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Photo: Emily Morgan/NASCAR
By KEVIN RICE
Richmond, VA- Pre-race favorites to win tonight’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour- Justin Bonsignore, Ron Silk and 2023 winner Austin Beers topped the speed charts during final practice at the Richmond (VA) Raceway under sunny skies this afternoon.
Only 24 cars made laps during the session, with Tyler Rypkema, Melissa Fifield and Bryan Dauzat remaining in the pit area during the 30-minute session. Dauzat ran 37 laps in the first practice, paced by New Jersey driver Andrew Krause, but he appears to be out, leaving 26 cars to qualify for the 6:30 p.m. feature.
Rypkema placed third in the first practice, but his team decided to change the engine in his car. He has been among the lead cars in past races at Richmond. They expect to be ready to go, and be among the contenders in the event.
Doug Coby, Craig Lutz and Jake Johnson showed consistent speed in both practices, ranking among the top ten. Bobby Santos, Trevor Catalano and Eric Goodale each showed improvement during the final session.
Time trial qualifying is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m., with the 150-lap feature going green around 6:30 p.m. The weather should not be too much of a factor, with cooling temperatures and decreasing winds as the evening progresses.
Final practice results for the Virginia is For Racing lovers 150 Friday March 29th, 2024.
| Pos | No. | Name | Sponsor | Best Tm | Best Speed | In Lap | Laps | Diff |
| 1 | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | Coastal Fiber LLC | 21.118 | 127.853 | 23 | 23 | — |
| 2 | 16 | Ron Silk | Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes | 21.159 | 127.605 | 10 | 19 | 0.041 |
| 3 | 64 | Austin Beers | G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric | 21.21 | 127.298 | 19 | 23 | 0.092 |
| 4 | 7 | Doug Coby | Baldwin Automotive | 21.327 | 126.6 | 12 | 21 | 0.209 |
| 5 | 3 | Jake Johnson | Propane Plus/Lin’s Propane Trucks | 21.328 | 126.594 | 2 | 19 | 0.21 |
| 6 | 14 | Bobby Santos III | AdvantageTrucks.com | 21.354 | 126.44 | 16 | 17 | 0.236 |
| 7 | 56 | Trevor Catalano* | Catalano Motorsports | 21.372 | 126.334 | 2 | 29 | 0.254 |
| 8 | 46 | Craig Lutz | Riverhead Building Supply | 21.422 | 126.039 | 2 | 33 | 0.304 |
| 9 | 58 | Eric Goodale | GAF Roofing | 21.422 | 126.039 | 2 | 20 | 0.304 |
| 10 | 19 | Anthony Sesely | Franzosa Trucking Co/Karchner Warehousing | 21.458 | 125.827 | 3 | 8 | 0.34 |
| 11 | 1 | Patrick Emerling | Fleetworks Inc/LFR | 21.461 | 125.81 | 9 | 9 | 0.343 |
| 12 | 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Munns Automotive/Chalew Performance | 21.464 | 125.792 | 3 | 19 | 0.346 |
| 13 | 70 | Andy Seuss | Rockingham Boat | 21.471 | 125.751 | 11 | 16 | 0.353 |
| 14 | 4 | Tim Connolly | Connolly Companies, LLC | 21.477 | 125.716 | 1 | 23 | 0.359 |
| 15 | 38 | Bobby Labonte | Pace-O-Matic | 21.51 | 125.523 | 13 | 26 | 0.392 |
| 16 | 23 | Carson Loftin* | L&R Transmissions/LeBleu Water | 21.533 | 125.389 | 2 | 24 | 0.415 |
| 17 | 84 | Tyler Catalano* | Catalano Motorsports | 21.569 | 125.18 | 12 | 13 | 0.451 |
| 18 | 24 | Andrew Krause | Supreme Manufacturing Co. | 21.576 | 125.139 | 10 | 31 | 0.458 |
| 19 | 54 | Tommy Catalano | Catalano Motorsports/FX Caprara | 21.595 | 125.029 | 9 | 12 | 0.477 |
| 20 | 77 | Ryan Newman | Curb Records/Cassella Waste Systems | 21.682 | 124.527 | 6 | 15 | 0.564 |
| 21 | 25 | Brian Robie | Maurice Enterprises | 21.793 | 123.893 | 17 | 23 | 0.675 |
| 22 | 17 | Marcello Rufrano* | Wheeler’s Auto Sales | 21.897 | 123.305 | 12 | 12 | 0.779 |
| 23 | 18 | Ken Heagy | Buoy One Seafood & Restaurant | 21.901 | 123.282 | 5 | 5 | 0.783 |
| 24 | 26 | Gary McDonald | Lakeland Avenue Landscape Supply | 22.229 | 121.463 | 11 | 29 | 1.111 |
