Eric Berndt

Eric Berndt (born April 23, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 1 for Rob Fuller, and the No. 79 for Tim Lepine. Nicknamed "The Bulldog", Berndt has spent the majority of his career driving SK Modifieds at Stafford Motor Speedway, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and the Waterford Speedbowl, winning races at all 3 facilities as well as the 2003 track championship at Thompson. Berndt's grandfather Ron has owned racecars in Connecticut dating back to the 1960's.^[1]

Eric Berndt
Nationality	American
Born	(1979-04-23) April 23, 1979 (age 45) Rocky Hill, Connecticut
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour career
Debut season	2004
Years active	2001, 2003–2013, 2023
Starts	86
Championships	0
Wins	0
Poles	2
Best finish	13th in 2012
Finished last season	51st (2023)
Last updated on: August 15, 2024.

Berndt has also competed in the Tri-Track Open Modified Series and the Modified Racing Series.^[2]

Motorsports results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
2001	N/A	13	N/A	SBO	TMP	STA	WFD	NZH	STA	RIV	SEE	RCH	NHA	HOL	RIV	CHE	TMP	STA	WFD	TMP	STA DNQ	MAR	TMP DNQ	N/A	0	[3]
2003	N/A	25	N/A	TMP DNQ	STA	WFD	NZH	STA	LER	BLL	BEE	NHA	ADI	RIV	TMP	STA	WFD	TMP	NHA	STA	TMP			N/A	0	[4]
2004	Ronald Berndt	64	Chevy	TMP	STA	WFD	NZH	STA	RIV	LER	WAL	BEE	NHA	SEE	RIV	STA	TMP	WFD	TMP 31	NHA	STA DNQ	TMP 16		63rd	225	[5]
2005				TMP 32	STA 32	RIV	WFD 21	STA 20	JEN	NHA	BEE	SEE 12	RIV	STA DNQ	TMP	WFD	MAR	TMP	NHA	STA	TMP			39th	528	[6]
2006				TMP 30	STA DNQ	JEN	TMP DNQ	STA	NHA	HOL	RIV	STA DNQ	TMP DNQ	MAR	TMP 26	NHA	WFD 8	TMP DNQ	STA 29					37th	576	[7]
2007				TMP 37	STA	WTO	STA 14	TMP 29	NHA	TSA	RIV													35th	734	[8]
			Pontiac										STA 14	TMP 11	MAN	MAR	NHA	TMP 28	STA 23	TMP DNQ
2008			Chevy	TMP 31	STA 18	STA 26	TMP 32	NHA	SPE	RIV	STA 29	TMP 31	MAN	TMP 31	NHA	MAR	CHE	STA 31	TMP					37th	617	[9]
2009				TMP 24																				31st	667	[10]
		54			STA 13	STA 20	NHA	SPE	RIV	STA 16	BRI	TMP 7	NHA	MAR	STA 25	TMP
2010				TMP 11	STA 7	STA 6*	MAR	NHA	LIM	MND 4	RIV	STA 27	TMP 29	BRI	NHA	STA 21	TMP 12							28th	986	[11]
2011	Robert Katon Jr.	46	Chevy	TMP 28	STA 20	STA 12	MND 16	TMP 5	NHA 13	RIV 16	STA 23	NHA 27	BRI 9	DEL 6	TMP 24	LRP 13	NHA 23	STA 26	TMP 27					17th	1763	[12]
2012				TMP 24	STA 15	MND 21	STA 15	WFD 12	NHA 15	STA 20	TMP 19	BRI 12	TMP 9	RIV 10	NHA 11	STA 21	TMP 15							13th	399	[13]
2013				TMP 29	STA 14	STA 16	WFD 14	RIV 16	NHA 7	MND 10	STA 18	TMP 14	BRI 16	RIV 27	NHA 26	STA 20	TMP							19th	345	[14]
2023	Rob Fuller	1	Chevy	NSM	RCH	MON	RIV	LEE	SEE	RIV	WAL	NHA	LMP	THO 21	LGY	OSW	MON	RIV	NWS	THO 23				51st	57	[15]
	Tim Lepine	79	Chevy																		MAR 32

References

1. https://newenglandautoracers.com/ron-berndt/
2. "Eric Berndt". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
3. "Eric Berndt – 2001 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
4. "Eric Berndt – 2003 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
5. "Eric Berndt – 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
6. "Eric Berndt – 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
7. "Eric Berndt – 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
8. "Eric Berndt – 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
9. "Eric Berndt – 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
10. "Eric Berndt – 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
11. "Eric Berndt – 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
12. "Eric Berndt – 2011 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
13. "Eric Berndt – 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
14. "Eric Berndt – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
15. "Eric Berndt – 2023 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

External links

• Eric Berndt driver statistics at Racing-Reference