2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

Austin Beers, the current points leader.

The 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is the 42nd season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It started with the New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 7 and will end with the World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 11.

Austin Beers entered the season as the defending series champion.[1]

On November 10, 2025, it was announced that former driver and crew chief Gary Putnam would take over as the series director, replacing Jimmy Wilson, who was promoted to Senior Technical Director of the NASCAR Regional department.[2][3]

During the off season, NASCAR conducted multiple tire tests with American Racer tires in order to gauge the feasibility of switching away from Hoosier Racing Tire, who has been the sole supplier of tires for the series since 1999. The first test was held at Jennerstown Speedway, while the second test was conducted at New Smyrna Speedway.[4][5] On December 24, 2025, it was announced that for the 2026 season, American Racer tires would be the official tire provider for the WMT. This marked the first time since 1998 where Hoosier would not be the tire provider for the series.[6]

Teams and drivers

Full-time teams

Chassis manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief References
Boehler Racing Boehler Racing Enterprises 3 Tyler Rypkema Greg Fournier [7]
FURY Goodie Racing 58 Eric Goodale Rob Hyer [7]
Hartwig Racing 73 Carson Loftin 1 Paul Hartwig Jr. 1
Bobby Geiger Jr. 12
TBA 3		 [7]
Paulie Hartwig III 15
Heagy Motorsports 18 Ken Heagy Greg Gorman [7]
Jon McKennedy Racing 79 Jon McKennedy Patrick Walsh [8]
LFR Eighty-Two Autosport 8 John-Michael Shenette Scott Morin 11
George Bessette Jr. 2
TBA 3		 [7]
Elite Racing 31 Mike Christopher Jr. 15 Eugene Orlando [7]
Craig Lutz 1
Teddy Hodgdon Racing 05 Teddy Hodgdon Ted Hodgdon [9]
USNEPower Motorsports 1 Patrick Emerling Dale Hedquist [10]
Troyer Catalano Motorsports 54 Tommy Catalano Rick Kluth [7]
56 Trevor Catalano David Catalano [7]
KLM Motorsports 64 Austin Beers Ron Yuhas Jr. [7]
PeeDee Motorsports 60 Matt Hirschman Mike Stein [7]
Wanick Motorsports 21 Stephen Kopcik Nick Kopcik [7]

Part-time teams

Chassis manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Races References
Apex Race Cars Apex Racing 95 Cory Plummer Bill Barnett Jr. 1
Jonah Gosnell 10		 11 [11]
FURY Connolly Racing 4 Ryan Newman Tim Connolly 1 [11]
Coulter Motorsports 02 Joey Coulter Harold Holly 1 [11]
Fueled Up Motorsports 15 Joey Cipriano III Ryan Plourde 4 [12]
Goodie Racing 46 Craig Lutz Douglas Ogiejko 5 [7][13]
Haydt Yannone Racing 16 Ron Silk Phil Moran 6 [14][15]
Kenneth Massa Motorsports 51 Justin Bonsignore Ryan Stone 7 [7]
Kyle Bonsignore 22 Kyle Bonsignore Cam McDermott 4 [7][16]
Matt Swanson 89 Matt Swanson John Swanson 5 [12]
Perry Racing 02 Jacob Perry Michael Dayton 1 [17]
Ryan Preece Racing 40 Ryan Preece Jeff Preece 2 [11]
Team 25 LLC 25 Danny Bohn Terry Hall 1 [18]
Turbush Racing 81 Mark Stewart Chris Turbush 1 [11]
88 Roger Turbush Dan Hansen 1 [19]
LFR Danny Watts Racing 82 Andrew Molleur Michael Molleur 15 [20]
Dave Brigati 00 Chris Rogers Jr. Brian Schwarz 1 [19]
Elite Racing 12 Craig Lutz Joey Mucciacciaro 1 [21]
Ferguson Motorsports 11 Eric Berndt Chuck Madigan Jr. 1 [12]
Gershow Motorsports 2 Jimmy Blewett Mike Bologna 1 [11]
Chase Grennan 1 [19]
Glenn Styres Racing 0 Ryan Newman Randy Renfrow 1
Max Zachem 1		 2 [18]
Jerry Solomito Sr. 66 Timmy Solomito Jerry Solomito Sr. 3 [11]
Jett Motorsports 28 Doug Coby John McKenna 9 [22]
Michele Davini 17 Anthony Nocella Chris McTaggart 3 [23]
Mike Christopher 13 Mike Christopher Jr. Joey Mucciacciaro 1 [17]
Newman Motorsports 11 Norman Newman Norman Newman 1 [11]
SS Motorsports 70 Andy Seuss Jon Marlott 2 [18]
Supreme Racing 24 Andrew Krause Steven Reed 4 [11]
Tinio Racing 44 Chase Dowling Danny Gamache 6 [12]
Kimball Motorsports 43 Matt Kimball Angelo Evans 1 [17]
Zacharias Motorsports 71 Jimmy Zacharias Austin Kochenash 3 [11]
PSR Products Frank Fleming Motorsports 40 Luke Fleming Chris Fleming 1
Frank Fleming 1		 1 [11]
PSR Racing 38 Bobby Labonte Phil Stefanelli 1
Neal Cantor 1		 1 [11]
Jack Baldwin 1 [24]
39 Conner Jones Eddie Harvey 1 [11]
Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Luke Baldwin Tommy Baldwin Jr. 3 [11]
Troyer Catalano Motorsports 84 Tyler Catalano Tom Fuchs 2 [23]
Chase Grennan 38 Owen Grennan Andrew Farnhan 1 [19]
GSR Motorsports 55 Jeremy Gerstner Keith Wheeler 3 [11]
Jody Lauzon 59 Andy Jankowiak Steve Mendoza 1 [11]
John Morgan 20 Max Zachem Ryan Morgan 5 [25]
JT Motorsports 99 Sam Rameau Charlie Barham 1 [26]
Peter Clark Motorsports 96 Matt Brode Marty Condit 1 [19]
Ronnie Williams 50 Ronnie Williams Adam Skowyra 7 [12]
TJS Holdings 06 Cory DiMatteo John Lowinski 3 [27]
TLC Performance 29 Mike Marshall Doug Tisdell 1 [11]
Wanick Motorsports 9 Jayden Harman Mark Harman 4 [28]
19 Tommy Wanick Mike Odwanzy 2 [29]
FURY 9
Troyer 2		 Sapienza Racing 36 Dave Sapienza Greg Kleila 10 [11]
Mark Stewart 1 [19]

Schedule

Source: [30]

Notes: The race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed and marked with star.

No. Race title Track Date
1 New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida February 7
2 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia March 28[a]
3 Icebreaker 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut April 12
4 J&R Precast 150 Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Massachusetts May 16
5 Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York May 30
6 All States Materials Group 150 Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine June 6[b]
7 Firecracker 150 presented by the Bethesda Leadership Group Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Massachusetts July 1
8 Clash at Claremont Claremont Motorsports Park, Claremont, New Hampshire July 10
9 Thunder in the Mountains 200 White Mountain Motorsports Park, North Woodstock, New Hampshire July 19[c]
10 Duel at the Dog 200 powered by USNE Monadnock Speedway, Winchester, New Hampshire July 25
11 Thompson 150 presented by FloSports.com Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut August 5
12 Mohegan Sun 100 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire August 22
13 GAF 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut August 28
14 Toyota Mod Classic 150 Oswego Speedway, Oswego, New York September 5
15 Eddie Partridge 206 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York September 19
16 World Series 150* Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut October 11

Schedule changes

  • The races at Richmond, North Wilkesboro and Lancaster were all dropped.
  • Martinsville moves from the season finale in October to March.
  • Oxford Plains and Stafford return to the series for the first time since 1991 & 2021, respectively.
  • The fall race at Riverhead moves from 256 to 206 laps.[31]

Results and standings

Race results

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver
1 New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau 200 Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore
2 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 Patrick Emerling Stephen Kopcik Stephen Kopcik
3 Icebreaker 150 Matt Hirschman Jon McKennedy Stephen Kopcik
4 J&R Precast 150 Justin Bonsignore Stephen Kopcik Jon McKennedy
5 Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 Roger Turbush Mark Stewart Mark Stewart
6 All States Materials Group 150 Stephen Kopcik Jon McKennedy Jon McKennedy
7 Firecracker 150 presented by the Bethesda Leadership Group Austin Beers Stephen Kopcik Matt Hirschman
8 Clash at Claremont Matt Hirschman Patrick Emerling Patrick Emerling
9 Thunder in the Mountains 200 Matt Hirschman Patrick Emerling Patrick Emerling
10 Duel at the Dog 200 powered by USNE Matt Hirschman Patrick Emerling Patrick Emerling
11 Thompson 150 presented by FloSports.com Austin Beers Matt Hirschman Matt Hirschman
12 Mohegan Sun 100 Austin Beers Chase Dowling
Austin Beers[N 1]		 Jon McKennedy
13 GAF 150
Reference:[32]
  1. ↑ Dowling and Beers both led 33 laps.

Drivers' championship

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

Pos Driver NSM MAR THO SEE RIV OXF SEE CLM WMM MON THO NHA STA OSW RIV THO Points
1 Austin Beers 3 5 6 4 7 11 5 4 2 3 2 19* 466
2 Patrick Emerling 4 6 13 6 5 7 3 1* 1* 1* 3 30 465
3 Jon McKennedy 6 27 4* 1 8 1* 9 3 12 8 24 1 441
4 Stephen Kopcik 13 1* 1 2* 9 14 4* 19 11 10 8 17 431
5 Matt Hirschman 12 12 5 20 17 16 1 2 5 12 1* 11 428
6 Tyler Rypkema 2 3 10 22 24 2 13 11 4 2 10 4 422
7 Eric Goodale 10 4 12 18 10 3 6 9 7 7 6 23 413
8 Tommy Catalano 17 8 19 5 4 13 15 12 13 5 11 2 406
9 Teddy Hodgdon 11 28 11 7 16 9 7 7 10 6 13 9 394
10 Mike Christopher Jr. 19 15 3 16 19 12 11 8 6 21 12 6 381
11 Trevor Catalano 9 11 29 14 13 6 16 13 18 15 17 5 362
12 Andrew Molleur 13 17 10 14 8 8 10 9 14 14 10 357
13 Paulie Hartwig III 29 28 15 12 5 10 5 3 4 7 13 354
14 John-Michael Shenette 18 20 23 25 20 10 19 16 17 17 18 20 305
15 Ken Heagy 22 25 25 26 18 17 18 18 15 20 16 22 286
16 Doug Coby 18 9 14 8 9 9 14 227
17 Cory Plummer DNQ 22 26 24 21 Wth 17 16 18 19 25 216
18 Craig Lutz 5 14 8 12 23 Wth 19 12 215
18 Justin Bonsignore 1* 24 7 11 2 24 205
20 Chase Dowling 9 3 2 4 7* 197
21 Dave Sapienza DNQ 31 16 23 Wth 17 Wth Wth 15 8 161
22 Ron Silk 32 2 2 21 6 Wth Wth 158
23 Ronnie Williams 27 4 Wth 11 21 15 142
24 Matt Swanson 15 13 12 5 131
25 Jayden Harman 8 15 14 16 123
26 Max Zachem 16 24 6 23 108
27 Kyle Bonsignore 27 7 22 19 Wth 101
28 Ryan Newman 8 10 18 96
29 Joey Cipriano III 21 17 14 80
30 Ryan Preece 7 3 79
31 Anthony Nocella 15 Wth 13 26 78
32 Andrew Krause 28 30 20 22 77
33 Mark Stewart 21 1* 71
34 Luke Baldwin 23 23 28 58
35 Jimmy Zacharias 14 18 Wth 56
36 Timmy Solomito 26 9 Wth 53
37 Cory DiMatteo 20 21 47
38 Jeremy Gerstner 24 19 Wth 45
39 Owen Grennan 3 41
40 Chase Grennan 11 33
41 Andy Seuss 26 29 33
42 Luke Fleming DNQ 21 32
43 Eric Berndt 14 30
44 Roger Turbush 15 30
45 Joey Coulter 15 29
46 Danny Bohn 16 28
47 Jacob Perry 16 28
48 Jack Baldwin 17 27
49 Tyler Catalano 18 Wth 26
50 Carson Loftin 20 24
51 Matt Brode 22 22
52 Jimmy Blewett 25 Wth 19
53 Chris Rogers Jr. 25 19
54 Matt Kimball 27 17
55 Sam Rameau 29 15
56 Mike Marshall 30 14
57 Bobby Labonte 31 13
Conner Jones DNQ
Norman Newman DNQ
Andy Jankowiak Wth
Tommy Wanick Wth Wth
Reference:[33]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ NASCAR postponed the race from its March 27 date to March 28 due to inclement weather.
  2. ↑ NASCAR postponed the race from its May 2 date to July 18 due to inclement weather.
  3. ↑ NASCAR postponed the race from its June 20 date to July 18 due to inclement weather. It was later postponed to July 19 due to similar conditions.

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Beers wins the 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship". NASCAR. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Fenwick, Adam (November 10, 2025). "Gary Putnam completes a full NASCAR circle as he becomes the Whelen Modified Tour series director". NASCAR. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR promotes longtime Modified Tour director to senior technical role". Short Track Scene. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ "RaceDayCT Exclusive: NASCAR To Host Whelen Modified Tour Tire Test With American Racer". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "RaceDayCT Exclusive: NASCAR To Host A Second Whelen Mod Tour Tire Test With American Racer". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Breaking News: American Racer Tire To Be New Tire Supplier For NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour". RaceDayCT.com. December 24, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Whelen Modified Tour season preview: Championship contenders, a new tire supplier and more storylines for 2026". NASCAR. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ron Silk Ready To Chase Another NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Title In 2026". Jon McKennedy Racing. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Teddy Hodgdon To Run Full-Time On Whelen Mod Tour, Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series In 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  10. ↑ "David Miller Jr., Patrick Emerling Team Up For Launch Of USNEPower Motorsports Modified Team". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Entry list: New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway". NASCAR. February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Entry list: Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park". NASCAR. April 8, 2026. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Craig Lutz, Russell Goodale Owned Whelen Modified Tour Team Splitting Up". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ron Silk Ready To Chase Another NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Title In 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Breaking: Ron Silk, Haydt-Yannone Racing Cutting Back To Part-Time On Whelen Modified Tour". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Kyle Bonsignore Announces Break From Whelen Mod Tour Due To American Racer Tire Inconsistencies". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 "Entry list: Mohegan Sun 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway". NASCAR. August 18, 2026. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 "Entry list: Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR. March 23, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Entry list: Miller Lite Salutes Don Howe 200 at Riverhead Raceway". NASCAR. May 26, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  20. ↑ "RaceDayCT Exclusive: Andrew Molleur Lands Full-Time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Ride". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  21. ↑ "PIT BOX: Whelen Midsummer Championship comes down to the wire Saturday at Monadnock Speedway". NASCAR. July 21, 2026. Retrieved July 21, 2026.
  22. ↑ "PIT BOX: Modified Tour set to break the ice Sunday at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park". NASCAR. April 6, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  23. 1 2 "Entry list: All States Materials Group 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway". NASCAR. April 27, 2026. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  24. ↑ "PIT BOX: Modified Tour season resumes with the race for a clock at Martinsville". NASCAR. March 23, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Max Zachem, Ryan Morgan To Team Up For Full-Time Whelen Modified Tour Run In 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Title Chasing: Sam Rameau Lands Full-Time Modified Ride For 2026". RaceDayCT.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Entry list: Thompson 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park". NASCAR. August 1, 2026. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Entry list: J&R Precast 150 at Seekonk Speedway". NASCAR. May 11, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Entry list: J&R Precast 150 at Seekonk Speedway". NASCAR. May 11, 2026. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  30. ↑ "NASCAR reveals the 2026 Whelen Modified Tour schedule". Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Eddie Partridge 206 at Riverhead Raceway". NASCAR. January 1, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  32. ↑ "2026 NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR SEASON STATS, RACE RESULTS". racing-reference.info. May 11, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  33. ↑ "NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR STANDINGS FOR 2026". racing-reference.info. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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