2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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Ryan Preece finished second behind Coby in the championship by 22 points. Ryan Preece Bristol 2016.jpg
Ryan Preece finished second behind Coby in the championship by 22 points.
Justin Bonsignore finished third in the championship. Justin Bonsignore 210602-F-IN811-001 (cropped).jpg
Justin Bonsignore finished third in the championship.

The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is the 30th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, which did not count towards the championship. The first race for the championship was the Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 6. It ended with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson again on October 19. [1] Ryan Preece entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. 2012 champion Doug Coby won the 2014 championship after 13 races, 22 points ahead of Preece. [2] Preece won the last race, which meant he went from sixth to second in the championship.

Contents

Drivers

No.ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief(s)
0 Chevrolet Joe Ambrose Tom Rogers Jr. 1TBA
01 Chevrolet Kenneth FifieldMelissa Fifield12(R)Kenneth Fifield
1 Chevrolet Ed Marceau Mike Stefanik 4Ed Marceau
2 Chevrolet 12Mike Smeriglio IIIDoug CobyPhil Moran
Ford 1
3 Chevrolet Jan BoehlerJimmy Zacharias8(R)TBA
Keith Rocco1
Max Zachem 1(R)
Troy Talman1(R)
4 Dodge Robert Garbarino Donny Lia Dan Laferriere
5 Chevrolet Jarod ZeltmannFrank Vigliarolo1TBA
Dave Sapienza 1(R)
6 Chevrolet Ed PartridgeRon SilkRyan Stone
07 Chevrolet Jennifer Emerling Patrick Emerling Jan Leaty/Don Ryerse
7 Chevrolet Mike Curb Ryan Newman 3Gary Putnam
8 Chevrolet Mark SypherGlen ReenTBA
12 Chevrolet Janet Our Chuck Hossfeld 1Brad Lafontaine
13 Chevrolet Robert Katon Jr. Ted Christopher Robert Katon Jr.
14 Chevrolet William Deakin John Beatty Jr. 3(R)Glenn Dixon
15 Chevrolet Rob FullerRob Fuller1Jeff DeMinck
Todd Szegedy 5 [N 1]
16 Ford Eric Sanderson Ryan Preece Sly Szaban
17 Chevrolet John Ellwood Jr.Kyle Ellwood2TBA
18 Ford 5Robert PollifroneKen Heagy10Greg Gorman
Chevrolet 5
20 Chevrolet Barbara Park Todd Szegedy 1TBA
Michael GrimaldiMax Zachem1(R)
21 Chevrolet Joe Bertuccio Sr. J. R. Bertuccio 1TBA
22 Chevrolet Christopher OurTommy Barrett Jr. (R)Brad Lafontaine
26 Pontiac 12Sean McDonald Gary McDonald Chad McDonald
Chevrolet 1
29 Pontiac Sandra HillJames Civali1TBA
33 Chevrolet Beth ColeWade ColeRick Rodenbaugh
35 Chevrolet Richard RamstromDerek Ramstrom2(R)TBA
36 Chevrolet Jarod ZeltmannFrank Vigliarolo1TBA
38 Chevrolet Linda RodenbaughDave Salzarulo11(R)TBA
39 Chevrolet Rich Pallai Richie Pallai Jr. 2Rich Pallai
43 Chevrolet Michael CalabreseDavid Calabrese1TBA
44 Chevrolet Mike Curb Bobby Santos III Steve Lemay
48 Chevrolet John RufranoKeith Rocco6Junior Woods
51 Chevrolet Ken Massa Justin Bonsignore Bill Michael
52 Chevrolet Wayne DarlingMatt Hirschman12Frank Gasper/John McKenna
Keith Rocco1
58 Chevrolet Edgar Goodale Eric Goodale Jason Shephard
64 Chevrolet Mike Murphy Ron Yuhas Jr. 12P. J. Fearns
Shawn Solomito1(R)
69 Chevrolet Fred BolkJason Agugliaro1(R)TBA
70 Chevrolet Steve Seuss Andy Seuss 2TBA
71 Chevrolet Terry ZachariasT. J. Zacharias2(R)TBA
Craig Lutz1(R)
Dave Brigati1(R)
73 Chevrolet Todd PowellCole Powell3Todd Powell
75 Chevrolet Wayne AndersonTimmy Solomito11(R)Jerry Solomito
77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary Putnam 2Donald Tarantino
79 Pontiac Susan Hill Spencer Davis 4(R)TBA
82 Chevrolet Pamla Hulse Danny Watts Jr. 2TBA
88 Chevrolet Buzz Chew Woody Pitkat Ronald Ste-Marie
89 Chevrolet Jerry SolomitoTimmy Solomito2(R)Jerry Solomito/Ed Bennett III
Shawn Solomito3(R)
93 Chevrolet Mark PenninkRowan Pennink11Don Barker
99 Chevrolet Brittany TomainoJamie TomainoGeorge Ratajczak
Notes
  1. At the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol, Todd Szegedy drove with a different number than normal: he drove car number 05, instead of his regular car number 15.

Schedule

The UNOH Battle at the Beach and the Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship.

No.Race Title Track Date [3] TV
UNOH Battle at the Beach Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 18 FS2
1Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson April 6FansChoice.TV
2NAPA Spring Sizzler 200 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford April 27
3TSI Harley-Davidson 125 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford June 6 [lower-alpha 1]
4Mr. Rooter 161 Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford June 21
5Hoosier Tire 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead June 28
Whelen All-Star Shootout New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 11 FS1
6 Sunoco 100 July 12FS1
7O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Monadnock Speedway, Winchester July 19
8Call Before You Dig 811 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford August 8
9Budweiser King of Beers 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson August 13
10Bush's Beans 150 [lower-alpha 2] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 20FS1
11 F. W. Webb 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 20FS1
12NAPA Fall Final 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford September 28
13Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Xtra Mart Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson October 19FS1
Notes
  1. The TSI Harley-Davidson 125 was originally scheduled for May 23, but was postponed to May 30 due to heavy rain. [4] The second attempt to run the race was also postponed for similar reasons, and was postponed to June 6. [5]
  2. The Bush's Beans 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Southern 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
UNOH Battle at the Beach Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Doug Coby Ford
1Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire Woody Pitkat Rowan Pennink Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
2NAPA Spring Sizzler 200 Tommy Barrett Jr. Bobby Santos III Bobby Santos III Chevrolet
3TSI Harley-Davidson 125 Bobby Santos III Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
4Mr. Rooter 161 Donny Lia Donny Lia Bobby Santos III Chevrolet
5Hoosier Tire 200 John Beatty Jr. John Beatty Jr. Eric Goodale Chevrolet
Whelen All-Star Shootout J. R. Bertuccio 1 Ryan Newman/Ron Silk 2 Ryan Newman Chevrolet
6 Sunoco 100 Ron Silk Ron Silk Bobby Santos III Chevrolet
7O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Justin Bonsignore Ryan Preece Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
8Call Before You Dig 811 150 Bobby Santos III Woody Pitkat Woody Pitkat Chevrolet
9Budweiser King of Beers 150 Donny Lia Donny Lia Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
10Bush's Beans 150 Justin Bonsignore Bobby Santos III Tommy Barrett Jr. Chevrolet
11 F. W. Webb 100 Ryan Newman Woody Pitkat Woody Pitkat Chevrolet
12NAPA Fall Final 150 Bobby Santos III Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Ford
13Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Xtra Mart Woody Pitkat Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Ford
Notes

Drivers' championship

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

PosDriver DAY THO STA STA WAT RIV NHA NHA MON STA THO BRI NHA STA THO Points
1 Doug Coby 1321*10612254343817511
2 Ryan Preece 4*924964652*9411121*1*489
3 Justin Bonsignore 1815241626181625215484
4 Ron Silk 871061974*9*92531134483
5 Ted Christopher 8683293877224220480
6 Bobby Santos III 181*3110511112252*81228458
7 Eric Goodale 95141125119351871378440
8 Timmy Solomito (R)15481321511131168171310433
9 Woody Pitkat 24572025201*16191*635429
10 Patrick Emerling 121712751516207192096511419
11 Donny Lia 11217152*21171818322*35792413
12 Tommy Barrett Jr. (R)6231120232774152319412400
13 Matt Hirschman 119142431512610223266388
14 Glen Reen 152510121419231216921211118372
15 Jamie Tomaino 131413211113201419181326221413369
16 Rowan Pennink 22*34162214176215103359
17 Wade Cole 16151915181521211537231816338
18 Gary McDonald DNQ1171818252115201233141731318
19 Ron Yuhas Jr. 61612923271017191218315
20Dave Salzarulo (R)DNQ118171329161623151925267
21 Melissa Fifield (R)192022273029232224192022251
22 Ken Heagy 1221231411182614271630246
23Jimmy Zacharias (R)241022171713221410227
24 Keith Rocco 202624813111533202
25 Todd Szegedy 28822834224162
26 Spencer Davis (R)2628101827105
27 Ryan Newman 1*4520103
28 Mike Stefanik 24330141098
29 Shawn Solomito (R)162293693
30 John Beatty Jr. (R)1412*171590
31 Cole Powell 1911DNQ1172464
32 Andy Seuss 1381727263
33 Max Zachem (R)22957
34 Danny Watts Jr. 162349
35T. J. Zacharias (R)251944
36Kyle Ellwood (R)261943
37Derek Ramstrom (R)202741
38 Tom Rogers Jr. 836
39 Richie Pallai Jr. 27DNQ136
40 Chuck Hossfeld 71034
41 Rob Fuller 161331
42David Calabrese2421430
43Frank Vigliarolo243430
44 Dave Brigati 261925
45Troy Talman (R)2123
46 Gary Putnam 2329221
47 J. R. Bertuccio 10102413220
48 James Civali 2618
49 Craig Lutz (R)2816
50 Dave Sapienza (R)172915
51Jason Agugliaro (R)3212
Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because they only drove the non-championship rounds
Cody Ware (R)7
Kyle Benjamin (R)20
Dalton Baldwin (R)21
A. J. Winstead22
Johnny Kievman25
Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Bristol they chose to drive for NWSMT points
George Brunnhoelzl III 14
Burt Myers 515
Luke Fleming316
Danny Bohn 20
Joe Ryan Osborne (R)25
Bryan Dauzat 28
Jeff Fultz 30
Bobby Measmer Jr. (R)31
Cale Gale 32
Kyle Ebersole 36
Jeremy Gerstner 2338
Jason Myers 239
PosDriver DAY THO STA STA WAT RIV NHA NHA MON STA THO BRI NHA STA THO Points
Notes

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