By: Ashley McCubbin
Although Jon McKennedy won the 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship, there are other numbers to review from the season that was.
1 win for Mike Christopher Jr. at Jennerstown
1 drivers has an average starting spot of fifth or better
2.7 was the best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Matt Hirschman, across seven races
3 of Jake Jackson won a pair of poles
3 drivers had an average finishing spot of fifth or better
3.7 was the best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Hirschman, across seven races
4 wins for Justin Bonsignore led all drivers
4 poles for Bonsignore led all drivers
4.8 was the second-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Christopher Jr., across four races
5 drivers led 229 laps or more – Doug Coby, Hirschman, Bosignore, Ron Silk, and Jon McKennedy
5th was the third-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Corey LaJoie, across two races
5.2 was the best average starting spot of a driver to run all the races, set by Bonsignore
5.5 was the third-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Ronnie Williams, across six races
5.8 was the fourth-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Coby, across 12 races
6 or more top-five’s were scored by Silk, Bonsignore, McKennedy, Hirschman and Coby
6 was the fifth-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Jimmy Blewett, across five races
6 was the fourth-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Kyle Sopher (four races) and John Baker (one race)
6 points separated McKennedy and Silk at season’s end
6.3 was the second-best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Silk
7 of Coby won three races
7 of Blewett won at Wall Stadium
7.2 was the fifth-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Coby, across 12 races
7.2 was the best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by McKennedy
7.3 was the second-best average finishing spot of drivers to run all races, set by Silk
7.6 was the third-best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Eric Goodale
8 top-five’s for Silk led all drivers
9 drivers won a pole
11 drivers won a feature
11 or more top-10’s were scored by McKennedy, Silk, Goodale, Bonsignore, and Coby
13 top-10’s for McKennedy led all drivers
14 drivers had an average finishing spot of 10th or better
15 of Soper won at Riverhead
15 drivers had an average starting spot of 10th or better
16 races were ran throughout the season
16 of Silk won a pair of poles
17th of August saw Blewett win a pole at Thompson
27th of August saw Coby win a pole
28 drivers scored a top-five finish
32 of Tyler Rypkema won a pole
38 drivers scored a top-10 finish
49 points separated the top-five at season’s end
50 of Williams won a pole
53 of LaJoie won at Martinsville
58 of Goodale won at Thompson
60 of Hirschman won at New Smyrna
60 of Hirschman won three poles
66 of Timmy Solomito won a pole
67 drivers ran at least one race
79 of McKennedy won at Claremont
82 of Craig Lutz won at Thompson
92 of Anthony Nocella won at New Hampshire
573 was the most laps led by a driver, set by Coby
2700 or more laps were completed by Goodale, Austin Beers, McKennedy, and Tommy Catalano
2746 was the most laps completed by a driver, set by Goodale
Categories: NASCAR Roots, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour