2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is the 30th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, which did not count towards the championship. The first race for the championship was the Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 6. It ended with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson again on October 19.^[1] Ryan Preece entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. 2012 champion Doug Coby won the 2014 championship after 13 races, 22 points ahead of Preece.^[2] Preece won the last race, which meant he went from sixth to second in the championship.

Drivers[edit]

No.	Manufacturer	Car Owner	Race Driver	Crew Chief(s)
0	Chevrolet	Joe Ambrose	Tom Rogers Jr.1	TBA
01	Chevrolet	Kenneth Fifield	Melissa Fifield12 (R)	Kenneth Fifield
1	Chevrolet	Ed Marceau	Mike Stefanik4	Ed Marceau
2	Chevrolet12	Mike Smeriglio III	Doug Coby	Phil Moran
2	Ford1	Mike Smeriglio III	Doug Coby	Phil Moran
3	Chevrolet	Jan Boehler	Jimmy Zacharias8 (R)	TBA
			Keith Rocco1
			Max Zachem1 (R)
			Troy Talman1 (R)
4	Dodge	Robert Garbarino	Donny Lia	Dan Laferriere
5	Chevrolet	Jarod Zeltmann	Frank Vigliarolo1	TBA
5	Chevrolet	Jarod Zeltmann	Dave Sapienza1 (R)	TBA
6	Chevrolet	Ed Partridge	Ron Silk	Ryan Stone
07	Chevrolet	Jennifer Emerling	Patrick Emerling	Jan Leaty/Don Ryerse
7	Chevrolet	Mike Curb	Ryan Newman3	Gary Putnam
8	Chevrolet	Mark Sypher	Glen Reen	TBA
12	Chevrolet	Janet Our	Chuck Hossfeld1	Brad Lafontaine
13	Chevrolet	Robert Katon Jr.	Ted Christopher	Robert Katon Jr.
14	Chevrolet	William Deakin	John Beatty Jr.3 (R)	Glenn Dixon
15	Chevrolet	Rob Fuller	Rob Fuller1	Jeff DeMinck
15	Chevrolet	Rob Fuller	Todd Szegedy5^{[N 1]}	Jeff DeMinck
16	Ford	Eric Sanderson	Ryan Preece	Sly Szaban
17	Chevrolet	John Ellwood Jr.	Kyle Ellwood2	TBA
18	Ford5	Robert Pollifrone	Ken Heagy10	Greg Gorman
18	Chevrolet5	Robert Pollifrone	Ken Heagy10	Greg Gorman
20	Chevrolet	Barbara Park	Todd Szegedy1	TBA
20	Chevrolet	Michael Grimaldi	Max Zachem1 (R)	TBA
21	Chevrolet	Joe Bertuccio Sr.	J. R. Bertuccio1	TBA
22	Chevrolet	Christopher Our	Tommy Barrett Jr. (R)	Brad Lafontaine
26	Pontiac12	Sean McDonald	Gary McDonald	Chad McDonald
26	Chevrolet1	Sean McDonald	Gary McDonald	Chad McDonald
29	Pontiac	Sandra Hill	James Civali1	TBA
33	Chevrolet	Beth Cole	Wade Cole	Rick Rodenbaugh
35	Chevrolet	Richard Ramstrom	Derek Ramstrom2 (R)	TBA
36	Chevrolet	Jarod Zeltmann	Frank Vigliarolo1	TBA
38	Chevrolet	Linda Rodenbaugh	Dave Salzarulo11 (R)	TBA
39	Chevrolet	Rich Pallai	Richie Pallai Jr.2	Rich Pallai
43	Chevrolet	Michael Calabrese	David Calabrese1	TBA
44	Chevrolet	Mike Curb	Bobby Santos III	Steve Lemay
48	Chevrolet	John Rufrano	Keith Rocco6	Junior Woods
51	Chevrolet	Ken Massa	Justin Bonsignore	Bill Michael
52	Chevrolet	Wayne Darling	Matt Hirschman12	Frank Gasper/John McKenna
52	Chevrolet	Wayne Darling	Keith Rocco1	Frank Gasper/John McKenna
58	Chevrolet	Edgar Goodale	Eric Goodale	Jason Shephard
64	Chevrolet	Mike Murphy	Ron Yuhas Jr.12	P. J. Fearns
64	Chevrolet	Mike Murphy	Shawn Solomito1 (R)	P. J. Fearns
69	Chevrolet	Fred Bolk	Jason Agugliaro1 (R)	TBA
70	Chevrolet	Steve Seuss	Andy Seuss2	TBA
71	Chevrolet	Terry Zacharias	T. J. Zacharias2 (R)	TBA
			Craig Lutz1 (R)
			Dave Brigati1 (R)
73	Chevrolet	Todd Powell	Cole Powell3	Todd Powell
75	Chevrolet	Wayne Anderson	Timmy Solomito11 (R)	Jerry Solomito
77	Chevrolet	Mike Curb	Gary Putnam2	Donald Tarantino
79	Pontiac	Susan Hill	Spencer Davis4 (R)	TBA
82	Chevrolet	Pamla Hulse	Danny Watts Jr.2	TBA
88	Chevrolet	Buzz Chew	Woody Pitkat	Ronald Ste-Marie
89	Chevrolet	Jerry Solomito	Timmy Solomito2 (R)	Jerry Solomito/Ed Bennett III
89	Chevrolet	Jerry Solomito	Shawn Solomito3 (R)	Jerry Solomito/Ed Bennett III
93	Chevrolet	Mark Pennink	Rowan Pennink11	Don Barker
99	Chevrolet	Brittany Tomaino	Jamie Tomaino	George Ratajczak

Notes

^ At the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol, Todd Szegedy drove with a different number than normal: he drove car number 05, instead of his regular car number 15.

Schedule[edit]

The UNOH Battle at the Beach and the Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship.

No.	Race Title	Track	Date^[3]	TV
	UNOH Battle at the Beach	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 18	FS2
1	Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	April 6	FansChoice.TV
2	NAPA Spring Sizzler 200	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	April 27
3	TSI Harley-Davidson 125	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	June 6^[a]
4	Mr. Rooter 161	Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford	June 21
5	Hoosier Tire 200	Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead	June 28
	Whelen All-Star Shootout	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	July 11	FS1
6	Sunoco 100	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	July 12	FS1
7	O'Reilly Auto Parts 200	Monadnock Speedway, Winchester	July 19
8	Call Before You Dig 811 150	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	August 8
9	Budweiser King of Beers 150	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	August 13
10	Bush's Beans 150^[b]	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 20	FS1
11	F. W. Webb 100	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	September 20	FS1
12	NAPA Fall Final 150	Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford	September 28
13	Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Xtra Mart	Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson	October 19	FS1

Notes

^ The TSI Harley-Davidson 125 was originally scheduled for May 23, but was postponed to May 30 due to heavy rain.^[4] The second attempt to run the race was also postponed for similar reasons, and was postponed to June 6.^[5]
^ 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.

The Riverhead 200 was originally scheduled to be held at Riverhead Raceway on September 13, but the event was rained out. With the track unable to hold racing after September due to licensing regulations and the lack of an available weekend to hold racing, the event was not rescheduled.^[6]

Results and standings[edit]

Races[edit]

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer
	UNOH Battle at the Beach	Ryan Preece	Ryan Preece	Doug Coby	Ford
1	Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire	Woody Pitkat	Rowan Pennink	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet
2	NAPA Spring Sizzler 200	Tommy Barrett Jr.	Bobby Santos III	Bobby Santos III	Chevrolet
3	TSI Harley-Davidson 125	Bobby Santos III	Doug Coby	Doug Coby	Chevrolet
4	Mr. Rooter 161	Donny Lia	Donny Lia	Bobby Santos III	Chevrolet
5	Hoosier Tire 200	John Beatty Jr.	John Beatty Jr.	Eric Goodale	Chevrolet
	Whelen All-Star Shootout	J. R. Bertuccio¹	Ryan Newman/Ron Silk²	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet
6	Sunoco 100	Ron Silk	Ron Silk	Bobby Santos III	Chevrolet
7	O'Reilly Auto Parts 200	Justin Bonsignore	Ryan Preece	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet
8	Call Before You Dig 811 150	Bobby Santos III	Woody Pitkat	Woody Pitkat	Chevrolet
9	Budweiser King of Beers 150	Donny Lia	Donny Lia	Justin Bonsignore	Chevrolet
10	Bush's Beans 150	Justin Bonsignore	Bobby Santos III	Tommy Barrett Jr.	Chevrolet
11	F. W. Webb 100	Ryan Newman	Woody Pitkat	Woody Pitkat	Chevrolet
12	NAPA Fall Final 150	Bobby Santos III	Ryan Preece	Ryan Preece	Ford
13	Sunoco World Series 150 presented by Xtra Mart	Woody Pitkat	Ryan Preece	Ryan Preece	Ford

Notes

¹ – There was no qualifying session for the Whelen All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw.^[7]
² – Ryan Newman and Ron Silk both led 16 laps.^[8]

Drivers' championship[edit]

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

Pos	Driver	DAY‡	THO	STA	STA	WAT	RIV	NHA‡	NHA	MON	STA	THO	BRI	NHA	STA	THO	Points
1	Doug Coby	1	3	2	1*	10	6	12	2	5	4	3	4	3	8	17	511
2	Ryan Preece	4*	9	24	9	6	4	6	5	2*	9	4	11	12	1*	1*	489
3	Justin Bonsignore	18	1	5	2	4	16	2	6	1	8	1	6	25	21	5	484
4	Ron Silk	8	7	10	6	19	7	4*	9*	9	2	5	3	11	3	4	483
5	Ted Christopher		8	6	8	3	2	9	3	8	7	7	22	4	2	20	480
6	Bobby Santos III		18	1*	3	1	10	5	1	11	12	25	2*	8	12	28	458
7	Eric Goodale	9	5	14	11	25	1		19	3	5	18	7	13	7	8	440
8	Timmy Solomito (R)	15	4	8	13	21	5		11	13	11	6	8	17	13	10	433
9	Woody Pitkat		2	4	5	7	20		25	20	1*	16	19	1*	6	35	429
10	Patrick Emerling	12	17	12	7	5	15	16	20	7	19	20	9	6	5	11	419
11	Donny Lia	11	21	7	15	2*	21	17	18	18	3	22*	35	7	9	2	413
12	Tommy Barrett Jr. (R)	6	23	11	20	23	27		7	4	15	23	1	9	4	12	400
13	Matt Hirschman		11	9	14	24	3	15	12	6	10	2	23	26		6	388
14	Glen Reen		15	25	10	12	14	19	23	12	16	9	21	21	11	18	372
15	Jamie Tomaino	13	14	13	21	11	13	20	14	19	18	13	26	22	14	13	369
16	Rowan Pennink		22*	3	4	16	22	14	17		6	21		5	10	3	359
17	Wade Cole		16	15	19	15	18		15	21	21	15	37	23	18	16	338
18	Gary McDonald		DNQ¹	17	18	18	25		21	15	20	12	33	14	17	31	318
19	Ron Yuhas Jr.		6	16	12	9	23		27	10	17	19	12	18			315
20	Dave Salzarulo (R)		DNQ¹	18	17	13	29		16	16	23			15	19	25	267
21	Melissa Fifield (R)		19	20	22	27	30		29	23	22	24		19	20	22	251
22	Ken Heagy		12	21	23	14	11	18	26	14				27	16	30	246
23	Jimmy Zacharias (R)	24	10	22		17	17		13	22		14	10				227
24	Keith Rocco		20	26	24	8					13	11			15	33	202
25	Todd Szegedy						28	8	22			8	34	2		24	162
26	Spencer Davis (R)					26			28			10	18²			7	105
27	Ryan Newman							1*	4				5	20			103
28	Mike Stefanik		24					3	30		14			10			98
29	Shawn Solomito (R)				16	22	9									36	93
30	John Beatty Jr. (R)	14					12*					17				15	90
31	Cole Powell	19						11	DNQ¹				17	24			64
32	Andy Seuss							13	8	17			27²				63
33	Max Zachem (R)														22	9	57
34	Danny Watts Jr.													16		23	49
35	T. J. Zacharias (R)		25	19													44
36	Kyle Ellwood (R)						26									19	43
37	Derek Ramstrom (R)					20										27	41
38	Tom Rogers Jr.						8										36
39	Richie Pallai Jr.			27	DNQ¹												36
40	Chuck Hossfeld							7	10								34
41	Rob Fuller	16	13														31
42	David Calabrese												24²			14	30
43	Frank Vigliarolo						24									34	30
44	Dave Brigati	26					19										25
45	Troy Talman (R)															21	23
46	Gary Putnam			23									29²				21
47	J. R. Bertuccio	10						10	24				13²				20
48	James Civali															26	18
49	Craig Lutz (R)					28											16
50	Dave Sapienza (R)	17														29	15
51	Jason Agugliaro (R)															32	12
Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because they only drove the non-championship rounds
	Cody Ware (R)	7
	Kyle Benjamin (R)	20
	Dalton Baldwin (R)	21
	A. J. Winstead	22
	Johnny Kievman	25
Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Bristol they chose to drive for NWSMT points
	George Brunnhoelzl III												14
	Burt Myers	5											15
	Luke Fleming	3											16
	Danny Bohn												20
	Joe Ryan Osborne (R)												25
	Bryan Dauzat												28
	Jeff Fultz												30
	Bobby Measmer Jr. (R)												31
	Cale Gale												32
	Kyle Ebersole												36
	Jeremy Gerstner	23											38
	Jason Myers	2											39
Pos	Driver	DAY‡	THO	STA	STA	WAT	RIV	NHA‡	NHA	MON	STA	THO	BRI	NHA	STA	THO	Points

Notes

^‡ – Non-championship round
¹ – Dave Salzarulo, Gary McDonald, Richie Pallai Jr. and Cole Powell received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.
² – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

References[edit]

^ "NWMT Schedule/Results".
^ "NWMT Standings".
^ "NWMT Schedule/Results".
^ Sbarra, Shon (May 23, 2014). "Weather Forces Whelen Mod Postponement". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
^ Cunningham, Jason (May 30, 2014). "Weather Once Again Forces Postponement". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
^ Cunningham, Jason (September 13, 2014). "Whelen Modifieds Rained Out At Riverhead". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ "NWMT Whelen All-Star Shootout Results". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
^ "NWMT Whelen All-Star Shootout Results". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[3] At the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol, Todd Szegedy drove with a different number than normal: he drove car number 05, instead of his regular car number 15.

[7] The TSI Harley-Davidson 125 was originally scheduled for May 23, but was postponed to May 30 due to heavy rain.^[4] The second attempt to run the race was also postponed for similar reasons, and was postponed to June 6.^[5]

[8] 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.

[1] "NWMT Schedule/Results".

[2] "NWMT Standings".

[4] "NWMT Schedule/Results".

[5] Sbarra, Shon (May 23, 2014). "Weather Forces Whelen Mod Postponement". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

[6] Cunningham, Jason (May 30, 2014). "Weather Once Again Forces Postponement". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

[9] Cunningham, Jason (September 13, 2014). "Whelen Modifieds Rained Out At Riverhead". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[10] "NWMT Whelen All-Star Shootout Results". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

[11] "NWMT Whelen All-Star Shootout Results". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.

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