2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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Austin Beers (car No. 64), the defending Whelen Modified Tour champion. Austin beers (53643597669).jpg
Austin Beers (car No. 64), the defending Whelen Modified Tour champion.

The 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be the 42nd season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It starts with the New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 7 and then it will finish up with the World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 11.

Austin Beers entered the season as the defending series champion. [1]

On November 10th, 2025, it was announced that former driver and crew chief Gary Putnam would take over as the series director, replacing Jimmy Wilson, who was promoted to Senior Technical Director of the NASCAR Regional department. [2] [3]

During the off season, NASCAR conducted multiple tire tests with American Racer tires in order to gauge the feasibility of switching away from Hoosier Racing Tire, who has been the sole supplier of tires for the series since 1999. The first test was held at Jennerstown Speedway, while the second test was conducted at New Smyrna Speedway. [4] [5] On December 24, 2025, it was announced that for the 2026 season American Racer tires would be the official tire provider for the WMT. This marked the first time since 1998 where Hoosier would not be the tire provider for the series. [6]

Teams and drivers

Full-time teams

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefReferences
Chevrolet USNEPower Motorsports 1 Patrick Emerling TBA [7]
Eighty-Two Autosport 8 John-Michael Shenette TBA[ citation needed ]
Haydt Yannone Racing 16 Ron Silk Phil Moran [8]
Jon McKennedy Racing79 Jon McKennedy TBA [9]

Schedule

Source: [10]

Notes: The race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed and marked with star.

No.Race title Track Date
1New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200* New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida February 7
2Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200* Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia March 27
3Thompson 150* Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut April 12
4TBA Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine May 2
5J&R Precast 150 Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Massachusetts May 16
6Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York May 30
7Thunder in the Mountains 200*White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, New Hampshire June 20
8Firecracker 150 presented by the Bethesda Leadership Group Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Massachusetts July 1
92nd Annual Clash at Claremont Claremont Motorsports Park, Claremont, New Hampshire July 10
105th Annual Duel at the Dog 200 powered by USNE Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, New Hampshire July 25
11Thompson 150 presented by FloSports.com* Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut August 5
12 Mohegan Sun 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire August 22
13Riverhead Building Supply 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford August 28
14Toyota Mod Classic 150* Oswego Speedway, Oswego, New York September 5
15Eddie Partridge 256 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York September 19
16World Series 150* Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut October 11

Schedule changes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Beers wins the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship". NASCAR . October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Fenwick, Adam (November 10, 2025). "Gary Putnam completes a full NASCAR circle as he becomes the Whelen Modified Tour series director". NASCAR . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR promotes longtime Modified Tour director to senior technical role". Short Track Scene. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "RaceDayCT Exclusive: NASCAR To Host Whelen Modified Tour Tire Test With American Racer". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "RaceDayCT Exclusive: NASCAR To Host A Second Whelen Mod Tour Tire Test With American Racer". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Breaking News: American Racer Tire To Be New Tire Supplier For NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour". RaceDayCT.com. December 24, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ https://racedayct.com/2025/10/david-miller-jr-patrick-emerling-team-up-for-launch-of-usnepower-motorsports-modified-team/
  8. ↑ https://racedayct.com/2026/01/ron-silk-ready-to-chase-another-nascar-whelen-modified-tour-title-in-2026/m/
  9. ↑ https://www.jonathanmckennedy.com/events.html
  10. ↑ "NASCAR reveals the 2026 Whelen Modified Tour schedule" . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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