The 2018 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-fourth season of the
Whelen Modified Tour (WMT), a
stock car racing
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tour sanctioned by
NASCAR. It began with the Performance Plus 150 presented by Safety-Kleen at
Myrtle Beach Speedway on 17 March and concluded with the Sunoco World Series 150 at
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on 14 October. Doug Coby entered the season as the defending Drivers' champion. 2018 marked the second season of the unification of the Whelen (Northern) Modified Tour and the
Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
Justin Bonsignore won the championship, 97 points ahead of Chase Dowling.
Drivers
Schedule
On 22 November 2017,
NASCAR announced the 2018 schedule.
Charlotte was dropped from the schedule. The All-Star Shootout did not count towards the championship. The Icebreaker 150, the Thompson 125 and the
Musket 250 were broadcast live on FansChoice.tv. Eleven of the seventeen races in the season were televised on
NBCSN
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on a tape delay basis.
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Results and standings
Races
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1 – There was no qualifying session for the All-Star Shootout. The starting grid was decided with a random draw.
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2 – The qualifying session for the Miller Lite 200 was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was decided by Practice results.
Drivers' championship
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key
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Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by final practice results or Owners' points. * – Most laps led.
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‡ – Non-championship round.
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1 – Calvin Carroll, Walter Sutcliffe Jr., Matt Swanson and Ronnie Williams received championship points, despite the fact that they did not start the race.
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2 – Gary Putnam qualified in the No. 77 for
Ryan Preece.
See also
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2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was the 70th season of NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 47th modern-era Cup series season. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Advance Auto ...
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2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
The 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 37th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. William Byron won the 2017 championship with JR Motorsports, but moved up to the Monster Ene ...
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2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 24th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. Christopher Bell entered as the defending champion, but he did not defend his championship, le ...
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2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
The 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East was the 32nd season of the K&N Pro Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the New Smyrna 175 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 11 and concluded with the Crosley 1 ...
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2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
The 2018 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West was the sixty-fifth season of the K&N Pro Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Bakersfield 175 presented by NAPA Auto Parts at Kern County Raceway Park o ...
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2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series
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2018 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
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2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
References
External links
*{{official website, https://hometracks.nascar.com/regional/whelen-modified-tour/
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