2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

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The 2015 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the eleventh season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began with the Spring Classic 150 at Caraway Speedway on March 15 [1] and ended with the Charlotte 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 8. [2] Andy Seuss, who entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, won the championship, three points in front of George Brunnhoelzl III. Five races during the season were televised in the United States on NBCSN by a tape-delay. [3]

Contents

Drivers

No.ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
1 Ford 8Kim Myers Burt Myers Matt Cromer
Chevrolet 2
2 Chevrolet Joe Bertuccio Sr.J. R. Bertuccio [N 1] 7Joe Bertuccio Sr.
4 Ford Gary Myers Jason Myers Mike Queen
5 Ford Bob EbersoleKyle EbersoleBob Ebersole
6 Chevrolet Constance Partridge Ryan Preece 3Tommy Grasso
8 Chevrolet Bobby BaldwinDalton Baldwin 3Bobby Baldwin
10 Chevrolet Howard HarveyLuke Fleming 1Kenny Minter Jr.
11 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Andy Seuss Eddie Harvey
12 Chevrolet Donna NormanMike Norman 6Reggie Ruggerio
14 Chevrolet Bobby Hutchens Jr. Trey Hutchens (R) Bobby Hutchens Jr.
15 Chevrolet Grady Jeffreys Jr.Jeremy GerstnerGrady Jeffreys Sr.
21 Chevrolet Mike Smeriglio IIIDoug Coby 1Phillip Moran
22 Chevrolet Kyle BonsignoreKyle Bonsignore 2Bill Bonsignore
23 Chevrolet Bobby LoftinBrian Loftin 2Mike Adams
25 Chevrolet Misty Smith John Smith 6Jody Utt
28 Chevrolet George Brunnhoelzl Jr.George Brunnhoelzl IIIGeorge Brunnhoelzl Jr.
32 Chevrolet Tom Abele Sr.Tom Abele Jr. 6Tom Abele Sr.
37 Chevrolet Paul HartwigPaul Hartwig Jr. 2Neil Rutt
40 Chevrolet Gina Fleming Frank Fleming Chris Fleming
43 Chevrolet Michael CalabreseDavid CalabreseBobby Foley
58 Chevrolet Edgar GoodaleEric Goodale 5Jason Shephard
65 Chevrolet Eddie Bohn Danny Bohn 4Eddie Bohn
73 Chevrolet Paul HartwigPaul Hartwig Jr. 1Neil Rutt
74 Chevrolet Kevin HughesBobby Measmer Jr.Bobby Measmer Sr.
77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary PutnamDon Tarantino
79 Pontiac 9Susan Hill Spencer Davis 4David Hill
Joe Ryan Osborne 3
James Civali 2
Chevrolet 1James Civali 1Chris Kopec
95 Chevrolet Bubba Gale Cale Gale 2Bubba Gale
97 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Bryan Dauzat 2Bob Rahilly
98 Chevrolet Mike Curb Ryan Preece 2Jeff Preece
99 Chevrolet Susanne WinsteadA. J. Winstead 3Reginald Winstead
Notes
  1. 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. The WSMT driver who had to change his number was J. R. Bertuccio, who drove car number 21, instead of his regular car number 2.

Schedule

No.Race Title Track Date [2] TV
1Spring Classic 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro March 151
2Charles Kepley Memorial 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro March 28
3South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston April 4 [4]
4Pepsi 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton April 11 [2] FansChoice.TV
59th Annual Daggett Shuler Attorneys at Law Rusty Harpe Memorial 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro July 4
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem August 1 NBCSN
7Bush's Beans 150 [a] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 19 NBCSN
8Bayport Credit Union 150 presented by Budweiser Langley Speedway, Hampton September 5 [2] NBCSN
9South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston September 19 [4] NBCSN
10Charlotte 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte October 8 NBCSN
Notes
  1. The Bush's Beans 150 will be 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 Jason Myers George Brunnhoelzl III Eric Goodale Chevrolet
2Charles Kepley Memorial 150 Ryan Preece J. R. Bertuccio Andy Seuss Chevrolet
3South Boston 150 Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Chevrolet
4Pepsi 150 George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Burt Myers Ford
59th Annual Daggett Shuler Attorneys at Law Rusty Harpe Memorial 150 Andy Seuss Andy Seuss George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Ryan Preece George Brunnhoelzl III Danny Bohn Chevrolet
7Bush's Beans 150 Gary Putnam Woody Pitkat Andy Seuss Chevrolet
8Bayport Credit Union 150 presented by Budweiser George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
9South Boston 150 Bobby Measmer Jr. Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
10Southern Slam 150 George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet

Drivers' championship

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

PosDriver CRW CRW SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY SBO CLT Points
1 Andy Seuss 1911647*6631*6393
2 George Brunnhoelzl III 16*11183*115*151*21*390
3 Jason Myers 2610621017574385
4 Burt Myers 653116430465384
5 Kyle Ebersole 1376248262812371
6 Frank Fleming 88115912168411360
7 Bobby Measmer Jr. 51314108525739358
8 Gary Putnam 799961120121414343
9 Jeremy Gerstner 111915817321657342
10David Calabrese416711121927101216324
11 Trey Hutchens (R)DNQ1148131314Wth11913281
12 J. R. Bertuccio 104*2710931257
13 Ryan Preece 1431*2132206
14 John Smith 3101712178197
15 Eric Goodale 124320283194
16 Mike Norman 171519131417169
17 Danny Bohn 51113160
18 Tom Abele Jr. 918151418DNQ146
19 Spencer Davis 18121214120
20Joe Ryan Osborne571939111
21 James Civali 111015105
22Dalton Baldwin12171093
23A. J. Winstead16131588
24 Paul Hartwig Jr. 13DNS22180
25 Kyle Bonsignore 153231360
26Luke Fleming1133
27 Doug Coby 1534329
28 Cale Gale DNQ1826
Brian Loftin WthWth0
Bryan Dauzat WthWth0
Drivers ineligible for Whelen Southern Modified Tour points
Woody Pitkat 2*
Donny Lia 3
Ryan Newman 4
Bobby Santos III 5
Jeff Goodale (R)7
Chase Dowling (R)8
Timmy Solomito 9
Patrick Emerling 10
Anthony Nocella (R)12
Ted Christopher 13
Max Zachem (R)14
Shawn Solomito 18
Rowan Pennink 22
Ken Heagy 23
Jamie Tomaino 24
Johnny Bush 29
Brendon Bock (R)33
Todd Szegedy 35
Justin Bonsignore 36
Ron Silk Wth
Dave Sapienza (R)DNQ
Wade Cole DNQ
Melissa Fifield DNQ
PosDriver CRW CRW SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY SBO CLT Points
Notes

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Cunningham, Jason (December 17, 2014). "Whelen Modified 2015 Schedules Announced". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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  4. 1 2 "South Boston Speedway Releases 2015 Schedule". race22.com. Race22. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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