Open Wheel Power Rankings – The Latest…

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume V, No. 17

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 4, 2017) – Thomas Kennedy is among the latest leaders in the Open Wheel Power Rankings as the likes of Donny Schatz, Justin Grant and R.J. Johnson maintain their respective top takings.

Kennedy has moved atop the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings while Schatz holds down first in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings, Grant leads the way in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings and Johnson holds the lead in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings.

Also, Christopher Bell holds the top spot in www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings released earlier today while Marcus Thomas is atop the initial 2017 release of the 305 Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park.

STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings

While the lead trio of Donny Schatz, David Gravel and Brad Sweet remains the same in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings, the rest of the standings have shuffled up extensively with Mother Nature playing a big role over the past two weekends.

Gravel has continued to cut away at Schatz’ early big advantage, whittling it down to just 88 points with Sweet another 47 points back in third.

Behind the lead trio, Tim Shaffer has worked his way up to fourth with Danny Dietrich cracking the top five after collecting his third win of the year last weekend.  Chad Kemenah has climbed to sixth with the balance of the top ten including Jason Johnson, Brian Brown, Sheldon Haudenschild and Daryn Pittman filling out the current top ten.

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The current top 50 in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings…

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	Previous
1	Donny Schatz	Fargo, ND	9	416	1
2	David Gravel	Watertown, CT	6	328	2
3	Brad Sweet	Grass Valley, CA	2	281	3
4	Tim Shaffer	Aliquippa, PA	0	206	5
5	Danny Dietrich	Gettysburg, PA	3	176	11
6	Chad Kemenah	Alvada, OH	1	169	10
7	Jason Johnson	Eunice, LA	2	161	4
8	Brian Brown	Grain Valley, MO	2	153	9
9	Sheldon Haudenschild	Wooster, OH	1	153	13
10	Daryn Pittman	Owasso, OK	0	150	7
11	Lucas Wolfe	Mechanicsburg, PA	1	145	16
12	Rico Abreu	St. Helena, CA	1	145	6
13	Dale Blaney	Hartford, OH	0	143	25
14	Shane Stewart	Bixby, OK	0	142	8
15	Ian Madsen	Sydney, NSW	0	136	12
16	Greg Hodnett	Thomasville, PA	1	126	14
17	Kerry Madsen	St. Marys, NSW	1	116	17
18	Brian Montieth	Phoenixville, PA	1	115	24
19	Logan Schuchart	Hanover, PA	1	113	15
20	Doug Esh	Lancaster, PA	2	106	20
21	Jason Sides	Bartlett, TN	0	103	21
22	Paul McMahan	Elk Grove, CA	0	101	18
23	Lance Dewease	Fayetteville, PA	3	100	39
24	Cole Duncan	Lockbourne, OH	0	100	19
25	Freddie Rahmer	Salfordville, PA	1	98	33
26	Caleb Helms	Findlay, OH	2	97	30
27	Joey Saldana	Brownsburg, IN	0	88	23
28	Brock Zearfoss	Jonestown, PA	1	82	29
29	Kraig Kinser	Bloomington, IN	0	81	22
30	Carson Macedo	Lemoore, CA	0	79	32
31	Kyle Hirst	Loomis, CA	1	78	28
32	Brent Marks	Myerstown, PA	1	77	35
33	Alan Krimes	Denver, PA	0	74	31
34	Ryan Smith	Kunkletown, PA	0	73	46
35	Christopher Bell	Norman, OK	0	72	27
36	Caleb Armstrong	New Castle, IN	0	67	34
37	Byron Reed	Monclova, OH	1	65	36
38	Aaron Ott	East Berlin, PA	0	64	43
39	T.J. Stutts	Liverpool, PA	0	64	47
40	Spencer Bayston	Lafayette, IN	1	60	26
41	Gerard McIntyre, Jr.	New Oxford, PA	1	53	37
42	Cory Haas	York, PA	0	53	65
43	Logan Wagner	Harrisonville, PA	2	51	57
44	Rick Lafferty	Pennington, NJ	0	51	42
45	Aaron Reutzel	Clute, TX	0	49	81
46	Bud Kaeding	Campbell, CA	1	48	79
47	Travis Philo	Waterville, OH	0	48	48
48	Steve Buckwalter	Royersford, PA	0	45	50
49	Greg Wilson	Benton Ridge, OH	0	45	40
50	D.J. Foos	Fremont, OH	1	42	38

Features Completed: 65

Number of Different Winners: 41

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 183

 

Momentum Racing Suspension Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings

Justin Grant has continued his red-hot start to the 2017 campaign by adding another pair of recent wins to extend his lead in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings to 55 points over Chad Boespflug with Chris Windom just another nine points back in third.

Grant added his fourth Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car win of the year in USAC action at Plymouth Speedway on Friday, April 21, before adding another win two nights later at Kickapoo Speedway in Illinois.

Behind the lead trio of Grant, Boespflug and Windom, Thomas Meseraull made a jump from ninth to fourth after top-four runs at both Plymouth and Kickapoo while Jarett Andretti rounds out the current top five.

Shane Cottle is sixth with the balance of the top ten including Kevin Thomas, Jr., Chase Stockon, Damion Gardner and Landon Simon.

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The current top 25 in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings…

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	Previous
1	Justin Grant	Ione, CA	5	184	1
2	Chad Boespflug	Hanford, CA	1	129	3
3	Chris Windom	Canton, IL	3	120	2
4	Thomas Meseraull	San Jose, CA	1	76	9
5	Jarett Andretti	Mooresville, IN	0	70	6
6	Shane Cottle	Kokomo, IN	0	69	7
7	Kevin Thomas, Jr.	Cullman, AL	1	68	10
8	Chase Stockon	Sullivan, IN	0	60	8
9	Damion Gardner	Concord, CA	2	57	4
10	Landon Simon	Tipp City, OH	1	57	13
11	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow, OK	0	57	5
12	Brady Short	Bedford, IN	0	51	12
13	Michael Fischesser	Cincinnati, OH	0	43	18
14	Brody Roa	Buena Park, CA	0	43	11
15	Jon Stanbrough	Avon, IN	0	41	15
16	Justin Owen	Harrison, OH	1	40	22
17	Kody Swanson	Kingsburg, CA	2	38	25
18	Richard Vander Weerd	Visalia, CA	1	37	14
19	Hunter Schuerenberg	Sikeston, MO	1	36	16
20-tie	Jake Swanson	Anaheim, CA	0	35	17
20-tie	Brent Beauchamp	Fairland, IN	0	35	20
22	Max McGhee	Mooresville, IN	0	28	50
23	Dallas Hewitt	Troy, OH	0	27	37
24	C.J. Leary	Greenfield, IN	0	27	19
25	Nick Bilbee	Indianapolis, IN	1	25	21

Features Completed: 24

Number of Different Winners: 16

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 87

 

Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings

Taking advantage of a couple of idle weekends for previous leader Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Winnipeg’s Thomas Kennedy has climbed atop the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

Kennedy added his third consecutive triumph in a row with an April 22 score at Park Jefferson after a season-opening runner-up finish in the “King of 360s” finale at East Bay to earn a slim four-point advantage over current Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour point leader Hafertepe, Jr., with Johnny Herrera just another six points back in third.

Current Sprint Car Challenge Tour (California) point leader Sean Becker is just 11 points off the lead pace in fourth with Derek Hagar rounding out the current top five.

Shane Golobic and Morgan Turpen have moved into the top ten in sixth and seventh, respectively, with Brian Bel, Mark Smith and A.J. Maddox rounding out the current top ten.

The Winged 360 Power Rankings are presented by Rod End Supply, which offers a wide assortment of rod ends, radius rods, and specialty products that fit the needs of anyone involved in all variety of auto racing and performance related industries including farming equipment.  More information regarding Rod End Supply is available at www.rodendsupply.com.

The current top 50 in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings…

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	Previous
1	Thomas Kennedy	Winnipeg, CAN	3	144	3
2	Sam Hafertepe, Jr.	Sunnyvale, TX	5	140	1
3	Johnny Herrera	Albuquerque, NM	3	134	2
4	Sean Becker	Roseville, CA	1	133	13
5	Derek Hagar	Marion, AR	2	119	10
6	Shane Golobic	Fremont, CA	1	117	11
7	Morgan Turpen	Cordova, TN	5	116	15
8	Brian Bell	Memphis, TN	3	110	4
9	Mark Smith	Tower City, PA	2	110	6
10	A.J. Maddox	Tampa, FL	1	110	7
11	Terry McCarl	Altoona, IA	1	108	5
12	Robbie Stillwaggon	Burlington, NJ	2	107	12
13	Travis Rilat	Forney, TX	0	95	8
14	Jordon Mallett	Greenbrier, AR	0	94	16
15	Wayne Johnson	Oklahoma City, OK	0	94	9
16	Davie Franek	Wantage, NJ	2	92	37
17	Terry Gray	Bartlett, TN	0	89	19
18	Matt Covington	Glenpool, OK	0	87	23
19	Cory Eliason	Santa Cruz, CA	2	85	64
20	Andy Forsberg	N. Auburn Hills, CA	1	85	17
21	Danny Smith	Chillicothe, OH	0	84	14
22	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	1	75	18
23	Kyle Hirst	Loomis, CA	0	74	46
24	Marshall Skinner	W. Memphis, AR	0	71	24
25	Michael Miller	Ocean Springs, MS	1	68	43
26	Rico Abreu	St. Helena, CA	1	67	51
27	Tim Crawley	Benton, AR	0	67	20
28	Seth Bergman	Snohomish, WA	0	67	27
29	Matt Kurtz	Jacksonville, FL	2	66	21
30	Justin Sanders	Prunedale, CA	0	66	29
31	Blake Hahn	Sapulpa, OK	0	65	40
32	Willie Croft	Sacramento, CA	1	63	61
33	Justin Henderson	Tea, SD	0	63	22
34	Colton Hardy	Phoenix, AZ	1	60	30
35	Geoff Ensign	Sebastopol, CA	1	59	107
36	Coleman Gulick	Binghamton, NY	0	58	71
37	Danny Martin, Jr.	Tampa, FL	0	58	25
38	Rick Ziehl	Las Cruces, NM	0	56	38
39	Doug Hammaker	Grantville, PA	2	55	31
40	Mitchell Faccinto	Hanford, CA	0	55	42
41	Harli White	Lindsay, OK	0	54	48
42	Mason Moore	Princeton, CA	0	54	39
43	Chad Kemenah	Alvada, OH	0	54	26
44	Chuck Hebing	Ontario, NY	1	53	320
45	Greg Hodnett	Thomasville, PA	0	53	63
46	Gio Scelzi	Fresno, CA	0	52	47
47	Aaron Reutzel	Clute, TX	0	52	28
48	Chandler Leiby	Carlisle, PA	1	51	52
49	Michael Kofoid	Penngrove, CA	1	50	58
50	Colby Copeland	Roseville, CA	0	50	223

Features Completed: 90

Number of Different Winners: 68

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 359

 

Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings

R.J. Johnson secured his position atop the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings by racing to his sixth overall win of the year Saturday night in USAC Southwest action.

With the triumph, Johnson extended his advantage to 27 points over Ryan Bernal with Charles Davis, Jr., Austin Liggett and Stevie Sussex rounding out the current top five.

The balance of the current top ten includes Shon Deskins, Jace Vander Weerd, Jake Swanson, Danny Faria, Jr., and Geoff Ensign.

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The current top 25 in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings…

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	Previous
1	R.J. Johnson	Phoenix, AZ	6	129	1
2	Ryan Bernal	Hollister, CA	3	102	2
3	Charles Davis, Jr.	Buckeye, AZ	1	100	3
4	Austin Liggett	Tracy, CA	4	95	5
5	Stevie Sussex	Tempe, AZ	1	85	4
6	Shon Deskins	Waddell, AZ	0	69	7
7	Jace Vander Weerd	Visalia, CA	0	67	9
8	Jake Swanson	Anaheim, CA	1	64	6
9	Danny Faria, Jr.	Tipton, CA	1	61	16
10	Geoff Ensign	Sebastopol, CA	0	45	8
11	Richard Vander Weerd	Visalia, CA	0	43	11
12	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow, OK	0	39	10
13	Landon Cling	Tempe, AZ	0	38	12
14	Cody Majors	Simi Valley, CA	0	38	14
15	Mike Martin	Yuma, AZ	0	37	13
16	Joe Stornetta, Jr.	Napa, CA	0	34	21
17	Nick Aiuto	Camp Verde, AZ	0	33	19
18	Chris Bonneau	Phoenix, AZ	0	27	15
19	Klint Simpson	Melbourne, AUS	3	26	20
20	Dave Darland	Lincoln, IN	1	25	17
21	Andrew Reinbold	Chandler, AZ	0	24	24
22	Brody Roa	Buena Park, CA	0	24	18
23	Brandon Wiley	Santa Maria, CA	0	22	27
24	Ryan Timmons	Pleasant Hill, CA	1	20	51
25	Matt Rossi	Peoria, AZ	1	20	22

Features Completed: 38

Number of Different Winners: 24

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 93

 

305 Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park

It’s a definite Texas flavor in the early going with the Lone Star state further into the season than most of the rest of the country.

Corsicana’s Marcus Thomas has already racked up 11 overall top-five finishes to open up a 21-point advantage over Jeb Sessums, who has ranked first overall in season 305 Power Rankings on two previous occasions.

John Ricketts gives Texas reps a sweep of the current top three with PASS contenders Zach Newlin and Tyler Reeser filling out he current top five.

The state-of-the-art Dodge City Raceway Park in southwest Kansas is the presenting sponsor of the 305 Sprint Car Power Rankings.  Dodge City Raceway Park hosts a variety of racing events over the course of each year including the return of the World of Outlaws in October along with a regular slate of DCRP 305 Sprint Cars.  Check www.dodgecityraceway.com for the full schedule and more information.

The current top 40 in 305 Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park…

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points
1	Marcus Thomas	Corsicana, TX	2	156
2	Jeb Sessums	Joshua, TX	4	135
3	John Ricketts	Burleson, TX	0	115
4	Zach Newlin	Millerstown, PA	3	107
5	Tyler Reeser	Orwigsburg, PA	3	106
6	Tyler Russell	Abbott, TX	3	104
7	Kyle Jones	Kennedale, TX	1	85
8	Paul Weaver	Fremont, OH	4	80
9	Justin Fifield	Mesquite, TX	0	77
10	Andy Shouse	Oklahoma City, OK	1	69
11	Kyle Ganoe	Mifflintown, PA	0	65
12	Nate Dussel	Toledo, OH	1	63
13	Jamie Miller	Fostoria, OH	0	58
14	Kevin Ramey	Ft. Worth, TX	3	57
15	Dalton Stevens	Scurry, TX	1	57
16	Ken Duke	Selinsgrove, PA	0	53
17	Chad Wilson	N. Richland Hills, TX	1	51
18	Jeff Emerson	Millsap, TX	1	51
19	Zane Blanchard	Hanford, CA	2	50
20	Dale Wester	Mesquite, TX	1	50
21-tie	Jesse Mack	Visalia, CA	1	49
21-tie	Tyler Drueke	Eagle, NE	1	49
23	Jake Martens	Fairview, OK	0	49
24	John Ivy	Fremont, OH	0	49
25	Robert Vetter	Wolfe City, TX	0	48
26	Cole Danell	Visalia, CA	1	47
27	Joey Danley	Lincoln, NE	1	46
28	Ricky Peterson	Rawson, OH	0	46
29	Austin Mundie	Dallas, TX	0	45
30	Rick Stief	Garnett Valley, PA	1	43
31	George Tristao	Tulare, CA	0	42
32	Ryan Hall	Midlothian, TX	0	42
33	Michelle Melton	Flower Mound, TX	0	42
34	Drew Ritchey	Everett, PA	0	39
35	Nathan Rolfe	Atwater, CA	0	38
36	Logan Scherb	Decatur, TX	0	37
37	Bobby Clark	Fremont, OH	0	36
38	Steve Rando	Lindsey, OH	0	35
39	Jason Martin	Liberal, KS	0	35
40	Don Grable	El Paso, TX	1	34

Features Completed: 71

Number of Different Winners: 53

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 264

 

The latest www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings are available at http://www.midgetmadness.com/bell-leads-midget-power-rankings/.

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 2017 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.