Hagen Atop Mid-Season Midget Power Rankings
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 58
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 3, 2015) – Reaching the midway point of the 2015 season, Darren Hagen sits atop the www.midgetmadness.com Mid-Season Midget Power Rankings.
With three triumphs thus far, the Riverside, CA, native holds a 22 point advantage over Christopher Bell, who has picked up five wins despite splitting time between open wheel action and pavement ventures. Bell has topped the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings over each of the last two years.
Tanner Thorson, Bryan Clauson and Spencer Bayston round out the current top five with the balance of the top ten including Rico Abreu, Andrew Felker, Tyler Thomas, Kevin Thomas, Jr., and Jerry Coons, Jr.
A look at the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Mid-Season Power Rankings Top 50 through June 30…
| Rank | Previous | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darren Hagen | Riverside, CA | 3 | 249 |
| 2 | 2 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 5 | 227 |
| 3 | 3 | Tanner Thorson | Minden, NV | 2 | 216 |
| 4 | 4 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 3 | 197 |
| 5 | 5 | Spencer Bayston | Lafayette, IN | 2 | 192 |
| 6 | 6 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 2 | 171 |
| 7 | 8 | Andrew Felker | Carl Junction, MO | 1 | 151 |
| 8 | 7 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 1 | 150 |
| 9 | 9 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 2 | 111 |
| 10 | 10 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 111 |
| 11 | 11 | Zach Daum | Pocahontas, IL | 0 | 91 |
| 12 | 12 | Tracy Hines | New Castle, IN | 0 | 77 |
| 13 | 13 | Austin Brown | Millstadt, IL | 0 | 75 |
| 14 | 14 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 0 | 71 |
| 15 | 15 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 0 | 70 |
| 16 | 16 | Kevin Swindell | Germantown, TN | 0 | 67 |
| 17 | 17 | Kyle Schuett | Urbana, IL | 0 | 63 |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Larson | Elk Grove, CA | 1 | 61 |
| 19 | 19 | Daryn Pittman | Owasso, OK | 0 | 58 |
| 20 | 20 | Andrew Deal | Caney, KS | 0 | 57 |
| 21 | 21 | Brad Loyet | Sunset Hills, MO | 0 | 55 |
| 22 | 31 | Keith Rauch | Denver, CO | 4 | 54 |
| 23 | 29 | Steven Drevicki | Reading, PA | 0 | 51 |
| 24 | 22 | Alex Bright | Collegeville, PA | 0 | 51 |
| 25 | 23 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 0 | 51 |
| 26 | 24 | Danny Stratton | Riverside, CA | 1 | 49 |
| 27 | 25 | Damion Gardner | Concord, CA | 0 | 49 |
| 28 | 26 | Chett Gehrke | Broken Arrow, OK | 1 | 48 |
| 29 | 27 | Frankie Guerrini | San Rafael, CA | 2 | 47 |
| 30 | 28 | Brian Gard | Kelseyville, CA | 1 | 44 |
| 31 | 30 | Jake Neuman | New Berlin, IL | 0 | 44 |
| 32 | 52 | P.J. Gargiulo | Morton, PA | 1 | 42 |
| 33 | 32 | Ronnie Gardner | Norco, CA | 1 | 42 |
| 34 | 33 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 0 | 42 |
| 35 | 34 | Davey Ray | Davenport, IA | 0 | 39 |
| 36 | 46 | Nick Wean | Philipsburg, NJ | 0 | 37 |
| 37 | 35 | Chad Nichols | San Carlos, CA | 3 | 36 |
| 38 | 36 | Matt Sherrell | Owasso, OK | 1 | 36 |
| 39 | 37 | Nick Chivello | Manteca, CA | 0 | 36 |
| 40 | 73 | Anton Hernandez | Arlington, TX | 0 | 36 |
| 41 | 38 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 0 | 36 |
| 42 | 39 | Colten Cottle | Kansas, IL | 0 | 36 |
| 43 | 40 | Tim Buckwalter | Pottstown, PA | 2 | 35 |
| 44 | 41 | Scott Pierovich | Alamo, CA | 0 | 35 |
| 45 | 42 | Tucker Klaasmeyer | Paola, KS | 0 | 35 |
| 46 | 43 | Gage Walker | Indianapolis, IN | 0 | 35 |
| 47 | 44 | J.J. Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | 0 | 35 |
| 48 | 45 | Justin Peck | Monrovia, IN | 0 | 34 |
| 49 | 47 | Andy Malpocker | St. Charles, MO | 0 | 32 |
| 50 | 48 | Jonathan Beason | Broken Arrow, OK | 0 | 32 |
Features Completed: 50
Number of Different Winners: 30
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 190
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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.
