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The2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will be the 42nd season of theNASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, astock car racing series sanctioned byNASCAR. It started with the New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 atNew Smyrna Speedway on February 7 and will end with the World Series 150 atThompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 11.
Austin Beers entered the season as the defending series champion.[1]
On November 10th, 2025, it was announced that former driver and crew chiefGary Putnam would take over as the series director, replacing Jimmy Wilson, who was promoted to Senior Technical Director of theNASCAR Regional department.[2][3]
During the off season, NASCAR conducted multiple tire tests with American Racer tires in order to gauge the feasibility of switching away fromHoosier Racing Tire, who has been the sole supplier of tires for the series since 1999. The first test was held atJennerstown Speedway, while the second test was conducted atNew Smyrna Speedway.[4][5] On December 24, 2025, it was announced that for the 2026 season, American Racer tires would be the official tire provider for the WMT. This marked the first time since 1998 where Hoosier would not be the tire provider for the series.[6]
| Chassis manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boehler Racing | Boehler Racing Enterprises | 3 | Tyler Rypkema | Greg Fournier | [7] |
| FURY | Goodie Racing | 46 | Craig Lutz | Douglas Ogiejko | [7] |
| 58 | Eric Goodale | Rob Hyer | [7] | ||
| Hartwig Racing | 73 | Carson Loftin1 | Paul Hartwig Jr. | [7] | |
| Paulie Hartwig III15 | |||||
| Haydt Yannone Racing | 16 | Ron Silk | Phil Moran | [8] | |
| Heagy Motorsports | 18 | Ken Heagy | Greg Gorman | [7] | |
| Jon McKennedy Racing | 79 | Jon McKennedy | Patrick Walsh | [9] | |
| Kenneth Massa Motorsports | 51 | Justin Bonsignore | Ryan Stone | [7] | |
| Kyle Bonsignore | 22 | Kyle Bonsignore | Cam McDermott | [7] | |
| LFR | Eighty-Two Autosport | 8 | John-Michael Shenette | Scott Morin | [7] |
| Elite Racing | 31 | Mike Christopher Jr. | Eugene Orlando | [7] | |
| Teddy Hodgdon Racing | 55 | Teddy Hodgdon | Ted Hodgdon | [10] | |
| USNEPower Motorsports | 1 | Patrick Emerling | Dale Hedquist | [11] | |
| Troyer | Catalano Motorsports | 54 | Tommy Catalano | Rick Kluth | [7] |
| 56 | Trevor Catalano | David Catalano | [7] | ||
| John Morgan | 20 | Max ZachemTBA | Ryan Morgan | [12] | |
| Ryan MorganTBA | |||||
| KLM Motorsports | 64 | Austin Beers | Ron Yuhas Jr. | [7] | |
| PeeDee Motorsports | 60 | Matt Hirschman | Mike Stein | [7] | |
| Wanick Motorsports | 21 | Stephen Kopcik | Nick Kopcik | [7] |
| Chassis manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Race Cars | Apex Racing | 95 | Cory Plummer | Bill Barnett Jr. | 1 | [13] |
| FURY | Connolly Racing | 4 | Ryan Newman | Tim Connolly | 1 | [13] |
| Coulter Motorsports | 02 | Joey Coulter | Harold Holly | 1 | [13] | |
| Ryan Preece Racing | 40 | Ryan Preece | Jeff Preece | 1 | [13] | |
| Sapienza Racing | 36 | Dave Sapienza | Greg Kleila | 1 | [13] | |
| Turbush Racing | 81 | Mark Stewart | Chris Turbush | 1 | [13] | |
| LFR | Gershow Motorsports | 2 | Jimmy Blewett | Mike Bologna | 1 | [13] |
| Jerry Solomito Sr. | 66 | Timmy Solomito | Jerry Solomito Sr. | 1 | [13] | |
| Newman Motorsports | 11 | Norman Newman | Norman Newman | 1 | [13] | |
| Supreme Racing | 24 | Andrew Krause | Steven Reed | 1 | [13] | |
| Zacharias Motorsports | 71 | Jimmy Zacharias | Austin Kochenash | 1 | [13] | |
| PSR Products | Frank Fleming Motorsports | 48 | Luke Fleming | Chris Fleming | 1 | [13] |
| PSR Racing | 38 | Bobby Labonte | Phil Stefanelli | 1 | [13] | |
| 39 | Conner Jones | Eddie Harvey | 1 | [13] | ||
| Tommy Baldwin Racing | 7 | Luke Baldwin | Tommy Baldwin Jr. | 1 | [13] | |
| Troyer | GSR Motorsports | 55 | Jeremy Gerstner | Keith Wheeler | 1 | [13] |
| Jody Lauzon | 59 | Andy Jankowiak | Steve Mendoza | 1 | [13] | |
| JT Motorsports | 99 | Sam Rameau | Charlie Barham | 1 | [14] | |
| TLC Performance | 29 | Mike Marshall | Doug Tisdell | 1 | [13] |
Source:[15]
Notes: The race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed and marked with star.
| No. | Race | Pole position | Most laps led | Winning driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau 200 | Justin Bonsignore | Justin Bonsignore | Justin Bonsignore |
(key)Bold – Pole position awarded by time.Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.
| Pos | Driver | NSM | MAR | THO | OXF | SEE | RIV | WMM | SEE | CLM | MON | THO | NHA | STA | OSW | RIV | THO | Points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Bonsignore | 1* | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tyler Rypkema | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Austin Beers | 3 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Patrick Emerling | 4 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Craig Lutz | 5 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jon McKennedy | 6 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ryan Preece | 7 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 8 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Trevor Catalano | 9 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Eric Goodale | 10 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Teddy Hodgdon | 11 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Matt Hirschman | 12 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Stephen Kopcik | 13 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Jimmy Zacharias | 14 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Joey Coulter | 15 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Max Zachem | 16 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Tommy Catalano | 17 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | John-Michael Shenette | 18 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mike Christopher Jr. | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Carson Loftin | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Mark Stewart | 21 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Ken Heagy | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Luke Baldwin | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Jeremy Gerstner | 24 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Jimmy Blewett | 25 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Timmy Solomito | 26 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Kyle Bonsignore | 27 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Andrew Krause | 28 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Sam Rameau | 29 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Mike Marshall | 30 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Bobby Labonte | 31 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Ron Silk | 32 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Sapienza | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conner Jones | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Fleming | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cory Plummer | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Newman | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Jankowiak | Wth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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