NASCAR Roots

BY THE NUMBERS: 2022 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Season

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.

win for Mike Christopher Jr. at Jennerstown

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

of Jake Jackson won a pair of poles

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

wins for Justin Bonsignore led all drivers

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

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

or more top-five’s were scored by Silk, Bonsignore, McKennedy, Hirschman and Coby

was the fifth-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Jimmy Blewett, across five races

was the fourth-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Kyle Sopher (four races) and John Baker (one race)

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

of Coby won three races

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

top-five’s for Silk led all drivers

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

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