2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

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The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the tenth season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). 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 Whelen Season Opener 150 at Caraway Speedway on March 9. It ended with the Southern Slam 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 9. [1] George Brunnhoelzl III entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion.

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A previous two-time series runner-up, Andy Seuss won his first championship title, after a fifth-place finish at the final race in Charlotte. [2] Seuss, who won a trio of races in the opening half of the season – two at Caraway Speedway and one at South Boston Speedway  – finished 14 points clear of Brunnhoelzl III, who won a pair of races at Langley Speedway and also at Caraway Speedway. Third place in the championship went to Burt Myers, who won the most races during the season, with four, all of which came during the second half of the season. Aside from the lead trio, other drivers to take race victories were J. R. Bertuccio, who won at Southern National Motorsports Park, Danny Bohn was a winner at Bowman Gray Stadium and Kyle Ebersole won the season's second race at South Boston Speedway. A combination race was also held during the season, the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway, with competitors from the Whelen Southern Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Modified Tour. The race was won by Tommy Barrett Jr. and the best Southern Modified Tour competitor was Bertuccio in 13th position.

Drivers

No.ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
1 Ford Kim Myers Burt Myers Ronnie Holbrook
2 Chevrolet Joe Bertuccio Sr. J. R. Bertuccio [N 1] Joe Bertuccio Sr.
4 Ford Gary Myers Jason Myers [N 1] Mike Queen
5 Ford Bob Ebersole Kyle Ebersole Bob Ebersole
7 Chevrolet Mark HunterThomas Stinson10Mark Hunter
8 Chevrolet Bobby BaldwinDalton Baldwin4(R)TBA
09 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Zach Brewer 1TBA
11 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Andy Seuss Eddie Harvey
12 Chevrolet Donna Norman Mike Norman 13T. J. Moran
Jeremy Gerstner 1
13 Chevrolet Amy FlemingChris Fleming1(R)TBA
15 Chevrolet Grady Jeffreys Jr.Joe Ryan Osborne13(R)Grady Jeffreys Jr.
Austin Pack1
23 Chevrolet Bobby Loftin Brian Loftin 7Scott Widener
28 Chevrolet George Brunnhoelzl Jr. George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
31 Chevrolet Michael Speeney Cody Ware 1(R)Mack Kanupp
40 Ford 13Gina Fleming Luke Fleming Frank Fleming
Chevrolet 1
41 Chevrolet Jodie Preece Ryan Preece 2TBA
43 Chevrolet Michael CalabreseDavid CalabreseBobby Foley
44 Chevrolet Bryan Fishel Brandon Ward 1TBA
51 Chevrolet Bob Dillner Bobby Measmer Jr. (R) [N 1] Ernie Mayo
54 Chevrolet Connie Lythgoe Jeff Fultz 1TBA
65 Chevrolet Eddie Bohn Danny Bohn Eddie Bohn
70 Chevrolet Dawn Gerstner Jeremy Gerstner 2TBA
72 Chevrolet Bud McIntyreBud McIntyre2(R)TBA
Justin Taylor1(R)
73 Chevrolet Todd Powell Cole Powell 4TBA
77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary Putnam Donald Tarantino
79 Pontiac Susan Hill Spencer Davis (R)Jason Shephard
80 Chevrolet Michael SpeeneyDaniel Speeney4TBA
95 Chevrolet Bubba Gale Cale Gale 1TBA
97 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Bryan Dauzat 10Todd Cooper
98 Chevrolet Mike Curb Ryan Preece 1TBA
99 Chevrolet Susanne WinsteadA. J. Winstead7(R)Neil Culley Jr.
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 At the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol, a number of drivers drove with different numbers than normal:
    J. R. Bertuccio drove car number 21, instead of his regular car number 2, while Jason Myers drove car number 03, instead of his regular car number 4. Bobby Measmer Jr. drove car number 76, instead of his regular car number 51.

Schedule

The UNOH Battle at the Beach did not count towards the championship.

No.Race title Track Date [3] TV
UNOH Battle at the Beach Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida February 18 FS2
1Whelen Season Opener 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina March 9
2Southern National 150 Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly, North Carolina March 15
3South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia April 5FansChoice.TV
4Courtyard by Marriott/Pepsi 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton, Virginia April 12FansChoice.TV
5Daggett Schuler Attorneys at Law 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina July 4
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina August 2
7Bush's Beans 150 [a] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee August 20 FS1
8Bayport 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton, Virginia August 30FansChoice.TV
9Southern Pride 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina September 5
10South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia September 13
11Southern National 150 Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly, North Carolina September 20
12Zooland 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina September 27
13Prestoria Farms 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, North Carolina October 41
14Southern Slam 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina October 9FansChoice.TV
Notes
  1. The Bush's Beans 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
UNOH Battle at the Beach Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Doug Coby Ford
1Whelen Season Opener 150 Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
2Southern National 150 George Brunnhoelzl III J. R. Bertuccio J. R. Bertuccio Chevrolet
3South Boston 150 Danny Bohn Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
4Courtyard by Marriott/Pepsi 150 Ryan Preece George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
5Daggett Schuler Attorneys at Law 150 Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Danny Bohn Danny Bohn Danny Bohn Chevrolet
7Bush's Beans 150 Burt Myers Bobby Santos III J. R. Bertuccio Chevrolet
8Bayport 150 Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Burt Myers Ford
9Southern Pride 150 George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Burt Myers Ford
10South Boston 150 Danny Bohn Danny Bohn Kyle Ebersole Ford
11Southern National 150 Burt Myers Burt Myers Burt Myers Ford
12Zooland 150 Brian Loftin George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
13Prestoria Farms 150 Danny Bohn Burt Myers Danny Bohn Chevrolet
14Southern Slam 150 Ryan Preece Burt Myers Burt Myers Ford

Drivers' championship

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

PosDriver DAY CRW SNM SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW SBO SNM CRW CRW CLT Points
1 Andy Seuss 1*41*21*4273228545583
2 George Brunnhoelzl III 2321*21614212*321*123569
3 Burt Myers 545661710151141*216*1*560
4 J. R. Bertuccio 1031*512314134756372552
5 Danny Bohn 61231541*20756*7419542
6 Kyle Ebersole 14210DNQ563663131134520
7 Luke Fleming 386441331610614117510511
8 Gary Putnam 12781067298101113141112477
9 Spencer Davis (R)11913119518141571013614475
10 Jason Myers 251179713395168961721465
11David Calabrese1918143101724114174121416452
12Joe Ryan Osborne (R)108981882517DNS2951015430
13 Bobby Measmer Jr. (R)17161771219311214151291022421
14 Mike Norman 161312131416161112151598400
15 Bryan Dauzat DNQ151011DNQ8112881817315
16Thomas Stinson915161411151310DNS223298
17 Brian Loftin 71416151382235
18A. J. Winstead (R)221715915191415204
19 Cole Powell 19182171137136
20Daniel Speeney916188125
21Dalton Baldwin (R)2116131618113
22 Ryan Preece 4*51119*20102
23 Jeremy Gerstner 2312381391
24Bud McIntyre (R)DNQ192445
25 Zach Brewer 638
26Chris Fleming (R)1133
27 Jeff Fultz 3032
28 Cody Ware (R)71331
29 Cale Gale 3230
30Justin Taylor1727
31 Brandon Ward DNS225
32Austin Pack1925
Drivers ineligible for NWSMT points, because they only drove the non-championship round
John Beatty Jr. (R)14
Rob Fuller 16
Dave Sapienza (R)17
Kyle Benjamin (R)20
Johnny Kievman25
Dave Brigati26
Gary Fountain Sr. (R)DNQ
Matt Montineri (R)DNQ
Drivers ineligible for NWSMT points, because at the combined event at Bristol they chose to drive for NWMT points
Tommy Barrett Jr. (R)61
Bobby Santos III 2*
Ron Silk 83
Doug Coby 14
Ryan Newman 5
Justin Bonsignore 186
Eric Goodale 97
Timmy Solomito (R)158
Patrick Emerling 129
Jimmy Zacharias (R)2410
Ron Yuhas Jr. 12
Woody Pitkat 19
Glen Reen 21
Ted Christopher 22
Matt Hirschman 23
Jamie Tomaino 1326
Gary McDonald 33
Todd Szegedy 34
Donny Lia 1135
Wade Cole 37
PosDriver DAY CRW SNM SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW SBO SNM CRW CRW CLT Points
Notes

See also

References

  1. "NWSMT Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  2. Southers, Tim (October 9, 2014). "Seuss Caps Off Championship Season". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. "NWSMT Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  4. "Whelen Southern Modified Race Rescheduled". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014. Despite extensive efforts by Caraway and NASCAR officials to identify an alternate date for the event, scheduling conflicts for both the track and the tour preclude rescheduling the Bunny Hop 150.