2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-fourth season of the Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen at Myrtle Beach Speedway on 17 March and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on 14 October. Doug Coby entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion. 2018 marked the second season of the unification of the Whelen Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Justin Bonsignore won the championship, 97 points ahead of Chase Dowling.
Drivers
Schedule
On 22 November 2017, NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule. Charlotte was dropped from the schedule. The All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. The Icebreaker 150, the Thompson 125 and the Musket 250 were broadcast live on FansChoice.tv. Eleven of the seventeen races in the season were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis.| No. | Race Title | Track | Date | TV |
| 1 | Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen | Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach | 17 March | NBCSN |
| 2 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | 8 April | FansChoice.tv |
| 3 | NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | 29 April | |
| 4 | Seekonk 150 | Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk | 2 June | NBCSN |
| 5 | Thompson 125 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | 14 June | FansChoice.tv |
| 6 | WhosYourDriver.org 150 | Langley Speedway, Hampton | 23 June | NBCSN |
| 7 | Buzz Chew Auto Group 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | 7 July | |
| All-Star Shootout | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | 20 July | NBCSN | |
| 8 | Eastern Propane & Oil 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | 21 July | NBCSN |
| 9 | Starrett 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | 3 August | |
| 10 | Bud 'King of Beers' 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | 8 August | NBCSN |
| 11 | Bush's Beans 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | 15 August | NBCSN |
| 12 | Toyota Mod Classic 150 | Oswego Speedway, Oswego | 1 September | NBCSN |
| 13 | Miller Lite 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | 8 September | NBCSN |
| 14 | Musket 250 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | 22 September | FansChoice.tv NBCSN |
| 15 | NAPA Fall Final 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | 30 September | NBCSN |
| 16 | Sunoco World Series 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | 14 October | NBCSN |
;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 Miller Lite 200 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.
Drivers' championship
| Driver | MYR | THO | STA | SEE | THO | LGY | RIV | NHA‡ | NHA | STA | THO | BRI | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | Points | |
| 1 | Justin Bonsignore | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 4* | 7 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1 | 6* | 12 | 1 | 693 |
| 2 | Chase Dowling | 4 | 8* | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4* | 30 | 596 | |
| 3 | Doug Coby | 14 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 3* | 24 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 575 |
| 4 | Timmy Solomito | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2* | 18 | 9 | 28 | 545 |
| 5 | Craig Lutz | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 541 |
| 6 | Rob Summers | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 515 |
| 7 | Eric Goodale | 7 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 495 |
| 8 | Dave Sapienza | 6 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 477 |
| 9 | Ronnie Williams | 21 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 24 | DNS1 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 461 | |
| 10 | Chris Pasteryak | 18 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 431 | |||
| 11 | Tommy Catalano ' | Wth | 15 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 424 | |
| 12 | Blake Barney ' | 11 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 398 | ||
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 4 | 1* | 27 | 4 | 1* | 2* | 6 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 4* | 381 | |||||
| 14 | Woody Pitkat | 27 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 379 | |||
| 15 | Calvin Carroll | 8 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 19 | DNS1 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 23 | 368 |
| 16 | Gary McDonald | 17 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 364 | |
| 17 | Wade Cole | 24 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 358 | |
| 18 | Jon McKennedy | 1 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 29 | Wth | 4 | 11 | 23 | 12 | Wth | 15 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 357 | ||
| 19 | Ken Heagy | 26 | Wth | 15 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 354 | |
| 20 | Rowan Pennink | INJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4* | 8 | 341 | ||||||
| 21 | Matt Swanson | 5 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | DNS1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 341 | ||||
| 22 | Melissa Fifield | 25 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 302 | |
| 23 | Burt Myers | 16 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 282 | ||||||||
| 24 | Ron Silk | 24 | 26 | 5 | Wth | 18 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 279 | ||||||
| 25 | Bobby Santos III | 9 | 12 | Wth | 5 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 256 | |||||||
| 26 | Gary Putnam | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | Wth | QL2 | 21 | 228 | |||||||
| 27 | Joe DeGracia ' | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 24 | Wth | Wth | 213 | |||||
| 28 | Patrick Emerling | 33 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | Wth | 207 | |||||||||
| 29 | Kyle Bonsignore | 23 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 189 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Andrew Krause | 14 | Wth | 13 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 185 | |||||||||
| 31 | Walter Sutcliffe Jr. | Wth | 35 | 22 | DNS1 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 27 | DNS1 | Wth | Wth | 30 | 25 | 177 | |||
| 32 | Matt Hirschman | 3* | 3 | 3 | 1* | 175 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Jimmy Blewett | 2 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 8 | Wth | 14 | Wth | 168 | |||||||||
| 34 | Anthony Nocella | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 149 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Andy Seuss | 13 | 26 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 138 | |||||||||||
| 36 | Shawn Solomito | 10 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 126 | |||||||||||||
| 37 | Ray Parent ' | 16 | 15 | 17 | Wth | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Dave Salzarulo | 28 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Jamie Tomaino | 19 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Austin Pickens | 29 | Wth | 18 | 18 | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 41 | John Beatty Jr. | 15 | 7 | 66 | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | John Fortin | 17 | 6 | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Jeff Rocco ' | 28 | 15 | 29 | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | Kyle Ebersole | 12 | 17 | 59 | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | Tom Rogers Jr. | 8 | 22 | 58 | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | Cory Osland ' | 29 | 24 | 29 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| 47 | Kyle Soper ' | 32 | 9 | Wth | 47 | ||||||||||||||
| 48 | Roger Turbush ' | 25 | 16 | 47 | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | Kyle Ellwood | 29 | 13 | Wth | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | Bryan Dauzat | 23 | 12 | 20 | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| 51 | Ryan Newman | 8 | 3 | 42 | |||||||||||||||
| 52 | Max Zachem | 36 | Wth | Wth | 29 | 27 | Wth | 40 | |||||||||||
| 53 | Tyler Rypkema ' | 14 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Sam Rameau ' | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 55 | J. B. Fortin ' | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 56 | Andrew Molleur ' | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Spencer Davis | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Manny Dias ' | 21 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Frank Fleming | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Todd Cooper ' | 28 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Driver | MYR | THO | STA | SEE | THO | LGY | RIV | NHA‡ | NHA | STA | THO | BRI | OSW | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | Points |
;Notes:
- ‡ – Non-championship round.
- 1 – Calvin Carroll, Walter Sutcliffe Jr., Matt Swanson and Ronnie Williams received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
- 2 – Gary Putnam qualified in the No. 77 for Ryan Preece.