Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Iowa and Missouri Points Updated through Memorial Day

It has been another wet spring and while some tracks have been able to get several shows in (ten at West Plains and eight each at Burlington and Boone) some tracks still only have two or three shows in the books through the Memorial Day weekend. Here's hoping that the rain stops falling on race night!

In the All Iowa Points Quincy drivers Mark Burgtorf and Jason Frankel continue to lead the Late Model standings with Kevin Blum on the move up to the third spot one point ahead of Jeff Aikey. Jeremy Mills continues to pace the Modified class while Adam Larson has made the big move up to second ahead of Ryan Dolan. Jay Noteboom and defending champion Todd Shute are tied for fourth.

It remains a tight four horse race in the Limited Mods as Austin Kaplan and Jesse Sobbing are tied at the top just two points ahead of both Kevin Sather and Luke Wanninger. Shannon Anderson appears to be headed toward his second straight All Iowa Points Hobby Stock title as he enjoys a twenty-five point, or a five feature win equivalent advantage over Devin Smith. Dustin Larson and Kevin Schmauss have cracked the top five along with Chris Hovden. Gary Peiffer puts on the miles in his Des Moines to Webster City to Vinton weekend schedule and his points are adding up as well. He leads Jeremy Campbell, Nathan Chandler and Nate Coopman in the latest update.

Terry McCarl was the man to beat before the All Iowa Points went on hiatus in 1998 and with his return to weekly racing at Knoxville and Husets he may be the standard bearer again. Johnny Herrera has three wins to sit in second with Lynton Jeffrey and Brian Brown next in line. Jody Rosenboom has returned to the top in the 360 division, the class that he has dominated over the past two years. Eagle Raceway regulars Jack Dover, Mike Boston and Billy Alley are next in line. Bobby Mincer showed that he can win on the 1/2-miles as well by traveling up to Webster City this past weekend. The 34 Raceway regular leads the 305 Sprint points over Kevin Hetrick and Jaysin Dittsworth.

In the All Missouri Points the rain-out weary drivers head into the summer months as follows. In the Late Model ranks Randy Korte sits on top with Tim Manville and Terry Phillips next in line. Kyle Berry of Poplar Bluff leads the Limited Late Model contingent with Darin Walker and Shawn Rayfield close behind. Vance Wilson has jumped over two West Plains competitors, Shawn Walsh and Brandon Ball, to now lead the Modified division. Billy Smith, David Shepard, Jason Russell and defending champion Tim Setzer are in a four-way tie for fourth.

This is the first year for tabulating points in the Limited Modified division in Missouri and the race is a close one early on with Brad Smith and Dan Bimson currently tied for the lead. Colt Cheevers sits in third with Blake David and Brian Ziegler next in line. The Sprint Car points are tight as well with Jerrod Hull enjoying a one point advantage over young Josh Fisher. Jesse Hockett, Randy Martin and Joey Montgomery are next in line.

Check out the full point standings for all divisions on the Points page at www.positivelyracing.com

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