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By Adam Fenwick
NASCAR.com
Published: April 28, 2025
The stars and cars of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour return to action Saturday night for the running of the Cheshire County Clash 200 at New Hampshire’s Monadnock Speedway (6 p.m. ET on FloRacing).
The race, the third of the 2025 Modified Tour season, doubles as the opening round of the Whelen Short Track Cup mini-series that offers more than $20,000 in additional bonuses to teams that compete in all three rounds.
Saturday’s event will be the 20th Modified Tour race held at Monadnock dating back to 1986, when Ken Bouchard piloted Boehler Racing Enterprises’ Ole Blue No. 3 to victory at the quarter-mile bullring. Jimmy Spencer, Mike Stefanik, Reggie Ruggiero, Jamie Tomaino, Ted Christopher, Todd Szegedy, Ryan Preece, Justin Bonsignore, Doug Coby, Timmy Solomito, Jake Johnson, Trevor Catalano and Patrick Emerling have also secured victories at the venue.
Tickets to Saturday’s Cheshire County Clash 200 are available here. Below is everything you need to know before Saturday’s race.
Cheshire County Clash 200 at Monadnock Speedway
Bullrings and Modifieds go together like peanut butter and jelly.
That makes Monadnock Speedway and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour a match made in racing heaven.
Saturday’s race marks the first of two stops for the series at Monadnock during the 2025 season, and a host of drivers are hoping to take their claim to a victory and a quick start to JDV Productions’ annual Whelen Short Track Cup mini-series.
Chief among them is Patrick Emerling, the most recent Modified Tour winner at Monadnock as well as the defending Whelen Short Track Cup champion. Emerling, a winner already this year at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway, leads the series standings and would further pad his advantage with a victory Saturday.
Among his likely competition will be Ron Silk, the most recent series winner at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Silk has yet to win a race at Monadnock, but he has come agonizingly close in recent years. Justin Bonsignore, the series win leader at Monadnock with five, will look to get on the board with his first win of 2025 this Saturday.
Also looking for his first win of 2025 will be Austin Beers, who remains at the wheel of the No. 64 for KLM Motorsports. Stephen Kopcik, who sits fifth in the series standings, will try to continue his strong start to the season with another top-10 finish in the No. 21 for Wanick Motorsports. Luke Baldwin will again pilot the No. 7 for Tommy Baldwin Racing, while Craig Lutz will look to break his dry spell aboard Goodie Racing’s No. 46.
Perennial threats Matt Hirschman and Jon McKennedy are both expected Saturday at Monadnock. Also scheduled to compete are Tommy Catalano and his younger brother Trevor Catalano, who scored his first Modified Tour victory at Monadnock last season.
Other notable entrants include Woody Pitkat, Kyle Ebersole, Tyler Rypkema, Kyle Bonsignore, Matt Kimball and Anthony Nocella, among others.
The complete entry list for Saturday’s Cheshire County Clash 200 is available here.
RACING REFERENCE:
- Previous NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at Monadnock
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour drivers at Monadnock
RACE FACTS
| Race | Cheshire County Clash 200 |
| Date | Saturday, May 3, 2025 |
| Track | Monadnock Speedway |
| Layout | 0.25-mile asphalt oval |
| Location | Winchester, New Hampshire |
| Start time | 6 p.m. ET |
| Laps | 200 |
| Posted Awards | $104,304 |
| Tickets | Here |
| How To Watch | FloRacing |
SCHEDULE: Saturday, May 3… Practice from 1:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. ET … Final practice from 1:45 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. … Qualifying at 4:15 p.m. ET … Cheshire County Clash 200 at 6 p.m. ET (FloRacing).
RE-DRAW PROCEDURE: The fastest qualifier will draw a pill 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 draws the initial pill, NASCAR will have the various buckets ready to immediately start the re-draw procedure. Drivers 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 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rule Book. The re-draw procedure will still take place regardless of how the field is set.
QUALIFYING: Two consecutive qualifying laps. (EIRI) 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 4th Annual Cheshire County Clash 200 is limited to 28 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 Hoosier, 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 and/or change tires during the event. The tire change rule is one (1) tire per caution period.
