Rico Abreu (24) and Tony Stewart (14) battle in All Star action at 34 Raceway Sunday (Mark Funderburk Racing Photo)
Madsen Leads Midwest Thunder Spr(Bill W) July 31, 2019, Monroe, IA – It was an incredibly busy week on the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com trail last weekend, but it just keeps getting busier this week!
Aussie James McFadden picked up two All Star wins last weekend. One came Thursday at the Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track, and the other Friday at Jackson (MN) Motorplex. Fresno’s Gio Scelzi struck at Knoxville (IA) Raceway with the All Stars, and Indiana’s Tony Stewart claimed the $26,000 Rayce Rudeen Foundation event Sunday at 34 Raceway in West Burlington. Beaver Dam’s Jeremy Schultz picked up an IRA win at Langlade County (WI) Fairgrounds Friday, while Illinois’s Paul Nienhiser won at Jacksonville (IL) Speedway Friday with MOWA.
The next two weeks, there will be bucks on the line! The World of Outlaws will hit Pevely, Missouri and I-55 Raceway’s “Ironman 55” this Friday and Saturday. The IRA will visit Wilmot (WI) Raceway Saturday, as well. Sunday, Knoxville (IA) Raceway hosts the annual $7,500 to win Capitani Classic, before the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa puts up $20,000 for its Front Row Challenge winner Monday. August 7-10, all eyes will be on the Knoxville Nationals!
Kerry Madsen leads the current point standings ahead of Brian Brown, Terry McCarl, Bill Balog, James McFadden, Austin McCarl, Lynton Jeffrey, Parker Price-Miller, Paul Nienhiser and Justin Henderson.
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Next Up
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
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 652 (1)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 560 (5)
3. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 479 (2)
4. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 474 (2)
5. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 467 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 348
7. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 274
8. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 273 (1)
9. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 263 (4)
10. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 258
11. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 245
12. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 243
13. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 204 (1)
14. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 183 (1)
15. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 171 (1)
16. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 169
17. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 165
18. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 164 (1)
19. Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 153
20. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 151
21. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 139
22. Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 138
23. Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 133
24. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 129
25. Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 128
26. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 121
27. Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH, 117
28. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 115
29. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 111
30. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 106
31. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 102
32. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 95
(tie) Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 95
34. Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 93
35. Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 91
36. Mason Daniel, Springville, CA, 88
37. Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 87
38. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 86
39. Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 84
40. Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 77
41. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 75 (1)
(tie) Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 75
(tie) Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 75
44. Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 69
45. Wayne Johnson, Tuttle, OK, 68
46. Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 67
47. Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA, 66
48. Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND, 65
49. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 64
50. Scott Biertzer, West Bend, WI, 58
51. Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 55
52. Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 54
53. Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 53
54. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 52
(tie) Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 52 (1)
(tie) Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 52
(tie) Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 52
58. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 50 (1)
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 50
(tie) Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA, 50
(tie) Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 50
(tie) Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 50
63. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 49
64. Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 48
(tie) Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 48
(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 48
67. Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 47
68. Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 44
(tie) Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 44
70. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 42
71. Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 40
72. Hunter Custer, Chippewa Falls, WI, 36
73. Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 35
(tie) Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 35
75. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 32
76. Trevor Mell, Harwood, ND, 30
(tie) Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 30
(tie) Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 30
79. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 29
80. Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 26
(tie) Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 26
82. Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 24
83. Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 22
84. Christopher King, Farmington, MO, 20
(tie) Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN, 20
(tie) Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 20
87. 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) Rob Pribnow, Lomira, WI, 16
(tie) Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 16
95. 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
(tie) Gerard McIntyre Jr., New Oxford, PA, 14
(tie) Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 14
102. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 12
(tie) Lance Fassbender, Burnett, WI, 12
(tie) Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 12
(tie) Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 12
(tie) Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 12
(tie) Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 12
(tie) Matt Wiese, Lomira, WI, 12
(tie) Nick Matuszewski, Green Bay, WI, 12
(tie) Colton Fisher, Mediapolis, IA, 12
(tie) Chad Boespflug, Hanford, CA, 12
112. Brady Barker, New Berlin, IL, 10
(tie) George Crawford, Springfield, IL, 10
(tie) Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 10
(tie) Bill Wirth, Cudahy, WI, 10
116. Dustin Adams, St. Louis, MO, 8
(tie) AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 8
(tie) RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 8
(tie) Tori Knutson, Monticello, MN, 8
(tie) John Parker, Springfield, IL, 8
121. Aidan Roosevans, O’Fallon, IL, 6
(tie) Brayden Gaylord, Wever, IA, 6
(tie) Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA, 6
(tie) Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 6
125. 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 (James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust.)
Fri, July 26 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex All Stars (James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust.)
Fri, July 26 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, July 26 – Langlade County Fairgrounds (WI) IRA (Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI)
Sat, July 27 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway All Stars (Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA)
Sun, July 28 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars (Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN)
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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