Schatz Unstoppable in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings – See this Year’s Top 150!
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 90
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 23, 2015) – The 2015 season was undeniably the year for the driver of the No. 15 Sprint Car, as Donny Schatz raced to North American victory lane on 31 occasions to top the STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings for the third year in a row.
Racing to his seventh overall World of Outlaws championship and second in a row, Schatz outdistanced second-ranked Greg Hodnett by 391 points for the top ranking with 1,480 points. Last year, Schatz took the number one ranking by 257 points over Daryn Pittman after taking the top spot in 2013 by 164 points over Pittman.
While Schatz bumped his win total of 26 over each of the past two years to 31, Hodnett enjoyed a good year in Posse territory by racking up 17 victories to land second in the final STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings.
Shane Stewart’s first full WoO tour of duty with the Larson/Marks team netted some big wins including the Kings Royal and Ironman 55 to earn a final ranking of third.
Danny Dietrich climbed to fourth in the final rankings on the strength of 16 wins with All Star champ Dale Blaney rounding out the top five with 16 wins as well.
Joey Saldana claimed the sixth spot for the second year in a row with Kerry Madsen, Danny Lasoski, Daryn Pittman and Brad Sweet rounding out this year’s top ten.
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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. Bobby Clark topped the 305 portion, R.J. Johnson was best in the Non-Wing 360 ranks, Seth Bergman took the top spot in Winged 360s, Tanner Thorson took the top Midget ranking and Robert Ballou was best again in Non-Wing 410s.
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A look at this year’s Top 150 in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings is as follows:
Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | 2014 Rank | 2013 Rank |
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1 | Donny Schatz | Fargo, ND | 31 | 1480 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Greg Hodnett | Thomasville, PA | 17 | 1089 | 7 | 6 |
3 | Shane Stewart | Bixby, OK | 11 | 1033 | 11 | 26 |
4 | Danny Dietrich | Gettysburg, PA | 16 | 961 | 10 | 12 |
5 | Dale Blaney | Hartford, OH | 16 | 931 | 5 | 8 |
6 | Joey Saldana | Brownsburg, IN | 3 | 923 | 6 | 14 |
7 | Kerry Madsen | St. Marys, NSW | 4 | 920 | 3 | 20 |
8 | Danny Lasoski | Dover, MO | 14 | 903 | 72 | 42 |
9 | Daryn Pittman | Owasso, OK | 6 | 876 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Brad Sweet | Grass Valley, CA | 6 | 874 | 8 | 39 |
11 | Paul McMahan | Elk Grove, CA | 4 | 831 | 4 | 4 |
12 | Lucas Wolfe | Mechanicsburg, PA | 4 | 682 | 26 | 81 |
13 | Brent Marks | Myerstown, PA | 3 | 661 | 18 | 11 |
14 | Brian Montieth | Phoenixville, PA | 9 | 631 | 21 | 10 |
15 | Terry McCarl | Altoona, IA | 7 | 576 | 16 | 28 |
16 | Cody Darrah | Red Lion, PA | 4 | 535 | 13 | 29 |
17 | Stevie Smith | New Oxford, PA | 10 | 518 | 19 | 63 |
18 | Chad Kemenah | Alvada, OH | 5 | 517 | 40 | 37 |
19 | Greg Wilson | Benton Ridge, OH | 4 | 514 | 37 | 46 |
20 | Ian Madsen | Sydney, NSW | 0 | 508 | 15 | 43 |
21 | David Gravel | Watertown, CT | 0 | 472 | 9 | 34 |
22 | Tim Kaeding | San Jose, CA | 4 | 467 | 50 | 7 |
23 | Dusty Zomer | Brandon, SD | 7 | 460 | 48 | 91 |
24 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 7 | 451 | 22 | 35 |
25 | Aaron Ott | East Berlin, PA | 2 | 449 | 150 | 221 |
26 | Lance Dewease | Fayetteville, PA | 1 | 448 | 12 | 5 |
27 | Brian Brown | Grain Valley, MO | 3 | 445 | 24 | 21 |
28 | Sheldon Haudenschild | Wooster, OH | 5 | 429 | 75 | 152 |
29 | Mark Dobmeier | Grand Forks, ND | 11 | 427 | 17 | 18 |
30 | Tim Shaffer | Aliquippa, PA | 2 | 401 | 30 | 9 |
31 | Jason Sides | Bartlett, TN | 1 | 381 | 77 | 25 |
32 | Byron Reed | Monclova, OH | 2 | 376 | 35 | 47 |
33 | Bill Balog | Fairbanks, AK | 6 | 373 | 31 | 17 |
34 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 2 | 372 | 236 | 211 |
35 | Cap Henry | Bellevue, OH | 3 | 362 | 111 | 44 |
36 | Cole Duncan | Lockbourne, OH | 5 | 354 | 28 | 52 |
37 | Brad Loyet | Sunset Hills, MO | 4 | 346 | 182 | 251 |
38 | Ryan Smith | Kunkletown, PA | 3 | 341 | 46 | 95 |
39 | Alan Krimes | Denver, PA | 2 | 335 | 23 | 15 |
40 | Cory Haas | York, PA | 1 | 284 | 51 | 54 |
41 | Justin Henderson | Sioux Falls, SD | 4 | 278 | 56 | 85 |
42 | Logan Schuchart | Hanover, PA | 0 | 278 | 81 | 19 |
43 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 2 | 275 | 42 | 22 |
44 | Wade Nygaard | Grand Forks, ND | 4 | 268 | 93 | 56 |
45 | Steve Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 2 | 268 | 20 | 32 |
46 | Danny Holtgraver | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 268 | 14 | 16 |
47 | Parker Price-Miller | Kokomo, IN | 4 | 265 | 231 | NR |
48 | Steve Buckwalter | Royersford, PA | 3 | 265 | 118 | 71 |
49 | Kyle Hirst | Loomis, CA | 5 | 254 | 29 | 30 |
50 | Dean Jacobs | Wooster, OH | 2 | 249 | 55 | 103 |
51 | Jonathan Allard | Chico, CA | 7 | 248 | 43 | 23 |
52 | Austin Pierce | Grand Forks, ND | 2 | 245 | 60 | 69 |
53 | Jason Johnson | Eunice, LA | 0 | 226 | 206 | 162 |
54 | Bud Kaeding | Campbell, CA | 2 | 225 | 58 | 205 |
55 | Jack Sodeman, Jr. | N. Jackson, OH | 3 | 224 | 80 | 33 |
56 | Bill Rose | Plainfield, IN | 0 | 224 | 73 | 225 |
57 | Carson Macedo | Leemore, CA | 1 | 219 | 126 | 259 |
58 | Tyler Walker | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | 217 | NR | NR |
59 | Chris Andrews | Sandusky, OH | 2 | 217 | 38 | 77 |
60 | Jerrod Hull | Sikeston, MO | 2 | 216 | 44 | 45 |
61 | James McFadden | Ormeau, AUS | 1 | 210 | 62 | 220 |
62 | Jeremy Schultz | Beaver Dam, WI | 3 | 209 | 106 | 51 |
63 | Brandon Matus | Wampum, PA | 2 | 208 | 54 | 80 |
64 | Ben Schmidt | Howards Grove, WI | 2 | 203 | 146 | 278 |
65 | Austin Hogue | Dover, PA | 1 | 202 | 85 | NR |
66 | Stuart Brubaker | Fremont, OH | 4 | 200 | 113 | 203 |
67 | Craig Mintz | Gibsonburg, OH | 3 | 200 | 45 | 41 |
68 | Joey Montgomery | Frederickstown, MO | 8 | 198 | 76 | 67 |
69 | Tommy Worley, Jr. | Bismarck, MO | 7 | 197 | 53 | 59 |
70 | Jamie Veal | Warnambool, AUS | 0 | 194 | 129 | NR |
71 | Lynton Jeffrey | Prairie City, IA | 0 | 189 | 91 | 129 |
72 | Scotty Neitzel | Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | 188 | 74 | 70 |
73 | Kraig Kinser | Bloomington, IN | 0 | 187 | 34 | 38 |
74 | Dominic Scelzi | Fresno, CA | 2 | 185 | 138 | 118 |
75 | Craig Dollansky | Elk River, MN | 1 | 180 | 27 | 13 |
76 | Blake Nimee | Chicago, IL | 2 | 179 | 245 | 275 |
77 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 1 | 168 | 67 | 122 |
78 | A.J. Flick | Apollo, PA | 2 | 164 | 124 | NR |
79 | Mike Reinke | Howards Grove, WI | 1 | 164 | 49 | 209 |
80 | Shane Golobic | Fremont, CA | 0 | 164 | 112 | 133 |
81 | Scotty Thiel | Sheboygan, WI | 0 | 162 | 84 | 268 |
82 | Sean Becker | Roseville, CA | 1 | 154 | 64 | 96 |
83 | Lee Jacobs | Dalton, OH | 1 | 153 | 41 | 121 |
84 | Paul Nienhiser | Chapin, IL | 4 | 148 | 142 | 99 |
85 | Casey Mack | Grand Forks, ND | 2 | 148 | 68 | 76 |
86 | Freddie Rahmer | Salfordville, PA | 1 | 147 | 108 | NR |
87 | Brock Zearfoss | Jonestown, PA | 0 | 145 | 267 | 260 |
88 | Doug Esh | Lancaster, PA | 2 | 144 | 47 | 78 |
89 | Jimmy Hurley | Springfield, IL | 1 | 139 | 109 | 49 |
90 | D.J. Foos | Fremont, OH | 0 | 139 | 139 | 75 |
91 | Brooke Tatnell | San Souci, NSW | 0 | 138 | 130 | 194 |
92 | Mike Wagner | Harrisonville, PA | 0 | 138 | 79 | 74 |
93 | Jac Haudenschild | Wooster, OH | 0 | 137 | 25 | 24 |
94 | Chris Ranten | E. Grand Forks, MN | 0 | 136 | 203 | 73 |
95 | Jordan Adams | Reynolds, ND | 0 | 135 | 137 | 236 |
96 | Jim Siegel | New Oxford, PA | 1 | 134 | 86 | 60 |
97 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 1 | 133 | 104 | 181 |
98 | Ryan Taylor | Perkasie, PA | 0 | 131 | 191 | 140 |
99 | Joe B. Miller | Millersville, MO | 0 | 130 | 78 | 174 |
100 | Ryan Broughton | Bainbridge, OH | 1 | 129 | 135 | 139 |
101 | Logan Forler | Orting, WA | 1 | 129 | 219 | NR |
102 | Kory Crabtree | London, OH | 2 | 125 | 123 | 50 |
103 | Jordan Goldesberry | Springfield, IL | 2 | 123 | 141 | 165 |
104 | Rob Chaney | Wooster, OH | 1 | 123 | 52 | 127 |
105 | D.J. Netto | Hanford, CA | 2 | 122 | 131 | 213 |
106 | Davey Heskin | St. Michael, MN | 1 | 122 | 103 | 92 |
107 | Greg Nikitenko | Minot, ND | 0 | 121 | 157 | 355 |
108 | Jimmy Stinson | Vandalia, OH | 3 | 120 | 69 | 72 |
109 | Carl Bowser | Cabot, PA | 5 | 117 | 39 | 68 |
110 | Joey Boyd | Farmington, MO | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
111 | Dan Kuriger | New Brighton, PA | 2 | 115 | 225 | 138 |
112 | Nate Dussel | Toledo, OH | 1 | 112 | NR | NR |
113 | Andy Forsberg | N. Auburn, CA | 0 | 111 | 187 | 89 |
114 | Eric Williams | Greenville, PA | 2 | 109 | 83 | 55 |
115 | Joey Moughan | Springfield, IL | 2 | 109 | 90 | 142 |
116 | Caleb Armstrong | New Castle, IN | 2 | 109 | 298 | NR |
117 | Colby Copeland | Roseville, CA | 2 | 109 | 203 | NR |
118 | Caleb Griffith | Sandusky, OH | 1 | 109 | 33 | 57 |
119 | Dylan Cisney | Port Royal, PA | 0 | 109 | 294 | 86 |
120 | Ed Lynch, Jr. | Apollo, PA | 3 | 107 | 169 | 204 |
121 | Tanner Thorson | Minden, NV | 2 | 107 | NR | NR |
122 | Nathan Skaggs | Circleville, OH | 2 | 106 | 59 | 61 |
123 | Gerard McIntyre, Jr. | New Oxford, PA | 1 | 105 | 71 | 154 |
124 | Logan Wagner | Harrisonville, PA | 1 | 105 | 125 | NR |
125 | Jim Moughan | Springfield, IL | 0 | 104 | 248 | 110 |
126 | Gary Taylor | Snohomish, WA | 0 | 104 | 154 | 440 |
127 | Robbie Kendall | Katonsville, MD | 0 | 103 | 110 | 216 |
128 | Tim Glatfelter | Spring Grove, PA | 0 | 103 | 260 | 226 |
129 | Hunter Schuerenberg | Sikeston, MO | 1 | 101 | 403 | NR |
130 | Adam Wilt | York, PA | 0 | 101 | 120 | 53 |
131 | Aaron Reutzel | Clute, TX | 2 | 100 | NR | NR |
132 | Ryan Ruhl | Angola, IN | 3 | 98 | NR | 402 |
133 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | 0 | 95 | 92 | 131 |
134 | Bobby McMahan | Elk Grove, CA | 0 | 95 | 153 | 163 |
135 | J.J. Grasso | Pedricktown, NJ | 1 | 93 | 143 | 158 |
136 | Kyle Moody | Lewisberry, PA | 0 | 92 | 121 | 190 |
137 | Roger Crockett | Medford, OR | 1 | 91 | 155 | 141 |
138 | Brandon Spithaler | Evans City, PA | 0 | 91 | 122 | 82 |
139 | Brandon Wimmer | Jonesboro, IN | 0 | 91 | 95 | 169 |
140 | Willie Croft | Sacramento, CA | 0 | 90 | 94 | 58 |
141 | Phillip Mock | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 2 | 89 | 140 | 108 |
142 | Jason Statler | Grass Valley, CA | 0 | 89 | 101 | 115 |
143 | Wayne Johnson | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | 86 | 223 | 149 |
144 | Brent Matus | Wampum, PA | 0 | 86 | 198 | 214 |
145 | Andrew Palker | Lodi, OH | 0 | 86 | 127 | 66 |
146 | Brad Haudenschild | Millersburg, OH | 6 | 85 | 107 | 307 |
147 | Danny Smith | Chillicothe, OH | 1 | 83 | 32 | 48 |
148 | Nick Omdahl | E. Grand Forks, MN | 0 | 82 | 234 | 347 |
149 | Caleb Helms | Findlay, OH | 0 | 82 | 117 | 179 |
150 | Jake Blackhurst | Farmington, IL | 0 | 81 | NR | 440 |
Features Completed: 462 (452 in 2014, 447 in 2013)
Number of Different Winners: 156 (148 in 2014, 147 in 2013)
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 451 (470 in 2014, 468 in 2013)
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.