Grant & RJ Johnson Still Showing the Way in Non-Wing Power Rankings
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume V, No. 19
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 23, 2017) – With spring showers eventually succumbing to summer time temps, Justin Grant and R.J. Johnson have both started out the season in red-hot fashion with each leading the way in the Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings.
Grant has extended his edge in the Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings while R.J. Johnson leads the way as he vies for the top ranking in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings for the fifth year in a row.
Momentum Racing Suspension Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings
California native Justin Grant has continued his strong start to the 2017 season, pushing his Non-Wing 410 win total to seven to open his advantage in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings into triple digits.
Adding his seventh win in USAC action on the opening night of Eldora’s #LetsRaceTwo event, Grant holds the top spot by 104 points over Chris Windom. Windom has moved past Chad Boespflug for second, holding the spot by 22 points going into Wednesday night’s Hulman Classic at Terre Haute.
Finishing atop the 2016 Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings, Kevin Thomas, Jr., has climbed to fourth behind the lead trio with Thomas Meseraull rounding out the current top five.
The balance of the current top ten includes Shane Cottle, Jarett Andretti, Chase Stockon, Brady Bacon and Damion Gardner.
Among those breaking into the Top 25 are Tyler Courtney (15th), Mike Spencer (21st), Tyler Thomas (23rd) and Carson Short (25th).
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The current top 25 in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings through May 21…
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | 7 | 255 | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 3 | 151 | 3 |
| 3 | Chad Boespflug | Hanford, CA | 1 | 129 | 2 |
| 4 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 1 | 104 | 7 |
| 5 | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | 1 | 94 | 4 |
| 6 | Shane Cottle | Kokomo, IN | 0 | 87 | 6 |
| 7 | Jarett Andretti | Mooresville, IN | 0 | 86 | 5 |
| 8 | Chase Stockon | Sullivan, IN | 0 | 84 | 8 |
| 9 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 0 | 79 | 11 |
| 10 | Damion Gardner | Concord, CA | 2 | 74 | 9 |
| 11 | Brady Short | Bedford, IN | 0 | 63 | 12 |
| 12 | Brody Roa | Buena Park, CA | 0 | 58 | 14 |
| 13 | Landon Simon | Tipp City, OH | 1 | 57 | 10 |
| 14 | Jon Stanbrough | Avon, IN | 0 | 53 | 15 |
| 15 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 0 | 52 | 36 |
| 16 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, CA | 2 | 50 | 17 |
| 17 | Max McGhee | Mooresville, IN | 0 | 49 | 22 |
| 18 | Dallas Hewitt | Troy, OH | 0 | 48 | 23 |
| 19 | Michael Fischesser | Cincinnati, OH | 0 | 46 | 13 |
| 20 | Brent Beauchamp | Fairland, IN | 0 | 46 | 21 |
| 21 | Mike Spencer | Temecula, CA | 1 | 42 | 33 |
| 22 | Justin Owen | Harrison, OH | 1 | 40 | 16 |
| 23 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 1 | 40 | 43 |
| 24 | C.J. Leary | Greenfield, IN | 0 | 40 | 24 |
| 25 | Carson Short | Marion, IL | 1 | 39 | 27 |
Features Completed: 37
Number of Different Winners: 25
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 109
Past Top Tens in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings:
2016 – 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (13) 782, 2. Brady Bacon (3) 742, 3. Chris Windom (5) 661, 4. Thomas Meseraull (8) 658, 5. Dave Darland (2) 632, 6. Chad Boespflug (6) 555, 7. Robert Ballou (4) 503, 8. Chase Stockon (3) 497, 9. Shane Cottle (4) 451, 10. C.J. Leary (3) 446.
2015 – 1. Robert Ballou (18) 959, 2. Dave Darland (6) 895, 3. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (6) 649, 4. Chase Stockon (5) 607, 5. Brady Bacon (9) 601, 6. Jon Stanbrough (2) 577, 7. Brady Short (16) 561, 8. C.J. Leary (4) 517, 9. Thomas Meseraull (9) 466, 10. Shane Cottle (5) 419.
2014 – 1. Robert Ballou (11) 822, 2. Dave Darland (11) 750, 3. Jon Stanbrough (8) 705, 4. Bryan Clauson (9) 671, 5. Justin Grant (8) 625, 6. Brady Short (12) 605, 7. Chase Stockon (4) 532, 8. Brady Bacon (4) 477, 9. Chad Boespflug (7) 438, 10. Shane Cottle (3) 410.
2013 – 1. Dave Darland (9) 631, 2. Bryan Clauson (11) 627, 3. Brady Short (10) 531, 4. Jon Stanbrough (3) 509, 5. Chase Stockon (3) 507, 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (10) 496, 7. Robert Ballou (5) 474, 8. Chris Windom (6) 414, 9. Chad Boespflug (6) 390, 10. Brady Bacon (2) 389.
Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings
Vying for the top spot in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings for a fifth consecutive year, Phoenix’ R.J. Johnson maintains the top spot by just 29 points over Ryan Bernal.
With Johnson running his win total to seven, Bernal added his fourth win this past weekend in USAC West Coast action at Tulare to keep Johnson within striking distance.
Just two more points back, Shon Deskins has jumped to third after topping two of the last three NMMRA events with Austin Liggett and Stevie Sussex rounding out the current top five.
The balance of the current top ten includes Charles Davis, Jr., Jake Swanson, Danny Faria, Jr., and VanderWeerd twins Jace and Richard.
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The current top 25 in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings through May 21…
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.J. Johnson | Phoenix, AZ | 7 | 151 | 1 |
| 2 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 4 | 122 | 2 |
| 3 | Shon Deskins | Waddell, AZ | 2 | 120 | 6 |
| 4 | Austin Liggett | Tracy, CA | 4 | 110 | 4 |
| 5 | Stevie Sussex | Tempe, AZ | 2 | 105 | 5 |
| 6 | Charles Davis, Jr. | Buckeye, AZ | 1 | 104 | 3 |
| 7 | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 73 | 8 |
| 8 | Danny Faria, Jr. | Tipton, CA | 1 | 72 | 9 |
| 9 | Jace Vander Weerd | Visalia, CA | 0 | 71 | 7 |
| 10 | Richard Vander Weerd | Visalia, CA | 0 | 56 | 11 |
| 11 | Jason Grady | Flora Vista, NM | 2 | 50 | 29 |
| 12 | Geoff Ensign | Sebastopol, CA | 0 | 45 | 10 |
| 13 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 0 | 39 | 12 |
| 14 | Landon Cling | Tempe, AZ | 0 | 38 | 13 |
| 15 | Cody Majors | Simi Valley, CA | 0 | 38 | 14 |
| 16 | Kyle Hirst | Loomis, CA | 1 | 37 | 26 |
| 17 | Mike Martin | Yuma, AZ | 0 | 37 | 15 |
| 18 | Josh Grady | Farmington, NM | 0 | 35 | 83 |
| 19 | J.R. Bonesteel | Albuquerque, NM | 0 | 34 | 41 |
| 20 | Joe Stornetta, Jr. | Napa, CA | 0 | 34 | 16 |
| 21 | Nick Aiuto | Camp Verde, AZ | 0 | 33 | 17 |
| 22 | Klint Simpson | Melbourne, AUS | 4 | 31 | 19 |
| 23 | Terry Schank, Jr. | Santa Rosa, CA | 4 | 29 | 27 |
| 24 | Chris Bonneau | Phoenix, AZ | 0 | 27 | 18 |
| 25 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 1 | 25 | 20 |
Features Completed: 36
Number of Different Winners: 60
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 130
Past Top Tens in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings:
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 Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings and Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s, www.midgetmadness.com Midgets and 305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park.
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 2017 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.
