Steve Park, among others.

Tickets to Saturday’s Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 are available trackside. Below is everything you need to know about Saturday’s race.

Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 at Riverhead Raceway

A betting man would find it hard to wager against Justin Bonsignore at Riverhead Raceway.

A native of nearby Holtsville, New York, Bonsignore leads all Modified Tour drivers with 12 victories at the quarter-mile oval. His most recent Riverhead triumph came last year in the Miller Lite Salutes Steve Park 200, when he 122 of 200 laps en route to the 46th victory of his Modified Tour career.

As if that wasn’t good enough, in 31 starts at Riverhead, Bonsignore has finished outside the top five on just five occasions. He’s led 1,740 laps and has an average finish of 4.9 across his 31 career starts at Riverhead.

Bonsignore will go for his 13th Riverhead win Saturday, but in doing so, he’ll have to beat a slew of talented competitors looking to deny him the privilege of visiting Victory Lane.

They include defending Modified Tour champion Austin Beers, who drove to victory last fall at Riverhead in the Eddie Partridge 256. Beers enters Saturday’s event with a 34-race top-10 streak, and the best way to continue that streak would be a victory for the driver from Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Another anticipated contender Saturday is Ron Silk, who’s won three of the last six Modified Tour events at Riverhead dating back to 2023. He has yet to find Victory Lane this season but has finished second in two of the four events held thus far.

A contingent of local Riverhead Raceway Modified competitors are also expected to defend their home turf against the Whelen Modified Tour regulars this weekend. They include Mark Stewart, who will take the reigns of Dave Sapienza’s No. 36 Modified for Saturday’s 200-lap affair. Other Riverhead locals entered in Saturday’s race include Chris Rogers, Roger Turbush, Matthew Brode and Chase Grennan.

Other notable entrants include Long Island native Timmy Solomito, Modified Tour points leader Stephen Kopcik, Jon McKennedy, Patrick Emerling, Tyler Rypkema, Craig Lutz and Eric Goodale, among others.

SCHEDULE: Saturday, May 30: Practice from 3:20 – 4:05 p.m. ET … Final practice from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. ET … American Racer Pole Award qualifying at 6:15 p.m. ET … Start of the Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 at 8 p.m. ET (200 Laps / 50 Miles)

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 Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 is limited to 26 starters including Provisional Positions.

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 NASCAR Officials, 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 tires during the event. The tire change rule is zero (0) tires, any position for the event.

RE-DRAW PROCEDURE: The fastest qualifier will spin the wheel 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 spins the wheel, NASCAR will have the various buckets ready to immediately start the re-draw procedure. Driver 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 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rule Book. The re-draw procedure will still take place regardless of how the field is set.

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