Sweet, Bacon, Sanders & Kofoid Lead the Way in Open Wheel Power Rankings!

By admin April 22, 2021 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (April 22, 2021) – While Buddy Kofoid maintains his lead in the Midget portion, the balance of the Open Wheel Power Rankings have seen a shakeup in the past several weeks with Brad Sweet, Brady Bacon and Justin Grant each climbing to the top of their respective divisions.

A look at the top 40 in each is as follows…

STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings

A four-race win streak with the World of Outlaws during the final week of March and first week of April was enough for Brad Sweet to surge to the top of the STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

Landing the top spot in 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings for the first time in 2019 before settling for second last year behind brother-in-law Kyle Larson, “The Big Cat” has posted a handful of wins on the season thus far to hold a 43-point advantage over Donny Schatz. Along with Sweet and Logan Schuchart, Schatz is just one of three drivers to post double-digit top-five finishes so far in 2021.

Carson Macedo has climbed from fifth into third, taking the position by one point over Schuchart with a strong past month moving current All Star Circuit of Champions points leader Justin Peck from 11^th to fifth. The balance of the current top ten currently includes Sheldon Haudenschild, Aaron Reutzel, David Gravel, Cory Eliason and Anthony Macri.

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	*Previous*
1	Brad Sweet	Grass Valley, CA	5	270	2
2	Donny Schatz	Fargo, ND	2	227	1
3	Carson Macedo	Lemoore, CA	3	211	5
4	Logan Schuchart	Hanover, PA	2	210	3
5	Justin Peck	Monrovia, IN	3	191	11
6	Sheldon Haudenschild	Wooster, OH	3	188	8
7	Aaron Reutzel	Clute, TX	2	185	4
8	David Gravel	Watertown, CT	1	165	6
9	Cory Eliason	Visalia, CA	0	163	7
10	Anthony Macri	Dillsburg, PA	2	157	23
11	Danny Dietrich	Gettysburg, PA	1	155	9
12	Tim Shaffer	Aliquippa, PA	2	141	19
13	Giovanni Scelzi	Fresno, CA	0	125	10
14	Ian Madsen	Sydney, NSW	0	120	15
15	Kerry Madsen	St. Marys, NSW	1	117	13
16	Freddie Rahmer	Salfordville, PA	2	112	26
17	Logan Wagner	Harrisonville, PA	1	107	35
18	Lance Dewease	Fayetteville, PA	2	103	20
19	Chase Dietz	York, PA	0	95	36
20	Hunter Schuerenberg	Sikeston, MO	1	94	12
21	Tyler Courtney	Indianapolis, IN	0	93	17
22	Brent Marks	Myerstown, PA	0	91	18
23	James McFadden	Warnambool, QLD	1	89	61
24	Rico Abreu	St. Helena, CA	0	87	16
25	Dylan Cisney	Port Royal, PA	1	82	22
26	Tony Stewart	Columbus, IN	2	77	30
27	Sam Hafertepe, Jr.	Sunnyvale, TX	0	72	14
28	Kraig Kinser	Bloomington, IN	0	69	37
29	Dominic Scelzi	Fresno, CA	0	62	21
30	Gary Taylor	Snohomish, WA	1	59	76
31	Tim Wagaman	Hanover, PA	1	57	40
32	Kyle Reinhardt	New Oxford, PA	0	57	39
33	Alan Krimes	Denver, PA	1	56	27
34	D.J. Netto	Hanford, CA	2	55	29
35	Billy Dietrich	Biglerville, PA	1	55	33
36	Jacob Allen	Hanover, PA	0	55	28
37	Buddy Kofoid	Penngrove, CA	2	53	25
38	Kyle Moody	Lewisberry, PA	0	52	31
39	Jeff Halligan	Ephrata, PA	0	51	44
40	Mike Wagner	Harrisonville, PA	0	49	57

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Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings

After topping the 2020 edition of the Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings for the first time since its inception in 2013, Brady Bacon has moved back to the top of the point charts after the initial three USAC events of the season in the Midwest.

With a Lawrenceburg triumph, Bacon holds a slim four-point edge over Kevin Thomas, Jr., with previous leader Justin Grant 11 points off the lead pace in third.

Kyle Cummins has climbed up to fourth with Robert Ballou making a move from 20^th to fill out the current top five. The balance of the current top ten includes C.J. Leary, Chris Windom, Tanner Thorson, A.J. Hopkins and Chase Stockon.

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	*Previous*
1	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow, OK	1	110	3
2	Kevin Thomas, Jr.	Cullman, AL	3	106	2
3	Justin Grant	Ione, CA	1	99	1
4	Kyle Cummins	Princeton, IN	1	85	13
5	Robert Ballou	Rocklin, CA	0	76	20
6	C.J. Leary	Greenfield, IN	0	61	6
7	Chris Windom	Canton, IL	0	60	17
8	Tanner Thorson	Minden, NV	0	57	4
9	A.J. Hopkins	Brownsburg, IN	3	50	NR
10	Chase Stockon	Fort Branch, IN	0	46	22
11	Mario Clouser	Chatham, IL	1	45	38
12	Jake Swanson	Anaheim, CA	0	42	16
13	Max Adams	Loomis, CA	2	41	15
14	Jadon Rogers	Worthington, IN	0	41	31
15	Damion Gardner	Concord, CA	1	39	19
16	Austin Williams	Yorba Linda, CA	0	34	7
17	Brody Roa	Buena Park, CA	1	33	12
18	Buddy Kofoid	Penngrove, CA	0	32	5
19	Charles Davis, Jr.	Buckeye, AZ	1	31	9
20	Tye Mihocko	Peoria, AZ	0	30	NR
21	Wesley Smith	Nixa, MO	1	28	NR
22	Paul Nienhiser	Chapin, IL	0	27	NR
23	R.J. Johnson	Phoenix, AZ	3	26	10
24	Matt Westfall	Ludlow Falls, OH	1	26	39
25	Tyler Courtney	Indianapolis, IN	0	26	8
26-tie	Chris Gansen	Verdemont Heights, CA	0	24	11
26-tie	Logan Seavey	Sutter, CA	0	24	NR
28	Davey Ray	Loves Park, IL	0	23	18
29	Cole Bodine	Rossville, IN	0	22	NR
30	Ryan Timmons	Pleasant Hill, CA	1	20	14
31	Brayden Fox	Avon, IN	0	20	NR
32	Matt Mitchell	Yorba Linda, CA	0	19	21
33	Shane Cottle	Kokomo, IN	0	19	NR
34	Nate McMillin	Brazil, IN	0	17	NR
35	Dave Darland	Lincoln, IN	0	17	NR
36-tie	Drew Rader	Findlay, OH	1	15	NR
36-tie	Nick Bilbee	Indianapolis, IN	1	15	NR
38	Cody Williams	Yorba Linda, CA	0	15	NR
39	Danny Faria, Jr.	Tipton, CA	0	14	26
40	Alex Bright	Collegeville, PA	1	13	NR

Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings

Justin Sanders has been on an absolute tear in California in recent weeks, enough so to shoot from tenth to the lead in the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

Sanders has racked up five wins over the past three weekends alone to run his season total to nine, enough to overtake Pennsylvania’s Mark Smith, who topped last year’s Power Rankings, for the top ranking by ten points.

Finishing out last year ranked 16^th, Sanders has finished among the top ten in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings four times over the past six years with a ranking of second in 2015 his best thus far.

With a West Coast flavor in the Rod End Supply Power Rankings, Shane Golobic, Tanner Carrick and J.J. Hickle fill out the current top five with the rest of the top ten including Blake Carrick, Dominic Scelzi, Ryan Timms, Dale Howard and Matt Covington.

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	*Previous*
1	Justin Sanders	Prunedale, CA	9	216	10
2	Mark Smith	Sunbury, PA	4	206	1
3	Shane Golobic	Fremont, CA	2	174	2
4	Tanner Carrick	Lincoln, CA	1	171	18
5	J.J. Hickle	Quilcene, WA	3	150	3
6	Blake Carrick	Lincoln, CA	1	132	11
7	Dominic Scelzi	Fresno, CA	4	128	6
8	Ryan Timms	Oklahoma City, OK	1	109	21
9	Dale Howard	Byhalia, MS	1	105	5
10	Matt Covington	Glenpool, OK	0	94	20
11	Tim Shaffer	Aliquippa, PA	2	92	4
12	Mitchell Faccinto	Hanford, CA	0	91	28
13	Andy Forsberg	N. Auburn Hills, CA	2	89	15
14	Blake Hahn	Sapulpa, OK	1	86	38
15	D.J. Netto	Hanford, CA	0	82	19
16	Joel Myers, Jr.	Sebastopol, CA	0	80	12
17	Danny Martin, Jr.	Sarasota, FL	1	79	7
18	Connor Leoffler	Myrtle Beach, SC	0	79	9
19	Bud Kaeding	Campbell, CA	1	77	60
20	Dylan Westbrook	Scotland, ONT	1	76	49
21	Greg Wilson	Benton Ridge, OH	1	75	8
22	Rico Abreu	St. Helena, CA	0	75	14
23	Paulie Colagiovanni	Cicero, NY	1	66	16
24	Seth Bergman	Snohomish, WA	1	65	27
25	Terry McCarl	Altoona, IA	0	62	33
26	Chase Majdic	Redding, CA	0	62	NR
27	Jodie Robinson	Foresthill, CA	0	61	58
28	Danny Smith	Chillicothe, OH	0	59	17
29	Kaleb Montgomery	Templeton, CA	1	58	22
30	Max Stambaugh	Lima, OH	0	58	13
31	Colby Copeland	Roseville, CA	0	51	78
32	Davie Franek	Wantage, NJ	1	50	32
33	Justyn Cox	Sacramento, CA	0	50	52
34	Chris Martin	Ankeny, IA	1	49	46
35	Sean Becker	Roseville, CA	0	49	43
36-tie	Eric Riggins, Jr.	Charlotte, NC	0	47	29
36-tie	Corey Day	Clovis, CA	0	47	127
38	Tim Kaeding	San Jose, CA	0	44	23
39	Justin Webster	Sarasota, FL	3	43	24
40	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Olive Branch, MS	1	43	36

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Midget Power Rankings

Buddy Kofoid has been the class of the Midget ranks thus far in 2021, racking up six wins in the early going and continuing to lead the way in both USAC and POWRi National points.

As a result, Kofoid has amassed an early 61-point advantage over Cannon McIntosh with Justin Grant, Daison Pursley and Tanner Thorson filling out the current top five.

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	*Previous*
1	Buddy Kofoid	Penngrove, CA	6	229	1
2	Cannon McIntosh	Bixby, OK	2	168	2
3	Justin Grant	Ione, CA	1	140	3
4	Daison Pursley	Locust Grove, OK	1	138	8
5	Tanner Thorson	Minden, NV	1	125	5
6	Chris Windom	Canton, IL	0	116	4
7	Jake Neuman	New Berlin, IL	1	115	10
8	Thomas Meseraull	San Jose, CA	1	106	7
9	Emerson Axsom	Franklin, IN	0	95	20
10	Kyle Larson	Elk Grove, CA	2	80	6
11	Bryant Wiedeman	Colby, KS	0	62	32
12	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Olive Branch, MS	0	61	9
13	Logan Seavey	Sutter, CA	0	58	18
14	Joe B. Miller	Millersville, MO	0	54	27
15	Daryn Pittman	Owasso, OK	0	51	11
16	Brad Sweet	Grass Valley, CA	0	51	12
17	Brenham Crouch	Lubbock, TX	0	49	58
18	Christopher Bell	Norman, OK	1	47	13
19	Spencer Bayston	Lebanon, IN	0	46	14
20	Alex Bright	Collegeville, PA	0	46	15
21	Rico Abreu	St. Helena, CA	1	44	16
22	Blake Hahn	Sapulpa, OK	0	44	22
23	Cole Bodine	Rossville, IN	0	42	17
24	Tyler Courtney	Indianapolis, IN	0	40	19
25	Jason McDougal	Broken Arrow, OK	0	38	33
26	Chase Johnson	Penngrove, CA	1	37	28
27	Kyle Cummins	Princeton, IN	0	37	21
28	Colby Copeland	Roseville, CA	0	35	23
29	Trey Marcham	Newcastle, OK	0	34	48
30	Brent Crews	Denver, NC	0	33	25
31	Austin Liggett	Tracy, CA	1	32	89
32-tie	Ethan Mitchell	Mooresville, NC	0	31	67
33-tie	Brian Carber	Pipersville, PA	0	31	65
34	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow, OK	0	30	24
35	Kyle Jones	Kennedale, TX	0	29	60
36	Kevin Thomas, Jr.	Cullman, AL	0	27	29
37	Ryan Timms	Oklahoma City, OK	0	24	52
38	Zach Daum	Pocahontas, IL	0	22	26
39	Shannon McQueen	Tehachapi, CA	0	21	90
40	Mitchel Moles	Fresno, CA	1	18	97

The Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

Sources: Lonnie Wheatley