Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tops Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings Again!
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 26, 2018) – For the third year in a row, Kevin Thomas, Jr., finished out the season atop the Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings.
Narrowly missing out on the USAC National Sprint Car title, the Alabama native racked up 15 overall wins over the course of the season to take the top ranking by 54 points over Chris Windom. It marked Thomas’ third consecutive season of double-digit Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car wins after putting up 13 in 2016 and then 18 in 2017.
Windom climbed another rung up the ladder to second on the strength of nine victories with USAC champ Tyler Courtney finishing out the year in third. Competing almost exclusively the USAC trail which paid dividends with the title, Courtney racked up a dozen wins over the course of the season.
C.J. Leary posted a half-dozen wins to crack the top five for the first time in fourth with Justin Grant rounding out the top five. Dave Darland made his return to the top ten by finishing out the year in sixth with Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chase Stockon and Thomas Meseraull rounding out this year’s top ten.
Bacon and Ballou rank as the only two drivers to finish among the top ten of the Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings over each of the past six years.
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The Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s, Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360s and www.midgetmadness.com Midgets.
A look at this year’s Top 50 in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | 2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank | 2013 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 15 | 917 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 9 | 863 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 3 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 12 | 785 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 34 |
| 4 | C.J. Leary | Greenfield, IN | 6 | 664 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| 5 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | 10 | 655 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 4 | 642 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 5 | 578 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Robert Ballou | Rocklin, CA | 5 | 533 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Chase Stockon | Sullivan, IN | 2 | 529 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | 7 | 384 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 61 |
| 11 | Brody Roa | Buena Park, CA | 3 | 362 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 46 | 70 |
| 12 | Damion Gardner | Concord, CA | 5 | 330 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Carson Short | Marion, IL | 5 | 323 | 24 | 37 | 42 | 28 | 125 |
| 14 | Shane Cockrum | Benton, IL | 6 | 292 | 27 | 27 | 104 | 64 | NR |
| 15 | Kyle Cummins | Princeton, IN | 5 | 275 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 30 |
| 16 | A.J. Hopkins | Brownsburg, IN | 6 | 268 | 19 | 33 | 46 | 51 | 33 |
| 17 | Jarett Andretti | Mooresville, NC | 0 | 235 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 65 |
| 18 | Austin Williams | Yorba Linda, CA | 2 | 227 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 42 | 46 |
| 19 | Shane Cottle | Kokomo, IN | 1 | 218 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 20 | Isaac Chapple | Willow Branch, IN | 0 | 198 | 51 | 106 | 84 | NR | NR |
| 21 | Matt Westfall | Ludlow Falls, OH | 6 | 193 | 45 | 38 | NR | 26 | 26 |
| 22 | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 182 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 87 | 242 |
| 23 | Danny Faria, Jr. | Tipton, CA | 0 | 161 | 64 | 84 | 239 | 128 | 126 |
| 24 | Clinton Boyles | Greenwood, MO | 3 | 158 | 70 | 32 | NR | NR | NR |
| 25 | Max Adams | Loomis, CA | 1 | 155 | 57 | 56 | NR | NR | 247 |
| 26 | Brent Beauchamp | Fairland, IN | 2 | 154 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 33 | 40 |
| 27 | Dallas Hewitt | Troy, OH | 3 | 152 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 70 | 25 |
| 28 | Jason McDougal | Broken Arrow, OK | 2 | 152 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 29 | Jeff Bland, Jr. | Bedford, IN | 2 | 148 | 18 | 19 | 41 | 16 | 27 |
| 30 | Chad Boespflug | Hanford, CA | 0 | 146 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| 31 | Logan Seavey | Sutter, CA | 0 | 145 | 75 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 32 | Landon Simon | Tipp City, OH | 3 | 129 | 30 | 58 | 27 | 52 | 104 |
| 33 | Garrett Abrams | Rushville, IN | 2 | 129 | 84 | 47 | 56 | 122 | 135 |
| 34 | Colten Cottle | Kansas, IL | 1 | 127 | 93 | 82 | 91 | NR | NR |
| 35 | Jordan Kinser | Bedford, IN | 1 | 126 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 45 | 35 |
| 36 | Nick Bilbee | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | 117 | 55 | 42 | 28 | 55 | 44 |
| 37 | R.J. Johnson | Phoenix, AZ | 0 | 117 | 28 | 43 | 51 | 82 | 85 |
| 38 | Cody Williams | Yorba Linda, CA | 0 | 116 | 46 | 74 | 65 | 43 | 45 |
| 39 | Josh Hodges | Tijeras, NM | 0 | 112 | 37 | 20 | 25 | 73 | NR |
| 40 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 1 | 103 | 22 | 35 | NR | NR | NR |
| 41 | Dickie Gaines | Mitchell, IN | 1 | 97 | 52 | 67 | NR | 80 | 220 |
| 42 | Stevie Sussex | Tempe, AZ | 0 | 95 | 38 | 72 | NR | NR | NR |
| 43 | Riley Kreisel | Warsaw, MO | 3 | 90 | 151 | 104 | 79 | NR | NR |
| 44 | Brandon Mattox | Terre Haute, IN | 0 | 90 | 43 | 68 | 54 | 54 | 89 |
| 45 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, CA | 0 | 89 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 59 | 117 |
| 46 | Wyatt Burks | Topeka, KS | 3 | 87 | 54 | 81 | NR | 95 | NR |
| 47 | Stephen Schnapf | Newburgh, IN | 1 | 86 | 114 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 48 | Scotty Weir | Marion, IN | 0 | 85 | 35 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 13 |
| 49 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 1 | 82 | 47 | 30 | 35 | 57 | 37 |
| 50 | Jon Stanbrough | Avon, IN | 1 | 77 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Features Completed: 197 (225 in 2017, 206 in 2016, 218 in 2015, 224 in 2014, 235 in 2013)
Number of Different Winners: 71 (76 in 2017, 72 in 2016, 75 in 2015, 85 in 2014, 92 in 2013)
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 204 (226 in 2017, 231 in 2016, 268 in 2015, 293 in 2013, 336 in 2013)
Past Top Tens in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings:
2017 – 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (18) 928, 2. Justin Grant (9) 682, 3. Chris Windom (10) 667, 4. Tyler Courtney (7) 616, 5. Robert Ballou (4) 599, 6. C.J. Leary (8) 479, 7. Brady Short (7) 465, 8. Thomas Meseraull (6) 454, 9. Chad Boespflug (2) 437, 10. Brady Bacon (3) 436.
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.
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.
(Chad Updegraff photo)
