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Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway 2023: TV channel, live stream, entry list, schedule, more for prestigious Modified event

A proud Modified tradition in the northeast lives on through Riverhead Raceway‘s prestigious Islip 300.

The event‘s foundation can be traced back to the 1960s, when the NASCAR Cup Series regularly visited the 0.2-mile Islip Speedway, the smallest facility to host an event for the sanctioning body‘s top division. Once the Cup Series left, the Modifieds regularly participated in 300-lap slugfests around the bullring between 1974-79.

No one dominated the 300-lap races at Islip like Modified legend Richie Evans, who won all but one of those events during its existence. Evans and other Modified standouts like Charlie Jarzombek, Wayne Anderson and Tom Baldwin kept adding to their win totals in smaller races at Islip until the track‘s closure in 1984.

Riverhead Raceway revived the Islip 300 concept during the 2017 season, and it quickly became a favorite event amongst the track‘s passionate fans and drivers. The seventh running of the Islip 300 features a talented group of competitors who are seeking to add their names to the growing legacy of the race.

Below is everything you need to know about the 2023 edition of the Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway.

Riverhead Raceway signage during the Miller Lite 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on May 14, 2022 in Riverhead, New York. (Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)
Riverhead Raceway signage during the Miller Lite 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on May 14, 2022 in Riverhead, New York. (Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)

TV channel, live stream for Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway

Saturday‘s Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway will be shown exclusively on FloRacing, the official streaming home for all NASCAR Roots properties.

The event will not be shown on a traditional TV channel.

Below is how to watch the 2023 Islip 300 on Saturday, Nov. 11.

Date

Race

Streaming Start Time

How to Watch

Saturday, Nov. 11

Islip 300

12 p.m. ET

FloRacing

2023 race schedule

Joining the Modifieds for this year‘s Islip 300 will be three other divisions: the Eddie Partridge All Starts, Legends and Crate Modifieds.

Each division gets one round of practice prior to qualifying at noon. The Modified practice will last 45 minutes; Legends, Crate Modifieds and All Stars each get 30 minutes to shake down their cars.

The starting field for the Islip 300 will be set by a two-lap, single-car qualifying session. The Crate Modifieds and Legends will have 10 laps on track to determine where drivers will line up in their respective features. There will also be consolation races for the Modifieds, Crate Modifieds and Legends if needed.

Below is the complete race-day schedule for Riverhead on Saturday.

(All times ET)

Time

Event

7:30 a.m.

Pit Gates Open

9 a.m.

Modified Driver’s Meeting

9:45-10:15 a.m.

Legends Practice

10:15-11 a.m.

Modified Practice

11-11:30 a.m.

Crate Modified Practice

11:30 a.m.

Eddie Partridge All Stars Practice/Qualifying

12 p.m.

Qualifying Begins (Modifieds: 2 laps/single car … Legends: 10 laps … Crate Modifieds: 15 laps … Modifieds Consi: 15 laps … Legends Consi: 12 laps … Crate Modifieds Consi … 12 laps)

To follow…

Opening Ceremonies/National Anthem

To follow…

Feature Races Begin (Eddie Partridge All Stars: 15 laps … Legends: 40 laps … Crate Modifieds: 50 laps … Modifieds: 300 laps)

RIVERHEAD, NY - SEPTEMBER 8: Cars race during the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Miller Lite 200 at Riverhead Raceway on September 8, 2018 in Riverhead, New York. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)
RIVERHEAD, NY - SEPTEMBER 8: Cars race during the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Miller Lite 200 at Riverhead Raceway on September 8, 2018 in Riverhead, New York. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)

Islip 300 entry list

Of the notable races Matt Hirschman has won during the prestigious career, he has yet to take home a checkered flag in the Islip 300.

Fresh off an eventful year in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour that saw him claim three victories, Hirschman made his formal debut in the Islip 300 last year, when he scored a solid third-place finish behind winner Anthony Nocella.

Joining Hirshcman on the entry list is 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour runner-up Justin Bonsignore. The resume Bonsignore has built in a Modified includes 13 Tour victories at Riverhead Raceway, but he only has one top five in three Islip 300 appearances, which occurred back in 2020.

The only previous winner on this year‘s Islip 300 entry list is J.B. Fortin, who earned that distinction back in 2021 over Kyle Bonsignore and Patrick Emerling. Fortin has competed in every Islip 300 at Riverhead except for the 2019 race, only finishing outside the top 10 once.

Other Islip 300 entries include defending Riverhead track champion John Beatty Jr., along with Andy Jankowiak, Craig Lutz, Timmy Solomito, Dave Sapienza and Andrew Krause.

The complete entry list for the Islip 300 can be found below:

Car No.

Name

0

Tom Rogers Jr.

02

Allan Peterson

2

J.R. Bertuccio

4

Kyle Ellwood

5

John Beatty Jr.

10

Dylan Slepian

24

Justin Brown

24NJ

Andrew Krause

34

J.B. Fortin

36

Dave Sapienza

45

Jack Handley Jr.

46

Craig Lutz

49

Chris Young

51

Justin Bonsignore

55

Chase Brennan

59

Andy Jankowiak

60

Matt Hirschman

66

Timmy Solomito

70

Owen Brennan

73

Paulie Hartwig III

78CT

Walter Sutcliffe Jr.

81

Mark Stewart

85

Zane Zeiner

88

Lou Strohl

88

Roger Turbush

96

Matthew Brode

Drivers stand next to their cars prior to the race during the Eddie Partridge 256 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on September 17, 2022 in Riverhead, New York. (Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)
Drivers stand next to their cars prior to the race during the Eddie Partridge 256 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on September 17, 2022 in Riverhead, New York. (Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)

Previous winners

Year

Winner

2017

Dillon Steuer

2018

Ryan Preece

2019

Kyle Soper

2020

Ryan Preece

2021

J.B. Fortin

2022

Anthony Nocella