Open Wheel Power Rankings – The Latest

Open Wheel Power Rankings – The Latest

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 47

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (May 20, 2015) – With Donny Schatz hitting mid-season form earlier than usual, it’s time for the latest look at the Open Wheel Power Rankings.

While Schatz extends his lead in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings, other current leaders include Robert Ballou in Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410s, Justin Sanders in Rod End Supply Winged 360s, Ryan Bernal in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360s, Darren Hagen in www.midgetmadness.com Midgets and Jordan Ryan in 305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park.

(Photo courtesy of Tony De Seta)

STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 50 (Through May 19):

While Donny Schatz kicks it into high gear by picking off another pair of wins over the past week to reach double digits in the win column, Greg Hodnett strengthened his position in the latest STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings by fending off the Outlaws in his home territory.

Schatz posted wins at Williams Grove and Weedsport to run his season total to ten wins and extend his STIDA Power Rankings lead to 89 points over Paul McMahan.

Meanwhile, Hodnett scored a Lincoln win and Williams Grove runner-up finish along with two more strong runs at Weedsport and New Egypt to jump to third with Shane Stewart and Kerry Madsen rounding out the top five.

Unrelated Smiths of Ryan and Stevie both broke back into the top 25 with strong Outlaw performances over the past week.

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Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

  1. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND (10) 468
  2. Paul McMahan, Elk Grove CA (3) 379
  3. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA (6) 368 (+3)
  4. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK (3) 357 (-1)
  5. Kerry Madsen, St. Marys NSW (3) 340
  6. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN 313 (-2)
  7. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA (2) 307
  8. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK (4) 288
  9. Brian Montieth, Phoenixville PA (5) 226
  10. Dale Blaney, Hartford OH (2) 217
  11. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg PA (4) 209 (+2)
  12. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO (2) 209 (-1)
  13. Brent Marks, Myerstown PA 198 (-1)
  14. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN 188
  15. David Gravel, Watertown CT 181
  16. Chad Kemenah, Alvada OH (2) 157 (+2)
  17. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA (1) 157 (-1)
  18. Rico Abreu, Rutherford CA (3) 134 (-1)
  19. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA (1) 134 (+1)
  20. Byron Reed, Monclova OH (1) 127 (+4)
  21. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA (1) 127 (-2)
  22. Aaron Ott, East Berlin PA (1) 121 (+3)
  23. Ryan Smith, Kunkletown PA (1) 116 (+5)
  24. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO (1) 115 (-3)
  25. Stevie Smith, New Oxford PA (1) 113 (+11)

Also in the Top 50: 26. Cap Henry (2) 110, 27. Lance Dewease (1) 109, 28. Alan Krimes 109, 29. Brad Loyet (1) 106, 30. Cody Darrah (1) 106, 31. Kraig Kinser 96, 32. Bud Kaeding (2) 94, 33. Cory Haas 94, 34. Dean Jacobs (2) 88, 35. Steve Kinser (1) 87, 36. Tim Shaffer 83, 37. Danny Holtgraver 82, 38. Shane Golobic 82, 39. Steve Buckwalter (1) 79, 40. Cole Duncan 77, 41. Tanner Thorson (1) 74, 42. Austin Hogue 72, 43. Sean Becker (1) 71, 44. Jonathan Allard (1) 70, 45. Greg Wilson 70, 46. Craig Mintz 69, 47. Carson Macedo 69, 48. Jimmy Stinson (2) 68, 49. Parker Price-Miller (2) 68, 50. Kyle Hirst (1) 67.

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 50): Craig Mintz, Kyle Hirst.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 50): Wayne Johnson, Craig Dollansky.

Features Completed: 116

Number of Different Winners: 70

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 288

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Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 25 (Through May 17):

Robert Ballou stretched out his lead in the Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings after adding his fifth win of the season on the opening night of the USAC double at Eldora.

Ballou holds a 32-point advantage over Dave Darland, who slipped by Gas City USAC winner Brady Bacon for second.

Other changes among the top ten include Jon Stanbrough leap-frogging Chase Stockon for fourth, C.J. Leary bypassing Kevin Thomas, Jr., for sixth, Thomas Meseraull jumping a pair of positions to eighth and Tracy Hines gaining a pair of positions to break into the top ten.

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Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

  1. Robert Ballou, Rocklin CA (5) 251
  2. Dave Darland, Lincoln IN (2) 219 (+1)
  3. Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow OK (5) 216 (-1)
  4. Jon Stanbrough, Avon IN (1) 190 (+1)
  5. Chase Stockon, Sullivan IN (1) 189 (-1)
  6. C.J. Leary, Greenfield IN (2) 187 (+1)
  7. Kevin Thomas, Jr., Cullman AL (1) 173 (-1)
  8. Thomas Meseraull, San Jose CA (2) 126 (+2)
  9. Brady Short, Bedford IN (3) 116 (-1)
  10. Tracy Hines, New Castle IN 110 (+2)
  11. Justin Grant, Ione CA (2) 106 (+2)
  12. Damion Gardner, Concord CA (2) 93 (-3)
  13. Richard Vander Weerd, Visalia CA (3) 87 (+4)
  14. Casey Shuman, Tempe AZ (1) 85 (+2)
  15. Mike Spencer, Temecula CA 83 (-1)
  16. Shane Cottle, Kokomo IN (2) 81 (+5)
  17. Chad Boespflug, Hanford CA (2) 81 (-6)
  18. Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda CA 76 (+1)
  19. Chris Windom, Canton IL 75 (-4)
  20. Austin Williams, Yorba Linda CA 63 (+5)
  21. Jarett Andretti, Mooresville IN 62 (-3)
  22. Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson AZ 54 (+7)
  23. Kyle Cummins, Princeton IN 51 (-4)
  24. Logan Jarrett, Kokomo IN (1) 49 (+6)
  25. Carson Short, Marion IL 47 (-3)

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 25): Jerry Coons, Jr., Logan Jarrett.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 25): Bryan Clauson, Joshua Hodges.

Features Completed: 43

Number of Different Winners: 23

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 116

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Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 50 (Through May 17):

The hot streak continues for Justin Sanders, as the Prunedale, CA, racer extended his lead in the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings after taking over the top spot the previous weekend.

Sanders picked off his sixth win of the year on Friday night at Ocean Speedway before posting a runner-up finish at Marysville on Saturday to extend his Rod End Supply Power Rankings lead to 45 points over Pennsylvania shoe Mark Smith.

Seth Bergman notched a pair of wins to close to within four points of Aaron Reutzel for third while fifth-ranked Danny Martin, Jr., added another win as well.

Davie Franek was the biggest mover among those already in the top 25 with a jump from 18th to 13th with Wayne Johnson, Trey Starks and Greg DeCaires all busting into the top 25.

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Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

  1. Justin Sanders, Prunedale CA (6) 261
  2. Mark Smith, Tower City PA (5) 216
  3. Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX (5) 204
  4. Seth Bergman, Snohomish WA (5) 200
  5. Danny Martin, Jr., Sarasota FL (6) 175
  6. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM (1) 160
  7. Matt Kurtz, Jacksonville FL (4) 136
  8. Andy Forsberg, N. Auburn CA (3) 122 (+2)
  9. Colby Wiesz, Colfax CA (2) 118 (-1)
  10. A.J. Maddox, Tampa FL (3) 115 (+1)
  11. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD (3) 112 (-2)
  12. Shane Golobic, Fremont CA (1) 112 (+1)
  13. Tony Bruce, Jr., Liberal KS 109 (-1)
  14. Davie Franek, Lafayette NJ (2) 96 (+5)
  15. Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills MO 95 (-1)
  16. Terry Gray, Bartlett TN (2) 89 (-1)
  17. Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City OK (1) 89 (+13)
  18. John Carney II, El Paso TX (1) 88 (+5)
  19. Robbie Stillwaggon, Burlington NJ 86 (+2)
  20. Trey Starks, Puyallup WA (2) 85 (+11)
  21. Greg DeCaires, Elk Grove CA (2) 84 (+8)
  22. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA 84 (-6)
  23. Blake Hahn, Sapulpa OK (2) 82 (-6)
  24. Steven Tiner, Elverta CA (2) 81 (-6)
  25. Josh Baughman, Odessa TX 81 (-5)

Also in the Top 50: 26. Robbie Price (2) 80, 27. Doug Hammaker (2) 77, 28. Danny Lasoski (1) 76, 29. Kevin Ramey 76, 30. Mitch Brown (1) 73, 31. Tommy Tarlton (2) 71, 32. Morgan Turpen 70, 33. Rick Ziehl (2) 69, 34. Curt Michael (1) 69, 35. Sean Becker (1) 68, 36. Logan Forler (1) 67, 37. Parker Price-Miller (2) 65, 38. Randy Hannagan (1) 65, 39. Mark Ruel, Jr. (1) 64, 40. Jason Sides (1) 63, 41. Craig Stidham 62, 42. Jimmy Trulli (1) 61, 43. Matt Peterson 61, 44. Matt Covington 61, 45. Jeff Swindell 61, 46. Bradley Terrell (2) 60, 47. Jared Horstman (1) 60, 48. Matt Campbell 59, 49. Lee Grosz (2) 58, 50. Jason Solwold (1) 58.

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 50): Mitch Brown, Parker Price-Miller, Jimmy Trulli, Jared Horstman, Matt Campbell, Jason Solwold.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 50): T.J. Stutts, Scottie McDonald, Dominic Scelzi, Tim Crawley, Greg Hodnett, Eric Riggins, Jr.

Features Completed: 142

Number of Different Winners: 88

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 452

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.

 

Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 20 (Through May 17):

USAC West Coast shoe Ryan Bernal continues to hold off USAC Southwest rep R.J. Johnson for the top spot in Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

Bernal holds the number one ranking over Johnson by just 11 points with Danny Faria, Jr., closing to within 28 points of the leader after a Thunderbowl on Saturday night.

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Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

  1. Ryan Bernal, Hollister CA (5) 122
  2. R.J. Johnson, Phoenix AZ (4) 111
  3. Danny Faria, Jr., Tipton CA (1) 94
  4. Charles Davis, Jr., Buckeye AZ (1) 73
  5. Josh Pelkey, Peoria AZ 62 (+1)
  6. Matt Rossi, Peoria AZ 57 (+5)
  7. Stevie Sussex, Tempe AZ (1) 54
  8. Jace Vander Weerd, Visalia CA 53 (-3)
  9. Landon Hurst, Riverdale CA 48 (+5)
  10. D.J. Johnson, Stockton CA 47 (+2)
  11. Michael Colegrove, Peoria AZ 45 (-3)
  12. Troy Rutherford, Ojai CA (1) 41 (+7)
  13. Colby Copeland, Roseville CA 41 (-4)
  14. Richard Vander Weerd, Visalia CA (1) 40 (-4)
  15. Guy Woodward, Santa Clarita CA (1) 38 (+1)
  16. Bud Kaeding, Campbell CA (1) 33 (-3)
  17. Greg Taylor, Ojai CA (1) 32 (-2)
  18. Shon Deskins, Waddell AZ 32 (-1)
  19. Kyle Smith, Moorpark CA (2) 30 (-1)
  20. Trey Marcham, Newcastle OK 28

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 20): None.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 20): None.

Features Completed: 24

Number of Different Winners: 16

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 62

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www.MidgetMadness.com Midgets (Top 25 – Through May 17):

Darren Hagen retains his position at the top of the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings charts after a pair of weekends that have been dominated by Mother Nature.

With Hagen 28 points ahead of Tanner Thorson in the race for first, the only pair of events completed over the past two weekends were an ARDC tilt at Bridgeport on May 8 topped by Brett Tanner and a BCRA card at Lakeport this past Saturday topped by Frankie Guerrini. Guerrini jumped six positions to 19th with his second score of the year.

Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points (+/- previous ranking)

  1. Darren Hagen, Riverside CA (3) 147
  2. Tanner Thorson, Minden NV 119
  3. Christopher Bell, Norman OK (2) 100
  4. Zach Daum, Pocahontas IL 91
  5. Rico Abreu, Rutherford CA (2) 80
  6. Bryan Clauson, Noblesville IN (2) 75
  7. Spencer Bayston, Lafayette IN (1) 72
  8. Blake Hahn, Sapulpa OK 71
  9. Andrew Felker, Carl Junction MO 67
  10. Kevin Swindell, Germantown TN 67
  11. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove CA (1) 61
  12. Tyler Thomas, Collinsville OK 61
  13. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK 58
  14. Andrew Deal, Caney KS 57
  15. Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson AZ (1) 55
  16. Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills MO 55
  17. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN 51
  18. Damion Gardner, Concord CA 49
  19. Frankie Guerrini, San Rafael CA (2) 47 (+6)
  20. Ronnie Gardner, Norco CA (1) 42 (-1)
  21. Austin Brown, Millstadt IL 38 (-1)
  22. Danny Stratton, Riverside CA (1) 36 (-1)
  23. Matt Sherrell, Owasso OK (1) 36 (-1)
  24. Jake Neuman, New Berlin IL 36 (-1)
  25. Chris Windom, Canton IL 36 (-1)

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 25): None.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 25): None.

Features Completed: 26

Number of Different Winners: 19

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 143

Title sponsor of the Midget Power Rankings, www.midgetmadness.com is the leading source of headline news, results and more for Midget racing throughout the world.

 

305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park (Top 25 – Through May 17):

With Ohio dodging the worst that Mother Nature has tossed out over the past couple of weekends, Jordan Ryan has extended his lead in 305 Sprint Car Power Rankings presented by Dodge City Raceway Park to 49 points over fellow Ohio shoe Bobby Clark.

The top 25 continues to see a high volume of turnover with seven new names on the list this week.

Title sponsorship for the 2015 305 Sprint Car Power Rankings is available, simply contact lonniewheatley@gmail.com for information.

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Rank – Name, Hometown (Wins) – Points

  1. Jordan Ryan, Castalia OH (4) 179
  2. Bobby Clark, Fremont OH (2) 130 (+2)
  3. Chad Wilson, N. Richland Hills TX (4) 129 (-1)
  4. T.J. Michael, Fremont OH (3) 126 (+3)
  5. Steve Rando, Lindsey OH (1) 120
  6. Marcus Thomas, Corsicana TX (1) 104
  7. Jeb Sessums, Joshua TX (3) 103 (-4)
  8. Jamie Miller, Vandalia OH (1) 99 (+1)
  9. Zach Newlin, Millerstown PA (1) 84 (+1)
  10. Paul Weaver, Fremont OH (1) 84 (+13)
  11. Logan Scherb, Paradise TX (1) 83 (-3)
  12. Alvin Roepke, Elmore OH 76 (+12)
  13. Seth Schneider, Fremont OH 74 (-1)
  14. Ricky Peterson, Rawson OH 70 (+8)
  15. John Ivy, Fremont OH 68 (-2)
  16. Kyle Capodice, Sandusky OH 67 (+10)
  17. John Carney II, El Paso TX (2) 64 (-6)
  18. Cory Sparks, Edinburg NY (1) 59 (+18)
  19. Trevor Grossenbacher, Holland NE (2) 57 (+14)
  20. Scott Goodrich, Middletown NY (1) 57
  21. Mike Haggenbottom, Levittown PA 53 (-7)
  22. Jeff Day, Greenville TX (3) 51 (-7)
  23. George Hobaugh, Jr., Chicora PA (2) 51 (+23)
  24. Ken Duke, Selinsgrove PA (1) 50 (+24)
  25. Wes Wofford, Alamogordo NM (3) 49 (+2)

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 25): Kyle Capodice, Cory Sparks, Trevor Grossenbacher, Scott Goodrich, George Hobaugh, Jr., Ken Duke, Wes Wofford.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 25): Luke Cranston, Eddie Wagner, David Brown, Jr., Patrick Stasa, Sean Kirkpatrick, Dustin Gates, Josh Hawkins.

Features Completed: 113

Number of Different Winners: 86

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 330

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 the season including World of Outlaws, NCRA Sprint Cars, DCRP Sprint Cars and URSS. Check www.dodgecityraceway.com for the full schedule and more information.

 

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.

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