Schatz & Hafertepe atop Latest Winged Power Rankings

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume IV, No. 35

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 29, 2016) – There are a pair of No. 15 Sprint Cars atop the winged portion of the latest Open Wheel Power Rankings. While Donny Schatz has stretched out his lead in the latest STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings, there is a new leader among the Rod End Supply Winged 360 ranks with Sam Hafertepe, Jr., taking over the number one ranking.

Adding another Kings Royal triumph to the ledger, Schatz has pushed his lead to 122 points over Hodnett while Hafertepe’s consistent strong runs in recent times have pushed him ahead of Hagar.

STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 50 (Through July 27):

Donny Schatz has pushed his North American win total to 17 as he has extended his STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings lead to 122 points over Greg Hodnett.

Among Schatz’ most recent triumphs are victories in the Brad Doty Classic, the Kings Royal and then the Six Nations Showdown earlier this week at Ohsweken.

Hodnett is still trying to keep pace with 15 wins in the 410 ranks while Daryn Pittman and David Gravel moved past Shane Stewart to take over third and fourth, respectively.

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

  1. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND (17) 1,008
  2. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA (15) 886
  3. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK (7) 850 (+1)
  4. David Gravel, Watertown CT (5) 785 (+1)
  5. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK (7) 765 (-2)
  6. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA (7) 729
  7. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN (4) 677
  8. Dale Blaney, Hartford OH (6) 605
  9. Chad Kemenah, Alvada OH (2) 527
  10. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg PA (5) 517
  11. Brent Marks, Myerstown PA (2) 422 (+3)
  12. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO (6) 411
  13. Kerry Madsen, St. Marys NSW (4) 411 (-2)
  14. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA (2) 408 (-1)
  15. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA (1) 380
  16. Rico Abreu, Rutherford CA (4) 355 (+16)
  17. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO (3) 343 (-1)
  18. Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster OH (5) 331 (-1)
  19. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville PA (8) 295 (+12)
  20. Brian Montieth, Phoenixville PA (3) 291 (-2)
  21. Logan Schuchart, Hanover PA (1) 291 (+4)
  22. Ian Madsen, Sydney NSW (1) 289 (+5)
  23. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN (1) 280 (+1)
  24. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks ND (12) 278 (+10)
  25. Cole Duncan, Lockbourne OH (2) 275 (-6)
  26. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN (4) 237 (+11)
  27. Byron Reed, Monclova OH (4) 265 (-6)
  28. Bill Balog, Fairbanks AK (6) 262 (-2)
  29. Danny Holtgraver, Pittsburgh PA (2) 259 (+1)
  30. Alan Krimes, Denver PA (1) 259 (+9)
  31. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa PA 253 (+7)
  32. Ryan Smith, Kunkletown PA 247 (-9)
  33. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA (3) 244 (-13)
  34. Doug Esh, Lancaster PA (2) 243 (-1)
  35. Stevie Smith, New Oxford PA (1) 237 (+13)
  36. Kyle Hirst, Loomis CA (5) 233 (+11)
  37. Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN (2) 229 (+4)
  38. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN (1) 228 (-9)
  39. Dusty Zomer, Brandon SD (4) 227 (-3)
  40. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove CA (3) 225 (-18)
  41. Bryan Clauson, Noblesville IN (1) 217 (-13)
  42. Aaron Ott, East Berlin PA (1) 214 (-7)
  43. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA (1) 210 (-1)
  44. Bud Kaeding, Campbell CA (3) 206
  45. Freddie Rahmer, Salfordville PA (1) 198 (+5)
  46. Dean Jacobs, Wooster OH 192 (-3)
  47. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster OH (6) 187 (-2)
  48. Cap Henry, Bellevue OH 187 (-8)
  49. Jack Sodeman, Jr., N. Jackson OH (5) 185 (+8)
  50. Paul McMahan, Elk Grove CA 179 (-4)

 

Features Completed: 309

Number of Different Winners: 126

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 345

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Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 50 (Through July 26):

With a red-hot hand as of late, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., has shot to the top of the charts to displace Derek Hagar from the number one position in the latest Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

With four runner-up finishes in his last five starts, Hafertepe, Jr., has taken the number one ranking by just ten points over Hagar with Seth Bergman, Johnny Herrera and Reutzel rounding out the current top five.

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

  1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Sunnyvale TX (7) 441 (+1)
  2. Derek Hagar, Marion AR (10) 431 (-1)
  3. Seth Bergman, Snohomish WA (4) 391
  4. Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque NM (4) 381
  5. Aaron Reutzel, Clute TX (4) 369
  6. Mark Smith, Tower City PA (7) 353
  7. Logan Forler, Orting WA (2) 351
  8. Jason Barney, Constantia NY (5) 341 (+1)
  9. Blake Hahn, Sapulpa OK (3) 341 (-1)
  10. Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City OK (2) 310
  11. Andy Forsberg, North Auburn CA (9) 294
  12. Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia MO (11) 288 (+1)
  13. Mitch Brown, Brantford ONT (4) 286 (+4)
  14. Steve Poirier, St. Mathieu de Beloeil QUE (8) 283 (-2)
  15. Matt Covington, Glenpool OK 266 (-1)
  16. Tim Crawley, Benton AR (9) 261 (+3)
  17. Davie Franek, Wantage NJ (7) 257 (-2)
  18. Mason Moore, Princeton CA (3) 245
  19. Jared Zimbardi, Bradford PA (5) 237 (+2)
  20. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA (6) 235 (+18)
  21. Jason Solwold, Burlington WA (3) 228 (-5)
  22. Jared Horstman, Cloverdale OH (8) 223 (+2)
  23. Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD (2) 219 (+13)
  24. John Carney II, El Paso TX (4) 218 (-4)
  25. Ian Madsen, Sydney NSW (5) 211 (-2)
  26. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD (5) 208 (-1)
  27. Terry Gray, Bartlett TN 206 (+1)
  28. Brandon Hanks, Burlison TN (4) 204 (-1)
  29. Marshall Skinner, W. Memphis AR (1) 203 (-7)
  30. Channin Tankersley, Highlands TX (4) 200 (+1)
  31. Jack Dover, Springfield NE (6) 193 (+2)
  32. Michael Kofoid, Penngrove CA (2) 192 (+7)
  33. Morgan Turpen, Cordova TN (4) 191 (+2)
  34. Doug Hammaker, Grantville PA (6) 187 (-5)
  35. Steven Tiner, Elverta CA (3) 187 (-3)
  36. Robbie Stillwaggon, Burlington NJ 187 (-2)
  37. Andy McElhannon, Hernando MS (2) 184 (-11)
  38. Kyle Bellm, Nixa MO (1) 181 (+7)
  39. Jamie Ball, Knoxville IA (1) 178 (+2)
  40. Chris Martin, Ankeny IA (3) 174 (+2)
  41. Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills MO (2) 172 (-11)
  42. Cory Eliason, Santa Cruz CA (4) 164 (-5)
  43. Max Stambaugh, Lima OH (1) 164 (-3)
  44. Trey Starks, Puyallup WA (6) 162 (+2)
  45. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA (4) 160 (+18)
  46. Josh Baughman, Odessa TX (1) 159 (-3)
  47. Dylan Westbrook, Scotland ONT (4) 154 (+46)
  48. Greg DeCaires, Elk Grove CA (1) 152 (+1)
  49. Roger Crockett, Medford OR (4) 150 (+2)
  50. Travis Rilat, Forney TX 148 (-6)

 

Features Completed: 409

Number of Different Winners: 193

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 686

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.

 

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 2016 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.