Ballou Atop Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 76
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 25, 2015) – With USAC’s “Kokomo Sprint Smackdown” set to kick off Wednesday with the Sprintweek makeup features, Robert Ballou holds down the top spot in the latest Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings.
With a dozen feature wins to his credit this year, the current USAC National points leader holds a 40-point advantage over Dave Darland in Infinity Shocks Power Rankings.
Ballou and Darland have separated themselves from the rest of the pack with Kevin Thomas, Jr., 196 points off Ballou’s lead pace in third with Jon Stanbrough in fourth. Running his win total to 15 with a half dozen wins in recent weeks, Brady Short has made the move into the top five.
A look at the current top 50 through August 23…
| Rank | Previous | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Robert Ballou | Rocklin, CA | 12 | 663 |
| 2 | 2 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 5 | 623 |
| 3 | 3 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 6 | 467 |
| 4 | 4 | Jon Stanbrough | Avon, IN | 2 | 455 |
| 5 | 6 | Brady Short | Bedford, IN | 15 | 448 |
| 6 | 5 | Chase Stockon | Sullivan, IN | 3 | 390 |
| 7 | 8 | C.J. Leary | Greenfield, IN | 3 | 387 |
| 8 | 7 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 8 | 371 |
| 9 | 10 | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | 7 | 327 |
| 10 | 11 | Shane Cottle | Kokomo, IN | 2 | 321 |
| 11 | 12 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | 4 | 267 |
| 12 | 9 | Chad Boespflug | Hanford, CA | 4 | 258 |
| 13 | 13 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 232 |
| 14 | 14 | Casey Shuman | Tempe, AZ | 5 | 205 |
| 15 | 17 | Tracy Hines | New Castle, IN | 0 | 180 |
| 16 | 28 | Nick Bilbee | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 172 |
| 17 | 19 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 0 | 172 |
| 18 | 16 | Damion Gardner | Concord, CA | 5 | 171 |
| 19 | 15 | Richard Vander Weerd | Visalia, CA | 4 | 171 |
| 20 | 34 | Landon Simon | Tipp City, OH | 3 | 170 |
| 21 | 26 | Max McGhee | Mooresville, IN | 0 | 163 |
| 22 | 18 | Jarett Andretti | Mooresville, IN | 0 | 159 |
| 23 | 29 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, CA | 3 | 149 |
| 24 | 33 | Shawn Westerfeld | Guilford, IN | 1 | 144 |
| 25 | 27 | Joshua Hodges | Tijeras, NM | 4 | 143 |
| 26 | 25 | Aaron Farney | Lafayette, IN | 1 | 135 |
| 27 | 20 | Austin Williams | Yorba Linda, CA | 0 | 135 |
| 28 | 21 | Mike Spencer | Temecula, CA | 0 | 133 |
| 29 | 22 | Matt Mitchell | Yorba Linda, CA | 0 | 124 |
| 30 | 23 | Kyle Cummins | Princeton, IN | 0 | 121 |
| 31 | 35 | Joss Moffatt | Columbus, IN | 2 | 120 |
| 32 | 24 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 3 | 116 |
| 33 | 42 | Brent Beauchamp | Fairland, IN | 2 | 105 |
| 34 | 81 | Dallas Hewitt | Troy, OH | 1 | 103 |
| 35 | 45 | Jordan Kinser | Bedford, IN | 0 | 103 |
| 36 | 30 | Carson Short | Marion, IL | 0 | 100 |
| 37 | 46 | Dickie Gaines | Mitchell, IN | 0 | 97 |
| 38 | 44 | Luke Hall | Ludlow Falls, OH | 4 | 96 |
| 39 | 36 | Jeff Bland, Jr. | Bedford, IN | 0 | 96 |
| 40 | 41 | Mike Miller | Wapakoneta, OH | 0 | 92 |
| 41 | 57 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 88 |
| 42 | 32 | Logan Jarrett | Kokomo, IN | 1 | 88 |
| 43 | 59 | A.J. Hopkins | Brownsburg, IN | 2 | 82 |
| 44 | 31 | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 0 | 82 |
| 45 | 53 | Bub Cummings | Bedford, IN | 1 | 81 |
| 46 | 39 | Kyle Simon | Covington, OH | 0 | 81 |
| 47 | 37 | Mitch Wissmiller | Saybrook, IL | 2 | 80 |
| 48 | 40 | Hunter Schuerenberg | Sikeston, MO | 0 | 79 |
| 49 | 64 | Dustin Smith | Russiaville, IN | 1 | 75 |
| 50 | 50 | Garrett Abrams | Rushville, IN | 0 | 75 |
Features Completed: 157
Number of Different Winners: 59
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 225
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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 2015 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.
