There’s no shortage of history when it comes to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Saturday’s F.W. Webb 100 at New Hampshire Motors Speedway will add another marker on the timeline.

 

The F.W. Webb 100 will mark the 600th race in Whelen Modified Tour history. The tour’s inaugural event was held on March 31, 1985 at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, an event won by NASCAR Hall of Fame member Richie Evans. Thirty years later the competition is as strong as it’s ever been with five different winners in 12 events and a single tally separating first and second in the championship standings.

 

The Whelen Modified Tour was the third NASCAR series to take to the newly-minted “Magic Mile” in its 1990 opening season. The NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East christened the 1.058-mile facility first on July 15, and the mighty mods made their initial appearance there on Sept. 2, 1990 with Mike McLaughlin reaching Victory Lane. The F.W. Webb 100 will mark the 63rd running of the modifieds in Loudon.

 

The Whelen Modified Tour’s milestone race will follow another historic event Saturday at New Hampshire as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will contest its 500th all-time event. The 500th modified race took place on Sept. 20, 2008 at Martinsville (Virginia) Speedway.

 

NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR – BY THE NUMBERS

Races:  599	Race Winners:  66	Pole Winners:  91	Race Leaders:  154
NHMS Races:  62	NHMS Race Winners:  20	NHMS Pole Winners:  26	NHMS Race Leaders:  61
Champions:  17	Tracks Visited:  38	States Visited:  13	N.H. Races:  84

 

RACE:  F.W. Webb 100

PLACE:  New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

DATE:  Saturday, Sept. 26

TIME:  3:30 p.m. ET

TELECAST:  Thursday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN

TRACK LAYOUT:  1.058-mile asphalt oval

2014 WINNER:  Woody Pitkat

2014 POLESITTER:  Ryan Newman

EVENT SCHEDULE:  Friday – Practice 10:30-11:45 a.m., Qualifying 5:50 p.m., Saturday – Driver Autograph Session 11:15-11:45 a.m.

 

Source: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour PR