11/14/2009
2010 WHELEN
SOUTHERN MODIFIED TOUR
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED |
NASCAR has announced the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour schedule,
which is highlighted by four new tracks and traditional stops at historic
venues.
The 2010 season – the sixth for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour –
will open and close on NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends as the quarter-mile
tracks at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway will play host
to the Tour for the first time. Atlanta’s “Thunder Ring” will be the site of
the Southern Tour season-opener on March 5 and the 2010 champion will be
crowned at Charlotte on Oct. 14 at the quarter-mile track made popular by
the “Summer Shootout Series.”
“The 2010 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour schedule features an
exciting blend of traditional stops with new venues, and an opportunity to
both open the season and crown a champion in conjunction with high-profile
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR Managing
Director of Racing Operations. “We are very pleased to have these new venues
on board to feature the Tour as it continues to establish roots throughout
the southeast.”
A third national series companion event is slated for a return visit to
the “World’s Fastest Half Mile.” After the success of the inaugural event at
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in 2009, the high-banked facility will return
to the schedule in 2010, once again as a combination race with the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour. The Modifieds will run as a part of a doubleheader on
Aug. 18 with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
In addition to the Atlanta and Charlotte bullrings, also new to the
Whelen Southern Modified Tour’s schedule will be .4-mile tracks Langley
Speedway and Tri-County Motor Speedway. Langley, which has a history of
NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series events in its storied past,
will welcome the Southern Modified Tour to Hampton, Va., on Sept. 4.
Tri-County, located in Hudson, N.C., is on the schedule for Sept. 25.
Whelen Southern Modified Tour staple Caraway Speedway will play
host to three events on March 14, July 2 and Aug. 28. The .455-mile
high-banked track in Asheboro, N.C., has held more Southern Tour races than
any other facility with 29.
A pair of historic facilities will also welcome back the Whelen
Southern Modified Tour in 2010. Perhaps the most storied Modified track in
the south, Bowman Gray Stadium will feature the Southern Tour on Aug. 7 at
its venerable quarter-mile in Winston-Salem, N.C., while South Boston (Va.)
Speedway is slated to bring the Southern Tour back for the second year in a
row on April 3. This year’s race at South Boston will be run as part of a
doubleheader with the NASCAR Camping World Series East.
The schedule announcement was made from the site of the NASCAR
Touring Series Awards Gala, in Concord, N.C. where Whelen Southern Modified
Tour titlist George Brunnhoelzl III and the rest of the touring series
champions will be honored Saturday night. Fans can watch the live online
stream at
www.nascarhometracks.com at 7 p.m. ET.
Date / Venue / Track
Mar 5, NWSMT Atlanta, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 14, NWSMT Caraway, Caraway Speedway
Apr 3, NWSMT South Boston, South Boston Speedway
Jul 7, NWSMT Caraway, Caraway Speedway
Aug 7, NWSMT Bowman Gray, Bowman Gray Stadium
Aug 18, NWSMT UNOH Perfect Storm 150, Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug 28, NWSMT Caraway, Caraway Speedway
Sep 4, NWSMT Langley, Langley Speedway
Sep 25, NWSMT Tri-County, Tri-County Motor Speedway
Oct 25, NWSMT Charlotte, Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Source: Tim Southers /
NASCAR PR
Posted: November
14, 2009 |
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