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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
Manufacturer
Car Owner
Race Driver
Crew Chief(s)
0
Chevrolet
Joe Ambrose
Tom Rogers, Jr.
TBA
01
Chevrolet
Kenneth Fifield
Melissa Fifield (R)
Kenneth Fifield
1
Chevrolet
Ed Marceau
Mike Stefanik
Ed Marceau
2
Chevrolet
Mike Smeriglio III
Doug Coby
Phil Moran
Ford
3
Chevrolet
Jan Boehler
Jimmy Zacharias (R)
TBA
Keith Rocco
Max Zachem (R)
Troy Talman (R)
4
Dodge
Robert Garbarino
Donny Lia
Dan Laferriere
5
Chevrolet
Jarod Zeltmann
Frank Vigliarolo
TBA
Dave Sapienza (R)
6
Chevrolet
Ed Partridge
Ron Silk
Ryan Stone
07
Chevrolet
Jennifer Emerling
Patrick Emerling
Jan Leaty/Don Ryerse
7
Chevrolet
Mike Curb
Ryan Newman
Gary Putnam
8
Chevrolet
Mark Sypher
Glen Reen
TBA
12
Chevrolet
Janet Our
Chuck Hossfeld
Brad Lafontaine
13
Chevrolet
Robert Katon, Jr.
Ted Christopher
Robert Katon, Jr.
14
Chevrolet
William Deakin
John Beatty, Jr. (R)
Glenn Dixon
15
Chevrolet
Rob Fuller
Rob Fuller
Jeff DeMinck
Todd Szegedy [N 1]
16
Ford
Eric Sanderson
Ryan Preece
Sly Szaban
17
Chevrolet
John Ellwood, Jr.
Kyle Ellwood
TBA
18
Ford
Robert Pollifrone
Ken Heagy
Greg Gorman
Chevrolet
20
Chevrolet
Barbara Park
Todd Szegedy
TBA
Michael Grimaldi
Max Zachem (R)
21
Chevrolet
Joe Bertuccio, Sr.
J. R. Bertuccio
TBA
22
Chevrolet
Christopher Our
Tommy Barrett, Jr. (R)
Brad Lafontaine
26
Pontiac
Sean McDonald
Gary McDonald
Chad McDonald
Chevrolet
29
Pontiac
Sandra Hill
James Civali
TBA
33
Chevrolet
Beth Cole
Wade Cole
Rick Rodenbaugh
35
Chevrolet
Richard Ramstrom
Derek Ramstrom (R)
TBA
36
Chevrolet
Jarod Zeltmann
Frank Vigliarolo
TBA
38
Chevrolet
Linda Rodenbaugh
Dave Salzarulo (R)
TBA
39
Chevrolet
Rich Pallai
Richie Pallai, Jr.
Rich Pallai
43
Chevrolet
Michael Calabrese
David Calabrese
TBA
44
Chevrolet
Mike Curb
Bobby Santos III
Steve Lemay
48
Chevrolet
John Rufrano
Keith Rocco
Junior Woods
51
Chevrolet
Ken Massa
Justin Bonsignore
Bill Michael
52
Chevrolet
Wayne Darling
Matt Hirschman
Frank Gasper/John McKenna
Keith Rocco
58
Chevrolet
Edgar Goodale
Eric Goodale
Jason Shephard
64
Chevrolet
Mike Murphy
Ron Yuhas, Jr.
P. J. Fearns
Shawn Solomito (R)
69
Chevrolet
Fred Bolk
Jason Agugliaro (R)
TBA
70
Chevrolet
Steve Seuss
Andy Seuss
TBA
71
Chevrolet
Terry Zacharias
T. J. Zacharias (R)
TBA
Craig Lutz (R)
Dave Brigati (R)
73
Chevrolet
Todd Powell
Cole Powell
Todd Powell
75
Chevrolet
Wayne Anderson
Timmy Solomito (R)
Jerry Solomito
77
Chevrolet
Mike Curb
Gary Putnam
Donald Tarantino
79
Pontiac
Susan Hill
Spencer Davis (R)
TBA
82
Chevrolet
Pamla Hulse
Danny Watts, Jr.
TBA
88
Chevrolet
Buzz Chew
Woody Pitkat
Ronald Ste-Marie
89
Chevrolet
Jerry Solomito
Timmy Solomito (R)
Jerry Solomito/Ed Bennett III
Shawn Solomito (R)
93
Chevrolet
Mark Pennink
Rowan Pennink
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
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 pres. 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
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 pres. 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
Races
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
(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 .
See also
References