Schatz Stands Tall in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 68
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 23, 2015) – Twenty wins and not even into August. That’s the season that Donny Schatz is putting together and has him handily atop the STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings.
Despite a mini-slump that has kept Schatz out of victory lane for five consecutive features (he has finished second in three of those and ran short of fuel while leading the Kings Royal), Shatz has extended his lead to 222 points over Greg Hodnett.
Schatz has reeled off 26 wins over each of the past two seasons to top the STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings by 257 points in 2014 and 164 points in 2013.
With 11 triumphs thus far, Greg Hodnett stands as the only other driver with double-digit wins at this point. Kerry Madsen, Kings Royal champ Shane Stewart and Silver Cup victor Dale Blaney round out the current top five.
The biggest mover near the top so far in July is Stevie Smith, who jumped from 27th to 16th after finishing off a five-win Central PA Speedweek before taking another Williams Grove win last Friday to tune up for this weekend’s clash with the Outlaws.
A look at the STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings top 100 through July 22…
| Rank | Previous | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | 20 | 902 |
| 2 | 2 | Greg Hodnett | Thomasville, PA | 11 | 680 |
| 3 | 3 | Kerry Madsen | St. Marys, NSW | 3 | 627 |
| 4 | 4 | Shane Stewart | Bixby, OK | 6 | 623 |
| 5 | 5 | Dale Blaney | Hartford, OH | 9 | 594 |
| 6 | 7 | Joey Saldana | Brownsburg, IN | 2 | 571 |
| 7 | 6 | Paul McMahan | Elk Grove, CA | 3 | 558 |
| 8 | 11 | Danny Dietrich | Gettysburg, PA | 8 | 543 |
| 9 | 9 | Danny Lasoski | Dover, MO | 8 | 533 |
| 10 | 10 | Daryn Pittman | Owasso, OK | 4 | 521 |
| 11 | 8 | Brad Sweet | Grass Valley, CA | 3 | 513 |
| 12 | 13 | Lucas Wolfe | Mechanicsburg, PA | 3 | 457 |
| 13 | 12 | Brian Montieth | Phoenixville, PA | 8 | 439 |
| 14 | 16 | Brent Marks | Myerstown, PA | 0 | 363 |
| 15 | 14 | Chad Kemenah | Alvada, OH | 3 | 347 |
| 16 | 27 | Stevie Smith | New Oxford, PA | 7 | 339 |
| 17 | 19 | Cody Darrah | Red Lion, PA | 3 | 339 |
| 18 | 15 | Greg Wilson | Benton Ridge, OH | 3 | 329 |
| 19 | 18 | Jason Sides | Bartlett, TN | 1 | 318 |
| 20 | 23 | Terry McCarl | Altoona, IA | 4 | 310 |
| 21 | 22 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | 3 | 306 |
| 22 | 17 | David Gravel | Watertown, CT | 0 | 306 |
| 23 | 29 | Ian Madsen | Sydney, NSW | 0 | 286 |
| 24 | 26 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 5 | 280 |
| 25 | 24 | Aaron Ott | East Berlin, PA | 1 | 279 |
| 26 | 20 | Byron Reed | Monclova, OH | 1 | 266 |
| 27 | 21 | Tim Shaffer | Aliquippa, PA | 1 | 266 |
| 28 | 31 | Alan Krimes | Denver, PA | 2 | 251 |
| 29 | 25 | Cap Henry | Bellevue, OH | 2 | 247 |
| 30 | 28 | Mark Dobmeier | Grand Forks, ND | 6 | 244 |
| 31 | 30 | Brian Brown | Grain Valley, MO | 2 | 238 |
| 32 | 41 | Dusty Zomer | Brandon, SD | 1 | 231 |
| 33 | 33 | Sheldon Haudenschild | Wooster, OH | 3 | 219 |
| 34 | 34 | Lance Dewease | Fayetteville, PA | 1 | 219 |
| 35 | 39 | Bill Balog | Fairbanks, AK | 5 | 210 |
| 36 | 42 | Steve Buckwalter | Royersford, PA | 3 | 205 |
| 37 | 43 | Ryan Smith | Kunkletown, PA | 2 | 195 |
| 38 | 37 | Parker Price-Miller | Kokomo, IN | 4 | 181 |
| 39 | 32 | James McFadden | Ormeau, AUS | 1 | 174 |
| 40 | 36 | Steve Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 1 | 173 |
| 41 | 38 | Cory Haas | York, PA | 0 | 173 |
| 42 | 35 | Cole Duncan | Lockbourne, OH | 1 | 166 |
| 43 | 49 | Wade Nygaard | Grand Forks, ND | 3 | 165 |
| 44 | 46 | Danny Holtgraver | Pittsburgh, PA | 0 | 165 |
| 45 | 75 | Austin Pierce | Grand Forks, ND | 2 | 162 |
| 46 | 40 | Brad Loyet | Sunset Hills, MO | 1 | 158 |
| 47 | 50 | Kyle Hirst | Loomis, CA | 4 | 155 |
| 48 | 45 | Bud Kaeding | Campbell, CA | 2 | 154 |
| 49 | 48 | Justin Henderson | Sioux Falls, SD | 2 | 153 |
| 50 | 71 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 0 | 151 |
| 51 | 47 | Jonathan Allard | Chico, CA | 5 | 148 |
| 52 | 51 | Dean Jacobs | Wooster, OH | 2 | 145 |
| 53 | 68 | Stuart Brubaker | Fremont, OH | 2 | 139 |
| 54 | 44 | Kraig Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 0 | 138 |
| 55 | 54 | Tommy Worley, Jr. | Bismarck, MO | 4 | 136 |
| 56 | 56 | Chris Andrews | Sandusky, OH | 2 | 133 |
| 57 | 63 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 1 | 130 |
| 58 | 70 | Jamie Veal | Warnambool, AUS | 0 | 130 |
| 59 | 53 | Joey Montgomery | Frederickstown, MO | 5 | 129 |
| 60 | 111 | Jason Johnson | Eunice, LA | 0 | 128 |
| 61 | 59 | Carson Macedo | Leemore, CA | 0 | 125 |
| 62 | 69 | Logan Schuchart | Hanover, PA | 0 | 123 |
| 63 | 94 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 0 | 123 |
| 64 | 64 | Austin Hogue | Dover, PA | 0 | 120 |
| 65 | 78 | Brandon Matus | Wampum, PA | 1 | 119 |
| 66 | 58 | D.J. Foos | Fremont, OH | 0 | 117 |
| 67 | 55 | Craig Mintz | Gibsonburg, OH | 1 | 115 |
| 68 | 52 | Shane Golobic | Fremont, CA | 0 | 113 |
| 69 | 65 | Bill Rose | Plainfield, IN | 0 | 111 |
| 70 | 66 | Sean Becker | Roseville, CA | 1 | 110 |
| 71 | 81 | Craig Dollansky | Elk River, MN | 1 | 110 |
| 72 | 112 | Lee Jacobs | Dalton, OH | 1 | 110 |
| 73 | 61 | Dominic Scelzi | Fresno, CA | 1 | 109 |
| 74 | 76 | Brooke Tatnell | San Souci, NSW | 0 | 108 |
| 75 | 72 | A.J. Flick | Apollo, PA | 1 | 107 |
| 76 | 77 | Ed Lynch, Jr. | Apollo, PA | 3 | 104 |
| 77 | 73 | Ben Schmidt | Howards Grove, WI | 1 | 104 |
| 78 | 128 | Casey Mack | Grand Forks, ND | 1 | 103 |
| 79 | 57 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 0 | 103 |
| 80 | 86 | Colby Copeland | Roseville, CA | 2 | 102 |
| 81 | 88 | Greg Nikitenko | Minot, ND | 0 | 101 |
| 82 | 91 | Tyler Walker | Los Angeles, CA | 0 | 98 |
| 83 | 60 | Freddie Rahmer | Salfordville, PA | 0 | 98 |
| 84 | 80 | Jimmy Hurley | Springfield, IL | 1 | 96 |
| 85 | 67 | Jerrod Hull | Sikeston, MO | 1 | 96 |
| 86 | 90 | Jim Siegel | New Oxford, PA | 1 | 96 |
| 87 | 127 | Doug Esh | Lancaster, PA | 1 | 96 |
| 88 | 62 | Rob Chaney | Wooster, OH | 1 | 95 |
| 89 | 102 | Paul Nienhiser | Chapin, IL | 3 | 87 |
| 90 | 74 | Kory Crabtree | London, OH | 2 | 86 |
| 91 | 95 | Andy Forsberg | N. Auburn, CA | 0 | 86 |
| 92 | 120 | Jordon Adams | Reynolds, ND | 0 | 86 |
| 93 | 106 | Mike Wagner | Harrisonville, PA | 0 | 86 |
| 94 | 103 | Jack Sodeman, Jr. | N. Jackson, OH | 0 | 85 |
| 95 | 171 | Mike Reinke | Howards Grove, WI | 1 | 84 |
| 96 | 79 | Joey Boyd | Farmington, MO | 0 | 83 |
| 97 | 108 | Logan Forler | Orting, WA | 1 | 82 |
| 98 | 126 | Nate Dussel | Toledo, OH | 1 | 82 |
| 99 | 100 | Jeremy Schultz | Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | 81 |
| 100 | 104 | Scotty Neitzel | Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | 79 |
Features Completed: 273
Number of Different Winners: 115
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 391
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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.
