Thorson Holds Midget Power Rankings Lead
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 30
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 14, 2015) – Darren Hagen and Spencer Bayston may have dominated this past weekend’s headlines, but Tanner Thorson still holds down the top spot in the latest MidgetMadness.com Power Rankings.
The Nevada native posted another podium finish by crossing the stripe third in Saturday’s USAC Midget Kokomo Grand Prix to hold the top spot by 15 points over Kokomo GP winner Hagen, who jumped from 11th to second with the big win.
With Hagen and reigning POWRi Midget champ Zach Daum holding an identical point total, Hagen gets the nod for second with his triumph while Daum still looks for his first win of the year. Daum was third in Friday’s POWRi Battle at Belle-Vegas.
Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu round out the current top five.
After capturing his first career Midget win in Friday’s Battle at Belle-Vegas, Bayston made the jump from 16th to eighth.
After winning Saturday’s POWRi West card at Outlaw Motor Speedway, Matt Sherrell is one position outside of the Top 25 in 26th.
Also picking up a win since the most recent Midget Power Rankings release was Brian Gard, a BCRA victor at Placerville on April 4.
The ARDC Midgets will try to kick off its season once again at Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, PA, this Friday night before moving on to Path Valley on Saturday with Indiana’s Montpelier Motor Speedway trying for its Midget opener as well on Saturday.
(Photo courtesy of TeeJay Crawford)
MidgetMadness.com Midgets (Top 25 – Through April 12):
| Rank | Driver, Hometown | Wins | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tanner Thorson, Minden NV | 106 | ||
| 2. | Darren Hagen, Riverside CA | 1 | 91 | +9 |
| 3. | Zach Daum, Pocahontas IL | 91 | +1 | |
| 4. | Christopher Bell, Norman OK | 2 | 83 | -2 |
| 5. | Rico Abreu, Rutherford CA | 2 | 80 | -2 |
| 6. | Blake Hahn, Sapulpa OK | 71 | -1 | |
| 7. | Kevin Swindell, Germantown TN | 67 | -1 | |
| 8. | Spencer Bayston, Lafayette IN | 1 | 63 | +8 |
| 9. | Kyle Larson, Elk Grove CA | 1 | 61 | -2 |
| 10. | Daryn Pittman, Owasso OK | 58 | -2 | |
| 11. | Andrew Deal, Caney KS | 57 | -2 | |
| 12. | Bryan Clauson, Noblesville IN | 1 | 55 | -2 |
| Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson AZ | 1 | 55 | +2 | |
| 14. | Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills MO | 55 | -2 | |
| 15. | Andrew Felker, Carl Junction MO | 52 | +2 | |
| 16. | Sammy Swindell, Germantown TN | 51 | -3 | |
| 17. | Damion Gardner, Concord CA | 49 | -2 | |
| 18. | Ronnie Gardner, Norco CA | 1 | 42 | +9 |
| 19. | Chris Windom, Canton IL | 36 | -1 | |
| 20. | J.J. Yeley, Phoenix AZ | 35 | -1 | |
| 21. | Ryan Bernal, Hollister CA | 34 | -1 | |
| 22. | Kevin Thomas, Jr., Cullman AL | 33 | -1 | |
| 23. | Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow OK | 32 | -1 | |
| 24. | Chad Boat, Phoenix AZ | 31 | -1 | |
| 25. | Colten Cottle, Kansas IL | 29 | +3 |
On the Rise (Breaking into the Top 25): Ronnie Gardner, Colten Cottle
Falling Down (Out of the Top 25): Terry Babb, Trey Marcham.
Features Completed: 13
Number of Different Winners: 11
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 102
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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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