The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the twelfth and final season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began at Caraway Speedway on March 12 and concluded at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 6. Andy Seuss entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Burt Myers won the championship, 20 points in front of George Brunnhoelzl III.
The 2016 season was the final season before NASCAR merged the two modified tours for 2017, and the series itself would not return until 2021, where it was revived under the SMART Modified Tour name.
Drivers
edit| No. | Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Chevrolet | Brian Brady | Ted Christopher 1 | Scott Anderson |
| 1 | Ford | Kim Myers | Burt Myers | Marty Edwards |
| 2 | Chevrolet | Joe Bertuccio Sr. | J. R. Bertuccio 6[N 1] | Joe Bertuccio Sr. |
| 4 | Ford | Gary Myers | Jason Myers | Mike Queen |
| 5 | Bob Ebersole | Kyle Ebersole 9 | Bob Ebersole | |
| 6 | Chevrolet | Constance Partridge | Ryan Preece 1 | Jeff Preece |
| 7 | Mark Hunter | Lauren Edgerton (R) 2 | Mark Hunter | |
| 8 | Bobby Baldwin | Dalton Baldwin 4 | Bobby Baldwin | |
| 11 | Eddie Harvey | Andy Seuss | Eddie Harvey | |
| 13 | Amy Fleming | Chris Fleming 2 | Mike Boight 1 | |
| Frank Fleming 1 | ||||
| 14 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. | Trey Hutchens 9 | Bobby Hutchens Jr. | |
| 15 | Grady Jeffreys Jr. | Jeremy Gerstner | Grady Jeffreys Sr. | |
| 16 | Jeremy Gerstner | Shawn Balluzzo (R) 1 | TBA | |
| 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Kyle Bonsignore (R) | Bill Bonsignore | |
| 28 | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | |
| 29 | George Bock | Brendon Bock 1 | Glenn Dixon | |
| 33 | Gary Fountain Sr. | Austin Pickens (R) 7 | Michael Williams | |
| 40 | Gina Fleming | Danny Bohn | Chris Fleming 10 | |
| Frank Fleming 1 | ||||
| 46 | Russell Goodale | Jeff Goodale 1 | Doug Ogiejko | |
| 70 | Dawn Gerstner 3 | Shawn Balluzzo (R) 4 | Denzil Cormican 2 | |
| Jeremy Gerstner 1 | Jeremy McIntosh 2 | |||
| 74 | Kevin Hughes | Bobby Measmer Jr. | Bobby Measmer Sr. | |
| 77 | Mike Curb | Gary Putnam 10 | Teddy Musgrave Jr. 7 Ray Holm 1 Teddy Christopher Jr. 3 | |
| Ryan Preece 1 | ||||
| 79 | Pontiac | Susan Hill | Richie Pallai Jr. 4 | David Hill |
| James Civali 4 | ||||
| Robert Babb (R) 1 | ||||
| David Calabrese 1 | ||||
| 97 | Chevrolet | Bryan Dauzat | Bryan Dauzat 9 | Todd Cooper |
| 99 | Susanne Winstead | A. J. Winstead 3 | Reginald Winstead |
- Notes
- ^ J. R. Bertuccio drove in the Bush's Beans 150 with car number 21.
Schedule
editFour of the eleven races in the 2016 season were televised on NBCSN and were on a tape delay basis.[1]
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Roofing 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | March 12 | |
| 2 | Spring Explosion 150 | Concord Speedway, Midland | April 2[a] | |
| 3 | South Boston 150 | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | April 9 | |
| 4 | Dogwood 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | April 16 | |
| 5 | Davis Roofing 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | July 1 | |
| 6 | Strutmasters.com 199 | Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem | August 6 | NBCSN |
| 7 | Bush's Beans 150[b] | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 17 | NBCSN |
| 8 | Visit Martin County 150 | East Carolina Motor Speedway, Robersonville | September 11[c] | |
| 9 | South Boston 150 | South Boston Speedway, South Boston | September 17 | NBCSN |
| 10 | Caraway 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | September 24 | |
| 11 | Bad Boy Off Road Southern Slam 150 | Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte | October 6 | NBCSN |
| Source:[4] | ||||
- Notes
- ^ The Southern Sizzler 150 was postponed from March 19 to April 2 because of persistent rain.[2]
- ^ The Bush's Beans 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Southern Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen 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 Visit Martin County 150 was postponed from September 3 to September 11 due to the forecast for heavy rain and high winds as a result of Hurricane Hermine.[3]
Results and standings
editRaces
edit| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Roofing 150[5] | Danny Bohn | Burt Myers | Burt Myers | Ford |
| 2 | Spring Explosion 150[6] | Jason Myers | Ryan Preece | George Brunnhoelzl III | Chevrolet |
| 3 | South Boston 150[7] | Burt Myers | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl III | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dogwood 150[8] | Danny Bohn | Burt Myers | Burt Myers | Ford |
| 5 | Davis Roofing 150[9] | J. R. Bertuccio | J. R. Bertuccio | Andy Seuss | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Strutmasters.com 199[10] | Kyle Ebersole | Kyle Ebersole | Burt Myers | Ford |
| 7 | Bush's Beans 150[11] | Kyle Bonsignore | Todd Szegedy | Eric Goodale | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Visit Martin County 150[12] | Burt Myers | Burt Myers | Bobby Measmer Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 9 | South Boston 150[13] | Danny Bohn | Danny Bohn | James Civali | Pontiac |
| 10 | Caraway 150[14] | Andy Seuss | Burt Myers | George Brunnhoelzl III | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Bad Boy Off Road Southern Slam 150[15] | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl III | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
Drivers' championship
edit(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | CRW | CON | SBO | CRW | CRW | BGS | BRI | ECA | SBO | CRW | CLT | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burt Myers | 1* | 3 | 2 | 1* | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5* | 5 | 2* | 6 | 465 |
| 2 | George Brunnhoelzl III | 7 | 1 | 1* | 5 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2* | 445 |
| 3 | Andy Seuss | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 442 |
| 4 | Danny Bohn | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4* | 5 | 4 | 432 |
| 5 | Bobby Measmer Jr. | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 426 |
| 6 | Jason Myers | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 418 |
| 7 | Kyle Bonsignore (R) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 401 |
| 8 | Jeremy Gerstner | 10 | 13 | DNS1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 379 |
| 9 | Kyle Ebersole | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | DNQ2 | 10* | 9 | 7 | 12 | 310 | ||
| 10 | Gary Putnam | 14 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 12 | DNS1 | Wth | INJ | 310 |
| 11 | Bryan Dauzat | 11 | 15 | 10 | Wth | 6 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 265 | ||
| 12 | Trey Hutchens | Wth | 11 | Wth | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 236 | ||
| 13 | Austin Pickens (R) | 12 | 17 | 8 | 14 | DNQ2 | 8 | 37 | 222 | ||||
| 14 | J. R. Bertuccio | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2* | 12 | 35 | 213 | |||||
| 15 | James Civali | 17 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 151 | |||||||
| 16 | Richie Pallai Jr. | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 131 | |||||||
| 17 | Shawn Balluzzo (R) | 12 | 7 | 13 | Wth | 14 | 130 | ||||||
| 18 | Ryan Preece | 12* | 63 | 1 | 81 | ||||||||
| 19 | Lauren Edgerton (R) | 11 | 14 | 63 | |||||||||
| 20 | Dalton Baldwin | Wth | 15 | Wth | 15 | 58 | |||||||
| 21 | A. J. Winstead | Wth | 15 | 16 | 57 | ||||||||
| 22 | Ted Christopher | 2 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Brendon Bock | 6 | 363 | 38 | |||||||||
| 24 | Jeff Goodale | 8 | 103 | 36 | |||||||||
| 25 | David Calabrese | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Robert Babb (R) | 10 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Chris Fleming | Wth | Wth | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers ineligible for Whelen Southern Modified Tour points | |||||||||||||
| Eric Goodale | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Todd Szegedy | 2* | ||||||||||||
| Donny Lia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Patrick Emerling | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Coby | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Santos III | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Ron Silk | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Swanson (R) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Newman | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Max Zachem | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Chase Dowling | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Blewett | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Jamie Tomaino | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Wade Cole | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Gary McDonald | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Melissa Fifield | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Timmy Solomito | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Rob Summers | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Rowan Pennink | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Justin Bonsignore | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Ken Heagy | Wth | ||||||||||||
| Dave Sapienza | Wth | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | CRW | CON | SBO | CRW | CRW | BGS | BRI | ECA | SBO | CRW | CLT | Points |
- Notes
- 1 – Jeremy Gerstner and Gary Putnam received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
- 2 – Kyle Ebersole and Austin Pickens received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.
- 3 – Scored points towards the Whelen Modified Tour.
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "2016 Touring Series Telecast Schedule". NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ Southers, Tim (March 19, 2016). "Southern Sizzler 150 Postponed". hometracks.nascar.com. Concord, North Carolina: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Southers, Tim (September 2, 2016). "Visit Martin County 150 Postponed". hometracks.nascar.com. Robersonville, North Carolina: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Cunningham, Jason (December 18, 2015). "Whelen Modified 2016 Schedules Announced". hometracks.nascar.com. Daytona Beach, Florida: NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "NWSMT Caraway 3/12/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT Concord 4/2/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT South Boston 4/9/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT Caraway 4/16/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT Caraway 7/1/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT Bowman Gray 8/6/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "NWMT/NWSMT Bristol 8/17/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 17, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT East Carolina 9/11/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT South Boston 9/17/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT Caraway 9/24/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "NWSMT Charlotte 10/6/16 Results". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2016.