# 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

The 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 23rd 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 Xtra Mart 150 at Thompson again on October 14. Mike Stefanik entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Donny Lia won the 2007 championship after 16 races, 180 points ahead of Todd Szegedy.
The season was marred with the death of John Blewett III, who was killed in a crash at Thompson on August 16.

## Schedule

Source:
| No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
| 1 | Icebreaker 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | April 15 |
| 2 | Carquest Tech-Net Spring Sizzler | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | April 29 |
| 3 | Thunder at the Shore | Wall Stadium, Wall Township | May 6 |
| 4 | Connecticut Classic 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | May 25 |
| 5 | Charter Cable Internet & Telephone 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | June 21 |
| 6 | New England 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | June 30 |
| 7 | Allstate 100 | Twin State Speedway, Claremont | July 8 |
| 8 | Miller Lite 140 | Riverhead Raceway, Riverhead | August 4 |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | August 11 |
| 10 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | August 16 |
| 11 | Whelen 150 | Mansfield Motorsports Park, Mansfield | August 23 |
| 12 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville | September 1 |
| 13 | New Hampshire 100 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon | September 15 |
| 14 | Sunoco Modified Mania 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | September 23 |
| 15 | CarQuest Fall Final | Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford | September 29 |
| 16 | Xtra Mart 150 | Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson | October 14 |

### 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 | Todd Szegedy | Donny Lia | James Civali | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Carquest Tech-Net Spring Sizzler | Matt Hirschman | Ted Christopher | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 3 | Thunder at the Shore | Reggie Ruggiero | Jimmy Blewett | Jimmy Blewett | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Connecticut Classic 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Ted Christopher | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 5 | Charter Cable Internet & Telephone 150 | Richard Savary | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 6 | New England 100 | Ted Christopher | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 7 | Allstate 100 | Ron Silk | James Civali | James Civali | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Miller Lite 140 | Ted Christopher | Mike Stefanik | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 9 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | Ted Christopher | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet |
| 10 | New England Dodge Dealers 150 | Todd Szegedy | James Civali | Todd Szegedy | Ford |
| 11 | Whelen 150 | Donny Lia | James Civali | James Civali | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Made In America Whelen 300 | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Dodge |
| 13 | New Hampshire 100 | Todd Szegedy | Todd Szegedy | Todd Szegedy | Ford |
| 14 | Sunoco Modified Mania 150 | Donny Lia | Donny Lia | Ron Silk | Chevrolet |
| 15 | CarQuest Fall Final | Eric Beers | Mike Stefanik Todd Szegedy | Mike Stefanik | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Xtra Mart 150 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | Bobby Santos III | Bobby Santos III | Chevrolet |
* ↑ Stefanik and Szegedy both led 59 laps.

### 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 | WTO | STA | THO | NHA | TSA | RIV | STA | THO | MFD | MAR | NHA | THO | STA | THO | Points |
| 1 | Donny Lia | 20* | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1* | 1* | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 3 | 8* | 7 | 28 | 2471 |
| 2 | Todd Szegedy | 19 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 1* | 3 | 15* | 27 | 2291 |
| 3 | Matt Hirschman | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2260 |
| 4 | Ron Silk | 3 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2257 |
| 5 | Ted Christopher | 27 | 19* | 4 | 28* | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 1* | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2187 |
| 6 | James Civali | 1 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 1* | 5 | 25 | 26* | 1* | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 2178 |
| 7 | Mike Stefanik | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 11* | 3 | 30 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 1* | 8 | 2077 |
| 8 | Jimmy Blewett | 4 | 9 | 1* | 13 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | | 43 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 1883 |
| 9 | Jamie Tomaino | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 1872 |
| 10 | Ed Flemke Jr. | 26 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 1851 |
| 11 | Eric Beers | 11 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 1840 |
| 12 | Jerry Marquis | 21 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 17 | 1765 |
| 13 | Richard Savary | 17 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 1757 |
| 14 | Richard Houlihan | 18 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 1753 |
| 15 | Kevin Goodale | 16 | 12 | DNQ | 25 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1715 |
| 16 | Bobby Grigas III | 9 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 23 | DNQ | 23 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 1670 |
| 17 | Rowan Pennink | 14 | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | 12 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 39 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1634 |
| 18 | Billy Pauch Jr. | 12 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 26 | | 13 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 1590 |
| 19 | Ryan Preece | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 1573 |
| 20 | Wade Cole | 36 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 1528 |
| 21 | Tony Hirschman Jr. | 31 | 6 | | 24 | 4 | 16 | | | 12 | 2 | 11 | | 7 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1522 |
| 22 | Joe Hartmann | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 26 | 40 | 15 | DNQ | 31 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 1396 |
| 23 | Reggie Ruggiero | 23 | 26 | 3 | 26 | | 12 | | | 26 | 22 | | 31 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1379 |
| 24 | Danny Sammons | 33 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 35 | | | 1312 |
| 25 | Bobby Santos III | 32 | 32 | | | 3 | 7 | | | 32 | 35 | | 32 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1* | 1311 |
| 26 | Glenn Tyler | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | 21 | 36 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 41 | 16 | | 27 | 18 | 1272 |
| 27 | Woody Pitkat | | | | | 10 | 14 | | DNQ | 10 | 17 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 1219 |
| 28 | Jake Marosz | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 32 | 21 | DNQ | 29 | 37 | 26 | 42 | 29 | 32 | 22 | DNQ | 1063 |
| 29 | Ron Yuhas Jr. | 22 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 8 | | | | 3 | | | 35 | 14 | | 30 | 1050 |
| 30 | Renee Dupuis | 35 | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | 30 | | | | 16 | 36 | | | | 18 | 26 | 10 | 854 |
| 31 | Rick Fuller | 25 | 29 | | 30 | 23 | 37 | | | | | | | 12 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 846 |
| 32 | Zach Sylvester | 10 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 792 |
| 33 | Anthony Sesely | 30 | 18 | 24 | DNQ | 22 | | | | | 28 | | 38 | | | 21 | 22 | 786 |
| 34 | Jon McKennedy | 8 | DNQ | 26 | 23 | DNQ | | 9 | | | | | | 17 | 33 | | | 745 |
| 35 | Eric Berndt | 37 | | | 14 | 29 | | | | 14 | 11 | | | | 28 | 23 | DNQ | 734 |
| 36 | John Blewett III | 29 | 28 | 2 | 27 | 33 | 10 | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 720 |
| 37 | Doug Coby | | | | | | | | | 4 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 36 | | | 20 | 706 |
| 38 | Tony Ferrante Jr. | 6 | | DNQ | | | | | 25 | | | | | | 9 | | 12 | 561 |
| 39 | Charlie Pasteryak | | | | | | 9 | | | 21 | | | | 13 | | 25 | DNQ | 560 |
| 40 | Rob Summers | 24 | 31 | 17 | DNQ | | 31 | | | | 32 | | | | 31 | | | 544 |
| 41 | Chuck Hossfeld | 2 | 13 | 16 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 543 |
| 42 | Andy Seuss | | | | | | 19 | | | | 9 | 24 | | 8 | | | | 477 |
| 43 | Carl Pasteryak | 7 | 33 | | DNQ | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 32 | | 444 |
| 44 | Jimmy Storace | 15 | 24 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 358 |
| 45 | Jeff Malave | DNQ | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | 28 | | DNQ | | 280 |
| 46 | Mike Christopher | | | | | | 34 | | | | | | | 23 | | DNQ | DNQ | 262 |
| 47 | Nevin George | 13 | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 236 |
| 48 | Gary McDonald | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | 40 | | | DNQ$^1$ | 209 |
| 49 | Howie Brode | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | 200 |
| 50 | Ken Heagy | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | 30 | | | 198 |
| 51 | Ken Bouchard | DNQ | | | | DNQ | 38 | | | | | | | 33 | | | | 196 |
| 52 | Bill Park | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 170 |
| 53 | Justin Bonsignore | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 160 |
| 54 | Dave Etheridge | | DNQ$^1$ | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | 153 |
| 55 | Chris Pasteryak | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | DNQ$^1$ | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 150 |
| 56 | Frank Ruocco | | 30 | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 149 |
| 57 | Alex Hoag | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | 30 | | | | 149 |
| 58 | Roy Seidell Jr. | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | | DNQ$^1$ | 138 |
| 59 | J. R. Bertuccio | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 109 |
| 60 | Dan Jivanelli | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | 103 |
| 61 | Chuck Steuer | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | 94 |
| 62 | Wayne Anderson | | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | 85 |
| 63 | J. J. Yeley | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | | | | 82 |
| 64 | Ken Woolley Jr. | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 79 |
| 65 | Dave Brigati | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 66 | Kenny Horton | | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 |
| 67 | Rich Kuiken Jr. | | | DNQ$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 |
| 68 | Tom Abele Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ$^1$ | 49 |
| | Randy Butner | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Thomas Stinson | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Wesley Swartout | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Earl Baker | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Gene Pack | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Bradley Robbins | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Jason Trinchere | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| | Jay Mize | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | |
| Drivers ineligible for NWMT points, because at the combined event at Martinsville they chose to drive for NWSMT points |||||||||||||||||||
| | L. W. Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | Tim Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | |
| | Brian King | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jay Foley | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | |
| | George Brunnhoelzl III | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | |
| | Jason Myers | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | |
| | Brandon Hire | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | |
| | Junior Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | |
| | Buddy Emory | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | |
| | Burt Myers | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | |
| | Brian Pack | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | |
| | Frank Fleming | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | |
| | Brian Loftin | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | | | | | |
| | Zach Brewer | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | THO | STA | WTO | STA | THO | NHA | TSA | RIV | STA | THO | MFD | MAR | NHA | THO | STA | THO | Points |
* $^1$ – Gary McDonald, Howie Brode, Dave Etheridge, Chris Pasteryak, Roy Seidell Jr., Dave Brigati, Kenny Horton, Rich Kuiken Jr., and Tom Abele Jr. received championship points, despite the fact that the driver did not qualify for the race.