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The 2016 season was the final season before NASCAR merged the two modified tours for 2017, and the series itself would not return until 2021, where it was revived under the SMART Modified Tour name.
| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Chevrolet | Brian Brady | Ted Christopher 1 | Scott Anderson |
| 1 | Ford | Kim Myers | Burt Myers | Marty Edwards |
| 2 | Chevrolet | Joe Bertuccio Sr. | J. R. Bertuccio 6 [N 1] | Joe Bertuccio Sr. |
| 4 | Ford | Gary Myers | Jason Myers | Mike Queen |
| 5 | Bob Ebersole | Kyle Ebersole 9 | Bob Ebersole | |
| 6 | Chevrolet | Constance Partridge | Ryan Preece 1 | Jeff Preece |
| 7 | Mark Hunter | Lauren Edgerton (R)2 | Mark Hunter | |
| 8 | Bobby Baldwin | Dalton Baldwin 4 | Bobby Baldwin | |
| 11 | Eddie Harvey | Andy Seuss | Eddie Harvey | |
| 13 | Amy Fleming | Chris Fleming 2 | Mike Boight 1 | |
| Frank Fleming 1 | ||||
| 14 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. | Trey Hutchens 9 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. | |
| 15 | Grady Jeffreys Jr. | Jeremy Gerstner | Grady Jeffreys Sr. | |
| 16 | Jeremy Gerstner | Shawn Balluzzo (R)1 | TBA | |
| 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Kyle Bonsignore (R) | Bill Bonsignore | |
| 28 | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | |
| 29 | George Bock | Brendon Bock 1 | Glenn Dixon | |
| 33 | Gary Fountain Sr. | Austin Pickens (R)7 | Michael Williams | |
| 40 | Gina Fleming | Danny Bohn | Chris Fleming 10 | |
| Frank Fleming 1 | ||||
| 46 | Russell Goodale | Jeff Goodale 1 | Doug Ogiejko | |
| 70 | Dawn Gerstner 3 | Shawn Balluzzo (R)4 | Denzil Cormican 2 | |
| Jeremy Gerstner 1 | Jeremy McIntosh 2 | |||
| 74 | Kevin Hughes | Bobby Measmer Jr. | Bobby Measmer Sr. | |
| 77 | Mike Curb | Gary Putnam 10 | Teddy Musgrave Jr. 7 Ray Holm 1 Teddy Christopher Jr. 3 | |
| Ryan Preece 1 | ||||
| 79 | Pontiac | Susan Hill | Richie Pallai Jr. 4 | David Hill |
| James Civali 4 | ||||
| Robert Babb (R)1 | ||||
| David Calabrese 1 | ||||
| 97 | Chevrolet | Bryan Dauzat | Bryan Dauzat 9 | Todd Cooper |
| 99 | Susanne Winstead | A. J. Winstead 3 | Reginald Winstead |
Four of the eleven races in the 2016 season were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis. [1]
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Roofing 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | March 12 | |
| 2 | Spring Explosion 150 | Concord Speedway, Midland | April 2 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | South Boston 150 | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | April 9 | |
| 4 | Dogwood 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | April 16 | |
| 5 | Davis Roofing 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | July 1 | |
| 6 | Strutmasters.com 199 | Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem | August 6 | NBCSN |
| 7 | Bush's Beans 150 [lower-alpha 2] | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 17 | NBCSN |
| 8 | Visit Martin County 150 | East Carolina Motor Speedway, Robersonville | September 11 [lower-alpha 3] | |
| 9 | South Boston 150 | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | September 17 | NBCSN |
| 10 | Caraway 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | September 24 | |
| 11 | Bad Boy Off Road Southern Slam 150 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte | October 6 | NBCSN |
| Source: [4] | ||||
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Roofing 150 [5] | Danny Bohn | Burt Myers | Burt Myers | Ford |
| 2 | Spring Explosion 150 [6] | Jason Myers | Ryan Preece | George Brunnhoelzl III | Chevrolet |
| 3 | South Boston 150 [7] | Burt Myers | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl III | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dogwood 150 [8] | Danny Bohn | Burt Myers | Burt Myers | Ford |
| 5 | Davis Roofing 150 [9] | J. R. Bertuccio | J. R. Bertuccio | Andy Seuss | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Strutmasters.com 199 [10] | Kyle Ebersole | Kyle Ebersole | Burt Myers | Ford |
| 7 | Bush's Beans 150 [11] | Kyle Bonsignore | Todd Szegedy | Eric Goodale | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Visit Martin County 150 [12] | Burt Myers | Burt Myers | Bobby Measmer Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 9 | South Boston 150 [13] | Danny Bohn | Danny Bohn | James Civali | Pontiac |
| 10 | Caraway 150 [14] | Andy Seuss | Burt Myers | George Brunnhoelzl III | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Bad Boy Off Road Southern Slam 150 [15] | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl III | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | CRW | CON | SBO | CRW | CRW | BGS | BRI | ECA | SBO | CRW | CLT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burt Myers | 1* | 3 | 2 | 1* | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5* | 5 | 2* | 6 | 465 |
| 2 | George Brunnhoelzl III | 7 | 1 | 1* | 5 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2* | 445 |
| 3 | Andy Seuss | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 442 |
| 4 | Danny Bohn | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4* | 5 | 4 | 432 |
| 5 | Bobby Measmer Jr. | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 426 |
| 6 | Jason Myers | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 418 |
| 7 | Kyle Bonsignore (R) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 401 |
| 8 | Jeremy Gerstner | 10 | 13 | DNS1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 379 |
| 9 | Kyle Ebersole | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | DNQ2 | 10* | 9 | 7 | 12 | 310 | ||
| 10 | Gary Putnam | 14 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 12 | DNS1 | Wth | INJ | 310 |
| 11 | Bryan Dauzat | 11 | 15 | 10 | Wth | 6 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 265 | ||
| 12 | Trey Hutchens | Wth | 11 | Wth | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 236 | ||
| 13 | Austin Pickens (R) | 12 | 17 | 8 | 14 | DNQ2 | 8 | 37 | 222 | ||||
| 14 | J. R. Bertuccio | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2* | 12 | 35 | 213 | |||||
| 15 | James Civali | 17 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 151 | |||||||
| 16 | Richie Pallai Jr. | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 131 | |||||||
| 17 | Shawn Balluzzo (R) | 12 | 7 | 13 | Wth | 14 | 130 | ||||||
| 18 | Ryan Preece | 12* | 63 | 1 | 81 | ||||||||
| 19 | Lauren Edgerton (R) | 11 | 14 | 63 | |||||||||
| 20 | Dalton Baldwin | Wth | 15 | Wth | 15 | 58 | |||||||
| 21 | A. J. Winstead | Wth | 15 | 16 | 57 | ||||||||
| 22 | Ted Christopher | 2 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Brendon Bock | 6 | 363 | 38 | |||||||||
| 24 | Jeff Goodale | 8 | 103 | 36 | |||||||||
| 25 | David Calabrese | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Robert Babb (R) | 10 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Chris Fleming | Wth | Wth | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers ineligible for Whelen Southern Modified Tour points | |||||||||||||
| Eric Goodale | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Todd Szegedy | 2* | ||||||||||||
| Donny Lia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Patrick Emerling | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Coby | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Santos III | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Silk | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Swanson (R) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Newman | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Max Zachem | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Chase Dowling | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Blewett | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Tomaino | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Wade Cole | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Gary McDonald | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Melissa Fifield | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Timmy Solomito | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Rob Summers | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Rowan Pennink | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Justin Bonsignore | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Ken Heagy | Wth | ||||||||||||
| Dave Sapienza | Wth | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | CRW | CON | SBO | CRW | CRW | BGS | BRI | ECA | SBO | CRW | CLT | Points |
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