2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

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The 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the 10th season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began with the Spring Classic 150 at Caraway Speedway on March 31. It ended with the UNOH Southern Slam 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11. George Brunnhoelzl III, who entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, would win his third championship in the series, fifty-three points ahead of series runner up Danny Bohn.

Contents

Schedule

Source: [1]

No.Race Title Track Date
1Spring Classic 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro March 31
2Farm Bureau Insurance 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro April 7
3South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston April 14
4Parking Lot Maintenance Headquarters 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro April 21
5Firecracker 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro July 6
6Strutmasters.com 199 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem August 4
7UNOH Perfect Storm 150 [lower-alpha 1] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 22
8Newport News Shipbuilding 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton September 1
9GreenPointe Energy 75 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson September 9
10Mid-Atlantic Shoot Out 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro Ocotber 6
11UNOH Southern Slam 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 11
Notes
  1. The UNOH Perfect Storm 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Southern 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
1Spring Classic 150 [2] George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
2Farm Bureau Insurance 150 [3] Tim Brown Brian LoftinBrian Loftin Chevrolet
3South Boston 150 [4] L. W. Miller George Brunnhoelzl III Brandon Ward Chevrolet
4Parking Lot Maintenance Headquarters 150 [5] George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
5Firecracker 150 [6] George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
6Strutmasters.com 199 [7] Burt Myers George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
7UNOH Perfect Storm 150 [8] Ron Silk Todd Szegedy Ron Silk Chevrolet
8Newport News Shipbuilding 150 [9] Danny Bohn Corey LaJoie Jason Myers Ford
9GreenPointe Energy 75 [10] Rob Fuller Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
10Mid-Atlantic Shoot Out 150 [11] George Brunnhoelzl III Brian Loftin Danny Bohn Chevrolet
11UNOH Southern Slam 150 [12] George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet

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References

  1. "2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Season Stats, Race Results". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. "2012 Spring Classic 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. "2012 Farm Bureau Insurance 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. "2012 South Boston 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. "2012 Parking Lot Maintenance Headquarters 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. "2012 Firecracker 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. "2012 Strutmasters.com 199". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  8. "2012 UNOH Perfect Storm 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  9. "2012 Newport News Shipbuilding 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. "2012 GreenPointe Energy 75". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  11. "2012 Mid-Atlantic Shoot Out 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  12. "2012 UNOH Southern Slam 150". racing-reference.info. August 17, 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.