# 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2009 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 25th season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 5. It ended with the World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson again on October 25. Ted Christopher entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Donny Lia won the 2009 championship after 13 races, 16 points ahead of Ryan Preece.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | April 5 |
| 2 | Tech Net Spring Sizzler Presented by CarQuest | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | April 26 |
| 3 | TSI Harley-Davidson Classic | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | May 22 |
| 4 | New England 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | June 27 |
| 5 | Spencer Speedway 155 | Spencer Speedway, Williamson | July 12 |
| 6 | Riverhead 175 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | August 1 |
| 7 | Town Fair Tire 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | August 7 |
| 8 | UNOH Perfect Storm | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol | August 19 |
| 9 | Budweiser 150 Presented by N.E. Dodge Dealers | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | September 2 |
| 10 | New Hampshire 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 19 |
| 11 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | September 27 |
| 12 | CarQuest Fall Final | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | October 4 |
| 13 | World Series of Speedway Racing | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | October 25 |

### Notes

* ↑ The UNOH Perfect Storm 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.
* ↑ 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 | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Tech Net Spring Sizzler Presented by CarQuest | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 3 | TSI Harley-Davidson Classic | Ted Christopher | Jimmy Blewett | Jimmy Blewett | Chevrolet |
| 4 | New England 100 | Doug Coby | Todd Szegedy | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 5 | Spencer Speedway 155 | Ted Christopher | Todd Szegedy | Erick Rudolph | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Riverhead 175 | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Town Fair Tire 150 | Eric Berndt | Ted Christopher | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet |
| 8 | UNOH Perfect Storm | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 9 | Budweiser 150 Presented by N.E. Dodge Dealers | Donny Lia | Ted Christopher | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 10 | New Hampshire 100 | Ryan Preece | Ron Silk | Ron Silk | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Ron Silk | Chris Pasteryak | Mike Stefanik | Pontiac |
| 12 | CarQuest Fall Final | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 13 | World Series of Speedway Racing | Donny Lia | Ted Christopher | 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 | NHA | SPE | RIV | STA | BRI | THO | NHA | MAR | STA | THO | Points |
| 1 | Donny Lia | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1* | 4 | 2020 |
| 2 | Ryan Preece | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1** | 1 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2004 |
| 3 | Ted Christopher | 1* | 1* | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2* | 2* | 2* | 7 | 30 | 31 | 1* | 1931 |
| 4 | Rowan Pennink | 9 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1867 |
| 5 | Todd Szegedy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8* | 2* | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 1823 |
| 6 | Chris Pasteryak | 33 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15* | 5 | 6 | 1691 |
| 7 | Mike Stefanik | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 1650 |
| 8 | Eric Beers | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 1645 |
| 9 | Woody Pitkat | 19 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 1621 |
| 10 | Ed Flemke Jr. | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1602 |
| 11 | Eric Goodale | 23 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 1546 |
| 12 | Erick Rudolph | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 1 | DNQ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 1477 |
| 13 | Jamie Tomaino | 13 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 1469 |
| 14 | Glen Reen | 12 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 1453 |
| 15 | Glenn Tyler | 28 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 1442 |
| 16 | Ron Silk | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 33 | | 1* | 4 | | 9 | 1419 |
| 17 | Ken Heagy | 22 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 22 | 1369 |
| 18 | Doug Coby | 8 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 28 | | 31 | 11 | | 2 | 3 | 1308 |
| 19 | Wade Cole | 29 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 1237 |
| 20 | Kevin Goodale | 14 | 14 | 23 | 18 | Wth | 13 | 27 | | 29 | 20 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 1203 |
| 21 | Johnny Bush | 30 | DNQ | DNQ | 22 | 23 | DNQ | 23 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 1162 |
| 22 | Bobby Grigas III | 10 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 40 | | | | 1076 |
| 23 | Jimmy Blewett | 2 | 9 | 1* | 28 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 31 | | | | | | 1039 |
| 24 | Jake Marosz | 35 | 25 | 26 | 27 | | DNQ | 31 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 1029 |
| 25 | Gary McDonald | | DNQ | DNQ | 38 | 16 | DNQ | 22 | | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 962 |
| 26 | Richard Savary | 32 | 24 | 28 | 7 | | | 18 | 20 | 11 | 36 | | | 17 | 910 |
| 27 | Renee Dupuis | 18 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 26 | | 24 | | 28 | 14 | | 32 | 19 | 850 |
| 28 | Reggie Ruggiero | 26 | 33 | 5 | 14 | | | 20 | | | 4 | | 9 | | 826 |
| 29 | Rob Summers | 34 | 29 | 17 | 12 | | | | | 27 | 15 | | 27 | 11 | 788 |
| 30 | James Civali | | | | | | | | 40 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 676 |
| 31 | Eric Berndt | 24 | 13 | 20 | | | | 16 | | 7 | | | 25 | | 667 |
| 32 | Andy Seuss | 17 | DNQ | 16 | 21 | | | 21 | 11$^1$ | 15 | | 21$^1$ | | | 606 |
| 33 | Joe Hartmann | 20 | 27 | DNQ | | | | | | 16 | 16 | | 28 | | 494 |
| 34 | Tim Arre | | | | 29 | | | 14 | | 26 | 38 | | 14 | | 452 |
| 35 | Tom Abele Jr. | 27 | 31 | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 361 |
| 36 | Tommy Farrell | 25 | 20 | 30 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | 316 |
| 37 | Keith Rocco | | | | | | | | | 5 | 33 | | 26 | | 304 |
| 38 | Chuck Hossfeld | | | | | 3 | | | | | 10 | | | | 299 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | | | | 34 | | | | 37 | | 8 | | | | 291 |
| 40 | Danny Knoll | | | DNQ$^2$ | | 21 | | 17 | | | | | | | 273 |
| 41 | Carl Pasteryak | 21 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | 267 |
| 42 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | 15 | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | 209 |
| 43 | Matt Hirschman | | 21 | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | 185 |
| 44 | Richie Pallai Jr. | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 179 |
| 45 | Kasey Kahne | | | | 31 | | | | 28 | | | | | | 179 |
| 46 | Anthony Sesely | | | | 30 | | | | | | 19 | | | | 179 |
| 47 | Dave Brigati | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 170 |
| 48 | Howie Brode | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 165 |
| 49 | Justin Bonsignore | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 160 |
| 50 | Bobby Santos III | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | 27 | 134 |
| 51 | Bill Park | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 130 |
| 52 | Rob Fuller | | | | 33 | | | | | | 34 | | | | 125 |
| 53 | Zach Sylvester | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 124 |
| 54 | Buck Catalano | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 118 |
| 55 | Jon McKennedy | | | | 35 | | | | | | 35 | | | | 116 |
| 56 | Chuck Steuer | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | 88 |
| 57 | John Fortin | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | 85 |
| 58 | Frank Vigliarolo Jr. | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 59 | Mike Christopher | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | 79 |
| 60 | Fred Vordermeier | | | | DNQ$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 61 | Eddie MacDonald | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | | | 46 |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined events they chose to drive for NWSMT points ||||||||||||||||
| | George Brunnhoelzl III | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | |
| | Burt Myers | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 5 | | | |
| | Frank Fleming | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 11 | | | |
| | L. W. Miller | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | |
| | Jason Myers | | | | | | | | 27 | | | 17 | | | |
| | Bobby Hutchens | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | |
| | Brian Loftin | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 29 | | | |
| | John Smith | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 24 | | | |
| | Rich Kiuken Jr. | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | |
| | Johnathon Brown | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | |
| | Jay Foley | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | |
| | Buddy Emory | | | | | | | | 38 | | | 27 | | | |
| | Gene Pack | | | | | | | | 29 | | | 34 | | | |
| | Bryan Dauzat | | | | | | | | 30 | | | 35 | | | |
| | Bradley Robbins | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | | |
| | J. R. Bertuccio | | | | | | | | | | | 37 | | | |
| | Zach Brewer | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | | |
| | Tommy Neal | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | | |
| | Greg Butcher | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | | | |
| | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | | | |
| | Jeremy Stoltz | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | | | |
| | Jamie Tomaino Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | | | |
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | STA | NHA | SPE | RIV | STA | BRI | THO | NHA | MAR | STA | THO | Points |
* $^1$ – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
* $^2$ – Danny Knoll, Richie Pallai Jr. and Fred Vordermier received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.