Tony Stewart picked up the win with the IRA at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Wisconsin Friday (Dave Olson Speed Graphics)
(Bill W) September 3, 2019, Monroe, IA – It’s a traditional weekend of racing in the upper Midwest for both the MOWA and IRA series Friday and Saturday with the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com. On Friday, the Herb Barlow Memorial at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois hosts the MOWA series, while they move on to the Tom Knowles Memorial at the Spoon River Speedway near Canton, Illinois Saturday. The IRA series will make their traditional pilgrimage to Superior (WI) Speedway Friday, before descending to the Jerry Richert Memorial at Cedar Lake Speedway near New Richmond, Wisconsin Saturday.
Three different winners graced Victory Lane with the IRA series last weekend in Wisconsin. Jeremy Schultz won at Wilmot Raceway on Friday, Tony Stewart picked up the victory at the Plymouth Dirt Track, and Bill Balog captured the trophy at 141 Speedway near Francis Creek, and took over third in the series standings in the process.
Kerry Madsen leads the current point standings ahead of Brian Brown, Bill Balog, James McFadden, Terry McCarl, Austin McCarl, Parker Price-Miller, Gio Scelzi, Jeremy Schultz and Rico Abreu.
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Next Up
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
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 864 (2)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 663 (5)
3. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 632
4. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 592 (2)
5. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 535 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 403
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 369 (1)
8. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 338 (1)
9. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 328 (2)
10. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 300 (1)
11. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 295
12. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 293 (4)
13. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 291
14. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 288
15. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 284 (1)
16. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 283
17. Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 278 (1)
18. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 276
19. Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA, 261
20. Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 255
21. Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 253
22. Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 232
23. Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 220 (1)
24. Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 219
25. Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 210
26. Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 199
27. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 196
28. Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 191
29. Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 177
30. Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 150
31. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 136
32. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 131
33. Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 125
34. Dave Uttech, Kenosha, WI, 120
35. Wayne Johnson, Tuttle, OK, 118
36. Dale Blaney, Hartford, OH, 117
37. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 116
38. Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 112
39. Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 110
40. Mason Daniel, Springville, CA, 106
41. Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 102
42. Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 101
43. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 100 (1)
44. Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 97
(tie) Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 97
46. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 95
(tie) Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 95
48. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 93
49. Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 91
50. Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 90
51. Sammy Swindell, Lakeland, TN, 89
52. Wade Nygaard. Grand Forks, ND, 85
53. Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 77
54. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 75 (1)
(tie) Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 75
56. Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 74
(tie) Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 74
58. Brock Zearfoss, Jonestown, PA, 72
59. Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, PA, 68
(tie) Steve Short, Farmington, MO, 68
(tie) Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 68
62. Todd Daun, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 66
63. Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 64
(tie) Jereme Schroeder, Lake Villa, IL, 64
65. Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 60
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 60
67. Scott Biertzer, West Bend, WI, 58
68. Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 56
(tie) Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 56
70. Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 53
(tie) Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 53
72. Jeff Swindell, Bartlett, TN, 52 (1)
(tie) Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 52
74. Mike Pennel, Rapid City, SD, 50
75. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 48
(tie) Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 48
(tie) Marcus Dumesny, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 48
78. Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 47
79. Hunter Custer, Chippewa Falls, WI, 46
80. Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 44
(tie) Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 44
82. Andrew Scheuerle, Toowoomba, QLD, Aust., 41
83. Adam Speckman, Rapid City, SD, 40
84. Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 35
(tie) Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD, 35
86. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 32
87. Trevor Mell, Harwood, ND, 30
(tie) Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 30
(tie) Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 30
(tie) Travis Reber, Rapid City, SD, 30
91. Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 29
92. Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 28
(tie) Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 28
94. Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 26
(tie) Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 26
96. Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 25
(tie) Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV, 25
(tie) Randy Dolberg, Mills, WY, 25
99. Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 24
(tie) Nick Matuszewski, Green Bay, WI, 24
(tie) Danny Schlafer, Sussex, WI, 24
102. Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 22
(tie) Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 22
104. 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
108. Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, WA, 18
109. 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) Chris Ranten, Climax, MN, 16
116. 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
(tie) Travis Rilat, Heath, TX, 14
124. 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
(tie) Josh Walter, Plymouth, WI, 12
131. 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) Paul May, Terre Haute, IN, 10
(tie) Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 10
(tie) John Fahl, Brown Deer, WI, 10
138. 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
145. Aidan Roosevans, O’Fallon, IL, 6
(tie) Brayden Gaylord, Wever, IA, 6
(tie) Blake Egeland, Climax, MN, 6
(tie) Austin Deblauw, Ventura, CA, 6
149. Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 4
(tie) Max Stambaugh, Elida, OH, 4
(tie) Greg Nikitenko, Minot, ND, 4
(tie) Sean Rayhall, Winston, GA
153. 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
(tie) Patrick Haynes, Bradley, IL, 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
2, Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA
1, Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA
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 (Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA)
Sat, Aug 24 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA)
Fri Aug 30 – Wilmot (WI) Raceway IRA (Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI)
Sat, Aug 31 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA (Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN)
Sun, Sept 1 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
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: Tony Stewart picked up the win with the IRA at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Wisconsin Friday (Dave Olson Speed Graphics)
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