# 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 22nd season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 9. It ended with the CarQuest Fall Final at Stafford Motor Speedway on October 28. Tony Hirschman Jr. entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Mike Stefanik won his seventh and final championship after 16 races, 209 points ahead of Ed Flemke Jr.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | April 9 |
| 2 | Carquest Tech-Net Spring Sizzler | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | April 23 |
| 3 | Wheeler Brothers 150 | Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown | June 13 |
| 4 | New England Dodge Dealers 100 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | June 29 |
| 5 | Connecticut Classic 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | July 4 |
| 6 | New England 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | July 15 |
| 7 | Paul Graff Trucking 100 | Holland International Speedway, Holland | July 8 |
| 8 | Riverhead 200 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | August 5 |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | August 8 |
| 10 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | August 17 |
| 11 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | September 2 |
| 12 | Sunoco Modified Mania | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | September 10 |
| 13 | New Hampshire 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 15 |
| 14 | Whelen VFD 150 | Waterford Speedbowl, Waterford | October 8 |
| 15 | World Series of Auto Racing Pres. by Whelen | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | October 15 |
| 16 | CarQuest Fall Final | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | October 28 |

### 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 | Jerry Marquis | Chuck Hossfeld | Mike Stefanik | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Carquest Tech-Net Spring Sizzler | Donny Lia | Doug Coby | Doug Coby | Pontiac |
| 3 | Wheeler Brothers 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Ed Flemke Jr. | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 4 | New England Dodge Dealers 100 | Jimmy Blewett | James Civali | Todd Szegedy | Ford |
| 5 | Connecticut Classic 150 | Mike Stefanik | Jimmy Blewett | John Blewett III | Chevrolet |
| 6 | New England 100 | Zach Sylvester | Ted Christopher | John Blewett III | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Paul Graff Trucking 100 | Matt Hirschman | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Riverhead 200 | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | James Civali | James Civali | Chevrolet |
| 10 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Mike Stefanik | Mike Stefanik | Jimmy Blewett | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Sunoco Modified Mania | Donny Lia | Matt Hirschman | Eric Beers | Chevrolet |
| 13 | New Hampshire 100 | Mike Stefanik | Todd Szegedy | John Blewett III | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Whelen VFD 150 | Jerry Marquis | Ed Flemke Jr. | Donny Lia | Chevrolet |
| 15 | World Series of Auto Racing Pres. by Whelen | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Ted Christopher | Reggie Ruggiero | Chevrolet |
| 16 | CarQuest Fall Final | Todd Szegedy | Todd Szegedy | Todd Szegedy | Ford |

### 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 | JEN | THO | STA | NHA | HOL | RIV | STA | THO | MAR | THO | NHA | WFD | THO | STA | Points |
| 1 | Mike Stefanik | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14* | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2457 |
| 2 | Ed Flemke Jr. | 18 | 27 | 3* | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2* | 18 | 9 | 2248 |
| 3 | Ted Christopher | 4 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 7* | 2 | 1* | 22 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19* | 25 | 2247 |
| 4 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1* | 20 | 21 | 2* | 27 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2170 |
| 5 | Todd Szegedy | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 5* | 27 | 16 | 1* | 2165 |
| 6 | Jerry Marquis | 33 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 2096 |
| 7 | James Civali | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3* | 24 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 1* | 31 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 22 | 2087 |
| 8 | Donny Lia | 15 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2029 |
| 9 | Zach Sylvester | 28 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1997 |
| 10 | Eric Beers | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 1888 |
| 11 | Matt Hirschman | 35 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 8* | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1873 |
| 12 | Chuck Hossfeld | 2* | 15 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 1852 |
| 13 | Richard Houlihan | 9 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 1833 |
| 14 | Doug Coby | 16 | 1* | 9 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 24 | DNQ | 20 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 1792 |
| 15 | Jimmy Blewett | 20 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 2* | 42 | 9 | DNQ | 24 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 1754 |
| 16 | Jamie Tomaino | 8 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 1693 |
| 17 | Ken Barry | 29 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 11 | DNQ | 2 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 1642 |
| 18 | Ron Yuhas Jr. | 23 | 14 | DNQ | 9 | 29 | 15 | 29 | DNQ | 15 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 1614 |
| 19 | Ron Silk | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 1599 |
| 20 | Anthony Sesely | 22 | DNQ | 20 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 1596 |
| 21 | Reggie Ruggiero | 3 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | 9 | DNQ | 38 | 2 | 38 | | 1 | 27 | 1583 |
| 22 | Rob Summers | 24 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 42 | | 32 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 1475 |
| 23 | John Blewett III | 36 | 21 | | 11 | 1 | 1 | | | 23 | 22 | | 3 | 1 | | 20 | 5 | 1439 |
| 24 | Danny Sammons | 31 | 10 | DNQ | 27 | 26 | 23 | 7 | DNQ | DNQ | 33 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 1426 |
| 25 | Jimmy Storace | 25 | DNQ | 25 | 25 | DNQ | 16 | 27 | DNQ | 14 | 32 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 10 | DNQ | 19 | 1295 |
| 26 | Steve Whitt | 32 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 15 | DNQ | 30 | 14 | 40 | 15 | 20 | | | | 1261 |
| 27 | Kevin Goodale | 34 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 34 | | DNQ | 27 | DNQ | 8 | 25 | 36 | | 13 | 14 | 1214 |
| 28 | Wade Cole | 12 | DNQ | 28 | 28 | DNQ | 32 | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 17 | DNQ | 23 | 1192 |
| 29 | Chris Pasteryak | DNQ | 24 | | 30 | DNQ | | | | 3 | 12 | | 13 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1140 |
| 30 | Jon McKennedy | 10 | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | 26 | 14 | | 29 | 13 | DNQ | 18 | 34 | | DNQ | 32 | 1090 |
| 31 | Jake Marosz | DNQ | DNQ | 26 | DNQ | DNQ | 22 | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 29 | 35 | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | 880 |
| 32 | Glenn Tyler | 37 | DNQ | 27 | 24 | | 37 | 25 | 23 | DNQ | | | DNQ | 24 | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | 838 |
| 33 | Tom Bolles | DNQ | | | DNQ | 15 | | | | 10 | 4 | | 20 | | | DNQ | 20 | 702 |
| 34 | Renee Dupuis | 26 | 22 | | 22 | DNQ | 18 | | | | 17 | | 23 | | | 27 | | 686 |
| 35 | Richard Savary | | DNQ | | 31 | 18 | 27 | | | | 15 | 43 | | | | 15 | | 604 |
| 36 | Dave Etheridge | 19 | 32 | | 21 | DNQ | | | | | | | | 17 | 21 | DNQ | DNQ | 602 |
| 37 | Eric Berndt | 30 | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | 26 | | 8 | DNQ | 29 | 576 |
| 38 | Mike Andrews | 7 | 23 | DNQ | | | | | 6 | | | 37 | | | DNQ | | | 561 |
| 39 | Rick Fuller | 27 | 18 | | | | 31 | | | | | | 10 | 31 | | | 31 | 535 |
| 40 | Ken Bouchard | 13 | | | DNQ | | 17 | | | | 27 | | DNQ | 25 | | DNQ | | 532 |
| 41 | Joe Hartmann | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 20 | DNQ | 20 | 28 | 15 | DNQ | | | | | | | | 519 |
| 42 | Carl Pasteryak | DNQ | DNQ | | | 17 | | | | DNQ | 16 | | 22 | | | 28 | | 505 |
| 43 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | | | | 34 | | | | 12 | | | | 5 | | | 25 | | 431 |
| 44 | Dennis Charette | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | DNQ$^1$ | 28 | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | 13 | | | 309 |
| 45 | Alex Hoag | | | | | | 13 | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | 41 | | | | 286 |
| 46 | Billy Pauch Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | 21 | DNQ$^1$ | 231 |
| 47 | Ken Heagy | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | | 26 | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | 225 |
| 48 | Kirk Alexander | | 26 | | | DNQ | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | 222 |
| 49 | Mike Christopher | 14 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 209 |
| 50 | Kenny Horton | | 33 | | | 30 | | | | 31 | | | | | | | | 207 |
| 51 | Tom Rogers Jr. | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | 173 |
| 52 | Tommy Cloce | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | 19 | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | 163 |
| 53 | Frank Ruocco | | 30 | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | 147 |
| 54 | Chuck Steuer | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 146 |
| 55 | Howie Brode | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 142 |
| 56 | Tony Stewart | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 138 |
| 57 | Roy Seidell Jr. | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | DNQ$^1$ | | 133 |
| 58 | Joseph Mongeau | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 59 | Nevin George | | | | | | 41 | | | | | | | 27 | | | | 122 |
| 60 | Tommy Cravenho Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | 106 |
| 61 | John Denniston | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | 91 |
| 62 | Bobby Grigas III | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | | 91 |
| 63 | Wayne Anderson | | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 88 |
| 64 | Andy Seuss | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | 39 | | | | 80 |
| 65 | J. R. Bertuccio | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 66 | Bobby Santos III | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | 76 |
| 67 | Frank Vigliarolo Jr. | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 76 |
| 68 | Brian Loftin | | | | | | | | | | | 32$^2$ | | 29 | | | | 76 |
| 69 | Larry Altholtz | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 67 |
| 70 | Bill Park | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 71 | Carl Edwards | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 72 | Brian Cranmer | | | | | | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 73 | Todd Bodine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | | | | 43 |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWSMT points |||||||||||||||||||
| | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Gene Pack | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Michael Clifton | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Burt Myers | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | |
| | Jay Foley | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Tomaino Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | |
| | L. W. Miller | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | |
| | Frank Fleming | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | |
| | Jason Myers | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Hutchens | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | |
| | Brian King | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | | | | | | |
| | Kevin Powell | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | | | | | |
| | Junior Miller | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | | | | | | |
| | Randy Butner | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| | Brandon Hire | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| | Brian Pack | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | JEN | THO | STA | NHA | HOL | RIV | STA | THO | MAR | THO | NHA | WFD | THO | STA | Points |
* $^1$ – Dennis Charette, Billy Pauch Jr., Ken Heagy, Tom Rogers Jr., Tommy Cloce, Frank Ruocco, Roy Seidell Jr., Joseph Mongeau, Andy Seuss, Frank Vigliarolo Jr., Larry Altholtz, and Bill Park received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.
* $^2$ – Scored points towards the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.