This will be the fifth consecutive year the hand-tool manufacturer will be supporting the award that acknowledges the driver, and their crew, with the fastest time in the qualifying rounds
Turners Falls, MA, February 9, 2023 – Mayhew Steel Products, Inc. (Mayhew Tools) is proud to announce their continued sponsorship of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Pole Award for the 2023 season. This will be the fifth consecutive year that Mayhew has sponsored the Pole Award, which recognizes the driver with the fastest time in the qualifying rounds, and their crew. This award sponsorship provides an opportunity for Mayhew to present each winning driver with a one-thousand-dollar check, while also awarding the crew chief of the team a heavy-duty Dominator® Pro Pry Bar. The pry bar, dubbed the ‘Big-Stick’, is a 13 lb. pry bar ideal for heavy-duty applications where extreme prying force is needed.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season will kick-off Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Florida at the New Smyrna Speedway as part of the track’s “World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing,” during NASCAR’s Speedweeks. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s 2023 season will include 19 races scheduled throughout most the Northeast, concluding at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on October 26, 2023.
“Being a sponsor of the Pole Award throughout this 2023 season gives us an opportunity to support NASCAR in what will be its 75th year, while also allowing us the opportunity to make a direct impact with the drivers, their crew-chiefs, and their teams, competing in the Whelen Modified Tour,” said John Lawless, President of Mayhew Tools. “We are very much looking forward to another successful race season with all the fans and teams, while recognizing those who will be the 19 Pole Award winners of this season.”
The 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will consist of the following races:
| Saturday, Feb. 11 | New Smyrna Speedway |
| Friday, March 31 | Richmond Raceway |
| Saturday, May 6 | Monadnock Speedway |
| Saturday, May 20 | Riverhead Raceway |
| Saturday, May 27 | Lee USA Speedway |
| Saturday, June 10 | Seekonk Speedway |
| Saturday, June 24 | Riverhead Raceway |
| Saturday, July 8 | Wall Stadium |
| Saturday, July 15 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Saturday, July 29 | Claremont Motorsports Park |
| Saturday, Aug. 5 | Lancaster Motorplex |
| Wednesday, Aug. 16 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park |
| Saturday, Aug. 26 | Langley Speedway |
| Saturday, Sept. 2 | Oswego Speedway |
| Saturday, Sept. 9 | Monadnock Speedway |
| Saturday, Sept. 16 | Riverhead Raceway |
| Saturday, Sept. 30 | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
| Sunday, Oct. 8 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park |
| Thursday, Oct. 26 | Martinsville Speedway |
Founded in 1856, Mayhew Tools is known for their professional grade, American made hand tools that deliver quality and performance and are sold through an extensive network of global distributors. They offer a wide range of tools including punches, chisels, pry bars, pneumatic tools, drives and bits, inspection tools, and more. Mayhew’s newest release included an extensive line of made in the USA screwdrivers, offering over 100 new SKUs available as individual tools or as various sets. More information on these tools and their availability can be found at mayhew.com or call 800.872.0037.
About Mayhew Tools
Mayhew Steel Products (Mayhew Tools), founded in 1856, is an ISO 9001:2015-certified company and the oldest punch and chisel manufacturer in the United States. Headquartered in Turners Falls, MA, the company’s transition from a small tool house to industry leader comes as a direct result of their dedication, quality, reliability, and craftsmanship. While their passion for manufacturing quality hand tools has continued to fuel its century-old product line growth. Mayhew Tools, serving primarily the Industrial, Automotive and Hardware industries, are sold globally through an extensive distributor network.