Musket 250

Musket 250
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
VenueNew Hampshire Motor Speedway
Corporate sponsorN/A
First race1990
Distance265 miles (280.9 km)
Laps250
Previous namesSunoco Winston 125 (1990)
ADAP/Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 (1991)
New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s (1991-1992)
New Hampshire 75 (1992, 1996, 2007)
Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 (1992)
Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125s (1993-1995)
New Hampshire 40 (1994-1995)
NASCAR Doubleheader 125 (1994)
NYNEX Yellow Pages 40 (1994)
Auto Palace 40 (1995)
NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 (1995)
Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader 125 (1996-1999)
Pennzoil 40 (1996)
CMT 100 (1997)
Farm Aid on CMT 100 (1998)
New Hampshire 100 (1999-2003, 2006-2009, 2011)
ThatLook.com 100 (2000)
Featherlite Modified Series 100 (2000)
New England 100 (2001-2003, 2005-2010; 2016)
Sylvania 100 (2004-2005)
Siemens 100 (2004)
Granite State Classic (2011)
Town Fair Tire 100 (2012-2013)
Sunoco 100 (2014)
Andy Blacksmith 100 (2015)
Eastern Propane and Oil 100 (2017)
F.W. Webb 100 (2010)

The Musket 250 is a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The Whelen Modified Series has been racing since September 2, 1990. This race was originally 125 laps, but in 1997 was reduced to 100 laps. This race was held during the ISM Connect 300 race weekend until 2017 when Las Vegas replaced Loudon in the NASCAR playoffs. As a result, starting in 2018, the September race at Loudon now features the Modifieds as the feature division, with a 250 lap, 264.5 mile event, the all-time record of distance of Whelen Modified Tour in the touring format. In 1969 and 1970, Martinsville Speedway ran the NASCAR Modified Division with 263-mile races (500 laps). The ARCA Menards Series East (formally K&N Pro East) will continue to be part of the schedule, but the NASCAR Pinty's Series from Canada replaces the Cup Series on that weekend.

The race in 2020 was shortened to 200 laps due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 only 1 race occurred during the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was in July but it was the 100 lap Whelen 100 as the Musket event was cancelled for 2021 as was the full throttle weekend. When the 2022 Schedule was released on November 3, 2021, the only race listed for New Hampshire was the 100 lap race that accompanies the NASCAR Cup Series weekend in July.[1]

The Modified cars during this race use a restrictor plate.[2] This plate is similar to what the NASCAR Xfinity Series uses at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.

Race Results

Date Event Name Race Winner[3]
09/02/1990 Sunoco Winston 125 Mike McLaughlin
04/14/1991 New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s Mike Stefanik
08/25/1991 ADAP/Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 Doug Heveron
05/03/1992 New Hampshire Lottery Twin 125s Jeff Fuller
07/11/1992 New Hampshire 75 Reggie Ruggiero
09/20/1992 Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 Reggie Ruggiero
05/02/1993 Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125s Reggie Ruggiero
07/10/1993 Winston Shootout 40 Reggie Ruggiero
04/17/1994 Tri-State Megabucks Twin 125s Reggie Ruggiero
07/09/1994 NYNEX Yellow Pages 40 Jeff Fuller
08/21/1994 New Hampshire 40 Steve Park
09/25/1994 NASCAR Doubleheader 125 Jeff Fuller
04/09/1995 Tri-State Megabucks Twins Mike Ewanitsko
07/08/1995 Auto Palace 40 Steve Park
08/20/1995 New Hampshire 40 Mike Stefanik
09/24/1995 NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 Steve Park
06/02/1996 Tri-State Megabucks Twins Tony Hirschman
08/18/1996 New Hampshire 75 Tony Hirschman
09/07/1996 Pennzoil 40 Steve Park
09/08/1996 Pennzoil/VIP Tripleheader 125 Tony Hirschman
05/31/1997 Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader Mike Stefanik
07/12/1997 Pennzoil / Replacement Auto Parts 50 Tim Connolly
08/17/1997 New Hampshire 125 Jan Leaty
09/13/1997 CMT 100 Reggie Ruggiero
06/28/1998 New Hampshire 125 Mike Stefanik
07/11/1998 Pennzoil/Replacement Auto Parts Doubleheader Mike Stefanik
08/02/1998 Pennzoil / VIP Tripleheader Mike Stefanik
08/29/1998 Farm Aid on CMT 100 Mike Ewanitsko
07/10/1999 Pennzoil / Replacement Auto Parts 100 Tony Hirschman
08/01/1999 Pennzoil / VIP Discount Auto 100 Tony Hirschman
09/18/1999 New Hampshire 100 Tony Hirschman
07/07/2000 ThatLook.com 100 John Blewett, III
09/16/2000 Featherlite Modified Series 100 Mike Ewanitsko
07/20/2001 New England 100 Tony Hirschman
07/20/2002 New England 100 Jan Leaty
09/14/2002 New Hampshire 100 Chuck Hossfeld
07/18/2003 New England 100 Chuck Hossfeld
09/12/2003 New Hampshire 100 John Blewett, III
07/23/2004 Siemens 100 Ted Christopher
09/20/2004 SYLVANIA 100 presented by Lowe's Ted Christopher
07/15/2005 New England 100 Ted Christopher
09/16/2005 SYLVANIA 100 presented by Lowe's Ted Christopher
07/15/2006 New England 100 John Blewett, III
09/15/2006 New Hampshire 100 John Blewett, III
06/30/2007 New England 100 Donny Lia
09/15/2007 New Hampshire 75 Todd Szegedy
06/28/2008 New England 100 Chuck Hossfeld
09/13/2008 New Hampshire 100 Ted Christopher
06/27/2009 New England 100 Donny Lia
09/19/2009 New Hampshire 100 Ronnie Silk
06/26/2010 New England 100 Ryan Newman
09/18/2010 F.W. Webb 100 Ryan Newman
07/16/2011 F.W. Webb 100 Todd Szegedy
08/13/2011 Granite State Classic Mike Stefanik
09/24/2011 New Hampshire 100 Ronnie Silk
07/14/2012 Town Fair Tire 100 Mike Stefanik
09/22/2012 F.W. Webb 100 Doug Coby
07/13/2013 Town Fair Tire 100 Doug Coby
09/21/2013 F.W. Webb 100 Todd Szegedy
07/12/2014 Sunoco 100 Bobby Santos III
09/20/2014 F.W. Webb 100 Woody Pitkat
07/18/2015 Andy Blacksmith 100 Todd Szegedy
09/26/2015 F.W. Webb 100 Doug Coby
07/16/2016 New England 100 Doug Coby
09/24/2016 F.W. Webb 100 Justin Bonsignore
07/15/2017 Eastern Propane and Oil 100 Bobby Santos III
09/23/2017 F.W. Webb 100 Bobby Santos III
07/21/2018 Eastern Propane and Oil 100 Bobby Santos III
09/22/2018 Musket 250 Chase Dowling
07/20/2019 Eastern Propane and Oil 100 Ron Silk
09/21/2019 Musket 250 presented by Whelen Bobby Santos III
09/12/2020 Musket 200 presented by Whelen Bobby Santos III
07/17/2021 Whelen 100 Ryan Preece
07/16/2022 Whelen: Manufactured in America 100 Anthony Nocella

References

  1. ^ Press Release, NASCAR (3 November 2021). "NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour announces 2022 schedule". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ Mods Test Bristol’s High Banks
  3. ^ [1], Race Results.