The Latest Midget Power Rankings…
The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume III, No. 79
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 21, 2015) – Heading into the closing stages of the 2015 season, Darren Hagen continues to hold the top spot in the latest release of the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings.
Running a full Midget slate, the Riverside, CA, driver holds the top spot over a host of Keith Kunz Racing competitors that are running a mix of events that includes a healthy dose of Midget action.
With a handful of wins, Hagen has also racked up a Midget-best 23 top-fives and 29 top-tens thus far in 2015 to hold a 46 point edge over Minden, Nevada’s Tanner Thorson, who swept through Tri-City Speedway’s recent Gold Crown Nationals in Pontoon Beach, IL.
Christopher Bell, Spencer Bayston and Rico Abreu round out the current top five. Abreu leads the way in the win charts with eight triumphs with Bell next on the list with seven.
Ryan Bernal and Ronnie Gardner both strung together strong Cali Speedweek performances to move into the top 25 with Tony Rossi and Dave Darland also breaking into the upper half of the top 50.
A look at the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings Top 50 through September 19…
| Rank | Previous | Name | Hometown | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darren Hagen | Riverside, CA | 5 | 452 |
| 2 | 3 | Tanner Thorson | Minden, NV | 5 | 406 |
| 3 | 2 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | 7 | 397 |
| 4 | 4 | Spencer Bayston | Lafayette, IN | 3 | 381 |
| 5 | 5 | Rico Abreu | Rutherford, CA | 8 | 368 |
| 6 | 6 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | 5 | 298 |
| 7 | 7 | Andrew Felker | Carl Junction, MO | 3 | 295 |
| 8 | 8 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | Cullman, AL | 3 | 262 |
| 9 | 9 | Zach Daum | Pocahontas, IL | 1 | 245 |
| 10 | 10 | Tyler Thomas | Collinsville, OK | 1 | 224 |
| 11 | 11 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 197 |
| 12 | 12 | Tracy Hines | New Castle, IN | 0 | 180 |
| 13 | 13 | Austin Brown | Millstadt, IL | 0 | 144 |
| 14 | 31 | Ryan Bernal | Hollister, CA | 1 | 127 |
| 15 | 14 | Frankie Guerrini | San Rafael, CA | 3 | 126 |
| 16 | 30 | Ronnie Gardner | Norco, CA | 2 | 126 |
| 17 | 19 | Justin Peck | Monrovia, IN | 2 | 114 |
| 18 | 17 | Keith Rauch | Denver, CO | 6 | 106 |
| 19 | 20 | Steven Drevicki | Reading, PA | 1 | 106 |
| 20 | 15 | Cody Brewer | Choctaw, OK | 0 | 106 |
| 21 | 18 | Anton Hernandez | Arlington, TX | 2 | 100 |
| 22 | 16 | Matt Sherrell | Owasso, OK | 2 | 92 |
| 23 | 43 | Tony Rossi | Brighton, CO | 3 | 89 |
| 24 | 36 | Dave Darland | Lincoln, IN | 0 | 89 |
| 25 | 22 | Kyle Schuett | Urbana, IL | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 25 | Michael Faccinto | Hanford, CA | 2 | 87 |
| 27 | 44 | Bob Harr | Arvada, CO | 1 | 87 |
| 28 | 58 | Steve Buckwalter | Royersford, PA | 2 | 86 |
| 29 | 32 | Ryan Greth | Shartlesville, PA | 3 | 82 |
| 30 | 34 | Chett Gehrke | Broken Arrow, OK | 2 | 82 |
| 31 | 28 | Tucker Klaasmeyer | Paola, KS | 0 | 80 |
| 32 | 21 | Blake Hahn | Sapulpa, OK | 0 | 80 |
| 33 | 26 | Nick Chivello | Manteca, CA | 1 | 79 |
| 34 | 24 | Brian Gard | Kelseyville, CA | 1 | 79 |
| 35 | 33 | Gage Walker | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 79 |
| 36 | 23 | Trevor Kobylarz | Birdsboro, PA | 0 | 79 |
| 37 | 40 | Jake Neuman | New Berlin, IL | 1 | 77 |
| 38 | 57 | P.J. Gargiulo | Morton, PA | 2 | 74 |
| 39 | 27 | Alex Bright | Collegeville, PA | 0 | 73 |
| 40 | 95 | Chase Stockon | Sullivan, IN | 1 | 72 |
| 41 | 29 | Michelle Decker | Guthrie, OK | 0 | 72 |
| 42 | 59 | Chris Sheil | Aurora, CO | 0 | 71 |
| 43 | 67 | Thomas Meseraull | San Jose, CA | 1 | 70 |
| 44 | 72 | Shane Golobic | Fremont, CA | 1 | 70 |
| 45 | 41 | Danny Stratton | Riverside, CA | 1 | 69 |
| 46 | 35 | Kevin Swindell | Germantown, TN | 0 | 67 |
| 47 | 49 | Brad Loyet | Sunset Hills, MO | 0 | 66 |
| 48 | 37 | Kevin Bayer | Bixby, OK | 2 | 65 |
| 49 | 38 | Andrew Deal | Caney, KS | 0 | 64 |
| 50 | 39 | Davey Ray | Davenport, IA | 0 | 63 |
Features Completed: 120
Number of Different Winners: 60
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 248
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A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, 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.
The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2015 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.
