The 2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-fifth season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT), a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen at Myrtle Beach Speedway on March 16 and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 13. Justin Bonsignore entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. 2019 marked the third season of the unification of the Whelen (Northern) Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Doug Coby won the championship, his sixth, eight points ahead of Bonsignore.
Drivers Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief 01 Chevrolet Kenneth Fifield Melissa Fifield Kenneth Fifield Jesse Prince 1 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Burt Myers Eddie Harvey Jeff Rocco (R) Danny Bohn George Brunnhoelzl III Woody Pitkat 2 Chevrolet Mike Smeriglio III Doug Coby Phil Moran 3 Chevrolet Jan Boehler Matt Swanson Greg Fournier 4 Chevrolet Marty Edwards Burt Myers Tony Eury Jr. Unknown 5 Chevrolet Bob Ebersole Kyle Ebersole Bob Ebersole Mark Mina John Beatty Jr. Unknown Ray Grewan 06 Chevrolet Randy Rameau Sam Rameau (R) Danny Stebbins 6 Chevrolet Ed Partridge Ryan Preece Jeff Preece 07 Chevrolet Jennifer Emerling Patrick Emerling Jan Leaty 7 Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Jr. Jon McKennedy Tommy Baldwin Jr. 8 Toyota Pat Kennedy Roger Turbush (R) Unknown Raymond Bouchard 9 Chevrolet Sean Corsetti Tom Rogers Jr. Sean Corsetti 11 Chevrolet Joe Yannone Anthony Sesely Unknown 12 Chevrolet Stash Butova J. R. Bertuccio Stash Butova 14 Chevrolet Richard Barney Blake Barney Robert Barney 15 Chevrolet Rob Fuller Kyle Benjamin Steven Kopcik 16 Ford Eric Sanderson Timmy SolomitoTimmy Solomito drove in the Musket 250 presented by Whelen and in the NAPA Fall Final 150 with car number x6, honoring Mike Stefanik who died in a plane crash on September 15. Sly Szaban 18 Ford Robert Pollifrone Ken Heagy Greg Gorman Desmond Gorman 19 Chevrolet Steve Greer Joey Cipriano III (R) Earl Pelletier 20 Chevrolet Bruce Bachta Max Zachem Max Zachem 21 Chevrolet Joe Bertuccio Sr. Jimmy Blewett Stash Butova Joe Bertuccio Sr. Chuck Hossfeld 22 Chevrolet Kyle Bonsignore Kyle Bonsignore Bobby Foley Toyota 23 Chevrolet Jason Sechrist John Montesanto (R) Jason Sechrist Jacob Perry (R) Dennis Perry 24 Chevrolet Diane Krause Andrew Krause John Cooke Toyota Robert Hyer 25 Chevrolet Joe Carroll Calvin Carroll Joe Carroll 26 Chevrolet Sean McDonald Gary McDonald Chad McDonald Unknown 32 Chevrolet Dean Rypkema Tyler Rypkema (R) Unknown Zach Truesdail 33 Ford Wade Cole Wade Cole Brian Crunden Rick Rodenbaugh 34 Chevrolet Nicole Fortin J. B. Fortin (R) Jason Blatz 35 Chevrolet Mike Molleur Andrew Molleur (R) Unknown Toyota Ken Barry 36 Chevrolet Dodge Judy Thilberg Dave Sapienza Tommy Grasso Burt Myers Frank Vigliarolo Jr. Bobby Santos III 38 Chevrolet Linda Rodenbaugh Kyle Ellwood Bobby Bourne Dave Salzarulo Mike Willis (R) 40 Chevrolet Frank Fleming Frank Fleming Talmage Thomas 41 Chevrolet Kevin Shea Kevin Shea (R) Unknown Brad Caddick 45 Chevrolet Amy Catalano Timmy Catalano (R) Dave Catalano Dave Catalano Zach Reissner 46 Chevrolet Russell Goodale Craig Lutz Doug Ogiejko 47 Chevrolet Frank Mucciacciaro Joey Mucciacciaro (R) Unknown Joey Mucciacciaro Kevin Crider 49 Chevrolet Chris Young Chris Young Jr. (R) Chris Young 51 Chevrolet Ken Massa Justin Bonsignore Ryan Stone 52 Chevrolet Jason Nogiec Mark Bakaj (R) Unknown Paul French Jason Nogiec 54 Chevrolet Amy Catalano Tommy Catalano Dave Catalano 55 Chevrolet Dodge Dawn Gerstner Jeremy Gerstner Grady Jeffreys Jr. Susanne Lewis Andy JankowiakAndy Jankowiak entered the Musket 250 presented by Whelen with car number 41. (R) Steve Mendoza Matt Galko (R) 57 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Todd Cooper (R) Steve Mendoza 58 Chevrolet Edgar Goodale Eric Goodale Jason Shephard 60 Chevrolet Roy Hall Matt Hirschman Matt Hirschman Mike Stew 64 Chevrolet Mike Murphy Rob Summers Steve Lemay Russell Montgomery 70 Chevrolet Steve Seuss Andy Seuss Steve Seuss Robert Pelis Dylan Slepian (R) Brian Magee 75 Chevrolet Charles Pasteryak Chris Pasteryak Keith McDermott Cam McDermott 77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary Putnam Teddy Musgrave Jr. Jon McKennedy Ryan Newman 78 Chevrolet Steven Sutcliffe Walter Sutcliffe Jr. Unknown Kenneth Woodward Kevin Anderson 79 Chevrolet Susan Hill James Civali David Hill 80 Chevrolet Pamela Hulse Tom Rogers Jr. Unknown 82 Chevrolet Danny Watts Jr. Woody Pitkat Jarod Zeltmann Chase Dowling Tom Rogers Jr. Andy Seuss 83 Chevrolet Rick Rodenbaugh Dave Salzarulo John Blake Rick Rodenbaugh 84 Chevrolet Nicole Fortin John Fortin Unknown Allie Brainard Amy Catalano (R) Dave Catalano 85 Chevrolet Kevin Stuart Ron Silk Kenny Stuart 87 Chevrolet Darryl Baker John Baker (R) Unknown 88 Chevrolet Buzz Chew Mike Rutkoski (R) Aaron Clifford 92 Chevrolet Anthony Nocella Anthony Nocella Steve Murphy 95 Chevrolet Wayne Anderson Kyle SoperKyle Soper drove in the Miller Lite 200 with car number 15. Tom Soper 97 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Andy Seuss Todd Cooper Bryan Dauzat 99 Chevrolet Pontiac Cheryl Tomaino Jamie Tomaino Cheryl Tomaino George Ratajczak Trey Tomaino Chase Dowling Sources: Notes
Schedule On November 21, 2018, NASCAR announced the 2019 schedule. Langley and Bristol were dropped from the schedule in favor of South Boston and Wall Stadium. The All-Star Shootout, held at New Hampshire, did not count towards the championship. Twelve of the seventeen races in the season were televised on NBCSN on a tape delay basis. All races in the season were shown live on FansChoice.tv. No. Race title Track Date 1 Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina March 16 2 South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia March 30 3 Icebreaker 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut April 7 4 NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut May 11 5 Jersey Shore 150 Wall Stadium, Wall Township, New Jersey May 18 6 Seekonk 150 Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Massachusetts June 1 7 Thompson 125 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut June 5 8 Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York July 6 All-Star Shootout New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire July 19 9 Eastern Propane & Oil 100 July 20 10 Stafford 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut August 2 11 Bud 'King of Beers' 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut August 14 12 Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's Oswego Speedway, Oswego, New York August 31 13 Miller Lite 200 Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York September 7 14 Musket 250 presented by Whelen New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire September 21 15 NAPA Fall Final 150 Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut September 29 16 Sunoco World Series 150 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut October 13 Notes
Results and standings
Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver 1 Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen Doug Coby Jon McKennedy Doug Coby Chevrolet 2 South Boston 150 Tommy Catalano Burt Myers Ron Silk Chevrolet 3 Icebreaker 150 Doug Coby Doug Coby Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet 4 NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200 Justin Bonsignore Chase Dowling Doug Coby Chevrolet 5 Jersey Shore 150 Justin Bonsignore Doug Coby Woody Pitkat Chevrolet 6 Seekonk 150 Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet 7 Thompson 125 Doug Coby Craig Lutz Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet 8 Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 Doug Coby Doug Coby Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet All-Star Shootout Craig Lutz1 Craig Lutz Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 9 Eastern Propane & Oil 100 Jon McKennedy Doug Coby Ron Silk Chevrolet 10 Stafford 150 Doug Coby Doug Coby Ron Silk Chevrolet 11 Bud 'King of Beers' 150 Doug Coby Doug Coby Doug Coby Chevrolet 12 Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's Rob Summers Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet 13 Miller Lite 200 Craig Lutz Tom Rogers Jr. Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet 14 Musket 250 presented by Whelen Doug Coby Jon McKennedy Bobby Santos III Dodge 15 NAPA Fall Final 150 Chris Pasteryak Justin Bonsignore Craig Lutz Chevrolet 16 Sunoco World Series 150 Andrew Krause Justin Bonsignore Justin Bonsignore Chevrolet Notes 1 – There was no qualifying session for the All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw.
Drivers' championship (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.