# 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2005 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 21st season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT), and the first with Whelen Engineering as the title sponsor. It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 10. It ended with the World Series of Auto Racing Pres. by Whelen at Thompson again on October 30. Tony Hirschman Jr., who entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion, won his fifth and final championship after 18 races, seventeen points ahead of Ted Christopher.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | April 10 |
| 2 | Tech Net Spring Sizzler Presented by Carquest | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | April 24 |
| 3 | Miller Lite 150 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | June 4 |
| 4 | Whelen Modified 150 | Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford | June 25 |
| 5 | Haynes Materials 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | July 3 |
| 6 | Wheeler Brothers 150 | Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown | July 9 |
| 7 | New England 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 15 |
| 8 | Connecticut Classic 150 | Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough | July 23 |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Seekonk Speedway, Seekonk | June 29 |
| 10 | Riverhead 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | August 6 |
| 11 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | August 12 |
| 12 | Budweiser 150 Presented by N.E. Dodge Dealers | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | August 18 |
| 13 | Big Y World Class Market 150 | Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford | August 27 |
| 14 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | September 3 |
| 15 | Thompson Sunoco 300 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | September 11 |
| 16 | Sylvania 100 Presented by Lowe's | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 16 |
| 17 | CarQuest Fall Final | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | October 2 |
| 18 | World Series of Auto Racing Pres. by Whelen | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | October 30 |

### 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 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 | Chuck Hossfeld | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Tech Net Spring Sizzler Presented by Carquest | Donny Lia | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Miller Lite 150 | Eric Beers | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Whelen Modified 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Haynes Materials 150 | Donny Lia | Doug Coby | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Wheeler Brothers 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 7 | New England 100 | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Connecticut Classic 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Jerry Marquis | Jerry Marquis | Dodge |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Eric Beers | Eric Beers | Eric Beers | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Riverhead 200 | John Blewett III | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Chevrolet |
| 11 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Mike Stefanik | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Budweiser 150 Presented by N.E. Dodge Dealers | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Doug Coby | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Big Y World Class Market 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Jerry Marquis | Jerry Marquis | Dodge |
| 14 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Chuck Hossfeld | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Thompson Sunoco 300 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Sylvania 100 Presented by Lowe's | Doug Coby | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 17 | CarQuest Fall Final | Donny Lia | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 18 | World Series of Auto Racing Pres. by Whelen | Jerry Marquis | John Blewett III | Jerry Marquis | 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 | THO | STA | RIV | WFD | STA | JEN | NHA | BEE | SEE | RIV | STA | THO | WFD | MAR | THO | NHA | STA | THO | Points |
| 1 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | 11 | 1* | 9 | 12 | 24 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2* | 6 | 1* | 12 | 2749 |
| 2 | Ted Christopher | 1* | 5 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1* | 5 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 1* | 1 | 1* | 5 | 30 | 2731 |
| 3 | Chuck Hossfeld | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2666 |
| 4 | Jerry Marquis | 21 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1* | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1* | 11 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2647 |
| 5 | Eric Beers | 29 | | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 2470 |
| 6 | Donny Lia | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1** | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1* | 9 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 2469 |
| 7 | Doug Coby | 9 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 3* | 12 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 14* | 2 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 2327 |
| 8 | Rick Fuller | 5 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 2236 |
| 9 | Mike Christopher | 24 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 2202 |
| 10 | Zach Sylvester | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 2178 |
| 11 | Jamie Tomaino | 27 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 21 | DNQ | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 2145 |
| 12 | Ed Flemke Jr. | 23 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 2139 |
| 13 | Dave Etheridge | 10 | 20 | DNQ | 28 | 22 | | 22 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 1931 |
| 14 | Steve Whitt | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | 5 | DNQ | 18 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1910 |
| 15 | Tyler Haydt | 8 | DNQ | 16 | 19 | DNQ | 26 | 25 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 1865 |
| 16 | Kevin Goodale | 14 | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | 25 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 14 | 1737 |
| 17 | Mike Stefanik | 4 | 33 | 5 | | 18 | | 11 | | | 9 | 4* | 23 | | 2 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 1725 |
| 18 | Renee Dupuis | 16 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 28 | DNQ | 27 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 26 | 1710 |
| 19 | Gregg Shivers | 15 | 21 | 21 | 9 | | 9 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 32 | | 30 | 28 | 1634 |
| 20 | Richard Houlihan | 28 | 25 | 23 | DNQ | 19 | | 23 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 11 | | 34 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 1519 |
| 21 | John Blewett III | 31 | | | | | | 40 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 13* | 1509 |
| 22 | Kevin Konopka | 26 | 14 | 26 | 17 | DNQ | 25 | 13 | 13 | 29 | DNQ | 28 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 21 | 33 | | | 1492 |
| 23 | Jimmy Storace | 19 | 23 | DNQ | 29 | 16 | 22 | 33 | 24 | 18 | DNQ | | 17 | 27 | DNQ | 36 | 19 | | 22 | 1469 |
| 24 | Wade Cole | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 20 | 26 | 19 | 30 | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 23 | DNQ | DNQ | 1359 |
| 25 | Ken Barry | 12 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 20 | | | | | | 14 | | 12 | 9 | 1293 |
| 26 | Nevin George | 7 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 25 | | 24 | | | | | | 14 | | DNQ | 1132 |
| 27 | Jake Marosz | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 28 | 27 | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | | 30 | 30 | DNQ | 25 | 24 | DNQ | DNQ | 1122 |
| 28 | Chris Kopec | 6 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 1083 |
| 29 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | 35 | 13 | 11 | | 12 | | | | | 28 | | 11 | | | 7 | | 11 | 7 | 1070 |
| 30 | Tommy Cloce | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | 13 | | 29 | 994 |
| 31 | Charlie Pasteryak | 37 | 8 | | | 6 | | 15 | | | | | | | | 29 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 973 |
| 32 | Jimmy Blewett | | | 20 | | | | 30 | | | 18 | 22 | 12 | | | 33 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 867 |
| 33 | Mike Mouller | 34 | 19 | | DNQ | DNQ | | 28 | | | | DNQ | 33 | 13 | | 24 | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | 849 |
| 34 | Tom Bolles | 38 | 9 | | | 13 | | | | | | 12 | 8 | | | 30 | | DNQ | DNQ | 775 |
| 35 | Reggie Ruggiero | | 4 | | | 9 | | 35 | | | | 18 | | | 36 | | 38 | 10 | | 739 |
| 36 | Matt Hirschman | | | | 8 | | 10 | | | 27 | | 17 | 28 | 22 | | | | | 24 | 737 |
| 37 | Carl Pasteryak | | | | | 11 | | | | 26 | | 24 | DNQ | | | 17 | | 15 | 31 | 667 |
| 38 | Jeff Malave | 33 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | 17 | 16 | 15 | 530 |
| 39 | Eric Berndt | 32 | 32 | | 21 | 20 | | | | 12 | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 528 |
| 40 | Anthony Sesely | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 16 | | 16 | DNQ | | 479 |
| 41 | Ken Bouchard | 25 | 31 | | | | | 34 | | | | | | | | 15 | 31 | | DNQ | 456 |
| 42 | Chris Pasteryak | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 15 | 29 | 10 | | | | | | 431 |
| 43 | Darrin Stevens | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | 26 | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | 400 |
| 44 | Tommy Cravenho Jr. | | | | 7 | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 27 | | | | 374 |
| 45 | Howie Brode | 30 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 359 |
| 46 | Frank Ruocco | | 30 | | | 28 | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | 26 | | 331 |
| 47 | Roy Seidell Jr. | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | 35 | | DNQ$^1$ | | 316 |
| 48 | Todd Szegedy | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 299 |
| 49 | Mike Ewanitsko | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | DNQ | 32 | 288 |
| 50 | Bo Gunning | 13 | 26 | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 279 |
| 51 | Kelly McDougall | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | 273 |
| 52 | Wayne Anderson | | | 28 | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | 25 | | 267 |
| 53 | James Civali | | | | 16 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 257 |
| 54 | Justin Gaydosh | DNQ | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | DNQ | | 253 |
| 55 | Chuck Steuer | | | 6 | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 238 |
| 56 | Richie Coy | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | 21$^2$ | | | | | 218 |
| 57 | Danny Knoll | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 38 | | | | | 211 |
| 58 | Bill Park | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 206 |
| 59 | Frank Vordermeier | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | 205 |
| 60 | Alex Hoag | | | | | | | 36 | | | | | | | 23 | | | | 8 | 197 |
| 61 | Rob Summers | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 25 | | | 35 | | | 194 |
| 62 | Dennis Gada | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | 185 |
| 63 | Joe Hartmann | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | 183 |
| 64 | Frank Vigliarolo Jr. | | | 22 | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | 182 |
| 65 | Zane Zeiner | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 26 | | | | | | | 155 |
| 66 | Chris Young | | | 27 | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 155 |
| 67 | Bob Polverai | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 142 |
| 68 | Tom Rogers Jr. | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 134 |
| 69 | Dave Berghman | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 130 |
| 70 | Brian Loftin | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 12$^2$ | | | | | 127 |
| 71 | Daren Scherer | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | 26$^2$ | | | | | 106 |
| 72 | Kenny Horton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 103 |
| 73 | John Fortin | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | 94 |
| 74 | Steve Park | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | 79 |
| 75 | Bobby Santos III | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | 64 |
| 76 | Dan Jivanelli | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 77 | Buck Catalano | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 78 | Larry Altholz | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| 79 | Brian Cranmer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43$^2$ | 37 | | | | 52 |
| 80 | Ryan Seaman | | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | | | | 34 | | | 46 |
| 81 | Earl Paules | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 82 | Ron Silk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | 43 |
| 83 | Todd Bodine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | 0 |
| 84 | Eddie MacDonald | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | 0 |
| 85 | Don Wagner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | | 0 |
| | Kevin Powell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWSMT points |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Jay Foley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | |
| | Junior Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | |
| | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | |
| | Jay Hedgecock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | |
| | Randy Butner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | |
| | Gene Pack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | |
| | Bobby Hutchens | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | | | |
| | Frank Fleming | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | | | | | |
| | Burt Myers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | | | | | |
| | Brian Pack | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | | | | |
| | Michael Clifton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | | | | |
| | Jamie Tomaino Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | RIV | WFD | STA | JEN | NHA | BEE | SEE | RIV | STA | THO | WFD | MAR | THO | NHA | STA | THO | Points |
* $^1$ – Received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.
* $^2$ – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.