Kofoid Tops Midget Power Rankings for Second Year in a Row!

Lonnie Wheatley, BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (January 3, 2022) – For the second year in a row, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid of Penngrove, CA, landed atop the season’s Midget Power Rankings.

After posting ten wins in 2020 to earn the top spot for the first time, Kofoid upped it to 15 overall wins to take the top spot in 2021 as well.  After edging Cannon McIntosh by just two points for top honors in 2020, Kofoid took the 2021 top ranking by a comfortable 309-point margin.

A half-dozen of Kofoid’s feature wins came in USAC action as he raced to the series championship as well as the Indiana Midget Week title with his other nine triumphs taking place in POWRi National Midget action.

Chris Windom posted his highest final Midget Power Ranking of second as he battled Kofoid for the USAC Midget title down to the wire, edging  Daison Pursley by just two points for the position.  Pursley finished among the top ten for the second year in a row before being sidelined by a late-season injury.

Justin Grant cracked the top five for the first time since 2017 by finishing fourth with Emerson Axsom breaking into the top ten at fifth.

Cannon McIntosh was sixth with Tanner Thorson, Bryant Wiedeman, Logan Seavey and Thomas Meseraull completing the top ten.

Seavey, who topped the Midget Power Rankings in both 2018 and 2019, holds the string of most top-tens in final Midget Power Rankings at four years in a row while Axsom and POWRi West Midget champion Wiedeman both broke into the top ten for the first time.

A look at the 2021 Top 50 in Midget Power Rankings is as follows:

RankNameHometownWinsPoints2020 Rank2019 Rank2018 Rank2017 Rank2016 Rank2015 Rank2014 Rank2013 Rank
1Buddy KofoidPenngrove, CA15924139124NR233NRNRNR
2Chris WindomCanton, IL7615564444496315119
3Daison PursleyLocust Grove, OK8613627NRNRNRNRNRNR
4Justin GrantIone, CA560311201051269076141
5Emerson AxsomFranklin, IN459912149NRNRNRNRNRNR
6Cannon McIntoshBixby, OK5568273439NRNRNRNR
7Tanner ThorsonMinden, NV749231220211625
8Bryant WiedemanColby, KS343868NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
9Logan SeaveySutter, CA240381111164NRNRNR
10Thomas MeseraullSan Jose, CA533710356514744519365
11Kevin Thomas, Jr.Cullman, AL0311191096111293197
12Jake NeumanNew Berlin, IL329671617252241193132
13Brent CrewsDenver, NC5280NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
14Ryan TimmsOklahoma City, OK222697NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
15Brenham CrouchLubbock, TX1226156NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
16Kyle LarsonElk Grove, CA4193911294025245514
17Kaylee BrysonMuskogee, OK01871796NRNRNRNRNRNR
18Karter SarffMason City, IL01765280NRNRNRNRNRNR
19Gavan BoscheleMooresville, NC1160NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
20Jason McDougalBroken Arrow, OK01284314161562413695NR
21Zach DaumPocahontas, IL0127148884822
22Jonathan BeasonBroken Arrow, OK71252222283235604981
23Chance CrumSnohomish, WA3121NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
24Christopher BellNorman, OK211726195629511
25Joe B. MillerMillersville, MO010548942469118261NRNR
26Brady BaconBroken Arrow, OK010475241275423722
27Corey DayClovis, CA1100NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
28Tyler CourtneyIndianapolis, IN1100427480126102NR
29Kyle CumminsPrinceton, IN11003381NRNRNRNRNRNR
30Zac TaylorGreen River, WY2967050715251NRNRNR
31Tanner BerryhillBixby, OK093124145169127NRNRNRNR
32Spencer BaystonLebanon, IN09320441912321200
33Shane GolobicFremont, CO092322827317545129
34Chase RandallWaco, TX09157NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
35Kyle JonesKennedale, TX284467670NR5865NRNR
36Chase JohnsonPenngrove, CA2822912147NR199NRNRNR
37Ethan MitchellMooresville, NC0768182NRNRNRNRNRNR
38Trey GroppLincoln, NE07318NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
39Alex BrightCollegeville, PA07311884222215521010
40Andrew FelkerCarl Junction, MO0721613322313774
41Taylor ReimerBixby, OK071NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
42Kyler JohnsonQuinter, KS370NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
43Mitchel MolesFresno, CA16961127NRNRNRNRNRNR
44Trey MarchamNewcastle, OK266213039122NR4418109
45Cole BodineRossville, IN065366348NRNRNRNRNR
46Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.Olive Branch, MS064424780847782160NR
47Jake BubakArvada, CO460NR113115NRNRNRNRNR
48Keith RauchDenver, CO0595542363023236170
49Emilio HooverBroken Arrow, OK15880NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
50Hayden WilliamsAuckland, NZ157NRNRNRNRNR109NRNR

Features Completed: 132 (87 in 2020, 124 in 2019, 116 in 2018, 131 in 2017, 158 in 2016, 141 in 2015, 126 in 2014, 154 in 2013)

Number of Different Winners: 50 (37 in 2020, 51 in 2019, 56 in 2018, 60 in 2017, 62 in 2016, 65 in 2015, 57 in 2014, 66 in 2013)

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 190 (167 in 2020, 214 in 2019, 226 in 2018, 236 in 2017, 278 in 2016, 274 in 2015, 241 in 2014, 248 in 2013)

Past Top Tens in Midget Power Rankings:

2020 – 1. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (10) 689, 2. Cannon McIntosh (8) 687, 3. Tanner Thorson (8) 559, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 481, 5. Chris Windom (4) 457, 6. Daison Pursley (2) 390, 7. Jake Neuman (2) 317, 8. Logan Seavey (2) 304, 9. Kyle Larson (7) 299, 10. Thomas Meseruall (4) 271.

2019 – 1. Logan Seavey (16) 891, 2. Tyler Courtney (9) 605, 3. Zeb Wise (5) 490, 4. Jesse Colwell (2) 467, 5. Tanner Carrick (2) 435, 6. Chris Windom (2) 404, 7. Cannon McIntosh (1) 382, 8. Zach Daum 375, 9. Tucker Klaasmeyer 363, 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (2) 326.

2018 – 1. Logan Seavey (9) 734, 2. Tucker Klaasmeyer (6) 483, 3. Ryan Robinson (1) 457, 4. Tanner Carrick (2) 442, 5. Christopher Bell (9) 345, 6. Chad Boat (2) 321, 7. Tyler Courtney (3) 312, 8. Zach Daum (1) 295, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (5) 294, 10. Justin Grant (2) 281.

2017 – 1. Spencer Bayston (8) 668, 2. Tanner Thorson (7) 608, 3. Shane Golobic (1) 444, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 408, 5. Justin Grant (3) 359, 6. Christopher Bell (10) 346, 7. Brady Bacon (4) 342, 8. Zach Daum (1) 325, 9. Ryan Robinson 289, 10. Tyler Thomas (6) 277.

2016 – 1. Tanner Thorson (16) 795, 2. Spencer Bayston (3) 666, 3. Carson Macedo (3) 551, 4. Zach Daum (4) 469, 5. Brady Bacon (1) 356, 6. Bryan Clauson (5) 317, 7. Chad Boat (3) 310, 8. Tyler Thomas 294, 9. Ryan Robinson 282, 10. Justin Peck (1) 273.

2015 – 1. Tanner Thorson (7) 548, 2. Darren Hagen (5) 522, 3. Spencer Bayston (5) 500, 4. Rico Abreu (9) 488, 5. Christopher Bell (8) 438, 6. Bryan Clauson (6) 422, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 383, 8. Zach Daum (3) 379, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (3) 373, 10. Tyler Thomas (2) 276.

2014 – 1. Christopher Bell (16) 659, 2. Zach Daum (4) 589, 3. Bryan Clauson (10) 555, 4. Rico Abreu (5) 449, 5. Darren Hagen (6) 421, 6. Tanner Thorson (2) 411, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 313, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 304, 9. Tyler Thomas (1) 283, 10. Alex Bright (5) 244.

2013 – 1. Christopher Bell (10) 543, 2. Zach Daum (8) 504, 3. Darren Hagen (8) 415, 4. Andrew Felker (2) 406, 5. Rico Abreu (7) 402, 6. Bryan Clauson (8) 397, 7. Brad Kuhn (1) 325, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 322, 9. Ronnie Gardner (13) 280, 10. Alex Bright (3) 231.

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.