2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

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The 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the second season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began with the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 at Caraway Speedway on March 25. It ended with the Night of the Modifieds 100 at Southern National Motorsports Park on October 21. Junior Miller, who entered the season as the defending championship, would win his second and last championship in the series, six points ahead of series runner up Tim Brown.

Contents

Schedule

Source: [1]

No.Race Title Track Date
1NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro March 25
2Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville April 8
3NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro April 15
494.9 Star Country 200 Motor Mile Speedway, Radford April 23
5NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro June 30
6Advance Auto Parts 199 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem August 5
7Made In America Whelen 300 [lower-alpha 1] Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville September 2
8NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro September 9
9NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 Ace Speedway, Altamahaw September 15
10NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro September 23
11Hickory 150 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory September 22
12Star Country 94.9 / Adams Construction 150 Motor Mile Speedway, Radford October 14
13Night of the Modifieds 100 Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly October 21
Notes
  1. The Made In America Whelen 300 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Modified Tour. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received 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

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturer
1NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 [2] Burt Myers Ted Christopher Ted Christopher Chevrolet
2Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 [3] Junior Miller Junior Miller Junior Miller Dodge
3NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 [4] Brian Loftin Ted Christopher Junior Miller Dodge
494.9 Star Country 200 [5] Brian Loftin L. W. Miller
Jay Foley [N 1]
L. W. Miller Chevrolet
5NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 [6] Brian Loftin Junior Miller Junior Miller Chevrolet
6Advance Auto Parts 199 [7] Burt Myers Lee Jeffreys Jason Myers Chevrolet
7Made In America Whelen 300 [8] Mike Stefanik Mike Stefanik Jimmy Blewett Chevrolet
8NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 [9] Tim Brown Tim Brown Junior Miller Chevrolet
9NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 [10] Tim Brown Junior Miller Brian King Pontiac
10NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 [11] Tim Brown Frank Fleming L. W. Miller Pontiac
11Hickory 150 [12] Burt Myers Josh Nichols Junior Miller Dodge
12Star Country 94.9 / Adams Construction 150 [13] Burt Myers L. W. Miller L. W. Miller Pontiac
13Night of the Modifieds 100 [14] L. W. Miller Tim Brown Junior Miller Dodge
  1. Miller and Foley both led 100 laps.

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

PosDriver CRW GRE CRW DUB CRW BGS MAR CRW ACE CRW HCY DUB SNM Points
1 Junior Miller 41**151**43916*111812098
2 Tim Brown 82398592*23252*2092
3 L. W. Miller 19321*22538141*41924
4 Burt Myers 342375171373103731913
5Brian King15141024283551481061824
6 Jason Myers 18624310128147713971788
7 Brian Pack 672041721DNQ65811281778
8 Bobby Hutchens 1051420633011912514121760
9Gene Pack211161091110121262413101705
10 Frank Fleming 201022224102616132*7171534
11 Jay Foley 122*11201810414156131492
12 Michael Clifton 72113122161181023211382
13 Brian Loftin 13121523732459181301
14Jay Mize23171819251311181216141235
15Johnny Sutton251316171623171616990
16Kevin PowellDNQ1621137361912870
17Josh Nichols1215919141310*868
18Joe LucasDNQ19171613172515806
19 Lee Jeffreys 272026151519*17724
20 Jay Hedgecock 9911211822712
21 Chuck Hossfeld 2251133115708
22Earl Baker14181812209707
23Wesley Swartout161592111601
24 John Smith 167814524
25 Ted Christopher 1*4*621490
26 Andy Seuss 2214194484
27Brandon Hire2012DNQ18451
28 Jamie Tomaino 58341447
29Brian Cranmer2459384
30Johnathon Brown171314357
31Kevin Eckerich26920326
32 Brandon Ward 63315
33 George Brunnhoelzl III 2011233
34Jay Charles1915224
35Randy Butner18DNQ2224
36Alex Hoag8142
37Bradley Robbins11130
38Mike Herman Jr.15118
39Jeremy Stoltz15118
40 Steve Whitt 19401106
41Bo Bo Brown2297
42Al Hill2491
43Tam Topham2588
44 Tyler Haydt 2685
Jamie Tomaino Jr.22
Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWMT points
Jimmy Blewett 1
James Civali 3
Todd Szegedy 4
Doug Coby 5
Ron Yuhas Jr. 6
Matt Hirschman 7
Kevin Goodale 8
Ed Flemke Jr. 12
Mike Stefanik 14*
Zach Sylvester 15
Jerry Marquis 16
Donny Lia 17
Anthony Sesely 19
Jimmy Storace 20
Wade Cole 21
Richard Houlihan 23
Danny Sammons 24
Tony Hirschman Jr. 27
Ron Silk 29
Ken Barry 33
Mike Andrews37
Reggie Ruggiero 38
Eric Beers 41
Rob Summers 42
Richard Savary 43
Jake Marosz DNQ
Ken Heagy DNQ
Jon McKennedy DNQ
PosDriver CRW GRE CRW DUB CRW BGS MAR CRW ACE CRW HCY DUB SNM Points

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