Saturday, December 21, 2024

Nichols With The Stock Car Sweep; Iowa, Best of the Midwest and the Back Stretch National Champion

I cannot say that I will do this again, but with MyRacePass (MRP) now used by around 90% of the dirt tracks across the United States I was able to compile the points using the standard 5-point scale for states and regions in five common divisions beyond the fourteen states that we have been tracking since 2016. Yes, we also used track websites, Facebook posts and other "scavenger hunts" to get the results from tracks that do not use MRP. Believe it or not, we even ran into one track that said "if you want to know our results, then you need to come to the track". 

Our system awards points in the same manner whether it is a weekly show, or a major special event, so what we are looking at is a measure of how often each driver finished in the top five during the 2024 season. This will be the first, and given the amount of time and effort this took, it could be the last "Back Stretch National Points" and today we take a look at the Stock Cars where we only track those that are either IMCA or USRA sanctioned, or similar.

Barry Johnson photo

This list is actually pretty close to our "Best of the Midwest" standings that we released just a few days ago as Iowa's Mike Nichols tops the list. Three drivers from outside of the regular fourteen states that we follow did crack the top ten though, most notably New Mexico hot shoe Josh Cain who finished second just eight points behind Nichols. Iowans John Oliver Jr., Kelly Shryock and Dallon Murty complete the top five followed by Jaylen Wettengel, Jeff Metcalf, Mike Albertson and Dustin Griffiths while New Mexico's Rob Moseley and Arizona's Bo Partain finish in a tie for tenth.


2024 Stock Car State Champions

Arkansas - Chris Dollarhide, Little Rock

California - Troy Foulger, Oakley

Desert Southwest - Josh Cain, Rio Rancho NM

Iowa  - Mike Nichols, Harlan

Kansas - Tathan Burkhart, Hays

Minnesota - Dan Mackenthun, Hamburg

Missouri - Nic Hanes, Trenton

Nebraska - Cameron Wilkinson, Neligh

North Dakota - Rob VanMil, Barnesville MN

Oklahoma - Jeff Metcalf, Gentry AR

Pacific Northwest - Donald Schott, Eagle Creek OR

Rockies - Cody Morris, Winnemucca NV

South Dakota - Mike Nichols, Harlan IA

Texas - Cutter Spalding, Abilene

Wisconsin - Rod Snellenberger, Pulaski



Back Stretch National Points

Stock Cars 60 Points Minimum

Pos. Driver Hometown Points

1 . Mike Nichols Harlan IA 221

2 Josh Cain Rio Rancho NM 213

3 . John Oliver Jr. Danville IA 205

4 . Kelly Shryock Fertile IA 155

5 . Dallon Murty Chelsea IA 136

6 . Jaylen Wettengel Topeka KS 135

7 . Jeff Metcalf Gentry AR 126

8 . Mike Albertsen Audubon IA 120

9 . Dustin Griffiths Ottumwa IA 114

10 . Rob Moseley Los Lunas NM 106

11 . Bo Partain Casa Grande  AZ 106

12 . Mitch Hovden Decorah IA 103

13 . Rod Snellenberger Pulaski WI 102

14 . Brayden Gjere Mabel MN 101

15 . Blake Adams McIntire IA 100

16 . Allen Bradley Farmington NM 99

17 . Dan Mackenthun Hamburg MN 97

18 . Cameron Wilkinson Neligh NE 96

19 . Myles Michehl Fort Dodge IA 94

20 . Kaden Reynolds Cedar Rapids IA 92

21 . Cayden Carter Oskaloosa IA 90

22 . Cole Czarneski Denmark WI 90

23 . Rob VanMil Barnesville MN 90

24 . Jeff Ware Columbus NE 89

25 . Colby Fett Algona IA 88

26 . Brandon Hare Elma IA 87

27 . Chris Dishong Atchison KS 85

28 . Kevin Donlan Decorah IA 85

29 . Tathan Burkhart Hays KS 84

30 . Doug Keller Easton MO 80

31 . Kyle Vanover Beatrice NE 80

32 . Kyle Pfeifer Hill City KS 79

33 . Gage Neal Anamosa IA 78

34 . Shelby Williams Bonham TX 78

35 . David Brandies Wilton IA 77

36 . Jeffrey Abbey Comanche TX 77

37 . Jordan Grabouski Beatrice NE 77

38 . Troy Burkhart Hays KS 76

39 . Scott Smith Davenport NE 75

40 . Jonny Carter Fairmont ND 74

41 . Nic Hanes Trenton MO 74

42 . Rodney Schweizer Kansas City KS 74

43 . Jeffrey Larson Lakefield MN 73

44 . Brad Derry New Market IA 71

45 . Luke Lemmens De Pere WI 70

46 . Blake Clark Joshua TX 68

47 . Braden Richards Madrid IA 68

48 . Chanse Hollatz Clear Lake IA 67

49 . Travis Shipman Mason City IA 63

50 . Brett Wenzel Manitowoc WI 62

51 . Cutter Spalding Abilene TX 62

52 . Kristchon Hisel Winston MO 62

53 . Mitch Meier Chilton WI 62


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