One of the most highly-anticipated NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour seasons in recent years kicked off Saturday night at New Smyrna Speedway. Four-time champion Justin Bonsignore claimed his 48th career tour victory and his first-ever NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at the New Smyrna Beach oval.

Bonsignore started from the pole position after setting fast time in qualifying, but his path to victory lane wasn’t easy. After battles with Ryan Preece and Austin Beers during the race, the Long Island native took the lead from Beers for the final time with 35 laps to go. From there, Bonsignore fended off Tyler Rypkema on a pair of late restarts, including a green-white-checkered restart, to score the victory. 

Rypkema held on to finish second, while Beers began his championship defense with a third-place run. 

In the nightcap, Jade Avedisian took the lead from Casey Roderick and pulled away in a caution-free race to score her first Super Late Model win. The win makes her just the second female driver to win a Super Late Model race at the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. 

Full results from Saturday night’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season opener, as well as the Super Late Model race, can be viewed below. 

The 60th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing continues Sunday with Pro Late Models taking center stage. All nine night of this year’s event can be streamed live on FloRacing. 

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results

1

Justin Bonsignore

2

Tyler Rypkema

3

Austin Beers

4

Patrick Emerling

5

Craig Lutz

6

Jonathan McKennedy

7

Ryan Preece

8

Ryan Newman

9

Trevor Catalano

10

Eric Goodale

11

Teddy Hodgson IV

12

Matt Hirschman

13

Stephen Kopcik

14

Jimmy Zacharias

15

Joey Coulter IV

16

Max Zachem

17

Tommy Catalano

18

John-Michael Shennette

19

Michael Christopher Jr. 

20

Carson Loftin

21

Mark Stewart

22

Ken Heagy

23

Luke Baldwin

24

Jeremy Gerstner

25

Jimmy Blewett

26

Timmy Solomito

27

Kyle Bonsignore

28

Andrew Krause

29

Sam Rameau

30

Mike Marshall

31

Bobby Labonte

32

Ron Silk

Super Late Model Results

1

Jade Avedisian

2

Dawson Sutton

3

Spencer Davis

4

Casey Roderick

5

Michael Hinde

6

William Sawalich

7

Kyle Steckly

8

Nicholas Naugle

9

Matt Craig

10

Derek Griffith

11

Gabe Sommers

12

Max Reeves

13

George Phillips

14

Conner Jones

15

RJ Braun

16

Isaac Kitzmiller

17

Anthony Bello

18

Brandon Lopez

19

Hudson Bulger

20

Will Robinson

21

Derrick Kelley

22

Kole Raz

23

Hunter Wright

24

Brad May

25

Kyle Benjamin

26

Joey Brainard

27

Steve Weaver Jr.Â