# 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour

The 2008 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour was the fourth season of the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT). It began with the Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 at Caraway Speedway on March 22. It ended with the Whelen 150 at Caraway again on October 4. L. W. Miller entered the season as the defending championship. Brian Loftin would win his first and only championship in the series, 30 points ahead of series runner up Tim Brown.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | March 22 |
| 2 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Ace Speedway, Altamahaw | April 11 |
| 3 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | April 12 |
| 4 | Advance Auto Parts 199 | Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem | August 2 |
| 5 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | August 22 |
| 6 | Lanier 150 | Lanier Speedway, Gainesville | August 30 |
| 7 | Whelen 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | September 6 |
| 8 | Night of the Modifieds 150 | Southern National Motorsports Park, Kenly | September 13 |
| 9 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | September 20 |
| 10 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | September 27 |
| 11 | Whelen 150 | Caraway Speedway, Asheboro | October 4 |

### Notes

* ↑ The Made In America Whelen 300 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen 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 |
| 1 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Tim Brown | L. W. Miller | L. W. Miller | Pontiac |
| 2 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | L. W. Miller | L. W. Miller | L. W. Miller | Pontiac |
| 3 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Burt Myers | Andy Seuss | Brian Loftin | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Advance Auto Parts 199 | Burt Myers | Brian Loftin | Brian Loftin | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Andy Seuss | Brian Loftin | Brian Loftin | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Lanier 150 | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl III | George Brunnhoelzl III | Ford |
| 7 | Whelen 150 | Burt Myers | L. W. Miller | Tim Brown | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Night of the Modifieds 150 | L. W. Miller | L. W. Miller | Burt Myers | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Whelen Southern Modified Tour 150 | Tim Brown | L. W. Miller | Tim Brown | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Whelen 150 | Tim Brown | Andy Seuss | Andy Seuss | Dodge |

### Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | CRW | ACE | CRW | BGS | CRW | LAN | CRW | SNM | MAR | CRW | CRW | Points |
| 1 | Brian Loftin | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1** | 1* | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1780 |
| 2 | Tim Brown | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1750 |
| 3 | L. W. Miller | 1* | 1* | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18* | 3* | 12 | 6* | 6 | 1698 |
| 4 | Andy Seuss | 10 | 21 | 2* | 5 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1* | 1617 |
| 5 | Jason Myers | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1562 |
| 6 | Frank Fleming | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 1552 |
| 7 | George Brunnhoelzl III | 26 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 1* | 13 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1540 |
| 8 | John Smith | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 1398 |
| 9 | Burt Myers | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 12 | | 1355 |
| 10 | Rick Kuiken Jr. | DNQ | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 1257 |
| 11 | Buddy Emory | 16 | 20 | | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 1233 |
| 12 | Bobby Hutchens | 23 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | | 12 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 18 | 1232 |
| 13 | Brian King | 12 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | | | 1117 |
| 14 | Scott Rigney | DNQ | 8 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 13 | DNQ | 22 | | 1069 |
| 15 | Jay Mize | DNQ | 12 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 17 | | | 8 | 10 | 1068 |
| 16 | Thomas Stinson | 13 | | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | 8 | | 16 | 17 | 880 |
| 17 | Brandon Hire | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 8 | | | | | 879 |
| 18 | Zach Brewer | 18 | | | 6 | 10 | | 11 | | 39 | 18 | 15 | 877 |
| 19 | Jay Foley | 21 | 5 | | | 14 | | 9 | | 32 | | 22 | 753 |
| 20 | Gene Pack | DNQ | 10 | 20 | 22 | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 679 |
| 21 | Ron Silk | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | 11 | | | 24$^1$ | | | 600 |
| 22 | Brandon Ward | | | | | 3 | | 10 | | | 5 | 14 | 575 |
| 23 | Junior Miller | 24 | | 21 | 15 | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 569 |
| 24 | Sean Gartner | | | | | 22 | 17 | | | 41 | 23 | | 427 |
| 25 | Dean Ward | | | | 24 | 17 | | 19 | | | | 21 | 409 |
| 26 | Jamie Tomaino Jr. | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 19 | 12 | 348 |
| 27 | Brian Pack | DNQ | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 333 |
| 28 | Bryan Dauzat | | | | | | | 22 | | DNQ | 20 | | 318 |
| 29 | Jason Trinchere | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 19 | 244 |
| 30 | Johnathon Brown | | 16 | | 20 | | | | | | | | 218 |
| 31 | Johnny Sutton | 17 | | 19 | | | | | | | | | 218 |
| 32 | Ted Christopher | 2 | | | | | | | | 4$^1$ | | | 170 |
| 33 | Bobby Grigas III | 5 | | | | | | | | 26$^1$ | | | 155 |
| 34 | Matt Hirschman | 8 | | | | | | | | 2$^1$ | | | 142 |
| 35 | Brent Elliott | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 134 |
| 36 | Rowan Pennink | 11 | | | | | | | | 8$^1$ | | | 130 |
| 37 | Al Hill | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 124 |
| 38 | Kevin Goodale | 14 | | | | | | | | 17$^1$ | | | 121 |
| 39 | Bradley Robbins | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | 112 |
| 40 | J. R. Bertuccio | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 103 |
| 41 | Sam Beam | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | 103 |
| 42 | Mike Herman Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 103 |
| 43 | James Civali | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 97 |
| 44 | Randy Butner | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | 94 |
| 45 | Josh Nichols | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | 94 |
| 46 | Kevin Powell | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | 85 |
| 47 | Earl Baker | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | 82 |
| 48 | Erick Rudolph | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | 76 |
| | Sean Patterson | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWMT points ||||||||||||||
| | Ryan Preece | | | | | | | | | 1* | | | |
| | Reggie Ruggiero | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
| | Todd Szegedy | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | |
| | Woody Pitkat | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | |
| | Ed Flemke Jr. | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | |
| | Jamie Tomaino | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | |
| | Eric Goodale | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | |
| | Eric Beers | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | |
| | Glenn Tyler | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | |
| | Joe Hartmann | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | |
| | Chuck Hossfeld | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | |
| | Tom Abele Jr. | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | |
| | Danny Sammons | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | |
| | Mike Stefanik | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | |
| | Jimmy Blewett | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | |
| | Wade Cole | | | | | | | | | 27 | | | |
| | Ken Heagy | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | |
| | Billy Pauch Jr. | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | |
| | Rick Fuller | | | | | | | | | 33 | | | |
| | Glen Reen | | | | | | | | | 34 | | | |
| | Richard Savary | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | |
| | Jake Marosz | | | | | | | | | 40 | | | |
| Pos | Driver | CRW | ACE | CRW | BGS | CRW | LAN | CRW | SNM | MAR | CRW | CRW | Points |
* $^1$ – Scored points towards the Whelen Modified Tour.
* $^2$ – Bradley Robbins, Josh Nichols, Earl Baker, and Erick Rudolph received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.