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Justin Bonsignore
Bonsignore in 2021
NationalityAmerican
Born (1988-02-03) February 3, 1988 (age 36)
Holtsville, New York
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season2007
Current teamKenneth Massa Motorsports
Years active2007–present
Car number51
Crew chiefRyan Stone
Starts212
Championships3
Wins41
Poles30
Best finish1st in 2023
Finished last season2nd (2023)
Championship titles
2018, 2020, 2021NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Last updated on: April 3, 2024.

Justin Bonsignore (born February 3, 1988) is an American racing driver who competes in NASCAR's Whelen Modified Tour and various other local racing circuits. He currently drives for Kenneth Massa Motorsports,[1] and also competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 30 Ford Mustang for Rette Jones Racing.

Early career and go-karts[edit]

Bonsignore began his racing career with go-karts at the age of 8. His family has long owned and operated a Kart Racing Shop, and this early exposure to the racing circuit paved the way for a career in racing.

In 1997, Bonsignore competed for his first national event at the Rockingham Speedway, in North Carolina, where he finished 13th. During his go-kart career Bonsignore has secured 18 national event wins, 13 poles, and 45 top-5 finishes in 81 national starts. Highlights include wins at Len Sammon's Indoor Kart Race at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island and the East End Shootout at Riverhead Raceway.

Chargers and modified[edit]

In 2005, Bonsignore began racing stock cars. Competing in Riverhead Raceway's Charger Division, and NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series, Bonsignore finished third in the series standings, was awarded Rookie of the Year, and secured the best rookie finish on record.

In 2006, Bonsignore joined the NASCAR Modified Division, where he scored three top-5 and nine top-10 finishes. For the second year in a row, Bonsignore received honors from NASCAR, taking home the Rookie of the Year title for the Modified Division and claiming a seventh-place finish overall, a new best for a rookie driver.

Hopes for a higher finish in 2007 were cut short due to a wrist injury.

2008 saw Bonsignore's first stock car win in 2008 and the division's most top-5 and top-10 finishes en route to an 8th-place points finish.

2009 proved a very successful season performance wise, but bad luck kept overall results below expectations. During the season, Bonsignore broke a long winless streak and won the Cromarty Cup 50 Lap race, qualifying on the pole and leading every lap.

In the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race Bonsignore was able to match a career-best 4th-place finish.

M3 Technology Racing[edit]

2009 also marked the first collaboration between Bonsignore and local business owner Ken Massa. During the summer, the two discussed and formed a team with the intention of competing full-time on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. In the team's first race together, they scored a 2nd-place finish at the Sundance Vacations Speedway in St. John's, PA (the former and later Mountain Speedway; to be called Evergreen Raceway Park starting in 2014) in the King of the Mountain 150.

The 2010 season showed the promise of the new team, as Bonsignore was named the 2010 Sunoco Rookie of the Year.[2] Finishing a strong 13th in the standings, a series of mechanical accidents and bad luck ruined a potential top-10 run. Bonsignore became the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver to earn a Coors Light Pole Award at Bristol Motor Speedway and Stafford Motor Speedway. 2010 saw the M3 Racing team take home two top 5 finishes, and four top 10 finishes.[3]

M3 Technology and Bonsignore returned to the Tour for the 2011 season, and once again competed throughout the year at Riverhead Raceway. On July 30, 2011, Bonsignore won his first Whelen Modified Tour race at his local track, Riverhead Raceway. He started on the outside pole and led the final 158 laps in dominating fashion. Bonsignore also won the NASCAR Weekly Series Modified championship at Riverhead Raceway, clinching that on September 10, 2011.

In 2012 and 2013 Bonsignore finished 7th and 8th in the points respectively, picking up two more wins at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and Monadnock Speedway.

2014 saw a change for Bonsignore and the M3 Technology team as they would switch from Troyer to Spafco Chassis and Robert Yates Racing Spec engines. Performance improved as Bonsignore won 3 races on the way to a 3rd-place finish in points. Winning speed returned in 2015, with two more race wins, however, the team lacked consistency on the way to a 10th-place finish in points.

The 2016 season proved to be a career year at the time for Bonsignore, scoring 4 wins and 13 top 5s on the way to a runner-up points finish to Doug Coby. 2017 was not as kind, with Bonsignore going winless for the first time since 2010, only leading 4 laps all season.

2018 was another year of change for the No. 51 team. The team switched chassis manufacturers again to the potent FURY Chassis, bringing in Ryan Stone as crew chief. These changes paid off as Bonsignore won the 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship on the strength of 8 wins, 5 poles, 12 Top 5's, 15 top 10's, and 695 laps lead, leading every category.

ARCA Menards Series[edit]

On February 5, 2024, it was announced that Bonsignore will make his ARCA Menards Series debut at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 30 car for Rette Jones Racing. Bonsignore had competed in the ARCA testing session for Fast Track Racing earlier in the year.[4]

Motorsports career results[edit]

NASCAR[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Modified Tour[edit]

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NWMTC Pts Ref
2007 Info not available 23 Chevy TMP STA WTO STA TMP NHA TSA RIV
4 		STA TMP MAN MAR NHA TMP STA TMP 53rd 160 [5]
2008 TMP STA STA TMP NHA SPE RIV
DNQ 		STA TMP MAN TMP NHA MAR CHE STA TMP N/A 0 [6]
2009 Thomas Bonsignore 51 Chevy TMP STA STA NHA SPE RIV
4 		STA BRI TMP NHA MAR STA TMP 49th 160 [7]
2010 Kenneth Massa Chevy TMP
27 		STA
10 		STA
11 		MAR
2 		NHA
12 		LIM
21 		MND
9 		RIV
17 		STA
25 		TMP
24 		BRI
5 		NHA
27 		STA
29 		TMP
22 		13th 1587 [8]
2011 TMP
5 		STA
28 		STA
17 		MND
2 		TMP
24 		NHA
31 		RIV
1* 		STA
11 		NHA
4 		BRI
2 		DEL
7 		TMP
10 		LRP
3 		NHA
3 		STA
10* 		TMP
21 		7th 2141 [9]
2012 TMP
13 		MND
4 		STA
10 		WFD
2 		NHA
28 		STA
10 		TMP
25 		BRI
4 		TMP
1 		RIV
2 		NHA
25 		STA
11 		TMP
19 		7th 460 [10]
Ford STA
6
2013 Chevy TMP
8 		STA
2 		STA
7 		WFD
4 		RIV
24 		NHA
32 		MND
1* 		STA
15 		TMP
20 		BRI
8 		RIV
2 		NHA
14 		STA
5 		TMP
10 		8th 464 [11]
2014 TMP
1 		STA
5 		STA
2 		WFD
4 		RIV
16 		NHA
6 		MND
1 		STA
8 		TMP
1 		BRI
6 		NHA
25 		STA
21 		TMP
5 		3rd 484 [12]
2015 TMP
27 		STA
20 		WFD
25 		STA
28 		TMP
2 		RIV
1* 		NHA
22 		MND
3 		STA
5 		TMP
8 		BRI
24 		RIV
1* 		NHA
5 		STA
21 		TMP
2 		10th 478 [13]
2016 TMP
3 		STA
5 		WFD
17 		STA
5 		TMP
20 		RIV
2 		NHA
8 		MND
5 		STA
2 		TMP
1* 		BRI
22 		RIV
1* 		OSW
3 		SEE
2 		NHA
1* 		STA
2 		TMP
1 		2nd 672 [14]
2017 MYR
6 		TMP
9 		STA
9 		LGY
5 		TMP
14 		RIV
5 		NHA
17 		STA
3 		TMP
11 		BRI
3 		SEE
6 		OSW
6 		RIV
5 		NHA
5 		STA
6 		TMP
10 		3rd 588 [15]
2018 MYR
5 		TMP
1 		STA
8 		SEE
1* 		TMP
1 		LGY
2 		RIV
1 		NHA
4* 		STA
7 		TMP
1* 		BRI
1* 		OSW
2 		RIV
1 		NHA
6* 		STA
12 		TMP
1 		1st 693 [16]
2019 MYR
12 		SBO
25 		TMP
1 		STA
6* 		WAL
13 		SEE
2 		TMP
1 		RIV
1 		NHA
7 		STA
6 		TMP
2 		OSW
1* 		RIV
1 		NHA
5 		STA
2* 		TMP
1 		2nd 653 [17]
2020 JEN
1* 		WMM
1 		WMM
5 		JEN
5* 		MND
1 		TMP
2 		NHA
2* 		STA
3 		TMP
3 		1st 392 [18]
2021 MAR
3 		STA
13 		RIV
3* 		JEN
1* 		OSW
4 		RIV
3 		NHA
2* 		NRP
2 		STA
2 		BEE
8 		OSW
3 		RCH
24 		RIV
2 		STA
1 		1st 565 [19]
2022 NSM
31 		RCH
1 		RIV
25 		LEE
10 		JEN
8 		MND
1 		RIV
2 		WAL
6 		NHA
12 		CLM
6 		TMP
5 		LGY
5 		OSW
1 		RIV
1* 		TMP
14 		MAR
29 		4th 568 [20]
2023 NSM
2 		RCH
4 		MON
5 		RIV
1 		LEE
9 		SEE
4 		RIV
2 		WAL
2 		NHA
1* 		LMP
4 		THO
1* 		LGY
3 		OSW
15* 		MON
1* 		RIV
1 		NWS
3 		THO
13 		MAR
2 		2nd 750 [21]

ARCA Menards Series[edit]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2024 Rette Jones Racing 30 Ford DAY
32 		PHO TAL DOV KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -* -* [22]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bonsignore Re-Signs With Kenneth Massa Motorsports". Speed Sport. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Whelen Modified Tour: Sunoco Rookie of the Year
  3. ^ 2010 Whelen Modified Tour Standings
  4. ^ Branscum, Benjamine (February 5, 2024). "Whelen Modified Tour Star Justin Bonsignore Joins Rette Jones Racing For Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2007 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  18. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2020 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  21. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "Justin Bonsignore – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
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