2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-second season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 10 and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at the same venue on October 16. Doug Coby entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion and he won the championship for the fourth time, twelve points in front of Justin Bonsignore. Melissa Fifield, the only female driver to compete in the series in 2016, was voted by the fans as the most popular driver for the third consecutive year.

2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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Champions | Seasons

Drivers

No.	Manufacturer	Car Owner	Race Driver	Crew Chief
00	Chevrolet	Brian Brady	Ted Christopher 2	Scott Anderson
0		Joe Ambrose	Tom Rogers Jr. 2	Helmut Losching
01		Kenneth Fifield	Melissa Fifield	Kenneth Fifield
2		Mike Smeriglio III	Doug Coby	Phil Moran
3		Jan Boehler	Rowan Pennink[1]	Greg Fournier
4	Dodge	Robert Garbarino	Jimmy Blewett 16[2][N 1]	P. J. Fearns
			Chuck Hossfeld 1
5	Chevrolet	Raymond Bouchard 1	Frank Vigliarolo Jr. 2	Raymond Bouchard 1
		Tim Thilberg 1		Tommy Grasso 1
06		Michelle Biondolillo	Vincent Biondolillo (R) 2	Andrew R. Biondolillo
6		Constance Partridge	Ryan Preece 9	Jeff Preece
07		Jennifer Emerling	Patrick Emerling 7	Jan Leaty
7		Mike Curb	Gary Putnam 1	Mike Hann 1
			Ryan Newman 2	Teddy Musgrave Jr. 2
8		Mark Sypher	Donny Lia	Don Barker 16
				Robert Katon Jr. 1
9		Robert Katon Jr.	Chase Dowling[3]	Robert Katon Jr. 3
				Mark Dowling 14
10		Erin Solomito	Jerry Solomito Jr. (R) 1	Jerry Solomito Sr.
13		Ashley Katon	Anthony Nocella (R) 1	Don Adams
15		Monica Fuller	Todd Szegedy 3[N 2]	Ryan Stone 1
				Rob Fuller 2
16	Ford	Eric Sanderson	Timmy Solomito	Sly Szaban
17	Chevrolet	John Ellwood Jr.	Kyle Ellwood 2	Jarod Zeltmann
18		Robert Pollifrone	Ken Heagy 16	Greg Gorman
20		Ken Zachem	Max Zachem	Shawn Ruszczyk
21		Joe Bertuccio Sr.	J. R. Bertuccio 1	Joe Bertuccio Sr.
24		Cliff Krause	Andrew Krause (R) 11[4]	Ralph Solhem 2
				John Cooke 9
26		Sean McDonald	Gary McDonald	Chad McDonald 10
				Sean McDonald 7
28		George Brunnhoelzl Jr.	George Brunnhoelzl III 1	George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
29		George Bock	Brendon Bock 13	Glenn Dixon
32		Tom Abele Sr.	Tom Abele Jr. 1	Tom Abele Sr.
33		Beth Cole 3	Wade Cole[N 3]	Rick Rodenbaugh
		Wade Cole 14
34		Tom Soper	Kyle Soper (R) 2	Jarod Zeltmann
36		Judy Thilberg	Dave Sapienza	Tommy Grasso
38		Linda Rodenbaugh 8 Wade Cole 2	Troy Talman 1	Mike Talman 1
			Tom Rogers Jr. 1	Michael Berner 1
			Johnny Bush 1	Bobby Bourne 8
			Dave Salzarulo 4
			Gary Byington (R) 3
39		Calvin Carroll	Calvin Carroll (R) 2	Joe Carroll
44		Mike Curb	Bobby Santos III	Steve Lemay 9
				Ryan Stone 8
46		Russell Goodale	Jeff Goodale	Doug Ogiejko
51		Ken Massa	Justin Bonsignore	Bill Michael
56		Renee Lutz	Craig Lutz (R) 16[5]	Eric Lutz 14
				Jason Sechrist 2
58		Edgar Goodale	Eric Goodale	Jason Shephard
59		Ed Bennett III	Nick Salva (R) 4	Bob Buffington
60		Roy Hall	Matt Hirschman 1	TBA
64		Mike Murphy	Rob Summers[3]	Ron Yuhas Jr. 4
				Steve Dodge 13
68		Michael Loomis	Johnny Bush 2	Michael Loomis
69		Jason Blatz	Jason Agugliaro (R) 1	Jason Blatz
70		Steve Seuss	Andy Seuss 2	Steve Seuss
71		Danny Watts Jr.	Jimmy Zacharias 2	TBA
75		Wayne Anderson	Shawn Solomito 12	Aaron Clifford
77		Mike Curb	Gary Putnam 1	Mike Hann 1
			Ryan Newman 1	Teddy Musgrave Jr. 1
78		Steven Sutcliffe	Walter Sutcliffe Jr. (R) 8[N 4]	Kevin Anderson
82		Danny Watts Jr.	Ron Silk[3]	Buddy Loecher
84		Nicole Fortin	John Fortin 1	TBA
85		Kevin Stuart	Woody Pitkat 13[3]	Kenny Stuart 9
				Greg Felton 4
89		John Swanson	Matt Swanson (R)[5]	Ken Barry
97		Bryan Dauzat	Bryan Dauzat 1	Todd Cooper
99		Brittany Tomaino	Jamie Tomaino	George Ratajczak

Notes

1. Jimmy Blewett drove in the Bush's Beans 150 with car number 41.
2. Todd Szegedy drove in the Bush's Beans 150 with car number 05.
3. Wade Cole drove in the Bush's Beans 150 with car number 38.
4. Walter Sutcliffe Jr. drove in the Stafford 150 with car number 76.

Schedule

The Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. Nine of the eighteen races in the 2016 season were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis.^[6] The Icebreaker 150 was shown live on FansChoice.tv.^[7]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date	TV
1	Icebreaker 150	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	April 10	FansChoice.tv
2	NAPA Spring Sizzler 200	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	April 24
3	New England Cycle Center 161	Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford	May 14
4	TSI Harley-Davidson 125	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	June 3
5	Thompson 125	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	June 15	NBCSN
6	Riverhead 200	Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead	June 25
	All-Star Shootout	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	July 15	NBCSN
7	New England 100		July 16	NBCSN
8	Dunleavy's 200	Monadnock Speedway, Winchester	July 24[a]
9	Stafford 150	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	August 5
10	Budweiser King of Beers 150	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	August 10	NBCSN
11	Bush's Beans 150[b]	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 17	NBCSN
12	Riverhead 200	Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead	August 27	NBCSN
13	Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's	Oswego Speedway, Oswego	September 3
14	AnytimeRealty.com 150	Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk	September 10
15	F. W. Webb 100	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	September 24	NBCSN
16	NAPA Fall Final 150	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	October 9[c]	NBCSN
17	Sunoco World Series 150 presented by XtraMart	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	October 16	NBCSN
Source:[10]

Notes

1. The Dunleavy's 200 was postponed a day because of persistent rain.^[8]
2. The Bush's Beans 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Southern 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 NAPA Fall Final 150 was postponed a week due to the forecast for heavy rain and high winds throughout the weekend.^[9]

Results and standings

Races

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer
1	Icebreaker 150[11]	Doug Coby	Ryan Preece	Timmy Solomito	Ford
2	NAPA Spring Sizzler 200[12]	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Chevrolet
3	New England Cycle Center 161[13]	Eric Goodale	Ron Silk	Ron Silk	Chevrolet
4	TSI Harley-Davidson 125[14]	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Chevrolet
5	Thompson 125[15]	Doug Coby	Max Zachem	Bobby Santos III	Chevrolet
6	Riverhead 200[16]	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Timmy Solomito	Ford
	All-Star Shootout[17]	J. R. Bertuccio1	Woody Pitkat	Bobby Santos III	Chevrolet
7	New England 100[18]	Ron Silk	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Chevrolet
8	Dunleavy's 200[19]	Timmy Solomito	Timmy Solomito	Timmy Solomito	Ford
9	Stafford 150[20]	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Jimmy Blewett	Dodge
10	Budweiser King of Beers 150[21]	Doug Coby	Justin Bonsignore	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet
11	Bush's Beans 150[22]	Todd Szegedy	Todd Szegedy	Eric Goodale	Chevrolet
12	Riverhead 200[23]	Shawn Solomito	Justin Bonsignore	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet
13	Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's[24]	Bobby Santos III	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Chevrolet
14	AnytimeRealty.com 150[25]	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Timmy Solomito	Ford
15	F. W. Webb 100[26]	Woody Pitkat2	Justin Bonsignore	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet
16	NAPA Fall Final 150[27]	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Chevrolet
17	Sunoco World Series 150 presented by XtraMart[28]	Timmy Solomito	Timmy Solomito	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet

Notes

• ¹ – There was no qualifying session for the All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw.
• ² – The qualifying session for the F. W. Webb 100 was cancelled due to heavy rain. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.

Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 2015 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos	Driver	THO	STA	WAT	STA	THO	RIV	NHA‡	NHA	MON	STA	THO	BRI	RIV	OSW	SEE	NHA	STA	THO	Points
1	Doug Coby	4	1*	8	1*	11	10*	5	1*	6	20*	2	5	15	1*	3*	3	1*	6	684
2	Justin Bonsignore	3	5	17	5	20	2	7	8	5	2	1*	33	1*	3	2	1*	4	1	672
3	Timmy Solomito	1	4	15	23	15	1	8	12	1*	8	12	27	2	2	1	9	2	5*	638
4	Donny Lia	6	15	9	3	14	3	12	2	10	18	8	3	16	15	15	10	23	4	577
5	Max Zachem	12	10	2	10	2*	6		32	7	7	6	14	8	20	13	8	7	13	576
6	Jimmy Blewett	8	31	3	2	9	4	15	20	3	1	14	19	6	INJ	7	7	3	3	574
7	Eric Goodale	7	24	20	4	12	7	2	9	4	5	15	1	10	17	6	16	19	8	570
8	Ron Silk	5	26	1*	7	21	19	3	4	17	6	7	8	14	9	16	2	11	18	565
9	Matt Swanson (R)	15	11	7	17	3	9		13	12	21	16	12	18	21	12	4	8	9	543
10	Chase Dowling	11	8	24	16	25	8	13	11	16	4	11	15	5	8	9	11	5	22	543
11	Rowan Pennink	9	3	18	6	7	21	6	14	2	25	25	32	11	7	8	20	6	14	533
12	Bobby Santos III	13	7	26	8	1	12	1	27	20	17	3	7	28	13	5	26	18	15	507
13	Jeff Goodale	24	28	4	12	5	17		28	21	12	10	10	19	14	10	12	12	12	499
14	Jamie Tomaino	17	16	10	15	26	11	20	24	15	11	18	21	12	16	19	17	15	11	481
15	Rob Summers	18	12	5	24	22	20		19	9	14	17	30	26	4	17	15	Wth	21	441
16	Dave Sapienza	19	13	22	13	27	5		18	14	23	19	Wth	23	12	11	23	14	10	438
17	Craig Lutz (R)	26	21	11	14	23	16		21	13	10	21		7	10	14	22	13	25	437
18	Gary McDonald	22	22	12	20	13	26		26	19	19	24	23	13	18	21	18	24	16	418
19	Wade Cole	23	23	25	21	18	18		29	18	16	20	22	27	19	27	19	16	17	397
20	Woody Pitkat	10	25	19	25	29		19*	7	8	9	4				20	24	9	7	377
21	Shawn Solomito	16	6		11	16	24			23	15	9		3			13	10	27	356
22	Brendon Bock	20	9	6	9	8	13		15	11	3	13	36	Wth	Wth					354
23	Melissa Fifield	27	27	28	22	19	27		31	22	22	23	24	29	DNQ2	26	25	20	19	341
24	Ryan Preece	2*	30			6	23	4	6			5	6					Wth	2	277
25	Patrick Emerling	14	Wth			4		9	3				4		5		6			228
26	Ken Heagy	Wth	18	13	18	10	14		30	Wth	24	Wth	Wth	25	Wth	Wth		22	Wth	222
27	Andrew Krause (R)	21	19	23	19	17			23		13	22				Wth		Wth	Wth	195
28	Todd Szegedy		2					14	10				2*							120
29	Ryan Newman							10	5				13				5			111
30	Walter Sutcliffe Jr. (R)		Wth	21		28					Wth	Wth			Wth			17	20	90
31	Nick Salva (R)		29	27		24										18				78
32	Gary Byington (R)															23	21		24	64
33	Jimmy Zacharias														11		14			63
34	Ted Christopher		14	14																61
35	Johnny Bush			DNQ2										22		24				57
36	Frank Vigliarolo Jr.						25							9						54
37	Tom Rogers Jr.		32				Wth							4						52
38	Vincent Biondolillo (R)						15							21						52
39	Dave Salzarulo				26				33	Wth								25		48
40	Kyle Ellwood		QL1															21	23	44
41	Gary Putnam		20					18	25				183							43
42	Matt Hirschman															4				40
43	Chuck Hossfeld														6					38
44	Calvin Carroll (R)															25			26	37
45	Tom Abele Jr.			16																28
46	Andy Seuss							11	16	Wth			113							28
47	George Brunnhoelzl III		17										343							27
48	J. R. Bertuccio							17	17				353							27
49	Jason Agugliaro (R)													17						27
50	John Fortin													20						24
51	Kyle Soper (R)						22							Wth						22
52	Bryan Dauzat							16	22				313							22
53	Anthony Nocella (R)															22				22
54	Jerry Solomito Jr. (R)													24						20
55	Troy Talman	25																		19
	Jon McKennedy																		QL4
Drivers ineligible for Whelen Modified Tour points
	Kyle Ebersole												9
	Danny Bohn												16
	Bobby Measmer Jr.												17
	Jeremy Gerstner												20
	Kyle Bonsignore (R)												25
	James Civali												26
	Burt Myers												28
	Jason Myers												29
	Austin Pickens (R)												37
Pos	Driver	THO	STA	WAT	STA	THO	RIV	NHA‡	NHA	MON	STA	THO	BRI	RIV	OSW	SEE	NHA	STA	THO	Points

Notes

• ^‡ – Non-championship round.
• ¹ – Kyle Ellwood qualified in the No. 6 for Ryan Preece.
• ² – Johnny Bush and Melissa Fifield received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.
• ³ – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
• ⁴ – Jon McKennedy qualified in the No. 6 for Ryan Preece.

See also

• Sports portal

• 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
• 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
• 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
• 2016 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
• 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
• 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series
• 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

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