Brian Brown celebrates his third Knoxville win of the season Saturday (Chuck Stowe Image)
(Bill W) June 12, 2019, Monroe, IA – Kerry Madsen leads the current point race for the Midwest Thunder Sprints Presented by www.OpenWheel101.com as the World of Outlaws hit Knoxville Raceway in Iowa this Friday and Saturday.
Last weekend saw five events with five different winners! Logan Schuchart and Brad Sweet won Friday and Saturday with the World of Outlaws at River Cities Speedway in North Dakota and Granite City Speedway in Minnesota, respectively. Paul Nienhiser grabbed his third win with the series with MOWA at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa Friday. Brian Brown won his third of the season at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday, and Bill Balog was triumphant at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin with IRA Sunday.
Madsen leads the current point standings ahead of Terry McCarl, Brown, Balog, Nienhiser, Austin McCarl, Brooke Tatnell, James McFadden, Parker Price-Miller and Lynton Jeffrey.
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Fri, June 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO
Sat, June 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 280
2. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 208 (1)
3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 205 (3)
4. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 198 (2)
5. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 172 (3)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 156
7. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 120
8. James McFadden, Ormeau, QLD, Aust., 115
9. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 105
10. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 102
11. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 89
12. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 86
13. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 85
14. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 78
(tie) Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 78
16. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 75 (1)
17. Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 71
18. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 70
19. Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 65
(tie) Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 65
21. Mason Daniel, Springville, CA, 60
22. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 57
23. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 52
(tie) Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 52
25. Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 51
26. Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 50 (1)
(tie) Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 50 (1)
(tie) Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 50
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 50
30. Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 49
(tie) Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 49
32. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 48
(tie) Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 48
(tie) Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 48
35. Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 46
36. Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 42
37. Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 41
38. Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 40
(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 40
40. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 36
41. Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 35
42. Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 34
43. Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 33
44. Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 31
45. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 30
(tie) Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 30
(tie) Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IN, 30
(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 30
49. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 26
(tie) Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 26
(tie) Wade Nygaard. Grand Forks, ND, 26
(tie) Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 26
53. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 25
54. Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 24
(tie) Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 24
56. Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 22
57. Christopher King, Farmington, MO, 20
(tie) Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 20
(tie) Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 20
(tie) Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN, 20
(tie) Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 20
62. Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 18
(tie) Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 18
64. Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 16
(tie) Andy Bishop, Harrisburg, IL, 16
(tie) Todd King, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 16
(tie) Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 16
(tie) Wayne Johnson, Tuttle, OK, 16
(tie) Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN, 16
(tie) Shane Roemeling, Grand Forks, ND, 16
71. Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 14
(tie) Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL, 14
(tie) Brinton Marvel, Pittsboro, IN, 14
(tie) Reed Allex, St. Cloud, MN, 14
75. Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 12
(tie) Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 12
(tie) Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 12
(tie) Lance Fassbender, Burnett, WI, 12
(tie) Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 12
(tie) Trevor Mell, Harwood, ND, 12
81. Brady Barker, New Berlin, IL, 10
(tie) George Crawford, Springfield, IL, 10
(tie) Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH, 10
(tie) Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 10
85. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 8
(tie) Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 8
(tie) Dustin Adams, St. Louis, MO, 8
88. Aidan Roosevans, O’Fallon, IL, 6
(tie) Brayden Gaylord, Wever, IA, 6
(tie) Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 6
91. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 2
(tie) Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 2
(tie) Colton Fisher, Mediapolis, IA, 2
(tie) Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH, 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 (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Tue, June 4 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway WoO (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, June 7 – Lee County (IA) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, June 7 – River Cities (ND) Speedway WoO (Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA)
Sat, June 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, June 8 – Granite City Speedway (MN) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sun, June 9 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
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: Brian Brown celebrates his third Knoxville win of the season Saturday (Chuck Stowe Image)
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