305 Thursday – Paul Weaver Holds Power Rankings Lead

305 Thursday – Paul Weaver Holds Power Rankings Lead

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume IV, No. 26

Lonnie Wheatley, LINCOLN, Neb. (June 23, 2016) – Closing in on the season’s midpoint, it is still Ohio rep Paul Weaver atop the 305 Sprint Car Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park.

The Fremont racer that finished 15th in last year’s 305 Power Rankings has picked off four feature wins thus far in 2016 to open up a 39 point advantage over Texas shoe Jeff Day, who has four wins as well.

While Weaver has that cushion for the lead, the balance of the top ten are separated by no more than 27 points with the Nebraska duo of Tyler Drueke and Clint Benson along with Kansas gunslinger Luke Cranston rounding out the current top five.

Others among the current top ten include Chad Wilson, Bobby Clark (last year’s top finisher in 305 Power Rankings), Andy Shouse, Michelle Melton and Nate Dussel.

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(Photo courtesy of Nickelson Racing Photos)

305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park (Top 40 – Through June 19):

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Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

  1. Paul Weaver, Fremont OH (4) 206
  2. Jeff Day, Greenville TX (4) 167 (+6)
  3. Tyler Drueke, Eagle NE (4) 165 (+4)
  4. Clint Benson, Papillion NE (3) 163 (-1)
  5. Luke Cranston, Ness City KS (3) 162 (-1)
  6. Chad Wilson, N. Richland Hills TX (7) 158 (+11)
  7. Bobby Clark, Fremont OH (2) 150 (-1)
  8. Andy Shouse, Oklahoma City OK (3) 147 (+4)
  9. Michelle Melton, Flower Mound TX (2) 147 (-4)
  10. Nate Dussel, Toledo OH (2) 140 (-8)
  11. Jason Martin, Liberal KS (2) 135
  12. Steve Rando, Lindsey OH 134 (-2)
  13. Jamie Miller, Fostoria OH (1) 127 (+6)
  14. John Carney II, El Paso TX (5) 125 (+1)
  15. Michael Day, Greenville TX (1) 125 (+6)
  16. Logan Scherb, Decatur TX (1) 121 (+1)
  17. Zach Newlin, Millerstown PA 118 (+4)
  18. Justin Melton, Flower Mound TX (1) 116 (-8)
  19. Kyle Capodice, Sandusky OH (1) 115 (+7)
  20. Eddie Gallagher, Olive Branch MS (6) 113 (+10)
  21. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana TX 113 (-7)
  22. Jake Martens, Fairview OK (3) 110 (-9)
  23. Trevor Grossenbacher, Holland NE (1) 105
  24. Kyle Jones, Kennedale TX (2) 102 (-2)
  25. John Ivy, Fremont OH (1) 102 (-7)
  26. Zach Blurton, Great Bend KS (1) 96 (+2)
  27. Adam Gullion, Lincoln NE (3) 94 (+22)
  28. Robert Vetter, Wolfe City TX (2) 93 (-3)
  29. Taylor Velasquez, Turpin OK (2) 93 (+3)
  30. Nathan Gramley, Lewistown PA (3) 92 (+3)
  31. Joe Wood, Jr., Oklahoma City OK (1) 92 (+4)
  32. Eddie Strada, Lake Ariel PA (2) 90 (+26)
  33. Scott Lutz, Fredericksburg PA (1) 89 (+24)
  34. Ken Duke, Selinsgrove PA (1) 88 (+10)
  35. Dustin Dinan, Port Clinton OH 88 (-4)
  36. Jason Keckler, Fremont OH (2) 87 (-12)
  37. Raven Culp, Mesquite TX (1) 86 (+17)
  38. Cody Howard, Byhalia MS (1) 86 (+12)
  39. Kevin Nagy, East Brunswick NJ (1) 86 (+13)
  40. Brian Krummel, Middletown NY (1) 84 (+19)
  41. Ricky Peterson, Rawson OH 83
  42. Dustin Woods, Forney TX (2) 81 (-15)
  43. Christian Bowman, Des Moines IA (2) 80 (-7)
  44. George White, Fort Worth TX (2) 79 (-4)
  45. Steven Richardson, Liberal KS (1) 79 (-16)
  46. Ty Williams, Arcadia OK (1) 79 (-4)
  47. Kyle Smith, South Egremont MA (2) 78 (+16)
  48. Blake Robertson, Visalia CA (5) 77 (+43)
  49. John Ricketts, Burleson TX (2) 77 (-11)
  50. Scott Goodrich, Middletown NY (1) 77 (+1)

 

Features Completed: 243

Number of Different Winners: 154

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 509

The state-of-the-art Dodge City Raceway Park in southwest Kansas is the presenting sponsor of the 305 Sprint Car Power Rankings. Dodge City Raceway Park hosts a variety of racing events over the course of the season including NCRA Sprint Cars, DCRP Sprint Cars, USAC Southwest Sprint Cars and URSS. Check www.dodgecityraceway.com for the full schedule and more information.

 

A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, the Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2016 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

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