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2019 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen | Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | March 16 | |
| South Boston 150 | South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia | March 30 | |
| Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut | April 7 | |
| NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut | May 11 | |
| Jersey Shore 150 | Wall Stadium, Wall Township, New Jersey | May 18 | |
| Seekonk 150 | Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk, Massachusetts | June 1 | |
| Thompson 125 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut | June 5 | |
| Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York | July 6 | |
| All-Star Shootout | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire | July 19 | |
| Eastern Propane & Oil 100 | July 20 | ||
| Stafford 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut | August 2 | |
| Bud 'King of Beers' 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut | August 14 | |
| Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's | Oswego Speedway, Oswego, New York | August 31 | |
| Miller Lite 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead, New York | September 7 | |
| Musket 250 presented by Whelen | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire | September 21 | |
| NAPA Fall Final 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford, Connecticut | September 29 | |
| Sunoco World Series 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, Connecticut | October 13 |
Notes
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen | Doug Coby | Jon McKennedy | Doug Coby | Chevrolet | |
| South Boston 150 | Tommy Catalano | Burt Myers | Ron Silk | Chevrolet | |
| Icebreaker 150 | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Justin Bonsignore | Chevrolet | |
| NAPA Auto Parts Spring Sizzler 200 | Justin Bonsignore | Chase Dowling | Doug Coby | Chevrolet | |
| Jersey Shore 150 | Justin Bonsignore | Doug Coby | Woody Pitkat | Chevrolet | |
| Seekonk 150 | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Chevrolet | |
| Thompson 125 | Doug Coby | Craig Lutz | Justin Bonsignore | Chevrolet | |
| Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Justin Bonsignore | Chevrolet | |
| All-Star Shootout | Craig Lutz1 | Craig Lutz | Patrick Emerling | Chevrolet | |
| Eastern Propane & Oil 100 | Jon McKennedy | Doug Coby | Ron Silk | Chevrolet | |
| Stafford 150 | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Ron Silk | Chevrolet | |
| Bud 'King of Beers' 150 | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Chevrolet | |
| Toyota Mod Classic 150 presented by McDonald's | Rob Summers | Justin Bonsignore | Justin Bonsignore | Chevrolet | |
| Miller Lite 200 | Craig Lutz | Tom Rogers Jr. | Justin Bonsignore | Chevrolet | |
| Musket 250 presented by Whelen | Doug Coby | Jon McKennedy | Bobby Santos III | Dodge | |
| NAPA Fall Final 150 | Chris Pasteryak | Justin Bonsignore | Craig Lutz | Chevrolet | |
| 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.
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
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‡ – Non-championship round.
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1 – John Baker, Amy Catalano, Kyle Ellwood, Melissa Fifield, Andrew Molleur, Walter Sutcliffe Jr. and Roger Turbush received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.
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2 – J. R. Bertuccio received championship points, despite the fact that he did not start the race.
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3 – Ronnie Williams qualified in the No. 07 for Patrick Emerling.
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4 – Max Zachem qualified in the No. 26 for Gary McDonald.
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2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
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2019 ARCA Menards Series
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2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
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2019 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
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2019 NASCAR Pinty's Series
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2019 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
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2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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2019 CARS Tour
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