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2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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The 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-fifth season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT), a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen at Myrtle Beach Speedway on March 16 and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 13. Justin Bonsignore entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. 2019 marked the third season of the unification of the Whelen (Northern) Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.[1] Doug Coby won the championship, his sixth, eight points ahead of Bonsignore.

Drivers

More information No., Manufacturer ...
No. Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief
01 Chevrolet Kenneth Fifield Melissa Fifield Kenneth Fifield 2
Jesse Prince 14
1 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Burt Myers 4 Eddie Harvey
Jeff Rocco (R) 3
Danny Bohn 1
George Brunnhoelzl III 3
Woody Pitkat 3
2 Chevrolet Mike Smeriglio III Doug Coby Phil Moran
3 Chevrolet Jan Boehler Matt Swanson Greg Fournier
4 Chevrolet Marty Edwards Burt Myers 2 Tony Eury Jr. 1
Unknown 1
5 Chevrolet Bob Ebersole 3 Kyle Ebersole 3 Bob Ebersole 3
Mark Mina 3 John Beatty Jr. 3 Unknown 2
Ray Grewan 1
06 Chevrolet Randy Rameau Sam Rameau (R) Danny Stebbins
6 Chevrolet Ed Partridge Ryan Preece 2 Jeff Preece
07 Chevrolet Jennifer Emerling Patrick Emerling Jan Leaty
7 Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Jr. Jon McKennedy 8 Tommy Baldwin Jr.
8 Toyota Pat Kennedy Roger Turbush (R) 2 Unknown 1
Raymond Bouchard 1
9 Chevrolet Sean Corsetti Tom Rogers Jr. 1 Sean Corsetti
11 Chevrolet Joe Yannone Anthony Sesely 1 Unknown
12 Chevrolet Stash Butova J. R. Bertuccio 4 Stash Butova
14 Chevrolet Richard Barney Blake Barney Robert Barney
15 Chevrolet Rob Fuller Kyle Benjamin 1 Steven Kopcik
16 Ford Eric Sanderson Timmy Solomito[N 1] Sly Szaban
18 Ford Robert Pollifrone Ken Heagy Greg Gorman 2
Desmond Gorman 14
19 Chevrolet Steve Greer Joey Cipriano III (R) 3 Earl Pelletier
20 Chevrolet Bruce Bachta Max Zachem 6 Max Zachem
21 Chevrolet Joe Bertuccio Sr. Jimmy Blewett 11 Stash Butova 3
Joe Bertuccio Sr. 13
Chuck Hossfeld 5
22 Chevrolet 1 Kyle Bonsignore Kyle Bonsignore 8 Bobby Foley
Toyota 7
23 Chevrolet Jason Sechrist John Montesanto (R) 1 Jason Sechrist 1
Jacob Perry (R) 1 Dennis Perry 1
24 Chevrolet 1 Diane Krause Andrew Krause 7 John Cooke 5
Toyota 6 Robert Hyer 2
25 Chevrolet Joe Carroll Calvin Carroll Joe Carroll
26 Chevrolet Sean McDonald Gary McDonald 7 Chad McDonald 4
Unknown 3
32 Chevrolet Dean Rypkema Tyler Rypkema (R) 5 Unknown 2
Zach Truesdail 3
33 Ford Wade Cole Wade Cole Brian Crunden 2
Rick Rodenbaugh 14
34 Chevrolet Nicole Fortin J. B. Fortin (R) 15 Jason Blatz
35 Chevrolet 3 Mike Molleur Andrew Molleur (R) 6 Unknown 2
Toyota 3 Ken Barry 4
36 Chevrolet 7
Dodge 9		 Judy Thilberg Dave Sapienza 6 Tommy Grasso
Burt Myers 2
Frank Vigliarolo Jr. 1
Bobby Santos III 7
38 Chevrolet Linda Rodenbaugh Kyle Ellwood 11 Bobby Bourne
Dave Salzarulo 1
Mike Willis (R) 1
40 Chevrolet Frank Fleming Frank Fleming 2 Talmage Thomas
41 Chevrolet Kevin Shea Kevin Shea (R) 2 Unknown 1
Brad Caddick 1
45 Chevrolet Amy Catalano 3 Timmy Catalano (R) Dave Catalano 3
Dave Catalano 13 Zach Reissner 13
46 Chevrolet Russell Goodale Craig Lutz Doug Ogiejko
47 Chevrolet Frank Mucciacciaro Joey Mucciacciaro (R) 8 Unknown 6
Joey Mucciacciaro 1
Kevin Crider 1
49 Chevrolet Chris Young Chris Young Jr. (R) 2 Chris Young
51 Chevrolet Ken Massa Justin Bonsignore Ryan Stone
52 Chevrolet Jason Nogiec Mark Bakaj (R) 4 Unknown 1
Paul French 2
Jason Nogiec 1
54 Chevrolet Amy Catalano Tommy Catalano Dave Catalano
55 Chevrolet 4
Dodge 1		 Dawn Gerstner 2 Jeremy Gerstner 2 Grady Jeffreys Jr. 2
Susanne Lewis 3 Andy Jankowiak[N 2] (R) 2 Steve Mendoza 3
Matt Galko (R) 1
57 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Todd Cooper (R) 2 Steve Mendoza
58 Chevrolet Edgar Goodale Eric Goodale Jason Shephard
60 Chevrolet Roy Hall Matt Hirschman 3 Matt Hirschman 2
Mike Stew 1
64 Chevrolet Mike Murphy Rob Summers Steve Lemay 8
Russell Montgomery 8
70 Chevrolet Steve Seuss 1 Andy Seuss 1 Steve Seuss 1
Robert Pelis 1 Dylan Slepian (R) 1 Brian Magee 1
75 Chevrolet Charles Pasteryak Chris Pasteryak Keith McDermott 4
Cam McDermott 12
77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary Putnam 9 Teddy Musgrave Jr.
Jon McKennedy 1
Ryan Newman 1
78 Chevrolet Steven Sutcliffe Walter Sutcliffe Jr. 15 Unknown 1
Kenneth Woodward 2
Kevin Anderson 12
79 Chevrolet Susan Hill James Civali 1 David Hill
80 Chevrolet Pamela Hulse Tom Rogers Jr. 1 Unknown
82 Chevrolet Danny Watts Jr. Woody Pitkat 11 Jarod Zeltmann
Chase Dowling 3
Tom Rogers Jr. 1
Andy Seuss 1
83 Chevrolet Rick Rodenbaugh Dave Salzarulo 2 John Blake 1
Rick Rodenbaugh 1
84 Chevrolet Nicole Fortin 2 John Fortin 2 Unknown 2
Allie Brainard 3 Amy Catalano (R) 3 Dave Catalano 3
85 Chevrolet Kevin Stuart Ron Silk Kenny Stuart
87 Chevrolet Darryl Baker John Baker (R) 1 Unknown
88 Chevrolet Buzz Chew Mike Rutkoski (R) 4 Aaron Clifford
92 Chevrolet Anthony Nocella Anthony Nocella 10 Steve Murphy
95 Chevrolet Wayne Anderson Kyle Soper[N 3] 2 Tom Soper
97 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Andy Seuss 1 Todd Cooper
Bryan Dauzat 1
99 Chevrolet 3
Pontiac 6		 Cheryl Tomaino Jamie Tomaino 2 Cheryl Tomaino 1
George Ratajczak 5
Trey Tomaino 3
Chase Dowling 7
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
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Notes
  1. [N 1]
    Timmy Solomito drove in the Musket 250 presented by Whelen and in the NAPA Fall Final 150 with car number x6, honoring Mike Stefanik who passed away on September 15 due to a plane crash.
  2. [N 2]
    Andy Jankowiak entered the Musket 250 presented by Whelen with car number 41.
  3. [N 3]
    Kyle Soper drove in the Miller Lite 200 with car number 15.

Schedule

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On November 21, 2018, NASCAR announced the 2019 schedule. Langley and Bristol were dropped from the schedule in favor of South Boston and Wall Stadium. The All-Star Shootout, held at New Hampshire, did not count towards the championship.[18] Twelve of the seventeen races in the season were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis.[19] All races in the season were shown live on FansChoice.tv.[20]

More information No., Race Title ...
No. Race Title Track Date
1 Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach March 16
2 South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston March 30
3 Icebreaker 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson April 7
4 NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford May 11[a]
5 Jersey Shore 150 Wall Stadium Speedway, Wall Township May 18
6 Seekonk 150 Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk June 1
7 Thompson 125 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson June 5
8 Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead July 6
All-Star Shootout New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon July 19
9 Eastern Propane & Oil 100 July 20
10 Stafford 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford August 2
11 Bud 'King of Beers' 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson August 14
12 Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's Oswego Speedway, Oswego August 31
13 Miller Lite 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead September 7
14 Musket 250 presented by Whelen New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 21
15 NAPA Fall Final 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford September 29
16 Sunoco World Series 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson October 13
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Notes
  1. The NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200, which was originally scheduled for 28 April, was postponed three times due to expected heavy rain.[21][22][23]

Results and standings

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Races

More information No., Race ...
No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer
1 Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen[24] Doug Coby Jon McKennedy Doug Coby Chevrolet
2 South Boston 150[25] Tommy Catalano Burt Myers Ron Silk Chevrolet
3 Icebreaker 150[26] Doug Coby Doug Coby Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
4 NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200[27] Justin Bonsignore Chase Dowling Doug Coby Chevrolet
5 Jersey Shore 150[28] Justin Bonsignore Doug Coby Woody Pitkat Chevrolet
6 Seekonk 150[29] Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
7 Thompson 125[30] Doug Coby Craig Lutz Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
8 Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200[31] Doug Coby Doug Coby Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
All-Star Shootout[32] Craig Lutz1 Craig Lutz Patrick Emerling Chevrolet
9 Eastern Propane & Oil 100[33] Jon McKennedy Doug Coby Ron Silk Chevrolet
10 Stafford 150[34] Doug Coby Doug Coby Ron Silk Chevrolet
11 Bud 'King of Beers' 150[35] Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet
12 Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's[36] Rob Summers Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
13 Miller Lite 200[37] Craig Lutz Tom Rogers Jr. Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
14 Musket 250 presented by Whelen[38] Doug Coby Jon McKennedy Bobby Santos III Dodge
15 NAPA Fall Final 150[39] Chris Pasteryak Justin Bonsignore Craig Lutz Chevrolet
16 Sunoco World Series 150[40] Andrew Krause Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet
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Notes
  • 1 – There was no qualifying session for the All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw.

Drivers' championship

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

More information Pos., Driver ...
Pos. Driver MYR SBO THO STA WAL SEE THO RIV NHA‡ NHA STA THO OSW RIV NHA STA THO Points
1 Doug Coby 1 8 5* 1 10* 1* 2 6* 12 2* 3* 1* 6 15 3 3 7 661
2 Justin Bonsignore 12 25 1 6 13 2 1 1 3 7 6 2 1* 1 5 2* 1* 653
3 Ron Silk 25 1 2 3 8 4 5 4 5 1 1 19 3 16 22 6 2 599
4 Craig Lutz 20 10 13 2 26 3 3* 5 6* 10 5 3 4 3 10 1 12 585
5 Matt Swanson 18 11 7 34 14 8 7 18 16 5 4 9 25 11 6 5 3 522
6 Eric Goodale 9 26 3 5 6 25 6 8 11 6 13 13 7 13 21 21 6 518
7 Timmy Solomito 28 9 15 9 25 5 13 3 8 11 25 5 8 2 13 13 10 513
8 Patrick Emerling 4 7 4 7 23 9 27 7 1 28 10 8 14 5 23 10 36 484
9 Chris Pasteryak 5 6 9 26 18 6 12 12 21 11 12 12 22 8 11 32 483
10 Blake Barney 13 13 16 10 2 15 19 20 14 18 14 19 20 17 14 17 463
11 Tommy Catalano 26 17 18 17 9 14 11 10 10 9 17 26 10 12 29 15 11 457
12 Woody Pitkat 19 12 8 11 1 11 10 13 17 34 15 10 12 8 5 451
13 Rob Summers 22 28 28 31 3 28 16 26 8 14 15 11 19 7 16 9 425
14 Sam Rameau (R) 31 15 11 8 22 18 8 23 13 9 20 28 18 32 15 14 419
15 J. B. Fortin (R) 21 21 12 20 16 21 19 29 24 25 21 7 20 17 16 371
16 Wade Cole 23 23 25 16 11 23 26 17 20 20 27 22 23 18 16 24 26 363
17 Timmy Catalano (R) 24 27 22 13 4 21 22 24 32 19 17 27 14 15 30 34 360
18 Jimmy Blewett 3 3 10 15 12 19 30 11 9 22 7 6 346
19 Calvin Carroll 21 32 19 19 16 22 25 28 14 36 30 16 24 24 11 28 30 323
20 Jon McKennedy 2* 16 17 Wth 17 4 4 2 4 2* 295
21 Chase Dowling 2 Wth 24* 17 18 12 9 26 9 8 289
22 Ken Heagy 16 19 23 29 7 24 20 27 Wth Wth 21 Wth 27 25 20 37 278
23 Melissa Fifield 27 24 26 33 15 27 29 DNQ1 26 31 30 26 29 31 31 29 261
24 Bobby Santos III 2 24 8 23 5 1 7 4 241
25 Kyle Bonsignore 17 4 14 21 21 11 29 15 220
26 Anthony Nocella 6 14 24 27 7 28 30 27 27 35 215
27 Kyle Ellwood 18 19 DNQ1 24 16 16 22 31 Wth 34 23 208
28 Burt Myers 7 5* 6 Wth 4 Wth 19 Wth 181
29 Andrew Krause 27 17 10 18 18 7 33 180
30 Chuck Hossfeld 13 6 4 4 20 173
31 Dave Sapienza 15 18 20 30 5 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 23 153
32 Gary Putnam 30 Wth 14 20 28 Wth 16 9 39 152
33 Joey Mucciacciaro (R) 25 28 31 31 23 27 Wth 32 26 22 151
34 Walter Sutcliffe Jr. 32 20 Wth 22 Wth DNQ1 23 Wth 37 DNQ 29 22 Wth 33 Wth 148
35 Max Zachem 4 13 9 25 Wth Wth QL4 125
36 Matt Hirschman 11 12 2 108
37 Andy Seuss 8 15 12 14 98
38 Tom Rogers Jr. 9 9* 18 98
39 Andrew Molleur (R) Wth 33 DNQ1 18 18 21 98
40 John Beatty Jr. 2 10 25 96
41 Tyler Rypkema (R) 23 23 20 33 27 94
42 George Brunnhoelzl III 15 15 16 86
43 Mike Rutkoski (R) 21 26 24 21 84
44 Mark Bakaj (R) 20 20 19 40 77
45 Kyle Soper 4 13 71
46 Kyle Ebersole 14 31 18 70
47 Jeff Rocco (R) 28 26 15 63
48 J. R. Bertuccio 8 DNS2 Wth 28 62
49 Ryan Preece 14 13 19 55
50 Gary McDonald Wth Wth Wth Wth 30 23 24 55
51 Dave Salzarulo 26 28 25 53
52 Amy Catalano (R) DNQ1 17 30 52
53 Chris Young Jr. (R) 22 17 49
54 Joey Cipriano III (R) 32 29 22 49
55 Frank Fleming 10 30 48
56 Jamie Tomaino 29 24 35
57 Roger Turbush (R) DNQ1 25 33
58 Kyle Benjamin 12 32
59 Matt Galko (R) 12 32
60 Frank Vigliarolo Jr. 14 30
61 Kevin Shea (R) 28 31 29
62 Ryan Newman 7 17 28
63 Dylan Slepian (R) 19 25
64 Anthony Sesely 21 23
65 James Civali 22 22
66 Mike Willis (R) 24 20
67 John Fortin 25 Wth 19
68 Danny Bohn 27 17
69 Bryan Dauzat 19 27 17
70 Jeremy Gerstner (R) Wth 29 15
71 John Baker (R) DNQ1 13
72 Todd Cooper (R) 35 Wth 9
73 Jacob Perry (R) 38 6
74 Andy Jankowiak (R) Wth 38 6
John Montesanto (R) Wth
Ronnie Williams QL3
Pos. Driver MYR SBO THO STA WAL SEE THO RIV NHA‡ NHA STA THO OSW RIV NHA STA THO Points
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Notes
  • ‡ – Non-championship round.
  • 1 – John Baker, Amy Catalano, Kyle Ellwood, Melissa Fifield, Andrew Molleur, Walter Sutcliffe Jr. and Roger Turbush received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.
  • 2 – J. R. Bertuccio received championship points, despite the fact that he did not start the race.
  • 3 – Ronnie Williams qualified in the No. 07 for Patrick Emerling.
  • 4 – Max Zachem qualified in the No. 26 for Gary McDonald.

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