2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2016 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-second season of the Whelen Modified Tour. 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.
Drivers
Manufacturer | Car Owner | Race Driver | Crew Chief | |
00 | Chevrolet | Brian Brady | Ted Christopher | Scott Anderson |
0 | Chevrolet | Joe Ambrose | Tom Rogers Jr. | Helmut Losching |
01 | Chevrolet | Kenneth Fifield | Melissa Fifield | Kenneth Fifield |
2 | Chevrolet | Mike Smeriglio III | Doug Coby | Phil Moran |
3 | Chevrolet | Jan Boehler | Rowan Pennink | Greg Fournier |
4 | Dodge | Robert Garbarino | Jimmy Blewett | P. J. Fearns |
4 | Dodge | Robert Garbarino | Chuck Hossfeld | P. J. Fearns |
5 | Chevrolet | Raymond Bouchard | Frank Vigliarolo Jr. | Raymond Bouchard |
5 | Chevrolet | Tim Thilberg | Frank Vigliarolo Jr. | Tommy Grasso |
06 | Chevrolet | Michelle Biondolillo | Vincent Biondolillo ' | Andrew R. Biondolillo |
6 | Chevrolet | Constance Partridge | Ryan Preece | Jeff Preece |
07 | Chevrolet | Jennifer Emerling | Patrick Emerling | Jan Leaty |
7 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Gary Putnam | Mike Hann |
7 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Ryan Newman | Teddy Musgrave Jr. |
8 | Chevrolet | Mark Sypher | Donny Lia | Don Barker |
8 | Chevrolet | Mark Sypher | Donny Lia | Robert Katon Jr. |
9 | Chevrolet | Robert Katon Jr. | Chase Dowling | Robert Katon Jr. |
9 | Chevrolet | Robert Katon Jr. | Chase Dowling | Mark Dowling |
10 | Chevrolet | Erin Solomito | Jerry Solomito Jr. ' | Jerry Solomito Sr. |
13 | Chevrolet | Ashley Katon | Anthony Nocella ' | Don Adams |
15 | Chevrolet | Monica Fuller | Todd Szegedy | Ryan Stone |
15 | Chevrolet | Monica Fuller | Todd Szegedy | Rob Fuller |
16 | Ford | Eric Sanderson | Timmy Solomito | Sly Szaban |
17 | Chevrolet | John Ellwood Jr. | Kyle Ellwood | Jarod Zeltmann |
18 | Chevrolet | Robert Pollifrone | Ken Heagy | Greg Gorman |
20 | Chevrolet | Ken Zachem | Max Zachem | Shawn Ruszczyk |
21 | Chevrolet | Joe Bertuccio Sr. | J. R. Bertuccio | Joe Bertuccio Sr. |
24 | Chevrolet | Cliff Krause | Andrew Krause ' | Ralph Solhem |
24 | Chevrolet | Cliff Krause | Andrew Krause ' | John Cooke |
26 | Chevrolet | Sean McDonald | Gary McDonald | Chad McDonald |
26 | Chevrolet | Sean McDonald | Gary McDonald | Sean McDonald |
28 | Chevrolet | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl Jr. |
29 | Chevrolet | George Bock | Brendon Bock | Glenn Dixon |
32 | Chevrolet | Tom Abele Sr. | Tom Abele Jr. | Tom Abele Sr. |
33 | Chevrolet | Beth Cole | Wade Cole | Rick Rodenbaugh |
33 | Chevrolet | Wade Cole | Wade Cole | Rick Rodenbaugh |
34 | Chevrolet | Tom Soper | Kyle Soper ' | Jarod Zeltmann |
36 | Chevrolet | Judy Thilberg | Dave Sapienza | Tommy Grasso |
38 | Chevrolet | Linda Rodenbaugh Wade Cole | Troy Talman | Mike Talman |
38 | Chevrolet | Linda Rodenbaugh Wade Cole | Tom Rogers Jr. | Michael Berner |
38 | Chevrolet | Linda Rodenbaugh Wade Cole | Johnny Bush | Bobby Bourne |
38 | Chevrolet | Linda Rodenbaugh Wade Cole | Dave Salzarulo | Bobby Bourne |
38 | Chevrolet | Linda Rodenbaugh Wade Cole | Gary Byington ' | Bobby Bourne |
39 | Chevrolet | Calvin Carroll | Calvin Carroll ' | Joe Carroll |
44 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Bobby Santos III | Steve Lemay |
44 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Bobby Santos III | Ryan Stone |
46 | Chevrolet | Russell Goodale | Jeff Goodale | Doug Ogiejko |
51 | Chevrolet | Ken Massa | Justin Bonsignore | Bill Michael |
56 | Chevrolet | Renee Lutz | Craig Lutz ' | Eric Lutz |
56 | Chevrolet | Renee Lutz | Craig Lutz ' | Jason Sechrist |
58 | Chevrolet | Edgar Goodale | Eric Goodale | Jason Shephard |
59 | Chevrolet | Ed Bennett III | Nick Salva ' | Bob Buffington |
60 | Chevrolet | Roy Hall | Matt Hirschman | TBA |
64 | Chevrolet | Mike Murphy | Rob Summers | Ron Yuhas Jr. |
64 | Chevrolet | Mike Murphy | Rob Summers | Steve Dodge |
68 | Chevrolet | Michael Loomis | Johnny Bush | Michael Loomis |
69 | Chevrolet | Jason Blatz | Jason Agugliaro ' | Jason Blatz |
70 | Chevrolet | Steve Seuss | Andy Seuss | Steve Seuss |
71 | Chevrolet | Danny Watts Jr. | Jimmy Zacharias | TBA |
75 | Chevrolet | Wayne Anderson | Shawn Solomito | Aaron Clifford |
77 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Gary Putnam | Mike Hann |
77 | Chevrolet | Mike Curb | Ryan Newman | Teddy Musgrave Jr. |
78 | Chevrolet | Steven Sutcliffe | Walter Sutcliffe Jr. ' | Kevin Anderson |
82 | Chevrolet | Danny Watts Jr. | Ron Silk | Buddy Loecher |
84 | Chevrolet | Nicole Fortin | John Fortin | TBA |
85 | Chevrolet | Kevin Stuart | Woody Pitkat | Kenny Stuart |
85 | Chevrolet | Kevin Stuart | Woody Pitkat | Greg Felton |
89 | Chevrolet | John Swanson | Matt Swanson ' | Ken Barry |
97 | Chevrolet | Bryan Dauzat | Bryan Dauzat | Todd Cooper |
99 | Chevrolet | Brittany Tomaino | Jamie Tomaino | George Ratajczak |
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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. The Icebreaker 150 was shown live on FansChoice.tv.;Notes:
Results and standings
Races
;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
;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.