The 2015

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Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-first season of the

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(WMT). It began with the Icebreaker 150 at

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on April 12 and concluded at the same venue with the Sunoco World Series 150 on October 18. Defending champion Doug Coby won his third series title, and as a result, became the first driver since Tony Hirschman Jr. to win successive Whelen Modified Tour championships. Coby was the season's most prolific winner – with seven victories – including the final three races which allowed him to overhaul

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in the standings, with Coby ultimately prevailing by eleven points after entering the final race tied on points with Preece. Preece was a four-time race winner, and finished all but one race inside the top-ten placings. Just like Preece, Woody Pitkat recorded fourteen top-ten finishes out of fifteen starts – winning at

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along with the non-championship Shootout at

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– as he finished third in points, two down on Preece and thirteen behind Coby. The only other drivers to win races during the season were

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at New Hampshire and

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, who swept both races at his local track,

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Drivers

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Schedule

The Whelen All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. 10 races from the 2015 season were televised on

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, on a tape-delay basis. ;Notes:

Results and standings

Races

;Notes: *¹ – There was no qualifying session for the Whelen All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw.

Drivers' championship

(

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) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ;Notes: *^‡ – Non-championship round. *¹ – Wade Cole, Melissa Fifield, Jeff Goodale, Paul Hartwig Jr., Gary McDonald, Anthony Nocella, George Perreault, Dave Sapienza, and Danny Watts Jr. received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race. *² – Cole Powell received championship points, despite the fact that he did not start the race. *³ – Scored points towards the

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. *⁴ – Chuck Steuer, Frank Vigliarolo Jr. and Danny Watts Jr. received championship points, despite the fact that they did not qualify for the race.

References