The 2023 champion with the World of Outlaws, the Castrol FloRacing Night in America and the XR Super Series, Bobby Pierce had a phenomenal season. And in the fourteen states listed below where we tabulate all feature results using the same 5-point scale, no matter if it is a special event or a weekly show, "The Smooth Operator" has also earned his second straight and third overall "Best of the Midwest" honor in the Late Model division.
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| From the Bobby Pierce Facebook page |
Pierce was the first driver to be honored when we started doing this in 2016 and he is the first driver in any of the five common divisions that we track to top the list three times. Tyler Peterson, who was the "Best of the Midwest" in the Modifieds in 2022, had a fantastic rookie season in the Late Models placing second on this list. This year's Illinois Points Super Late Model champion ranks third, Cory Dumpert who earned his fifth straight and sixth overall Nebraska Points championship lands in fourth while two-time Late Model "Best of the Midwest" driver Chad Becker (2017, 2019) is fifth. Dumpert also topped this list in 2020.
2023 Late Model State Champions
South Dakota - Chad Becker, Aberdeen
North Dakota - Brad Seng, Grand Forks & Tyler Peterson, Hickson
Minnesota - Dave Mass, East Bethel
Wisconsin - Nick Anvelink, Navarino
Michigan - Derrick Hilliker, Midland
Nebraska - Cory Dumpert, York
Iowa -Tommy Elston, Keokuk
Illinois (Supers) - Jason Feger, Bloomington
Illinois (Crates) - Jose Parga, New Berlin
Indiana - Chad Stapleton, Edinburgh
Kansas -Dusty Leonard, Marysville
Oklahoma - Brett Hansen, Fort Gibson
Arkansas - Steven Crocker, Jonesboro
Missouri - Houston Johnson, Kansas City & Tommy Cordray, Browning
Texas - Jim Moon, New Florence MO
Best In The Midwest 2023
Late Model 60 Pts Minimum
Pos. Driver Hometown Points
1 . Bobby Pierce Oakwood IL 161
2 . Tyler Peterson Hickson ND 148
3 . Jason Feger Bloomington IL 138
4 . Cory Dumpert York NE 133
5 . Chad Becker Aberdeen SD 127
6 . Ricky Thornton Jr. Martinsville IN 115
7 . Jim Moon New Florence MO 113
8 . Tommy Elston Keokuk IA 108
9 . Jose Parga New Berlin IL 107
10 . Kevin Burdick Proctor MN 103
11 . Cole Searing Huron SD 102
12 . Brandon Sheppard New Berlin IL 102
13 . Andy Nezworski Buffalo IA 101
14 . Devin McLean Mount Vernon IL 100
15 . Pat Doar New Richmond WI 100
16 . Tad Pospisil Norfolk NE 96
17 . Derrick Hilliker Midland MI 91
18 . Cade Richards Lincoln NE 90
19 . Denny Woodworth Mendon IL 88
20 . Steven Crocker Jonesboro AR 87
21 . Justin Kay Wheatland IA 86
22 . Trey Langley Garland TX 86
23 . Dakota Ewing Decatur IL 85
24 . Nick Anvelink Navarino WI 85
25 . Braden Johnson Taylorville IL 84
26 . C.J. Horn Cedar Rapids IA 81
27 . Cade Nelson Hermantown MN 81
28 . Dave Mass East Bethel MN 81
29 . Sloppy Hogg Arlington TX 81
30 . Ryan Unzicker El Paso IL 80
31 . Darrell Nelson Hermanton MN 78
32 . Rich Neiser Fruitport MI 77
33 . Houston Johnson Kansas City MO 76
34 . Tommy Cordray Browning MO 76
35 . Chase Osterhoff Kankakee IL 76
36 . Alex Banks Newman Grove NE 73
37 . Nick Marolf Moscow IA 73
38 . Justin Zeitner Omaha NE 71
39 . Chad Finley Lansing MI 70
40 . Timmy Dick Monticello IL 70
41 . Jeff Massengill Keewatin MN 70
42 . Kyle Peterlin Hibbing MN 69
43 . Chad Stapleton Edinburgh IN 68
44 . Greg Gokey Buckley MI 68
45 . Mitch Keeter Webb City MO 68
46 . Todd McCoin Barnett MO 68
47 . Justin Wells Aurora MO 67
48 . Matt Hammond Bourbonnais IL 67
49 . Dona Marcoullier Houghton Lake MI 66
50 . Ortanik Mikel 66
51 . Dustin Strand Grand Forks ND 66
52 . Brandon Thirlby Buckley MI 65
53 . Brett Hansen Fort Gibson OK 64
54 . Curt Kranz Watertown SD 64
55 . Josh Skorczewski Aberdeen SD 63
56 . Brad Seng Grand Forks ND 62
57 . Greg Cantrell Jr. DeKalb IL 62
58 . Jayson Good Watertown SD 62
59 . Dustin Atkinson Lebanon MO 61
60 . Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville IL 61
61 . Shane Edginton East St. Paul MB 60
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