2026 World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway

First Look At Entry Lists For 60th World Series Of Asphalt At New Smyrna

First Look At Entry Lists For 60th World Series Of Asphalt At New Smyrna

Entry lists for the Tour Modifieds, Florida Modifieds, 602 Modifieds, Super and Pro Late Models for the World Series of Asphalt at New Smyrna Speedway.

Jan 21, 2026 by Rob Blount
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The 60th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway is just a couple of weeks away, and now we’ve finally got our chance to feast our eyes on the early entry lists for this year’s nine nights of speed.

So far it’s the Mighty Modifieds from the northeast that are leading the charge for most cars per division. Right now the Tour Modifieds entry list boasts a strong field of more than 30 cars, including some of the biggest names in Modified racing. 

Multi-time World Series champion for the Modifieds, Matt Hirschman, headlines the entry list, but he’s not the only champion on the list. In fact, he’s not even the only champion from his street that’s on the entry list. Fellow Mud Lane native, Austin Beers, is headed to Florida as the newest and youngest champion in the history of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

Both Northampton, Pennsylvania drivers are joined by Ryan Preece, a champion of the World Series and a champion of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, on the entry list. Preece will only be able to run a couple of nights, however, as his day job as driver of the No. 60 for RFK Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series will take him up to Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday and Thursday night.

Other heavy-hitters on the Modified entry list are Patrick Emerling, Ron Silk, Burt Myers, and Timmy Solomito just to name a few.

The Super Late Model and Pro Late Model entry lists also boast big names like NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver William Sawalich, All-American 400 winner Dawson Sutton, Jade Avedisian, Derek Griffith, and multi-time New Smyrna Speedway track champion Brad May.

The full entry lists for the Tour Modifieds, Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, 602 Modifieds, and Florida Modifieds can be found below. All entry lists are expected to grow between now and the start of the World Series of Asphalt in a couple of weeks.

The 60th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing at New Smyrna Speedway will begin on Friday, February 6, and conclude on Saturday, February 14. Every night of racing action, including the season opener for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on February 7, and the season opener for the ASA STARS National Tour on February 10, can be seen live on FloRacing. Fans can subscribe to FloRacing by clicking here.

Tour Modifieds

Car No.

Driver

Hometown

1

Patrick Emerling

Orchard Park, New York

1

Stephen Kopcik

Newtown, Connecticut

2

JR Bertuccio

Centereach, New York

7

Jon Puleo

Branford, Connecticut

7

Rich Parker

Forked River, New Jersey

8

Cam McDermott

Canterbury, Connecticut

11

Norman Newman

Kincardine, Ontario

16

Ron Silk

Norwalk, Connecticut

17

Burt Myers

Walnut Cove, North Carolina

19

Jeffrey Battle

Dunstable, Massachusetts

21

Tommy Wanick

Zion Grove, Pennsylvania

21

TBA


24

Andrew Krause

East Brunswick, New Jersey

32

Tyler Rypkema

Owego, New York

40

Ryan Preece

Berlin, Connecticut

42

Steve Wojick

Mountain Top, Pennsylvania

46

Jeffrey Goodale

Riverhead, New York

50

Ronnie Williams

Lebanon, Connecticut

54

Tommy Catalano

Ontario, New York

56

Trevor Catalano

Ontario, New York

60

Matt Hirschman

Northampton, Pennsylvania

64

Amy Catalano

Ontario, New York

66

Timmy Solomito

Islip, New York

71

Jimmy Zacharias

Owego, New York

73

Paulie Hartwig III

Galloway, New Jersey

73

Paul Hartwig Jr.

Galloway, New Jersey

73

Paul Hartwig Sr.

Galloway, New Jersey

76

James Blewett

Howell, New Jersey

81

Mark Stewart

Wading River, New York

84

Tyler Catalano

Ontario, New York

92

Anthony Nocella

Woburn, Massachusetts

09

Chris Hatton Jr.

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

179

Austin Beers

Northampton, Pennsylvania

Super Late Models

Car No.

Driver

Hometown

9

Brad May

Oviedo, Florida

12

Derek Griffith

Hudson, New Hampshire

17

Hudson Bulger

Fort Valley, Georgia

22

George Phillips

Charlotte, North Carolina

24

Jade Avedisian

Clovis, California

25

William Sawalich

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

26

Dawson Sutton

Lebanon, Tennessee

29

Cole Robie

Windham, Maine

44

Conner Jones

Fredericksburg, Virginia

51

Anthony Bello

Newtown, Connecticut

54

Joey Brainard

Bowmansville, New York

60

Ryan Preece

Berlin, Connecticut

83

Cory Hall

Jouicue, New Brunswick

96

Spencer Davis

Dawsonville, Georgia

112

Steve Weaver Jr.

Plantation, Florida

Pro Late Models

Car No.

Driver

Hometown

8

Jayden Johnson

Ixonia, Wisconsin

9

Brad May

Oviedo, Florida

17

Josh Stade

Chesley, Ontario

17

Kevin Folan

North Attleboro, Massachusetts

22

Todd Delisle

Courtice, Ontario

24

Mia Lovell

Las Vegas, Nevada

25

Gage Gilby

Enfield, Nova Scotia

27

Vito Cancilla

Martinez, California

29

Cole Robie

Windham, Maine

31

Brody Monahan

Waterford, Connecticut

44

Conner Jones

Fredericksburg, Virginia

50

Ryan Pawloski

Lowell, Michigan

54

Jarrett Butcher

Enfield, Nova Scotia

83

William Roberge

Beaumont, Quebec

87

Chloe Mazzagatti

New Franklin, Ohio

96

Gabriel Cassagrande

Curitiba, Brazil

00

Jimmy Renfrew Jr.

Candia, New Hampshire

100

Weston Marthaler

Gleemwood, Minnesota

Florida Modifieds

Car No.

Driver

Hometown

2

Brad Bowman

Clearwater, Florida

11

James Whittredge

Ashville, Ohio

15

Matthew Green

Orlando, Florida

15

Tank Tucker

New Smyrna, Florida

18

Matthew Laprade

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

36

Gregg Campbell

South Lyon, Michigan

37

Spencer Stineman

Lagrange, Ohio

45

George Rangel

Columbus, Michigan

57

Tim Moore

St. Petersburg, Florida

57

Tyler Nuckles

Canal Winchester, Ohio

61

Brad Springer

Ashley, Indiana

66

Jerry Symons

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

72

LJ Grimm

Seffner, Florida

602 Modifieds

Car No.

Driver

Hometown

0

Steve Whitt

Forked River, New Jersey

2

Hank Baker Jr.

Oak Hill, Florida

2

Jerry Gradl

Buffalo, New York

2

Tony Pettinelli

Rome, New York

3

Joe Papin

Oswego, New York

3

Christian LaCicero

Seaside Park, New Jersey

4

RJ Surdell

Willington, Connecticut

5

Patrick Kayatta

Indian Harbour, Florida

8

Brian Schoch

Slatington, Pennsylvania

9

Matt Montineri

Ponte Vedra, Florida

12

Nick Baer

New Tripoli, Pennsylvania

12

Cody Norman

Lewisville, North Carolina

15

Michael Brennan

Old Bridge, New Jersey

17

Joey Torchia

Galloway, New Jersey

22

Tommy Sekulski

Nesconset, New York

27

Adam LaCicero

Lavallette, New Jersey

34

Eric Zeh

Huntersville, North Carolina

46

Vinny Delaney

Islip Terrace, New York

48

Tovia Grynewicz

Clyde, Texas

57

James Beecher

Billerica, Massachusetts

66

James Storace

Kingston, New Hampshire

71

Chris Hettinger

Huntersville, North Carolina

73

Paulie Hartwig III

Galloway, New Jersey

94

Paul Flye

Ontario, New York

06

Chris Hatton Sr.

Deltona, Florida

09

Chris Hatton Jr.

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

124

Ron D’Allesandro

Palm Bay, Florida