Bill Balog won Saturday's IRA event at Wilmot Raceway (IRA Photo)
(Bill W) August 22, 2019, Monroe, IA – Donny Schatz, Bill Balog and Scotty Thiel were the winners last weekend in action with the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com! Schatz dominated World of Outlaws action in his home state at the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, while Balog found victory with the IRA at Wilmot Raceway Saturday. Scotty Thiel finished off the weekend with a win at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie Wisconsin Sunday with the IRA.
Friday, the World of Outlaws compete at Black Hills Speedway near Rapid City, South Dakota, while Season Championship night is scheduled for Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday.
Kerry Madsen leads the current point standings ahead of Brian Brown, James McFadden, Bill Balog, Terry McCarl, Austin McCarl, Parker Price-Miller, Rico Abreu, Paul Nienhiser and Dominic Scelzi.
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Fri, Aug 23 – Black Hills Speedway (SD) WoO
Sat, Aug 24 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 823 (2)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 645 (5)
3. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 592 (2)
4. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 542 (3)
5. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 505 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 391
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 344 (1)
8. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 300 (1)
9. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 293 (4)
10. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 291
11. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 288 (1)
(tie) Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 288
13. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 279
14. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 278 (1)
15. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 268
16. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 263
17. Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA, 261
18. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 253
19. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 249
20. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 232
21. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 227
22. Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 206 (1)
23. Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 177
24. Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 171
25. Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 163
26. Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 157
27. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 155
28. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 150
29. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 136
30. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 129
31. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 127
32. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 125
33. Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH, 117
34. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 116
35. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 115
36. Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 112
37. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 102
38. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 100 (1)
(tie) Mason Daniel, Springville, CA, 100
40. Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 97
41. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 95
(tie) Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 95
43. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 93
44. Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 91
45. Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 90
46. Sammy Swindell, Lakeland, TN, 89
47. Wade Nygaard. Grand Forks, ND, 85
(tie) Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 85
49. Wayne Johnson, Tuttle, OK, 78
50. Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 77
51. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 75 (1)
(tie) Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 75
53. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 74
54. Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA, 72
55. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA, 68
(tie) Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 68
(tie) Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 68
58. Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 67
59. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 64
(tie) Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 64
61. Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 60
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 60
(tie) Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 60
64. Scott Biertzer, West Bend, WI, 58
65. Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 56
(tie) Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 56
67. Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 53
(tie) Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 53
69. Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 52 (1)
(tie) Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 52
(tie) Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 52
72. Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 50
73. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 48
(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 48
(tie) Marcus Dumesny, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 48
76. Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 47
77. Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 44
(tie) Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 44
79. Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 42
80. Andrew Scheuerle, Toowoomba, QLD, Aust., 41
81. Hunter Custer, Chippewa Falls, WI, 38
82. Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 35
83. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 32
84. Trevor Mell, Harwood, ND, 30
(tie) Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 30
(tie) Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 30
87. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 29
88. Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 28
(tie) Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 28
90. Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 26
(tie) Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 26
92. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 25
(tie) Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV, 25
94. Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 24
95. Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 22
(tie) Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 22
97. Christopher King, Farmington, MO, 20
(tie) Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN, 20
(tie) Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 20
(tie) Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 20
101. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA, 18
102. Andy Bishop, Harrisburg, IL, 16
(tie) Todd King, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 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
(tie) Nick Matuszewski, Green Bay, WI, 16
(tie) Chris Ranten, Climax, MN, 16
110. 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) Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA, 14
117. Lance Fassbender, Burnett, WI, 12
(tie) Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 12
(tie) Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 12
(tie) Matt Wiese, Lomira, WI, 12
(tie) Colton Fisher, Mediapolis, IA, 12
(tie) Chad Boespflug, Hanford, CA, 12
123. Brady Barker, New Berlin, IL, 10
(tie) George Crawford, Springfield, IL, 10
(tie) Bill Wirth, Cudahy, WI, 10
(tie) Jimmy Bridgeman, Farmington, MO, 10
(tie) Travis Rilat, Heath, TX, 10
(tie) Paul May, Terre Haute, IN, 10
(tie) Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 10
130. 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
(tie) Jeff Asher, Park Hills, MO, 8
(tie) Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN, 8
(tie) Josh Walter, Plymouth, WI, 8
138. Aidan Roosevans, O’Fallon, IL, 6
(tie) Brayden Gaylord, Wever, IA, 6
(tie) Blake Egeland, Climax, MN, 6
(tie) Austin Deblauw, Ventura, CA, 6
142. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 4
(tie) Max Stambaugh, Elida, OH, 4
(tie) Greg Nikitenko, Minot, ND, 4
145. Danny Smith, Chillicothe, OH, 2
(tie) Keith Fellner, Sturtevant, WI, 2
(tie) Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 2
(tie) Sye Lynch, Apollo, PA, 2
(tie) Presley Truedson, Kennedy, MN, 2
WoO Platinum Member Wins…
8, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA
3, David Gravel, Watertown, CT
2, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH
2, Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND
1, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA
1, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA
1, Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK
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 (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, Aug 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) Ironman 55 WoO (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Sat, Aug 3 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway IRA (Rain)
Sun, Aug 4 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Cappy Classic (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Mon, Aug 5 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge (Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK)
Wed, Aug 7 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA)
Thurs, Aug 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Fri, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Fri, Aug 16 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, Aug 17 – West Fargo (ND) WoO (Rain)
Sat, Aug 17 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Sun, Aug 18 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
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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