Charles Davis, Jr., Charges to the Top of 2018 Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 26, 2018) – The top spot in the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings stayed in the state of Arizona once again in 2018 with Buckeye’s Charles Davis, Jr., earning top honors for the year.
While “Chargin’” Charles has never finished lower than third in the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings, this is the first time that he has captured the number one ranking for the year.
Davis, Jr., earned the top spot this year on the strength of nine feature wins that propelled him to the USAC Southwest Sprint Car championship.
Davis, Jr., earned the top ranking by 86 points over fellow USAC Southwest shoe Tye Mihocko, who posted his top ranking thus far. After topping the Beaver Stripes Power Rankings over each of the past five years, R.J. Johnson slipped to third as he focused on the 410-ci ranks this year.
USAC West Coast Sprint Car champion Austin Liggett of Tracy, CA, finished fourth in Beaver Stripes Power Rankings for the second year in a row with Tristan Guardino rounding out the top five. The balance of the top ten included Caleb Saiz, Ryan Timmons, Rob Lindsey, Mike Martin and Ryan Bernal.
Davis, Jr., Johnson and Martin have finished among the top ten in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings over each of the past six years while Mihocko, Guardino, Saiz, Timmons and Lindsey each cracked the top ten for the first time.
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The Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s and www.midgetmadness.com Midgets.
A look at this year’s Top 50 in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Win | Points | 2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank | 2013 Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Davis, Jr. | Buckeye, AZ | 9 | 238 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Tye Mihocko | Peoria, AZ | 2 | 152 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 12 | 66 | |||
| 3 | R.J. Johnson | Phoenix, AZ | 4 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Austin Liggett | Tracy, CA | 2 | 140 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Tristan Guardino | Fremont, CA | 2 | 133 | 14 | 23 | 19 | NR | NR | |||
| 6 | Caleb Saiz | Albuquerque, NM | 3 | 130 | 20 | 112 | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 7 | Ryan Timmons | Pleasant Hill, CA | 2 | 129 | 46 | 65 | 161 | NR | NR | |||
| 8 | Rob Lindsey | Sherwood, OR | 4 | 128 | 18 | 16 | 129 | NR | 24 | |||
| 9 | Mike Martin | Yuma, AZ | 1 | 124 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 10 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 3 | 113 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 11 | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 113 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 27 | NR | |||
| 12 | Shon Deskins | Waddell, AZ | 3 | 112 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Dennis Gile | Phoenix, AZ | 3 | 107 | 49 | 6 | 104 | NR | NR | |||
| 14 | Tim Alberding | Salem, OR | 2 | 96 | 41 | 39 | 32 | NR | 110 | |||
| 15 | Steven Drevicki | Reading, PA | 2 | 96 | 81 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 16 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 1 | 78 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 32 | |||
| 17 | Danny Faria, Jr. | Tipton, CA | 1 | 73 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 6 | |||
| 18 | Don Grable | El Paso, TX | 0 | 73 | 124 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 19 | Stevie Sussex | Tempe, AZ | 0 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | |||
| 20 | Lindsay Barney | Eagle Creek, OR | 2 | 70 | 29 | 49 | 144 | NR | NR | |||
| 21 | Joey Biasi | New Ringgold, PA | 1 | 69 | 101 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 22 | Eddie Strada | Lake Ariel. PA | 1 | 67 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 23 | Ryan Godown | Ringoes, NJ | 1 | 64 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 24 | Richard Vander Weerd | Visalia, CA | 2 | 63 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | |||
| 25 | Michael Fanelli | Rio Rancho, NM | 0 | 57 | 22 | 36 | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 26 | Chandler Leiby | Carlisle, PA | 0 | 56 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 27 | Chris Bonneau | Phoenix, AZ | 0 | 55 | 16 | 54 | 28 | 72 | 30 | |||
| 28 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 0 | 55 | 36 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 29 | Brody Roa | Buena Park, CA | 3 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 51 | |||
| 30 | Kyle Smith | Moorpark, CA | 2 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 44 | |||
| 31 | Colton Hardy | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 51 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 32 | Lance Hallmark | McMinnville, OR | 0 | 50 | 50 | 47 | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 33 | Trent Carter | Terra Bella, CA | 0 | 50 | 67 | 111 | 177 | NR | NR | |||
| 34 | Ricky Ashley | Thurston, OR | 0 | 48 | 86 | 217 | 85 | NR | NR | |||
| 35 | Colt Treharn | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | 45 | 143 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 36 | Steve Hix | Ventura, CA | 0 | 45 | 111 | NR | NR | 132 | 99 | |||
| 37 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 1 | 43 | 35 | NR | 45 | 34 | 48 | |||
| 38 | Jace Vander Weerd | Visalia, CA | 0 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 19 | |||
| 39 | Michael Curtis | Cottonwood, AZ | 0 | 42 | 24 | 79 | 152 | 68 | 100 | |||
| 40 | Josh Pelkey | Peoria, AZ | 0 | 42 | 149 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 41 | Shannon McQueen | Tehachapi, CA | 0 | 41 | 96 | 174 | 105 | NR | NR | |||
| 42 | Mark Bitner | Trenton, NJ | 1 | 40 | 123 | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 43 | Andrew Reinbold | Chandler, AZ | 0 | 38 | 59 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 13 | |||
| 44 | Mark Herz | Sandy, OR | 0 | 38 | 209 | NR | NR | 131 | 74 | |||
| 45-tie | Jason Grady | Flora Vista, NM | 1 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 157 | 108 | 87 | |||
| 45-tie | Josh Grady | Flora Vista, NM | 1 | 37 | 53 | 42 | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 47 | Troy Rutherford | Ojai, CA | 1 | 37 | 69 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||
| 48 | Koen Shaw | Fresno, CA | 0 | 37 | 192 | 178 | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 49 | Bill Waltman | Los Lunas, NM | 0 | 34 | 140 | 152 | NR | NR | NR | |||
| 50 | Colby Copeland | Roseville, CA | 0 | 33 | 72 | NR | 51 | 26 | 33 |
Features Completed: 86
Number of Different Winners: 46
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 187
Past Top Tens in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings:
2017 – 1. R.J. Johnson (13) 406, 2. Shon Deskins (8) 309, 3. Charles Davis, Jr. (7) 302, 4. Austin Liggett (10) 256, 5. Jake Swanson (2) 195, 6. Stevie Sussex (3) 175, 7. Ryan Bernal (6) 173, 8. Brady Bacon (2) 140, 9. Mike Martin 137, 10. Danny Faria, Jr. (1) 132.
2016 – 1. R.J. Johnson (12) 453, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (1) 298, 3. Stevie Sussex (6) 207, 4. Brody Roa (3) 172, 5. Matt Rossi 168, 6. Dennis Gile 145, 7. Josh Hodges (3) 144, 8. Mike Martin 144, 9. D.J. Johnson (3) 134, 10. Jace Vander Weerd (2) 129.
2015 – 1. R.J. Johnson (10) 377, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (3) 317, 3. Ryan Bernal (7) 231, 4. Danny Faria, Jr. (3) 199, 5. Mike Martin (3) 198, 6. Stevie Sussex (3) 196, 7. Brady Bacon (1) 178, 8. Matt Rossi (1) 170, 9. Josh Pelkey 145, 10. Brody Roa (3) 142.
2014 – 1. R.J. Johnson (11) 480, 2. Josh Pelkey (4) 366, 3. Charles Davis, Jr. (4) 361, 4. Ryan Bernal (12) 329, 5. Matt Rossi (1) 251, 6. Shon Deskins (1) 226, 7. Mike Martin (1) 212, 8. Brady Bacon (2) 160, 9. Richard Vander Weerd (1) 158, 10. Matt Mitchell (1) 150.
2013 – 1. R.J. Johnson (11) 387, 2. Charles Davis, Jr. (6) 260, 3. Richard Vander Weerd (7) 280, 4. Josh Pelkey (3) 236, 5. Ryan Bernal (5) 191, 6. Danny Faria, Jr. (4) 184, 7. Mike Martin (1) 184, 8. Bud Kaeding 166, 9. Shon Deskins 143, 10. Bryan Clauson (6) 138.
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.
(Ben Thrasher photo)
