Paul Nienhiser (9) battles with Logan Seavey (50) at the “Tom Knowles Memorial” Saturday at Spoon River Speedway near Canton, Illinois (Mark Funderburk Racing Photo)
(Bill W) September 18, 2018, Monroe, IA – A weekend that saw four different races with the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com saw three different winners. On Friday and Saturday, Kerry Madsen swept IRA action at both the Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa and the Deer Creek Speedway near Spring Valley, Minnesota. That gave Kerry seven wins in Midwest Thunder Sprints action this year, and kept him in the points lead. In Illinois, Joe B. Miller registered his first win in series action Friday at Jacksonville Speedway’s MOWA “Herb Barlow Memorial.” Paul Nienhiser clinched his fifth win in the series with his triumph Saturday on the Spoon River Speedway high banks near Canton during the “Tom Knowles Memorial”.
Two more races are up for grabs this weekend. The IRA will be visiting Beaver Dam Raceway’s Scott Semmelman Memorial on Saturday. Sunday will mark the always fun “Bill Waite Jr. Memorial” with an IRA/MOWA showdown at LaSalle Speedway in Illinois.
Kerry Madsen (seven wins) leads Brian Brown (seven wins), Austin McCarl (five wins), Terry McCarl and Brooke Tatnell (one win) in the current point standings. Davey Heskin, Cory Eliason, Matt Juhl (one win), Jacob Patton (two wins) and Nienhiser (five wins) round out the top ten.
So far, there have been 22 different winners in the 55 races contested with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by Open Wheel 101!
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Sat, Sept 22 – Beaver Dam Speedway (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 23 – LaSalle (IL) Speedway IRA/MOWA “Bill Waite Jr. Memorial”
2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 718 (7)
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 655 (7)
Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 602 (5)
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 547
Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (1)
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 398
Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 386 (1)
Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 365 (1)
Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 325 (2)
Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 323 (5)
Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA/Sydney, NSW, Aust., 262
Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 262 (1)
Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 254
Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 253 (3)
Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 199
Mike Terry Jr., Plainfield, IN, 174
Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 167 (1)
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 162
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 155 (1)
Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 155 (1)
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 154 (1)
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 145
Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 137
RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 135
Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 134
Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 127
Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 126
Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 122
Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 120
Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 120
Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 117
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 114
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 113
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 110
Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 110
Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 107
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 106
Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 106
Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 100
Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 95
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 89
Brinton Marvel, Lizton, IN, 87
Jim Moughan, Springfield, IL, 85
Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 83
Ryan Robinson, Foresthill, CA, 75
Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA, 70 (1)
Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 70
Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 69
Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 68
Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 67
Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 66
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 66
Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH, 65
Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA, 60
James McFadden, Ormeau, QLD, Aust., 58
Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 56
Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 55
Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 54
Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 54
Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 54
Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 53
Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA 52 (1)
Jordyn Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 50
Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 50
Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 48
Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 48
AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 46
Brandon McMullen, Plymouth, WI, 45
Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 44
Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 42
Travis Philo, Waterville, OH, 40
Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 39
Alan Gilbertson, Kasson, MN, 38
Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 36
Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 34
Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 32
Cale Conley, Vienna, WV, 32
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK, 30
Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 30
Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA, 30
Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 30
Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 30
Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL, 30
Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 30
Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 28
Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA, 25
Jordan Martens, Sioux Falls, SD, 25
Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 25
Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust., 24
Chase Briscoe, Mitchell, IN, 24
Jay Waugh, Canberra, NSW, Aust., 24
Travis Whitney, Blaine, MN, 24
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA, 22
Paul May, Terre Haute, IN, 20
Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 20
Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 20
Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 18
Nathan Charron, Hartsburg, IL, 18
Brock Zearfoss, Jonesville, PA, 18
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 18
Scott Uttech, New Berlin, WI, 18
Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 18
Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 18
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 16
Tommy Barber, Brandon, SD, 16
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 16
Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 16
Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 14
Matt VandeVere, Zion, IL, 14
Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 14
Brandon Ikenberry, Wichita, KS, 14
Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 14
Jacob Wilson, Crawfordsville, IN, 14
Aaron Andruskevitch, Riverton, IL, 12
Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 12
Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 12
Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 12
Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 10
Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 10
Brandon Spithaler, Evans City, PA, 8
Willie Croft, Roseville, CA, 8
John Parker, Springfield, IL, 8
Kameron Key, Warrensburg, MO, 8
Michael Decker, Silver Lake, WI, 8
Bob Weuve, Newton, IA, 6
Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN, 6
Chase Wanner, Agency, IA, 6
Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE, 6
Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO, 6
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 6
Sammy Walsh, Orangeville, NSW, Aust., 6
Jason Johnson, Campbellsport, WI, 6
Eric Perrott, Sumner, IL, 4
Ben Wagoner, Emden, IL, 4
Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 4
Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 4
Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND, 4
Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 4
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 2
Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 2
WoO Platinum Driver Feature Wins:
Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (6)
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (4)
Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (2)
Logan Schuchart, Hanover, MD (2)
Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (1)
David Gravel, Watertown, CT (1)
Tentative 2018 Races that will be counted for Points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com
Fri, April 6 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Cold)
Sat, April 7 – 34 Raceway (IA) IRA/MOWA (Colder)
Fri, April 13 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Fri, April 20 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Sat, April 21 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, April 28 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, May 4 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, May 5 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 12 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway IRA (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, May 18 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex IRA (Cory Eliason, Selma, CA)
Sat, May 19 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 26 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, May 27 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Thurs, May 31 – Macon (IL) Speedway MOWA (Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL)
Fri, June 1 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, June 2 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Tue, June 5 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway WoO (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Thurs, June 7 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Fri, June 8 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Sat, June 9 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Fri, June 15 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, June 16 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sun, June 17 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Sat, June 23 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, June 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, June 30 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Fri, July 6 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, July 7 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Matt Juhl, Tea, SD)
Sat, July 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, July 13 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, July 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, July 21 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Thurs, July 26 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA (Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA)
Fri, July 27 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex All Stars (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, July 27 – Jacksonville (IL) MOWA (Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL)
Sat, July 28 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway All Stars (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sun, July 29 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars (Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN)
Fri, Aug 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) “Ironman 55” (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Sat, Aug 4 – I-55 Raceway (MO) “Ironman 55” (Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA)
Sun, Aug 5 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Capitani Classic (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Mon, Aug 6 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Wed, Aug 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA)
Thurs, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Friday feature only) (Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA)
Sat, Aug 11 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, Aug 17 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, Aug 18 – Park Jefferson International Speedway (SD) “Nationals Hangover” (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, Aug 18 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sun, Aug 19 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA “Cornfest” (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Fri, Aug 24 – Dodge County Fairgrounds (WI) IRA (Rain)
Sat, Aug 25 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, Aug 31 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, Sept 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Sun, Sept 2 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA (Rain)
Fri, Sept 7 – Superior Speedway (WI) IRA (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, Sept 8 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) IRA “Jerry Richert Memorial” (Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, Sept 14 – Clay County Speedway (IA) IRA (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, Sept 14 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA “Herb Barlow Memorial” (Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO)
Sat, Sept 15 – Deer Creek Speedway (MN) IRA (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, Sept 15 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) MOWA “Tom Knowles Memorial” (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, Sept 22 – Beaver Dam Speedway (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 23 – LaSalle (IL) Speedway IRA/MOWA “Bill Waite Jr. Memorial”
Fri, Sept 28 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA
Sat, Sept 29 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA
Fri, Oct 5 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway IRA/MOWA
Sat, Oct 6 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway IRA/MOWA
Fri, Oct 12 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway WoO
Fri, Oct 19 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 20 – Dodge City (KS) Speedway WoO
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Photo: Paul Nienhiser (9) battles with Logan Seavey (50) at the “Tom Knowles Memorial” Saturday at Spoon River Speedway near Canton, Illinois (Mark Funderburk Racing Photo)
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