Kerry Madsen accepts his trophy and cash for winning the 2018 Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by OpenWheel101.com for the second year in a row
(Bill W) November 30, 2018, Monroe, IA – For the second year in a row, Kerry Madsen took home the winner’s share with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Car Series presented by www.OpenWheel101.com! The series had 62 events in 2018, and saw a total of 24 different winners.
Kerry won eight times with the series, while Brian Brown finished second with seven wins. Austin McCarl (five wins) was third in the standings, ahead of Terry McCarl, Brooke Tatnell (one win), Scotty Thiel (four wins), Davey Heskin, Bill Balog (two wins), Cory Eliason (one win) and Matt Juhl (one win) (complete point standings are below).
Thanks to Allan Holland of Hoseheads.com, race fan Jim Harris of Omaha, and TheCushion.com, the top three in points (Madsen, Brown and Austin McCarl) received prize money. The Podium Awards of Newport, Pennsylvania, provided our winner’s trophy. With your help, hopefully, we can raise the bar again in 2019!
Stay tuned for the 2019 schedule!
2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 866 (7)
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 686 (7)
Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 602 (5)
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 565
Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (1)
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 398
Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 398 (4)
Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 390 (2)
Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 386 (1)
Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 365 (1)
Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 359 (5)
Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 339 (2)
Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA/Sydney, NSW, Aust., 262
Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 254
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 246
Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 205 (2)
Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 199
Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 197
Mike Terry Jr., Plainfield, IN, 192
Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 189
Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 179 (1)
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 174 (1)
Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 170
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 162
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 155 (1)
Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 148
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 145
Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 137
RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 135
Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 134
Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 130
Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 127
Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 123
Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 122
Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 121
Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 120
Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 118 (1)
Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 117
Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 116
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 114
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 113
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 110
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 101
Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 100
Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 95
Jim Moughan, Springfield, IL, 93
Ryan Robinson, Foresthill, CA, 91
Brandon McMullen, Plymouth, WI, 91
Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 90
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 89
Brinton Marvel, Lizton, IN, 87
Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 83
Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 71
Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA, 70 (1)
Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 70
Phillip Mock, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 69
Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 68
Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 66
Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH, 65
Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA, 60
James McFadden, Ormeau, QLD, Aust., 58
Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 54
Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 54
Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 54
Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 54
Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 53
Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA 52 (1)
Jordyn Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 50
Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 48
Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 48
AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 46
Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 44
Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 42
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 41
Travis Philo, Waterville, OH, 40
Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 40
Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 39
Alan Gilbertson, Kasson, MN, 38
Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 34
Cale Conley, Vienna, WV, 32
Brock Zearfoss, Jonesville, PA, 32
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK, 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
Scott Uttech, New Berlin, WI, 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
Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 24
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA, 22
Jason Johnson, Campbellsport, WI, 22
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 22
Paul May, Terre Haute, IN, 20
Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 20
Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 20
Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 20
Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 18
Nathan Charron, Hartsburg, IL, 18
Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 18
Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 18
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 16
Tommy Barber, Brandon, SD, 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
Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 10
Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 10
Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 10
Scott Biertzer, West Bend, 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
Eric Perrott, Sumner, IL, 4
Ben Wagoner, Emden, IL, 4
Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 4
Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND, 4
Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 4
Todd King, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 4
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 2
Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 2
WoO Platinum Driver Feature Wins:
Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (7)
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (4)
Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (2)
Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA (2)
Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (1)
David Gravel, Watertown, CT (1)
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK (1)
2018 Races 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 (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sun, Sept 23 – LaSalle (IL) Speedway IRA/MOWA “Bill Waite Jr. Memorial” (Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN)
Fri, Sept 28 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Sat, Sept 29 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Fri, Oct 5 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Fri, Oct 12 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway WoO (Rain)
Fri, Oct 19 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO (Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK)
Sat, Oct 20 – Dodge City (KS) Speedway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
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