Hartford Courant

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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What: Full Throttle Weekend When: Friday-Saturday Friday: Practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and NACAR Pinty's Series. Gates open: 8 a.m.; Practice begins: 9 a.m.; Qualifying begins: 3:20 p.m.

Saturday: NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250, NASCAR Pinty's Series Visit New Hampshire 100, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Appel Barrel 125. Gates open: 8 a.m.; Features: 12:15 p.m.

Worth noting: Marks the first event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Canadian based NASCAR Pinty's Series. ... Marks the longest event in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. ... The 14th of 16 Whelen Modified Tour event this year and second of the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bobby Santos III won the first event of the season at NHMS on July 21. Santos also swept both points events at NHMS in

2017. ... Marks the 69th Whelen Modified Tour event at NHMS since 1990. The Musket 250 will pay a winner's purse of $25,000 and also offer $25,000 in bonus money to lap leaders. The Musket 250 will be run in two segments. There will be a five-minute break at or near the conclusion of lap 100. ... With seven victories in 13 events, Justin Bonsignore leads the Whelen Modified Tour standings. Bonsignore is looking for his first career Whelen Modified Tour championsh­ip and to snap a strangleho­ld on the championsh­ip by Doug Coby, who has won the last four series titles. Chase Dowling sits a distant 81 points behind Bonsignore. ... Saturday's Apple Barrel 125 marks the 73rd appearance at NHMS for the K&N Pro Series East dating back to 1990. Tyler Ankrum won in the division's first appearance this year in Loudon on July 21.

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