2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Lee USA Speedway

Matt Hirschman Dominates NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour At Lee USA Speedway

Matt Hirschman Dominates NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour At Lee USA Speedway

Matt Hirschman turned in a dominating performance to win the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Granite State Derby at Lee USA Speedway.

May 29, 2023 by Brandon Paul
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In the inaugural Granite State Derby at Lee USA Speedway, Matt Hirschman dominated early but came up short in the stretch. This time around, Hirschman would not be denied.

“Big Money Matt” took charge on the third lap and never looked back en route to his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win of the year and his first at “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed.”

Hirschman, ever disciplined at conserving equipment, crossed the line 1.120 seconds ahead of McKennedy to win his sixth career NWMT race and his first since the 2021 season opener.

Beers held on for third place, with Rameau and Ron Silk rounding out the top five. Coby raced his way back to sixth at the finish.

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NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Highlights at Lee USA Speedway

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Winning Quote From Matt Hirschman

“We just finally closed one. These races are tough to win, and I think we should have had five or six of them in recent years. We deserve better than what the results have been, and a lot of that is on me. I take the most responsibility for that. But today, we delivered.”

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results At Lee USA Speedway

Position

No.

Driver

1

60

Matt Hirschman

2

79

Jon McKennedy

3

64

Austin Beers

4

6

Sam Rameau

5

16

Ron Silk

6

7

Doug Coby

7

3

Jake Johnson

8

22

Kyle Bonsignore

9

51

Justin Bonsignore

10

54

Tommy Catalano

11

25

Brian Robie

12

82

Craig Lutz

13

46

Justin Brown

14

34

J.B. Fortin

15

32

Tyler Rypkema

16

43

Matt Kimball

17

6

Woody Pitkat

18

18

Ken Heagy

19

26

Max Zachem

20

1

Melissa Fifield

21

92

Anthony Nocella

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Point Standings

Justin Bonsignore leads Ron Silk by one point in the championship standings after five races. Austin Beers (-19), Doug Coby (-25) and J.B. Fortin (-31) complete the current top five.

Last Race: May 21 - NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway

Next Race: June 10 - NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Seekonk Speedway