Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by OpenWheel101.com Update and Points!
(Bill W) July 2, 2021, Monroe, IA – With big events at Huset’s Speedway and Jackson Motorplex in the books, the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by OpenWheel101.com will have a bit of a quieter Fourth of July weekend, with the only action happening at Cedar Lake Speedway in Wisconsin and Knoxville Raceway in Iowa. The World of Outlaws tackle Cedar Lake, while the Knoxville regulars will vie for a larger purse featuring $5,000 to win.
Gio Scelzi leads the current point standings, ahead of Brian Brown, Kerry Madsen, Justin Henderson and Austin McCarl. Ayrton Gennetten, Parker Price-Miller, Rico Abreu, Matt Juhl, and Carson McCarl round out the top ten.
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Fri, July 2 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 3 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 3 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
2021 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 746 (1)
- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 651 (3)
- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 530 (3)
- Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 510 (2)
- Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 446 (5)
- Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 445 (2)
- Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 377 (1)
- Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 363
- Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 327
- Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 326
- Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA, 270
- Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 258
- Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 255 (4)
- Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA, 249
- Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 240
- Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 236
- Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA, 226
- Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 224 (1)
- Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 214
- Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 204
- Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 202
- Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 200
- Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 191 (1)
- Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 181
- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 166
(tie) Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 166
- Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 159
- Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 157
- Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN, 145 (2)
- Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA, 136
- Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 114
- Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 109
- Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 105
- Zach Hampton, Mooresville, IN, 100
(tie) Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL, 100
- Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 99
- Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 94
- Tucker Klaasmeyer, Paola, KS, 90
(tie) Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 90 (1)
- Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 80
(tie) Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 80
(tie) Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 80
- Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 78
- Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 77
- Clinton Boyles, Greenwood, MO, 76
(tie) Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 76
- Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 74
(tie) Noah Gass, Mounds, OK, 74
- Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 73
- Brant O’Banion, Parker, SD, 72
- Brandon Hanks, Burlison, TN, 70
- Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 69
- Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE, 67
(tie) Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 67
- Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO, 65
(tie) DJ Netto, Hanford, CA, 65
- Cap Henry, Republic, OH, 62
- Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 60
- Carson Short, Marion, IL, 58
- Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND, 56
- Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 54
- Andy Bishop, Harrisburg, IL, 53
- Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 51
(tie) Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 51
- Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK, 50 (1)
- Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 48
- Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 44
(tie) Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 44
- Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 43
- Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 42
(tie) Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 42
(tie) Rob Pribnow, Lomira, WI, 42
- Mitchell Davis, Auburn, IL, 40
(tie) Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls, SD, 40
- Cody Hansen, Nunda, SD, 36
- Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 35
- Josh Walter, Plymouth, WI, 34
- Nick Ranten, East Grand Forks, MN, 32
(tie) Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 32
(tie) Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 32
- Jack Berger, Lake Elmo, MN, 30
(tie) Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 30
- Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 28
(tie) AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 28
- Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 26
(tie) Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls, SD, 26
(tie) Kyle Reinhardt, Neptune City, NJ, 26
(tie) Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 26
- Anthony Macri, Dillsburg, PA, 25
(tie) Reed Allex, St. Cloud, MN, 25
- Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 24
(tie) Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 24
- Zeb Wise, Angola, IN, 22
(tie) Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 22
- Ben Brown, Marshall, MO, 20
(tie) Clyde Knipp, California, MO, 20
(tie) Brinton Marvel, Pittsboro, IN, 20
(tie) Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 20
(tie) Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 20
- Elliot Amdahl, Flandreau, SD, 18
(tie) Zach Patterson, Yukon, OK, 18
(tie) McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 18
(tie) Sean Rayhall, Woodstock, GA, 18
(tie) Chris Windom, Canton, IL, 18
(tie) Jordan Paulsen, Trevor, WI, 18
- Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 16
(tie) Jordan Graham, Grand Forks, ND, 16
(tie) Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 16
(tie) Chuck McGillivray, Madison, SD, 16
(tie) Alex Schriever, Sioux Falls, SD, 16
(tie) Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 16
(tie) Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 16
- Cole Duncan, Lockbourne, OH, 14
(tie) Colton Fisher, Mediapolis, IA, 14
(tie) Lachlan McHugh, Gold Coast, QLD, Aust., 14
(tie) Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 14
(tie) Hunter Custer, Chippewa Falls, WI, 14
- Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN, 12
(tie) Blake Egeland, Climax, MN, 12
(tie) Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 12
(tie) Zach Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 12
(tie) Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 12
(tie) Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD, 12
(tie) Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 12
(tie) Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 12
- Presley Truedson, Kennedy, MN, 10
(tie) Brayden Gaylord, Wever, IA, 10
(tie) Terry Babb, Lincoln, IL, 10
(tie) Paul May, Terre Haute, IN, 10
- Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN, 8
(tie) Travis Philo, Waterville, OH, 8
(tie) Noah Samuel, Burlington, IA, 8
(tie) Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK, 8
- Shane Roemeling, Grand Forks, ND, 6
(tie) Skylar Gee, Laduc, ALB, Can., 6
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 6
(tie) Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 6
(tie) Danny Schlafer, Gibson, WI, 6
- Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD, 4
(tie) James Broty, Lonsdale, MN, 4
(tie) Caleb Englehart, 4
(tie) Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 4
(tie) Bryce Schmitt, Plymouth, WI, 4
(tie) John Fahl, Brown Deer, WI, 4
- Austin Miller, Lacona, IA, 2
(tie) Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 2
(tie) Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 2
(tie) Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 2
Platinum WoO Member Wins
8, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA
3, David Gravel, Watertown, CT
2, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA
2, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH
1, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA
1, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND
1, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX
Tentative 2021 Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com
Sat, March 27 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, April 2 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, April 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, April 16 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO)
Sat, April 17 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Sat, April 24 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Thur, April 29 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, April 30 – I-70 Speedway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, May 1 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA)
Sat, May 1 – I-70 Speedway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sun, May 9 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, May 14 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) NOSA (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, May 14 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) (Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA)
Sat, May 15 – I-90 Speedway (SD) NOSA (Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND)
Sun, May 16 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (Justin Henderson, Tea, SD)
Sat, May 22 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) x2 (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO x2)
Sun, May 23 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (Justin Henderson, Tea, SD)
Sat, May 29 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sun, May 30 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Mon, May 31 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA (Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN)
Thur, June 3 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL) All Stars/IRA (Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN)
Fri, June 4 – Lee County Speedway (IA) MOWA (Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO)
Fri, June 4 – Wilmot Raceway (WI) All Stars/IRA (Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN)
Sat, June 5 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA)
Sat, June 5 – Granite City Speedway (MN) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 5 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) All Stars/IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Sun, June 6 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sun, June 6 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Sun, June 6 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, June 11 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Fri, June 11 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) (Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, OK)
Sat, June 12 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Sun, June 13 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Thur, June 17 – 34 Raceway (IA) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, June 18 – Dubuque Speedway (IA) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, June 19 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, June 19 – Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) WoO (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Sun, June 20 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Mon, June 21 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Tue, June 22 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) WoO (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Thur, June 24 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, June 25 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, June 26 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) WoO Jackson Nationals (Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA)
Sun, June 27 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Thur, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Fri, July 2 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 3 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 3 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 10 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 11 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, July 16 – Lincoln Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, July 17 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 18 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, July 23 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) All Stars
Fri, July 23 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Sat, July 24 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 24 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) All Stars
Sun, July 25 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sun, July 25 – Humboldt Speedway (KS) All Stars
Tue, July 27 – I-70 Speedway (MO) All Stars
Thur, July 29 – Missouri State Fair Speedway All Stars
Fri, July 30 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars
Fri, July 30 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, July 31 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) All Stars
Sun, Aug 1 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sun, Aug 1 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Aug 6 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO
Sat, Aug 7 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO
Sun, Aug 8 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Capitani Classic
Mon, Aug 9 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge
Wed, Aug 11 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Thur, Aug 12 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Fri, Aug 13 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Sat, Aug 14 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Fri, Aug 20 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO
Sat, Aug 21 – Wilmot Raceway (WI) IRA
Sat, Aug 21 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO
Sun, Aug 22 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) WoO
Sun, Aug 22 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Aug 27 – I-80 Speedway (NE) WoO
Fri, Aug 27 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Aug 28 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, Aug 29 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA
Sun, Aug 29 – Route 66 Raceway (IL) IRA/MOWA
Fri, Sept 3 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Fri, Sept 3 – Dodge Co. Fairgrounds (WI) IRA
Sat, Sept 4 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 5 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 10 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Sept 10 – Outagamie Speedway (WI) IRA
Sat, Sept 11 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) MOWA Tom Knowles Memorial
Sat, Sept 11 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) IRA Jerry Richert Memorial
Fri, Sept 17 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Sat, Sept 18 – Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 24 – Dodge Co. Fairgrounds (WI) IRA
Sat, Sept 25 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sat, Sept 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 26 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, Oct 8 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Oct 22 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
2020 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 766
- Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 667 (9)
3. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 660 (11)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 587 (3)
5. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 479 (3) - Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 440
7. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 419
8. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 413 - Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 402
- Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 385 (1)
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 954 (2)
- Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 947 (7)
3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 731 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 713 (2)
5. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 592 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 505 (1)
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 484 (1)
8. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 471 (3)
9. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 427 (5) - Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 400 (2)
2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 866 (7)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 686 (7)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 602 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 565
- Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (1)
- Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 398 (4)
(tie) Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 398
- Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 390 (2)
9. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 386 (1)
10. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 365 (1)
2017 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)
- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1086 (5)
- Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1031 (7)
- Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 800 (6)
- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 760 (6)
- Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 760 (2)
- Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 533 (1)
- Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 529 (2)
- David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 481 (3)
- Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 437 (1)
- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 425 (2)
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