# 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2008 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 24th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 6. It ended with the Xtra Mart World Series at Thompson again on October 19. Donny Lia entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Ted Christopher won the 2008 championship after 16 races, 127 points ahead of Matt Hirschman.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | April 5 |
| 2 | Spring Sizzler | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | April 27 |
| 3 | TSI Harley-Davidson 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | May 23 |
| 4 | New England Dodge Dealers 75 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | June 19 |
| 5 | New England 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | June 28 |
| 6 | Mason Farms 100 | Spencer Speedway, Williamson | July 12 |
| 7 | Miller Lite 140 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | August 2 |
| 8 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | August 8 |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | August 14 |
| 10 | Whelen 150 | Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield | August 23 |
| 11 | Sunoco Modified Mania 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | September 7 |
| 12 | New Hampshire 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 13 |
| 13 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | September 20 |
| 14 | Chemung 120 | Chemung Speedrome, Chemung | October 5 |
| 15 | CarQuest Fall Final | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | October 12 |
| 16 | Xtra Mart World Series | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | October 19 |

### 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 | James Civali | James Civali | Ed Flemke Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Spring Sizzler | Ryan Preece | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 3 | TSI Harley-Davidson 150 | Chuck Hossfeld | Chuck Hossfeld | Chuck Hossfeld | Dodge |
| 4 | New England Dodge Dealers 75 | Bobby Grigas III | Ted Christopher | Ron Silk | Pontiac |
| 5 | New England 100 | Chuck Hossfeld | Ted Christopher | Chuck Hossfeld | Dodge |
| 6 | Mason Farms 100 | Jan Leaty | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Miller Lite 140 | Bill Park | Jimmy Blewett | Jimmy Blewett | Chevrolet |
| 8 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Eric Beers | Ryan Preece | Jimmy Blewett | Chevrolet |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Chuck Hossfeld | Todd Szegedy | Ron Silk | Pontiac |
| 10 | Whelen 150 | Eric Beers | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Sunoco Modified Mania 150 | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Todd Szegedy | Ford |
| 12 | New Hampshire 100 | Ryan Newman | Jimmy Blewett | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Chemung 120 | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman | Matt Hirschman | Chevrolet |
| 15 | CarQuest Fall Final | Mike Stefanik | Mike Stefanik | Mike Stefanik | Pontiac |
| 16 | Xtra Mart World Series | Eric Beers | Ron Silk | Ted Christopher | 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 | STA | THO | NHA | SPE | RIV | STA | THO | MFD | THO | NHA | MAR | CHE | STA | THO | Points |
| 1 | Ted Christopher | 10 | 1* | 3 | 2* | 2* | 19 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 1** | 14* | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2441 |
| 2 | Matt Hirschman | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 1* | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1** | 2 | 25 | 2314 |
| 3 | Todd Szegedy | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 20* | 23 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2260 |
| 4 | Chuck Hossfeld | 2 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2251 |
| 5 | Ron Silk | 21 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 3* | 2158 |
| 6 | Eric Beers | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2115 |
| 7 | Mike Stefanik | 33 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1* | 24 | 2102 |
| 8 | Rowan Pennink | 9 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2016 |
| 9 | Jimmy Blewett | 12 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1* | 1 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 2* | 25 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 1969 |
| 10 | Ryan Preece | 19 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 18* | 24 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1* | 18 | 28 | 14 | 1948 |
| 11 | Ed Flemke Jr. | 1 | 27 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 1911 |
| 12 | Kevin Goodale | 25 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 1847 |
| 13 | Glenn Tyler | 14 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1812 |
| 14 | Ken Heagy | 15 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 1800 |
| 15 | Danny Sammons | 34 | 16 | 19 | 34 | 23 | 9 | DNQ | 8 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 1723 |
| 16 | Jamie Tomaino | 38 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1710 |
| 17 | Bobby Grigas III | 3 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 1709 |
| 18 | Glen Reen | 27 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 1635 |
| 19 | Joe Hartmann | 4 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 24 | DNQ | 1591 |
| 20 | Wade Cole | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 25 | DNQ | 1543 |
| 21 | Tom Abele Jr. | 5 | 17 | DNQ | 18 | 38 | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 1520 |
| 22 | Billy Pauch Jr. | 18 | 22 | 14 | 31 | 20 | | | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 17 | DNQ | 1506 |
| 23 | Richard Savary | 26 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 37 | 23 | | 14 | 11 | | 29 | 21 | 37 | | 32 | 7 | 1317 |
| 24 | Jake Marosz | 23 | 35 | DNQ | 25 | 28 | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 40 | 25 | 33 | DNQ | 1303 |
| 25 | Rick Fuller | 32 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 14 | | | 11 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 36 | 33 | | 14 | 30 | 1271 |
| 26 | Reggie Ruggiero | 8 | 32 | 28 | DNQ | 5 | | | DNQ | 30 | | 4 | 25 | 3 | | 29 | DNQ | 1173 |
| 27 | Anthony Sesely | 11 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 13 | | | 26 | | | 8 | | 1136 |
| 28 | Erick Rudolph | 29 | 24 | 9 | | | 24 | | 17 | | 7 | | 7 | | 6 | | 5 | 1105 |
| 29 | Renee Dupuis | 17 | 26 | DNQ | 11 | 34 | | | DNQ | 28 | | 24 | 23 | | | 23 | 26 | 959 |
| 30 | Woody Pitkat | | | 17 | | | | | | 18 | 12 | | 8 | 6 | 10 | | 18 | 883 |
| 31 | Bobby Santos III | 35 | | | 8 | 6 | | | | 3 | | 6 | 38 | | | | 32 | 781 |
| 32 | James Civali | 6* | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | 769 |
| 33 | Gary McDonald | 39 | | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | | 23 | 24 | | | | DNQ | 703 |
| 34 | Rob Summers | | 33 | 29 | | 15 | | | 31 | | | | 4 | | | 12 | 27 | 697 |
| 35 | Doug Coby | | | | | DNQ | | | 3 | | | 3 | 34 | | | 21 | 4 | 694 |
| 36 | Charlie Pasteryak | 13 | | 12 | 20 | | | | 10 | | | | 37 | | | | 28 | 619 |
| 37 | Eric Berndt | 31 | 18 | 26 | 32 | | | | 29 | 31 | | 31 | | | | 31 | | 617 |
| 38 | Carl Pasteryak | 20 | 25 | DNQ | 17 | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 17 | 614 |
| 39 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | 30 | | | 5 | | | 11 | | | | 16 | | | | | 9 | 611 |
| 40 | Andy Seuss | | | | 33 | 18 | | | | 21 | 14 | | | 30$^1$ | | | 21 | 494 |
| 41 | Sean Patterson | 24 | 19 | | | 33 | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 337 |
| 42 | Eric Goodale | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 19 | DNQ | 304 |
| 43 | Frank Ruocco | | 20 | DNQ | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 30 | | 295 |
| 44 | Tommy Farrell | | | | 30 | | | DNQ | | | | | 11 | | | | | 264 |
| 45 | Donny Lia | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 32 | | | | | 232 |
| 46 | Dan Jivanelli | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 142 |
| 47 | Jeff Fuller | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 138 |
| 48 | Kenny Horton | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | 131 |
| 49 | Jimmy Storace | 37 | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | 131 |
| 50 | Brian Loftin | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 9$^1$ | | | | 130 |
| 51 | Dion Ciccarelli | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | 125 |
| 52 | Bill Park | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 118 |
| 53 | L. W. Miller | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | 12$^1$ | | | | 106 |
| 54 | Keith Rocco | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 106 |
| 55 | Bill Hebing | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 103 |
| 56 | Ryan Newman | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | 103 |
| 57 | Wayne Anderson | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 94 |
| 58 | Chuck Steuer | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | 91 |
| 59 | Mike Andrews | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 88 |
| 60 | Jon McKennedy | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | 86 |
| 61 | Darrel Krentz | | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | 85 |
| 62 | Mike Leaty | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | 76 |
| 63 | Buck Catalano | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | 73 |
| 64 | Jeremy Stoltz | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | | 73 |
| 65 | Jan Leaty | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 66 | Jamie Tomaino Jr. | | | | | | | | | | 31 | | | DNQ | | | | 70 |
| 67 | Dale Quarterley | | | | | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 |
| 68 | Justin Bonsignore | | | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 64 |
| 69 | Gregg Shivers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | 61 |
| 70 | J. R. Bertuccio | 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 71 | Roy Seidell Jr. | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| 72 | Ken Bouchard | | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| | Bradley Robbins | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | |
| | Bryan Dauzat | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWSMT points |||||||||||||||||||
| | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | |
| | George Brunnhoelzl III | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | |
| | Rich Kuiken Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | |
| | Jason Myers | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | |
| | Jay Foley | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | | | |
| | John Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | | | | |
| | Frank Fleming | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | | | |
| | Bobby Hutchens | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | | | |
| | Zach Brewer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | | | |
| | Sean Garter | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | | | |
| | Buddy Emory | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | | |
| | Scott Rigney | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | STA | THO | NHA | SPE | RIV | STA | THO | MFD | THO | NHA | MAR | CHE | STA | THO | Points |
* $^1$ – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
* $^2$ – Kenny Horton, Dion Ciccarelli, Jon McKennedy, Justin Bonsignore, Gregg Shivers, Roy Seidell Jr., and Ken Bouchard received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.