Tuesday Thoughts.....

With my two options for tonight, the Hawkeye Dirt Tour at West Union and a Tornado Tuesday at Farley, both rained out it looks like I'll be headed to Steamboat Days to watch Billy Currington instead. Not too bad of a consolation prize.

Brian Neal is now all caught up in "Midwest Racing News" at PositivelyRacing.com and it is only fitting that he has changed the background of his blog to a rainy scene!

Sue should be updating the All Iowa Points again soon and when they are posted you will find the following. Ray Guss Jr. has a solid 28-point advantage in the Late Model division with Craig Preble in second. Preble has definitely been the man to beat out in eastern Nebraska this year already posting seven feature wins at AIP tracks, primarily I-80 Speedway. Richie Gustin has burst from the pack in the Modifieds and is 19 points ahead of two drivers, Michael Long and Jimmy Cole, who we haven't seen this high up on the list in mid-June before. Dustin Smith looks like a good bet to post his third straight All Iowa Points title in the Stock Cars as he has a 25-point bulge over Nathan Wood right now with Chad Palmer just a point behind Wood in third.

The Limited Modified division is pretty tight right now with Austin Kaplan on top while Jesse Sobbing and Tad Reutzel are not far behind. In the Hobby Stocks Shannon Anderson is going to have to erase the 17-point lead that Devin Smith holds right now if he is going to pick up his third straight championship and both Chad Gentz and Dustin Larson are solidly in contention as well. The Four Cylinder division is completely up for grabs as only twenty points separate the top eighteen drivers in the standings. Defending champion Nate Coopman returned to the top of the list for the first time this week with a bunch of drivers close behind.

The three Sprint Car divisions have seen a lot of scheduled events fall by the wayside due to weather this year so the point totals are still pretty low and several drivers are in contention. Transplanted Aussie Lynton Jeffrey leads the way in the 410's, Jack Dover has a 12-point lead over defending champ Mike Boston in the 360's and it is still anybody's race in the 305's with Casey Friedrichsen leading the way at this point.

As hard as it has been for many tracks in Iowa to get a show in this year, the rain has plagued the All Missouri Points tracks even more in 2010. Jack Simmons, Jesse Stovall, Colt Cheevers, Randy Martin and Brandon Imhoff lead their respective divisions at this point of the season as Missouri drivers and fans hope that they can get some conecutive weeks of action in during the remainder of the summer.

For a full rundown of both the All Iowa Points and the All Missouri Points go the home page at http://www.positivelyracing.com/ and click on the Points tab.

The lack of racing from this past weekend due to the weather allowed me to get caught up on the Late Model state points around the country as well and here are how a few of those look through June 12th:

Wisconsin
1 Chad Mahder Eau Claire 25
2 Pat Doar New Richmond 23
3 Jake Redetzke Eau Claire 20
4 Terry Anvelink Navarino 19
5 Troy Springborn Shawano 18

Tennessee
1 Jeff Walston Paducah KY 50
2 Todd Morrow Oldfort 29
3 David Gentry Lewisburg 28
4 Eric Hickerson Linden 26
5 Randy Weaver Crossville 22

Pennsylvania
1 Jeff Rine Danville 51
2 Dave Hess Jr. Waterford 37
3 Sam Stile Charleroi 37
4 Jared Miley South Park 33
5 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills 28
(One of the great "names" in racing Clate Copeman is currently sixth)

Ohio
1 Rusty Schlenk Jackson MI 55
2 Cody Parker 30
3 Doug Drown Wooster 26
4 Jason Jameson Lawrenceburg IN 26
5 Chris Garnes 23

Nebraska
1 Craig Preble Omaha 62
2 Bob Milander 41
3 Bill Leighton Jr. Omaha 31
4 Matt Buller 25
5 Kyle Berck Marquette 23
6 Justin Gregg Grand Island 21
7 Robert Osborne 20
8 Dave Cook 15
9 Les Seibert York 15
10 Kevin Safranek 14

Mississippi
1 Rick Rickman Columbus 29
2 Jason Cliburn Star 25
3 David Breazeale Four Corners 24
4 Chad Thrash Meridian 17
5 Anthony Burroughs Athens AL 16

Minnesota
1 Jeff Wildung Nassau 53
2 Ricky Weiss Winnipeg MAN 35
3 Zach Johnson Kensington 34
4 Jeff Provinzino Hibbing 26
5 Harry Hanson Eleveth 20
6 Jeremy Keller Mandan ND 20
7 Lance Matthees Winona 16
8 Kyle Peterlin Hibbing 13
9 Corey Nelson 12
10 Darrell Nelson Hermanton 12

Michigan
1 Alan Vochaska South Haven 39
2 Rich Neiser Fruitport 22
3 Dona Marcoullier Houghton Lake 20
4 Eric Spangler Lake City 15
5 Jeep Van Wormer Piconning 15
6 Phil Ausra Dowagiac 15

Kentucky
1 Dustin Neat Dunville 31
2 David Webb Nicholasville 26
3 Derek Fisher 26
4 Jason Jameson Lawrenceburg IN 22
5 Todd Coffman 21

Kansas
1 Terry Phillips Springfield MO 14
2 Eddie Kirchoff Gillette WY 13
3 Eric Turner Hermitage MO 10
4 Delbert Smith Wichita 9
5 John Anderson Omaha NE 7

Illinois
1 Chad Zobrist Highland 39
2 Frankie Martin DuQuoin 33
3 Brian Harris Davenport IA 32
4 Jason Feger Bloomington 29
5 Michael Kloos Trenton 24
6 Ray Guss Jr. Milan 23
7 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin 22
8 Ryan Unzicker El Paso 22
9 Mark Voigt Marine 21
10 Eric Smith Shirley 20

Georgia
1 Brent Dixon Elberton 25
2 Frank Ingram Woodstock 23
3 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga TN 21
4 Derek Ellis Chatsworth 20
5 Ethan Hunter Tiger 20

California
1 Mike Kirby Torrance 34
2 Mike Johnson Lompoc 25
3 Jeff Decker Morgan Hill 24
4 Clay Daly Watsonville 23
5 Steve Drake San Luis Obispo 23

Alabama
1 Tim Busha Boaz 35
2 Mark Mears Decatur 30
3 Stacy Holmes Munford 30
4 Bradley Price Hamilton 27
5 Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga TN 22

That's all for now, let's dry up and get some racing in!!