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By Michael Jaworecki
Photo Tom Morris racing Photography

With so many changes for 2026, race director, tires, cars, teams and tracks some things just stay the same.
Justin Bonsignore #51 finds himself in very familiar position and that is the pole position for a NASCAR WMT race.
Justin and outside pole sitter Jon McKennedy will bring the field to green shortly for their 200-lap feature.
Who will open their season with a win?
Check back in about 2 hours and find out.
New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 Starting Lineup
POS CAR DRIVER TEAM TIME SPEED
- 51 Justin Bonsignore, Holtsville, N.Y. Phoenix Communications Inc. 17.730 101.523
- 79 Jon McKennedy, Chelmsford, Mass. Stuart’s Automotive 17.763 101.334
- 7 Luke Baldwin, Mooresville, N.C. Baldwin Automotive 17.770 101.294
- 64 Austin Beers, Northampton, Pa. G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric 17.876 100.694
- 2 Jimmy Blewett, Howell, N.J Gershow Recycling/Blewett Scrap 17.883 100.654
- 40 Ryan Preece, Berlin, Conn Racechoice 17.895 100.587
- 31 Mike Christoper Jr, Wolcott, Conn. Elite Towing/Baker Racing 17.951 100.273
- 4 Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind. Aggressive Hydraulics/RounTree/USNE/Southwest Mobi 17.963 100.206
- 58 Eric Goodale, Riverhead, N.Y. GAF Roofing 17.971 100.161
- 20 Max Zachem, Preston, Conn. Lu-Mac’s Package Store/Mama MZ Crafts 17.980 100.111
- 21 Stephen Kopcik, Newtown, Conn. Wanick Construction/Newtown Pools 17.989 100.061
- 60 Matt Hirschman, Northampton, Pa. Pee Dee Motorsports 17.993 100.039
- 46 Craig Lutz, Miller Place, N.Y. Riverhead Building Supply 17.997 100.017
- 3 Tyler Rypkema, Owego, N.Y. Northeast Drilling/SYP 18.023 99.872
- 38 Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Tex. Cook-Out 18.037 99.795
- 16 Ron Silk, Norwalk, Conn. Blue Mountain Machine and Future Homes 18.058 99.679
- 1 Patrick Emerling, Orchard Park, N.Y. USNE Motorsports 18.067 99.629
- 05 Teddy Hodgdon IV, Danbury, Conn. * Business Time Motorsports/Landau Team of Re-Max/Mo 18.073 99.596
- 81 Mark Stewart, Riverhead N.Y. Cromers Market/Keith Grimes Excavating/Hydroaction 18.124
- 73 Carson Loftin, Lexington, N.C. Jersey Shore Contract/Professional Therapy Associa 18.138 99.239
- 71 Jimmy Zacharias, Candor, N.Y. Kevo Motorsports/Stafursky Paving/BA Motorsports 18.160 99.119
- 02 Joey Coulter, IV, Miami Springs, Fla. SRI Performance/Bilstein Shocks/PFC Brakes 18.182 98.999
- 54 Tommy Catalano, Ontario, N.Y. FX Caprara/USNE Power 18.213 98.831
- 55 Jeremy Gerstner, Tampa, Fla. Garage Doors of the Triad/Cherokee Underground 18.226 98.760
- 22 Kyle Bonsignore, Bay Shore, N.Y. Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto 18.285 98.441
- 56 Trevor Catalano, Ontario, N.Y. USNE/ Catalano Motorsports 18.304 98.339
- 99 Sam Rameau, Westminster, Mass FNO Racecras 18.310 98.307
- 66 Timmy Solomito, Islip, N.Y. USNE Power/Kennedy Realty 18.310 98.307
- 18 Ken Heagy, Calverton, N.Y. Merkel Racing Engines 18.553 Provisional
- 8 John-Michael Shenette, Thompson, Conn. USNE Power/Eighty-Two Services 18.401 Provisional
- 29 Mike Marshall, Hudson, N.H. MLM Diagnostics/Jusczak Electric 18.504 Provisional
- 24 Andrew Krause, Holmdel, N.J. Supreme Manufacturing 18.419 Provisional
- Denotes Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender.
Did Not Qualify
- 39 Connor Jones
- 11 Norman Newman
- 48 Luke Flemming
- 95 Cory Plummer
- 39 Save Sapienza

