Sunday’s Whelen Season Opener 150 will be the 49th all-time event for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour at Caraway.
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10 Years Of The Whelen Southern Modified Tour

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour will have a milestone weekend when the 2014 season takes the green flag on Sunday at Caraway Speedway in Sophia, N.C. The Whelen Season Opener 150 will launch the 10th season of competition for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour, which held its inaugural event at Caraway on March 26, 2005. George Brunnhoelzl III is a two-time winner of the Caraway opener, and will look to Sunday’s event as an opportunity to launch a potentially historic fourth consecutive championship season. His Whelen Season Opener 150 triumphs in 2011 and 2012 both led to eventual titles.

Jay Beasley, a member of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Program and driver for Rev Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East,  will receive recognition by the Governor on Thursday, March 6 in Carson City, Nev., as part of an ongoing initiative to have the U.S. state and Canadian province champions from the 2013 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season take part in meet-and-greet events with their respective governors. Beasley was the Super Late Model champion at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last year and the NWAAS Nevada champion.

With his victory in the season-opening event for the NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series this past weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, Daniel Suárez now leads the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and Mexico Toyota Series points standings, becoming the first driver since Kyle Busch in 2009 to concurrently lead two NASCAR series.