KTJ Takes Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings Lead into Indiana Sprintweek
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume VI, No. 10
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 20, 2018) – With arguably the biggest non-wing Sprint Car racing week of the year set to fire off Friday night at Plymouth Speedway with the opening leg of USAC’s Indiana Sprintweek, it’s Kevin Thomas, Jr., leading the way in the latest Momentum Racing Suspension Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Rankings.
Already with 11 feature wins to his credit this season, KTJ is gunning for the top spot in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-wing 410 Power Rankings for the third consecutive year. Thomas, Jr., scored 18 wins en route to the top spot last year after a 13-win season in 2016.
Thomas, Jr., takes a 68-point edge over Chris Windom into Sprintweek. Already up to eight wins on the season, Windom finished out last year third in Power Rankings.
Currently leading the way in USAC Nationals points, Tyler Courtney holds down the third position in Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings on the strength of six wins with Robert Ballou climbing up to fourth and Dave Darland rounding out the current top five.
The balance of the current top ten in Momentum Racing Suspension Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings going into Indiana Sprintweek includes Brady Bacon, C.J. Leary, Justin Grant, Chase Stockon and Thomas Meseraull.
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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 the current Top 40 in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 11 | 510 | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 8 | 442 | 2 |
| 3 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 6 | 336 | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Ballou | Rocklin, CA | 2 | 329 | 13 |
| 5 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 2 | 298 | 4 |
| 6 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 3 | 288 | 7 |
| 7 | C.J. Leary | Greenfield, IN | 2 | 264 | 10 |
| 8 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | 3 | 233 | 9 |
| 9 | Chase Stockon | Sullivan, IN | 2 | 221 | 14 |
| 10 | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | 4 | 220 | 72 |
| 11 | Carson Short | Marion, IL | 5 | 196 | 25 |
| 12 | Shane Cockrum | Benton, IL | 2 | 178 | 24 |
| 13 | A.J. Hopkins | Brownsburg, IN | 5 | 177 | 79 |
| 14 | Shane Cottle | Kokomo, IN | 1 | 153 | 18 |
| 15 | Jarett Andretti | Mooresville, NC | 0 | 142 | 16 |
| 16 | Jeff Bland, Jr. | Bedford, IN | 2 | 139 | 30 |
| 17 | Kyle Cummins | Princeton, IN | 2 | 136 | 8 |
| 18 | Chad Boespflug | Hanford, CA | 0 | 122 | 6 |
| 19 | Matt Westfall | Ludlow Falls, OH | 4 | 116 | 27 |
| 20 | Brody Roa | Buena Park, CA | 2 | 113 | 11 |
| 21 | Clinton Boyles | Greenwood, MO | 3 | 111 | 56 |
| 22 | Damion Gardner | Concord, CA | 2 | 109 | 5 |
| 23 | Jordan Kinser | Bedford, IN | 1 | 98 | 29 |
| 24 | Brent Beauchamp | Fairland, IN | 1 | 94 | 78 |
| 25 | Jake Swanson | Anaheim, CA | 0 | 91 | 12 |
| 26 | Nick Bilbee | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | 89 | 36 |
| 27 | Garrett Abrams | Rushville, IN | 1 | 89 | 70 |
| 28 | Kody Swanson | Kingsburg, CA | 0 | 86 | 17 |
| 29 | Brandon Mattox | Terre Haute, IN | 0 | 86 | 69 |
| 30 | Colten Cottle | Kansas, IL | 0 | 83 | 61 |
| 31 | Landon Simon | Tipp City, OH | 2 | 81 | 40 |
| 32 | Isaac Chapple | Willow Branch, IN | 0 | 81 | 15 |
| 33 | Jon Stanbrough | Avon, IN | 1 | 70 | 112 |
| 34 | Dallas Hewitt | Troy, OH | 0 | 68 | 41 |
| 35 | Joe Stornetta, Jr. | Napa, CA | 0 | 61 | 32 |
| 36 | Austin Williams | Yorba Linda, CA | 1 | 55 | 42 |
| 37 | Stephen Schnapf | Newburgh, IN | 1 | 54 | 115 |
| 38 | R.J. Johnson | Phoenix, AZ | 0 | 52 | 19 |
| 39 | Max Adams | Loomis, CA | 0 | 52 | 26 |
| 40 | Cody Williams | Yorba Linda, CA | 0 | 51 | 35 |
Features Completed: 111
Number of Different Winners: 49
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 178
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) 618, 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.
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 2018 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.
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