NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour to crown 2023 championship at upcoming Martinsville finale on Thursday

As the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season inches ever closer to crowning the ultimate champion this year, one of the sport's grassroots series is also set to do the same. The Whelen Modified Tour is all set to crown a 2023 champion on Thursday at Martinsville Speedway.

Fans of the sport can expect a whole lot of racing ahead of them at the 0.5-mile track over the course of the week as the Cup, as well as Xfinity Series, run at the track during the weekend.

The Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 goes live on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. ET, with the live stream for the event available on the popular streaming service FloRacing. The 200-lap-long finale will see two series veterans, Ron Silk and Justin Bonsignore, fight for the ultimate prize as both sit on the driver's standings table, separated by 13 points.

Silk has a lead over Bonsignore heading into the final race due to the latter's poor start at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park last week, relegating him to a P13 finish. NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour car owner Danny Watts Jr. will also be seen retiring from the sport as an owner after several years of success with numerous drivers.

Former Cup Series talents Ryan Newman and Bobby Labonte will also be seen behind the wheel competing for a slice of the pie on Thursday, alongside active Cup Series driver for Stewart-Haas Racing, Ryan Preece.

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Full entry list for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Martinsville this week

A total of 39 entries will be seen racing at Martinsville Speedway this Thursday as Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 goes live from the short track. Here is the complete list:

1. Melissa Fifield
2. Joey Coulter
3. JR Bertuccio
4. Bryan Narducci
5. Brandon Ward
6. Tim Conolly
7. Kyle Ebersole
8. Patrick Emerling
9. Christopher Hatton
10. Ron Silk
11. Ken Heagy
12. Anthony Sesely
13. Eddie McCarthy III
14. Kyle Bonsignore
15. Carson Loftin
16. Andrew Krause
17. Gary McDonald
18. Tyler Rypkema
19. JB Fortin
20. David Sapienza
21. Bobby Labonte
22. Ryan Newman
23. Bobby Santos
24. Justin Bonsignore
25. Tommy Catalano
26. Eric Goodale
27. Andy Jankowiak
28. Matt Hirschman
29. Austin Beers
30. Andy Seuss
31. Max McLaughlin
32. Eric Berndt
33. Craig Lutz
34. Jamie Tomaino
35. Anthony Ballo
36. John Michael Shenette
37. Ryan Preece
38. Dylan Slepian
39. Burt Myers

Watch the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour go live from Martinsville Speedway this Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. ET streaming on FloRacing.