NASCAR Modified champions to win Cup Series races
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After winning the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, RFK Racing driver Ryan Preece became the sixth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion to find Victory Lane in the Cup Series. See the full list of NASCAR Modified champions who also made a name for themselves at the premier level of stock car racing.
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Frankie Schneider
Modified Tour champion: 1952
Site of first Cup win: April 25, 1958, at Old Dominion Speedway
Total career Cup wins: 1
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Ryan Preece
Modified Tour champion: 2013
Site of first Cup win: Aug. 29. 2026, at Daytona International Speedway
Total career Cup wins: 1
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Red Byron
Modified Tour champion: 1948
Site of first Cup win: July 10, 1949, at Daytona Beach and Road Course
Total career Cup wins: 2
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Jimmy Spencer
Modified Tour champion: 1986, 1987
Site of first Cup win: July 2, 1994, at Daytona International Speedway
Total career Cup wins: 2
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Fonty Flock
Modified Tour champion: 1949
Site of first Cup win: Sept. 17, 1950, at Langhorne Speedway
Total career Cup wins: 19
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Bobby Allison
Modified Tour champion: 1964, 1965
Site of first Cup win: July 12, 1966, at Oxford Plains Speedway
Total career Cup wins: 85