Whelen Southern Modified Tour
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The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT) is a stock car racing series owned by NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 and operated in the Southeastern United States as part of its Modified Division. The Whelen Southern Modified Tour uses nearly identical rules as its northeastern-based counterpart the NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Whelen Modified Tour
Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified division. The Modified division is NASCAR's oldest division, and its one of two open-wheeled divisions...

.The races from Charlotte, Atlanta, Bowman-Gray, Tri-County and Bristol will be televised on Versus in 2010.

History

The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was established in 2005, after the collapse of the Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams (SMART) organization as part of the breakup of the American Speed Association
American Speed Association
The American Speed Association is a sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States formed in 1968. The Association was based in Pendleton, Indiana and currently is headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. ASA was most famous for a national touring series which began in 1973 but was...

 in late 2004. Whelen Industries, who sponsors the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour agreed to sponsor the Southern Tour series, which became the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

While the Tour itself was a new addition in 2005, NASCAR itself has a long tradition of Modified racing in the Southeastern U.S. Prior to the formation of today’s Northeastern-based Whelen Modified Tour in 1985, NASCAR Modified teams competed in championship events up and down the east coast, including stops at Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1/4-mile asphalt flat oval short track and football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track"...

 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...

, North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro Speedway was a short track that held races in NASCAR's top three series from NASCAR's inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996...

 and Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...

. Top drivers from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, such as Ralph Brinkley, Ray Hendrick
Ray Hendrick
Ray Hendrick , was known as "Mr. Modified" during his 36-year career in motorsports mainly in the modified stock car racing class....

 and Satch Worley
Satch Worley
Satch Worley was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver who competed in 1974 and 1978. Worley competed in 1729 laps; the equivalent of of racing. Total earnings for Satch Worley in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was $7,505 . Worley started an average of 22nd and finished an average of 13th...

, were regular NASCAR Modified competitors.

The 2005 inaugural Whelen Southern Modified Tour Championship was won by Junior Miller.

Whelen Southern Modified Tour champions

Year Driver Team Owner Wins Number Make Sponsor Chassis
2011 George Brunnhoelzl III Howard Harvey 5 #09 Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

Phoenix Pre-owned / Triad Auto Sales Troyer
2010 Burt Myers
Burt Myers
Burt Myers is a race car driver on NASCAR's Whelen Southern Modified Tour. In 1999, at the age of 23, he became the youngest Bowman Gray Stadium track champion in history...

Phillip Smith 2 #1 Ford Capital Bank Troyer
2009 George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl, Jr. 5 #28 Ford Fibrwrap Troyer
2008 Brian Loftin Loftin Racing 4 #23 Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

L&R Transmission Troyer
2007 LW Miller Baker Motorsports 5 #36 Pontiac
Pontiac
Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...

Baker Plumbing Chassis Dynamics
2006 Junior Miller Riggs Racing 6 #69 Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

Advance Auto Parts Troyer
2005 Junior Miller Riggs Racing 3 #69 Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

Advance Auto Parts Troyer

Current Venues

  • Bowman Gray Stadium
    Bowman Gray Stadium
    Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1/4-mile asphalt flat oval short track and football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track"...

     - Winston-Salem, NC (1/4 Mile Oval)
  • Bristol Motor Speedway
    Bristol Motor Speedway
    Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...

     - Bristol, TN (1/2 Mile Oval)
  • Caraway Speedway
    Caraway Speedway
    Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

     - Asheboro, NC (.455 Mile Oval)
  • Charlotte Motor Speedway
    Charlotte Motor Speedway
    Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race...

     Legends Track - Concord, NC (1/4 Mile Oval)
  • Hickory Motor Speedway
    Hickory Motor Speedway
    Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars"....

     - Hickory, NC (.360 Mile Oval)
  • Langley Speedway
    Langley Speedway (Virginia)
    Langley Speedway is a race track located in Hampton, Virginia, in the United States. In November 1970, it became the site of the last Grand National race before the series was renamed Winston Cup . The track is located in front of NASA's Langley wind tunnel on Armistead Avenue...

     - Hampton, VA (.395 Mile Oval)
  • South Boston Speedway
    South Boston Speedway
    South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...

     - South Boston, VA (4/10 Mile Oval)
  • Thompson International Speedway
    Thompson International Speedway
    Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner...

     - Thompson, CT (.625 Mile Oval)
  • Tri-County Motor Speedway - Hudson, NC (.4 Mile Oval)

Former Venues

  • Ace Speedway
    Ace Speedway
    ACE Speedway is a 4/10Mile Oval in Elon, NC, The track opened in 1956 as a 1/3 mile dirt oval and was expanded to a 3/8 mile dirt oval and in 1990, the track was paved and was under the NASCAR Winston Racing Series banner...

     - Altamahaw, NC (4/10 Mile Oval)
  • Greenville-Pickens Speedway
    Greenville-Pickens Speedway
    Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina, USA, and just east of Easley, South Carolina. The track hosts weekly NASCAR sanctioned races. Several touring series visit the track each year, including the Whelen...

     - Greenville, SC (1/2 Mile Oval)
  • Lanier National Speedway - Braselton, GA (.375 Mile Oval)
  • Martinsville Speedway
    Martinsville Speedway
    Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...

     - Ridgeway, VA (1/2 Mile Oval)
  • Motor Mile Speedway
    Motor Mile Speedway
    Motor Mile Speedway is a 0.416-mile paved oval racetrack in Dublin, Virginia. It was purchased by Shelor Automotive Group in 2004 and was subsequently renamed Motor Mile Speedway....

     - Radford, VA (.416 Mile Oval)
  • Music City Motorplex
    Music City Motorplex
    Fairgrounds Speedway is a NASCAR Whelen All-American Series racetrack located at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is one of the oldest tracks in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup races from 1958 to 1984...

     - Nashville, TN (.590 Mile Oval)
  • Myrtle Beach Speedway
    Myrtle Beach Speedway
    The Myrtle Beach Speedway, originally named Rambi Raceway, was built in 1958 and is located on U.S. Route 501 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.The speedway is a semi-banked asphaltic oval track that spans...

     - Myrtle Beach, SC (.530 Mile Oval)
  • Southern National Raceway Park
    Southern National Raceway Park
    Southern National Raceway Park is a 4/10-mile auto racing track in Kenly, North Carolina. As of 2009, the track is essentially closed with only a single racing event taking place on the track. The PASS South Super Late Model Series held one of their points races at the track on September 26, 2009...

     - Kenly, NC (4/10 Mile Oval)
  • Thunder Ring at Atlanta Motor Speedway
    Atlanta Motor Speedway
    Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track...

     - Hampton, GA (1/4 Mile Oval)

2011 schedule

2011 Whelen Southern Modified Tour Schedule
Date Track Length Location Notes
March 13 Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

.455 Miles Asheboro, NC N/A
March 26 Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

.455 Miles Asheboro, NC N/A
April 2 Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway
Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most storied venues, and is often referred to as "The World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars"....

.360 Miles Hickory, NC N/A
April 16 South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway
South Boston Speedway or "SoBo" is a short track located just outside South Boston, Virginia, U.S.A.. SoBo is located approximately sixty miles east of another area familiar to most NASCAR fans, Martinsville. It is owned by Mattco, Inc, the Mattioli family trust that owns Pocono Raceway, with...

.400 Miles South Boston, VA N/A
April 23 Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

.455 Miles Asheboro, NC N/A
July 1 Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

.455 Miles Asheboro, NC N/A
August 6 Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1/4-mile asphalt flat oval short track and football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track"...

.25 Miles Winston-Salem, NC N/A
August 24 Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...

.533 Miles Bristol, TN *
August 26 Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

.455 Miles Asheboro, NC N/A
September 3 Langley Speedway
Langley Speedway
Langley Speedway may refer to a number of racetracks:*Langley Speedway , Langley, British Columbia...

.396 Miles Langley, VA N/A
September 11 Thompson International Speedway
Thompson International Speedway
Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner...

.625 Miles Thompson, CT *, A non-points/all-star race is also in this race
September 17 Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway
Caraway Speedway is a short track located near Asheboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.. Caraway Speedway was built in 1966 as a dirt track. The track was paved in 1972 and joined the NASCAR Weekly Series Family as a .455 mile asphalt short track. Caraway Speedway was owned and operated by Russell &...

.455 Miles Asheboro, NC N/A
September 24 Tri-County Speedway .400 Miles Hudson, NC N/A
October 13 Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race...

.25 Miles Concord, NC N/A


(*)-Denotes combo race for both North-South tours.

(SCQ)-Denotes race held after Sprint Cup qualifying on primary speedway. Modified race on frontstretch oval.

(CWTS)-Denotes race held before Camping World Truck Series race that day.

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