Final North Dakota Points for 2018

North Dakota is the first of several states that I track points on that has completed its racing season for 2018 and following are the complete standings for the divisions followed. These points are tabulated in the same manner as the All Iowa Points using a 5-point scale on features only and, as I have the past two seasons, following the race at the dome in St. Louis I will combine all of the states together to present the "Best of the Midwest" for 2018. First though, let's take a look at North Dakota.

For the third straight year Dustin Strand tops the list of Late Model drivers posting seven feature wins in nineteen top five finishes. This placed him comfortably ahead of runner-up Canadian Mike Balcaen who also had nineteen top fives, but with two feature wins.

In the Modifieds Travis Peery is the 2018 champion edging out Jason Wolla by just four points. Peery picked up three feature wins in twenty top five finishes while Wolla, who obviously cut back on his schedule after being the 2017 IMCA National Champion, had eight wins and thirteen top fives. As a comparison, in winning the North Dakota Points last year, Wolla scored a total of 154 points. Peery was eighth in last year's standings with just 33.

After ranking third in last year's standings Kelly Henderson moves to the top in the Limited Modifieds for 2018. The Minot driver was a winner seven times and has twenty-seven to five finishes, seven more than last year's champion Lance Shill. The runner-up the past two seasons, Erik Laudenschlager finished third this year so the top three drivers essentially traded positions.

The state runner-up in 2017, Wade Nygaard moves to the top this season in the Sprint Car standings on the strength of twenty-two top five finishes and seven feature wins. The 2016 champ Mark Dobmeier was second with nine wins, two second's and one third making up his point total of 56.

		North Dakota Points	2018 Final
		Late Model
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Dustin Strand	Grand Forks	76
2	.	Mike Balcaen	Winnipeg MB	51
3	.	Brad Seng	Grand Forks	48
4	.	Ricky Weiss	Winnipeg MB	36
5	.	Joey Pederson	Fargo	32
6	.	Shane Edginton	East St MB	26
7	.	Ryan Corbett	East Grand Forks MN	17
8	.	Bill Mooney	Selkirk MB	14
9	.	Donny Schatz	Fargo	14
10	.	Brody Troftgruben	Grand Forks	12
11	.	Cole Schill	Fargo	11
12	.	Travis Robertson	Moorhead MN	9
13	.	Don Shaw	Ham Lake MN	8
14	.	Kevin Robertson	Enderlin	6
15	.	Troy Schill	Thompson	6
16	.	Mike Marlar	Winfield TN	5
17	.	Rayce McCord	Molt MT	5
18	.	Aaron Turnbull	Estevan SK	4
19	.	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin IL	4
20	.	Casey Meyer	Wahpeton	4
21	.	David Smith	Parkland County AB	4
22	.	Scott Ward	Watertown SD	4
23	.	A.J. Diemel	Eau Claire WI	3
24	.	Devin Moran	Dresden OH	3
25	.	Steven Pfeifer	Minot	3
26	.	Curt Gelling	Aberdeen SD	2
27	.	Jim Harris	Estevan SK	2
28	.	Kelly Hample	Billings MT	2
29	.	Robert Hellebust	Minot	2
30	.	Tom Corcoran	East Grand Forks MN	2
31	.	Tyson Turnbull	Estevan SK	2
32	.	Jeff Hapala	West Fargo	1
33	.	Paul Mueller	Bismarck	1
34	.	Shane Clanton	Locust Grove GA	1

		North Dakota Points	2018 Final
		Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Travis Peery	Williston	61
2	.	Jason Wolla	Ray	57
3	.	Tyler Peterson	Hickson	55
4	.	Casey Arneson	Fargo	54
5	.	Travis Hagen	Williston	51
6	.	Shawn Strand	Mandan	32
7	.	Tom Berry Jr.	Medford OR	32
8	.	John Flory	Williston	27
9	.	Maryln Seidler	Underwood	26
10	.	Robert Hellebust	Minot	26
11	.	John Nord	Enderlin	25
12	.	Josh Eberhardt	Jamestown	25
13	.	Jeremy Keller	Mandan	22
14	.	Hunter Marriott	Brookfield MO	21
15	.	Jeff Taylor	Cave City AR	21
16	.	Travis Tooley	Dickinson	21
17	.	John Corell	Jamestown	20
18	.	Wayne Johnson	Minot	20
19	.	Cale Arneson	Fargo	18
20	.	Dave Shipley	Argusville	18
21	.	Drew Christianson	Minot	18
22	.	Travis Olheiser	Dickinson	17
23	.	Travis Ulmer	Mandan	17
24	.	Dylan Goplen	Fargo	16
25	.	Marcus Tomlinson	Turtle Lake	16
26	.	Mike Greseth	Harwood	16
27	.	Ricky Thornton Jr.	Chandler AZ	16
28	.	Zach Dockter	Norwich	16
29	.	Dale Kraling	Mayville	14
30	.	Greg Friestad	Valley City	14
31	.	Jesse Skalicky	Fargo	14
32	.	Ward Imrie	Winnipeg MB	14
33	.	Bryce Borgen	Perley MN	13
34	.	Eric Edwards	Edgeley	13
35	.	Josh Jones	Dickinson	13
36	.	Mark Dahl	Bismarck	13
37	.	Dustin Strand	Grand Forks	12
38	.	Jerad Thelen	Bismarck	12
39	.	Billy Kendall	Baxter MN	11
40	.	Chris Schroeder	Williston	11
41	.	Lucas Rodin	Marion	11
42	.	Austin Arneson	Fargo	9
43	.	Ed Conlin	Williston	9
44	.	Johnny Scott	Cameron MO	9
45	.	Mike Hagen	Williston	9
46	.	Myles Tomlinson	Turtle Lake	9
47	.	Rusty Kollman	Carrington	9
48	.	Troy Girolamo	Williston	9
49	.	Dale Mathison	Clearwater MN	8
50	.	Dan Aune	Taylor	8
51	.	Darren Pfau	West Fargo	8
52	.	Justin Bieber	Fairview MT	8
53	.	Kody Scholpp	Estevan SK	8
54	.	Matt Gilbertson	Montevideo MN	8
55	.	R.C. Whitwell	Tucson AZ	8
56	.	Tyler Hall	Fertile MN	8
57	.	Randy Klein	Lisbon	7
58	.	Tim Ward	Gilbert AZ	7
59	.	Tracy Domagala	Bismarck	7
60	.	Brady Petermann	Hawley MN	6
61	.	Brad Hartigan	Dickinson	6
62	.	Dustin Wahl	Greenbush MN	6
63	.	Michael Johnson	Moorhead MN	6
64	.	Rusty Corneliusen	Dickinson	6
65	.	Bland Bohannon	Williston	5
66	.	Jarrett Carter	Lisbon	5
67	.	Jason Strand	Portland	5
68	.	Joey Rowell	Fargo	5
69	.	Quentin Kinzley		5
70	.	Roy Spielman		5
71	.	Tim Thomas	Fargo	5
72	.	Aaron Turnbull	Estevan SK	4
73	.	Billie Christ	Jamestown	4
74	.	Allen Kent	West Fargo	4
75	.	Dwight Burwick		4
76	.	Jamall Wold	Amegard	4
77	.	Jeremy Sorenson	Williston	4
78	.	Randy Burwick	Hettinger	4
79	.	Scott Greer	Winnipeg MB	4
80	.	Spencer Wilson	Minot	4
81	.	Steven Pfeifer	Minot	4
82	.	Stormy Scott	Las Cruces NM	4
83	.	Tim Perkins	Bismarck	4
84	.	Tim Thomas	Fargo	4
85	.	Alex Guthmiller	Huron SD	3
86	.	Hank Berry	Sidney MT	3
87	.	Jeff Hooker	Minot ND	3
88	.	Josh Rogotzke	Sanborn MN	3
89	.	Rich Pavlicek	Casselton	3
90	.	Rob VanMil	Barnesville MN	3
91	.	Shawn Nostdahl	Bottineau	3
92	.	Tyson Turnbull	Estevan SK	3
93	.	Aaron Holton	Newfolden MN	2
94	.	Donavon Sorenson	Williston	2
95	.	Les McLenehan	Estevan SK	2
96	.	Mark Esala	Thief River Falls MN	2
97	.	Rick Delaine	Stony Mtn MB	2
98	.	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown IA	2
99	.	Troy Heupel	Williston	2
100	.	Trent Grager	Carrington	2
101	.	Brent Schlafmann	Bismarck	1
102	.	Cody Peterson	Moorhead MN	1
103	.	Davey Mills	Bemidji MN	1
104	.	Eric Burwick	Aurora	1
105	.	Eric Sinness	Williston	1
106	.	Ethan Dotson	Bakersfield CA	1
107	.	Jake Schroeder	Williston	1
108	.	Mike Stearns	Hecla SD	1
109	.	Kyler Jeffrey	Williston	1
110	.	Mike Hansen	Dickinson	1
111	.	Ryan Kereluk	St. Andrews MB	1
112	.	Zack VanderBeek	New Sharon IA	1

		North Dakota Points	2018 Final
		Limited Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Kelly Henderson	Minot	88
2	.	Lance Schill	Langdon	76
3	.	Erik Laudenschlager	Surrey	74
4	.	Nate Reinke	Lisbon	62
5	.	Robby Rosselli	Minot	62
6	.	Chase Conway	Westhope	51
7	.	Isaac Sandrol	Turtle Lake	51
8	.	Luke Krogh	Dickinson	51
9	.	Scott Bintz	Jamestown	50
10	.	Chad Strachen	Minot	48
11	.	Austin Hunter	Winnepg MB	40
12	.	Brennon Weight	Lamoure	39
13	.	Zach Reinke	Lisbon	39
14	.	Randy Klein	Lisbon	37
15	.	Luke Johnson	Moorhead MN	35
16	.	Brady Bjella	Williston	33
17	.	Stan Tomlinson	Turtle Lake	32
18	.	Matt Schow	McIntosh MN	29
19	.	Jeff Schwind Jr.	Jamestown	27
20	.	Nate Reynolds	Hoople	26
21	.	Lorin Johnson	Miller SD	25
22	.	Lucas Rodin	Marion	25
23	.	Justin Medler	Minot	24
24	.	Preston Carr	Carrington	24
25	.	Kelly Jacobson	Fargo	23
26	.	Kyle Keller	Sidney MT	22
27	.	Phillip Keller	Sidney MT	21
28	.	Reise Steinberg	Argusville	21
29	.	Scott Jacobson	Fargo	21
30	.	Eric Paul	Dickinson	18
31	.	Ryan Schroeder	Devils Lake	18
32	.	Jaden Varnson	Lakota	17
33	.	Matt Talley	Sabin MN	16
34	.	Travis Traut	Jamestown	16
35	.	Zach Frederick	Richardton	16
36	.	Brennan Urbach	Englevale	15
37	.	Norm Reitan		15
38	.	Todd Johnson	Petersburg	15
39	.	Chris Vanmil	Barnesville MN	14
40	.	Jamie Dietzler	Larimore	14
41	.	Eric Folstad	Glenburn	13
42	.	Dan Dowling	Davenport	12
43	.	Jason Grimes	Jamestown	12
44	.	Kelly Hagel	Carrington	12
45	.	Deryk Voller	Dickinson	11
46	.	Eric Haugland	Lakota	11
47	.	Jeremiah Ladue	Trenton	11
48	.	Jim Morlock	Pettibone	11
49	.	Jordan Binstock	Dickinson	11
50	.	Jess Brekke	Devils Lake	10
51	.	Kyle Krogh	Dickinson	10
52	.	Austin Veralrud	Fargo	9
53	.	Cody Lee	Starbuck MN	9
54	.	Cole Haugland	Brocket	9
55	.	Dylan Zabel	Selby SD	9
56	.	Rocky Caudle	Ellsworth IA	9
57	.	Grant Hall	Brandon MB	8
58	.	Royce Jawaski	Adrian	8
59	.	Paul Colvin	Horace	7
60	.	Travis Saurer	Elizabeth MN	7
61	.	Aaron Michel	Jamestown	6
62	.	Cole Lewis	Dickinson	6
63	.	Jay Sahr	Jamestown	6
64	.	Jeff Bieber	Fairview MT	6
65	.	Joseph Thomas	Glyndon MN	6
66	.	Brock Gronwald	Fergus Falls MN	5
67	.	Dustin Strand	East Grand Forks	5
68	.	Jarrett Lovcik	Rugby	5
69	.	Kyle Langland	Enderlin	5
70	.	Matthew Clark	West Fargo	5
71	.	Vince Jegtvig	Dilworth MN	5
72	.	Andy Kapp	Jamestown	4
73	.	Billy Michaelsohn	Fargo	4
74	.	Brock Beeter	Minot	4
75	.	Chaz Mosby	Amegard	4
76	.	Chris Kruk	Langdon	4
77	.	Dean Eggebraaten	Bemidji MN	4
78	.	Jason Halverson	Devils Lake	4
79	.	Hunter Hougard	Warren MN	4
80	.	David Carlson	Huron SD	4
81	.	Jory Berg	Grand Forks	4
82	.	Reid Hanson		4
83	.	Rusty Kollman	Carrington	4
84	.	Alex Langland	Enderlin	3
85	.	Chris Anderson		3
86	.	Christian Uhlich	Garrison	3
87	.	Dillon Price	Glendive MT	3
88	.	Evan Morast	Hazen	3
89	.	Jason Schuch	Lakota	3
90	.	Jeff Carpenter	Valley City	3
91	.	McKenzi Faul	Minot	3
92	.	Randy Thompson	Lakota	3
93	.	Scott Vasichek	Grand Forks	3
94	.	Shannon Schlenker	Jamestown	3
95	.	Aaron Wetterlin	Moorhead MN	2
96	.	Arin Beyer	Jamestown	2
97	.	Charles Jensen	Pelican Rapids MN	2
98	.	Chris Evoniuk	Dickinson	2
99	.	Dusty Falcon	Trenton	2
100	.	Jeff Nelson	Perham MN	2
101	.	Joren Boyce	Minot	2
102	.	Kyle Schell	Lisbon	2
103	.	Matt Lizotte	Minot	2
104	.	Mike Lemay	Westhope	2
105	.	Rich Bohlman		2
106	.	Stoney Kruk	Langdon	2
107	.	Taran Langland	Enderlin	2
108	.	Aaron Blacklance	Thief River Falls MN	1
109	.	Brandon Bahr	Becida MN	1
110	.	Jaren Wibstad	Jamestown	1
111	.	Logan Salazar	Neche	1
112	.	Paul Peterson	Minot	1
113	.	Ryan Schow	Moorhead MN	1
114	.	Shane Williams		1
115	.	Taylor Grove	Shelly MN	1
116	.	Taylor Schmidt	Bath SD	1
117	.	Tory Mack	Surrey	1

		North Dakota Points	2018 Final
		Winged Sprints
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Wade Nygaard	Fargo	78
2	.	Mark Dobmeier	Fargo	56
3	.	Jade Hastings	Grand Forks	51
4	.	Austin Pierce	Grand Forks	49
5	.	Nick Omdahl	East Grand Forks	37
6	.	Chris Ranten	Climax MN	26
7	.	Jordan Adams	Reynolds	19
8	.	Bob Martin	East Grand Forks	18
9	.	Donny Schatz	Fargo	18
10	.	Thomas Kennedy	Winnepeg MB	17
11	.	Shane Roemeling	Grand Forks	13
12	.	Brendan Mullen	Grand Forks	10
13	.	Greg Nikitenko	Minot	10
14	.	Brad Sweet	Grass Valley CA	9
15	.	Kerry Madsen	St. Marys NSW	9
16	.	Daryn Pittman	Owasso OK	8
17	.	Blake Egeland	Climax MN	7
18	.	Ty Hanten	West Fargo	7
19	.	Kyle Fedyk	Estevan SK	5
20	.	Jacob Allen	Brownsburg IN	4
21	.	David Gravel	Waterford CT	2
22	.	Dave Glennon	Cassellton	2
23	.	Greg Wilson	Benton Ridge OH	2
24	.	Shane Stewart	Bixby OK	2
25	.	Cory Eliason	Selma CA	1
26	.	Jordan Graham	Grand Forks	1
27	.	Kelly Miller	Lethbridge AB	1
28	.	Lee Grosz	Harwood	1
29	.	Logan Schuchart	Hanover PA	1
30	.	Nick Ranten	East Grand Forks	1