Final Michigan Points for 2019

While some might say that they are behind the times, as a race fan I am envious of the state of Michigan. They have one set of Late Model rules, the UMP Supers that race weekly at several tracks in the state where the car counts often require a B-Main. And they have two classes of Modifieds, the UMP "Open" Modifieds and the IMCA sanctioned or "type" Modifieds that some tracks still refer to as B-Modifieds. But there really are no Sport Mods, B-Mods, E-Mods, Midwest Mods or any other kind of Limited Modified classes running in little regional groups where a car is legal at one track, but not at another.

From the Ryan Vanderveen Racing Facebook page

Honestly, I don't ever see other states being able to reel in the multiple divisions of Late Models and Modifieds to where there would only be one, but I do hope that Michigan stays just like it is for many years to come!

Ryan Vanderveen returns to the top of the Michigan state point standings that are tabulated using the same 5-point scale that we use in the All Iowa Points. This is Vanderveen's second title in four years having also being the top point man in 2016, the first year that we started tracking the state. This year the driver from Six Lakes had eleven feature wins within his twenty top five finishes allowing him to edge out runner-up David Mielke by a twelve point margin. Mielke was the 2016 and 2017 Modified state champion and finished an impressive fifth during his rookie season in the Late Models last year and in 2019 he won five times in his Late Model and scored six feature wins in his Modified where you will see him in eighth in those standings. Dona Marcoulier is third in this year's Late Model points equaling his finish in 2016 and 2017.

After being the runner-up to A.J. Ward last year, Matt Szecsodi climbs to the top of the Michigan Modified standings in 2019 for his first championship. Winning ten times in twenty-two top five finishes allowed the driver from Clio to be at the top even though runner-up Myron DeYoung scored points three more times with twenty-five top fives. Myron was a winner seven times and another DeYoung, Brenten, is next in line with six feature wins on the season.

From Matt Szecsodi's Facebook page

From the Great Lakes Super Sprints Facebook page

Ryan Ruhl finished third in 2017 and last year he tied for the Michigan Sprint Car points title with Chad Blonde. This year though Ruhl rules the roost by himself on the strength of twelve top five finishes including four feature wins. Ohio driver Phil Gressman finished just three points back after posting four feature wins on the season as well, while Gregg Dalman improved two spots from where he finished in 2018 to rank third this season.

		Michigan Points	Final 2019
		Late Model
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Ryan Vanderveen	Six Lakes	77
2	.	David Mielke	Gladwin	65
3	.	Dona Marcoullier	Houghton Lake	64
4	.	Eric Spangler	Lake City	59
5	.	Brandon Thirlby	Traverse City	58
6	.	Rusty Schlenk	McClure OH	55
7	.	Rich Neiser	Fruitport	47
8	.	Nick Kurtz	Greenville	44
9	.	Travis Stemler	Ionia	40
10	.	Logan Arntz	Vestaburg	39
11	.	Chad Finley	Lansing	38
12	.	David Hilliker	Midland	34
13	.	Derrick Hilliker	Midland	30
14	.	Scott Baker	Ionia	24
15	.	Bill Bray	Spring Lake	20
16	.	Mike Vandermark Jr.	Cedar Springs	20
17	.	Zack Olger	St. Johns	19
18	.	Kyle Borgman	Muskegon	18
19	.	Greg Gokey	Buckley	17
20	.	Steven Hilliker	Midland	15
21	.	Tom Sprague Jr.	Muskegon	15
22	.	Chad White	Steveville	14
23	.	Drew Wilkerson	Revenna	14
24	.	Amanda Wing	Middleton	12
25	.	Isaac Wolfgang	Breckenridge	12
26	.	Jeep VanWormer	Pinconning	12
27	.	Kyle Roberts	Beaverton	12
28	.	Michael Archer	Jackson	12
29	.	Andrew Terrill	Sanford	11
30	.	Josh Borton	Crystal	11
31	.	Kyle Novak	Traverse City	11
32	.	Ryan Lanphierd	Midland	11
33	.	Shawn Reed	Grant	11
34	.	Brian Shirley	Chatham IL	10
35	.	Carl Ries	Blanchard	10
36	.	Montana Bupp	Stanton	9
37	.	Rich Bell	Sheffield IL	9
38	.	Alex Hupert	Augres	8
39	.	Andy Sprague	Muskegon	8
40	.	Cody Bauer	Farwell	8
41	.	Nate Murphy	Coleman	8
42	.	Chris Rinard	Ithaca	7
43	.	Frank Heckenast	Frankfort IL	7
44	.	Jimmy Gallagher	St. Johns	6
45	.	Dennis Erb Jr.	Carpentersville IL	5
46	.	Garrett Wiles	Hubbardson	5
47	.	Josh Knoll	Barryton	5
48	.	Rob Taylor	Muskegon	5
49	.	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood IL	4
50	.	Curtis Roberts	Coleman	4
51	.	Dave Baker	Grand Rapids	4
52	.	Kevin Juusola	Muskegon	4
53	.	Kurt Mesman	Wyoming	4
54	.	Rachel Carpenter	Laingsburg	4
55	.	Ryan Kent	Greenville	4
56	.	Tyler Norton	Midland	4
57	.	Devin Shiels	Britton	3
58	.	Jack Emmons		3
59	.	Jared Guinn	Hudsonville	3
60	.	Jason Playter Jr.	Saranac	3
61	.	Luis Conley	Muskegon	3
62	.	Rob Anderczak	Swanton OH	3
63	.	Ryan Paradise	St. Johns MI	3
64	.	Scott Fisk	Lowell	3
65	.	Bry Johnson	Lowell	2
66	.	Brian Ruhlman	Clark Lake	2
67	.	Jeramy Lange	Muskegon	2
68	.	Logan Love	Vestaburg	2
69	.	McKay Wenger	Fairbury IL	2
70	.	Scott Wenell		2
71	.	Torrey Ahrens	Harbor Beach	2
72	.	Dan Wallace	Toledo OH	1
73	.	Eddie Reyes	Muskegon	1
74	.	J.C. Witherspoon	Kinde	1
75	.	Jeramy Tulick	Cadillac	1

		Michigan Points	Final 2019
		Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Matt Szecsodi	Clio	92
2	.	Myron DeYoung	Stanton	83
3	.	Brenten DeYoung	Crystal	77
4	.	Collin Thirlby	Traverse City	62
5	.	Mitchell Hunt	Greenville	57
6	.	David VanGuilder	Marshall	53
7	.	Gary Vandermark	Lowell	51
8	.	David Mielke	Gladwin	48
9	.	A.J. Ward	Ionia	47
10	.	Joey Burch	Rosebush	45
11	.	Steve Fairbanks	Twin Lake	45
12	.	Kody Johnson	Vestaburg	44
13	.	Nate Jones	Alma	39
14	.	Scott Payton	Gaylord	39
15	.	Jacob Flickinger	Gaylord	35
16	.	Corey Bevard		33
17	.	Austin Wonch	Stanton	32
18	.	John Taylor	Shepherd	32
19	.	Craig Vance	Midland	31
20	.	Joe Rokos	Interlochen	30
21	.	Jamie Iverson	Escanaba	28
22	.	Steve Shellenberger		28
23	.	Brent Banning	West Branch	27
24	.	Caleb Kill	Mcbain	27
25	.	Jacob Poel	Spring Lake	27
26	.	Chris Pepin	Escanaba	26
27	.	Kevin Cavanaugh	Muskegon	26
28	.	Chad May	Rockford	25
29	.	Matt Valiquette	Menomonie	25
30	.	Chase Burda	Columbiaville	24
31	.	Tanner Pray	Mt. Morris	24
32	.	Josh Knoll	Lake City	22
33	.	Mike Vandermark Jr.	Cedar Springs	22
34	.	Bill Endert	Mayville	20
35	.	Chad Bauer	Farwell	20
36	.	Tom Beezley		20
37	.	Bobby Stremme	South Bend IN	19
38	.	Brody Bowser	Stanton	19
39	.	Curt Spalding	Watervliet	19
40	.	Austin Harnick	Clare	18
41	.	Dan Borgman	Muskegon	18
42	.	Shannon Fisk	Lowell	18
43	.	Zeke McKenzie	Claypool IN	18
44	.	James Beaulieu	Chatham ON	17
45	.	Chad Wernette	Sheridan	16
46	.	Kody Weisner	Lima OH	16
47	.	Reid Sanders	Sears	16
48	.	Tim Wilber		16
49	.	Casey Tasker	Fenwick	15
50	.	Deuane Morley		15
51	.	Jeff Reay	Portland	15
52	.	Victorya Truemner	Imlay City	15
53	.	Will Krup	Mt. Carmel IL	15
54	.	Chance Allen	Alma	14
55	.	Jason Bergman	Caro	14
56	.	Robby Henderson		14
57	.	Josh Loomis	Weidman	13
58	.	Pat Richer	Bark River	13
59	.	Brady Hollenbeck	Greenville	12
60	.	John Raney		12
61	.	Don Sautter	Bay City	11
62	.	Garrett Bennett	Davison	11
63	.	Lonnie Dalgord	Escanaba	11
64	.	Mike Richer	Escanaba	11
65	.	Paul Johnson	Arcadia	11
66	.	Todd Matheson	Clio	11
67	.	Nick Hoffman	Mooresville NC	10
68	.	Dillon Nusbaum	Spencerville IN	9
69	.	Jordan Dahlke	Alendale	9
70	.	Mark Anderson	Lowell	9
71	.	Mike Shanteau	Weidman	9
72	.	Ryan Heskett	North Muskegon	9
73	.	Ted Cooper	Whitehall	9
74	.	Aaron Raby	St. Louis	8
75	.	Bret Widdis	Marinette WI	8
76	.	Greg Smith	Montague	8
77	.	Heath Grizzle	Drasco AR	8
78	.	Jeff Erickson Jr.	Muskegon	8
79	.	Garrett Rons	Livonia	7
80	.	Josh Lolmaugh	Columbia City IN	7
81	.	Steve Trollman	Vassar	7
82	.	Troy Marciniak	Muskegon	7
83	.	Jon Endert	Mayville	6
84	.	Larry Wiggins Jr.		6
85	.	Brandon Taipalus	Muskegon	5
86	.	Brad Bates	Twin Lake	5
87	.	Cody Bauer	Farwell	5
88	.	Craig Curtis		5
89	.	David Schmidt	Grand Haven	5
90	.	Darryl Banks		5
91	.	Jason Jones		5
92	.	Jerid Bisson	Muskegon	5
93	.	John McClure		5
94	.	Mike Roe	Twin Lake	5
95	.	Logan Fleischman	Antigo WI	5
96	.	Brian Ordway		4
97	.	Dwight Crawford	Shepherd	4
98	.	Dylan Woodling		4
99	.	Justin Mills		4
100	.	Jordyn Lorencz	Clio	4
101	.	Kyle Brown	Madrid IA	4
102	.	Michael Tarlton		4
103	.	Mike Langdon		4
104	.	Rick Swartout	Union City	4
105	.	Russ Franks	Oconto WI	4
106	.	Bob Baldwin		3
107	.	C.J. Reisbig	Ionia	3
108	.	Brian Spetman		3
109	.	Chris Cohoon	Auburn	3
110	.	Fran Berube	Cornell	3
111	.	Hunt Gossum		3
112	.	Ken Ziegler	Ovid	3
113	.	Mark Farber	Muskegon	3
114	.	Melvin Allen	Alma	3
115	.	Scott Smith	West Branch	3
116	.	Shaun Patrick		3
117	.	Kyle Galgoci	Shepherd	3
118	.	Taylor Wiles	Hubbardston	3
119	.	Matt Sprague	Twin Lake	3
120	.	Trent Musk	Muskegon	3
121	.	Trevor Sloan	Clarksville	3
122	.	Brendan Powell		2
123	.	Brent Reil	Midland	2
124	.	Bryce Nichols		2
125	.	Chuck Powell	Harrison	2
126	.	John Rokus		2
127	.	Ken Taylor	Bellevue	2
128	.	Kyle Bartman		2
129	.	Kyle Vermilyea	Cadillac	2
130	.	Larry Cade	Buckley	2
131	.	Mark Beard	Mt. Pleasant	2
132	.	Mark Pifer Jr.		2
133	.	Matt Duggan	Grand Blanc	2
134	.	Nick Stormzand	Lowell	2
135	.	Toby Steele	Beaverton	2
136	.	Todd Sherman	Churubusco IN	2
137	.	Alvie Haynes	Mt. Pleasant	1
138	.	Brian Baumgarten	Onaway	1
139	.	Carl Orcutt	Muskegon	1
140	.	Dan Wierman	Traverse City	1
141	.	Chevy Romans	Davison	1
142	.	Dan Hubbell		1
143	.	Dave Baker	Grand Rapids	1
144	.	Daryl Lehn	Traverse City	1
145	.	Derek Snyder		1
146	.	Ethan Lamberson	Saranac	1
147	.	Hillard Miller		1
148	.	Jeff Kohn		1
149	.	John Person	Rothbury	1
150	.	Kevin Nuthals	Little Suamico WI	1
151	.	Kyle Borgman	Muskegon	1
152	.	Milt Montgomery	Sheridan	1
153	.	Nate Wilbur	Manistee	1
154	.	Rich Robinson Jr.	Mount Pleasant	1
155	.	Skyler Hoard		1

		Michigan Points	Final 2019
		Winged Sprints
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Ryan Ruhl	Coldwater	44
2	.	Phil Gressman	Helena OH	41
3	.	Gregg Dalman	Bellevue	40
4	.	Boston Mead	Onsted	31
5	.	Dustin Daggett	Grand Ledge	31
6	.	Quentin Blonde	Litchfield	28
7	.	Chad Blonde	Litchfield	24
8	.	Jared Horstman	Colverdale OH	23
9	.	Keith Sheffer	Jerome	20
10	.	Zane Devault	Plymouth IN	20
11	.	Josh Turner	Hanover	19
12	.	Max Stambaugh	Lima OH	19
13	.	Chase Ridenour	Perry	18
14	.	Ty Williams	Parma	18
15	.	Tom Schinderle	Warren	14
16	.	Brad Lamberson	Parma	13
17	.	Ricky Peterson	Rawson OH	10
18	.	Sam Hafertepe Jr.	Sunnyvale TX	10
19	.	Andrew Scheid	Sparta	8
20	.	Dan McCarron	Dundee	7
21	.	Jake Brown	Brantford ON	7
22	.	Justin Peck	Monrovia IN	7
23	.	Tyler Rankin		7
24	.	Danny Sams III	Engelwood FL	6
25	.	John Ivy	Fremont OH	6
26	.	Cory Eliason	Visalia CA	5
27	.	David Gravel	Watertown CT	5
28	.	Justin Adams	Gibsonburg OH	5
29	.	Lee Jacobs		5
30	.	Scotty Thiel	Sheboygan WI	5
31	.	Steve Irwin	Fenton	5
32	.	Tony Stewart	Columbus IN	5
33	.	Ayrton Olsen	Indianapolis IN	4
34	.	Blake Hahn	Sapulpa OK	4
35	.	Dale Blaney	Hartford OH	4
36	.	Logan Schuchart	Hanover PA	4
37	.	Mark Aldrich		4
38	.	Brett Mann	Goshen IN	3
39	.	Chris Spitz	Waukesha WI	3
40	.	Cole Duncan		3
41	.	Daryl Shaffer	Tekonsha	3
42	.	Donny Schatz	Fargo ND	3
43	.	Dylan Westbrook	Ontario CA	3
44	.	Frank Neill	Vickery OH	3
45	.	Chris Andrews		3
46	.	Josh Shantz	St. Agatha OH	3
47	.	Matt Covington	Glenpool OK	3
48	.	Stuart Brubaker		3
49	.	Andy Chehowski	Coldwater	2
50	.	Carson Macedo	Lemorre CA	2
51	.	Chad Wilson		2
52	.	Corey Bevard		2
53	.	Paul McMahan	Nashville TN	2
54	.	Zac Broughman	Pittsford	2
55	.	Caleb Wilson		1
56	.	Conner Morrell	Bradenton FL	1
57	.	Jay Steinbach	Hudsonville	1
58	.	Josh Mohr		1
59	.	Justin Woodkowski	Dimondale	1
60	.	Ken Mackey	Brooklyn	1
61	.	Kraig Kinser	Bloomington IN	1
62	.	Kyle Poortenga	Woodland	1
63	.	Nick Roger		1
64	.	Ricky Ferkel	Bellevue OH	1
65	.	Seth Sabo	Fremont OH	1
66	.	Skyler Gee	Leduc AB	1
67	.	Troy Vaccaro		1
68	.	Tyler Gunn		1