2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

The 2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the 12th season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began with the UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, which did not count towards the championship. The first race for the championship was the Whelen Season Opener 150 at Caraway Speedway on March 9. It ended with the Southern Slam 150 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 9.[1] George Brunnhoelzl III entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion.

2014 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
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Champions | Seasons

A previous two-time series runner-up, Andy Seuss won his first championship title, after a fifth-place finish at the final race in Charlotte.[2] Seuss, who won a trio of races in the opening half of the season – two at Caraway Speedway and one at South Boston Speedway – finished 14 points clear of Brunnhoelzl III, who won a pair of races at Langley Speedway and also at Caraway Speedway. Third place in the championship went to Burt Myers, who won the most races during the season, with four, all of which came during the second half of the season. Aside from the lead trio, other drivers to take race victories were J. R. Bertuccio, who won at Southern National Motorsports Park, Danny Bohn was a winner at Bowman Gray Stadium and Kyle Ebersole won the season's second race at South Boston Speedway. A combination race was also held during the season, the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol Motor Speedway, with competitors from the Whelen Southern Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Modified Tour. The race was won by Tommy Barrett Jr. and the best Southern Modified Tour competitor was Bertuccio in 13th position.

Drivers
No. Manufacturer Car Owner Race Driver Crew Chief
1 Ford Kim Myers Burt Myers Ronnie Holbrook
2 Chevrolet Joe Bertuccio Sr. J. R. Bertuccio[N 1] Joe Bertuccio Sr.
4 Ford Gary Myers Jason Myers[N 1] Mike Queen
5 Ford Bob Ebersole Kyle Ebersole Bob Ebersole
7 Chevrolet Mark Hunter Thomas Stinson10 Mark Hunter
8 Chevrolet Bobby Baldwin Dalton Baldwin4 (R) TBA
09 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Zach Brewer1 TBA
11 Chevrolet Eddie Harvey Andy Seuss Eddie Harvey
12 Chevrolet Donna Norman Mike Norman13 T. J. Moran
Jeremy Gerstner1
13 Chevrolet Amy Fleming Chris Fleming1 (R) TBA
15 Chevrolet Grady Jeffreys Jr. Joe Ryan Osborne13 (R) Grady Jeffreys Jr.
Austin Pack1
23 Chevrolet Bobby Loftin Brian Loftin7 Scott Widener
28 Chevrolet George Brunnhoelzl Jr. George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl Jr.
31 Chevrolet Michael Speeney Cody Ware1 (R) Mack Kanupp
40 Ford13 Gina Fleming Luke Fleming Frank Fleming
Chevrolet1
41 Chevrolet Jodie Preece Ryan Preece2 TBA
43 Chevrolet Michael Calabrese David Calabrese Bobby Foley
44 Chevrolet Bryan Fishel Brandon Ward1 TBA
51 Chevrolet Bob Dillner Bobby Measmer Jr. (R)[N 1] Ernie Mayo
54 Chevrolet Connie Lythgoe Jeff Fultz1 TBA
65 Chevrolet Eddie Bohn Danny Bohn Eddie Bohn
70 Chevrolet Dawn Gerstner Jeremy Gerstner2 TBA
72 Chevrolet Bud McIntyre Bud McIntyre2 (R) TBA
Justin Taylor1 (R)
73 Chevrolet Todd Powell Cole Powell4 TBA
77 Chevrolet Mike Curb Gary Putnam Donald Tarantino
79 Pontiac Susan Hill Spencer Davis (R) Jason Shephard
80 Chevrolet Michael Speeney Daniel Speeney4 TBA
95 Chevrolet Bubba Gale Cale Gale1 TBA
97 Chevrolet Bryan Dauzat Bryan Dauzat10 Todd Cooper
98 Chevrolet Mike Curb Ryan Preece1 TBA
99 Chevrolet Susanne Winstead A. J. Winstead7 (R) Neil Culley Jr.
Notes
  1. At the Bush's Beans 150 at Bristol, a number of drivers drove with different numbers than normal:
    J. R. Bertuccio drove car number 21, instead of his regular car number 2, while Jason Myers drove car number 03, instead of his regular car number 4. Bobby Measmer Jr. drove car number 76, instead of his regular car number 51.

Schedule

The UNOH Battle at the Beach did not count towards the championship.

No. Race Title Track Date[3] TV
UNOH Battle at the Beach Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 18 FS2
1 Whelen Season Opener 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro March 9
2 Southern National 150 Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly March 15
3 South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston April 5 FansChoice.TV
4 Courtyard by Marriott/Pepsi 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton April 12 FansChoice.TV
5 Daggett Schuler Attorneys at Law 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro July 4
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem August 2
7 Bush's Beans 150[lower-alpha 1] Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol August 20 FS1
8 Bayport 150 Langley Speedway, Hampton August 30 FansChoice.TV
9 Southern Pride 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro September 5
10 South Boston 150 South Boston Speedway, South Boston September 13
11 Southern National 150 Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly September 20
12 Zooland 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro September 27
13 Prestoria Farms 150 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro October 41
14 Southern Slam 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 9 FansChoice.TV
Notes
  • 1 – The Prestoria Farms 150 was originally scheduled for March 29, but was postponed to October 4 due to heavy rain.
  • The Bunny Hop 150 was originally scheduled to be held at Caraway Speedway on April 19, but was postponed due to heavy rain. On May 7, it was announced that the race would not be rescheduled.[4]
  1. The Bush's Beans 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Southern Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Modified Tour. The race was run with a series-based point distribution, where drivers received points and statistical credit for their finish relative to other drivers in their series, not to the whole field in general.

Results and standings

Races
No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer
UNOH Battle at the Beach Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Doug Coby Ford
1 Whelen Season Opener 150 Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
2 Southern National 150 George Brunnhoelzl III J. R. Bertuccio J. R. Bertuccio Chevrolet
3 South Boston 150 Danny Bohn Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
4 Courtyard by Marriott/Pepsi 150 Ryan Preece George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
5 Daggett Schuler Attorneys at Law 150 Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Andy Seuss Chevrolet
6 Strutmasters.com 199 Danny Bohn Danny Bohn Danny Bohn Chevrolet
7 Bush's Beans 150 Burt Myers Bobby Santos III J. R. Bertuccio Chevrolet
8 Bayport 150 Ryan Preece Ryan Preece Burt Myers Ford
9 Southern Pride 150 George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Burt Myers Ford
10 South Boston 150 Danny Bohn Danny Bohn Kyle Ebersole Ford
11 Southern National 150 Burt Myers Burt Myers Burt Myers Ford
12 Zooland 150 Brian Loftin George Brunnhoelzl III George Brunnhoelzl III Chevrolet
13 Prestoria Farms 150 Danny Bohn Burt Myers Danny Bohn Chevrolet
14 Southern Slam 150 Ryan Preece Burt Myers Burt Myers Ford

Drivers' championship
Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

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

Pos Driver DAY‡ CRW SNM SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW SBO SNM CRW CRW CLT Points
1 Andy Seuss 1* 4 1* 2 1* 4 27 3 2 2 8 5 4 5 583
2 George Brunnhoelzl III 2 3 2 1* 2 16 14 2 12* 3 2 1* 12 3 569
3 Burt Myers 5 4 5 6 6 17 10 15 1 1 4 1* 2 16* 1* 560
4 J. R. Bertuccio 10 3 1* 5 12 3 14 13 4 7 5 6 3 7 2 552
5 Danny Bohn 6 12 3 15 4 1* 20 7 5 6* 7 4 1 9 542
6 Kyle Ebersole 14 2 10 DNQ 5 6 36 6 3 1 3 11 3 4 520
7 Luke Fleming 3 8 6 4 4 13 3 16 10 6 14 11 7 5 10 511
8 Gary Putnam 12 7 8 10 6 7 29 8 10 11 13 14 11 12 477
9 Spencer Davis (R) 11 9 13 11 9 5 18 14 15 7 10 13 6 14 475
10 Jason Myers 2 5 11 7 9 7 13 39 5 16 8 9 6 17 21 465
11 David Calabrese 19 18 14 3 10 17 24 11 4 17 4 12 14 16 452
12 Joe Ryan Osborne (R) 10 8 9 8 18 8 25 17 DNS2 9 5 10 15 430
13 Bobby Measmer Jr. (R) 17 16 17 7 12 19 31 12 14 15 12 9 10 22 421
14 Mike Norman 16 13 12 13 14 16 16 11 12 15 15 9 8 400
15 Bryan Dauzat DNQ 15 10 11 DNQ 8 11 28 8 18 17 315
16 Thomas Stinson 9 15 16 14 11 15 13 10 DNS2 23 298
17 Brian Loftin 7 14 16 15 13 8 2 235
18 A. J. Winstead (R) 22 17 15 9 15 19 14 15 204
19 Cole Powell 19 18 2 171 13 7 136
20 Daniel Speeney 9 16 18 8 125
21 Dalton Baldwin (R) 21 16 13 16 18 113
22 Ryan Preece 4* 5 111 9* 20 102
23 Jeremy Gerstner 23 12 38 13 91
24 Bud McIntyre (R) DNQ 19 24 45
25 Zach Brewer 6 38
26 Chris Fleming (R) 11 33
27 Jeff Fultz 30 32
28 Cody Ware (R) 7 13 31
29 Cale Gale 32 30
30 Justin Taylor 17 27
31 Brandon Ward DNS2 25
32 Austin Pack 19 25
Drivers ineligible for NWSMT points, because they only drove the non-championship round
John Beatty Jr. (R) 14
Rob Fuller 16
Dave Sapienza (R) 17
Kyle Benjamin (R) 20
Johnny Kievman 25
Dave Brigati 26
Gary Fountain Sr. (R) DNQ
Matt Montineri (R) DNQ
Drivers ineligible for NWSMT points, because at the combined event at Bristol they chose to drive for NWMT points
Tommy Barrett Jr. (R) 6 1
Bobby Santos III 2*
Ron Silk 8 3
Doug Coby 1 4
Ryan Newman 5
Justin Bonsignore 18 6
Eric Goodale 9 7
Timmy Solomito (R) 15 8
Patrick Emerling 12 9
Jimmy Zacharias (R) 24 10
Ron Yuhas Jr. 12
Woody Pitkat 19
Glen Reen 21
Ted Christopher 22
Matt Hirschman 23
Jamie Tomaino 13 26
Gary McDonald 33
Todd Szegedy 34
Donny Lia 11 35
Wade Cole 37
Pos Driver DAY‡ CRW SNM SBO LGY CRW BGS BRI LGY CRW SBO SNM CRW CRW CLT Points
Notes
  • ‡ – Non-championship round
  • 1 – Scored points towards the Whelen Modified Tour.
  • 2 – Joe Ryan Osborne, Thomas Stinson and Brandon Ward received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.

See also

References
  1. "NWSMT Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  2. Southers, Tim (October 9, 2014). "Seuss Caps Off Championship Season". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. "NWSMT Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  4. "Whelen Southern Modified Race Rescheduled". NASCAR Home Tracks. NASCAR. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014. Despite extensive efforts by Caraway and NASCAR officials to identify an alternate date for the event, scheduling conflicts for both the track and the tour preclude rescheduling the Bunny Hop 150.
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