Schatz to the Top of STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings

Schatz to the Top of STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 29

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2015) – Be afraid. Be very afraid, as the warning signs are there.

Donny Schatz topped two of three World of Outlaws events over the past week, running his season total to five wins already and shooting from fourth into the lead in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings.

The six-time and reigning WoO champ is already on a pace well ahead of last year when he only had two wins through April 12 and didn’t notch his fifth WoO win of the year until May 31. He went on to pick up 26 North American wins in 2014.

With a Placerville win on Wednesday and Calistoga score on Sunday, Schatz moved past Joey Saldana, Kerry Madsen and previous leader Paul McMahan to stake an early claim on the number one position as nine of the top ten positions changed this week. Only tenth-ranked David Gravel retained the same position as last week.

Jason Sides made a big move from 18th to 11th with a pair of podium finishes at Calistoga while Lucas Wolfe made a jump from 40th to 22nd with runner-up finishes at Williams Grove and Port Royal. Craig Dollansky broke back into the top 25 as well after a third-place WoO showing at Calistoga on Sunday.

The past week’s winners (car count in parentheses):

Wednesday – Donny Schatz (37 – WoO at Placerville)

Friday – Jerrod Hull (25 – MOWA at Jacksonville), Rodney Westhafer (20 – Williams Grove)

Saturday – Wayne Johnson (40 – NSL at W. Burlington), Brad Sweet (35 – WoO at Calistoga), Dale Blaney (35 – Atomic), Lance Dewease (30 – Lincoln), Parker Price-Miller (29 – Fremont), Greg Hodnett (25 – Port Royal), Tommy Worley, Jr. (23 – Farmington)

Sunday – Donny Schatz (35 – WoO at Calistoga), Danny Dietrich (26 – Susquehanna)

Print

STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings – Top 50 (Through April 12):

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

  1. Donny Schatz, Fargo ND (5) 252 (+3)
  2. Paul McMahan, Elk Grove CA (1) 234 (-1)
  3. Kerry Madsen, St. Marys NSW (3) 226 (-1)
  4. Joey Saldana, Brownsburg IN 215 (-1)
  5. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley CA (2) 196 (+1)
  6. Shane Stewart, Bixby OK (1) 195 (+1)
  7. Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK (3) 172 (-2)
  8. Greg Hodnett, Thomasville PA (3) 158 (+1)
  9. Danny Lasoski, Dover MO (1) 152 (-1)
  10. David Gravel, Watertown CT 141
  11. Jason Sides, Bartlett TN 115 (+7)
  12. Terry McCarl, Altoona IA (1) 112 (-1)
  13. Dale Blaney, Hartford OH (1) 107 (+1)
  14. Tim Kaeding, San Jose CA (1) 95 (-1)
  15. Rico Abreu, Rutherford CA (2) 88 (-3)
  16. Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO (1) 85
  17. Steve Kinser, Bloomington IN (1) 83 (-2)
  18. Brent Marks, Myerstown PA 79 (+6)
  19. Brian Montieth, Phoenixville PA (2) 78 (-2)
  20. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg PA (2) 77 (+3)
  21. Craig Dollansky, Elk River MN 68 (+9)
  22. Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg PA 62 (+18)
  23. Ryan Smith, Kunkletown PA (1) 60 (+2)
  24. Jason Johnson, Eunice LA 53 (-5)
  25. Kraig Kinser, Bloomington IN 51 (-5)

Also in the Top 50: 26. Aaron Ott (1) 49, 27. Kyle Hirst (1) 49, 28. Wayne Johnson (1) 48, 29. Freddie Rahmer 47, 30. Stevie Smith 45, 31. Tanner Thorson (1) 44, 32. Parker Price-Miller (1) 43, 33. Austin Hogue 43, 34. Cory Haas 43, 35. Aaron Reutzel (1) 42, 36. Lance Dewease (1) 42, 37. Chad Kemenah 41, 38. Logan Schuchart 40, 39. Shane Golobic 39, 40. Danny Holtgraver 38, 41. Jerrod Hull (1) 37, 42. Steve Buckwalter 35, 43. Tim Shaffer 33, 44. Greg Wilson 33, 45. Nathan Skaggs 32, 46. Christopher Bell 32, 47. Tommy Worley, Jr. (1) 31, 48. Roger Crockett 31, 49. Carson Macedo 31, 50. Henry Van Dam 31.

On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 50): Aaron Ott, Parker Price-Miller, Lance Dewease, Jerrod Hull, Nathan Skaggs, Tommy Worley, Jr.

Falling Down (Out of the Top 50): Alan Krimes, Kyle Larson, Andrew Palker, Kyle Moody, Gerard McIntyre, Jr., Bud Kaeding.

Features Completed: 44

Number of Different Winners: 30

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 148

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The STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes Infinity Shocks Non-Wing 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s, Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360s, www.midgetmadness.com Midgets and 305s presented by Dodge City Raceway Park. Title sponsorship is still available for the 305 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 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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