Ten races down, six events remaining and the chase for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour driver championship remains hotly contested heading into Wednesday’s event at Thompson Speedway.
Ron Silk currently leads the Whelen Modified Tour standings by four points over second place Jon McKennedy. Eric Goodale (21 points off the lead), Justin Bonsignore (28 points off the lead), Tommy Catalano (34 points off the lead), Austin Beers (37 points off the lead) and Kyle Bonsignore (40 points off the lead) remain in the hunt for the title.
So who do you think will be the 2022 Whelen Modified Tour driver champion? Vote below.
Pre-Season pick : Jon McKennedy – New Team – Hitting stride at the right time
Thompson owes him a couple – The High Banks and fast speeds are Jon’s Strong
Suit… Got the all Important first Win with new team stay Hot and take the Championship.
I will stick with my pick… # 79 gets it done…
First win with the new team was the SBM X last year at Star but fine. First NWMT win with the 79.
I’m shocked. Only a handful of points separating the top two but this poll clearly shows Silk the strong favorite. Silk my pick going away and that is not happening. Friday the 16 team spent more energy coming in behind Hirschman yet again at Claremont so one wonders what is their game plan.
Wait for it. Gotta mention it you know it’s coming. The heck with the drivers championship this is the year of the 7ny and only the emphasis on driver dampening what they have accomplished. Not to worry I’ll remind you.
The 51 has to be a favorite. Or would that be the 7ny? History doesn’t show McKennedy’s experience with high speed in the Supers translates to Thompson nor does Silk’s for that matter.
So who will win in the return to Thompson? No clue!
Phoenix Communications 150 Pick 6
Forum Pick 6 Rules
First Place………0 points
Second Place….2 points
Third Place……..3 points
Fourth through the final finisher assigned points equal to their finishing position.
“Mulligan”-Worst finish (aka highest score) dropped from scoring leaving your 5 best counting toward your final score.
Any car that doesn’t show, has an equipment failure or otherwise doesn’t make the feature to be assigned a score equal to the number of feature starters plus one and can be dropped via the mulligan.
Lowest point total wins.
Tie breaker- All six picks scored.
Entry list via Nascar web cite
01 Melissa Fifield
3 Donny Lia
07 Patrick Emerling
7 Jimmy Blewett
10 Doug Coby
15 Kyle Soper
16 Ron Silk
18 Ken Heagy
22 Kyle Bonsignore
24 Andrew Krause
26 Gary McDonald
29 Spencer Davis
32 Tyler Rypkema
34 JB Fortin
36 David Sapienza
44 Bobby Santos III
50 Ronnie Williams
51 Justin Bonsignore
54 Tommy Catalano
58 Eric Goodale
64 Austin Beers
66 Timmy Solomito
78 Walter Sutcliffe Jr.
79 Jon McKennedy
82 Craig Lutz
170 Dylan Slepian
Doug, when are you putting the pick’s up for Thompson and what thread will they be under?
79, 7ny, 44, 16, 10, 51
51, 79, 16, 10, 7ny, 22
07 51 58 16 82 24
Blasphemous, all of you.
Not a single pick for the 3?????
What the hell is wrong with you cretins????
Ok dareal, the 3 is one pick for you, and I’m sure jbon would be another. 4 more and you’re in!!
Goodfella , Blasphemy , I know but if Santos was in OLD BLUE #3 he would be in my Top #3 , Lia is the only driver not performing well. Jake Johnson or. Preece same deal Top 3 . Doug likes to push my BUTTONS on Mckennedy but it’s ok … IF u have been paying ATTENTION ?? He had the Thompson 300 in the bag …. Until Rocco spun himself out in turns 3 & 4 >>>> Had another Tour Race in the bag .. Until the 7NY ran out of Fuel !!!!!! that would have been Two Wins in a Row after Winning down South in the First Tour Race… Hello ?? He also had another slip away in the PITS after totally Dominating the Feature !! Oh yeah How many SUPER MODIFED Wins in a row ??? LIKE 8 0r 9 ??? 2 or 3 on the HIGH BANKS. !!!! Like I said first TOUR WIN with the NEW TEAM is HUGE… Ok so if anyone has been WATCHING on TV … Have they not Showed McKennedy WAY OUT FRONT ??????? Yeah so He DOES BENEFIT WITH THE HIGH SPEEDS like Bently Warren and Nocella do Also !! Thanks Doug for getting my keyboard a Workout …OH yes # 79 to Win at Thompson !!
44, 51, 50, 10, 7NY, 3
I’ll check the Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda stats on Racing Reference sounds like McKennedy must be leading those standings for sure. Oh that’s right they don’t keep those records.
My top tier of active modified drivers remains at Hirschman, Preece, Silk, Santos, J Bonsignor and Coby. McKennedy in the second tier somewhere between 7 and 15. Perhaps a championship this year could move him up a bit in the second tier but I’m confident my first tier is pretty bullet proof at least as on now.
Only 4 points separate Silk and McKennedy for the NWMT championship yet over twice the respondents pick Silk over McKennedy to win it in this poll. Hmmm, interesting.
The real overall champion this year will likely be TBR and it won’t even be close.
51, 44, 15, 07, 3, 79
I remember Mr. Lia and TC battling it out in this particular race about 13 years ago. It was a great, hotly contested race between the 4 and the 36. Ironically 4 + 36 = 40 and I was drinking 40 ouncers with an old boyfriend (don’t ask!) in the turn 4 grandstand that night. 🍺Memories!🍺