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More Than 200 Cars Entered To Race During New Smyrna's 2024 World Series

More Than 200 Cars Entered To Race During New Smyrna's 2024 World Series

More than 200 cars and teams have filed entries for the 2024 World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway.

Feb 5, 2024 by Rob Blount

It is officially race week for the 2024 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway. The nine-night racing extravaganza kicks off Friday night and concludes more than week later after 12 divisions have been in action. With that in mind, we figured we’d take one last look at the massive pre-entry list that boasts more than 200 entries.

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2024 World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway

To be specific, there’s currently 215 entries filed across the 12 divisions that will be in action as of February 2. And that doesn’t even include the 35-car entry list for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour or the 43-car entry list for the Clyde Hart Memorial for the ASA STARS National Tour. With those two divisions added in, 293 cars are currently entered for competition for this year’s massive World Series of Asphalt.

Leading the way in entries are two of the Modified divisions this year. The 602 Modifieds are bringing a whopping 37 cars, while the Tour-type Modifieds have 36 on the entry list. Impressively, just 18 of those entered on the Tour-type Modified list are also entered for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event, and two of them (Patrick Emerling and Ronnie Williams) are in different cars for the WSOA than they’re running for the NWMT 200-lap season opener. Which means that 20 of those competitors/cars are completely different from the NWMT event, bringing the true Tour-type total to 55 competitors across six days of racing between the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event and the five nights of racing during the World Series of Asphalt.

Matt Hirschman, now a four-time champion at New Smyrna’s World Series, will make the trip south from Northampton, Pennsylvania once again. Hirschman swept every Modified feature run (and one that didn’t run thanks to his pole win before Friday’s rain-out) with the exception of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event last year. Even though he had some run-ins with Patrick Emerling, 2023’s World Series was still one of the best of Hirschman’s illustrious career.

But before Hirschman’s dominance began there was another driver who dominated the World Series. That driver is Ryan Preece of the NASCAR Cup Series. Preece won three World Series championships in a row from 2015-2017. The Berlin, Connecticut driver has 11 victories in Tour-type Modified competition dating back to 2008. Preece, who is full-time once again with Stewart-Haas Racing this year, is expected to miss at least two nights this year when he is at Daytona International Speedway for Daytona 500 qualifying on Wednesday and the Duels on Thursday.

Ron Silk kicked off his 2023 season in style by winning the season-opener for the NASCAR Whelen Modifed Tour at New Smyrna Speedway after a thrilling battle between he and Justin Bonsignore. Silk ran every race during the World Series in 2023 before going on to win four more NWMT races and his second NWMT championship in 2023. If Silk picks up right where he left off, the rest of the field should be worried.

Watch: Ron Silk Becomes A Two-Time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion

Three stars from the Carolinas will be in action as well as Bobby Measmer Jr. returns to the World Series of Asphalt. His fellow SMART Modified Tour competitor, Joey Coulter, will also be in action at the World Series for the second year in a row. They are joined by a driver who is used to having fenders on his car in Claremont, North Carolina’s Landon Huffman. Huffman is making his Tour-type Modified debut at New Smyrna Speedway for Shamrock Motorsports.

The Tour-type Modified division will get started at the World Series of Asphalt on Monday, February 12, and conclude with the running of the Richie Evans Memorial 100 on Friday, February 16.

Now let’s take a look at the massive entry list for the 602 Modifieds division where racing is clearly a family affair. This division has multiple father-son combinations and multiple sets of siblings all competing with (or against, depending on how you look at it) each other throughout the week.

The list is headlined by the Baldwin Brothers of Jack and Luke. The sons of Tommy Baldwin Jr. and grandsons of “Tiger” Tom Baldwin had mixed results in 2023 at New Smyrna. Jack had mechanical issues last year, but Luke won a race and the championship and some bragging rights over his brother.

Jackson, New Jersey’s DiGiantomasso Brothers of Carsten and Jarrett are returning to New Smyrna Speedway for the fourth year in a row. Both drivers are still looking for their first victory during the World Series.

Then there’s the father-son duos of the Hattons and the Hartwigs. Chris Hatton Sr. and Christopher Hatton will both be in competition this year in the 602 Modified division. Christopher will be pulling double-duty as he is also on the Tour-type Modified entry list. Meanwhile the Hartwig’s will be travelling down from Galloway, New Jersey to New Smyrna where they’ve competed annually since 2021.

The last time we looked at the Late Model entry lists, the Super Late Model list was at 20 entrants while the Pro Late Models had 18. Now, the Super Late Model entry list is at 30, while the Pro Late Models have 34 entries received.

The Donnie Wilson Motorsports brigade has now been added to the list, consisting of Brent Crews, Cole Butcher, and Giovanni Ruggiero. Kevin Harvick Inc. now has their No. 62 on the entry list with rising star William Sawalich behind the wheel. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Derek Kraus is returning to the World Series for the first time since 2020. Kraus was a regular in the Super Late Model field from 2015 through 2019, though he’s still searching for his first victory.

That’s all in addition to 2020 champion Derek Griffith, who has been making the trip south from Hudson, New Hampshire every year since 2013, and Illinois’ native Austin Nason. Nason is coming back for the first time since 2017.

The lesser-powered Pro Late Model division is headlined by a trio of rising female stars in Toni Breidinger, Katie Hettinger, and Isabella Robusto. Breidinger is full time in 2024 with Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series. Hettinger made history one year ago by becoming the first female to win a PLM race during WSOA competition. This year she returns with her family-owned team. And Robusto is making her return to racing this week since suffering a concussion while battling for the win in a CARS Tour Pro Late Model race at Hickory Motor Speedway last April.

The 2024 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing kicks off this Friday, February 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET. All nine nights of racing, including the season openers for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Saturday, February 10, and the ASA STARS National Tour on Tuesday, February 13, will be streamed live on FloRacing. Fans can subscribe to FloRacing by clicking here.

2024 World Series of Asphalt Entry Lists (As of February 2):

Tour-type Modifieds

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
2	JR Bertuccio	Centereach, New York
2B	Joe Bertuccio III	Statesville, North Carolina
4	Tim Connolly	Endwell, New York
7	Rich Parker	Forked River, New Jersey
8	Cam McDermott	Canterbury, Connecticut
9	Tom Martino Jr.	Red Bank, New Jersey
11	Norman Newman	Kincardine, Ontario
12	Brian Sones	Sandy Valley, Pennsylvania
14nc	Bobby Measmer	Concord, North Carolina
14	Patrick Emerling	Orchard Park, New York
16	Ron Silk	Norwalk, Connecticut
20	Eddie McCarthy	Brick, New Jersey
20nj	Ryan Maher	Neptune, New Jersey
24	Andrew Krause	Freehold, New Jersey
25	Brian Robie	Sunapee, New Hampshire
27	Adam Lacicero	Lavallette, New Jersey
36	Dave Sapienza	Riverhead, New York
40	Ryan Preece	Berlin, Connecticut
42	Spencer Davis	Dawsonville, Georgia
46	Craig Lutz	Middle Island, New York
50	Ronnie Williams	Lebanon, Connecticut
54	Tommy Catalano	Ontario, New York
55	Teddy Hodgdon	Danbury, Connecticut
56	Amy Catalano	Ontario, New York
56	Trevor Catalano	Ontario, New York
58	Eric Goodale	Riverhead, New York
60	Matt Hirschman	Northampton, Pennsylvania
64	Tyler Catalano	Ontario, New York
73	Bobby Geiger	Galloway, New Jersey
92	Anthony Nocella	Woburn, Massachusetts
98	Landon Huffman	Claremont, North Carolina
02	Joey Coulter	Troutman, North Carolina
07	Patrick Emerling	Orchard Park, New York
09	Christopher Hatton	Ormond Beach, Florida
158	Timmy Solomito	Islip, New York
179	Anthony Bello	Newtown, Connecticut

Super Late Models

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
0	Ryan Walters	Holiday, Florida
7	Mitch Haver	West Bend, Wisconsin
9k	Derek Kraus	Statford, Wisconsin
9	Brad May	Oviedo, Florida
11	David Weaver	Plantation, Florida
12g	Derek Griffith	Hudson, New Hampshire
14	Austin Nason	Roscoe, Illinois
15	Gabe Sommers	Plover, Wisconsin
17	Danny Knoll Jr.	Amherst, New York
20	Kris Wright	Wexford, Pennsylvania
22	Giovanni Ruggiero	Seekonk, Massachusetts
23f	Dave Farrington Jr.	Sabattus, Maine
23	Billy VanMeter	Indianapolis, Indiana
24	Brent Crews	Denver, North Carolina
26	Dawson Sutton	Lebanon, Tennessee
27k	Cody Krucker	Bonita Springs, Florida
27	Bobby Good	Sanford, Florida
28	Cole Butcher	Porters Lake, Nova Scotia
29	Hunter Wright	Lebanon, Tennessee
36	Ty Fredrickson	Northfield, Minnesota
44	Conner Jones	Fredricksburg, Virginia
50	Jett Noland	Groveland, Florida
54	Tommy Catalano	Ontario, New York
57	Gus Dean	Bluffton, South Carolina
62	William Sawalich	Mooresville, North Carolina
76	James Lynch	Palos Park, Illinois
80	Donald Theetge	Boischatel, Quebec
05	Brandon Turbush	Manorville, New York
08	Nicholas Naugle	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
112	Steve Weaver	Plantation, Florida

Pro Late Models

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
0	Glenn Styres	Oshweken, Ontario
1	Toni Breidinger	Mooresville, North Carolina
2	John Bolen	Jasper, Alabama
8	Chad Butz	Green Bay, Wisconsin
15	Brody Monahan	Waterford, Connecticut
15r	Christian Rose	Martinsburg, West Virginia
17b	Hudson Bulger	Fort Valley, Georgia
17f	Kevin Folan	North Attleboro, Massachusetts
17	Chuck Tuck	Athens, Alabama
18a	Jared Allison	Cocoa, Florida
18	Mike Scorzelli	Feura Bush, New York
22	Ryan Phipps	Heyburn, Idaho
24	Dalton Smith	Palm Coast, Florida
25	Anthony Bello	Newtown, Connecticut
26	Dawson Sutton	Lebanon, Tennessee
26m	Wendall Mobley	Nashville, Tennessee
28	Isabella Robusto	Fort Mill, South Carolina
29	Hunter Wright	Lebanon, Tennessee
31b	Kody Brusso	Pensacola, Florida
31	Billy Braun	Wales, Wisconsin
32	Nick Jenkins	Brownville, Maine
33	Tim Laurent	Scottsboro, Alabama
43	Ray Minieri	Bay Shore, New York
45	Mike Mayberry	Naples, Maine
47	Dustin Bryson	Covington, Georgia
54	Diogo Moscato	Bahia, Brazil
55	George Phillips	Charlotte, North Carolina
61	Kevin Macy	Winter Haven, Florida
71	Katie Hettinger	Mooresville, North Carolina
88	Max Reeves	Trinity, North Carolina
93	Thomas Karson
94	Cory Luciano	Beaverton, Ontario
00	Jimmy Renfrew	Candia, New Hampshire
08	Nicholas Naugle	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

602 Modifieds

Car No.	Driver	Homestown
2	Jerry Gradl Jr.	Buffalo, New York
3	Steve Zaleski	Bayonne, New Jersey
7NY	Jack Baldwin	Mooresville, North Carolina
7NC	Luke Baldwin	Mooresville, North Carolina
12b	Nick Baer	New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
12j	Bobby Jones	Palmerton, Pennsylvania
12	Cody Norman	Lewisville, North Carolina
13	Micah Adams	Moscow, Pennsylvania
15	Mike Brennan	Old Bridge, New Jersey
15s	Joe Shcmtuz	Galloway, New Jersey
17	Lee Sharpsteen	Waverly, New York
18	Eric Hersey	Ronkonkoma, New York
19	Curt Hatton	Enterprise, Florida
24	Eric Lane	Howell, New Jersey
26	Ray Fattaruso	Huntersville, North Carolina
27	Adam LaCicero	Lavallette, New Jersey
28	George Perreault	Woodstock, Connecticut
33	Carsten DiGiantomasso	Jackson, New Jersey
36	Richie Cooper	W. Long Branch, New Jersey
38	Jarret DiGiantomasso	Jackson, New Jersey
49	Max Hanley	Medford, New York
57	Justin Beecher	Billerica, Massachusetts
57m	Michael Leone	Toms River, New Jersey
66	Mike Albasini	Queens, New York
68	Kenzie Adams	Moscow, Pennsylvania
69	Josh Carey	Belchertown, Massachusetts
69	Tom Turano	Ormond Beach, Florida
73	Paul Hartwig Jr.	Galloway, New Jersey
73	Paul Hartwig Sr.	Galloway, New Jersey
74	Jonathan Laureigh	Ship Bottom, New Jersey
76	James Blewett	Howell, New Jersey
88	Jon Hatton	St. Augustine, Florida
94	Paul Flye	Webster, New York
02	Ryan Risher	Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
04	Chris Hatton Sr.	Deltona, Florida
09	Christopher Hatton	Ormond Beach, Florida
124	Ron D’Alessandro	Palm Bay, Florida

Florida Modifieds

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
1W	Wayne Parker	Mt. Doro, Florida
2H	Matt Jarrett	Orlando, Florida
15	Matthew Green	Orlando, Florida
16	Brian Gayton	Orlando, Florida
18	Jared Allison	Cocoa, Florida
33	Shain Held	Orlando, Florida
35	Eugene Tumminello	Debary, Florida
57	Tim Moore	St. Petersburg, Florida
66	Jerry Symons	New Smyrna, Florida
72	LJ Grimm	Seffner, Florida

Pro Trucks

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
16	Dylan Lebeau	Daytona Beach, Florida
18	Reinaldo Rena	Winter Garden, Florida
22	Cody Coffman	Live Oak, Florida
24	Dalton Smith	Palm Coast, Florida
25	Taylor Watson	Deland, Florida
28	Nolan Mesa	Jupiter, Florida
41	Jeffrey White	Eustis, Florida
42	Eric St. Gelais	St. Aime-des-lacs, Quebec
55	Palmer Haag	Windermere, Florida
83	William Roberge	Beaumont, Quebec
97	Dave Koenig Jr.	Baldwin, New York
00	Jack Hall	Davenport, Florida
124	Jackson Denton	Port Orange, Florida

Sportsman

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
7	Kody Brusso	Pensacola, Florida
7	Travis Devendorf	Pompano Beach, Florida
9	Brooke Storer	Pensacola, Florida
14	Adam Briggs	Lakeland, Florida
25	Timmy Todd Jr.	St. Cloud, Florida
30	Chris Huntoon	Port Charlotte, Florida
33	Andrew Whitaker	Guntersville, Alabama
44	Matthew Green	Orlando, Florida
58	Steve Barnes	Orlando, Florida
61	Kyle Case	North Point, Florida
88	Dylan Lebeau	Daytona Beach, Florida

E-Mods

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
4	Michael Mark	Deland, Florida
6	Tony Newsome	Deland, Florida
16	David Lebeau	Daytona Beach, Florida
16L	Michael Luberda Jr.	Au Gres, Michigan
35	Eugene Tumminello Jr.	Debary, Florida
52	Hank Baker	Oak Hill, Florida

Super Stocks

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
7x	Scott Riggleman	Manchester, New Jersey
12h	Shawn Held	Orange City, Florida
15	Tyler Prenesti	Key Largo, Florida
25	Ricky Locklair Jr.	Darlington, South Carolina
26	Brandon Johnson	Orange Park, Florida
56	Cody Whitley	Osteen, Florida
58	Gage Spears	New Smyrna Beach, Florida
66	John Lozyniak	Green Cove Springs, Florida
08	Paul Boundy	Bowmanville, Ontario

Mod Mini

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
22	John DeGeorge	Titusville, Florida

Bomber A

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
3	Eddie Evans	Edgewater, Florida
5	Michael Austin	Palm Bay, Florida
12	Jimmy McKinley	Parma, Ohio
14	Brandon Monroe	Orlando, Florida
17	Timothy Soares	Palm Bay, Florida
28	Kris Lawrence	London, Ontario
28t	Wayde Thorne	Waterford, Ontario
55	Jim Snyder	Edgewater, Florida
57	Steve LaCicero	Brick, New Jersey
72	Charles Friddle	Cocoa, Florida
76	Richard Monroe	Belleview, Florida
77	Joe Sunday	Cocoa, Florida
80	James Partlow	Debary, Florida
99	Corey Edelman	Walnut Port, Pennsylvania
08	Tyler Vickery	Orlando, Florida

Bomber B

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
14	Brandon Monroe	Orlando, Florida
24	Randy Strehle	Deland, Florida
26	Lucas Johnson	Orange Park, Florida
27	James Strehle	Deland, Florida
57	Steve LaCicero	Brick, New Jersey
66	Chase Symons	New Smyrna, Florida
80	Kenny Roth	Deltona, Florida
80	Jesse Veltman	Crystal River, New Jersey

Ground Pounders

Car No.	Driver	Hometown
0	Scott Cutter	Titusville, Florida
4D	Frank Pelkey	Melbourne, Florida
19	Luke Kavanah	Sanford, Florida
61	Curt Hatton	Enterprise, Florida
X9	Rod D’Alessandro	Palm Bay, Florida

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