Wall Speedway
Wall Stadium Speedway (also known briefly as Wall Township Speedway) is a 1/3-mile high banked (30° in corners) paved oval track in Wall Township, New Jersey, United States. The track opened to the public in the spring of 1950 and has operated for at least a part of every year since. The track was an early home to racing stars Ray Evernham, Jr. and the Truex family of Martin Sr., Martin Jr. and Ryan Truex. Also, it hosted a NASCAR Convertible Series race in 1956 and a NASCAR Grand National Series event in 1958. The more prominent drivers over the years have included Gil Hearne (eight-time champion), Tommie Elliott (the youngest driver ever to race in NASCAR's highest division) and Charlie Kremer, Jr. (both four-time champions), John Blewett III, Jimmy Blewett (four-time champion), Jimmy Spencer (Garden State Classic winner), Tony Siscone (six-time champion), Richie Evans, and Charlie Jarzombek (Garden State Classic winner). Wall Stadium is also known for hosting Round 4: The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wall Township, New Jersey
Wall Township is a Township (New Jersey), township within Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Crisscrossed by several different highways within the heart of the Jersey Shore region, the township is a transportation hub of Central Jersey, Central New Jersey and a commuter town, bedroom suburb of New York City, in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, Wall Township's population was 26,525, its highest United States census, decennial count ever and an increase of 361 (+1.4%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 26,164, which in turn reflected an increase of 903 (+3.6%) from the 25,261 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851. Over the years, portions of the township have been taken to form North Spring Lake, New Jersey, North Spring Lake (May 1884), Ocean Beach (Marc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Long Branch Speedway
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2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-ninth season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 11 and ended with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26. Jon McKennedy entered the season as the defending series champion. McKennedy did not defend his title as the result of his race team folding partway through the season, which caused him to only run a part-time schedule. Ron Silk won his second series championship in 2023, previously winning the 2011 championship. Silk became the seventh driver to win multiple championships in the series. On July 12, 2023, driver J. B. Fortin was suspended by NASCAR after he physically fought a NASCAR official after the race at Wall Stadium. He was reinstated by NASCAR on September 15. Schedule Source: Schedule changes * The Duel at the Dog 200 at Monadnock Spee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-eighth season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the New Smyrna Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 12 and ended with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27. Justin Bonsignore entered the season as the defending series champion. Jon McKennedy won his first championship in the series in 2022. Schedule On November 3, 2021, NASCAR announced the 2022 Whelen Modified Tour schedule. There are 16 scheduled races for the season which includes an inaugural stop at New Smyrna Speedway. Results and standings Race results Point standings ( key) See also * 2022 NASCAR Cup Series * 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series * 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series * 2022 ARCA Menards Series * 2022 ARCA Menards Series East * 2022 ARCA Menards Series West * 2022 NASCAR Pinty's Series * 2022 NASCAR Mexico Series * 2022 NASCA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-seventh season of the Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT), a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway on April 8 and concluded at Stafford Motor Speedway on September 25. Defending series champion Justin Bonsignore won another championship and his third in total after previously winning the 2018 title. Schedule On December 11, 2020, NASCAR announced the 2021 Whelen Modified Tour schedule. Among the 14 races was an inaugural stop at New York International Raceway Park and returns to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. Results and standings Race results Point standings ( key) See also * 2021 NASCAR Cup Series * 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series * 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series * 2021 ARCA Menards Series * 2021 ARCA Menards Series East * 2021 ARCA Menards Series West * 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series * 2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-sixth season of the Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT), a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Wade Cole Memorial 133 at Jennerstown Speedway on June 21 and concluded at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 11. Justin Bonsignore won the championship, his second. Schedule On November 5, 2019, NASCAR announced the 2020 Whelen Modified Tour schedule. Among the 17 races was an inaugural stop at Iowa Speedway and returns to Jennerstown Speedway Complex and Martinsville Speedway. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Martinsville date was cancelled, and many of the early-season races were postponed. An initial version of a revised schedule had Myrtle Beach Speedway hosting the season-opening race on June 6, but that date was eventually moved to Jennerstown and rescheduled for June 21. Two events at White Mountain Motorsports Park and an event at Monadnock Speedway were also added to the revised s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-fifth season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT), a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen at Myrtle Beach Speedway on March 16 and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 13. Justin Bonsignore entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. 2019 marked the third season of the unification of the Whelen (Northern) Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Doug Coby won the championship, his sixth, eight points ahead of Bonsignore. Drivers ;Notes: Schedule On November 21, 2018, NASCAR announced the 2019 schedule. Langley and Bristol were dropped from the schedule in favor of South Boston and Wall Stadium. The All-Star Shootout, held at New Hampshire, did not count towards the championship. Twelve of the seventeen races in the season were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis. All races ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 24th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 6. It ended with the Xtra Mart World Series at Thompson again on October 19. Donny Lia entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Ted Christopher won the 2008 championship after 16 races, 127 points ahead of Matt Hirschman. Schedule Source: ;Notes: Results and standings Races Drivers' championship ( key) *1 – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. *2 – Kenny Horton, Dion Ciccarelli, Jon McKennedy, Justin Bonsignore, Gregg Shivers, Roy Seidell Jr., and Ken Bouchard received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race. See also *2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series *2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series *2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series * 2008 NASCAR Camping World East Series * 2008 NASCAR Camping World West Series * 2008 ARCA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 23rd season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 15. It ended with the Xtra Mart 150 at Thompson again on October 14. Mike Stefanik entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Donny Lia won the 2007 championship after 16 races, 180 points ahead of Todd Szegedy. The season was marred with the death of John Blewett III, who was killed in a crash at Thompson on August 16. Schedule Source: ;Notes: Results and standings Races Drivers' championship ( key) *1 – Gary McDonald, Howie Brode, Dave Etheridge, Chris Pasteryak, Roy Seidell Jr., Dave Brigati, Kenny Horton, Rich Kuiken Jr., and Tom Abele Jr. received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race. See also *2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series *2007 NASCAR Busch Series *2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) (previously the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series from 1985 until 2005) is a modified stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified Division. The Modified Division is NASCAR's oldest division, and is the only open-wheeled division that NASCAR sanctions. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events are mainly held in the northeastern United States, but the 2007 and 2008 tours expanded to the Midwest with the addition of a race in Mansfield, Ohio. The tour races primarily on short oval paved tracks, but the NWMT also has made appearances at larger ovals and road courses. History Modified Division (1947–1984) The NASCAR Modified Division was formed as part of NASCAR's creation in December 1947. NASCAR held a modified race as its first sanctioned event, on February 15, 1948, on the beach course at Daytona Beach, Florida. Red Byron won the event and 11 more races that year, and won the first N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Flemington Speedway
Flemington Speedway was a motor racing circuit in Flemington, New Jersey which operated from 1915 to 2002. The track was once known for being the fastest 5/8-mile dirt track in the United States. Early history Flemington Speedway was created as a mid-nineteenth century fairgrounds horse track hosting horse racing events during the Hunterdon County 4-H Agricultural Fair starting in 1848. It was a half mile, four-cornered dirt oval. Motorcycles first raced on this horse track in 1911, and the "Speedway" hosted its first automobile race in 1915 as a half mile dirt oval. The first race was promoted and won by Ira Vail. The track's grandstand opened in 1917 and remained standing until the track was demolished in January 2005. Auto races were a nearly annual event at Flemington Fair. Stock Car Races became the weekly Saturday night featured attraction when lights were added in 1955. The track was reconfigured over the 1966-1967 off-season into a (nearly) 5/8 mile, semi-banked rounded ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |