KT Tops Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume IV, No. 47
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 15, 2016) – It was a new face atop the Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings for 2016 as Alabama native Kevin Thomas, Jr., claimed the number one ranking for the first time.
Thomas, Jr., took the number one ranking for 2016 after Robert Ballou finished in the top spot over each of the previous two seasons following Dave Darland’s number one ranking in 2013.
“KT” reeled off 13 overall wins this year at a half-dozen different tracks including a Smackdown triumph that was among a handful of Kokomo scores.
Racking up 36 top-fives and topping 50 top-tens was enough for Thomas, Jr., to edge USAC Sprint Car champion Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, OK, for the number one ranking by just 40 points.
Canton, IL, native Chris Windom made a late push to edge Thomas Meseraull for third by just three points with Darland rounding out the top five.
The balance of the top ten included Chad Boespflug, Ballou (who was sidelined by injury over the latter portion of the year), Chase Stockon, Shane Cottle and C.J. Leary.
Darland has ranked among the top five over each of the past four years while Bacon, Ballou and Stockon have finished among the top ten during each of the past four years.
The Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings are brought to you by Infinity Shocks. Infinity Shocks is dedicated to meeting your shock needs for all variety of Sprint Car, Midget and Micro Sprint racing. Keep track of Infinity Shocks via the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/infinity.shocks.
The Infinity Shocks 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, www.midgetmadness.com Midgets and 305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park. Bobby Clark topped the 305 portion and R.J. Johnson was best in the Non-Wing 360 ranks. The remaining Power Rankings will be released in the coming week.
A look at this year’s Top 50 in Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank | 2013 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 13 | 782 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 3 | 742 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 5 | 661 | 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 4 | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | 8 | 658 | 9 | 29 | 61 |
| 5 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 2 | 632 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Chad Boespflug | Hanford, CA | 6 | 555 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Robert Ballou | Rocklin, CA | 4 | 503 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Chase Stockon | Sullivan, IN | 3 | 497 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Shane Cottle | Kokomo, IN | 4 | 451 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 10 | C.J. Leary | Greenfield, IN | 3 | 446 | 8 | 14 | 23 |
| 11 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 14 | 441 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Brady Short | Bedford, IN | 8 | 430 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Kyle Cummins | Princeton, IN | 4 | 385 | 21 | 22 | 30 |
| 14 | Damion Gardner | Concord, CA | 5 | 376 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | Jarett Andretti | Mooresville, IN | 2 | 364 | 24 | 35 | 65 |
| 16 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | 4 | 345 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
| 17 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | 320 | 37 | 56 | 34 |
| 18 | Richard Vander Weerd | Visalia, CA | 1 | 300 | 16 | 30 | 40 |
| 19 | Jeff Bland, Jr. | Bedford, IN | 2 | 293 | 41 | 16 | 27 |
| 20 | Josh Hodges | Tijeras, NM | 5 | 286 | 25 | 73 | NR |
| 21 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 267 | 17 | 11 | 16 |
| 22 | Jon Stanbrough | Avon, IN | 1 | 244 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Shawn Westerfeld | Guilford, IN | 6 | 236 | 31 | 50 | 127 |
| 24 | Max McGhee | Mooresville, IN | 1 | 233 | 22 | 38 | 83 |
| 25 | Brody Roa | Buena Park, CA | 0 | 221 | 30 | 46 | 70 |
| 26 | Austin Williams | Yorba Linda, CA | 2 | 210 | 23 | 42 | 46 |
| 27 | Shane Cockrum | Benton, IL | 4 | 179 | 104 | 64 | NR |
| 28 | Brent Beauchamp | Fairland, IN | 2 | 173 | 38 | 33 | 40 |
| 29 | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 170 | 29 | 87 | 242 |
| 30 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 2 | 150 | 35 | 57 | 37 |
| 31 | Jordan Kinser | Bedford, IN | 1 | 138 | 40 | 45 | 35 |
| 32 | Clinton Boyles | Greenwood, MO | 4 | 137 | NR | NR | NR |
| 33 | A.J. Hopkins | Brownsburg, IN | 3 | 137 | 46 | 51 | 33 |
| 34 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, CA | 4 | 135 | 26 | 59 | 117 |
| 35 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 1 | 132 | NR | NR | NR |
| 36 | Korey Weyant | Springfield, IL | 6 | 131 | 111 | 157 | 108 |
| 37 | Carson Short | Marion, IL | 1 | 131 | 42 | 28 | 125 |
| 38 | Matt Westfall | Ludlow Falls, OH | 1 | 129 | NR | 26 | 26 |
| 39 | Mike Spencer | Temecula, CA | 0 | 122 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 40 | Cooper Clouse | Ohio City, OH | 2 | 119 | 68 | 72 | NR |
| 41 | Dallas Hewitt | Troy, OH | 0 | 111 | 39 | 70 | 25 |
| 42 | Nick Bilbee | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 108 | 28 | 55 | 44 |
| 43 | R.J. Johnson | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 106 | 51 | 82 | 85 |
| 44 | Aaron Farney | Lafayette, IN | 0 | 106 | 33 | 68 | 140 |
| 45 | Dustin Smith | Russiaville, IN | 1 | 103 | 62 | 40 | 118 |
| 46 | Michael Fischesser | Cincinnati, OH | 0 | 103 | 73 | 48 | 150 |
| 47 | Garrett Abrams | Rushville, IN | 0 | 99 | 56 | 122 | 135 |
| 48 | Cody Baker | Lone Jack, MO | 8 | 91 | 63 | NR | 63 |
| 49 | Taylor Walton | Warrensburg, MO | 3 | 91 | 147 | 160 | 86 |
| 50 | Scotty Weir | Marion, IN | 1 | 90 | 36 | 19 | 13 |
Features Completed: 206 (218 in 2015, 224 in 2014, 235 in 2013)
Number of Different Winners: 72 (75 in 2015, 85 in 2014, 92 in 2013)
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 231 (268 in 2015, 293 in 2013, 336 in 2013)
Past Top Tens in Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings:
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.
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.
