Patrick Emerling Kicks Off ’25 NASCAR Mod Tour Season With Victory At New Smyrna Speedway

Information By: NASCAR – NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL – Race no. 1 of the 2025 NASCAR Modified Tour was held on Saturday night at the New Smyrna Speedway and driver no. 1, Patrick Emerling, was no. 1 when the New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 was complete.

Craig Lutz was second with defending series champion, Justin Bonsignore, coming in third. Pole sitter Luke Baldwin came home fourth and Austin Beers rounded out the top five.

Pos	Car No.	Name	Sponsor	Laps	Diff.
1	1	Patrick Emerling	Fleetworks Inc	206	–
2	46	Craig Lutz	Riverhead Building Supply	206	0.38
3	51	Justin Bonsignore	Phoenix Communications, Inc.	206	0.659
4	7	Luke Baldwin*	Baldwin Automotive	206	0.74
5	64	Austin Beers	G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical	206	0.918
6	21	Stephen Kopcik	Wanick Construction/Karchner/Franzosa Trucking	206	1.017
7	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing	206	1.284
8	8	Ryan Newman	Bass Pro Shops/Cabelas/USNE/Eighty-two services/Anglers Choice	206	1.577
9	16	Ron Silk	Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes	206	1.718
10	24	Andrew Krause	Supreme Manufacturing	206	1.789
11	3	Tyler Rypkema	USNE/Northeast Drilling	206	2.004
12	25	Brian Robie	Bar Harbor Bank and Trust	206	2.072
13	56	Trevor Catalano	USNE/Catalano Motorsports	206	2.248
14	54	Tommy Catalano	FX Caprara/USNE/Catalano Motorsports	206	2.654
15	60	Matt Hirschman	Pee Dee Motorsports	206	2.818
16	20	Max Zachem	USNE/Lu-Mac’s/Byrnes Agency	206	2.965
17	81	Mark Stewart*	Cromers Market/Keith Grimes Excavating/Hydroaction	205	1 Lap
18	84	Tyler Catalano	USNE Power/Kennedy Realty	205	1 Lap
19	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Market & Restaurant	205	1 Lap
20	36	Dave Sapienza	Eastport Feeds	204	2 Laps
21	29	Mike Marshall*	MLM Diagnostics/Jusczak Electric/Tisdell Transmissions	203	3 Laps
22	59	Tyler Barry*	Pro Systems/BNP Machine	202	4 Laps
23	11	Norman Newman*	Family Funland Amusement Park	198	8 Laps
24	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape Supply	181	25 Laps
25	9	Chris Hatton*	Generac	160	46 Laps
26	55	Jeremy Gerstner	TBE5/Crippling Hot Sauce/ Racecar Engineering	124	82 Laps
27	22	Kyle Bonsignore	Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto	86	120 Laps
28	40	Frank Fleming	William E Smith Trucking/Taylor Auto Parts	70	136 Laps
29	44	Chase Dowling	SS Paving/ Harshaw Paving	70	136 Laps
30	12	Brian Sones*	Dennis Wenner	57	149 Laps
31	14	Jacob Lutz	Advantage Trucks/Washtronic’s/Anastasi Trucking	29	177 Laps

Qualifying results:

Pos.	Car No.	Name	Sponsor	Best Time	Best Speed	In Lap	Laps	Diff.
1	7	Luke Baldwin*	Baldwin Automotive	17.501	102.851	2	2	–
2	64	Austin Beers	G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical	17.587	102.348	2	2	0.086
3	21	Stephen Kopcik	Wanick Construction/Karchner/Franzosa Trucking	17.688	101.764	2	2	0.187
4	51	Justin Bonsignore	Phoenix Communications, Inc.	17.693	101.735	2	2	0.192
5	46	Craig Lutz	Riverhead Building Supply	17.699	101.701	2	2	0.198
6	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing	17.713	101.62	2	2	0.212
7	60	Matt Hirschmann	Pee Dee Motorsports	17.718	101.592	2	2	0.217
8	24	Andrew Krause	Supreme Manufacturing	17.776	101.26	2	2	0.275
9	44	Chase Dowling	SS Paving/ Harshaw Paving	17.784	101.215	1	1	0.283
10	1	Patrick Emerling	Fleetworks Inc	17.785	101.209	2	2	0.284
11	16	Ron Silk	Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes	17.787	101.198	2	2	0.286
12	3	Tyler Rypkema	USNE/Northeast Drilling	17.788	101.192	2	2	0.287
13	14	Jacob Lutz	Advantage Trucks/Washtronic’s/Anastasi Trucking	17.793	101.163	2	2	0.292
14	54	Tommy Catalano	FX Caprara/USNE/Catalano Motorsports	17.795	101.152	2	2	0.294
15	40	Frank Fleming	William E Smith Trucking/Taylor Auto Parts	17.81	101.067	2	2	0.309
16	22	Kyle Bonsignore	Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto	17.816	101.033	2	2	0.315
17	84	Tyler Catalano	USNE Power/Kennedy Realty	17.868	100.739	2	2	0.367
18	36	Dave Sapienza	Eastport Feeds	17.882	100.66	2	2	0.381
19	25	Brian Robie	Bar Harbor Bank and Trust	17.893	100.598	2	2	0.392
20	81	Mark Stewart*	Cromers Market/Keith Grimes Excavating/Hydroaction	17.894	100.592	2	2	0.393
21	56	Trevor Catalano	USNE/Catalano Motorsports	17.908	100.514	2	2	0.407
22	8	Ryan Newman	Bass Pro Shops/Cabelas/USNE/Eighty-two services/Anglers Choice	17.917	100.463	2	2	0.416
23	59	Tyler Barry*	Pro Systems/BNP Machine	18.067	99.629	2	2	0.566
24	20	Max Zachem	USNE/Lu-Mac’s/Byrnes Agency	18.132	99.272	1	2	0.631
25	12	Brian Sones*	Dennis Wenner	18.207	98.863	2	2	0.706
26	55	Jeremy Gerstner	TBE5/Crippling Hot Sauce/ Racecar Engineering	18.227	98.755	2	2	0.726
27	29	Mike Marshall*	MLM Diagnostics/Jusczak Electric/Tisdell Transmissions	18.262	98.565	2	2	0.761
28	9	Chris Hatton*	Generac	18.32	98.253	2	2	0.819
29	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Market & Restaurant	18.367	98.002	2	2	0.866
30	11	Norman Newman*	Family Funland Amusement Park	18.4	97.826	2	2	0.899
31	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape Supply	18.509	97.25	2	2	1.008

Practice results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Best Time	Best Speed	In Lap	Laps	Diff.
1	60	Matt Hirschman	Pee Dee Motorsports	17.839	100.903	24	25
2	44	Chase Dowling	SS Paving/Harshaw Paving	17.925	100.418	3	35	0.086
3	51	Justin Bonsignore	Phoenix Communications, Inc.	17.988	100.067	4	42	0.149
4	16	Ron Silk	Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes	18.045	99.751	3	31	0.206
5	64	Austin Beers	G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical	18.069	99.618	7	42	0.23
6	14	Jacob Lutz	Advantage Trucks/Washtronic’s/Anastasi Trucking	18.126	99.305	11	26	0.287
7	81	Mark Stewart*	Cromers Market/Keith Grimes Excavating/Hydroaction	18.137	99.245	24	24	0.298
8	56	Trevor Catalano	USNE/Catalano Motorsports	18.146	99.195	4	19	0.307
9	7	Luke Baldwin*	Baldwin Automotive	18.162	99.108	7	28	0.323
10	54	Tommy Catalano	FX Caprara/USNE/Catalano Motorsports	18.167	99.081	3	41	0.328
11	1	Patrick Emerling	Fleetworks Inc	18.187	98.972	9	15	0.348
12	46	Craig Lutz	Riverhead Building Supply	18.209	98.852	15	18	0.37
13	84	Tyler Catalano	USNE Power/Kennedy Realty	18.217	98.809	4	44	0.378
14	36	Dave Sapienza	Eastport Feeds	18.22	98.793	6	27	0.381
15	3	Tyler Rypkema	USNE/Northeast Drilling	18.237	98.7	13	27	0.398
16	22	Kyle Bonsignore	Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto	18.241	98.679	3	5	0.402
17	40	Frank Fleming	William E Smith Trucking/Taylor Auto Parts	18.255	98.603	11	23	0.416
18	21	Stephen Kopcik	Wanick Construction/Karchner/Franzosa Trucking	18.274	98.501	17	29	0.435
19	58	Eric Goodale	GAF Roofing	18.278	98.479	4	24	0.439
20	55	Jeremy Gerstner	TBE5/Crippling Hot Sauce/ Racecar Engineering	18.332	98.189	14	15	0.493
21	59	Tyler Barry*	Pro Systems/BNP Machine	18.356	98.061	9	45	0.517
22	29	Mike Marshall*	MLM Diagnostics/Jusczak Electric/Tisdell Transmissions	18.416	97.741	25	26	0.577
23	20	Max Zachem	USNE/Lu-Mac’s/Byrnes Agency	18.419	97.725	4	22	0.58
24	8	Ryan Newman	Bass Pro Shops/Cabelas/USNE/Eighty-two services/Anglers Choice	18.425	97.693	19	20	0.586
25	25	Brian Robie	Bar Harbor Bank and Trust	18.426	97.688	19	36	0.587
26	24	Andrew Krause	Supreme Manufacturing	18.439	97.619	14	16	0.6
27	18	Ken Heagy	Buoy One Seafood Market & Restaurant	18.661	96.458	5	6	0.822
28	26	Gary McDonald	Lakeland Landscape Supply	18.677	96.375	11	30	0.838
29	09	Chris Hatton*	Generac	18.915	95.163	2	5	1.076
30	12	Brain Sones*	Dennis Wenner	19.024	94.617	6	16	1.185