2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be the thirty-second season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It will begin with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 10 and will conclude with the Sunoco World Series 150 at the same venue on October 16. Doug Coby will enter the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Doug Coby is the championship leader after two races, one point in front of Timmy Solomito.
Drivers
| No. |
Manufacturer |
Car Owner |
Race Driver |
Crew Chief |
| 00 |
Chevrolet |
Brian Brady |
Ted Christopher 1 |
Scott Anderson |
| 01 |
Kenneth Fifield |
Melissa Fifield |
Kenneth Fifield |
| 2 |
Mike Smeriglio III |
Doug Coby |
Phil Moran |
| 3 |
Jan Boehler |
Rowan Pennink[1] |
Greg Fournier |
| 4 |
Dodge |
Robert Garbarino |
Jimmy Blewett[2] |
P. J. Fearns |
| 6 |
Chevrolet |
Constance Partridge |
Ryan Preece |
Jeff Preece |
| 07 |
Jennifer Emerling |
Patrick Emerling |
Jan Leaty |
| 8 |
Mark Sypher |
Donny Lia |
Don Barker |
| 9 |
Robert Katon Jr. |
Chase Dowling |
Robert Katon Jr. |
| 15 |
Monica Fuller |
Todd Szegedy 1 |
Ryan Stone |
| 16 |
Ford |
Eric Sanderson |
Timmy Solomito |
Sly Szaban |
| 18 |
Chevrolet |
Robert Pollifrone |
Ken Heagy |
Greg Gorman |
| 20 |
Ken Zachem |
Max Zachem |
Shawn Ruszczyk |
| 24 |
Cliff Krause |
Andrew Krause (R)[4] |
Ralph Solhem |
| 26 |
Sean McDonald |
Gary McDonald |
Chad McDonald |
| 28 |
George Brunnhoelzl Jr. |
George Brunnhoelzl III 1 |
George Brunnhoelzl Jr. |
| 29 |
George Bock |
Brendon Bock |
Glenn Dixon |
| 33 |
Beth Cole |
Wade Cole |
Rick Rodenbaugh |
| 36 |
Judy Thilburg |
Dave Sapienza |
Tom Grasso |
| 38 |
Linda Rodenbaugh |
Troy Talman 1 |
Mike Talman 1 |
| Tom Rogers Jr. 1 |
Michael Berner 1 |
| 44 |
Mike Curb |
Bobby Santos III |
Steve Lemay |
| 46 |
Russell Goodale |
Jeff Goodale |
Doug Ogiejko |
| 51 |
Ken Massa |
Justin Bonsignore |
Bill Michael |
| 56 |
Renee Lutz |
Craig Lutz (R)[5] |
Eric Lutz 1 |
| Jason Sechrist 1 |
| 58 |
Edgar Goodale |
Eric Goodale |
Jason Shephard |
| 59 |
Ed Bennett III |
Nick Salva (R) 1 |
Bob Buffinton |
| 64 |
Mike Murphy |
Rob Summers |
Ron Yuhas Jr. |
| 75 |
Wayne Anderson |
Shawn Solomito |
Aaron Clifford |
| 77 |
Mike Curb |
Gary Putnam 1 |
Mike Hann |
| 78 |
Steven Sutcliffe |
Walter Sutcliffe Jr. (R) 1 |
Kevin Anderson |
| 82 |
Danny Watts Jr. |
Ron Silk |
Buddy Loecher |
| 85 |
Kevin Stuart |
Woody Pitkat |
Kenny Stuart |
| 89 |
John Swanson |
Matt Swanson (R)[5] |
Ken Barry |
| 99 |
Brittany Tomaino |
Jamie Tomaino |
George Ratajczak |
Schedule
The Whelen All-Star Shootout does not count towards the championship. Nine of the eighteen races in the 2016 season will be televised on NBCSN and will be on a tape delay basis.[6] The Icebreaker 150 was shown live on FansChoice.tv.[7]
| No. |
Race Title |
Track |
Date |
TV |
| 1 |
Icebreaker 150 |
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson |
April 10 |
FansChoice.tv |
| 2 |
NAPA Spring Sizzler 200 |
Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford |
April 24 |
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| 3 |
Waterford 161 |
Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford |
May 14 |
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| 4 |
TSI Harley-Davidson 125 |
Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford |
June 3 |
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| 5 |
Mr. Rooter 125 |
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson |
June 15 |
NBCSN |
| 6 |
Riverhead 200 |
Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead |
June 25 |
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Whelen All-Star Shootout |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon |
July 15 |
NBCSN |
| 7 |
New England 100 |
July 16 |
| 8 |
Monadnock 200 |
Monadnock Speedway, Winchester |
July 23 |
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| 9 |
Stafford 150 |
Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford |
August 5 |
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| 10 |
Budweiser King of Beers 150 |
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson |
August 10 |
NBCSN |
| 11 |
Bush's Beans 150[lower-alpha 1] |
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol |
August 17 |
NBCSN |
| 12 |
Riverhead 200 |
Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead |
August 27 |
NBCSN |
| 13 |
Oswego 150 |
Oswego Speedway, Oswego |
September 3 |
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| 14 |
AnytimeRealty.com 150 |
Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk |
September 10 |
|
| 15 |
F. W. Webb 100 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon |
September 24 |
NBCSN |
| 16 |
NAPA Fall Final 150 |
Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford |
October 2 |
NBCSN |
| 17 |
Sunoco World Series 150 |
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson |
October 16 |
NBCSN |
| Source:[8] |
- Notes
- ↑ The Bush's Beans 150 will be held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. The race will be run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers receive points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.
Results and standings
Races
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 2015 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos |
Driver |
THO |
STA |
WAT |
STA |
THO |
RIV |
NHA‡ |
NHA |
MON |
STA |
THO |
BRI |
RIV |
OSW |
SEE |
NHA |
STA |
THO |
Points |
| 1 |
Doug Coby |
4 |
1* |
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88 |
| 2 |
Timmy Solomito |
1 |
4 |
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87 |
| 3 |
Justin Bonsignore |
3 |
5 |
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82 |
| 4 |
Rowan Pennink |
9 |
3 |
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76 |
| 5 |
Chase Dowling |
11 |
8 |
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69 |
| 6 |
Bobby Santos III |
13 |
7 |
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68 |
| 7 |
Donny Lia |
6 |
15 |
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67 |
| 8 |
Shawn Solomito |
16 |
6 |
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66 |
| 9 |
Max Zachem |
12 |
10 |
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66 |
| 10 |
Matt Swanson (R) |
15 |
11 |
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62 |
| 11 |
Brendon Bock |
20 |
9 |
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59 |
| 12 |
Ryan Preece |
2* |
30 |
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|
58 |
| 13 |
Rob Summers |
18 |
12 |
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58 |
| 14 |
Ron Silk |
5 |
26 |
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57 |
| 15 |
Eric Goodale |
7 |
24 |
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57 |
| 16 |
Dave Sapienza |
19 |
13 |
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56 |
| 17 |
Jamie Tomaino |
17 |
16 |
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56 |
| 18 |
Woody Pitkat |
10 |
25 |
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53 |
| 19 |
Jimmy Blewett |
8 |
31 |
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49 |
| 20 |
Andrew Krause (R) |
21 |
19 |
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48 |
| 21 |
Gary McDonald |
22 |
22 |
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44 |
| 22 |
Todd Szegedy |
|
2 |
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42 |
| 23 |
Wade Cole |
23 |
23 |
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42 |
| 24 |
Craig Lutz (R) |
26 |
21 |
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41 |
| 25 |
Jeff Goodale |
24 |
28 |
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36 |
| 26 |
Melissa Fifield |
27 |
27 |
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34 |
| 27 |
Ted Christopher |
|
14 |
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31 |
| 28 |
Patrick Emerling |
14 |
Wth |
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30 |
| 29 |
George Brunnhoelzl III |
|
17 |
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27 |
| 30 |
Ken Heagy |
Wth |
18 |
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26 |
| 31 |
Gary Putnam |
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20 |
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24 |
| 32 |
Troy Talman |
25 |
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19 |
| 33 |
Nick Salva (R) |
|
29 |
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15 |
| 34 |
Tom Rogers Jr. |
|
32 |
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12 |
|
Kyle Ellwood |
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QL1 |
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Walter Sutcliffe Jr. (R) |
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Wth |
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| Pos |
Driver |
THO |
STA |
WAT |
STA |
THO |
RIV |
NHA‡ |
NHA |
MON |
STA |
THO |
BRI |
RIV |
OSW |
SEE |
NHA |
STA |
THO |
Points |
- Notes
- ‡ – Non-championship round.
- 1 – Kyle Ellwood qualified in the No. 6 for Ryan Preece.
See also
References
- ↑ Cunningham, Jason (December 3, 2015). "BRE Tabs Pennink For 2016 Campaign". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Garbarino Teams With Blewett For 2016". hometracks.nascar.com. Mystic, Connecticut: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 30, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ Cunningham, Jason (March 25, 2016). "Krause Set to Go Tour Racing". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Cunningham, Jason (February 25, 2016). "Lutz, Swanson to Step Up on Whelen Tour". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Touring Series Telecast Schedule". NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Cunningham, Jason (April 5, 2016). "FansChoice.tv To Cover Thompson Opener". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Cunningham, Jason (December 18, 2015). "Whelen Modified 2016 Schedules Announced". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "NWMT Thompson 4/10/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "NWMT Stafford 4/24/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.