Ian Madsen picked up the feature win and the Knoxville Season Championship Saturday (Chuck Stowe Images)
Associate Sponsors: Hoseheads.com, TheCushion.com, Buckeye Threads. Front Row Challenge
Product Sponsor: EMi
(Bill W) August 29, 2017 – Ian Madsen topped Season Championship Night Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway and in doing so, registered his sixth win with the Midwest Thunder Sprints presented by www.OpenWheel101.com!
Jackson Motorplex in Minnesota will play host to a pair of events this weekend. The Richard White Memorial will commence Friday night, while the Fall Classic will bring 410 sprint racing to a close for 2017 at Jackson Saturday. The MOWA series has two events as well. Thursday and Friday, they will run events that were postponed from Illinois Sprintweek. On Thursday, they’ll race at Peoria Speedway and Friday, they’ll be at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City.
The Midwest Thunder schedule has seen 23 different winners in the 46 events contested. Kerry Madsen leads the standings over Ian Madsen, Donny Schatz, Brian Brown and Brad Sweet. Shane Stewart, David Gravel, Brooke Tatnell, Tim Kaeding and Daryn Pittman round out the top ten.
Join us in supporting sprint car racing in the Midwest!
So far, Hoseheads.com, Buckeye Threads, TheCushion.com and the Front Row Challenge have jumped on board as associate sponsors for the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by Open Wheel 101.
EMi is providing a $500 gift certificate to the highest finishing EMi driver in the season point race, as well.
Whether you are just wanting to chip in or become a title sponsor for the series, there are several options for you. Visit www.OpenWheel101.com or e-mail Bill Wright at sprntcar@hotmail.com for more details!
Stay tuned to Open Wheel 101 all season long for point and race updates!
Next Up!
Thurs, Aug 30 – Peoria Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Sept 1 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex
Fri, Sept 1 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Sept 2 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex
Current Point Standings (Through 8/26/17)
Driver, Hometown, Points (Wins)
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 921 (3)
Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 834 (6)
Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND, 725 (6)
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 710 (5)
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA, 709 (2)
Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK, 479 (2)
David Gravel, Watertown, CT, 463 (3)
Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 434
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 405 (2)
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK, 397 (1)
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 384 (1)
Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA, 365 (2)
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 333 (1)
Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 322
Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD, 283 (1)
Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO, 270 (1)
Lynton Jeffrey, Sydney, NSW, Aust./Prairie City, IA, 234
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN, 230 (1)
Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 209
Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 205 (1)
Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 190 (2)
Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 190 (1)
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 175
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 175 (2)
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 172
Jason Sides,Bartlett, TN, 166
Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 148
Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO, 144 (1)
Chad Kemenah, Arvada, OH, 144 (1)
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 142
Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA, 130
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 127
Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 121
Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 119
Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH, 110
Brent Marks, Myerstown, PA, 98
Dustin Selvage, Indianola, IA, 91
Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 88 (1)
Dusty Zomer, Sioux Falls, SD, 76
Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 75
Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 74
Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 74
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 72
Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 70
Cap Henry, Bellevue, OH, 68
Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 68
Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA, 65
Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH, 64 (1)
Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 63
Jim Moughan, Springfield, IL, 61
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 59
Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 58
Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 54
Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 53
Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 46
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 46
AJ Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 43
Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 41
Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 40
Travis Whitney, Blaine, MN, 39
Mike Terry Jr., Plainfield, IN, 35
Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL, 32
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK, 32
Danny Dietrich, Gettysburg, PA, 32
Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 30
Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 28
Austin Johnson, Pleasant Hill, IA, 26
RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 22
Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 22
Tayler Malsam, Sammamish, WA, 22
Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 22
Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 20
Kyle Marten, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 20
Jimmy Hurley, Springfield, IL, 20
Jacob Allen, Hanover, PA, 20
James McFadden, Alice Springs, NT, Aust., 20
Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 18
Scott Bogucki, McLaren, SA, Aust., 18
Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 18
Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 18
Kody Kinser, Bloomington, IN, 18
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 18
Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 18
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, MN, 16
Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA, 16
Matt Wasmund, Jackson, MN, 16
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 16
Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 14
Bret Tripplett, Lincoln, IL, 14
Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 14
Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL, 14
Andrew Andruskevitch, Riverton, IL, 14
Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 14
Clyde Knipp, California, MO, 14
Andy McElhannon, Nesbit, MS, 12
Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 12
Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 12
Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 12
Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 10
Bronson Maeschen, Pleasantville, IA, 10
Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 8
Eric Schulz, Sioux Falls, SD, 8
Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 8
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 8
Howard Moore, Memphis, TN, 6
Blake Nimee, Oswego, IL, 6
Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN, 6
Bill Boles, Harris, IA, 6
AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 6
Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 6
Trey Starks, Puyallup, WA, 6
Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 4
Tyler Bear, Elliottsville, PA, 4
Wayne Modjeski, Oak Creek, WI, 4
Brandon Spithaler, Evans City, PA, 4
Austin Pierce, Grand Forks, ND, 4
Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD, 4
Dean Brown, Springfield, MN, 4
Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, AL, 4
Matt Vandervere, Zion, IL, 2
Max Stambaugh, Lima, OH, 2
John Lambertz, Sioux Falls, SD, 2
Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 2
Trevor Serbus, Olivia, MN, 2
Bob Weuve, Newton, IA, 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2
Tentative Races that will be counted for Points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com (Winners)
Fri, April 7 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA (Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO)
Sat, April 8 – 34 Raceway (IA) IRA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, April 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sat, April 22 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, April 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Fri, May 5 – Missouri State Fair Speedway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, May 6 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, May 12 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, May 13 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 20 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Sun, May 21 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA (Rain)
Fri, May 26 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 27 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Thur, June 1 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, June 2 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, June 3 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Thur, June 8 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Bill Balog, Hartland, WI)
Fri, June 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, June 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sun, June 11 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars (Chad Kemenah, Arvada, OH)
Tue, June 13 – Eagle Raceway (NE) WoO (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Fri, June 16 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, June 17 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Matt Juhl, Sioux Falls, SD)
Sat, June 17 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO (Rain)
Tue, June 20 – Granite City Speedway (MN) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Fri, June 23 – West Liberty (IA) Speedway WoO (Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK)
Fri, June 23 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Paige Polyak, Tiffin, OH)
Sat, June 24 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Danny Lasoski, Dover, MO)
Tue, June 27 – The Dirt Oval at Route 66 (IL) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Thur, June 29 – Deer Creek Speedway (MN) WoO (Rain)
Fri, June 30 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, July 1 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Thur, July 6 - Deer Creek Speedway (MN) WoO (Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, IN)
Fri, July 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sat, July 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, July 14 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA)
Sat, July 15 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND)
Sat, July 22 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Wed, July 26 – Peoria Speedway (IL) MOWA (Rain)
Thur, July 27 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Rain)
Fri, July 28 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX)
Fri, July 28 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Sat, July 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, July 29 – Macon Speedway (IL) MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Fri, Aug 4 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO (Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK)
Sat, Aug 5 – I-55 Raceway “Ironman 55” (MO) WoO (Rain)
Sun, Aug 6 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Cappy Classic (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Mon, Aug 7 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge (Shane Stewart, Bixby, OK)
Wed, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Thur, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Fri, Aug 11 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Friday feature only) (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Sat, Aug 12 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Fri, Aug 18 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, Aug 19 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Sat, Aug 19 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex (Rain)
Sun, Aug 20 – Nodak Speedway (ND) WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Sat, Aug 26 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Ian Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Thurs, Aug 30 – Peoria Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Sept 1 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex
Fri, Sept 1 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Sept 2 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex
Fri, Sept 8 – Superior Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 8 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Sept 9 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) Jerry Richert Memorial
Sat, Sept 9 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) Tom Knowles Memorial
Wed, Sept 13 – Dirt Oval at Route 66 (IL) IRA
Fri, Sept 15 – Clay County Fair Speedway (IA) IRA
Sat, Sept 16 – Deer Creek Sp,keedway (MN) IRA
Sat, Sept 30 – St. Francois County Raceway (MO) Queen’s Royale
Fri, Oct 6 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL) MOWA/IRA
Sat, Oct 7 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL) MOWA/IRA
Fri, Oct 13 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Oct 14 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) MOWA
Fri, Oct 20 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 21 – Salina Highbanks Speedway (OK) WoO
Point System
The top fifteen finishers in the feature event each night receive points:
Winner - 50 2. 40 3. 35 4. 30 5. 25 6. 20 7. 18 8. 16 9. 14 10. 12 11. 10 12. 8 13. 6 14. 4 15. 2
Associate Sponsors
Hoseheads.com
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The Cushion
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Visiting www.TheCushion.com is not only your ticket to LIVE events at the Knoxville Raceway and other great venues, it also provides access to nearly 1,000 On Demand Videos from sanctions like the World of Outlaws, All Stars, USAC, King of the West Series, ASCS, regional tracks and much more! Also catch live audio from the All Stars, “Cushion Originals” not found anywhere else!
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Front Row Challenge
The Price Chopper Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting and Don Long’s Searsboro Telephone Company will again pay $20,000 to the winner! It will be held Monday, August 7 at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. The 410 sprints will be supported by the IMCA Racesaver sprint cars. For more information, visit www.OskyChallenges.com!
Product Sponsor
EMi
It goes without saying that the open wheel industry is constantly evolving and ever-changing. Customers often measure a company in two different ways. The first is by the products that are offered, and the second is by the service.
EMI has excelled at both since the beginning. Here at EMI, the goal is to exceed the customer’s expectations with emphasis on quality and safety. Our technical support combined with our ongoing commitment to product safety sets us apart.
Product research and development focused on your current and future requirements will continue to position EMI at the forefront of the sprint car industry.
EMI continues to value the relationships built with each and every customer. EMI's reaching dealer network, both domestically and internationally, ensures product and support at a moments notice.
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Photo: Ian Madsen picked up the feature win and the Knoxville Season Championship Saturday (Chuck Stowe Images)
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