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Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Category	Modified racing
Country or region	United States
Inaugural season	2005
Drivers	Burt Myers, Jason Myers
Last Drivers' champion	Brian Loftin
Last Teams' champion	Loftin Racing
Official website	NASCAR.com

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. The Whelen Southern Modified Tour uses nearly identical rules as its northeastern-based counterpart the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.

[edit] 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 in late. 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 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, North Wilkesboro Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. Top drivers from North Carolina and Virginia, such as Ralph Brinkley, Ray Hendrick and Satch Worley, were regular NASCAR Modified competitors. ^[1]

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

[edit] Whelen Southern Modified Tour champions

Year	Driver	Team Owner	Wins	Number	Make	Sponsor	Chassis
2009	George Brunnhoelzl III	George Brunnhoelzl, Jr.	5	#28	Ford	Fibrwrap	Troyer
2008	Brian Loftin	Loftin Racing	4	#23	Chevrolet	L&R Transmission	Troyer
2007	LW Miller	Baker Motorsports	5	#36	Pontiac	Baker Plumbing	Chassis Dynamics
2006	Junior Miller	Riggs Racing	6	#69	Dodge	Advance Auto Parts	Troyer
2005	Junior Miller	Riggs Racing	3	#69	Dodge	Advance Auto Parts	Troyer

[edit] Tracks

Atlanta Motor Speedway - Hampton, G.A. (1/4 Mile Asphalt Oval)
Bowman Gray Stadium - Winston-Salem, N.C. (1/4 Mile Asphalt Oval)
Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol,Tenn. (1/2 Mile Asphalt Oval)
Caraway Speedway - Asheboro, N.C. (.455 Mile Asphalt Oval)
Charlotte Motor Speedway- Concord,NC (1/4 Mile Asphalt Oval
Langley Speedway - Langley, V.A
Southern National Raceway Park - Kenly, N.C. (4/10 Mile)
South Boston Speedway - South Boston, V.A (1/2 Mile)
Tri-County Motor Speedway - Hudson, N.C (.4 Mile Asphalt Oval)

[edit] 2010 schedule

Date Track (Length) Location

Fri., March 5 Atlanta Motor Speedway (.25-Mile) Hampton, Ga.

Sun., March 14 Caraway Speedway (.455-Mile) Asheboro, N.C.

Sat., April 3 South Boston Speedway (.4-Mile) South Boston, Va.

Fri., July 2 Caraway Speedway (.455-Mile) Asheboro, N.C.

Sat., Aug. 7 Bowman Gray Stadium (.25-Mile) Winston-Salem, N.C.

Wed., Aug. 18 Bristol Motor Speedway (.533-Mile) * Bristol, Tenn.

Sat., Aug. 28 Caraway Speedway (.455-Mile) Asheboro, N.C.

Sat., Sept. 4 Langley Speedway (.4-Mile) Hampton, Va.

Sat., Sept. 25 Tri-County Motor Speedway (.4-Mile) Hudson, N.C.

Thu., Oct. 14 Charlotte Motor Speedway (.25-Mile) Charlotte, N.C.

(*)-Denotes combo race for both North-South tours. (**S)-Denotes race that is on TV(Speed) (**V)-Denotes race that is on TV(Verus)

[edit] Notes and references

^ http://www.nascarregionalracing.com/info.asp?Series_ID=22

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[SouthernMod-0] ttp://www.nascarregionalracing.com/info.asp?Series_ID=22

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