One Night Off and Dirt Late Model Rankings

After five straight nights of racing and nearly 1,200 miles of windshield time I made a late decision on Wednesday to take a night off before heading up to the Harris Clash tonight at the Knoxville Raceway.

I understand that I missed a great night of racing that included the induction of the first five members of the Southern Iowa Speedway Hall of Fame. All are very well-deserved of the honor and I do regret that I was not there to see it, especially for two of those drivers, Denny Banks and Bobby Greiner Jr., that I have enjoyed being around for many years not only at Osky but at the other area tracks where I worked and they raced.

One of this year's nominees was my old favorite Mel Morris and on Facebook this morning Sue McDaniel shared a picture of somebody wearing an old racing jacket of his. My Mel Morris jacket doesn't fit me anymore.....

For a full report on Wednesday's show at Osky take a look at the 4dFan Report.

Hope to see you tonight at the Harris Clash. Here are the current "Back Stretch" National Dirt Late Model Standings.

		The "Back Stretch"
		Dirt Late Model Points	Through 7/16
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg TN	162
2	.	Jimmy Owens	Newport TN	122
3	.	Darrell Lanigan	Union KY	116
4	.	Don O'Neal	Martinsville IN	115
5	.	Billy Moyer	Batesville AR	104
6	.	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood IL	90
7	.	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville GA	79
8	.	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin IL	76
9	.	Rick Eckert	York PA	66
10	.	John Blankenship	Williamson WV	61
11	.	Steve Francis	Ashland KY	60
12	.	Shannon Babb	Mowequa IL	56
13	.	Brian Birkhofer	Muscatine IA	53
14	.	Billy Moyer Jr.	Batesville AR	52
15	.	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga GA	52
16	.	Tim McCreadie	Watertown NY	50
17	.	Brian Shirley	Chatham IL	49
18	.	Chris Madden	Gray Court SC	49
19	.	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills PA	49
20	.	Earl Pearson Jr.	Jacksonville FL	46
21	.	Mike Marlar	Winfield TN	45
22	.	Terry Phillips	Springfield MO	45
23	.	Ryan Unzicker	El Paso IL	44
24	.	Jason Feger	Bloomington IL	42
25	.	Eddie Carrier Jr.	Salt Rock WV	40
26	.	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown IA	38
27	.	Brady Smith	Solon Springs WI	33
28	.	Casey Roberts	Toccoa GA	32
29	.	Kent Robinson	Bloomington IN	30
30	.	Billy Ogle Jr.	Knoxville TN	29
31	.	Morgan Bagley	Longview TX	29
32	.	Jason Hiett	Lincoln AL	28
33	.	Justin Kay	Wheatland IA	28
34	.	Riley Hickman	Ooletwah TN	28
35	.	Brandon Overton	Appling GA	27
36	.	Eric Wells	Hazard KY	26
37	.	Jason Covert	York Haven PA	26
38	.	Jimmy Mars	Elk Mound WI	26
39	.	Tim Fuller	Watertown NY	26
40	.	Devin Moran	Dresden OH	25
41	.	Chub Frank	Sugar Grove PA	24
42	.	Jackie Boggs	Grayson KY	24
43	.	Dennis Erb Jr.	Carpentersville IL	23
44	.	Duane Chamberlain	Richmond IN	23
45	.	Randy Korte	Highland IL	22
46	.	Shane Clanton	Locust Grove GA	22
47	.	Russell Erwin	Beaverdam VA	21
48	.	Jared Landers	Batesville AR	19
49	.	Jason Fitzgerald	Jacksonville FL	19
50	.	Jesse Stovall	Galena MO	19