Kerry Madsen leads the current Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by OpenWheel101.com standings (Chuck Stowe Image)
(Bill W) July 22, 2019, Monroe, IA – Events at the Knoxville Raceway were washed out last Saturday, but the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com will have another busy weekend with six point eligible races on tap!
The All Stars will team with the IRA to race at the Pymouth Dirt Track in Wisconsin on Thursday. The All Stars then head to the Jackson Motorplex in Minnesota Friday for a $10,000 top prize, while the IRA tows to the Langlade County Fairgrounds in Antigo, Wisconsin. The MOWA series will also be in action Friday at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois. The All Stars race at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa Saturday, then will vie for $25,000 to win at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa Sunday.
Kerry Madsen leads the current point standings ahead of Brian Brown, Terry McCarl, Bill Balog, James McFadden, Austin McCarl, Lynton Jeffrey, Matt Juhl, Justin Henderson and Parker Price-Miller.
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Next Up
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
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 560 (1)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 523 (5)
3. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 459 (2)
4. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 424 (2)
5. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 331
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 314
7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 274
8. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 245
9. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 233
10. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 230 (1)
11. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 223
12. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 213 (3)
13. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 165
14. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 154
15. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 139
(tie) Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 139
17. Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 133
(tie) Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 133
19. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 129
20. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 121
21. Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 118
22. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 115
(tie) Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 115
24. Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 103 (1)
(tie) Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 103
26. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 102
27. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 98 (1)
28. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 95
29. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 92
30. Mason Daniel, Springville, CA, 88
31. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 86
32. Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 77
33. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 75 (1)
(tie) Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 75
(tie) Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 75
(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 75
37. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 72 (1)
38. Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 69
(tie) Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 69
40. Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND, 65
41. Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 63
42. Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 59
43. Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 56
44. Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 53
45. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 52
(tie) Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 52 (1)
47. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 50 (1)
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 50
(tie) Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA, 50
(tie) Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH, 50
(tie) Wayne Johnson, Tuttle, OK, 50
52. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 49
53. Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 48
(tie) Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 48
(tie) Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 48
56. Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 46
57. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 42
(tie) Scott Biertzer, West Bend, WI, 42
59. Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 40
60. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 38
(tie) Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 38
(tie) Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 38
63. Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 35
(tie) Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 35
65. Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 34
(tie) Hunter Custer, Chippewa Falls, WI, 34
67. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 32
68. Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IN, 30
(tie) Trevor Mell, Harwood, ND, 30
(tie) Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 30
71. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 29
72. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 26
(tie) Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 26
74. Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 24
75. Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 22
76. Christopher King, Farmington, MO, 20
(tie) Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 20
(tie) Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN, 20
(tie) Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 20
(tie) Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA, 20
81. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 18
82. 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) Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN, 16
(tie) Shane Roemeling, Grand Forks, ND, 16
(tie) Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 16
(tie) Rob Pribnow, Lomira, WI, 16
90. 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
(tie) Jordan Paulsen, Trevor, WI, 14
95. 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) Gerard McIntyre Jr., New Oxford, PA, 12
(tie) Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 12
(tie) Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 12
103. Brady Barker, New Berlin, IL, 10
(tie) George Crawford, Springfield, IL, 10
(tie) Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 10
(tie) Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 10
107. Dustin Adams, St. Louis, MO, 8
(tie) AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 8
(tie) RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 8
(tie) Matt Wiese, Lomira, WI, 8
(tie) Tori Knutson, Monticello, MN, 8
112. Aidan Roosevans, O’Fallon, IL, 6
(tie) Brayden Gaylord, Wever, IA, 6
114. Nick Matuszewski, Antigo, WI, 4
115. Colton Fisher, Mediapolis, IA, 2
(tie) Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH, 2
(tie) Keith Fellner, Sturtevant, WI, 2
(tie) Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 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 (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, June 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, June 22 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sat, June 22 – Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sun, June 23 – Dubuque (IA) Speedway WoO (Rain)
Thurs, June 27 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) Nationals WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, June 28 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) Nationals WoO (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Fri, June 28 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway All Stars/MOWA (Rain)
Sat, June 29 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) Nationals WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, June 29 – Route 66 Speedway (IL) All Stars (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Sun, June 30 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA (Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI)
Wed, July 3 – Dodge County (WI) Fairgrounds IRA (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, July 5 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Sat, July 6 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN)
Sat, July 6 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, July 12 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Sat, July 13 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, July 13 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, July 20 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
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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