Some Streaks End, Others Continue As The 2013 All Iowa Points Season Comes To A Close

Eleven drivers in ten divisions have earned the title of “All Iowa Points Champion” for 2013 and while for a couple of those drivers it continued a successful streak in the points system that combines all drivers who compete in and around the state of Iowa, for some it ended the championship streaks of others.

After a tight battle with perennial AIP contender Todd Cooney, Justin Kay of Wheatland prevailed for his first career All Iowa Points Late Model championship on the strength of thirty-nine top five finishes including nineteen feature wins. Kay becomes the twenty-first Late Model driver to earn a championship in forty-seven years of the All Iowa Points and joins the following list as one-time champions: Red Droste, Verlin Eaker, Dick Schiltz, Tom Hearst, Ken Walton, Dale Fischlein, Rollie Frink, Joe Kosiski, Steve Boley, Chris Smyser, Terry Neal and Brian Harris. Kay’s championship ends a run of four straight AIP Late Model titles by Ray Guss Jr. who finished sixteenth in this year’s standings. The Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame member has logged seven state titles overall. Cooney is likely the most successful Late Model driver in Iowa who has yet to win an All Iowa Points title and his forty top five finishes and twelve feature wins left him just five points short of paydirt this season. Andy Eckrich logged three feature wins as he finished well back in third, Ryan Griffith was one point behind Eckrich in fourth and veteran driver Darrel DeFrance scored just one point less than Griffith in fifth. Tyler Bruening lead the pack early in the season and finished sixth, Jeff Aikey had another strong year in seventh while Deery Brothers Summer Series champion Brian Harris ended up in a three-way tie for eighth along with Jason Hahne and Nick Marolf.

Is there a brighter star on the horizon in our area right now than Jesse Sobbing? The Glenwood driver ended his own streak of three straight AIP Limited Modified titles by moving to the Modified division in 2013 where he became the first driver ever to be an All Iowa Points champion in two different divisions in consecutive seasons. And Jesse may not be done there as he recently chalked up a Late Model victory at Salina Speedway in central Kansas, perhaps a sign of his plans for 2014. In his run to the 2013 AIP Modified title Sobbing had fifty top-five finishes including twenty-four feature wins on points paying tracks outdistancing another western Iowa driver Chris Abelson by thirty-one points.  Abelson had a great year with fourteen feature wins and forty-eight top five finishes. Hawkeye Dirt Tour Champion Ronn Lauritzen had his best season to date with a third-place finish in the standings on the strength of forty-seven top-fives and twelve wins including a big one in October at Lee County Speedway’s Fall Extravaganza.  Luke Wanninger was fourth by just one point over Cayden Carter who was just one point better than IMCA Super Nationals champ Dylan Smith. USRA hotshoe Brandon Davis and IMCA star Richie Gustin tied for seventh while Steve Stewart had a solid season in ninth. Jimmy Gustin’s thrilling win at Shiverfest this past weekend put him in the top ten by one marker over Jon Snyder. Ryan Dolan had won three straight All Iowa Points Modified titles, but Dolan reduced his schedule this year and finished tied for 62^nd out of the 450 Modified drivers who scored points this year.

With no former champions racing in the class this season the Limited Modified division was assured of a new name at the top and the battle was a close one with five drivers still in contention once the calendar turned to September. In the end it was young Carter VanDenBerg from Oskaloosa who came out on top in an effort supported by his girlfriend who often served as crew chief and headed up by his grandfather Jimmy Carter who fielded three competitive cars all year for the Limited Mod Champ and his cousins Cayden and Brayton Carter. VanDenBerg’s huge win at the IMCA Super Nationals pulled him back to even with Doug Smith at the time and then the son of versatile driver John VanDenBerg closed out the championship with strong showings throughout the Specials season. In the end VanDenBerg’s fifty-two top-fives and fourteen wins gave him nine points more than Doug Smith of Lake City. Smith’s bid to become the fourth different brother from the northwest Iowa racing family to win an All Iowa Points title came up just short despite his eighteen feature wins. Tony Dunker was in the top three for the second year in a row as his twenty victories propelled him to third ahead of Joel Rust and Brett Lowry. Austin Moyer, Eric Elliott, Nick Roberts (who is also posting a solid finish in Missouri), Tyler Soppe and USRA National Champion Troy Hovey round out the top ten.

Many times over the past ten years Damon Murty has come out of the gate strong to lead the All Iowa Points Stock Car standings early only to be overtaken by other drivers as the season wore on. Not in 2013 though as “The Chelsea Charger” essentially went flag-to-flag to win his first All Iowa Points championship by a big 66-point margin over runner-up John Emerson. Murty was unbeatable at the start of the year and captured twenty-five checkered flags in a stellar season that saw him in the top-five on All Iowa Points tracks fifty-nine times! This was a breakout season for Emerson as well as the driver who finished 56^th in the 2012 Stock Car standings rocketed to second on the strength of fourteen feature wins and all indications are that the Waterloo driver will take his talents to the Late Model division in 2014. Carthage, Illinois, driver Abe Huls finished fourth in the 2012 standings and improved that by one spot in 2013 as the personable driver picked up thirteen feature wins along the way. Defending champion Donavon Smith finished in the fourth position while “Big Daddy” Jason Cook had another solid season in fifth. David Smith, Norman Chesmore, Derek Green, Jay Schmidt and Nathan Wood filled out the top ten.

It is only fitting that the two drivers who have won the last five All Iowa Points Hobby Stock championships would end the 2013 season in a dead heat and, since no tie-breaker system is used, they will both be declared as “Champion” for 2013. Shannon Anderson of Atlantic won the title outright in 2008 and 2009 making this his third crown in the division as he had forty-five top-five finishes with thirty-five of those finding him in victory lane. Devin Smith of Lake City makes this his fourth straight AIP championship with thirty-one feature wins and fifty top-fives. The co-champions had company though as Chris Luloff enjoyed his best season yet finishing in third with twenty feature wins and was still in contention until mid-September. Dustin Griffiths closed out a fourth-place season with a win at Shiverfest while Eric Stanton ranked fifth. Brian Happel was sixth followed by Cory Gansen, Corey Madden, Jason Kohl and Benji Irvine. This is only the second time that drivers have tied for an All Iowa Points championship with the other one coming in 2010 when Jack Dover and Eric Lutz shared the 360 Sprint Car honors.

The Four Cylinders saw Merv Chandler repeat his 2012 title in dominating fashion making this his fourth overall All Iowa Points championship also topping the Modified field in 1984 and 1985. The veteran driver from Urbana had an amazing seventy-four top-five finishes this season including thirty feature wins and he had a seventy-point bulge over Bill Whalen Jr. in the final standings. Whalen’s season would normally be enough to win a championship with fifteen feature wins and sixty-four top-fives, but he will have to settle for the runner-up honors for the second year in a row. Aaron Hitt was the driver to beat in the Quad Cities area this season and he ranks third with seventeen feature wins, Austen Becerra found victory lane seventeen times as well and finished in the fourth spot while Adam Gates tallied twenty-two feature wins on his way to a fifth-place ranking. Megan Lappegard was sixth, Michael Reicks and rookie driver Shawn Cooney tied for seventh, John Whalen was ninth and Jacob Ellithorpe who has indicated that he will graduate to a Sport Mod in 2014 was tenth. Beginning next season, due to the wide fluctuation of car counts at weekly tracks, the Four Cylinder division point scale will be determined by the car counts at each event. This will be the only All Iowa Points division that will use the new system.

Mark Dobmeier and Terry McCarl have dominated the 410 Sprint Car division in the All Iowa Points with one or the other taking the championship in seventeen of the past twenty years. This season it is Dobmeier who scored the most points for his sixth AIP crown as the Fargo, North Dakota, resident had eight feature wins and eighteen top-five finishes.  McCarl, who has more All Iowa Points championships than any other driver with eleven, was just eleven points short of making it an even dozen as he had three feature wins in 2013. Brian Brown nearly broke up the dynamic duo as he was four points back from McCarl in third with four feature wins. Ian Madsen had an impressive season with a brand new race team finishing in the fourth position while Knoxville track champion Bronson Maeschen and Knoxville Nationals champion Donny Schatz tied for fifth.

The 2013 Knoxville Raceway track champion Clint Garner became the first track regular to win the All Iowa Points 360 Sprint Car title since Jeff Mitrisin did it in 2006. Garner had five wins and fourteen top-five finishes exclusively at Knoxville and held on to edge out fellow Sioux Falls resident Gregg Bakker by just two points. Bakker had three wins and sixteen top-fives on the season. Brian Brown could be considered the overall Mr. Sprint Car for Iowa as he also finished third in the 360 standings with four feature wins in the division. Sprint Invaders champion Russ Hall ranked in the fourth spot while Matt Juhl and Skylar Prochaska tied for fifth. Three-time defending champion Jack Dover finished seventh in 2013.

With Eagle Raceway making the switch to IMCA’s 305 Racesaver rules it is no surprise that veteran driver Mike Boston was the man to beat as he rung up seven wins and twelve top-fives for his first AIP championship in the 305 Sprint Car division. It is the second All Iowa Points title for the driver from Crete, Nebraska, as he also captured the 2009 championship in the 360 division. Two-time defending champion Bill Boles had eight wins plus a second-place finish to rank him second in the final standings while Knoxville track champion Larry Ball Jr. and 2008 All Iowa champion Donnie Steward tied for third. The 2013 track champion at 34 Raceway and the 1995 All Iowa Points Hobby Stock champion John Schulz finished in the fifth position.

One division where there were no streaks to be considered this year was the Mod Lite class as this was the first year that All Iowa Points were tabulated. Josh May of DeSoto ran away with the inaugural title posting forty top-five finishes including twenty-one feature wins. Andy Hennigar was the early points leader and wound up second with eleven wins, but had thirteen fewer top-fives than May had. Third went to Evan Epperson as the teenager grabbed nine checkered flags on the season, Mike Morrill had three wins and ranked fourth while Shon Sanders was the best that the Quad Cities had to offer taking fifth on the strength of ten victories.

For a full rundown of the standings for each of the ten divisions and to see how your favorite driver ranked in 2013 visit the Points page at PositivelyRacing.

Gustin, Griffiths, Lynch, Michel and VanDerWal Join Shiverfest Winners List

With a stiff breeze blowing out the north and temperatures dropping into the high 30's by the time the final checkered flag flew just past 8:30 p.m. the 2013 edition of "Shiverfest" at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson will be remembered as one of the coldest in the fifteen year history of the event. However, with near perfect track conditions and a diverse field of 125 cars in five divisions the racing action was as good as I have witnessed at this show with the night's finale definitely warming the hardy fans who stayed until the end. And who knows, the event just might have a new slogan for 2014.

The Sport Compacts were first on the list for feature races and there were plenty of potential winners in the twenty-two car starting field. Usually when Austen Becerra starts from the front row you can count on a runaway, but with this gathering of four bangers including Adam Gates and now two-time All Iowa Points Champion Merv Chandler starting mid-pack there would be plenty of action. After an early caution for the jack-o-lantern painted car of Kyle Hamelton on lap two, the restart saw a multi-car scuffle in turn two involving Chandler and Scott Smith whose car rolled over one time before he was able to drive it away. Chandler restarted at the rear and drivers raced four and five wide as Laine VanZandt kept the pressure on Becerra for the lead. William Michel had started tenth, just ahead of Gates and they were steadily coming to the front while Chandler was hustling back as well. With the laps clicking away Michel moved to second and when Gates retired to the infield Chandler was up to fourth and was ready to pass former track champion Darin Smith for third.

When Chandler door-slapped Smith in turn four to make the pass, Darin took offense and would return the favor on the following lap to loosen up the veteran driver. With that tussle going on behind them the race would now be decided between the top two and on the final lap Michel drove hard to the low groove in turns three and four hoping to make it stick. The challenger found the bite that he needed as he nipped Becerra at the line by a mere bumper to score the victory. Smith prevailed over Chandler in the battle for third while Kimberly Abbott was not far back in fifth.

Eighteen Hobby Stocks were up next for fifteen-laps with Des Moines driver Cody Cleghorn racing to the lead only to see the red flag wave as drivers completed the opening lap. Dane Blozovich spun sideways coming out of turn four and Rick Barlow drilled him hard in the left front. Both drivers climbed from their cars uninjured, but there were plenty of fluids to be dried up before racing could continue. Once back to green Dustin Griffiths squeezed by Cleghorn on the outside of turn four to take the lead on lap number three. Mike Hughes who had pitted during the red flag period was charging back to the front and he would challenge Griffiths over the final four laps sticking his nose under the leader on several occasions. Griffiths did not flinch though and maintained his line to hold the lead to the checkers and score the victory. Hughes was a close second, Jacob Keiser continued his solid Fall season with a third-place run ahead of Cleghorn and Jason See.

The Sport Mods drew the largest car count of the night with 33 and the twenty-four drivers who qualified for the A-Main were solid from front to back. But in this division one driver has been the man to beat during the month of October and when Curtis VanDerWal drew the third starting position this race had a clear-cut favorite as the green flag waved. Logan Anderson has impressed during his rookie campaign and he was able to hold back the challenges for the first three laps before VanDerWal found the opening that he needed on the inside and took the lead. The racing was intense behind the leader as Anderson tried to fight off northeast Iowa hotshoe Brian Mahlstedt and newly crowned All Iowa Points Champion Carter Vandenberg. When Anderson spun in turn one with three laps remaining that would put a new set of challengers on the rear bumper of VanDerWall for the restart, but there would be no stopping Curtis as he won for the fourth weekend in a row. Vandenberg would collect the runner-up stash with Mahlstedt taking third. Brett Lowry made a late move up to fourth while hometown driver Derek St. Clair raced his way up to fifth after winning the B-Main and starting nineteenth.

Pole-sitter Lane Kauffman would pace the opening laps of the Stock Car headliner before fellow front row starter Jim Lynch took over on lap three. With the best 24 drivers of the 28-car field starting the A-Main the racing was solid from front to back as Lynch showed the way. Corey Stout would mount a couple of challenges on the outside while Lynch used the ultimate low-line to travel the shortest distance possible around the 3/8th-mile oval. Contact with the track tire marking the bottom of turn two by the leader caused a caution with eight laps to go and that same tire came into play again late, but Lynch was able to hold off all challengers to take the win and he celebrated his victory with a burnout up against the frontstretch wall. Stout would finish in the second spot, Jason Cook started on the outside of row six and finished third, Abe Huls came from the fifth row to take fourth and John Oliver Jr. started next to Huls and finished right behind him in fifth.

The twenty-four-car Modified field would close out the evening for twenty laps with Jimmy Gustin moving to the front at the drop of the green. Kyle Brown would find the low groove to his liking as he moved up from fifth to challenge Gustin who was riding the high line around the speedway. Brown would pull ahead of Gustin going down the back stretch on lap four only to have "Jammin' Jimmy" come right back on the outside to still hold the official lead at the start-finish line. Brown would again take the lead in turns one and two only to have Gustin come right back in three and four and amazingly this would continue for the next six laps. Meanwhile Jeff Waterman, Ronn Lauritzen and Cayden Carter had positioned themselves just a few car-lengths behind the lead duo ready to pounce once lapped traffic came into play. When Gustin had to enter turn three a bit higher to clear Levi Smith that allowed Brown to finally score the official lead on lap eleven, but three laps later when Brown had to squeeze under Scott Simatovich entering turn three that was the break that Gustin needed to regain the advantage.

Waterman now made it a three car battle for the front and as he and Brown swapped positions over the final five laps that allowed Gustin to put a couple of car-lengths on his primary challengers and he held on to take an exciting win in a race that went green to checkers. In victory lane announcer Dan Workman ask Jimmy about the thrilling back and forth battle with Brown and Gustin replied, "that was the most fun that I've had with my pants on!" Waterman would edge out Brown for the second spot, while fourth row starters Carter and Lauritzen would run fourth and fifth just ahead of Dakota Hayden.

As usual, at least when Mother Nature allows the event to be run, Shiverfest rounded out the Iowa racing season in fine style and after this thriller the event may now have a new tagline for 2014. Shiverfest: The Most Fun That You Will Have With.......nah, we probably shouldn't go there.

A big thanks to Dick and Joyce Eisle who included us in their booth along with Warren and Carol Busse and Positively Racing colleague Ryan Clark. We were a warm and happy group due to the hospitality of promoter Mike VanGenderen. Check back in on the Back Stretch later this week as I will wrap up the 2013 racing season with the announcement of the All Iowa Points Champions.

Shiverfest and Other Things.....

The weather forecast is favorable for racing, yes it may be a bit breezy but "Shiverfest" will take the green tomorrow late afternoon (Saturday, October 26th) at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson and will be the final event of the 2013 season in the state of Iowa. It is the last opportunity for drivers and fans alike to get their racing fix and of course it will be the final event for the 2013 All Iowa Points chase. The championship in one division is yet to be decided as Shannon Anderson and Devin Smith are in a dead heat at the top of the Hobby Stock standings, but I would be shocked if either driver shows up in Donnellson.

This event got its start back in 1999 when myself and then track promoters Terry and Jenni Hoenig decided to schedule the "Millennium Grand Finale" as the final racing event in the area before the Y2K bug would wipe out our society as we knew it. Late Models were on the roster at that event and the first car to show up at the pit gate that day was a red Late Model out of Missouri to be driven by Carl Edwards, the father of the current NASCAR star. It was an overcast evening with temperatures in the mid-40's and a stiff northerly breeze, but the drivers and the fans showed up and the with trick-or-treating for the kids afterwards and a few parties as well the overall event was considered a success. As we wound down and tried to get warm that evening in the pit shack Jenni commented, "well that was a real Shiverfest" and just like that an event was named!

Traditionally scheduled for one of the last two Saturdays in October the event has seen a wide range of weather from a few snow flurries floating around at feature time to a couple of shows where the sunshine was bright and the temperatures were in the seventies. It was at that warm weather show where the event record of 214 cars in five divisions was established. Mother Nature has not been kind in general though over the past several years as only one of the last five years has seen Shiverfest take the green on its originally scheduled Saturday. It will be good to break that streak tomorrow and I hope to see a lot of you there! Rides through the pits start at 3 p.m., trick-or-treating is at 3:30 and hot laps are scheduled for 4:30 with racing to follow.

Maybe you can find them in Hawkeye Racing News but I have been surprised at how difficult it has been to track down the results of a couple of late season specials. Thank goodness for Dianna Winkel and Christian Dundee otherwise I would have had no luck!! The art of placing results on a track's website seems to be lost on some.

Danny Lasoski and Sammy Swindell have been the winners on the first two nights of the Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock. We'll see if the youth movement kicks in for the rest of the weekend.

Corey LaJoie is another example of why people shouldn't use Twitter.

How do you become the most famous Teacher's Assistant in history? Of course she can be found at the world's number one party school. Go Hawks!!

Kirk Ferentz kept his promise of not returning any punts in the Ohio State game last weekend. Of course it was hard to evaluate if he was keeping that promise or not since Iowa failed to stop Ohio State even once and put them into a punt situation. Looking at the brightside, the Hawks did not get caught running backwards on a fake punt either. Let's see what happens tomorrow against Northwestern.

After a change of leadership at Quincy and the open promoter's seat in Tipton were announced in early September things have been fairly quiet around here except for the changes that will be taking place at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines over the next two seasons. A group headed up by Tony Moro will take over the promotion of weekly racing at the track in 2014 adding the IMCA Racesaver 305 Sprints to the card and then prior to the 2015 season the track itself will be shortened. Will that be all of the changes that we will see this year? Something tells me that one or two more may be on the horizon.

Check back in on the Back Stretch this week as I will have news and notes from Shiverfest, plus we'll put a wrap on the 2013 All Iowa Points chase.

See you at the track?

The Gasman Tallies Two At Memphis

Cayden Carter scored two feature wins on the opening night of the Fall Nationals at the Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Missouri, Friday night and the racing was amazing even though this was the 2013 "season opener" for the facility. Drivers ran up to five-wide at times around the spacious 3/8th-mile oval as 111 cars packed the pits on a chilly, but very tolerable evening.

Carter's first win of the night came behind the wheel of Roger Kelderman's #10CC Stock Car as he took the lead at the midway point and then fought off the challenges of Jason Cook, Nathan Wood and finally Louis Lynch to secure the victory. Lynch would lead the race early and survive a pair of restarts, but following a Jay Hayes spin in turn tow on lap seven Lynch slipped high coming to the green out of turn four and both Cook and Carter shuffled him back to third. Those two would then go side-by-side for a full lap before Carter nosed ahead and Cook would stay with two car lengths of the new leader until Hayes spun again with four laps to go. On this restart Lynch would come back strong and move to second with Wood in hot pursuit, but they could not get around Carter as the young speedster from Oskaloosa earned his first ever feature win in a Stock Car.

Cayden would get some rest during the Hobby Stock main before climbing back aboard his Modified for the final feature of the evening and in that 20-lap affair it was Dakota Hayden who opened a big early lead. A caution for a spinning Brian Troxel on lap eight brought the field back to Hayden though and on the restart Carter drove deep into turn one and then shut the door on Hayden at the exit of turn two to take the lead. Three cautions in the final seven laps chopped up the action and on the final restart with four laps to go Kyle Brown pulled off the same move on Carter as Cayden had executed earlier on Hayden to take the lead. Carter stayed with his high line though and was able to regain the lead as the white flag waved pulling Hayden, who had earlier faded as far back as sixth, along with him to second and that is the way they finished a lap later. Brown held off Ronn Lauritzen by a nose for third while Jerry Pilcher completed the top five.

The Hobby Stock main was simply amazing as a pack of drivers raced in a tight bunch at the front of the pack throughout the race even going four-wide with just four laps remaining as southwest Iowa driver Jason Fusselman moved to the lead. A lap later though he was passed by fellow Shelby County Speedway regular Corey Madden who then held off that pack to score the victory. Jacob Keiser nipped Dustin Griffiths by a nose to finish second as Griffiths came to third from an eighth row starting spot. Early leader Mike Hughes took fourth while Fusselman was shuffled back to fifth at the checkers.

Merv Chandler and Adam Gates warmed the crowd with a thrilling late race battle in the Sport Compact main event. Gates raced out to a sizeable early lead only to have the veteran driver chase him down and throw a slidejob at him with three laps to go. Gates was able to re-pass Chandler before they crossed the stripe for that lap, but Merv came right back and drove under Gates in turn three to take the lead with two to go. 007 was not to be denied though as Gates returned the favor on the following lap and then pulled away by five car lengths on the final circuit to take the victory as Chandler had to settle for second. Josh Modde driving the #30 usually pedaled by Shawn Cooney was third, Chuck Fullenkamp was fourth and John Whalen rounded out the top five. I do have to mention the long pull down from Storm Lake by Cory Flanigan who ran in the top five early before he faded to eleventh.

The Sport Mods were the first feature of the night and they struggled mightily in the early laps as four multi-car spins occurred before three laps could be scored. It was just delaying the inevitable though as the hottest driver in the division Curtis VanDerWal was quickly coming to the front from his twelfth starting position and he drove around David Wietholder on the outside of turn four to take the lead on the fourth lap. From there VanDerWal was all but gone as only one more caution slowed his charge to the checkers for the third week in a row. Wietholder, driving the #20 normally wheeled by Bobby Anders was second, Jim Gillenwater started tenth and finished third, Scott VanBuskirk finished fourth and early leader Logan Anderson held on for fifth.

It was definitely an impressive Season Opener for the Scotland County Speedway and don't forget that the season finale is tonight (Saturday) as night number two of the Memphis Fall Nationals gets underway with hot laps at 6 p.m.

300% Savings? Sign Me Up!!!

As I was pulling out of Mount Pleasant this morning on my way to the big city I tuned in sports radio 810 WHB for Track Talk with The Racin' Boys. Usually I listen to them on the internet each Saturday since the second hour can only be found on their website, but that would not be an option today so I drove as slow as I could to not lose the signal as I headed east.

Today's guest was Humpy Wheeler who is now attempting to form an alliance of short tracks across the country called Speedway Benefits to consolidate marketing opportunities and to drive down costs by purchasing as a group rather than individually. Conceptually it is a fantastic idea and if anybody can pull it off it would be Wheeler and as I listened to the interview the more I became convinced that it would be a good thing for all tracks to get involved. The Racin' Boys were obviously enthused as well as rather than challenging Humpy with any tough questions they, as anybody would have in their position, encouraged Wheeler to continue with his description.

And then he said something that totally lost me.

I can't quote it exactly because I was driving and had no way to write it down immediately, but essentially the statement was that promoters currently buy supplies from the box stores. But as a member of his alliance, Speedway Benefits would buy directly from the manufacturers and then drop-ship the supplies to each track resulting in a savings of 300% over the current costs.

What? SAVINGS of 300%? That's not even mathematically possible unless Humpy and his crew is going to be shipping out supplies free of charge and include a roll of hundred dollar bills in the shipping cartons!


I am in Sales and if I sat across from a prospect and stated that I could save him up to 300% over his current costs he would either rightfully say "bulls$*t" or he would ask me to immediately present a contract specifically stating these savings so that he could lock in his new found source of revenue before they dragged me off in a straight jacket.

I am hoping that Humpy meant to say "up to 30%" and just made a mistake during the interview. If not, and he stands by his claim, then I would run for the hills.

As I said earlier, the mission of Speedway Benefits is a good one, but the road to pulling together more than 1,000 short tracks, some of which are currently members of sanctioning bodies who have their own deals with tire manufacturers, etc., may be a little more of a task than even Humpy Wheeler can imagine. Peace in the Middle East is a nice goal as well, but trying to get all involved on the same page and keeping them there?

Stage Is Set For The Liberty 100

Opening night of the 2013 Liberty 100 saw more than 140 cars pack the pits of the West Liberty Raceway. And, with near perfect mid-October weather conditions, a very nice-sized crowd came out despite it being a football Friday night as drivers in seven divisions raced to get themselves lined up near the front for Saturday night's finale.

The Sport Mods were making their first appearance at West Liberty for the season and the twelve car field waged a very interesting battle in their twelve lap qualifying main. Austin Moyer would lead the opening lap before Andrew Schroeder, driving one of the #72 cars that Brett Lowry drove earlier in the season, moved by after starting third. Moyer stayed close though and regained the lead as the field came by for the ninth time, but a spin by Andre LaPorte brought out a caution before the full lap could be scored. On the restart Eric Pollard showed his strength as he motored by on the outside of both Schroeder and Moyer to take the lead and once again Moyer sought to regain what was once his. When the white flag waved we were set up for quite the finish as Moyer sized up Pollard for the lead, but as he entered turn three the challenger lost control of his #25M and spun causing the caution flag to wave with the checkers as Pollard secured the victory. It was a nice win for the driver from the Dubuque area who was home for a break after working in London for the past couple of months and Eric noted that he had only attended three races here before as a spectator. It was nice to win on his first night to race here. Schroeder slowed in the final laps allowing Jenae Gustin and Bryce Garnhart to take second and third and with scoring going back to the white flag lap I do not know who the rest of the official top five would have been.

The Stock Cars were up next and again twelve cars went for twelve laps with David Brandies coming from the fifth starting spot to take the lead on the opening lap. Pole starter Blaine Dopler looked strong in winning his heat, but he spun in turn one on the second lap and was forced to restart at the rear. Tad Payne would stay within striking distance the rest of the way, but he could never mount a strong challenge as Brandies cruised on to his eleventh win of the season here at West Liberty. Jarrett Franzen would take the third spot holding off a late run by Dopler who came back to take fourth while Lane Kauffman made a final lap pass of John Hemsted for fifth.

The IMCA Modified fifteen-lap qualifier was a thrilling two car battle between the hometown favorite Kurt Kile and sometime visitor Richie Gustin as twenty-four of the thirty-two car field took the green. Gustin started third and raced to the early advantage only to have Kile come back to take the lead on lap three. Gustin nosed back in front on lap five only to see Kile regain the lead two laps later just before the caution waved for a spinning Scott Strauss on lap eight. On the restart Derek Walker had his top five run wiped away when he spun in turn four and once back to racing Kile and Gustin again pulled away from the rest of the field and waged battle. Richie would lead by a bumper on lap thirteen only to have Kurt come back to take the white flag first and while it looked like Gustin had him set up for one last pass exiting turn four, a spinner in turn one necessitated a caution that would bring this thriller to a close just before its climax. Kile was very complimentary of Gustin during his victory lane interview, Dan Chapman finished a ways back in third, Bobby Moyer was fourth and Andrew Schroeder in his familiar #02 was fifth.

Eighteen Sport Compacts were up next for ten laps as Corey Sheetz paced the swarm for the first two trips around the half-mile oval. Bill Whalen Jr. moved to the front on lap three just before Nathan Chandler and Cody VanDusen joined the party to make it four wide for the lead down the back straightaway. Chandler emerged from that battle to lead lap five before caution waved for Eric Hood who had slowed to a halt in turn two. Once the caution waved Hood started moving again and joined the back of the field for the restart that then saw Chandler drive away from the pack for the easy win in his first appearance here in 2013. Whalen would come and join the celebration in victory lane after taking second while the ageless veteran Wayne Noble, in his 54th year of racing, finished third. Sheetz and Bobby Lake would complete the top five.

With the clock now closing in on the eleven o'clock hour and with Saturday morning business travel looming ahead we made the tough decision to head for home as the drivers for the IMCA Late Model race of champions were being introduced on the front stretch knowing that we would not only miss that event, but also the SPI Open Modified feature and the Open Late Model race of champions. With nice fields in each of these three divisions, including thirty-two IMCA Late Models, the stage is set for a grand night of action as the Liberty 100 will conclude tonight (Saturday) at the West Liberty Raceway.

Liberty Notes......Track announcer Jerry Mackey makes it easy to sound like a well informed reporter as he consistently provides interesting bits of information throughout a race night.....Bob Dominacki made a strong third to first move on the opening lap of the first IMCA Modified heat, but then appeared to pop a motor a couple of laps later.....Ray Cox Jr.'s weekend may have ended after making hard contact with the wall entering turn one during the second IMCA Mod heat.....Kile and Gustin gave us a preview with a great battle for the lead in the fourth heat.....There were several drivers who were pulling double duty tonight with most of them being in the two Late Model divisions. Chad Simpson won his heat race in both classes once again driving the #30 in the IMCA class, the car normally wheeled by Justin Diercks. Ryan Dolan also won both of his heat races, one of them in Rick Dralle's #1 IMCA Late Model and the other in the #93 Open Modified that we have seen Matt Werner in most of the time this season.....Johnny Spaw was in his normal Open Modified #1 and also competed in the #78 IMCA Late Model that I believe Dale Stolte had driven previously.....Darrel DeFrance ran his #99D in the Open Late Model field and did not have an entry for the IMCA class.....Open Late Model holdout Justin Mitchell will join the IMCA ranks in 2014 running both the Deery series as well as weekly here at West Liberty.....A big thanks to Carey Fuller and the entire SPI crew for their hospitality and here is hoping that the place is packed for tonight's main event of the Liberty 100. Hot laps get underway at 5:30 p.m. with racing to follow!

Up next for me will hopefully be one of the two nights of the Memphis Fall Nationals as the nifty fairgrounds track in northeast Missouri roars back to life for its one and only race weekend of the year next Friday and Saturday night. Hope to see you there!

Seriously Kirk?

For those of you who check in on the Back Stretch somewhat regularly you know that I do occasionally stray from the racing theme and, when I do, it usually has something to do with the other stick and ball sports. Today is one of those days.

I was dumbfounded this morning as I perused the newspaper during breakfast seeing a headline that Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is seriously considering never attempting to return a punt again. This of course comes after a third memorable case where an opposing team made a huge first down on a fake punt. The first was a couple of years ago at home against Wisconsin, the second was in this season's opener against Northern Illinois and the straw that broke the camel's back was this past week's 25-yard stroll by Michigan State punter Mike Sadler that put momentum squarely on the side of the Spartans in what until then had been a pretty closely played game.

My shock, and honestly my disgust with Ferentz's statement is that it is such an extreme measure for something that can easily be remedied if we just returned punts more like every other college football team!!

As you will see in the video the Hawks have ten men lined up within seven yards of the line of scrimmage, but as soon as the ball is snapped eight of those take their eyes off the punter and start running downfield supposedly to block in open field for a potential return. What's left? Two defenders against three blockers. The punting team will take those odds everyday!

As I watched college football the rest of the day I paid close attention to how other teams handled the punt return options and every single one of them jammed the linemen at the line of scrimmage rather than turning and running downfield. I did the public address announcing at a junior varsity football game on Monday night and an eighth grade game on Tuesday night and guess what? They jammed the linemen as well. Perhaps I should grab the little girl who filmed it in the booth next to us and send the video to the multi-million dollar coach so he can see that perhaps there is another option rather than giving up completely on returning a punt?

Seems like a pretty stupid statement Coach.....

Back to racing now and there are some big events to be found in our region this coming weekend and as of right now the weather looks perfect. Two-day shows are at Donnellson and West Liberty while the three-day Cornhusker Classic will close out the season at I-80 Speedway between Lincoln and Omaha. Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah is running this Saturday night as well with an event that was rescheduled from earlier. Due to the fact that I have to go out of state for business on Saturday my only race night will be Friday this week and I have the enviable choice of the two great shows that are both within an hour of my home. I have a feeling that the qualifying night format being used will end up making my final decision for me on Friday afternoon so not quite sure yet which Back Stretch you might find me on.

Make sure you get out and support the the race program of your choice this weekend and beyond as the Fall season continues!

All Missouri Points Through October 5th

Still plenty of racing to be had in the "Show Me" state for 2013 including events at Poplar Bluff, Valley, Springfield, Nevada and Memphis with the final All Missouri Points paying event to be held on Saturday November 23rd as the Springfield Raceway hosts the annual Turkey Classic.

		Missouri Points
		Modified
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Mitch Keeter	Webb City	92
2	.	Terry Schultz	Sedalia	80
3	.	Rusty Griffaw	Festus	77
4	.	Jackie Dalton	Carthage	73
5	.	Dennis Elliott	Mount Ayr IA	68
6	.	Matt Dotson	Clark	67
7	.	Bobby Pearish	Joplin	59
8	.	Scott Crigler	Alton	59
9	.	Cory Wray	Jamesport	56
10	.	Jason Russell	Henley	53
11	.	John Allen	Chanute KS	52
12	.	Jon Sheets	Nevada	52
13	.	Kevin Morrow	Bronaugh	49
14	.	Brent Thompson	Park Hills	48
15	.	Jim Moody	Odessa	48
16	.	Matt Dotson	Farmington	47
17	.	Logan Martin	West Plains	43
18	.	Dean Wille	Warrensburg	42
19	.	Rustin Miller	Houston	40
20	.	Steven Glenn	Hamilton	40
21	.	Billy Smith	Park Hills	39
22	.	Danny Scrogham	Peculiar	37
23	.	Buz Kaster	Kansas City	33
24	.	Danny Crane	Columbia	33
25	.	Darren Shaw	Lathrop	32
26	.	Jim Cameron	Cameron	32
27	.	Kevin Blackburn	Fulton	32
28	.	Tim Setzer	Archie	31
29	.	Mike Savage		29
30	.	Ray Walsh		29
31	.	Zachary Sanders	Kearney	29
32	.	John Yeoman	Joplin	28
33	.	Matt Mevert	Steeleville IL	28
34	.	Jason Pursley	Wheatland	27
35	.	Jesse Willard	Pleasanton KS	27
36	.	Brian Green	Pierce City	25
37	.	Mike Vanderiet Jr.	Mexico	25
38	.	Johnny Bone Jr.	Pea Ridge AR	24
39	.	Conrad Miner	Arnold	23
40	.	John Hanson	Stewartsville	23
41	.	Steve Muilenberg	Sparta	23
42	.	David Shepard	DeSoto	22
43	.	Jody Tillman	West Branson	22
44	.	Josh Sissom		22
45	.	Curt Rackers	Holts Summit	21
46	.	Michael Long	Quincy IL	21
47	.	P.J. Conger	St. Joseph	21
48	.	Gary Blackburn Jr.	Fulton	20
49	.	Jim Black	Bonne Terre	19
50	.	Brian Troxel	Centralia	18
51	.	Jerry Lankton	Lampe	18
52	.	Kyle Westerhold	Blue Springs	18
53	.	Chase Breid	Madison	17
54	.	Jeremy Payne	Springfield	17
55	.	Hunter Marriott	Brookfield	16
56	.	Jim Body	Diamond	16
57	.	Chris Hall		15
58	.	Gunner Martin	Blue Springs	15
59	.	Robbie Reed	Mexico	15
60	.	Daryl Hay	Doniphan	14
61	.	Aaron Marrant	Orrick	13
62	.	Carl Murphy	Caulfield	13
63	.	Joey Smith	Pomona	13
64	.	Josh Russell		13
65	.	Mark Miner	Arnold	13
66	.	Terry Kirk	Urbana	13
67	.	Travis Smith	Parsons KS	13
68	.	Jeff James	Stanton IA	12
69	.	Johnny McGinnis	Hardin	12
70	.	Steve Picou	High Ridge	12
71	.	Trevor Hunt	Liberty	12
72	.	Charlie Cole	Wynne AR	11
73	.	Chris Spaulding	Wellsville	11
74	.	Greg Hughes	West Plains	11
75	.	Michael Maggard	Republic	11
76	.	Robbie Bryant	Willard	11
77	.	Brian Bolin	Fort Scott KS	10
78	.	Eddie Bray Jr.	Archie	10
79	.	Jason Hughes	West Plains	10
80	.	Jerry Morgan	Fort Scott KS	10
81	.	Matt Eaton	Park Hills	10
82	.	Tim Nash		10
83	.	Bud Wilson	Trenton	9
84	.	Danny Resinger	Farmington	9
85	.	Isaac Dotson	Lathrop	9
86	.	Jason Thompson	Concordia	9
87	.	Jeff Asher	Ironton	9
88	.	Jim Hopkins	Rayville	9
89	.	Justin Storey		9
90	.	Nic Bidinger	Perry KS	9
91	.	Rodney Sanders	Happy TX	9
92	.	Travis Schipper	Peculiar	9
93	.	Brian Worley		8
94	.	Jason Krohn	Slayton MN	8
95	.	Kasey Nations	Park Hills	8
96	.	Kelly Shryock	Fertile IA	8
97	.	Ronnie Woods	Mexico	8
98	.	Sam Florence	Kansas City	8
99	.	Bobby Bittle		7
100	.	Brent Holman	Rogers AR	7
101	.	Dennis Ponder		7
102	.	Jeff Cutshaw	Cross Timbers	7
103	.	Jeff Hall	Charleston	7
104	.	Jeremy Rasmussen		7
105	.	Johnny Scott	Las Cruces NM	7
106	.	Justin Allen	Ashland	7
107	.	Levi Phillips	Neosho	7
108	.	Mike Floyd	Holts Summit	7
109	.	Rylan Long	Greenfield	7
110	.	Scottie Bough	Nevada	7
111	.	Andy Morris		6
112	.	Austin Seibert	Grandview	6
113	.	Brad Buck	Paragould AR	6
114	.	Brandon Ball	West Plains	6
115	.	Dean Hoffman		6
116	.	Galen Hassler	Columbia	6
117	.	Jeff Marriott	Platte City	6
118	.	Jim Peeler	Milan	6
119	.	Mike Harrison	Highland IL	6
120	.	Richard Payne	Jefferson City	6
121	.	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown IA	6
122	.	Steve Stotler	O'Fallon	6
123	.	Tim Dotson	Sturgeon	6
124	.	Tim Karrick	Basehor KS	6
125	.	Craig Wood	Eldorado Springs	5
126	.	Danny DeMasters	Neosho	5
127	.	David Hendrix	Buckhorn	5
128	.	Greg Swaringim		5
129	.	J.P. Dowell	Killeen TX	5
130	.	Jason Hughes	Watts OK	5
131	.	Jesse Sobbing	Glenwood IA	5
132	.	Josh Hughes	West Plains	5
133	.	Lucas Lee	Paris TN	5
134	.	Mickey Burrell	Fair Grove	5
135	.	Richie Gustin	Gilman IA	5
136	.	Shawn Nations	Macks Creek	5
137	.	Steve Twenter	Sedalia	5
138	.	Blake Peeler	Trimble	4
139	.	Daniel Franklin	Eureka Springs AR	4
140	.	David Holder	Clarence	4
141	.	Jacob Davis	Millersville	4
142	.	Jake Griffin	Quincy IL	4
143	.	Jamie Robards		4
144	.	Jason Snodgrass	Mountain Home	4
145	.	Joe Puricelli		4
146	.	Jordan Grabouski	Beatrice NE	4
147	.	Justin Neuman	Crocker	4
148	.	Lucas Dobbs	Eldorado Springs	4
149	.	Mike VanGenderen	Newton IA	4
150	.	Rick Beebe	Shawnee KS	4
151	.	Ricky Horton	High Ridge	4
152	.	Rod Reed		4
153	.	Shane Lawson	Stewartsville	4
154	.	Tyler Schmidt	Easton KS	4
155	.	Brad Bergren	Stanton IA	3
156	.	Chad Lyle	Oak Grove	3
157	.	Chris Tonoli	Hermitage	3
158	.	Dan Morris		3
159	.	Dustin Boney	Kansas City KS	3
160	.	Dustin Hodges	Hallsville	3
161	.	Dustin Wyland	Mulberry KS	3
162	.	Eric Maybery		3
163	.	Jimmy Dowell	Wooldridge	3
164	.	Justin Rexwinkle	South Coffeyville OK	3
165	.	Kevin Holman		3
166	.	Leo Kiefer		3
167	.	Matt Dickerman		3
168	.	Michael Lee	Paris TN	3
169	.	Mike Stuckey		3
170	.	Nathan Vaughn	Lincoln	3
171	.	Paden Phillips	Chanute KS	3
172	.	Patrick Mahnken	Fulton	3
173	.	Randy Smith	Hamilton	3
174	.	Robbie Test	Jefferson City	3
175	.	Ron Keith	Shawnee KS	3
176	.	Terry Beckham II	Joplin	3
177	.	Tim Hancock	Mt. Olive IL	3
178	.	Tim Hill		3
179	.	Tyson Franks	Batesville AR	3
180	.	Walter Dunn	Grandin	3
181	.	Zack Vanderbeek	Oskaloosa IA	3
182	.	Ben Gerdes		2
183	.	Bill Baker	Hannibal	2
184	.	Chris Brown	Spring TX	2
185	.	Chuck Melloway	Hallsville	2
186	.	Corey Weir	Nixa	2
187	.	Darrell Moser	Fredericktown	2
188	.	David Wietholder	Liberty IL	2
189	.	David Wood	Rayville	2
190	.	Hunter Jessup	Jackson	2
191	.	Jeff Waterman	Quincy IL	2
192	.	Jerry Asher	Kirksville	2
193	.	Jimmy Eaton	Bates City	2
194	.	Joey Galloway	Manor SAS	2
195	.	Kaleb Bray	Archie	2
196	.	Kenny Rumble		2
197	.	Lewis Jackson	Wellsville KS	2
198	.	Marlin Shehorn		2
199	.	Matt Bonine	Onawa IA	2
200	.	Michael Dotson	Lathrop	2
201	.	Mike Francis	Farmington	2
202	.	Pat Graham	Ames IA	2
203	.	Scotty Martin	Independence	2
204	.	Shad Badder	Oak Grove	2
205	.	Steven Bowers Jr.	Topeka KS	2
206	.	Terry Gallaher	New London	2
207	.	Troy Dow		2
208	.	Tyler Shaw	Mexico	2
209	.	Tyler Wolf		2
210	.	Bill Frye	Greenbriar AR	1
211	.	Brian Ziegler	Bates City	1
212	.	Casey Findley	Bryant	1
213	.	Chad Heady		1
214	.	Chris Hayes		1
215	.	Chris Theodore		1
216	.	Christopher Moon	Sedalia	1
217	.	Cody Conner		1
218	.	Dalton Kirk	Edgerton KS	1
219	.	Darren Bennett	Tonganoxie KS	1
220	.	Eric Johnson	Columbia	1
221	.	George Charles		1
222	.	Jason Munoz	Centralia	1
223	.	Joey Stephens	Buckner	1
224	.	Jordan Turner	Batesville AR	1
225	.	Josh Tomlin		1
226	.	Justin Asher	St. Joseph	1
227	.	Justin Johnson	Gardner KS	1
228	.	Justin Plumb		1
229	.	Ken Schrader	Concord NC	1
230	.	Kiel Morton	Kirksville	1
231	.	Kyle Stolzer		1
232	.	Matt Thompson		1
233	.	Mike Ryun	Pleasant Valley	1
234	.	Mike Smith	Flippin AR	1
235	.	Mitchell Galloway	Drasco AR	1
236	.	Paul Lanferman	Atchison KS	1
237	.	Preston Serratt	Dyersburg TN	1
238	.	Rich Lentz		1
239	.	Rick Kimberling	Slater	1
240	.	Rob McCay		1
241	.	Ron Gough	Fulton	1
242	.	Ryan Middaugh	Fulton	1
243	.	Tanner Mullens	Wichita KS	1
244	.	Tony Patterson	New Florence	1

		Missouri Points
		Limited Modifieds
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	J.C. Morton	Springfield	101
2	.	Toby Thompson	Mountain Grove	95
3	.	Scotty Martin	Independence	77
4	.	Kris Jackson	Lebanon	72
5	.	Shawn Strong	Republic	65
6	.	Randy Ainsworth	Excelsior Springs	64
7	.	Kyle Stolzer	St. Genevieve	60
8	.	Matthew Rose	Liberal	58
9	.	Nick Roberts	Des Moines IA	58
10	.	Jeff Frowhitter		55
11	.	Scott VanBuskirk	Hedrick IA	53
12	.	Brad Smith	Belton	51
13	.	Eddie Gross		50
14	.	Ryan Edde	Urbana	49
15	.	Logan Martin	West Plains	46
16	.	Rex Merritt	Billings	46
17	.	Jacob Ebert	Oak Grove	41
18	.	Austin Arnold		39
19	.	Jason Brigman	West Plains	38
20	.	Shane Blair		38
21	.	David Melloway	Hallsville	37
22	.	Brian Webster	Richland	36
23	.	Jerry Hoffman	Springfield	36
24	.	Colt Cheevers	Macks Creek	35
25	.	Jeremy Pittsenbarger	Cameron	35
26	.	Michael Stake	Phillipsburg	30
27	.	Andy Bryant	Fort Scott KS	29
28	.	Joe Geisler	St. Genevieve	29
29	.	Gary Clark	Walker	28
30	.	Pat Denoyer		28
31	.	Jake Brewer	Fulton	27
32	.	Kenny Harris		27
33	.	Steve Muilenberg	Sparta	27
34	.	Trevor Drake	Webb City	27
35	.	Josh Reed	Middle Brook	26
36	.	Ted Ballinger	Halfway	26
37	.	Tom Elsen	Shelbina	26
38	.	Colt Pruente	Verona	25
39	.	Michael Jones		25
40	.	Clint Baker	Meadville	24
41	.	Jim Hartzell		24
42	.	Sam Petty	Marshfield	24
43	.	Chris Cain	Columbia	23
44	.	Jon Yeoman Jr.	Granby	23
45	.	Patrick Mahnken	Fulton	23
46	.	Ryan Middaugh	Fulton	23
47	.	Shad Badder	Oak Grove	23
48	.	Bobby Williams	Pittsburg	22
49	.	Chad Staus	Otterville	22
50	.	Scott Drake	Webb City	22
51	.	Jared DeWrock		21
52	.	Kaleb Copher	Webb City	21
53	.	Kaleb Stolba	Willow Springs	21
54	.	Tony Manley	Osborn	21
55	.	Cody Erwin	Paris	20
56	.	Dustin Hodges	Columbia	20
57	.	Kenny Shaw	Fort Scott KS	20
58	.	Rusty Forrest	Ozark	20
59	.	Anthony Asher	St. Joseph	19
60	.	Gregg Piotrowski	Fort Scott KS	19
61	.	Kiel Erwin	Paris	19
62	.	Mike Striegel	Hermitage	19
63	.	Nic Hanes	Trenton	19
64	.	Riley Whitworth	Humboldt KS	19
65	.	Bill Schaar	St. Robert	18
66	.	Doug Keller	St. Joseph	18
67	.	Josh Hughes	West Plains	16
68	.	Tyler Kidwell	Chanute KS	16
69	.	Bobby Despain		15
70	.	Mitch Booher	Bethany	15
71	.	Chris Martin	Lee's Summit	14
72	.	Cory Crapser	Chippewa Falls WI	14
73	.	Curtis Berry	Raymore	14
74	.	Jim Pearcy	Springfield	14
75	.	Randy Forster		14
76	.	Aaron Duvall	Kirksville	13
77	.	Ben Solberg	Battlefield	13
78	.	Bryan Richards	Pacific	13
79	.	Josh Steele	St. Joseph	13
80	.	Mike Higley	Tecumseh KS	13
81	.	Nathan Gibson		13
82	.	Wes Bestgen	Osborn	13
83	.	Bobby Ratterree	Mountain Grove	12
84	.	Dewayne Hobbs	Halfway	12
85	.	Ethan Isaacs	Bonner Springs KS	12
86	.	Josh Poe	Drexel	12
87	.	Justin Asher	St. Joseph	12
88	.	Dakota Foster	Garner KS	11
89	.	Dean Wille	Warrensburg	11
90	.	Sean Williams	Willard	11
91	.	Shadren Turner	St. Joseph	11
92	.	Shannon Burch		11
93	.	Tony Moore	Lebanon	11
94	.	Troy Hovey	Decorah IA	11
95	.	Chad Lebsock	Centralia	10
96	.	Cody Brill	Harrisonville	10
97	.	Daniel Anders	Joplin	10
98	.	James Mirts	Auxvasse	10
99	.	Jon Melloway	Hallsville	10
100	.	Kevin Embree	Paris	10
101	.	Mark Dickerson		10
102	.	Mason Daughters	Polo	10
103	.	Mike Savage	Annapolis	10
104	.	Tyler Brown	Stoutland	10
105	.	Zach Zeugin	Fair Play	10
106	.	Billy Bentley	Madison	9
107	.	Brian Myers	Lebanon	9
108	.	Brian Wolfmeier		9
109	.	Cale Turner	Columbia	9
110	.	Casey Arneson	Fargo ND	9
111	.	Jeff Eddy		9
112	.	Jerry Brown	Prescott KS	9
113	.	Chad Hickam	Centralia	8
114	.	Dustin Crist	St. Joseph	8
115	.	Eddie Schwope Jr.	St. Joseph	8
116	.	Jeff Douty	Butler	8
117	.	Josh Calvert	Hallsville	8
118	.	Ken Huber		8
119	.	Tim Gage	Campbell	8
120	.	Chad Clancy	Smithville	7
121	.	Jarred Duke	West Plains	7
122	.	Lucas Handley		7
123	.	Steve Robinson		7
124	.	Billy Pearce	Camdenton	6
125	.	Bobby Maggard Jr.	Republic	6
126	.	Chris Brockway	Warrensburg	6
127	.	Darrin Crisler	Clever	6
128	.	Dustin Fallert		6
129	.	Dusty Campbell	Nevada	6
130	.	Eric Tinderholt		6
131	.	Jason Otto	Richland	6
132	.	Kameron Grindtsaff	Independence	6
133	.	Michael Truscott	Chippewa Falls WI	6
134	.	Mike Camarillo	Webb City	6
135	.	Kodi Savage		6
136	.	Tommy McBride	Lebanon	6
137	.	Tony Fincher		6
138	.	Bobby Burrows		5
139	.	Brandon Bouzek	Trenton	5
140	.	Chris Ratterree	Mountain Grove	5
141	.	Don Luna	St. James	5
142	.	Gene Claxton	Kansas City	5
143	.	Jay Flinn		5
144	.	Jeff Yates	Troy	5
145	.	Kyle Duke	West Plains	5
146	.	Mark Forrester	Columbia	5
147	.	Matt Denoyer		5
148	.	Ron Bolin Jr.	Fort Scott KS	5
149	.	Ronnie Miller	Trenton	5
150	.	Ryan Bexten	Westphalia	5
151	.	Ryan Stacye	Fair Grove	5
152	.	Scott Winters		5
153	.	Shawn Walsh	Birch Tree	5
154	.	Yancy Shepard	Edgerton KS	5
155	.	Bob Kerbs	Nevada	4
156	.	Buddy Thompson	Oak Grove	4
157	.	Chuck Melloway	Hallsville	4
158	.	Derek Koppa	Fort Scott KS	4
159	.	Derek Watson	Willard	4
160	.	Dallas White	Urich	4
161	.	Don Gibbs		4
162	.	Galen Hassler	Columbia	4
163	.	James McMillin	Warrensburg	4
164	.	Jason Billups	Holt	4
165	.	Jason Park	Kansas City KS	4
166	.	Jay Lamons	Savenburg KS	4
167	.	Jeff Miller	Hermitage	4
168	.	Jeff Stotts	Trenton	4
169	.	Jesse James		4
170	.	John Frohwitter		4
171	.	Justin Huff		4
172	.	Kanyan Mathias	Yellville AR	4
173	.	Lance Town	Louisburg	4
174	.	Matthew Hendren	Nevada	4
175	.	Royce Stanley	Kansas City	4
176	.	Ryan Fullenkamp	Eldon IA	4
177	.	Sean Lebo		4
178	.	Shawn Ply	Joplin	4
179	.	Aaron Marrant	Orrick	3
180	.	Blain Peterson	Essex IA	3
181	.	Brandon Walsh	Ash Flat AR	3
182	.	Chris Morelock		3
183	.	Chris Sweeny		3
184	.	Corey Botkins	Columbia	3
185	.	Danny Sissom	Cape Girardeau	3
186	.	Darren Danner	Carterville	3
187	.	Dan Wheeler	Savage MN	3
188	.	Donnie Fellers		3
189	.	Gene Sisco	Alton	3
190	.	Gunner Martin	Blue Springs	3
191	.	Jacob Grotewiel	Clifton Hill	3
192	.	Jeremy Manes		3
193	.	John Calcott	Ottawa KS	3
194	.	Josh Barnes	Cameron	3
195	.	Justin Dickerson		3
196	.	Kevin Betzen		3
197	.	Kit Bailey	Smithville	3
198	.	Nic Bennett	Grain Valley	3
199	.	Randy Lebow	Galena	3
200	.	Randy Rindom		3
201	.	Richard Brainard	Sedalia	3
202	.	Robbie Hamlett		3
203	.	Scott Hammack		3
204	.	Tim Brown		3
205	.	Tony Dunker	Quincy IL	3
206	.	Aaron Scroggins	Neosho	2
207	.	Austen Raybourn	Odessa	2
208	.	Caleb Dennis	Meadville	2
209	.	Chris Skinner	Moody	2
210	.	Cody Vail	Louisburg KS	2
211	.	Cory Singleton		2
212	.	Craig Roden	Montgomery City	2
213	.	D.J. Demotte	Basehor KS	2
214	.	Doug Crider	Marshfield	2
215	.	Dylan Timmerman	Eldorado Springs	2
216	.	Greg Chilton		2
217	.	Jared Whitney	Brookline	2
218	.	Jerry Lankton	Lampe	2
219	.	Jimmie Davis	Chanute KS	2
220	.	Joey Stephens	Buckner	2
221	.	Josh Newman	Fulton	2
222	.	Laini Schwartz	Omaha NE	2
223	.	Lynn Starry	Excelsior Springs	2
224	.	Matthew Webb	Des Moines IA	2
225	.	Rick Aiello	Iola KS	2
226	.	Rodney Schweizer	Kansas City KS	2
227	.	Ronnie Tilley		2
228	.	Ryan Lewis		2
229	.	Steve Goodman	Meriden KS	2
230	.	Taylor Duggins	West Plains	2
231	.	Travis Walker	Cameron	2
232	.	Allen Bush	Odessa	1
233	.	Brandon Dale	Gorin	1
234	.	Brandon Williams	St. Joseph	1
235	.	Brian Moorelock		1
236	.	Brian Robinson	Moberly	1
237	.	Chase Galvan	Bonner Springs KS	1
238	.	C.J. Wright		1
239	.	Canden Perry		1
240	.	Chad Feather	Kearney	1
241	.	Chris Odom		1
242	.	Chris Piper	West Plains	1
243	.	Chuck Huff		1
244	.	Craig Halderman	Holts Summit	1
245	.	Craig Mintz	Humboldt KS	1
246	.	Cullen Thompson		1
247	.	David Pierce	Kansas City	1
248	.	Doug Brewster		1
249	.	Dustin Miller	Pattonsburg	1
250	.	Eddie Schwope III	St. Joseph	1
251	.	Ethan Lammons	Savanburg KS	1
252	.	Gregg Truelove	Liberty	1
253	.	Jacob Bleess	Chatfield MN	1
254	.	Jake Richards	Edwardsville KS	1
255	.	Jared Timmerman	Norwalk IA	1
256	.	Jeremy Price	Gladstone	1
257	.	John Anderson		1
258	.	Justin Grindstaff		1
259	.	Justin Redden		1
260	.	Kenny Carter		1
261	.	Lou Driemeier		1
262	.	Mike Nelson	Cameron	1
263	.	Monty Cook	St. Joseph	1
264	.	Randy Zimmerman	Fort Scott KS	1
265	.	Ray Flippin		1
266	.	Richard Layne	Kansas City	1
267	.	Shannon Lawrence	Deerfield	1
268	.	Stewart Burton	Centralia	1
269	.	Tony Myers	Alton	1
270	.	Tracy Manning		1
271	.	Wayne Degase	Squires	1

		Missouri Points
		Winged Sprints (410 & 360)
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Jonathan Cornell	Sedalia	71
2	.	Tommy Worley Jr.	Bismarck	63
3	.	Joey Montgomery	Fredericktown	42
4	.	Tyler Blank	California	35
5	.	Tim Montgomery	Fredericktown	32
6	.	Randy Martin	California	31
7	.	Brian Brown	Grain Valley	27
8	.	Jerrod Hull	Sikeston	25
9	.	Cody Baker	Lone Jack	22
10	.	Adam Jones	Wright City	19
11	.	Jimmy Hurley	Springfield IL	19
12	.	Joey Boyd	Farmington	18
13	.	Evan Martin	California	15
14	.	Johnny Herrera	Albuquerque NM	15
15	.	Kasey Burch	Farmington	15
16	.	Bryan Grimes	Slater	14
17	.	Jason Johnson	Eunice LA	14
18	.	Keith Burch	Farmington	14
19	.	Kent Buckley		14
20	.	Jack Dover	Springfield NE	12
21	.	Jay Russell	Elwood KS	12
22	.	Jimmy Bridgeman	Farmington	10
23	.	Kyle Bellm	Nixa	10
24	.	Miranda Arnold	Sedalia	10
25	.	Tony Bruce Jr.	Liberal KS	10
26	.	A.J. Bruns	Lincoln IL	9
27	.	Danny Lasoski	Dover	9
28	.	Tim Crawley	Benton AR	9
29	.	Jake Martens	Fairview OK	8
30	.	Logan Forler	Lake Havasu AZ	8
31	.	Rod Crabdree	Desloge	8
32	.	Brad Loyet	Park Hills	7
33	.	Derek Hager	Marion AR	7
34	.	Jeff Swindell	Bartlett TN	7
35	.	Jim Moughan	Springfield IL	7
36	.	Joe B. Miller		7
37	.	Kory Bales		7
38	.	Josh Fisher	Smithton	6
39	.	Paul Nienheiser	Chapin IL	6
40	.	Craig Dollansky	Elk River MN	5
41	.	Ian Madsen	Sydney NSW	5
42	.	Joey Moughan	Springfield IL	5
43	.	Kacee Frazier		5
44	.	Russ Hall	Pleasant Hill IA	5
45	.	Seth Bergman	Snohomish WA	5
46	.	Tayor Walton	Warrensburg	5
47	.	Terry Gray	Memphis TN	5
48	.	Chance Morton		4
49	.	Corey Nelson	Eugene	4
50	.	Donny Schatz	Fargo ND	4
51	.	Dustin Morgan	Collinsville OK	4
52	.	Jason Keith		4
53	.	Jeff Wurst		4
54	.	Justyn Cox	Clarksdale CA	4
55	.	Lanny Carpenter	Clarksburg	4
56	.	Cole Wood	Auburn CA	3
57	.	Danny Smith	Tulsa OK	3
58	.	Danny Wood	Norman OK	3
59	.	Jerod Roller		3
60	.	Mitchell Moore	Edgerton KS	3
61	.	Robbie Standridge	Springfield IL	3
62	.	Ryan Kempin	Catawissa	3
63	.	Sammy Swindell	Bartlett TN	3
64	.	Wyatt Burks	Topeka KS	3
65	.	Blake Hahn		2
66	.	Brad Graham	Springfield	2
67	.	Brian Bell	Cordova TN	2
68	.	Chad Ely	Adelaide AUS	2
69	.	Jason Danley	Lincoln NE	2
70	.	Jordan Boston	Lincoln NE	2
71	.	Jordan Goldsberry	Springfield IL	2
72	.	Marshall Skinner		2
73	.	Paul Hart		2
74	.	Paul McMahan	Nashville TN	2
75	.	Roger Crockett	Medford OR	2
76	.	T.J. Muths	Sedalia	2
77	.	Terry Easum		2
78	.	A.G. Raines		1
79	.	Billy Alley	Lincoln NE	1
80	.	Brian McClelland		1
81	.	Chris Urish		1
82	.	Cody Darrah	Red Lion PA	1
83	.	Dustin Barks	Farmington	1
84	.	Jon Agan	Knoxville IA	1
85	.	Kevin Whitworth	Ozark	1
86	.	Lucas Wolfe	Mechanicsburg PA	1
87	.	Mike Hess	Springfield IL	1
88	.	Tyler Elliott	California	1

		Missouri
		Late Model
Pos.		Driver	Hometown	Points
1	.	Jason Russell	Henley	103
2	.	Vance Wilson	Bowling Green	95
3	.	Payton Looney	Republic	53
4	.	Justin Wells	Aurora	49
5	.	Kenny Mudd	Winfield	41
6	.	Jesse Stovall	Galena	37
7	.	Tony Jackson Jr.	Lebanon	35
8	.	Jon Melloway		33
9	.	Ken Essary	Galena	26
10	.	Scott Weber	Festus	25
11	.	Justin Russell	Henley	23
12	.	Larry Winn	Columbia	23
13	.	Randy Korte	Highland IL	22
14	.	Tommy Cordray	Browning	21
15	.	Terry Phillips	Springfield	20
16	.	Jeremy Kelley	Walnut Grove	19
17	.	Jimmy Owens	Newport TN	19
18	.	Tim Manville	Highland IL	19
19	.	Jason Bodenhammer	Centerview	15
20	.	Todd McCoin		14
21	.	Mike Montague		13
22	.	Shane Essary	Galena	13
23	.	Bobby Penney		12
24	.	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood IL	12
25	.	Cole Wells	Galena	12
26	.	Earl Roark		12
27	.	Brad Looney	Republic	11
28	.	Dewayne Kiefer	St. Genevieve	11
29	.	Ricky Frankel	Quincy IL	11
30	.	Brian Diveley	Springfield IL	10
31	.	Todd Hall	Charleston	10
32	.	Leslie Essary	Crane	9
33	.	Ryan Petersheim		9
34	.	Brandon McCormick	Lebanon	8
35	.	Coleman Younger		8
36	.	Josh Hughes		8
37	.	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown IA	8
38	.	Brent Kreke		7
39	.	Jon Binning	Warrensburg	7
40	.	Will Vaught	Seneca	7
41	.	Billy Moyer	Batesville AR	6
42	.	Brandon Morton	Coweta OK	6
43	.	Chad Simpson	Marion IA	6
44	.	Darrell Mooneyham	Aurora	6
45	.	Dave Jumper		6
46	.	J.D. Hubert	Cross Timbers	6
47	.	Jacob McGee	Caney KS	6
48	.	Mark Voigt	Marine IL	6
49	.	Brandon Imhoff	Lake Ozark	5
50	.	Eric Turner	Hermitage	5
51	.	Ethan Young		5
52	.	Jason Feger	Bloomington IL	5
53	.	Jason McBride	Carbondale IL	5
54	.	Jeff Herzog		5
55	.	John Blankenship	Williamson WV	5
56	.	Josh Richards	Shinnston WV	5
57	.	Terry Wilson	Bowling Green	5
58	.	Tim Ratajczyk	Columbia IL	5
59	.	Zeke Langley		5
60	.	Ashlee Lancaster		4
61	.	Brian Birkhofer	Muscatine IA	4
62	.	Chris Lapp	Barnett	4
63	.	Chris Simpson	Marion IA	4
64	.	Darren Turner		4
65	.	Darrell Lanigan	Union KY	4
66	.	Donnie Timmerman	Eldorado Springs	4
67	.	Dwight Niehoff		4
68	.	Jim Shereck		4
69	.	Joe Walkenhorst	Lee's Summit	4
70	.	Michael Kloos	Trenton IL	4
71	.	Shawn Knuckles	Poplar Bluff	4
72	.	Tyler Reddick	Corning CA	4
73	.	Wendell Wallace	Greenbriar AR	4
74	.	Billy Faust		3
75	.	Billy Moyer Jr.	Batesville AR	3
76	.	Chase Junghans	Manhattan KS	3
77	.	Chris Cox		3
78	.	Daniel Jessen		3
79	.	Dennis Erb Jr.	Carpentersville IL	3
80	.	Jimmy Mars	Elk Mound WI	3
81	.	Justin Asplin	Birch Tree	3
82	.	Kenneth Essary		3
83	.	Lane Ehlert		3
84	.	Larry Jones	Eldorado Springs	3
85	.	Matt Brookshire	Newburg	3
86	.	Matt Johnson	Archie	3
87	.	Rodney Melvin	Benton IL	3
88	.	Steve Shaver	Vienna WV	3
89	.	Walt Imhoff	Lake Ozark	3
90	.	Billy Laycock	Marine IL	2
91	.	Brady Smith	Solon Springs WI	2
92	.	Brantlee Gotschall	Nevada	2
93	.	Brian Shirley	Springfield IL	2
94	.	Chase Breid		2
95	.	Cliff Powell	Hannibal	2
96	.	Earl Pearson Jr.	Jacksonville FL	2
97	.	John Anderson	Omaha NE	2
98	.	Mark Dotson	Cameron	2
99	.	Mark Miner	St. Louis	2
100	.	Ron McQuerry	St. Albans	2
101	.	Scott Schmitt	Tonica IL	2
102	.	Tanner English	Benton KY	2
103	.	Brandon Sheppard	New Berlin IL	1
104	.	Bryan Collins	Elsberry	1
105	.	Colton Dunlap		1
106	.	David Turner	Adrian	1
107	.	Jack Sullivan	Greenbriar AR	1
108	.	Jason Crump		1
109	.	Jeff Floyd	Walnut Ridge AR	1
110	.	Ken Rumble		1
111	.	Steve Dieckmann		1
112	.	Steve Francis	Ashland KY	1