Bill Balog celebrates his win on Sunday at 141 Speedway (IRA Photo)
(Bill W) May 28, 2019, Monroe, IA – Paul Nienhiser became the second repeat winner with Midwest Thunder Sprints Presented by www.OpenWheel101.com last Friday with the MOWA series at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois. Bill Balog got his first series win on Sunday with the IRA at 141 Speedway near Francis Creek, Wisconsin.
The next week sees two series events, one at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday, and another on Tuesday, when the World of Outlaws visit Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Illinois.
Brian Brown, who also has two wins this season with the Midwest Thunder Sprints currently leads the standings over Nienhiser, Kerry Madsen, Parker Price-Miller, Balog, Joe B. Miller, Jeremy Standridge, Carson Short, Austin McCarl and Brooke Tatnell.
Recently rained out events in Wisconsin will be rescheduled for Thursday, July 25 (Plymouth Dirt Track All Stars/IRA) and Friday, August 30 (Wilmot Raceway IRA).
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Sat, June 1 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Tue, June 4 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway WoO
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 120 (2)
2. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 116 (2)
3. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 115
4. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 91
5. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 88 (1)
6. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 86
7. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 85
8. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 75 (1)
9. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 74
10. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 73
11. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 66
12. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 58
13. Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 57
14. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 55
(tie) Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 55
16. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 52
17. Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 50 (1)
18. Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 42
19. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 40
(tie) Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 40
21. Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 36
22. Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 35
(tie) Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 35
(tie) Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 35
(tie) Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 35
(tie) Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 35
27. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 34
28. Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 33
(tie) Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 33
30. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 32
31. Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 30
(tie) Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IN, 30
(tie) Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 30
34. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 26
35. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 25
36. Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 24
(tie) Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 24
38. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 20
(tie) Christopher King, Farmington, MO, 20
40. Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 18
(tie) Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 18
42. Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 16
(tie) Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 16
(tie) Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 16
(tie) Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 16
(tie) Andy Bishop, Harrisburg, IL, 16
(tie) Todd King, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 16
48. Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 14
(tie) Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL, 14
50. Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 12
(tie) Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 12
(tie) Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 12
(tie) Fassbender, Lance, Burnett, WI, 12
54. Brady Barker, New Berlin, IL, 10
(tie) George Crawford, Springfield, IL, 10
(tie) Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH, 10
(tie) Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 10
58. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 8
59. Aidan Roosevans, O’Fallon, IL, 6
(tie) Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 6
(tie) Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 6
62. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 4
(tie) Mason Daniel, Springville, CA, 4
(tie) Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 4
65. Brinton Marvel, Lizton, IN, 2
(tie) Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 2
(tie) Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 2
Tentative 2019 Races that will be counted for Points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com
Sat, April 6 – 34 Raceway (IA) IRA/MOWA (Carson Short, Marion, IL)
Sun, April 7 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, April 12 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN)
Sat, April 13 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Canceled)
Sat, April 20 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, April 26 – Lake Ozark (MO) Speedway WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, April 27 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Canceled)
Sat, April 27 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Rain)
Sun, April 28 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway WoO (Postponed)
Sat, May 4 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, May 10 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex IRA (Postponed)
Sat, May 11 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway IRA (Rain)
Fri, May 17 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway All Stars/IRA (Rain)
Sat, May 18 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sat, May 18 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track All Stars/IRA (Rain)
Sun, May 19 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars (Rain)
Fri, May 24 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, May 24 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sat, May 25 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sun, May 26 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Sat, June 1 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Tue, June 4 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway WoO
Fri, June 7 – Lee County (IA) Speedway MOWA
Fri, June 7 – River Cities (ND) Speedway WoO
Sat, June 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sat, June 8 – Granite City Speedway (MN) WoO
Sun, June 9 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, June 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO
Sat, June 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO
Sat, June 22 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sat, June 22 – Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) WoO
Sun, June 23 – Dubuque (IA) Speedway WoO
Thurs, June 27 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) Nationals WoO
Fri, June 28 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) Nationals WoO
Fri, June 28 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway All Stars/MOWA
Sat, June 29 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) Nationals WoO
Sat, June 29 – Route 66 Speedway (IL) All Stars
Sun, June 30 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA
Wed, July 3 – Dodge County (WI) Fairgrounds IRA
Fri, July 5 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 6 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sat, July 6 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Fri, July 12 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA
Sat, July 13 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sat, July 13 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway WoO
Sat, July 20 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sun, July 21 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) or LaSalle (IL) Speedway IRA/MOWA
Thurs, July 25 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track All Stars/IRA
Fri, July 26 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex All Stars
Fri, July 26 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA
Fri, July 26 – Langlade County Fairgrounds (WI) IRA
Sat, July 27 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway All Stars
Sun, July 28 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars
Fri, Aug 2 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO
Sat, Aug 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) Ironman 55 WoO
Sat, Aug 3 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway IRA
Sun, Aug 4 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Cappy Classic
Mon, Aug 5 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge
Wed, Aug 7 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Thurs, Aug 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Fri, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Sat, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Fri, Aug 16 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO
Sat, Aug 17 – West Fargo (ND) WoO
Sat, Aug 17 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway IRA
Sun, Aug 18 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Aug 23 – Black Hills Speedway (SD) WoO
Sat, Aug 24 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Fri, Aug 30 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri Aug 30 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway IRA
Sat, Aug 31 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA
Sun, Sept 1 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 6 – Superior (WI) Speedway IRA
Fri, Sept 6 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA
Sat, Sept 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) Jerry Richert Memorial IRA
Sat, Sept 7 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) Tom Knowles Memorial MOWA
Fri, Sept 20 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex IRA
Fri, Sept 20 – Dodge City (KS) Raceway WoO
Sat, Sept 21 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex IRA
Sat, Sept 21 – Dodge City (KS) Raceway WoO
Sat, Sept 21 – Beaver Dam (WI) Raceway IRA
Wed, Sept 25 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway WoO
Fri, Sept 27 – Dodge County (WI) Fairgrounds IRA
Sat, Sept 28 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA
Fri, Oct 4 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA
Sat, Oct 5 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA
Fri, Oct 18 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 19 – Lake Ozark (MO) Speedway WoO
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Photo: Bill Balog celebrates his win on Sunday at 141 Speedway (IRA Photo)
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