2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

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The 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the 42nd season of the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It started with the New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau 200 at New Smyrna Speedway on February 7 and ended with the World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 11. Austin Beers entered the season as the defending champion. Patrick Emerling won his first series title by taking the green flag in the season finale at Thompson. On November 10, 2025, it was announced that former driver and crew chief Gary Putnam would take over as the series director, replacing Jimmy Wilson, who was promoted to Senior Technical Director of the NASCAR Regional department. During the off season, NASCAR conducted multiple tire tests with American Racer tires in order to gauge the feasibility of switching away from Hoosier Racing Tire, who has been the sole supplier of tires for the series since 1999. The first test was held at Jennerstown Speedway,...

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