Thursday, November 3, 2022

Late Surge Nets Justin Kay His Fifth All Iowa Points Late Model Title

Coming into the month of September Justin Kay sat in a tie for sixth in this year's All Iowa Points Late Model chase, but with a win at Vinton on September 3rd and then three wins and a second during the final two weeks of the month, the veteran driver from Wheatland overcame his competition to score his fifth All Iowa Points title. 


From the Justin Kay 15k Racing Facebook page - Full Throttle Photography

This is Justin' second straight championship and he won three in a row from 2013 through 2015. Only three drivers have more All Iowa Points Late Model championships and they are Ed Sanger and Gary Webb who each have eight, and Ray Guss Jr. who has seven since the points began in 1967. All three of these drivers have been inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame and the "Flyin' Farmer" continues to build his resume' for similar consideration!

Kay captured twelve feature wins in his twenty-six top five finishes on All Iowa Points paying tracks in 2022. Three-time champion Matt Ryan (2017, 2019-20) was a five time feature winner in twenty-seven top five finishes to take the runner up position for the second year in a row and taking third was Bellevue, Nebraska, driver Zach Zeitner. With his ten wins in twenty-one top five showings, Zeitner came up just nine points short of becoming only the second Late Model driver in fifty-six years to win an AIP Late Model title while based west of Interstate 35. Joe Kosiski in 1992 remains as the only Late Model driver to do so.

Nick Marolf and Tommy Elston tied for the fourth position in the final rundown and the Newcomer of the Year, or the driver who has not scored an All Iowa Point in the division prior to this year is true Late Model rookie Dustin Schram. A former two-time Illinois Points Limited Modified champion in 2017 and 2018, Schram made the move to the division at the start of 2022 and picked up two feature wins on his way to a 22nd place showing in these standings.

Late Model All Iowa Points Champions Through the Years

2022 Justin Kay, Wheatland

2021 Justin Kay, Wheatland

2020 Matt Ryan, Davenport

2019 Matt Ryan, Davenport

2018 Jeremiah Hurst, Dubuque

2017 Matt Ryan, Davenport

2016 Rob Toland, Hillsdale IL

2015 Justin Kay, Wheatland

2014 Justin Kay, Wheatland

2013 Justin Kay, Wheatland

2012 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

2011 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

2010 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

2009 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

2008 Brian Harris, Davenport

2007 Rob Toland, Hillsdale IL

2006 Rob Toland, Hillsdale IL

2005 Terry Neal, Ely

2004 Rob Toland, Hillsdale IL

2003 Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls

2002 Denny Eckrich, Coralville

2001 Denny Eckrich, Coralville

2000 Gary Webb, Davenport

1999 Chris Smyser, Lancaster MO

1998 Steve Boley, West Liberty

1997 Gary Webb, Davenport

1996 Gary Webb, Davenport

1995 Gary Webb, Davenport

1994 Gary Webb, Davenport

1993 Gary Webb, Davenport

1992 Joe Kosiski, Omaha NE

1991 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

1990 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

1989 Ray Guss Jr., Milan IL

1988 Rollie Frink, Davenport

1987 Roger Dolan, Lisbon

1986 Dale Fischlein, Davenport

1985 Roger Dolan, Lisbon

1984 Ken Walton, Viola

1983 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1982 Tom Hearst, Wilton

1981 Gary Webb, Davenport

1980 Gary Webb, Davenport

1979 Dick Schiltz, Waterloo

1978 Curt Hansen, Dike

1977 Curt Hansen, Dike

1976 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1975 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1974 Curt Hansen, Dike

1973 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1972 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1971 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1970 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1969 Ed Sanger, Waterloo

1968 Verlin Eaker, Cedar Rapids

1967 Red Droste, Waterloo


All Iowa Points

Late Model Final 2022

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Justin Kay Wheatland 95

2 . Matt Ryan Davenport 88

3 . Zach Zeitner Bellevue NE 86

4 . Nick Marolf Moscow 85

5 . Tommy Elston Keokuk 85

6 . Andy Nezworski Buffalo 81

7 . Jacob Waterman Colona IL 73

8 . Denny Woodworth Mendon IL 64

9 . Jacob Brown Omaha NE 58

10 . Ron Klein Sherrill 54

11 . Jake Bridge Waverly NE 49

12 . Justin Zeitner Omaha NE 48

13 . Jason Robbins Benton WI 47

14 . Dalton Simonsen Fairfax 46

15 . Jesse Sobbing Malvern 44

16 . Luke Merfeld Dubuque 43

17 . Tad Pospisil Norfolk NE 42

18 . Darin Weisinger Jr. Mendon IL 41

19 . Jason Hahne Webster City 41

20 . Billy Leighton Omaha NE 39

21 . Jonathan Davenport Blairsville GA 38

22 . Dustin Schram Sterling IL 37

23 . Chuck Hanna Port Byron IL 36

24 . D.J. Sweet Platteville WI 36

25 . Jeff Aikey Cedar Falls 36

26 . Sean Johnson Independence 36

27 . Steve Schueller Dubuque 35

28 . Bobby Pierce Oakwood IL 34

29 . Jake Neal Omaha NE 34

30 . Corey Zeitner Omaha NE 32

31 . Joel Callahan Dubuque 28

32 . Kyle Berck Marquette NE 28

33 . Sam Halstead New London 28

34 . Shane Demey Denison IA 28

35 . Andy Eckrich Cosgrove 27

36 . Eric Pollard Dubuque 27

37 . Mike Marlar Winfield TN 26

38 . Tim McCreadie Watertown NY 26

39 . Trevor Anderson Watertown SD 26

40 . Chris Simpson Oxford 25

41 . Jeff Guengerich Washington 25

42 . Mike Kline Browntown WI 25

43 . Brandon Sheppard New Berlin IL 24

44 . C.J. Horn Cedar Rapids 24

45 . Chad Holladay Muscatine 24

46 . Ethan Pickard Freeport IL 24

47 . David Webster Monroe WI 23

48 . Gary Webb Blue Grass 22

49 . Nate Beyenhof Rock Rapids 22

50 . Cory Dumpert York NE 21

51 . Sterling Perkins Fort Calhoun NE 21

52 . Braden Bilger Jacksonville IL 20

53 . Luke Goedert Guttenberg 20

54 . Blair Nothdurft Sioux Falls SD 19

55 . Chris Madden Gray Court SC 19

56 . Hudson O'Neal Martinsville IN 19

57 . Jake Jorgensen Omaha NE 19

58 . Jim Hendricks Pardeeville WI 19

59 . Mark Burgtorf Quincy IL 19

60 . Bryce Garnhart Lanark IL 17

61 . Charlie McKenna Clear Lake 17

62 . Chase Osterhoff Kankakee IL 17

63 . Cole Wayman Lincoln NE 17

64 . Kale Kosiski Ralston NE 17

65 . Spencer Diercks Bettendorf 17

66 . Jeff Larson Freeport IL 16

67 . Bobby Hansen Center Point 15

68 . Brandon Overton Evans GA 15

69 . Curtis Glover Des Moines 15

70 . Fred Remley Stockton 15

71 . Josh Leonard Gibbon NE 15

72 . Jason Feger Bloomington IL 14

73 . Jay Johnson West Burlington 14

74 . Joe Beal Milan IL 14

75 . T.J. Fortmann East Dubuque IL 14

76 . Tyler Bruening Decorah 14

77 . Chad Simpson Mount Vernon 13

78 . Ryan Unzicker El Paso IL 13

79 . Tanner English Benton KY 13

80 . Chase Brown Yutan NE 12

81 . Greg Kastli Waterloo 12

82 . Josh Krug Omaha NE 12

83 . Logan Duffy Independence 11

84 . Ray Raker Danville 11

85 . Todd Cooney Des Moines 11

86 . A.J. Jorgensen Elkhorn NE 10

87 . Dave Eckrich Cosgrove 10

88 . Jeremy Pundt Donnellson 10

89 . Jimmy Judd Omaha NE 10

90 . Tony Jackson Jr. Lebanon MO 10

91 . Curt Martin Independence 9

92 . Darren Mish Hazel Green WI 9

93 . Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville IL 9

94 . Devin Moran Dresden OH 9

95 . Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville FL 9

96 . Jonathan Brauns Muscatine 9

97 . Ricky Thornton Jr. Chandler AZ 9

98 . Tyler Erb New Waverly TX 9

99 . Chad Olsen Hendricks MN 8

100 . Colton Leal Dubuque 8

101 . Jarrett Getzschman Council Bluffs 8

102 . Robbie Jorgenson Elkhorn NE 8

103 . Ryan Gustin Marshalltown 8

104 . Ben Schaller Omaha NE 7

105 . Cody Maguire Carlinville IL 7

106 . Frank Heckenast Jr. Frankfort IL 7

107 . Jeremiah Hurst Dubuque 7

108 . Lance Matthees Winona MN 7

109 . Max Blair Centerville PA 7

110 . Mike Goben Milan IL 7

111 . Shane Clanton Zebulon GA 7

112 . Shannon Babb Mowequa IL 7

113 . Timmy Dick Monticello IL 7

114 . Brandon Rothzen Gladstone IL 6

115 . Derrick Carlson Ashland IL 6

116 . Jaden Fryer Freeport IL 6

117 . Jeff Parks Lena IL 6

118 . Jon Passick Waterloo 6

119 . Ken Quinn Lena IL 6

120 . Luke Sathoff Jackson MN 6

121 . Micah Brown Lavista NE 6

122 . Spencer Coats LaGrange MO 6

123 . Brandon Davis Waterloo 5

124 . Darrel DeFrance Marshalltown 5

125 . Drew Baker Omaha NE 5

126 . Eric Wolf Jr. Blair NE 5

127 . Gary Brown Jr. Brandon SD 5

128 . Jeff Tharp Dubuque 5

129 . Jevon Robbins Kieler WI 5

130 . Jimmy Owens Newport TN 5

131 . Josh Most Red Oak 5

132 . Mitch Manternach Earlville 5

133 . Rodney Sanders Happy TX 5

134 . Tommy Sheppard Jr. New Berlin IL 5

135 . Brandon Eskew Ashland IL 4

136 . Don Shaw Ham Lake MN 4

137 . Gage Neal Ely 4

138 . Jack Hearty Omaha NE 4

139 . Kevin Kirkpatrick Waterloo 4

140 . Kyle Prauner Norfolk NE 4

141 . Leah Wroten Independence 4

142 . Mike Guldenpfennig Muscatine 4

143 . Mike Morton Jr. Omaha NE 4

144 . Morgan Ward Grosz Watertown SD 4

145 . Tim Simpson Iowa City 4

146 . Tom Berry Jr. Des Moines 4

147 . Tyler McDonald Huron SD 4

148 . Ashton Winger Senoia GA 3

149 . Chance Huston East Moline IL 3

150 . Chase Brunscheen Dyersville 3

151 . Curt Schroeder Newton 3

152 . Dave Mass East Bethel MN 3

153 . Dean Abbey Boyd TX 3

154 . Ed Hollenbeck Burlington 3

155 . Ed Mills Freeport IL 3

156 . J.C. Wyman Griswold 3

157 . Jerod Ballhagen Allison 3

158 . Leroy Brenner Aledo IL 3

159 . Mack Mulvaney Moline IL 3

160 . Mike Haines Davenport 3

161 . Ron Boyse Kalona 3

162 . Travis Dickes Madison NE 3

163 . Tyler Harr Ashland NE 3

164 . Andrew Kosiski Omaha NE 2

165 . Brian Perdue Council Bluffs 2

166 . Denver Nickeson Veblen SD 2

167 . Don Beckstrom Carroll 2

168 . Gale Vogt Yankton SD 2

169 . Garrett Alberson Las Cruces NM 2

170 . Jenna Johnson Mitchellville 2

171 . Jordan Heiman Sioux Falls SD 2

172 . Kyle Strickler Mooresville NC 2

173 . Lance Schill Langsdon ND 2

174 . Mike Babcock Creighton NE 2

175 . Mike Spatola Manhattan IL 2

176 . Randy Faux Earlham 2

177 . Shawn Mulvaney Moline IL 2

178 . Trevor Gundaker St. Charles MO 2

179 . Andrew Tilley Glenwood 1

180 . Austin Russell Evansdale 1

181 . Billy Moyer Batesville AR 1

182 . Bob Bollon Orangeville IL 1

183 . Brian Shirley Chatham IL 1

184 . Bryan Moreland Durango 1

185 . Chase Osborne Norfolk NE 1

186 . Chris Johnson Bloomfield NE 1

187 . Corey Dripps Reinbeck 1

188 . Daniel Hilsabeck Earlham 1

189 . Darren Ackerman Elk Run Heights 1

190 . Derrick Stewart Ainsworth 1

191 . Don Pataska Green Island 1

192 . Gabe Umbarger Garner 1

193 . Hayden Kenkel Elkhorn NE 1

194 . J.J. Rodeman Cairo NE 1

195 . Jacob Beal Milan IL 1

196 . Jake Little Springfield IL 1

197 . James Dickerson Hannibal MO 1

198 . Jason Oenning Ursa IL 1

199 . Johnny Scott Las Cruces NM 1

200 . Kirby Schultz Albia 1

201 . Kolby Vandenbergh Ashland IL 1

202 . Lane Brenden Mitchell SD 1

203 . Logan Martin West Plains MO 1

204 . Ricky Weiss Headingly MB 1

205 . Spencer Hughes Meridian MS 1

206 . Steve Miller Dubuque 1

207 . Tyler Myers Harrisburg SD 1


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