Seavey Soars to the Top of 2018 Midget Power Rankings
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (December 20, 2018) – Logan Seavey made the most of his second full season of Midget racing competition by topping the 2018 edition of the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings.
After capturing the POWRi Midget title in 2017, the Sutter, CA, native joined forces with the Keith Kunz Racing team in 2018 to snare the USAC National Midget title. Seavey led a KKR sweep of the top five positions in this year’s Midget Power Rankings.
Seavey racked up nine feature wins over the course of the year among his 30 top-fives and 37 top-tens including three USAC triumphs and a half-dozen POWRi scores. Seavey set the tone for the season early with a Shamrock classic score in March before picking up additional USAC wins at Sweet Springs, MO, and then Bakersfield in November.
It marked the sixth year in a row that a Keith Kunz representative has topped the Midget Power Rankings after Christopher Bell took the top spot in 2013 and 2014, Tanner Thorson earned number one honors in 2015 and 2016 and then Spencer Bayston landed the top spot in 2017.
Seavey took the top Midget Power Rankings position by the most overwhelming margin yet, outdistancing POWRi National champion Tucker Klaasmeyer of Paola, KS, by 251 points for the position. In his first year with Keith Kunz Racing, Klaasmeyer picked off a half dozen wins to outdistance Foresthill, California’s Ryan Robinson for runner-up honors.
With Robinson rounding out the podium, fellow Cali shoe Tanner Carrick earned fourth with Norman, OK, native and defending Chili Bowl champion Christopher Bell rounding out the top five for the year. Bell matched Seavey in the win column with nine triumphs despite running an abbreviated dirt schedule in his spare time away from the NASCAR Xfiinity series ranks.
Chad Boat earned his highest ranking thus far by finishing out the year in sixth with Tyler Courtney, Zach Daum, Kevin Thomas, Jr., and Justin Grant filling out the top ten.
Hailing from Pocahontas, IL, Daum is the only driver to finish among the top ten of the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings over each of the past six years while Seavey, Klaasmeyer and Carrick each cracked the top ten for the first time.
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The www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings at www.sprintcarmania.com that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410s, Rod End Supply Winged 360s and Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360s.
A look at this year’s Top 50 in www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points | 2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank | 2013 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Seavey | Sutter, CA | 9 | 734 | 11 | 164 | NR | NR | NR |
| 2 | Tucker Klaasmeyer | Paola, KS | 6 | 483 | 13 | 12 | 28 | NR | NR |
| 3 | Ryan Robinson | Foresthill, CA | 1 | 457 | 9 | 9 | 33 | NR | NR |
| 4 | Tanner Carrick | Lincoln, CA | 2 | 442 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 9 | 345 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Chad Boat | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | 321 | 14 | 7 | 88 | 70 | 104 |
| 7 | Tyler Courtney | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | 312 | 4 | 80 | 126 | 102 | NR |
| 8 | Zach Daum | Pocahontas, IL | 1 | 295 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Kevin Thomas, Jr | Cullman, AL | 5 | 294 | 61 | 112 | 9 | 31 | 97 |
| 10 | Justin Grant | Ione, CA | 2 | 281 | 5 | 126 | 90 | 76 | 141 |
| 11 | Holly Shelton | Sacramento, CA | 0 | 269 | 12 | 14 | NR | NR | NR |
| 12 | Brady Bacon | Broken Arrow, OK | 1 | 261 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 36 | 22 |
| 13 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 4 | 253 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| 14 | Zeb Wise | Angola, IN | 2 | 251 | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 15 | Kory Schudy | Springfield, MO | 2 | 243 | 31 | 46 | 135 | NR | NR |
| 16 | Jason McDougal | Broken Arrow, OK | 0 | 241 | 156 | 24 | 136 | 95 | NR |
| 17 | Jake Neuman | New Berlin, IL | 1 | 238 | 25 | 22 | 41 | 193 | 132 |
| 18 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 237 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 45 | 11 |
| 19 | Spencer Bayston | Lebanon, IN | 1 | 229 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 200 |
| 20 | Tanner Thorson | Minden, NV | 2 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| 21 | Wesley Smith | Nixa, MO | 6 | 180 | 27 | 33 | 61 | NR | NR |
| 22 | Alex Bright | Collegeville, PA | 3 | 179 | 22 | 15 | 52 | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 1 | 165 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | Joe B. Miller | Millersville, MO | 0 | 148 | 69 | 118 | 261 | NR | NR |
| 25 | Karter Sarff | Mason City, IL | 0 | 141 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 26 | Hank Davis | Sand Springs, OK | 2 | 139 | 232 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 27 | Shane Golobic | Fremont, CA | 2 | 138 | 3 | 17 | 54 | 51 | 29 |
| 28 | Jonathan Beason | Broken Arrow, OK | 3 | 133 | 32 | 35 | 60 | 49 | 81 |
| 29 | Kyle Larson | Elk Grove, CA | 2 | 133 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 55 | 14 |
| 30 | Michael Faccinto | Hanford, CA | 3 | 125 | 21 | 26 | 30 | NR | 156 |
| 31 | Alex Schutte | Rohnert Park, CA | 2 | 111 | 33 | 43 | 99 | 28 | 99 |
| 32 | Andrew Felker | Carl Junction, MO | 0 | 101 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 33 | Robert Dalby | Anaheim, CA | 0 | 99 | 55 | 54 | 148 | NR | NR |
| 34 | Cannon McIntosh | Bixby, OK | 1 | 96 | 39 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 35 | Sam Johnson | St. Peters, MO | 0 | 92 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 36 | Keith Rauch | Denver, CO | 4 | 88 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 70 |
| 37 | Maria Cofer | Macdoel, CA | 2 | 87 | 83 | 78 | 246 | NR | NR |
| 38 | Blake Edwards | Claremore, OK | 1 | 84 | 160 | 55 | 122 | NR | 58 |
| 39 | Trey Marcham | Newcastle, OK | 0 | 83 | 122 | NR | 44 | 18 | 109 |
| 40 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 0 | 77 | 94 | 84 | 46 | NR | NR |
| 41 | Grady Chandler | Edmond, OK | 0 | 75 | 24 | 32 | 70 | 148 | NR |
| 42 | Ronnie Gardner | Corona, CA | 1 | 74 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 9 |
| 43 | Robby Josett | Saugus, CA | 0 | 72 | 68 | 85 | NR | NR | 189 |
| 44 | Chris Windom | Canton, IL | 0 | 72 | 44 | 49 | 63 | 15 | 119 |
| 45 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 0 | 66 | NR | 138 | 18 | 133 | 91 |
| 46 | Adam Pierson | East Corinth, VT | 2 | 65 | 66 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 47 | Chase Johnson | Penngrove, CA | 1 | 63 | NR | 200 | NR | NR | NR |
| 48 | Cole Bodine | Rossville, IN | 0 | 62 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 49 | Kyle Schuett | Philo, IL | 0 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 19 | 188 | NR |
| 50 | Terry Babb | Decatur, IL | 0 | 59 | 119 | 37 | 110 | 50 | 68 |
Features Completed: 116 (131 in 2017, 158 in 2016, 141 in 2015, 126 in 2014, 154 in 2013)
Number of Different Winners: 56 (60 in 2017, 62 in 2016, 65 in 2015, 57 in 2014, 66 in 2013)
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 226 (236 in 2017, 278 in 2016, 274 in 2015, 241 in 2014, 248 in 2013)
Past Top Tens in www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings:
2017 – 1. Spencer Bayston (8) 668, 2. Tanner Thorson (7) 608, 3. Shane Golobic (1) 444, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 408, 5. Justin Grant (3) 359, 6. Christopher Bell (10) 346, 7. Brady Bacon (4) 342, 8. Zach Daum (1) 325, 9. Ryan Robinson 289, 10. Tyler Thomas (6) 277.
2016 – 1. Tanner Thorson (16) 795, 2. Spencer Bayston (3) 666, 3. Carson Macedo (3) 551, 4. Zach Daum (4) 469, 5. Brady Bacon (1) 356, 6. Bryan Clauson (5) 317, 7. Chad Boat (3) 310, 8. Tyler Thomas 294, 9. Ryan Robinson 282, 10. Justin Peck (1) 273.
2015 – 1. Tanner Thorson (7) 548, 2. Darren Hagen (5) 522, 3. Spencer Bayston (5) 500, 4. Rico Abreu (9) 488, 5. Christopher Bell (8) 438, 6. Bryan Clauson (6) 422, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 383, 8. Zach Daum (3) 379, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (3) 373, 10. Tyler Thomas (2) 276.
2014 – 1. Christopher Bell (16) 659, 2. Zach Daum (4) 589, 3. Bryan Clauson (10) 555, 4. Rico Abreu (5) 449, 5. Darren Hagen (6) 421, 6. Tanner Thorson (2) 411, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 313, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 304, 9. Tyler Thomas (1) 283, 10. Alex Bright (5) 244.
2013 – 1. Christopher Bell (10) 543, 2. Zach Daum (8) 504, 3. Darren Hagen (8) 415, 4. Andrew Felker (2) 406, 5. Rico Abreu (7) 402, 6. Bryan Clauson (8) 397, 7. Brad Kuhn (1) 325, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 322, 9. Ronnie Gardner (13) 280, 10. Alex Bright (3) 231.
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.
