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The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will race at New Smryna Speedway for the first time on Feb. 12, 2022. (Dick Ayers Photo)
NASCAR Touring Series

NASCAR Modified Tour To Open 2022 At New Smyrna

September 10, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is set to open the 2022 season on Feb. 12 at a new venue for the series, New Smyrna Speedway.

The Florida half-mile asphalt oval, which opened in 1967, will play host to the start of the 38th season of modern-day Modified Tour racing for the first time. It consistently hosts weekly racing, including the World Series of Asphalt Auto Racing during NASCAR’s Speedweeks.

The World Series annually draws the top tour-type modified competitors each season, which makes the addition of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour an appropriate fit. 

The ARCA Menards Series East has opened its season at New Smyrna since 2014.

Martinsville Speedway hosted the Whelen Modified Tour season-opener this year in a return the half-mile oval after 11 years away in a race won by Eric Goodale.

The remainder of the 2022 schedule will be released at a later date.