YesterYear Racing™ League Releases 2026 Schedules

Today the YesterYear Racing™ League released the 2026 schedule for their Tour Modified stock car Series, and their International Race of Champions (IROC) Series.

The Tour Modified Series will re-run 15 races from the 2009 NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified Series, and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Tour Modified Series. As usual, rules, point system, distance, and weather will all be actual to history. Drivers will tackle some "old favorites," such as Thompson Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway, as well as visit four tracks they have never driven including Irwindale Speedway, Concord Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Lanier National Speedway. When asked about running a more modern schedule in 2026 after the previous two seasons included re-running races from 1990 and 1966 respectively, League Founder Allen Wannamaker said, "I thought a change was needed this year to a more modern schedule simply because I did not want YesterYear to get categorized as the League that runs old-school rules. Our League will always run the rules of the season we are emulating. If those rules consist of double-file re-starts, Lucky Dogs, Waive Arounds, and Green-White Checkered Flags, so be it. And those rules are what was present in the 2009 Whelen Tour Modified Season."

The YesterYear IROC Series will also undergo some slight changes this year as well. The Series will run five races in 2026 as opposed to four, and they are breaking from history meaning none of the five races actually happened in history. When asked why, Wannamaker said he wanted to created an IROC schedule that would have a diverse schedule and cover multiple asphalt racing disciplines. The disciplines in 2026 will include a short track oval, a 1.5-Mile oval, a superspeedway oval, and two road course events. The Series will not totally break from history as the rules and point system will be based on what was used in the "glory days" of the actual IROC Series that Roger Penske, Les Richter, and Mike Phelps created back in the 1970s.

Both the YesterYear Racing™ League Tour Modified schedule and IROC schedule can be found on their wesite at www.YesterYearRacing.com