Final Michigan Points for 2017

I know that I probably said this last year when I posted these, but the state of Michigan is probably one of the top three states when it comes to weekly Late Model racing with several tracks running under UMP Super Late Model rules. They have not fragmented the class with Crates or other types of Limiteds and car counts are often over twenty each week at several of the tracks. Following are the final points for the state of Michigan AIP-style with all races counting on a 5-point scale.

The top five drivers in the Late Model standings are the same as 2016 with only the top two switching spots as this year Eric Spangler edges out Ryan Vanderveen by just five points. Vanderveen had three more top-five finishes with thirty-three, but with fourteen feature wins Spangler scored more points.

Michigan is also unique in that the Sport Mods have not invaded the state as of yet. They have both UMP and IMCA sanctioned Modifieds with a couple of tracks running both on the same night where the IMCA-rules class are called Limited Modifieds. To be consistent with the rest of the Midwest I lump both together for the state points with David Mielke scorning the most points for the second year in a row. Mielke had eleven feature wins as part of his thirty-one top five finishes edging out Cody Bauer by just two points. A.J. Ward, who made an unexpected appearance at the Quad City Speedway in August, finished in the third spot.

Sprint Cars race weekly at the Butler Speedway and there are two regional touring series as well that takes the class to nearly every track in the state at least once during the season. After ranking fifth in 2016, Doug Zimmerman climbs to the top of this year's standings on the strength of seven wins and fourteen top five finishes.

The "Best of the Midwest" will once again combine drivers from all of the states that are tracked here on the Back Stretch and will be released after the 2017 season ends in the Dome in St. Louis in December.

		Michigan Points
		Late Model	Final 2017
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Eric Spangler	Lake City	124
2	.	Ryan Vanderveen	Six Lakes	119
3	.	Dona Marcoullier	Houghton Lake	95
4	.	Rich Neiser	Fruitport	89
5	.	Brandon Thirlby	Traverse City	74
6	.	Zack Olger	St. Johns	66
7	.	Scott Baker	Ionia	61
8	.	Travis Stemler	Ionia	60
9	.	Andrew Terrill	Sanford	52
10	.	David Hilliker	Midland	49
11	.	Steve Fairbanks	Twin Lake	45
12	.	Nick Kurtz	Greenville	43
13	.	Greg Gokey	Buckley	42
14	.	Kyle Borgman	Muskegon	40
15	.	Drew Wilkerson	Revenna	37
16	.	Eddie Reyes		34
17	.	Ryan Lanphierd	Midland	34
18	.	Curtis Roberts	Coleman	32
19	.	Derrick Hilliker	Midland	29
20	.	Steven Hilliker	Midland	29
21	.	Scott Fisk	Lowell	28
22	.	Bill Bray	Spring Lake	23
23	.	Kenny Playter	Saranac	23
24	.	Alex Hupert	Augres	22
25	.	Steve McClees	Muskegon	22
26	.	Brian Ruhlman	Clark Lake	14
27	.	Carl Ries	Blanchard	14
28	.	Kyle Roberts	Beaverton	14
29	.	Chad Finley	Lansing	13
30	.	Chad White	Steveville	13
31	.	Josh Knoll	Barryton	13
32	.	Garrett Wiles	Hubbardson	12
33	.	Josh Borton	Crystal	12
34	.	Taylor Wiles	Hubbardson	12
35	.	Tom Dusen	Muskegon	12
36	.	Billy Moyer Jr.	Batesville AR	10
37	.	Kevin Reeve	Hanover	10
38	.	Rusty Schlenk	McClure OH	10
39	.	Shawn Reed		10
40	.	Isaac Wolfgang	Breckenridge	9
41	.	Joe Pomeroy	Cass City	9
42	.	Michael Archer	Jackson	9
43	.	Michael Luberda Jr.	Augres	9
44	.	Sammy Epling	Perry	9
45	.	Shane Clanton	Locust Grove GA	9
46	.	Chris Madden	Grays Court SC	9
47	.	Bry Johnson	Lowell	8
48	.	Dan Wilson	Muskegon	8
49	.	Frank Seder	Alger	8
50	.	Jesse Playter	Greenville	8
51	.	Logan Love	Vestaburg	8
52	.	Brennan Bowen	Sheridan	7
53	.	Rachel Carpenter	Laingsburg	7
54	.	Wade Witherspoon	Owendale	7
55	.	Brad Mann		6
56	.	Rob Taylor	Muskegon	6
57	.	Brad Buskirk	Alma	5
58	.	Chad Foster	McBain	5
59	.	Dave Hartman	Saranac	5
60	.	J.C. Witherspoon	Kinde	5
61	.	Justin Pauley	Dowagiac	5
62	.	Justin Robinson	Shepard	5
63	.	Megan Carpenter	Laingsburg	5
64	.	Rich Bell	Sheffield IL	5
65	.	Rick Swartout		5
66	.	Ryan Kent	Greenville	5
67	.	Tyler Norton	Midland	5
68	.	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin IL	5
69	.	Chad Anklam	Freeland	4
70	.	Curt Spalding		4
71	.	Herb Reich	Ann Arbor	4
72	.	Jason Feger	Bloomington IL	4
73	.	Jeramy Lange	Muskegon	4
74	.	Matthew Chapman	Tecumseh	4
75	.	Milt Montgomery	Sheridan	4
76	.	Phil Ausra	Dowagiac	4
77	.	Zeke McKenzie		4
78	.	Devin Moran	Dresden OH	4
79	.	Dean Huizenga	Belmont	3
80	.	Kevin Nelson Jr.		3
81	.	Logan Arntz	Vestaburg	3
82	.	Amanda Wing	Middleton	3
83	.	Troy Marciniak		3
84	.	Tom Sprague Jr.	Muskegon	3
85	.	Ben Mott		2
86	.	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood IL	2
87	.	Brad Wade	Dundee	2
88	.	Chris Brindley	West Branch	2
89	.	Craig Foster	Lake City	2
90	.	Devin Shiels	Britton	2
91	.	Jarrett Rendel	Clayton	2
92	.	Kris Patterson Jr.	St. Johns	2
93	.	Mark Anderson		2
94	.	Ryan Unzicker	El Paso IL	2
95	.	Scott Phillips	Marlette	2
96	.	Torrey Ahrens	Harbor Beach	2
97	.	Jake Rendel	Adrian	2
98	.	Rick Eckert	York PA	2
99	.	Bob Timmer	McBain	1
100	.	Bret Darling		1
101	.	C.J. Heskett	Muskegon	1
102	.	Chris Rinard	Ithaca	1
103	.	Dave Bowen	Sterling	1
104	.	Hillard Miller	Defiance OH	1
105	.	Ken O'Connor	Elkton	1
106	.	Matt Shipley		1
107	.	Andy Sprague		1
108	.	Jared Guinn		1
109	.	Scott Church	Ithaca	1
110	.	Morgan Bagley	Longview TX	1

		Michigan Points
		Modified	Final 2017
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	David Mielke	Gladwin	118
2	.	Cody Bauer	Farwell	116
3	.	A.J. Ward	Ionia	107
4	.	Greg Smith	Montague	92
5	.	Chad Bauer	Farwell	91
6	.	Myron DeYoung	Stanton	86
7	.	Tim Wilber		74
8	.	Gary Vandermark	Lowell	73
9	.	Jacob Poel	Spring Lake	70
10	.	John Taylor	Shepherd	65
11	.	Austin Wonch	Stanton	58
12	.	Mike Epplett	Muskegon	58
13	.	Ted Cooper	Whitehall	57
14	.	Timmy Near	Clio	57
15	.	Joe Rokos	Interlochen	56
16	.	Evan Shotko	Coopersville	54
17	.	Steve Shellenberger		54
18	.	Josh Lolmaugh		44
19	.	Mitchell Hunt	Greenville	44
20	.	Garrett Rons		38
21	.	Kody Johnson	Vestaburg	37
22	.	Scott Smith	West Branch	35
23	.	Chad Spencer	Kingston	31
24	.	Chad Wernette	Sheridan	31
25	.	David VanGuilder		31
26	.	John DeYoung Jr.	Stanton	31
27	.	Brenten DeYoung	Crystal	29
28	.	Chris Barton		28
29	.	Collin Thirlby	Traverse City	28
30	.	Matt Sprague		27
31	.	Dave Baker	Grand Rapids	24
32	.	Reid Sanders	Sears	24
33	.	Nick Stormzand	Lowell	22
34	.	Roy Harvey	Mt. Pleasant	22
35	.	Steve Fairbanks	Twin Lake	22
36	.	Corey Bevard		21
37	.	Charlie Mihacsi		19
38	.	Jacob Flickinger	Gaylord	19
39	.	Chaz Pray	Clio	18
40	.	Gavin Hunyday	Fenton	18
41	.	Shannon Fisk		18
42	.	Zeke McKenzie		18
43	.	Mike Shanteau	Weidman	17
44	.	Bobby Stremme	South Bend IN	16
45	.	Brady Hollenbeck		16
46	.	Joe Fowler	St. Charles	16
47	.	Russ Franks	Oconto WI	16
48	.	Brian Baumgarten	Onaway	15
49	.	Kory Maurice	Grand Rapids	15
50	.	Matt Szecsodi	Clio	15
51	.	Matt Valiquette	Menominee	15
52	.	Mike Patrick		15
53	.	Bill Workman Jr.	Muskegon	14
54	.	Chance Allen	Alma	14
55	.	Curt Spalding		14
56	.	Jerid Bissen	Muskegon	14
57	.	John McClure	Clarksville	14
58	.	Darryl Banks		13
59	.	Brian Ruhlman	Clark Lake	12
60	.	Chad Maurer		12
61	.	Andy Galgoci	Rosebrush	11
62	.	Mark Pifer		11
63	.	Mike Petersen	Muskegon	11
64	.	Pat Richer	Bark River	11
65	.	Archie Miles	Lake City	10
66	.	Jeff Reay		10
67	.	Kyle Borgman		10
68	.	Milton Montgomery Jr.		10
69	.	Paul Johnson	Arcadia	10
70	.	Rick Conquergood		10
71	.	Craig Vance	Midland	9
72	.	Howard Payton		9
73	.	Mike Roe	Twin Lake	9
74	.	Stan Dodds	Rothbury	9
75	.	Troy Marciniak	Muskegon	9
76	.	Casey Tasker	Fenwick	8
77	.	Don Campbell		8
78	.	Fran Berube	Cornell	8
79	.	Jerry Hunt	Greenville	8
80	.	Kody Weisner	Lima OH	8
81	.	Larry Passenier	Muskegon	8
82	.	Scott Payton	Gaylord	8
83	.	Brent Banning	West Branch	7
84	.	Chuck Carmin		7
85	.	Kenny Wallace	Concord NC	7
86	.	Toby Steele	Beaverton	7
87	.	Derek Saur		6
88	.	Doug McLaughlin		6
89	.	Jeff Erickson Jr.	Muskegon	6
90	.	Lonnie Dalgord	Escanaba	6
91	.	Mike Richer	Escanaba	6
92	.	Steve Langdon		6
93	.	Anthony Deming	Pigeon	5
94	.	Bill Workman Sr.	Muskegon	5
95	.	Clayton Smith	Taylor	5
96	.	Calvin Stemler	Ionia	5
97	.	Chad May	Rockford	5
98	.	Chris Cohoon	Auburn	5
99	.	Dennis Taghon	Empire	5
100	.	Derek Poland	Muskegon	5
101	.	Jason Jones		5
102	.	George Truscott	Greenland	5
103	.	Kyle Galgoci	Shepherd	5
104	.	Mike Langdon		5
105	.	Nick Hoffman	Mooresville NC	5
106	.	Jake Reuter		4
107	.	Jimmy Gallager	St. Johns	4
108	.	John Raney		4
109	.	Justn Kuhl	Gagetown	4
110	.	Robby Henderson		4
111	.	Ryan Ordway		4
112	.	Shaun Patrick		4
113	.	Garrett Wiles	Hubbardson	4
114	.	Trent Musk	Muskegon	4
115	.	Mark Beard	Mt. Pleasant	4
116	.	Brad Bates	Twin Lake	3
117	.	Aaron Wolf		3
118	.	Brad Roberts	Stockbridge	3
119	.	Brent Drobny		3
120	.	Derrick Neitling	Saginaw	3
121	.	Don Sautter	Bay City	3
122	.	Donnie Roberts	Gladwin	3
123	.	Dylan Woodling		3
124	.	Garrett Bennett		3
125	.	Larry Cade	Buckley	3
126	.	Preston DeShano	Kawkawlin	3
127	.	Rich Robinson Sr.	Mt. Pleasant	3
128	.	Ritchie Sutherland	Merritt	3
129	.	Rusty Ziegler	Ovid	3
130	.	Terry Wilber		3
131	.	Todd Sherman	Churobusco IN	3
132	.	Michael Beard		3
133	.	Andy Sprague	Muskegon	2
134	.	Bill Eversole		2
135	.	Blake Rausch		2
136	.	Brian Brindley	West Branch	2
137	.	C. Keyosky		2
138	.	Cody Wernette		2
139	.	Cory Ruesink	Lowell	2
140	.	Dan Borgman		2
141	.	Hillard Miller	Defiance OH	2
142	.	J. Harris		2
143	.	Joel Sherman		2
144	.	John McCaul	Montague	2
145	.	Kyle Novak	Traverse City	2
146	.	Mike McKinney		2
147	.	Steven Brooks	Moline IL	2
148	.	Todd Matheson	Clio	2
149	.	Kevin Miller	Mt. Pleasant	2
150	.	Troy Ziegler		2
151	.	Tyler Moorehouse		2
152	.	Vern Buskirk	Elwell	2
153	.	William Endert		2
154	.	Wyatt Baker		2
155	.	Allen Oyer	Mancelona	1
156	.	Dillon Nusbaum		1
157	.	Jared Guinn	Hudsonville	1
158	.	Jeff Ream		1
159	.	Josh Scott	Grand Rapids OH	1
160	.	T. Jubenville		1
161	.	Steve Pena		1
162	.	Troy Donn	Gladwin	1
163	.	Duane Morley		1
164	.	John Wozniak		1
165	.	Caleb Kill	Falmouth	1

		Michigan Points
		Winged Sprints	Final 2017
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Doug Zimmerman	Montgomery	53
2	.	Ken Mackey	Brooklyn	49
3	.	Ryan Ruhl	Coldwater	47
4	.	Jared Horstman	Colverdale OH	46
5	.	Joe Swanson	Etna Green IN	38
6	.	Chase Ridenour	Perry	34
7	.	Chad Blonde	Litchfield	33
8	.	Boston Mead	Onsted	32
9	.	Steve Irwin	Fenton	29
10	.	Gregg Dalman	Bellevue	20
11	.	Tom Schinderle	Warren	20
12	.	Shelby Bilton	Reading	17
13	.	Dustin Daggett	Grand Ledge	16
14	.	Kyle Sauder	Archbold OH	15
15	.	Matt Foos	Fremont OH	14
16	.	Devon Dobie	Wapakoneta OH	10
17	.	Brett Mann	Goshen IN	9
18	.	Jay Steinbach	Hudsonville	9
19	.	Jordan Ryan	Castalia OH	8
20	.	Quinton Blonde		8
21	.	Shawn Dancer	Delphos OH	7
22	.	Mike Schumacher		6
23	.	Adam Cruea	Troy OH	5
24	.	Brad Lamberson	Parma	5
25	.	Cap Henry		5
26	.	Dan McCarron	Dundee	5
27	.	David Gravel	Waterford CT	5
28	.	Josh Turner	Hanover	5
29	.	Max Stambaugh	Lima OH	5
30	.	Michael Burkin	Clyde OH	5
31	.	Phil Gressman	Helena OH	5
32	.	Randy Hannagan	Pittsboro IN	5
33	.	Brad Sweet	Grass Valley CA	4
34	.	Chris Gurley	Crown Point IN	4
35	.	Dain Naida	Tecumseh	4
36	.	Kyle Poortenga	Woodland	3
37	.	John Schulz	West Burlington IA	3
38	.	Logan Schuchart	Hanover PA	3
39	.	Ryan Kirkendall	Pioneer OH	3
40	.	Shawn Valenti	Risingsun OH	3
41	.	Stuart Brubaker	Fremont OH	3
42	.	Andrew Scheid	Sparta	2
43	.	Brent Marks		2
44	.	Brent Stapp	Duncan OK	2
45	.	Dylan Westbrook		2
46	.	Joe Shoemacher		2
47	.	Mike Astrauskas	Pierson	2
48	.	Mike Baker	Vicksburg	2
49	.	Robert Bullock	Pittsford	2
50	.	Shawn Murray	Jacksonville FL	2
51	.	Robert Huisken	Marne	2
52	.	Craig Karazin	Eaton Rapids	1
53	.	Brian Smith	Fremont OH	1
54	.	Kelsey Ivy	Fremont OH	1
55	.	Kraig Kinser	Bloomington IN	1
56	.	Linden Jones		1
57	.	Mike Dunlap	Wapakoneta OH	1
58	.	Ryan Grubaugh	St. Johns	1
59	.	Robert Huisken	Marne	1
60	.	Troy Chehowski	Coldwater	1
61	.	Zach Hampton		1