2016 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

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

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
  1. ^ J. R. Bertuccio drove in the Bush's Beans 150 with car number 21.

Schedule

Four 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
  1. ^ The Southern Sizzler 150 was postponed from March 19 to April 2 because of persistent rain.[2]
  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.
  3. ^ 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

Races

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

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(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

References

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  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
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