# 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2012 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 28th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 15. It ended with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson again on October 14. Ron Silk entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Doug Coby won the 2012 championship after 14 races, 11 points ahead of Ryan Preece.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | April 15 |
| 2 | CarQuest Tech-Net Sizzler 200 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | April 29 |
| 3 | Whitcomb 200 Pres. by Mobix & Town Fair Tire | Monadnock Speedway, Winchester | May 12 |
| 4 | TSI Harley-Davidson 125 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | May 25 |
| 5 | Mr. Rooter 161 | Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford | June 23 |
| 6 | Town Fair Tire 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 14 |
| 7 | Stafford 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | August 3 |
| 8 | Budweiser King of Beers 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | August 9 |
| 9 | UNOH Perfect Storm 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 22 |
| 10 | Town Fair Tire 75 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | September 9 |
| 11 | Riverhead 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | September 15 |
| 12 | F. W. Webb 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 22 |
| 13 | CarQuest Fall Final | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | September 29 |
| 14 | Sunoco-Town Fair Tire World Series 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | October 14 |

### Notes

* ↑ The UNOH Perfect Storm 150 was held as a combined event, with competitors from the Whelen Modified Tour competing along with competitors for the Whelen Southern 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 | Icebreaker 150 presented by Town Fair Tire | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ron Silk | Chevrolet |
| 2 | CarQuest Tech-Net Sizzler 200 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Doug Coby | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Whitcomb 200 Pres. by Mobix & Town Fair Tire | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ford |
| 4 | TSI Harley-Davidson 125 | Bobby Santos III | Bobby Santos III | Doug Coby | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Mr. Rooter 161 | Ted Christopher | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Town Fair Tire 100 | Ron Silk | Ron Silk | Mike Stefanik | Ford |
| 7 | Stafford 150 | Ryan Preece | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Budweiser King of Beers 150 | Mike Stefanik | Mike Stefanik | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 9 | UNOH Perfect Storm 150 | Ron Silk | Todd Szegedy | Ron Silk | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Town Fair Tire 75 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Justin Bonsignore | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Riverhead 200 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ford |
| 12 | F. W. Webb 100 | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Doug Coby | Chevrolet |
| 13 | CarQuest Fall Final | Jimmy Blewett | Woody Pitkat | Bobby Santos III | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Sunoco-Town Fair Tire World Series 150 | Eric Berndt | Ryan Preece | Bobby Santos III | Chevrolet |

### Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | MON | STA | WAT | NHA | STA | THO | BRI | THO | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | Points |
| 1 | Doug Coby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 3 | 1* | 3 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 556 |
| 2 | Ryan Preece | 16* | 2* | 1** | 11 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3* | 1* | 10 | 5 | 2* | 545 |
| 3 | Ron Silk | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2* | 22 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 533 |
| 4 | Donny Lia | 5 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2* | 7 | 18 | 493 |
| 5 | Todd Szegedy | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2* | 4 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 476 |
| 6 | Eric Beers | 21 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 469 |
| 7 | Justin Bonsignore | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 460 |
| 8 | Jimmy Blewett | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 459 |
| 9 | Ted Christopher | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 452 |
| 10 | Ron Yuhas Jr. | 18 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 439 |
| 11 | Mike Stefanik | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 5* | 33 | 6 | | 29 | 6 | 4 | 421 |
| 12 | Rowan Pennink | 10 | 13 | | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 412 |
| 13 | Eric Berndt | 24 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 399 |
| 14 | Patrick Emerling | 7 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 398 |
| 15 | Ed Flemke Jr. | 11 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 380 |
| 16 | Jamie Tomaino | 6 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 379 |
| 17 | Eric Goodale | 23 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 374 |
| 18 | Bryon Chew | 19 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 17 | | 22 | 8 | 14 | 364 |
| 19 | Wade Cole | 9 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 349 |
| 20 | Bobby Santos III | 17 | | | 2* | | 11 | 27 | 8 | | 2 | | 28 | 1 | 1 | 310 |
| 21 | Woody Pitkat | 15 | 8 | | 8 | | 10 | 8 | 22 | | | | 14 | 2* | 10 | 301 |
| 22 | Ken Heagy | 28 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 27 | | 27 | 298 |
| 23 | Jon McKennedy | | | 23 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 21 | | | | 248 |
| 24 | Keith Rocco | 22 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 | | | | | | | 26 | 9 | 246 |
| 25 | Richie Pallai Jr. | 14 | 16 | | 24 | | 27 | 26 | | | 10 | | 7 | 14 | | 214 |
| 26 | Johnny Bush | | | | | 17 | 20 | 14 | 18 | | | | 21 | | 25 | 149 |
| 27 | Gary McDonald | | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | | | | | | | | 126 |
| 28 | Rob Fuller | 25 | | | | | 17 | | 15 | | | | 31 | | 26 | 106 |
| 29 | Andy Seuss | | | 14 | | | 7 | | | 28$^1$ | | | 24 | | 32 | 99 |
| 30 | Steve Dickey | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | 30 | 24 | 28 | 71 |
| 31 | Matt Hirschman | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | | 70 |
| 32 | Tom Rogers Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 12 | 70 |
| 33 | Tommy Barrett Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 7 | 62 |
| 34 | Kevin Goodale | 12 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 62 |
| 35 | Daniel Hemric | 20 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 |
| 36 | Ryan Newman | | | | | | 30 | | | 19$^1$ | | | 4 | | | 54 |
| 37 | Cole Powell | | | | | | | | | 22$^1$ | | | 16 | | 31 | 41 |
| 38 | Howie Brode | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 40 |
| 39 | Mike Christopher | | | | | | 32 | | | | | | 20 | | | 36 |
| 40 | John Jensen | 29 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 41 | Zane Zeiner | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 42 | Frank Vigliarolo Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | 31 |
| 43 | Eddie Brunnhoelzl III | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | 28 |
| 44 | Renee Dupuis | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 45 | Jerry Marquis | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 46 | Steve Masse | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 47 | Brian Schofield | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | 21 |
| 48 | Shawn Solomito | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 20 |
| 49 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 50 | Kyle Spencer | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 51 | Corey LaJoie | | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 52 | Ryan Blaney | | | | | | 33 | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| | Carl Long | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Bristol they chose to drive for NWSMT points |||||||||||||||||
| | George Brunnhoelzl III | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Danny Bohn | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Thomas Stinson | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Mike Speeney | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kievman | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Kyle Ebersole | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | |
| | Jason Myers | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | |
| | Frank Fleming | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | |
| | Gary Fountain Sr. | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | |
| | Burt Myers | | | | | | | | | 32 | | | | | | |
| | John Smith | | | | | | | | | 35 | | | | | | |
| | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | 36 | | | | | | |
| | Joe Scarbrough | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Dauzat | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | MON | STA | WAT | NHA | STA | THO | BRI | THO | RIV | NHA | STA | THO | Points |

#### Notes

* $^1$ – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.