Josh Schneiderman won at Jacksonville Friday (Mark Funderburk Racing Photo)
(Bill W) May 20, 2021, Monroe, IA – Congratulations to Josh Schneiderman for picking up his first career 410 win Friday at Jacksonville! A caution late negated a pass by Joe B. Miller for the lead, so it was nail-biting time for Josh and his family the last several laps. A couple of ruts and some taps of the wall later, and he was standing in Victory Lane with father Bart, brother and crew chief Jarrod, wife Brittany and son Bryar.
Jake Blackhurst got tangled in traffic while running second at Jacksonville, ending his chances to catch Josh. Riley Goodno followed Miller to the podium. The eighteen-year-old was doing double duty with his micro, before attempting Knoxville in both 410 and 360 before rain, and venturing to Huset’s on Sunday, where he tangled with Jack Croaker in a top ten battle.
Brian Brown topped them all at Jackson Motorplex in the $5,000 to win the NOSA Bull Haulers Brawl presented by Folkens Brothers Trucking on Friday. Skylar Prochaska thrilled his home track contingent by getting by Brian on a narrow track, but Brown came back to take back the point on a restart for a much-needed win for his team.
Prochaska came home second, ahead of Matt Juhl, Brooke Tatnell and Justin Henderson. Rainy conditions meant a heavy and fast track in Jackson. The next 410 action at Jackson will come in late June with the Jackson Nationals.
NOSA brought quite a contingent of cars not only to Jackson, but also I-90 Speedway near Hartford, South Dakota, and Huset’s on Sunday. Tim Estenson was the top finisher in sixth for the regulars at Jackson.
Austin Pierce struck for his first win of the year in NOSA action at I-90 on Saturday. Jack Dover charged from twelfth to the runner-up spot in the Bowers #81 after finishing third to winner Jason Martin and Tyler Drueke in I-80 360 action Friday in his own car. Jack added a run from 19th to fourth at Huset’s on Sunday. His first win there seems imminent. Estenson was third at I-90, followed by Brant O’Banion and Jody Rosenboom.
NOSA events saw 30 cars at Jackson, 28 at I-90 and 32 at Huset’s. Henderson was the class of the field Sunday night at Huset’s after returning to the Upper Midwest from a Saturday Knoxville that was a wash after heat races. This Saturday will see dual 410 features to make up.
Carson McCarl was steady in second at Huset’s, followed by Cody Ledger, Dover and Rosenboom. Tempers flared on the heavy, narrow surface where real estate was hard to come by. A number of accidents were the result, but no one was injured. It was also great to see John “Long Hair” Lambertz back in Victory Lane with the Racesavers.
It should be a fun summer at Huset’s with the number of NOSA events scheduled. The Northern Outlaw Sprint Association returns for a two-night event Sunday May 30 and Monday May 31. The finale will pay a cool $7,500 to the winner.
Weather forecasts at Knoxville scared a few teams away to be sure, but Parker Price-Miller looked solid in his first night pairing with Guy Forbrook. They are scheduled for the pole of the make-up feature. Ayrton Gennetten may rethink his plan of four races in Indiana with the All Stars this weekend (at least leaving Saturday open) as he is slated to start outside row one.
The USAC National Sprint Cars invade Lakeside Speedway in Kansas Friday and Saturday. The National Midget event last weekend in Sweet Springs, Missouri has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 11, and will now kick off Mid-America Midget Week.
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The point standings have been shaken up a bit after last weekend’s action, with Josh Schneiderman, Brian Brown, Austin Pierce and Justin Henderson picking up the wins. This week will see Knoxville Raceway’s two features, plus weekly action at Huset’s.
Brian Brown has taken the lead in the point race, ahead of Gio Scelzi, Rico Abreu, Justin Henderson and Ayrton Gennetten. Austin McCarl, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Matt Juhl, Riley Goodno and Kyle Larson round out the current top ten.
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Sat, May 22 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) x2
Sun, May 23 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
2021 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 239 (1)
2. Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 235
3. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 188
4. Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 143 (1)
5. Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO, 142 (1)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 140 (2)
7. Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 120
(tie) Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 120
9. Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA, 111
10. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 110
(tie) Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 110
12. Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 107
13. Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 103
14. Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA 102 (1)
15. Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA, 101 (1)
16. Zach Hampton, Mooresville, IN, 100
17. Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 95
18. Tucker Klaasmeyer, Paola, KS, 90
(tie) Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 90
20. Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 78
21. Clinton Boyles, Greenwood, MO, 76
22. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 70
23. Tim Estenson, Fargo, ND, 69
24. Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE, 67
25. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 63
26. Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 61
27. Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 60
28. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 57
29. Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 54
30. Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA, 50
(tie) Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids, IA, 50
32. Noah Gass, Mounds, OK, 46
33. Garet Williamson, Columbia, MO, 42
(tie) Jacob Patton, Behtalto, IL, 42
35. Cory Eliason, Visalia, CA, 40
(tie) Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 40
37. Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 38
38. Carson Short, Marion, IL, 36
(tie) Wade Nygaard, Grand Forks, ND, 36
40. Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 35
41. Nick Ranten, East Grand Forks, MN, 32
42. Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO, 30
(tie) Brandon Hanks, Burlison, TN, 30
(tie) Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 30
(tie) Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 30
(tie) Brant O’Banion, Parker, SD, 30
47. Jake Bubak, Arvada, CO, 28
48. Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 26
(tie) Brayton Lynch, Springfield, IL, 26
50. Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 25
(tie) Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 25
52. Jordan Adams, Reynolds, ND, 24
(tie) Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 24
(tie) Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL, 24
55. Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 20
(tie) Ben Brown, Marshall, MO, 20
(tie) Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 20
(tie) Mitchell Davis, Auburn, IL, 20
(tie) Brendan Mullen, Grand Forks, ND, 20
60. Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 18
(tie) Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 18
62. Elliot Amdahl, Flandreau, SD, 16
(tie) Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 16
(tie) Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls, SD, 16
65. Cole Duncan, Lockbourne, OH, 14
(tie) Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 14
67. McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA, 12
(tie) Jack Croaker, East Grand Forks, MN, 12
(tie) Blake Egeland, Climax, MN, 12
70. Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 10
(tie) Jordan Graham, Grand Forks, ND, 10
72. Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL, 8
(tie) Andy Bishop, Harrisburg, IL, 8
(tie) Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls, SD, 8
(tie) Corbin Gurley, Hebron, IN, 8
(tie) Zach Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 8
77. Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 6
(tie) Terry Babb, Lincoln, IL, 6
(tie) Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 6
(tie) Nick Omdahl, East Grand Forks, MN, 6
(tie) Shane Roemeling, Grand Forks, ND, 6
(tie) Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 6
83. Chuck McGillivray, Madison, SD, 4
(tie) Presley Truedson, Kennedy, MN, 4
(tie) Kevin Ingle, Huron, SD, 4
86. AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 2
(tie) Tyler Drueke, Eagle, NE, 2
(tie) Austin Miller, Lacona, IA, 2
(tie) James Broty, Lonsdale, MN, 2
(tie) Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 2
(tie) Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 2
Platinum WoO Member Wins
6, Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA
1, Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH
Tentative 2021 Races that will be counted for points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com
Sat, March 27 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, April 2 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, April 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, April 16 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO)
Sat, April 17 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Sat, April 24 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Thur, April 29 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, April 30 – I-70 Speedway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, May 1 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) (Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA)
Sat, May 1 – I-70 Speedway (MO) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sun, May 9 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, May 14 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) NOSA (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, May 14 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) (Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA)
Sat, May 15 – I-90 Speedway (SD) NOSA (Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND)
Sun, May 16 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) (Justin Henderson, Tea, SD)
Sat, May 22 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) x2
Sun, May 23 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, May 28 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Sat, May 29 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, May 30 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA
Mon, May 31 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA
Thur, June 3 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL) All Stars/IRA
Fri, June 4 – Lee County Speedway (IA) MOWA
Fri, June 4 – Wilmot Raceway (WI) All Stars/IRA
Fri, June 4 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO
Sat, June 5 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, June 5 – Granite City Speedway (MN) WoO
Sat, June 5 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) All Stars/IRA
Sun, June 6 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sun, June 6 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA
Sun, June 6 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, June 11 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Fri, June 11 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Sat, June 12 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) WoO
Sun, June 13 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA
Thur, June 17 – 34 Raceway (IA) WoO
Fri, June 18 – Dubuque Speedway (IA) WoO
Sat, June 19 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, June 19 – Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) WoO
Sun, June 20 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Mon, June 21 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) WoO
Tue, June 22 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) WoO
Thur, June 24 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) WoO
Fri, June 25 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) WoO
Sat, June 26 – Jackson Motorplex (MN) WoO Jackson Nationals
Sun, June 27 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Thur, July 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Fri, July 2 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 3 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 3 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 10 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 11 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, July 16 – Lincoln Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, July 17 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, July 18 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, July 23 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) All Stars
Fri, July 23 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Sat, July 24 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sat, July 24 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) All Stars
Sun, July 25 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sun, July 25 – Humboldt Speedway (KS) All Stars
Tue, July 27 – I-70 Speedway (MO) All Stars
Thur, July 29 – Missouri State Fair Speedway All Stars
Fri, July 30 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars
Fri, July 30 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, July 31 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) All Stars
Sun, Aug 1 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sun, Aug 1 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Aug 6 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO
Sat, Aug 7 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO
Sun, Aug 8 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Capitani Classic
Mon, Aug 9 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge
Wed, Aug 11 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Thur, Aug 12 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Fri, Aug 13 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Sat, Aug 14 – Knoxville Raceway (IA) Nationals
Fri, Aug 20 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO
Sat, Aug 21 – Wilmot Raceway (WI) IRA
Sat, Aug 21 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO
Sun, Aug 22 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) WoO
Sun, Aug 22 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Aug 27 – I-80 Speedway (NE) WoO
Fri, Aug 27 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Aug 28 – Knoxville Raceway (IA)
Sun, Aug 29 – Huset’s Speedway (SD) NOSA
Sun, Aug 29 – Route 66 Raceway (IL) IRA/MOWA
Fri, Sept 3 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Fri, Sept 3 – Dodge Co. Fairgrounds (WI) IRA
Sat, Sept 4 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 5 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 10 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Sept 10 – Outagamie Speedway (WI) IRA
Sat, Sept 11 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) MOWA Tom Knowles Memorial
Sat, Sept 11 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) IRA Jerry Richert Memorial
Fri, Sept 17 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL)
Sat, Sept 18 – Beaver Dam Raceway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 24 – Dodge Co. Fairgrounds (WI) IRA
Sat, Sept 25 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Sat, Sept 25 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 26 – Huset’s Speedway (SD)
Fri, Oct 8 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Oct 22 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
2020 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 766
2. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 667 (9)
3. Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 660 (11)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 587 (3)
5. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 479 (3)
6. Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 440
7. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 419
8. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 413
9. Tim Kaeding, Campbell, CA, 402
10. Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 385 (1)
2019 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 954 (2)
2. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 947 (7)
3. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 731 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 713 (2)
5. James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 592 (2)
6. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 505 (1)
7. Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 484 (1)
8. Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 471 (3)
9. Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 427 (5)
10. Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 400 (2)
2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 866 (7)
2. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 686 (7)
3. Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 602 (5)
4. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 565
5. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 420 (1)
6. Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 398 (4)
(tie) Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 398
8. Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 390 (2)
9. Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 386 (1)
10. Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 365 (1)
2017 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Final Point Standings (Feature Wins)
1. Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1086 (5)
2. Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 1031 (7)
3. Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 800 (6)
4. Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 760 (6)
5. Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 760 (2)
6. Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 533 (1)
7. Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 529 (2)
8. David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 481 (3)
9. Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 437 (1)
10. Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 425 (2)