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The Modified division at Sunset Speedway receives backing from Seaton Structures.
There are nine races on the 2025 Seaton Structures Modified Series schedule.
The cars competing in this class are purpose-built open-wheel vehicles. The Modifieds use a steel tube frame chassis, which is no less than 1-3/4-inch outside diameter with 0.095-inch wall thickness. Bodies are sheet metal, with the driver's compartment and engine bay covered. The cars may be any make or model, but they have little to no resemblance to their road-going counterparts. The engine option selected by the car owner determines the vehicle's weight. A Modified 350-horsepower Crate Engine is the lightest at 2,600 pounds, and a car powered by a Built Motor requires 2,775 pounds. Weight may be added or removed depending on the choice of transmission. Many other rules governing the class are for driver safety and to keep costs down. The 2025 Seaton Structures Modified Series opening round was held on the Saturday of the Victoria Day weekend. The results from two heat races on the 0.333-mile asphalt oval would determine the starting order for the thirty-lap feature event. Inclement weather was forecast for race day, so the event was run on Sunday.
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The pace lap for the 2025 Seaton Structures Modified Series opening round at Sunset Speedway's Spring Velocity event. On the pole is Wally Wilson in the No. 69 The Fyre Place sponsored Modified. Starting on the outside of Wilson is the No. 31 Markham Industrial Modified driven by Josh Gruntz. AJ Emms in the No. 14 BAE Environmental Modified is in the second row. Beside Emms is the No. 16 LLR Modified of Amanda Balson. |
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Wally Wilson is a regular in the Modified division – competing in the Seaton Structures and OSCAAR series. Wilson finished third in the championship during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He brought the No. 69 The Fyre Place Modified to the season opener. After winning his heat race, Wilson started the feature on the pole. He went unchallenged during the contest and claimed the victory by a margin of 5.377 seconds. |
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AJ Emms has been competing in the Modified class since 2015. In 2019, he won the OSCAAR championship. Emms' most recent success came in 2023, when he won three contests and grabbed a single victory in 2024. At the Spring Velocity event, Emms finished second in his heat. In the final race, Emms moved into second place early, and despite pressure from Amanda Balson, he held on for a runner-up result. |
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Amanda Balson won last year's LUDUH Hot Rod championship by just five points over Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame member Tom Walters. In the off-season, she sold her Camaro to purchase TJ Edwards' class-winning Modified. Balson was second in heat race two and started the feature in the fourth position. She passed front-row starter Josh Gruntz and chased down AJ Emms. Unable to pass Emms, Balson finished third. |
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The top three finishers for the 2025 Seaton Structures Modified Series opening round at Sunset Speedway during the Spring Velocity event. Standing in the center is the race winner, Wally Wilson. Wilson dominated the proceedings – victorious in his heat race, grabbing a first-place finish by a comfortable margin. On the left is the runner-up, AJ Emms. Third place went to Amanda Balson, who just completed her first Modified race. |
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| FINISH | DRIVER | CLASS / SPONSOR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | Wally Wilson | Modified / The Fyre Place | 30 | - |
| 2 | A.J. Emms | Modified / BAE Environmental / FMR Scrap Buyers | 30 | - |
| 3 | Amanda Balson | Modified / London Recreational Racing | 30 | - |
| 4 | Josh Gruntz | Modified / Markham Industrial & Trade Supplies | 30 | - |
| 5 | Darin Malcolm | Modified / Absolute Concrete | 30 | - |
| 6 | Tyler Bouillon | Modified / Goreski Roofing/Ray Hobbs Garage | 30 | - |
| 6 | Luke Gignac | Modified / Neviss Electrical Systems Inc. | 30 | - |
| 7 | Monty Farrell | Modified / Aquaman/Harvey's | 29 | - |
| 8 | Andrew Massey | Modified / Great North Storage | 18 | - |
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