Hagen Holds on to Midget Power Rankings Lead
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 74
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (August 24, 2015) – Darren Hagen continues to hold down the number one ranking in the latest release of the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings.
The Riverside, CA, has a handful of wins among his 21 top-five finishes to hold a 53-point advantage over Christopher Bell for the top spot. Bell has topped the Midget Power Rankings over each of the past two years.
Bell is just four points ahead of Tanner Thorson for second with Spencer Bayston in fourth and Rico Abreu jumping a pair of positions to fifth after topping both USAC events in Pennsylvania last week
Several drivers have made the leap into the 25 including Cody Brewer, Matt Sherrell, Justin Peck, Brian Gard and Michael Faccinto
A look at the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings Top 50 through August 23…
| Rank | Previous | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darren Hagen | Riverside, CA | 5 | 413 |
| 2 | 2 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 6 | 360 |
| 3 | 3 | Tanner Thorson | Minden, NV | 3 | 356 |
| 4 | 4 | Spencer Bayston | Lafayette, IN | 3 | 352 |
| 5 | 7 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 6 | 328 |
| 6 | 5 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 5 | 298 |
| 7 | 6 | Andrew Felker | Carl Junction, MO | 3 | 282 |
| 8 | 9 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 3 | 221 |
| 9 | 12 | Zach Daum | Pocahontas, IL | 1 | 209 |
| 10 | 8 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 1 | 194 |
| 11 | 10 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 181 |
| 12 | 13 | Tracy Hines | New Castle, IN | 0 | 174 |
| 13 | 11 | Austin Brown | Millstadt, IL | 0 | 132 |
| 14 | 23 | Frankie Guerrini | San Rafael, CA | 3 | 109 |
| 15 | 34 | Cody Brewer | Choctaw, OK | 0 | 106 |
| 16 | 56 | Matt Sherrell | Owasso, OK | 2 | 92 |
| 17 | 20 | Keith Rauch | Denver, CO | 5 | 91 |
| 18 | 21 | Anton Hernandez | Arlington, TX | 1 | 88 |
| 19 | 28 | Justin Peck | Monrovia, IN | 1 | 85 |
| 20 | 15 | Steven Drevicki | Reading, PA | 0 | 81 |
| 21 | 18 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 0 | 80 |
| 22 | 14 | Kyle Schuett | Urbana, IL | 0 | 80 |
| 23 | 16 | Trevor Kobylarz | Birdsboro, PA | 0 | 79 |
| 24 | 45 | Brian Gard | Kelseyville, CA | 1 | 75 |
| 25 | 39 | Michael Faccinto | Hanford, CA | 2 | 74 |
| 26 | 27 | Nick Chivello | Manteca, CA | 1 | 74 |
| 27 | 30 | Alex Bright | Collegeville, PA | 0 | 73 |
| 28 | 47 | Tucker Klaasmeyer | Paola, KS | 0 | 72 |
| 29 | 68 | Michelle Decker | Guthrie, OK | 0 | 72 |
| 30 | 17 | Ronnie Gardner | Norco, CA | 2 | 71 |
| 31 | 19 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 26 | Ryan Greth | Shartlesville, PA | 3 | 68 |
| 33 | 42 | Gage Walker | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 67 |
| 34 | 41 | Chett Gehrke | Broken Arrow, OK | 1 | 67 |
| 35 | 22 | Kevin Swindell | Germantown, TN | 0 | 67 |
| 36 | 49 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 0 | 67 |
| 37 | 44 | Kevin Bayer | Bixby, OK | 2 | 65 |
| 38 | 31 | Andrew Deal | Caney, KS | 0 | 64 |
| 39 | 53 | Davey Ray | Davenport, IA | 0 | 63 |
| 40 | 46 | Jake Neuman | New Berlin, IL | 0 | 62 |
| 41 | 24 | Danny Stratton | Riverside, CA | 1 | 61 |
| 42 | 25 | Kyle Larson | Elk Grove, CA | 1 | 61 |
| 43 | 84 | Tony Rossi | Brighton, CO | 2 | 60 |
| 44 | 80 | Bob Harr | Arvada, CO | 0 | 60 |
| 45 | 29 | Daryn Pittman | Owasso, OK | 0 | 58 |
| 46 | 62 | Ty Hulsey | Owasso, OK | 1 | 57 |
| 47 | 35 | Daniel Robinson | Wayne City, IL | 0 | 57 |
| 48 | 32 | Nick Wean | Philipsburg, NJ | 0 | 56 |
| 49 | 33 | Brad Loyet | Sunset Hills, MO | 0 | 55 |
| 50 | 52 | David Budres | Beloit, WI | 1 | 52 |
Features Completed: 99
Number of Different Winners: 52
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 237
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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.
