2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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Justin Bonsignore, the current points leader. Justin Bonsignore 210602-F-IN811-001 (cropped).jpg
Justin Bonsignore, the current points leader.

The 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is the 42nd season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It started with the New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 7 and will end 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

Chassis manufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefReferences
Boehler RacingBoehler Racing Enterprises3 Tyler Rypkema Greg Fournier [7]
FURY Goodie Racing46 Craig Lutz Douglas Ogiejko [7]
58 Eric Goodale Rob Hyer [7]
Hartwig Racing 73 Carson Loftin 1 Paul Hartwig Jr. [7]
Paulie Hartwig III 15
Haydt Yannone Racing 16 Ron Silk Phil Moran [8]
Heagy Motorsports18 Ken Heagy Greg Gorman [7]
Jon McKennedy Racing79 Jon McKennedy Patrick Walsh [9]
Kenneth Massa Motorsports51 Justin Bonsignore Ryan Stone [7]
Kyle Bonsignore22 Kyle Bonsignore Cam McDermott [7]
LFREighty-Two Autosport8 John-Michael Shenette Scott Morin [7]
Elite Racing31 Mike Christopher Jr. Eugene Orlando [7]
Teddy Hodgdon Racing55 Teddy Hodgdon Ted Hodgdon [10]
USNEPower Motorsports1 Patrick Emerling Dale Hedquist [11]
TroyerCatalano Motorsports54 Tommy Catalano Rick Kluth [7]
56 Trevor Catalano David Catalano [7]
John Morgan20 Max Zachem 1Ryan Morgan [12]
Ryan Morgan TBA
KLM Motorsports64 Austin Beers Ron Yuhas Jr. [7]
PeeDee Motorsports60 Matt Hirschman Mike Stein [7]
Wanick Motorsports21 Stephen Kopcik Nick Kopcik [7]

Part-time teams

Chassis manufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRacesReferences
Apex Race CarsApex Racing95Cory PlummerBill Barnett Jr.1 [13]
FURY Connolly Racing 4 Ryan Newman Tim Connolly 1 [13]
Coulter Motorsports02 Joey Coulter Harold Holly1 [13]
Ryan Preece Racing40 Ryan Preece Jeff Preece1 [13]
Sapienza Racing36 Dave Sapienza Greg Kleila1 [13]
Turbush Racing81 Mark Stewart Chris Turbush1 [13]
LFRGershow Motorsports2 Jimmy Blewett Mike Bologna1 [13]
Jerry Solomito Sr.66 Timmy Solomito Jerry Solomito Sr.1 [13]
Newman Motorsports11 Norman Newman Norman Newman1 [13]
Supreme Racing24 Andrew Krause Steven Reed1 [13]
Zacharias Motorsports71 Jimmy Zacharias Austin Kochenash1 [13]
PSR Products Frank Fleming Motorsports 48 Luke Fleming Chris Fleming1 [13]
PSR Racing38 Bobby Labonte Phil Stefanelli1 [13]
39 Conner Jones Eddie Harvey1 [13]
Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Luke Baldwin Tommy Baldwin Jr. 1 [13]
TroyerGSR Motorsports55 Jeremy Gerstner Keith Wheeler1 [13]
Jody Lauzon59 Andy Jankowiak Steve Mendoza1 [13]
JT Motorsports 99 Sam Rameau Charlie Barham1 [14]
TLC Performance29 Mike Marshall Doug Tisdell1 [13]

Schedule

Source: [15]

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, Connecticut 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

Results and standings

Race results

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driver
1New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau 200 Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore

Drivers' championship

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

PosDriver NSM MAR THO OXF SEE RIV WMM SEE CLM MON THO NHA STA OSW RIV THO Points
1 Justin Bonsignore 1*49
2 Tyler Rypkema 242
3 Austin Beers 342
4 Patrick Emerling 440
5 Craig Lutz 539
6 Jon McKennedy 638
7 Ryan Preece 738
8 Ryan Newman 836
9 Trevor Catalano 935
10 Eric Goodale 1034
11 Teddy Hodgdon 1133
12 Matt Hirschman 1232
13 Stephen Kopcik 1331
14 Jimmy Zacharias 1430
15 Joey Coulter 1529
16 Max Zachem 1629
17 Tommy Catalano 1727
18 John-Michael Shenette 1826
19 Mike Christopher Jr. 1925
20 Carson Loftin 2024
21 Mark Stewart 2123
22 Ken Heagy 2222
23 Luke Baldwin 2321
24 Jeremy Gerstner 2420
25 Jimmy Blewett 2519
26 Timmy Solomito 2618
27 Kyle Bonsignore 2717
28 Andrew Krause 2817
29 Sam Rameau 2915
30 Mike Marshall 3014
31 Bobby Labonte 3113
32 Ron Silk 3212
Dave Sapienza DNQ
Conner Jones DNQ
Luke Fleming DNQ
Cory PlummerDNQ
Norman Newman DNQ
Andy Jankowiak Wth
Reference: [16]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Whelen Modified Tour season preview: Championship contenders, a new tire supplier and more storylines for 2026". NASCAR . January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ron Silk Ready To Chase Another NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Title In 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ron Silk Ready To Chase Another NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Title In 2026". Jon McKennedy Racing. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Teddy Hodgdon To Run Full-Time On Whelen Mod Tour, Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series In 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  11. ↑ "David Miller Jr., Patrick Emerling Team Up For Launch Of USNEPower Motorsports Modified Team". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Max Zachem, Ryan Morgan To Team Up For Full-Time Whelen Modified Tour Run In 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Entry list: New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway". NASCAR . February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Title Chasing: Sam Rameau Lands Full-Time Modified Ride For 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "NASCAR reveals the 2026 Whelen Modified Tour schedule" . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR STANDINGS FOR 2026". racing-reference.info. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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