2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 24th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 6. It ended with the Xtra Mart World Series at Thompson again on October 19. Donny Lia entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Ted Christopher won the 2008 championship after 16 races, 127 points ahead of Matt Hirschman.

Schedule

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Source: [1]

No. Race Title Track Date
1 Icebreaker 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson April 5
2 Spring Sizzler Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford April 27
3 TSI Harley-Davidson 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford May 23
4 New England Dodge Dealers 75 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson June 19
5 New England 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon June 28
6 Mason Farms 100 Spencer Speedway, Williamson July 12
7 Miller Lite 140 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead August 2
8 New England Dodge Dealers 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford August 8
9 New England Dodge Dealers 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson August 14
10 Whelen 150 Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield August 23
11 Sunoco Modified Mania 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson September 7
12 New Hampshire 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon September 13
13 Made In America Whelen 300[a] Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville September 20
14 Chemung 120 Chemung Speedrome, Chemung October 5
15 CarQuest Fall Final Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford October 12
16 Xtra Mart World Series Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson October 19
Notes
  1. ^ The Made In America Whelen 300 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.

Results and standings

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Races

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No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer
1 Icebreaker 150[2] James Civali James Civali Ed Flemke Jr. Chevrolet
2 Spring Sizzler[3] Ryan Preece Ted Christopher Ted Christopher Chevrolet
3 TSI Harley-Davidson 150[4] Chuck Hossfeld Chuck Hossfeld Chuck Hossfeld Dodge
4 New England Dodge Dealers 75[5] Bobby Grigas III Ted Christopher Ron Silk Pontiac
5 New England 100[6] Chuck Hossfeld Ted Christopher Chuck Hossfeld Dodge
6 Mason Farms 100[7] Jan Leaty Matt Hirschman Matt Hirschman Chevrolet
7 Miller Lite 140[8] Bill Park Jimmy Blewett Jimmy Blewett Chevrolet
8 New England Dodge Dealers 150[9] Eric Beers Ryan Preece Jimmy Blewett Chevrolet
9 New England Dodge Dealers 150[10] Chuck Hossfeld Todd Szegedy Ron Silk Pontiac
10 Whelen 150[11] Eric Beers Ted Christopher Ted Christopher Chevrolet
11 Sunoco Modified Mania 150[12] Ted Christopher Ted Christopher Todd Szegedy Ford
12 New Hampshire 100[13] Ryan Newman Jimmy Blewett Ted Christopher Chevrolet
13 Made In America Whelen 300[14] Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Chevrolet
14 Chemung 120[15] Matt Hirschman Matt Hirschman Matt Hirschman Chevrolet
15 CarQuest Fall Final[16] Mike Stefanik Mike Stefanik Mike Stefanik Pontiac
16 Xtra Mart World Series[17] Eric Beers Ron Silk Ted Christopher Chevrolet

Drivers' championship

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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver THO STA STA THO NHA SPE RIV STA THO MFD THO NHA MAR CHE STA THO Points
1 Ted Christopher 10 1* 3 2* 2* 19 4 28 4 1** 14* 1 4 7 6 1 2441
2 Matt Hirschman 16 14 10 7 12 1* 16 4 2 6 9 6 2 1** 2 25 2314
3 Todd Szegedy 7 9 2 6 7 7 14 16 20* 23 1 13 5 2 4 8 2260
4 Chuck Hossfeld 2 3 1* 4 1 3 17 15 16 28 15 29 19 4 3 2 2251
5 Ron Silk 21 28 25 1 10 2 2 27 1 5 2 19 24 5 15 3* 2158
6 Eric Beers 28 2 5 14 4 17 10 5 32 4 10 10 14 16 5 10 2115
7 Mike Stefanik 33 4 4 3 26 5 7 7 5 8 22 27 23 3 1* 24 2102
8 Rowan Pennink 9 6 11 19 16 12 21 25 7 13 8 22 8 9 7 12 2016
9 Jimmy Blewett 12 23 31 29 13 4 1* 1 25 2 26 2* 25 21 13 15 1969
10 Ryan Preece 19 29 7 10 8 25 5 18* 24 3 27 3 1* 18 28 14 1948
11 Ed Flemke Jr. 1 27 6 26 3 16 19 2 26 24 30 16 7 13 11 23 1911
12 Kevin Goodale 25 11 16 9 17 27 13 6 33 9 11 30 17 11 10 16 1847
13 Glenn Tyler 14 10 24 25 22 13 9 12 27 20 28 14 15 17 9 11 1812
14 Ken Heagy 15 12 18 15 31 18 6 21 17 16 18 12 29 14 22 13 1800
15 Danny Sammons 34 16 19 34 23 9 DNQ 8 8 18 12 5 22 23 16 29 1723
16 Jamie Tomaino 38 8 13 35 21 21 28 22 9 15 32 9 10 12 26 6 1710
17 Bobby Grigas III 3 30 15 21 36 10 26 23 10 22 13 18 26 8 18 31 1709
18 Glen Reen 27 13 20 23 35 6 12 24 6 10 25 35 34 24 20 22 1635
19 Joe Hartmann 4 31 22 24 24 14 18 19 29 17 17 31 18 15 24 DNQ 1591
20 Wade Cole 22 21 21 16 25 8 20 20 19 27 19 33 27 22 25 DNQ 1543
21 Tom Abele Jr. 5 17 DNQ 18 38 22 DNQ DNQ 12 25 20 28 21 20 27 20 1520
22 Billy Pauch Jr. 18 22 14 31 20 13 14 11 7 15 31 19 17 DNQ 1506
23 Richard Savary 26 7 23 13 37 23 14 11 29 21 37 32 7 1317
24 Jake Marosz 23 35 DNQ 25 28 15 DNQ DNQ 22 21 21 17 40 25 33 DNQ 1303
25 Rick Fuller 32 34 30 12 14 11 23 19 5 36 33 14 30 1271
26 Reggie Ruggiero 8 32 28 DNQ 5 DNQ 30 4 25 3 29 DNQ 1173
27 Anthony Sesely 11 15 27 27 30 11 22 30 13 26 8 1136
28 Erick Rudolph 29 24 9 24 17 7 7 6 5 1105
29 Renee Dupuis 17 26 DNQ 11 34 DNQ 28 24 23 23 26 959
30 Woody Pitkat 17 18 12 8 6 10 18 883
31 Bobby Santos III 35 8 6 3 6 38 32 781
32 James Civali 6* 5 8 28 29 26 27 769
33 Gary McDonald 39 DNQ DNQ 27 DNQ DNQ 15 23 24 DNQ 703
34 Rob Summers 33 29 15 31 4 12 27 697
35 Doug Coby DNQ 3 3 34 21 4 694
36 Charlie Pasteryak 13 12 20 10 37 28 619
37 Eric Berndt 31 18 26 32 29 31 31 31 617
38 Carl Pasteryak 20 25 DNQ 17 9 17 614
39 Tony Ferrante Jr. 30 5 11 16 9 611
40 Andy Seuss 33 18 21 14 301 21 494
41 Sean Patterson 24 19 33 DNQ 337
42 Eric Goodale 13 19 DNQ 304
43 Frank Ruocco 20 DNQ DNQ 30 295
44 Tommy Farrell 30 DNQ 11 264
45 Donny Lia 3 32 232
46 Dan Jivanelli 8 142
47 Jeff Fuller 9 138
48 Kenny Horton DNQ2 26 131
49 Jimmy Storace 37 28 131
50 Brian Loftin 11 91 130
51 Dion Ciccarelli 29 DNQ2 125
52 Bill Park 15 118
53 L. W. Miller 19 121 106
54 Keith Rocco 19 106
55 Bill Hebing 20 103
56 Ryan Newman 20 103
57 Wayne Anderson 23 94
58 Chuck Steuer 24 91
59 Mike Andrews 25 88
60 Jon McKennedy DNQ2 DNQ2 86
61 Darrel Krentz 26 85
62 Mike Leaty 29 76
63 Buck Catalano 30 73
64 Jeremy Stoltz 30 73
65 Jan Leaty 31 70
66 Jamie Tomaino Jr. 31 DNQ 70
67 Dale Quarterley 32 67
68 Justin Bonsignore DNQ2 64
69 Gregg Shivers DNQ2 61
70 J. R. Bertuccio 36 55
71 Roy Seidell Jr. DNQ2 52
72 Ken Bouchard DNQ2 37
Bradley Robbins DNQ
Bryan Dauzat DNQ
Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWSMT points
Tim Brown 11
George Brunnhoelzl III 16
Rich Kuiken Jr. 20
Jason Myers 28
Jay Foley 32
John Smith 35
Frank Fleming 36
Bobby Hutchens 38
Zach Brewer 39
Sean Garter 41
Buddy Emory 42
Scott Rigney DNQ
Pos Driver THO STA STA THO NHA SPE RIV STA THO MFD THO NHA MAR CHE STA THO Points

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Season Stats, Race Results". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "2008 Icebreaker". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ^ "2008 Spring Sizzler". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "2008 TSI Harley-Davidson 150". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "2008 New England Dodge Dealers 75". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ^ "2008 New England 100". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  7. ^ "2008 Mason Farms 100". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "2008 Miller Lite 140". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ^ "2008 New England Dodge Dealers 150". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  10. ^ "2008 New England Dodge Dealers 150". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. ^ "2008 Whelen 150". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  12. ^ "2008 Sunoco Modified Mania 150". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  13. ^ "2008 New Hampshire 100". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  14. ^ "2008 Made In America Whelen 300". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  15. ^ "2008 Chemung 120". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  16. ^ "2008 CarQuest Fall Final". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  17. ^ "2008 Xtra Mart World Series". racing-reference.info. September 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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