The 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-third season of the Whelen Modified Tour (WMT), a

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tour sanctioned by

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. It began with the Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen at

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on March 18 and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 15. Doug Coby entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. 2017 marked the first season of the unification of the Whelen (Northern) Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Doug Coby won the championship, six points in front of Timmy Solomito.

Drivers

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Schedule

The All-Star Shootout and the Southern Slam 150 did not count towards the championship. The Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen, the Icebreaker 150, City of Hampton 150 and the Thompson 125 were shown live on FansChoice.tv. Eleven of the eighteen races in the 2017 season were televised on

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on a tape delay basis. ;Notes: *The race at the

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was originally scheduled for 22 July, but was removed from the schedule by NASCAR on 6 April following the track owner's arrest a week earlier.

Results and Standings

Races

;Notes: *¹ – There was no qualifying session for the Whelen Modified All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw. *² – The qualifying session for the Eastern Propane & Oil 100 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.

Drivers' championship

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) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led. ;Notes: *^‡ – Non-championship round. *¹ – Jeremy Gerstner received championship points, despite the fact that he withdrew prior to the race. *^† – Ted Christopher died in a plane crash near the North Branford and Guilford, Connecticut town line while en routing to Riverhead Raceway.

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