Wednesday Notebook: April 27, 2016

Another rainout for the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa tonight. Hopefully things will dry out and warm back up a bit for next Wednesday May 4th as the Shottenkirk.com Sprint Invaders will join the program at Osky!

With this rainout, and the fact that I will be attending the Drake Relays this weekend, I will end the month of April with just eight race nights in the book so far in 2016. After hitting 66 shows in each of the past two years it looks like I might struggle just to clear 50 this season.

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Tim Trier following his long fight with cancer. Tim was one of the track announcers at the Knoxville Raceway when I was just a young adult writing a column for Hawkeye Racing News back in the late 70's and into the 80's and not only did I love to hear him announce, but I was thrilled that he would take the time to just hang out and talk racing with me as well. Both he and his brother Mick have had a great influence on me and my announcing style as in my opinion they are two of the best. With tears in my eyes this morning I typed out the following on our Positively Racing Facebook page:

Our friend Tim Trier passed away last night following a long battle with cancer. Hopefully you all had the chance to hear Tim announce at one of several different tracks in Iowa including Stuart, Eddyville and Des Moines, but he was best known for his several years at the Knoxville Raceway. He was informative, he was entertaining, but most of all he made you feel excited to be at the races. And, if you had the chance to get to know him away from the microphone, you would know that his enthusiasm for life went well beyond racing. Rest in Peace Tim, I will forever wish to hear just one more time "It's Race Time in the Valley!"

I have been tracking the Iowa and Missouri state point standings for years and in 2016 I am trying to keep up with a few more states as with the use of SpeedNet and track Facebook pages the process is much more streamlined than it used to be. No guarantees that it will last throughout the entire season, but along with the National Dirt Late Model points you will see the early standings for a division or two from a few more states.

While I am watching track and field on Friday and Saturday hopefully you can get to a race track near you and I am hoping to go back to dirt track racing on Sunday night with Mother Nature likely making my choice of events for me. See you on the Back Stretch!

		Kansas Points
		Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Jordan Grabouski	Beatrice NE	30
2	.	Darron Fuqua	Mayetta	21
3	.	Tyler Frye	Belleville	20
4	.	Jesse Sobbing	Malvern IA	13
5	.	Clay Money	Penokee	11
6	.	Mike Petersilie	Holsington	11
7	.	Steven Bowers Jr.	Topeka	11
8	.	Cole Traugott	Woodward OK	10
9	.	Kerry Davis	Parkville MO	10
10	.	Jason Hughes	Watts OK	9
11	.	Rodney Sanders	Happy TX	9
12	.	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown IA	9

		Nebraska Points
		Limited Modifieds
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Lance Borgman	Beatrice	30
2	.	Kyle Prauner	Norfolk	24
3	.	Shawn Harker	Nebraska City	20
4	.	Mark Leiting	Lincoln	15
5	.	Justin Addison	Norfolk	14
6	.	Colby Langenberg	Norfolk	12
7	.	Greg Metz	Washington KS	11
8	.	Ryan Jenkins	Omaha	11
9	.	James Roebuck		10
10	.	Jamey Kennicutt		9
11	.	Nelson Vollbrecht	Stanton	9

		Wisconsin Points
		Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Lucas Schott	Chatfield MN	14
2	.	Ashley Anderson	Elk Mound	13
3	.	Joey Jensen	Forest Lake MN	13
4	.	Kevin Adams	Cameron	12
5	.	Mike Anderson	Colfax	11
6	.	Brandon Wilson	Cuba City	10
7	.	Marcus Yarie	Wausau	10
8	.	Jake Timm	Winona MN	8
9	.	Jason Buss	Freeport IL	8
10	.	Johnny Whitman	DePere	6

		Indiana Points
		Non Wing Sprints
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Kyle Cummins	Princeton	11
2	.	Bryan Clauson	Nobelsville	10
3	.	Chase Stockon	Elizabethtown	10
4	.	Dave Darland	Lincoln	10
5	.	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow OK	9
6	.	Brady Short	Bedford	9
7	.	C.J. Leary	Greenfield	8
8	.	Shane Cottle	Kokomo	8
9	.	Kevin Thomas Jr.	Cullman AL	7
10	.	Robert Ballou	Rocklin CA	7

		Illinois Points
		Crate Late Model
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Dakota Ewing	Decatur	16
2	.	Matt Shannon	Peoria	16
3	.	Jose Parga	Auburn	14
4	.	James Carmody	Dunlap	13
5	.	Nick Bauman	New Berlin	13
6	.	Guy Taylor	Springfield	8
7	.	Zac Kuhel		8
8	.	A.J. May	Peoria	7
9	.	Austin Simpson		7
10	.	Evan Fink	Glasford	7
11	.	Jeremy McLaughlin	Danforth	7
12	.	Jim Hagedorn		7

		Missouri Points
		Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Terry Schultz	Sedalia	17
2	.	Michael Long	Fowler IL	16
3	.	Zach Sanders	Kearney	16
4	.	Billy Smith	Park Hills	15
5	.	Jackie Dalton	Carthage	14
6	.	Kevin Blackburn	Fulton	14
7	.	Robbie Reed	Mexico	14
8	.	Greg Swaringim	Bismark	13
9	.	Jody Tillman	West Branson	13
10	.	Bobby Pearish	Joplin	12
11	.	Cory Wray	Trenton	12
12	.	Dean Hoffman	Troy IL	12
13	.	Logan Martin	West Plains	12
14	.	Mitch Keeter	Webb City	12

		The "Back Stretch"
		Dirt Late Model Points
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Jonathan Davenport	Blairsville GA	92
2	.	Josh Richards	Shinnston WV	74
3	.	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg TN	69
4	.	Brian Shirley	Chatham IL	37
5	.	Chris Madden	Gray Court SC	36
6	.	Darrell Lanigan	Union KY	36
7	.	Dale McDowell	Chickamauga GA	34
8	.	Jared Landers	Batesville AR	32
9	.	Shane Clanton	Locust Grove GA	31
10	.	Mike Marlar	Winfield TN	26
11	.	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood IL	24
12	.	Brandon Overton	Appling GA	22
13	.	Don O'Neal	Martinsville IN	22
14	.	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin IL	21
15	.	Donald McIntosh	Dawsonville GA	21
16	.	Tim McCreadie	Watertown NY	18
17	.	Gregg Satterlee	Rochester Mills PA	17
18	.	Casey Roberts	Toccoa GA	16
19	.	Jimmy Owens	Newport TN	16
20	.	Rick Eckert	York PA	15
21	.	Billy Moyer Jr.	Batesville AR	13
22	.	Dennis Erb Jr.	Carpentersville IL	13
23	.	Eddie Carrier Jr.	Salt Rock WV	13
24	.	Frank Heckenast Jr.	Orland Park IL	13
25	.	Ross Bailes	Clover SC	13
26	.	Chris Ferguson	Mount Holly NC	12
27	.	Randy Weaver	Crossville TN	12
28	.	Tim Dohm	Cross Lanes WV	11
29	.	Tony Jackson Jr.	Lebanon MO	11
30	.	Cory Hedgecock	Louden TN	10
31	.	Jason Covert	York Haven PA	10
32	.	Mark Whitener	Middleburg FL	10
33	.	Steve Francis	Ashland KY	10
34	.	Earl Pearson Jr.	Jacksonville FL	9
35	.	Jimmy Mars	Elk Mound WI	9
36	.	Kyle Bronson	Brandon FL	9
37	.	Riley Hickman	Ooletwah TN	9
38	.	Ryan Unzicker	El Paso IL	9
39	.	Devin Moran	Dresden OH	8
40	.	Jason Papich	Santa Maria CA	8
41	.	Willie Milliken	Leland NC	8
42	.	Jason Hiett	Lincoln AL	7
43	.	Ricky Thornton Jr.	Chandler AZ	7
44	.	T.J. Reaid	Acworth GA	7
45	.	Dan Tipton		6
46	.	David Brannon	Elora TN	6
47	.	Dylan Ames		6
48	.	John Ownbey	Cleveland TN	6
49	.	Kyle Beard	Trumann AR	6
50	.	Mason Zeigler	Chalk Hill PA	6
51	.	Ronnie Johnson	Chattanooga TN	6
52	.	Rusty Schlenk	Jackson MI	6
53	.	Billy Moyer	Batesville AR	5
54	.	Boom Briggs	Bear Lake PA	5
55	.	Chris Simpson	Marion IA	5
56	.	Dean Bowen	Whiteville NC	5
57	.	Ivedent Lloyd Jr.	Ocala FL	5
58	.	Jason Fitzgerald	Jacksonville FL	5
59	.	Mike Lupfer	Shermansdale PA	5
60	.	Rodney Sanders	Happy TX	5
61	.	Ronny Lee Hollingsworth	Northport AL	5
62	.	Shannon Babb	Mowequa IL	5
63	.	Tyler Carpenter	Parkersburg WV	5
64	.	Tyler Crowder		5
65	.	Chad Zobrist	Highland IL	4
66	.	Cody Mahoney	Madison IN	4
67	.	Corey Conley	Wellsburg WV	4
68	.	Dale Hollidge	Mechanicsville MD	4
69	.	Dennis Franklin	Gaffney SC	4
70	.	Don Shaw	Ham Lake MN	4
71	.	Donald Bradsher	Burlington NC	4
72	.	Doug Horton	Ruskin FL	4
73	.	Duane Chamberlain	Richmond IN	4
74	.	Dustin Linville	Bryantsville KY	4
75	.	Greg Johnson	Bedford IN	4
76	.	Jason Trammell		4
77	.	Josh Hall		4
78	.	Rich Bell	Sheffield IL	4
79	.	Richard Frost	Clarksville TN	4
80	.	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown IA	4
81	.	Tanner English	Benton KY	4
82	.	Tim Manville	Highland IL	4
83	.	Andy Haus	Hamburg PA	3
84	.	Bobby Hogge IV	Salinas CA	3
85	.	Bub McCool	Vicksburg MS	3
86	.	David Breazeale	Four Corners MS	3
87	.	Devin Gilpin	Columbus IN	3
88	.	Jack Sullivan	Greenbriar AR	3
89	.	Jamie Perry	Ringgold GA	3
90	.	Jared Hawkins	Fairmount WV	3
91	.	Jason Jameson	Lawrenceburg IN	3
92	.	Jimmy Johnson	Lavonia GA	3
93	.	Justin Kay	Wheatland IA	3
94	.	Justin Ratliff	Campbellsville KY	3
95	.	Kenny Collins	Colbert GA	3
96	.	Kent Robinson	Bloomington IN	3
97	.	Kyle Van Sickle	Jacksonville FL	3
98	.	Michael Kloos	Trenton IL	3
99	.	Nevin Gainey		3
100	.	Ray Cook	Brasstown NC	3
101	.	Skip Arp	Georgetown TN	3
102	.	Steve Casebolt	Richmond IN	3
103	.	Terry Phillips	Springfield MO	3
104	.	Timothy Culp	Sheridan AR	3
105	.	Tommy Kerr	Maryville TN	3
106	.	Tony Toste	Arroyo Grande CA	3
107	.	Wendell Wallace	Batesville AR	3
108	.	William Thomas	Phenix City AL	3