2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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The 2015 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-first season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 12 and concluded at the same venue with the Sunoco World Series 150 on October 18. [1]

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Defending champion Doug Coby won his third series title, and as a result, became the first driver since Tony Hirschman Jr. to win successive Whelen Modified Tour championships. Coby was the season's most prolific winner – with seven victories – including the final three races which allowed him to overhaul Ryan Preece in the standings, with Coby ultimately prevailing by eleven points after entering the final race tied on points with Preece. Preece was a four-time race winner, and finished all but one race inside the top-ten placings. Just like Preece, Woody Pitkat recorded fourteen top-ten finishes out of fifteen starts – winning at Stafford along with the non-championship Shootout at New Hampshire  – as he finished third in points, two down on Preece and thirteen behind Coby. The only other drivers to win races during the season were Todd Szegedy at New Hampshire and Justin Bonsignore, who swept both races at his local track, Riverhead Raceway.

Drivers

No.ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
0 Chevrolet Joe Ambrose Tom Rogers Jr. 2Helmut Loschnig
01 Chevrolet Kenneth Fifield Melissa Fifield Kenneth Fifield
2 Chevrolet Mike Smeriglio III Doug Coby Phil Moran
3 Chevrolet Jan BoehlerTroy Talman (R)10Greg Fournier
Derek Ramstrom (R)1Rick Ramstrom
Kyle Bonsignore (R)1Bill Bonsignore
4 Dodge Robert Garbarino Todd Szegedy [N 1] Ryan Spaulding
5 Chevrolet Raymond BouchardFrank Vigliarolo Jr. 2Raymond Bouchard
06 Chevrolet Michelle BiondolilloVincent Biondolillo (R)1Jarred Hayes
6 Chevrolet Ed Partridge Ryan Preece [2] Tommy Grasso
07 Chevrolet Jennifer Emerling Patrick Emerling Jan Leaty
7 Chevrolet Mike Curb Ryan Newman 3Teddy Musgrave Jr.
8 Chevrolet Mark Sypher Donny Lia [3] Dan Laferriere
9 Chevrolet Cheryl Tomaino Chase Dowling (R)Don Barker
11 Chevrolet Grant WilliamsChuck Steuer 1Butch Capuano
William Deakin John Beatty Jr. (R)1Glenn Dixon
13 Chevrolet Robert Katon Jr. Ted Christopher 8Bob Fill
Andy Seuss 2
Johnny Bush 1Michael Loomis
James Civali 4Bob Fill
14 Chevrolet Ken Zachem Max Zachem (R)Shawn Ruszczyk
15 Chevrolet Rob Fuller Corey LaJoie 2Jeff DeMinck
Ron Silk 4 [N 1] Ryan Stone
Ray Graham (R)1
16 Ford Eric Sanderson Timmy Solomito [4] Sly Szaban
17 Chevrolet John Ellwood Jr.Kyle Ellwood (R)5Rico Mariani
18 Chevrolet Robert Pollifrone Ken Heagy 14Greg Gorman
19 Chevrolet Karen OltraBrandon Oltra (R)3Steve Kreitzer
20 Chevrolet Barbara Park Ron Silk 2Dave Wheeler
22 Chevrolet Christopher Our Tommy Barrett Jr. 1Brad Lafontaine
Keith Rocco 7
Ted Christopher 5
26 Chevrolet 10Sean McDonald Gary McDonald 14Chad McDonald
Pontiac 4
28 Ford George BockBrendon Bock (R)1Glenn Dixon
29 Chevrolet 2 Jon McKennedy Jon McKennedy 2Peter Frappier
Ford 7George BockBrendon Bock (R)8Glenn Dixon
Chevrolet 1
31 Chevrolet Pete MasseSteve Masse (R)9Josh Steeves
33 Chevrolet Wade Cole Johnny Bush 3Rick Rodenbaugh
Wade Cole 12
35 Chevrolet Wayne DarlingDerek Ramstrom (R)3Rick Ramstrom
36 Chevrolet Jarod Zeltmann Dave Sapienza (R)Jarod Zeltmann
37 Chevrolet Cynthia RicheyDave Salzarulo 10Marty Radewick
38 Chevrolet Linda Rodenbaugh Wade Cole 1Jake Marosz
George Perreault (R)1
40 Chevrolet Monica Fuller Ron Silk 2Ryan Stone
41 Chevrolet Tom Soper Kyle Soper (R)1Tom Soper
44 Chevrolet Mike Curb Bobby Santos III 14Steve Lemay
46 Chevrolet Russell Goodale Jeff Goodale (R)Doug Ogiejko
51 Chevrolet Ken Massa Justin Bonsignore Bill Michael
56 Chevrolet Renee Lutz Craig Lutz (R)3Jason Seachrist
57 Chevrolet Mark PaneKeith Rocco 1Stash Butova
58 Chevrolet Edgar Goodale Eric Goodale Jason Shephard
59 Chevrolet Ed Bennett IIIJerry Solomito Jr. (R)2Jerry Solomito Sr.
Ted Christopher Ronnie Williams (R)1Stash Butova
63 Chevrolet Bill Darrow Tom Rogers Jr. 4Mike Curtis
64 Chevrolet Mike Murphy Anthony Nocella (R)12Steve Dodge
68 Chevrolet Charlene Bush Johnny Bush 2Michael Loomis
69 Chevrolet Jason BlatzJason Agugliaro (R)1Jason Blatz
70 Chevrolet Steve Seuss Andy Seuss 2Steve Seuss
73 Chevrolet Paul Hartwig Paul Hartwig Jr. (R)1Lisa Hartwig
Todd Powell Cole Powell 1Seth Smith
75 Chevrolet Wayne Anderson Shawn Solomito 14Jerry Solomito Sr.
Jerry Solomito Jr. (R)1Butch Capuano
77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary Putnam 2Mike Hann
79 Pontiac 8Susan Hill Spencer Davis 5David Hill
James Civali 1
Joe Ryan Osborne 2
Chevrolet 2Troy Talman (R)1
Joe Ryan Osborne 1 [N 1]
82 Chevrolet Pamla Hulse Danny Watts Jr. 5Buddy Loecher
83 Chevrolet Linda Rodenbaugh Tom Rogers Jr. 1Helmut Losching
87 Chevrolet Keri BrunnhoelzlEd Brunnhoelzl III (R)1Russell Savoy
88 Chevrolet Buzz Chew Woody Pitkat [N 2] Ronald Ste-Marie
89 Chevrolet John Swanson Matt Swanson (R)5Ken Barry
93 Chevrolet Mark Pennink Rowan Pennink 13Jimmy Fuller
99 Chevrolet Brittany Tomaino Jamie Tomaino George Ratajczak
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 At the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol, some WMT and WSMT drivers had to change numbers to avoid clashing with the other Modified Tour championship. WMT drivers who had to change numbers: Todd Szegedy drove car number 41, instead of his regular car number 4, Ron Silk drove car number 05, instead of his regular car number 15 and Joe Ryan Osborne drove car number 19, instead of his regular car number 79.
  2. At the F. W. Webb 100 Woody Pitkat drove with car number 38 instead of his regular 88 as a tribute to NASCAR Hall of Fame-elect Jerry Cook.

Schedule

The Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. 10 races from the 2015 season were televised on NBCSN, on a tape-delay basis. [5]

No.Race Title Track Date [1] TV
1Icebreaker 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson [6] April 12 NBCSN
2NAPA Spring Sizzler 200 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford April 26
3Mr. Rooter 161 Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford May 30
4TSI Harley-Davidson 125 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford June 5
5Mr. Rooter 125 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson [6] June 10 NBCSN
6Hoosier Tire East 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead June 28 [a] NBCSN
Whelen All-Star Shootout New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 17 NBCSN
7 Andy Blacksmith 100 presented by Donate Life New England July 18 NBCSN
8O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Monadnock Speedway, Winchester July 25 NBCSN
9Call Before You Dig 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford August 7
10Budweiser King of Beers 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson [6] August 12FansChoice.TV
11Bush's Beans 150 [b] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 19 NBCSN
12Riverhead 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead August 29
13 F. W. Webb 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 26 NBCSN
14NAPA Fall Final 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford October 4 NBCSN
15Sunoco World Series 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson [6] October 18 NBCSN
Notes
  1. The Riverhead Hoosier Tire East 200 was originally scheduled for June 27, but was postponed to June 28 due to heavy rain. [7]
  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
1Icebreaker 150 Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
2NAPA Spring Sizzler 200 Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Woody Pitkat Chevrolet
3Mr. Rooter 161 Donny Lia Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Chevrolet
4TSI Harley-Davidson 125 Doug Coby Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Chevrolet
5Mr. Rooter 125 Woody Pitkat Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
6Hoosier Tire East 200 Tom Rogers Jr. Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
Whelen All-Star Shootout Eric Goodale 1 Woody Pitkat Woody Pitkat Chevrolet
7 Andy Blacksmith 100 presented by Donate Life New England Doug Coby Ryan Preece Todd Szegedy Dodge
8O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Ryan Preece Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
9Call Before You Dig 150 Patrick Emerling Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Chevrolet
10Budweiser King of Beers 150 Patrick Emerling Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
11Bush's Beans 150 Woody Pitkat Woody Pitkat Ryan Preece Chevrolet
12Riverhead 200 Tom Rogers Jr. Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
13 F. W. Webb 100 Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
14NAPA Fall Final 150 Doug Coby Ryan Preece Doug Coby Chevrolet
15Sunoco World Series 150 Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
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Drivers' championship

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

PosDriver THO STA WAT STA THO RIV NHA NHA MON STA THO BRI RIV NHA STA THO Points
1 Doug Coby 1*62131*320301*21*3421*11*613
2 Ryan Preece 53*1*1*7826*101*618192*7602
3 Woody Pitkat 2152551*72322*710125600
4 Todd Szegedy 10219432111416335920104535
5 Patrick Emerling 118791216154166710132226515
6 Timmy Solomito 616123961712217109191233514
7 Donny Lia 85212520233212265346410490
8 Eric Goodale 7411268478684285281423486
9 Chase Dowling (R)173216121713109101183869481
10 Justin Bonsignore 2720252821*422358361*5212478
11 Bobby Santos III 311656205322923532016467
12 Max Zachem (R)31214191614141313171412301115418
13 Ted Christopher 424361011631491321198414
14 Jamie Tomaino 169331722211916111920242214818397
15 Jeff Goodale (R)2223151821DNQ13223122271072311386
16 Shawn Solomito 32171815182971128182017513373
17 Dave Sapienza (R)21181320191015201426DNQ12392632369
18 Rowan Pennink 1378713251624142019221132364
19 Ken Heagy 30152621241821192421231413919344
20 Gary McDonald 2328292325DNQ12024212518161720296
21Troy Talman (R)201420161522255251629277
22 Wade Cole 302923DNQ118181824DNQ124251529263
23 Keith Rocco 121084151292812254
24 Anthony Nocella (R)2626312426DNQ1262612341314240
25 Melissa Fifield 2929323028DNQ123272229DNQ127312725239
26 Brendon Bock (R)102227181713152333231
27Dave Salzarulo2427172229141717301825214
28 Ron Silk 92727852728284199
29 Tom Rogers Jr. 143123107633185
30Steve Masse (R)332524113325121831184
31 Matt Swanson (R)151524727132
32Derek Ramstrom (R)15141114122
33 Johnny Bush 341928192926119
34Kyle Ellwood (R)3314121628117
35 Spencer Davis 123093124114
36 Andy Seuss 10278136315113
37 James Civali 2811315271626108
38 Craig Lutz (R)18211121105
39 Ryan Newman 91142691
40 Danny Watts Jr. 35DNQ1Wth4222474
41Joe Ryan Osborne34171967
42Jerry Solomito Jr. (R)30191766
43Brandon Oltra (R)25222362
44 Gary Putnam 13132820347
45 Corey LaJoie 281446
46 Jon McKennedy 182743
47Vincent Biondolillo (R)935
48Frank Vigliarolo Jr.26Wth433
49 Kyle Soper (R)1727
50 Tommy Barrett Jr. 1925
51 Kyle Bonsignore (R)3224
52 John Beatty Jr. (R)2222
53 Ronnie Williams (R)2420
54Ed Brunnhoelzl III (R)2519
55Chuck SteuerWth414
56Ray Graham (R)3014
57 Paul Hartwig Jr. (R)DNQ111
58George Perreault (R)DNQ111
59 Cole Powell DNS29
Jason Agugliaro (R)Wth
Drivers ineligible for Whelen Modified Tour points
George Brunnhoelzl III 15
Frank Fleming 16
Jason Myers 17
Jeremy Gerstner 21
Bobby Measmer Jr. 25
Kyle Ebersole 26
David Calabrese27
Burt Myers 30
J. R. Bertuccio 31
Cale Gale DNQ
Tom Abele Jr. DNQ
Trey Hutchens (R)Wth
PosDriver THO STA WAT STA THO RIV NHA NHA MON STA THO BRI RIV NHA STA THO Points
Notes

See also

References

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