Nascar whelen modified tour fan page public group facebook. Whelen modified tour is the only series across all of nascar that has a retired number. Nascar whelen modified tour fan page has 10319 members. Nascar whelen modified tour wikimili, the best wikipedia. Nordstrom and the whelen southern modified tour titlist seuss now have the most career awards among the 2014 selectees with three apiece. This series was known as the winston modified tour from 1985 to 1993 and as the featherlite modified tour from 1994 to 2004 for even more detail on these races and many other series, please visit the third turn. Since pairing with driver justin bonsignore in 2011, ken massa has gone to victory lane 26 times as a car owner on the nascar whelen modified tour. The nascar whelen modified tour is nascars oldest running division, and the only openwheel class. Nov 23, 2016 melissa fifield won the most popular driver award for the nascar whelen modified tour for the third year in a row. Nascar modified stock cars are wider, shorter with obnoxious. Sign up for the latest news and happenings from nascar. Just an absolutely great guy that you always looked forward to seeing pull through the gate, nascar whelen modified tour series director jimmy wilson told racedayct. Preece won in fan balloting for the 2012 most popular driver award on the nascar whelen modified tour. Nascar hometracks names most popular drivers chase elliott there was a record turnout this year on as fans made their selection for the most popular driver awards in each of the nascar touring series with four of the seven winners racing with rookie designation this season.
Nascar touring most popluar drivers named performance. Evans is the most accomplished driver in modified s history with 9 titles, 8 of them were won consecutively between 19781985. Melissa fifield named whelen modified tour most popular. The tripleheader will culminate with the main event, the musket 250 presented by whelen engineering for the nascar whelen modified tour. The nascar whelen euro series formed the lady cup, a championship system for female drivers in 2014. Nascar touring series most popular drivers revealed. Six drivers earn most popular driver awards racing. Truck, xfinity drivers to square off in world wide technology. Ryan preece voted 2012 most popular driver on nascar. Fans voted him as the nascar whelen modified tours most popular driver three times. The fans have spoken, and they have selected a pair of series champions as well as a pair of repeat award winners in balloting for the nascar regional touring series 2014 most popular driver. Thompson speedway motorsports park, which has played host to the most events, and riverhead raceway. Nascar touring most popular drivers named speed sport. Fifield, a rookie in 2014, made history as the first female competitor to take home the most popular driver award in 30 years of whelen modified tour competition.
In 2014 melissa moved into nascar in the whelen modified tour. The nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 1 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division. This series was known as the winston modified tour from 1985 to 1993 and as the featherlite modified tour from 1994 to 2004 for even more detail on these races and many other series, please visit the third turn click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. Melissa fifield won the most popular driver award for the nascar whelen modified tour for the third year in a row. Doug coby entered the season as the defending drivers champion. The whelen southern modified tour uses nearly identical rules as its northeasternbased counterpart the nascar whelen modified tour. Nascar whelen modified tour returns to martinsville speedway.
Ruggiero had 44 wins in 419 starts over his 24 year career. Whelen modified tour most popular driver award winners. The following drivers were named to the nascar modified alltime top 10 list 2 in 2003. The most popular driver award winners for 2015 are. Six drivers earn touring series most popular driver. On wednesday, nascar announced the results of online voting for most popular driver in its six regional series. Ruggiero the best driver to never win a championship, his 44. In the april 16th race at caraway, the tours 3rd race under nascar sanction, burt myers led the first 145 laps but fellow rival junior miller stayed on his back bumper for most of the race. Alltime top 10 modified drivers race track directory scr. Relive the thrilling final lap of the whelen modified tour. Nascar announces touring series most popular drivers speed51.
Ted christopher, a star driver on the northeasternbased nascar whelen modified tour, inherited the lead from hedgecock and paced the field for the remaining laps on his way to the victory. Both fifield and marban won the most popular driver award for their series last year, with fifield making history as the. Skilled as both a nascar statesman, a driver and broadcaster, burton scored 21 cup series wins, including two cocacola 600 victories and one southern 500 crown. People drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs. The modified division is nascar s oldest division, and is the only open. Cole started all 16 whelen modified tour events on the schedule in 2019. Nine consecutive nights of some of the best shorttrack racing of the season. Nov 23, 2016 for the third consecutive year nascar whelen modified tours only fulltime female driver was once again named the divisions most popular. Nascar announced the most popular driver award winners in six touring divisions wednesday and it was fifield, of wakefield, n. The nascar whelen modified tour and martinsville speedway are a perfect match, said brandon thompson, nascar managing director, touring series. Nascar sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 38. Modified driver ted christopher killed in plane crash. Nascar whelen modified tour wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Justin bonsignore won the championship, 97 points ahead of chase dowling. In 1998 cook was named to nascar s list of the sports 50 greatest drivers. Richie evans, who is tied with mike stefanik for the most nascar championships with nine in the modifieds, won his last championship posthumously in 1985, the first year of the winston modified tour. Both fifield and marban won the most popular driver award for their series last year, with fifield making history as the first female to win the award for the tour.
The season begins on march 18 at myrtle beach speedway in south carolina. Underscoring the young talent entering nascars ranks, award winners abreu, behar, day and hutchens are all in their first full season of nascar touring series competition, with hutchens also earning the sunoco rookie of the year award in the nascar whelen southern modified tour. When nascar whelen modified tour team owner mike smeriglio iii. Nascar whelen modified tour rookie and contingency. Nascar modified stock cars are wider, shorter with obnoxious amounts of rubber its a crude, wild, rough and fast seriesa southernbred f1. Nascar reveals six most popular drivers speed sport. Nascar whelen modified tour standings for 2018 racing. Garrett smithley turned a lot of heads by finishing up front in sundays nascar iracing event on fs1. He was one of the best modified drivers to never win a. Modified cars can be best described as openwheel stock cars. Dec 06, 2016 nascar has released the 2017 schedule for the whelen modified tour, which will have some of its races broadcast on nbcsn. In 2016, a record 18 different women started a race in one of nascar s touring series. Melissa is currently a spokesperson for new hampshire highway safety working to keep drivers safe.
Multiple sources have confirmed that longtime nascar whelen modified tour driver wade cole was killed in an accident at his home sunday. Ryan vargas made his xfinity series debut in 2019 at iowa speedway. The nascar touring series most popular drivers will be recognized on stage as part of the nascar touring series night of champions on saturday, dec. The following is a list of female nascar drivers who have participated in a national or regional touring series race since the organizations inception in 1949, along with statistical totals for their nascar careers. Nascar whelen modified tour most popular driver quiz by. Watch the excitement unfold in the final lap of the whelen modified tour all star. Nascar whelen modified tour standings for 2016 racing. Tom baldwin was an owneroperator, a most popular driver, and he did. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Year, champion, car owner, rookie of the year, most popular driver. Nascar named the recipients of their regional touring series most popular driver awards for the 2016 season on wednesday. There is one nobrainer on the ballot for the nascar hall of fame class of. Nascar named the recipients of their regional touring series most popular driver awards for.
Nascar whelen modified tour schedule for 2017 nascar talk. Cahills red scooter run set to support the family of. The modified division is nascar s oldest division, and is the only openwheeled division that nascar sanctions. It also oversees seven regional series and one local grassroots series. May 28, 2019 in qualifying for a 1986 modified event, greg sacks set the martinsville speedway track record for all divisions with a onelap average of 101. Sign up for the latest news and happenings from nascar s regional and local series. Ryan newman, ryan preece and andy seuss will be run both modified events as well as sundays cup race. For her efforts she was recognized by governor sununu and earned a congressional citation. Earnhardt also was named most popular driver 15 times and claimed two titles 199899 in what is now called the xfinity series. Nascar celebrates regional, local and international champs. Since 1970 only 7 drivers have won the most popular driver. Jan 21, 2020 the nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division.
Nov 24, 2016 six drivers earn most popular driver awards. The nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division. Ed was a longtime fixture in the world of modified racing, first as a driver with his number 29 modified that he piloted around riverhead raceway and later he established himself as a dedicated member of several. Spencer won 15 whelen modified tour races over four seasons, from 198588, and was a twotime champion in 8687. Click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for. Over the 34year history of the whelen modified tour, 18 different drivers have earned championship glory. Former nascar modified tour driver killed in new england. Cook is a sixtime whelen modified tour champion, winning all six of his titles between 1971 and 1977. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the united states. Most popular drivers announced for nascar touring series. Richie evans evans won nine modified titles between.
The nascar whelen modified tour was previously named nascar winston. List of female nascar drivers wikipedia republished. Jun 11, 2010 modified tour andy seuss the nascar whelen southern modified tour wsmt is a stock car racing series owned by nascar and operated in the southeastern united states as part of its modified division. He also won the most popular driver award in the truck series in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Vote for most popular driver on the nascar whelen modified tour. Local news standings history find my home track videos photos buy tickets. Touring series most popular drivers announced myracenews. Nascar drivers, insiders react to coronavirus postponements. Since 1970 only 7 drivers have won the most popular driver award in cup self. The nascar whelen modified tour will return to martinsville speedway in may.
Nascar announces most popular drivers for its regional. Melissa was awarded the most popular driver award for the last three years it has been held. Nascar whelen modified tour standings for 2019 racing. Melissa fifield nascar whelen modified tour driver. Nordstrom and the whelen southern modified tour titlist seuss now have the most career awards. By nascar pr daytona beach, fl the fans have spoken. The winningest driver in the history of the nascar whelen modified tour, stefaniks career stretched nearly 30 years.
Six drivers earn nascar touring series most popular driver. The event will be twin 29 lap races around the virtual new smyrna speedway with the nascar whelen modified tour series race cars. Can you name the nascar whelen modified tour most popular drivers. The nascar whelen modified tour noreaster 100 is on saturday, july 18 at.
Nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen southern modified tour exhibition unclassified races. Andy seuss also a twotime nascar whelen southern modified tour champion. Nascar whelen modified tour driver wade cole killed in accident. Fanschoice tv to live stream three events from loudon. Stefaniks career accomplishments include four track championships, three most popular driver awards, 74 nascar whelen modified tour victories and nine. Nascar submitted 1 year ago by whelen modified tour truexfan78 since 1970 there have only been 7 drivers who won the mpd award. Melissa was awarded the most popular driver award for. Former nascar modified tour driver killed in new england plane crash. The debut of a new showcase track, the highlyanticipated return to an virginia venue, and a strong slate of premier northeast short tracks make the 2020 nascar whelen modified tour.
Nascar whelen modified tour 2020 schedule announced. Saturday tickets include entry to see the nascar xfinity series drivers qualify. Cole had seven top10 finishes over his whelen modified tour career. Vote for most popular driver on the nascar whelen modified tour dale earnhardt jr. Sep 16, 2017 christopher was selected as one of the top 25 drivers in nascar whelen allamerican series history in 2006. Melissa also competed in several other types of racing such as late models and road racing venues, and the valenti modified racing series with her first modified. Nascar modified stock cars are wider, shorter with. The tour features a passionate, veteranladen core of drivers as well as emerging young talent. Mike stefanik was one of the most successful drivers in nascar.
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