Martinsville Modifieds: The Later Years

Clay Campbell of Martinsville Speedway (R) takes part in the signing of a contract with Raven Boats, sponsors of the NASCAR Modified tour races at Martinsville in 1989 and 1990. (ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

MARCH 11, 1990: Reggie Ruggerio (No. 44) heads the field on his way to winning the NASCAR Modified Miller Classic at Martinsville Speedway. Ruggerio leads Jeff Fuller (No. 8), Jamie Tomaino (No. U2), George Kent (No. 21), Bob Park (No. 19) and Tom Bolles (No. 76). (ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

OCTOBER 27, 1991: Mike Stefanik in Victory Lane following his win in the Winston Classic NASCAR Modified Tour event at Martinsville Speedway. The victory was Stefanik's fifth of the year on the Modified Tour and helped him secure his second NASCAR Modified championship. (ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

OCTOBER 13, 2001: Mike Ewanitsko in Victory Lane after winning the Advance Auto Parts 200 at Martinsville Speedway. It was the 28th and final win win of his 20-year tour career, It was Ewanitsko's third win at Martinsville. (Robert LeSieur/LAT Photographic)

OCTOBER 14, 2002: Tony Hirschman Jr. (48) goes up and over the front of Rob Summers in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Martinsville Speedway. (Robert LeSieur/LAT Photographic)

OCTOBER 20, 2002: L.W. Miller takes the checkered flag to win the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway. (Robert LeSieur/LAT Photographic)

OCTOBER 20, 2002: L.W. Miller in Victory Lane after his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win in the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville Speedway. (Robert LeSieur/LAT Photographic)

SEPTEMBER 3, 2005: After a three-year absence from Martinsville, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returned under the lights for the Made In America Whelen 300. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTEMBER 3, 2005: Ted Christopher led three times for 164 laps in winning for the first time at Martinsville Speedway in the Made In America Whelen 300. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTEMBER 2, 2006: Jimmy Blewett won his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race in the Made In America Whelen 300 at Martinsville Speedway. (SunSet Graphics)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: Buddy Emory (02) and Zach Brewer get together during the Made In America 300 at Martinsville Speedway. The event was an annual combination race between the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: Donny Lia (4) and Ted Christopher (86) battle for the lead under the lights in the Made In America 300 at Martinsville Speedway. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: Eric Beers has issues leaving the pits during the Made In America 300 at Martinsville Speedway. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: Donny Lia celebrates an emotional win in the Made In America 300 at Martinsville Speedway. Less than three weeks earlier, veteran Modified driver John Blewett III lost his life in a racing accident at Connecticut's Thompson Speedway. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: Donny Lia and the No. 4 Mystic Missile team in Victory Lane at the Made In America 300 at Martinsville Speedway. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTMBER 20, 2008: Burt Myers (1) and Bobby Hutchens (14) lead the field down the backstretch prior to the start of the Made In America Whelen 300 at Martinsville Speedway. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTMBER 20, 2008: Burt Myers celebration in Victory Lane following the Made In America Whelen 300 at Martinsville Speedway was short-lived. In post-race technical inspection, Myers was stripped of the win and he was subsequently disqualified from the race. (Howie Hodge/NASCAR)

SEPTMBER 20, 2008: Then 17-year-old Ryan Preece was declared the winner of the Made In America Whelen 300 at Martinsville Speedway following Burt Myers' disqualification. (Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images)

SEPTEMBER 27 2009: Fans gather for an autograph session on the frontstretch prior to the NASCAR Whelen Modified/Whelen Southern Modified race at Martinsville Speedway. (Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images)

SEPTEMBER 27 2009: Mike Stefanik emerged victorious after leading the final 21 laps in the Made In America Whelen 300, the NASCAR Whelen Modified/Whelen Southern Modified race at Martinsville Speedway. (Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images)

SEPTEMBER 27 2009: Mike Stefanik won for the fifth time at Martinsville Speedway .(Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images)

JUNE 6,2010: In his rookie season,then 22-year-old Justin Bonsignore (#51) finished second in the Made In America Whelen 200 at Martinsville Speedway.(Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images for NASCAR)

JUNE 6, 2010: Bobby Santos, driver of the #4 Mystic Missile Dodge, takes the checkered flag in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Made in America Whelen 200 at Martinsville Speedway.(Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images)

JUNE 6, 2010: Bobby Santos, driver of the #4 Mystic Missile Dodge, and his team celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Made in America Whelen 200 at Martinsville Speedway.(Tom Whitmore/NASCAR via Getty Images)