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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 26, 2026) – Due to potential weather forecasted for the Martinsville area late Friday night, NASCAR and Martinsville Speedway officials will move up the start time for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 to 7:00 p.m. ET (FloRacing and MRN Radio).
Friday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event was originally scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. ET start time.
Justin Bonsignore enters Martinsville Speedway with momentum firmly on his side. After opening the season with a victory at New Smyrna Speedway in February, Bonsignore has also captured each of the last two Modified Tour races at Martinsville. A win this weekend would place him alone in the record books, as no driver in series history has ever won three consecutive Modified Tour events at the historic half-mile.
Reigning NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion Austin Beers enters Friday’s race in the midst of a historic run of consistency. Beers has recorded 31 consecutive top-10 finishes dating back to April 7, 2024, at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, marking the longest streak of its kind in series history. During that span, he has earned three victories while posting an average finish of 4.77 and has finished outside the top 10 just four times since the start of the 2023 season.
Friday’s event also marks the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s return to Martinsville Speedway in the spring for the first time since 2021. The previous spring race at the venue, held on April 8, 2021, saw Eric Goodale take the checkered flag.
For updated event information as available, fans can visit nascar.com/regional.
