Schatz Strong in STIDA Winged 410 Mid-Season Power Rankings
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 57
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 2, 2015) – With the season that he is putting together thus far, it should come as little surprise that Donny Schatz is atop the STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Mid-Season Power Rankings.
With an astounding 17 North American feature wins over the first half of 2015, Schatz has opened up a healthy 183 point advantage over second-ranked Greg Hodnett. Schatz kicked off the second half of the year in similar form with his 18th win of the season last night in Kansas City.
Schatz topped the inaugural version of the STIDA Power Rankings in 2013 and then put posted 26 wins last year to take the top spot again by 257 points.
Posse rep Hodnett has already reached double digits in the win column with ten triumphs, holding the second ranking by 19 points over Kerry Madsen with Shane Stewart and All Star point leader Dale Blaney also among the top five.
Paul McMahan, Joey Saldana, Brad Sweet, Danny Lasoski and Daryn Pittman are also among the STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings Mid-Season top ten.
A look at the STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings Mid-Season Top 150 through June 30…
Rank | Previous | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | 17 | 716 |
2 | 2 | Greg Hodnett | Thomasville, PA | 10 | 533 |
3 | 3 | Kerry Madsen | St. Marys, NSW | 3 | 514 |
4 | 4 | Shane Stewart | Bixby, OK | 4 | 503 |
5 | 7 | Dale Blaney | Hartford, OH | 8 | 499 |
6 | 5 | Paul McMahan | Elk Grove, CA | 3 | 476 |
7 | 6 | Joey Saldana | Brownsburg, IN | 1 | 451 |
8 | 8 | Brad Sweet | Grass Valley, CA | 3 | 412 |
9 | 9 | Danny Lasoski | Dover, MO | 7 | 401 |
10 | 10 | Daryn Pittman | Owasso, OK | 4 | 392 |
11 | 12 | Danny Dietrich | Gettysburg, PA | 6 | 391 |
12 | 11 | Brian Montieth | Phoenixville, PA | 8 | 353 |
13 | 13 | Lucas Wolfe | Mechanicsburg, PA | 2 | 326 |
14 | 16 | Chad Kemenah | Alvada, OH | 3 | 287 |
15 | 27 | Greg Wilson | Benton Ridge, OH | 3 | 285 |
16 | 15 | Brent Marks | Myerstown, PA | 0 | 285 |
17 | 14 | David Gravel | Watertown, CT | 0 | 268 |
18 | 17 | Jason Sides | Bartlett, TN | 0 | 250 |
19 | 20 | Cody Darrah | Red Lion, PA | 1 | 246 |
20 | 22 | Byron Reed | Monclova, OH | 1 | 240 |
21 | 28 | Tim Shaffer | Aliquippa, PA | 1 | 235 |
22 | 23 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | 2 | 233 |
23 | 19 | Terry McCarl | Altoona, IA | 2 | 231 |
24 | 21 | Aaron Ott | East Berlin, PA | 1 | 224 |
25 | 25 | Cap Henry | Bellevue, OH | 2 | 220 |
26 | 18 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 4 | 215 |
27 | 31 | Stevie Smith | New Oxford, PA | 3 | 212 |
28 | 26 | Mark Dobmeier | Grand Forks, ND | 5 | 204 |
29 | 29 | Ian Madsen | Sydney, NSW | 0 | 201 |
30 | 24 | Brian Brown | Grain Valley, MO | 1 | 198 |
31 | 30 | Alan Krimes | Denver, PA | 1 | 194 |
32 | 55 | James McFadden | Ormeau, AUS | 1 | 174 |
33 | 99 | Sheldon Haudenschild | Wooster, OH | 2 | 162 |
34 | 33 | Lance Dewease | Fayetteville, PA | 1 | 161 |
35 | 39 | Cole Duncan | Lockbourne, OH | 1 | 157 |
36 | 43 | Steve Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 1 | 156 |
37 | 73 | Parker Price-Miller | Kokomo, IN | 3 | 154 |
38 | 34 | Cory Haas | York, PA | 0 | 154 |
39 | 38 | Bill Balog | Fairbanks, AK | 4 | 149 |
40 | 32 | Brad Loyet | Sunset Hills, MO | 1 | 143 |
41 | 47 | Dusty Zomer | Brandon, SD | 0 | 142 |
42 | 37 | Steve Buckwalter | Royersford, PA | 2 | 141 |
43 | 35 | Ryan Smith | Kunkletown, PA | 1 | 139 |
44 | 36 | Kraig Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 0 | 138 |
45 | 40 | Bud Kaeding | Campbell, CA | 2 | 133 |
46 | 42 | Danny Holtgraver | Pittsburgh, PA | 0 | 131 |
47 | 51 | Jonathan Allard | Chico, CA | 3 | 121 |
48 | 49 | Justin Henderson | Sioux Falls, SD | 2 | 120 |
49 | 44 | Wade Nygaard | Grand Forks, ND | 3 | 116 |
50 | 48 | Kyle Hirst | Loomis, CA | 2 | 115 |
51 | 41 | Dean Jacobs | Wooster, OH | 2 | 113 |
52 | 50 | Shane Golobic | Fremont, CA | 0 | 113 |
53 | 65 | Joey Montgomery | Frederickstown, MO | 4 | 111 |
54 | 54 | Tommy Worley, Jr. | Bismarck, MO | 3 | 109 |
55 | 45 | Craig Mintz | Gibsonburg, OH | 1 | 104 |
56 | 46 | Chris Andrews | Sandusky, OH | 2 | 103 |
57 | 86 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 0 | 103 |
58 | 63 | D.J. Foos | Fremont, OH | 0 | 101 |
59 | 56 | Carson Macedo | Leemore, CA | 0 | 100 |
60 | 70 | Freddie Rahmer | Salfordville, PA | 0 | 98 |
61 | 66 | Dominic Scelzi | Fresno, CA | 1 | 96 |
62 | 62 | Rob Chaney | Wooster, OH | 1 | 95 |
63 | 52 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 1 | 95 |
64 | 53 | Austin Hogue | Dover, PA | 0 | 95 |
65 | 61 | Bill Rose | Plainfield, IN | 0 | 95 |
66 | 58 | Sean Becker | Roseville, CA | 1 | 93 |
67 | 59 | Jerrod Hull | Sikeston, MO | 1 | 93 |
68 | 69 | Stuart Brubaker | Fremont, OH | 0 | 93 |
69 | 64 | Logan Schuchart | Hanover, PA | 0 | 92 |
70 | 114 | Jamie Veal | Warnambool, AUS | 0 | 91 |
71 | 105 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 0 | 90 |
72 | 67 | A.J. Flick | Apollo, PA | 1 | 88 |
73 | 68 | Ben Schmidt | Howards Grove, WI | 1 | 87 |
74 | 57 | Kory Crabtree | London, OH | 2 | 86 |
75 | 60 | Austin Pierce | Grand Forks, ND | 0 | 85 |
76 | 102 | Brooke Tatnell | San Souci, NSW | 0 | 83 |
77 | 75 | Ed Lynch, Jr. | Apollo, PA | 2 | 81 |
78 | 72 | Brandon Matus | Wampum, PA | 0 | 80 |
79 | 96 | Joey Boyd | Farmington, MO | 0 | 79 |
80 | 83 | Jimmy Hurley | Springfield, IL | 1 | 77 |
81 | 80 | Craig Dollansky | Elk River, MN | 0 | 77 |
82 | 77 | Jimmy Stinson | Vandalia, OH | 2 | 75 |
83 | 71 | Tanner Thorson | Minden, NV | 1 | 74 |
84 | 81 | Gary Taylor | Snohomish, WA | 0 | 74 |
85 | 74 | Donnie Kreitz, Jr. | Sinking Springs, PA | 1 | 71 |
86 | 92 | Colby Copeland | Roseville, CA | 2 | 70 |
87 | 97 | Hunter Schuerenberg | Sikeston, MO | 1 | 70 |
88 | 91 | Greg Nikitenko | Minot, ND | 0 | 70 |
89 | 106 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | 0 | 70 |
90 | 76 | Jim Siegel | New Oxford, PA | 0 | 69 |
91 | 103 | Tyler Walker | Los Angeles, CA | 0 | 68 |
92 | 78 | Willie Croft | Sacramento, CA | 0 | 68 |
93 | 79 | Wayne Johnson | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | 66 |
94 | 93 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 0 | 64 |
95 | 82 | Andy Forsberg | N. Auburn, CA | 0 | 63 |
96 | 112 | Carl Bowser | Cabot, PA | 3 | 62 |
97 | 140 | D.J. Netto | Hanford, CA | 2 | 62 |
98 | 108 | Jason Statler | Grass Valley, CA | 0 | 62 |
99 | 84 | Phillip Mock | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 2 | 61 |
100 | 88 | Jeremy Schultz | Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | 61 |
101 | 85 | Aaron Reutzel | Clute, TX | 1 | 61 |
102 | 89 | Paul Nienhiser | Chapin, IL | 1 | 61 |
103 | 90 | Jack Sodeman, Jr. | N. Jackson, OH | 0 | 60 |
104 | 132 | Scotty Neitzel | Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | 59 |
105 | 87 | Ryan Broughton | Bainbridge, OH | 1 | 59 |
106 | 95 | Mike Wagner | Harrisonville, PA | 0 | 58 |
107 | 128 | Davey Heskin | St. Michael, MN | 0 | 57 |
108 | 120 | Logan Forler | Orting, WA | 0 | 56 |
109 | 94 | Jordan Goldesberry | Springfield, IL | 0 | 55 |
110 | 104 | Adam Wilt | York, PA | 0 | 55 |
111 | 98 | Jason Johnson | Eunice, LA | 0 | 53 |
112 | 145 | Lee Jacobs | Dalton, OH | 0 | 53 |
113 | 100 | Nathan Skaggs | Circleville, OH | 1 | 52 |
114 | 101 | Caleb Griffith | Sandusky, OH | 0 | 52 |
115 | 150 | Caleb Helms | Findlay, OH | 0 | 52 |
116 | 126 | Brandon Spithaler | Evans City, PA | 0 | 50 |
117 | 153 | Randy Hannagan | San Jose, CA | 0 | 50 |
118 | 152 | Roger Crockett | Medford, OR | 0 | 50 |
119 | 107 | Kyle Larson | Elk Grove, CA | 1 | 49 |
120 | 123 | Jordon Adams | Reynolds, ND | 0 | 49 |
121 | 127 | Bobby McMahan | Elk Grove, CA | 0 | 49 |
122 | 109 | A.J. Bruns | Athens, IL | 0 | 49 |
123 | 110 | Ryan Ruhl | Angola, IN | 2 | 48 |
124 | 111 | Robbie Kendall | Katonsville, MD | 0 | 48 |
125 | 144 | Ryan Taylor | Perkasie, PA | 0 | 48 |
126 | 154 | Nate Dussel | Toledo, OH | 0 | 47 |
127 | 113 | Doug Esh | Lancaster, PA | 0 | 47 |
128 | 115 | Casey Mack | Grand Forks, ND | 1 | 46 |
129 | 116 | Blake Nimee | Chicago, IL | 1 | 46 |
130 | 136 | Kasey Burch | Farmington, MO | 0 | 46 |
131 | 256 | Lynton Jeffrey | Prairie City, IA | 0 | 46 |
132 | 117 | Todd Kane | Powell, OH | 0 | 45 |
133 | 118 | Joey Moughan | Springfield, IL | 1 | 44 |
134 | 119 | Kevin Nouse | Mechanicsburg, PA | 1 | 44 |
135 | 121 | Niki Young | East Berlin, PA | 0 | 44 |
136 | 137 | Jim Moughan | Springfield, IL | 0 | 44 |
137 | 122 | Mark Smith | Tower City, PA | 0 | 43 |
138 | 204 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | 0 | 43 |
139 | 124 | Andrew Palker | Lodi, OH | 0 | 43 |
140 | 125 | Kyle Moody | Lewisberry, PA | 0 | 43 |
141 | 134 | Tim Glatfelter | Spring Grove, PA | 0 | 43 |
142 | 221 | Caleb Armstrong | New Castle, IN | 1 | 41 |
143 | 151 | Shelby Bilton | Reading, MI | 0 | 41 |
144 | 135 | Eric Williams | Greenville, PA | 1 | 40 |
145 | 129 | J.J. Grasso | Pedricktown, NJ | 1 | 40 |
146 | 130 | Craig Stidham | Fresno, CA | 1 | 40 |
147 | 139 | Danny Smith | Chillicothe, OH | 0 | 40 |
148 | 196 | Travis Philo | Waterville, OH | 0 | 40 |
149 | 131 | Keith Bloom | Anderson, CA | 1 | 39 |
150 | 143 | Keith Burch | Farmington, MO | 0 | 39 |
Features Completed: 210
Number of Different Winners: 98
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 349
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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.
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