2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

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The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the twelfth and final season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began at Caraway Speedway on March 12 and concluded at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 6. Andy Seuss entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Burt Myers won the championship, 20 points in front of George Brunnhoelzl III.

Contents

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.

Drivers

No.ManufacturerCar OwnerRace DriverCrew Chief
00 Chevrolet Brian Brady Ted Christopher 1Scott 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
5Bob Ebersole Kyle Ebersole 9Bob Ebersole
6 Chevrolet Constance Partridge Ryan Preece 1Jeff Preece
7Mark HunterLauren Edgerton (R)2Mark Hunter
8Bobby BaldwinDalton Baldwin 4Bobby Baldwin
11Eddie Harvey Andy Seuss Eddie Harvey
13Amy FlemingChris Fleming 2Mike Boight 1
Frank Fleming 1
14 Bobby Hutchens Jr. Trey Hutchens 9 Bobby Hutchens Jr.
15Grady Jeffreys Jr. Jeremy Gerstner Grady Jeffreys Sr.
16 Jeremy Gerstner Shawn Balluzzo (R)1TBA
22 Kyle Bonsignore Kyle Bonsignore (R)Bill Bonsignore
28George Brunnhoelzl Jr. George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
29George Bock Brendon Bock 1Glenn Dixon
33Gary Fountain Sr.Austin Pickens (R)7Michael Williams
40Gina Fleming Danny Bohn Chris Fleming 10
Frank Fleming 1
46Russell Goodale Jeff Goodale 1Doug Ogiejko
70Dawn Gerstner 3Shawn Balluzzo (R)4Denzil Cormican 2
Jeremy Gerstner 1Jeremy McIntosh 2
74Kevin Hughes Bobby Measmer Jr. Bobby Measmer Sr.
77 Mike Curb Gary Putnam 10Teddy Musgrave Jr. 7
Ray Holm 1
Teddy Christopher Jr. 3
Ryan Preece 1
79 Pontiac Susan Hill Richie Pallai Jr. 4David Hill
James Civali 4
Robert Babb (R)1
David Calabrese 1
97 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Bryan Dauzat 9Todd Cooper
99Susanne WinsteadA. J. Winstead 3Reginald Winstead
Notes
  1. J. R. Bertuccio drove in the Bush's Beans 150 with car number 21.

Schedule

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 DateTV
1Davis Roofing 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro March 12
2Spring Explosion 150 Concord Speedway, Midland April 2 [a]
3South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston April 9
4Dogwood 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro April 16
5Davis Roofing 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro July 1
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem August 6 NBCSN
7Bush's Beans 150 [b] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 17 NBCSN
8Visit Martin County 150 East Carolina Motor Speedway, Robersonville September 11 [c]
9South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston September 17 NBCSN
10Caraway 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro September 24
11Bad Boy Off Road Southern Slam 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte October 6 NBCSN
Source: [4]
Notes
  1. The Southern Sizzler 150 was postponed from March 19 to April 2 because of persistent rain. [2]
  2. 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.
  3. The Visit Martin County 150 was postponed from September 3 to September 11 due to the forecast for heavy rain and high winds as a result of Hurricane Hermine. [3]

Results and standings

Races

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturer
1Davis Roofing 150 [5] Danny Bohn Burt Myers Burt Myers Ford
2Spring Explosion 150 [6] Jason Myers Ryan Preece George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
3South Boston 150 [7] Burt Myers George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
4Dogwood 150 [8] Danny Bohn Burt Myers Burt Myers Ford
5Davis Roofing 150 [9] J. R. Bertuccio J. R. Bertuccio Andy Seuss Chevrolet
6 Strutmasters.com 199 [10] Kyle Ebersole Kyle Ebersole Burt Myers Ford
7Bush's Beans 150 [11] Kyle Bonsignore Todd Szegedy Eric Goodale Chevrolet
8Visit Martin County 150 [12] Burt Myers Burt Myers Bobby Measmer Jr. Chevrolet
9South Boston 150 [13] Danny Bohn Danny Bohn James Civali Pontiac
10Caraway 150 [14] Andy Seuss Burt Myers George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
11Bad Boy Off Road Southern Slam 150 [15] George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Ryan Preece Chevrolet

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owner's points. * – Most laps led.

PosDriver CRW CON SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI ECA SBO CRW CLT Points
1 Burt Myers 1*321*41285*52*6465
2 George Brunnhoelzl III 711*5314346312*445
3 Andy Seuss 5434131171047442
4 Danny Bohn 310538111624*54432
5 Bobby Measmer Jr. 2611954171695426
6 Jason Myers 4592112294839418
7 Kyle Bonsignore (R)15846713258268401
8 Jeremy Gerstner 1013DNS1136162039711379
9 Kyle Ebersole 161678DNQ210*9712310
10 Gary Putnam 149611951812DNS1WthINJ310
11 Bryan Dauzat 111510Wth631111013265
12 Trey Hutchens Wth11Wth1099121110236
13Austin Pickens (R)1217814DNQ2837222
14 J. R. Bertuccio 13772*1235213
15 James Civali 172613151
16 Richie Pallai Jr. 9141012131
17Shawn Balluzzo (R)12713Wth14130
18 Ryan Preece 12*63181
19Lauren Edgerton (R)111463
20Dalton BaldwinWth15Wth1558
21A. J. WinsteadWth151657
22 Ted Christopher 243
23 Brendon Bock 636338
24 Jeff Goodale 810336
25David Calabrese836
26Robert Babb (R)1035
Chris FlemingWthWth0
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
PosDriver CRW CON SBO CRW CRW BGS BRI ECA SBO CRW CLT Points
Notes

See also

References

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