Four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) champion Justin Bonsignore and his Ken Massa Motorsports team will return to NWMT competition this Saturday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Bonsignore will compete in the Mohegan Sun 100 with a special partnership from Dollar Tree on the side of the No. 51 entry.
The New York native has won two of the last three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races at the ‘Magic Mile’ and came close to winning a third last year, finishing second. In his last 13 New Hampshire starts, Bonsignore has eight top-five finishes. He has three points-paying victories at the 1.058-mile oval.
"We are really excited to welcome Dollar Tree to our team and appreciate them supporting grassroots racing as part of their busy weekend at the Magic Mile,” Bonsignore said. “Between the track partnership, NASCAR Cup Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fans are going to see a lot of green at the Magic Mile. Our recent results at New Hampshire have come with our team working so hard to prepare in the shop, but there is also a lot of execution on race day with the draft, strategy and pit stops. It’s one of the top races of the year in Modified racing for a reason. Fans mark down the date every year to make sure they are there.”
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will practice on Friday from 11:30-12:30 p.m., followed by another session from 12:40-1:10 p.m. Qualifying will take place at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. The Mohegan Sun 100 is set for Saturday afternoon, following the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks race. The Tour event will go green at 4:30 p.m.
Justin Bonsignore, 38, is a four-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion driver for Ken Massa Motorsports. Bonsignore picked up his first championship in 2018, and followed it up with two more in 2020 and 2021, before capturing a fourth in 2024. In over 20 years of racing with the same team and car number, Bonsignore has 48 career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour wins, placing him second all-time in the storied history of the Tour. Bonsignore has over 140 top-fives and nearly 190 top-10s, along with 40 career pole awards. Bonsignore has also run part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, strapping in for nine races with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025, with a best finish of 10th. He has run additional Tour-Type Modified events, and made an ARCA Menards Series start.