DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —NASCAR has named Chad Little NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour director. Little, a former NASCAR driver, has been an official with NASCAR since 2005, most recently as advisor to the NASCAR Mexico Series.
Former tour director Ed Cox will handle special projects with NASCAR's competition division.
“The 2008 season is very important,” Little said. “Not only is NASCAR celebrating its 60th anniversary, but the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is commemorating its history of 60 years of champions. As rich as the history is, the future of the tour is just as bright.” 
At the 2007 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour banquet, series sponsor Whelen Engineering announced it was extending its entitlement sponsorship through 2016. 
In addition, Jason Cunningham assumed the duties as the full-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour media coordinator beginning in January. Cunningham joins NASCAR from Ohio University, where he was an assistant sports information director for three and a half years. 
Little got his start racing NASCAR-sanctioned short tracks in the northwest and was the NASCAR Camping World Series West champion in 1987. He went on to make more than 200 starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He will continue to serve in his advisory role to the NASCAR Mexico Series.