Kerry Madsen took the lead with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com for the first time in 2018 with his win at Knoxville’s Season Championship Saturday (Chuck Stowe Image)
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(Bill W) August 27, 2018, Monroe, IA – Kerry Madsen, the defending Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars Presented by www.OpenWheel101.com champion, took the lead in this year’s point standings for the first time on the strength of his win on Season Championship Night at the Knoxville Raceway. He passes Brian Brown, who suffered a mechanical setback when it looked like another mark in his win column at Knoxville on Saturday. Madsen’s lead is only 13 points.
Kerry (four wins) now leads Brown (seven wins), 2018 KCCS 410 Track Champion Austin McCarl (five wins), Terry McCarl and Cory Eliason (one win). Davey Heskin, Brooke Tatnell, Matt Juhl (one win), Paul Nienhiser (three wins) and Jacob Patton (two wins) round out the top ten.
There are three point eligible races over Labor Day weekend. On Friday, the MOWA series will visit Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. Saturday, the IRA will hit the Plymouth Dirt Track in Wisconsin, and Sunday, the IRA will be in action again at the 141 Speedway near Francis Creek, Wisconsin.
So far, there have been nineteen different winners in the 46 races contested with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by Open Wheel 101!
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Up Next!
Fri, Aug 31 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Sept 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 2 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA
2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings (Feature Wins)
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust., 668 (4)
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO, 655 (7)
Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA, 588 (5)
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 402
Cory Eliason, Selma, CA, 372 (1)
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 368
Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 331
Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 327 (1)
Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL, 223 (3)
Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 220 (2)
Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH, 199
Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA/Sydney, NSW, Aust., 191
Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 184
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 162
Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI, 160 (3)
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA, 155 (1)
Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA, 155 (1)
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 145
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN, 140 (1)
Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 137
Carson Macedo, Lemoore, CA, 134
Mike Terry Jr., Plainfield, IN, 130
Bill Balog, Hartland, WI, 130
Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 125
Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX, 122
Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN, 117
RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 115
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 114
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA, 113
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, ND, 110
Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO, 105
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, PA, 89
Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA, 83
Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 82
Jeremy Schultz, Beaver Dam, WI, 76
Ryan Robinson, Foresthill, CA, 75
Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 74
Terry Babb, Decatur, IL, 74
Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA, 70 (1)
Parker Price-Miller, Kokomo, IN, 68
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 66
Spencer Bayston, Lebanon, IN, 66
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN, 66
Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 66
Cory Bruns, Lincoln, IL, 65
Dave Blaney, Cortland, OH, 65
James McFadden, Ormeau, QLD, Aust., 58
Brinton Marvel, Lizton, IN, 56
Justin Peck, Monrovia, IN, 55
Jim Moughan, Springfield, IL, 55
Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 54
Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA 52 (1)
Jordyn Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Aust., 50
Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 48
Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA, 48
AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA, 46
Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL, 43
Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 42
Travis Philo, Waterville, OH, 40
Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 39
Skylar Prochaska, Lakefield, MN, 39
Scott Neitzel, Beaver Dam, WI, 38
Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA, 36
Chris Urish, Elkhart, IL, 36
Jason Keith, Fredericktown, MO, 35
Justin Standridge, Springfield, IL, 32
Cale Conley, Vienna, WV, 32
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK, 30
Mike Reinke, Howards Grove, WI, 30
Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA, 30
Colin Smith, Sheldon, IA, 30
Kris Spitz, Salem, WI, 28
Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE, 28
Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA, 25
Steve Meyer, Sheboygan Falls, WI, 25
Jordan Martens, Sioux Falls, SD, 25
Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust., 24
Chase Briscoe, Mitchell, IN, 24
Jay Waugh, Canberra, NSW, Aust., 24
Alan Gilbertson, Kasson, MN, 24
Brayden Fox, Avon, IN, 22
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, PA, 22
Robbie Standridge, Springfield, IL, 20
Paul May, Terre Haute, IN, 20
Brandon McMullen, Plymouth, WI, 20
Jamie Veal, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust., 20
Justin Jacobsma, Hull, IA, 20
Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 18
Nathan Charron, Hartsburg, IL, 18
Brock Zearfoss, Jonesville, PA, 18
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 18
Scott Uttech, New Berlin, WI, 18
Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL, 16
Jeremy Standridge, Springfield, IL, 16
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA, 16
Tommy Barber, Brandon, SD, 16
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, IN, 16
Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust., 14
Dakota Hendrickson, Omaha, NE, 14
Matt VandeVere, Zion, IL, 14
Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 14
Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX, 14
Brandon Ikenberry, Wichita, KS, 14
Aaron Andruskevitch, Riverton, IL, 12
Ben Schmidt, Howards Grove, WI, 12
Scott Winters, Butterfield, MN, 12
Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 12
Jade Hastings, Grand Forks, ND, 12
Cale Thomas, Fairland, IN, 10
Brandon Spithaler, Evans City, PA, 8
Willie Croft, Roseville, CA, 8
Jacob Wilson, Crawfordsville, IN, 8
Michael Decker, Silver Lake, WI, 6
Bob Weuve, Newton, IA, 6
Brian Paulus, Mooresville, IN, 6
Chase Wanner, Agency, IA, 6
Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE, 6
Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO, 6
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, OH, 6
Sammy Walsh, Orangeville, NSW, Aust., 6
Eric Perrott, Sumner, IL, 4
Ben Wagoner, Emden, IL, 4
John Parker, Springfield, IL, 4
Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 4
Russel Borland, Kewaskum, WI, 4
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can., 2
Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can., 2
Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL, 2
WoO Platinum Driver Feature Wins:
Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND (6)
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA (4)
Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA (2)
Logan Schuchart, Hanover, MD (2)
Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH (1)
David Gravel, Watertown, CT (1)
Tentative 2018 Races that will be counted for Points with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com
Fri, April 6 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA (Cold)
Sat, April 7 – 34 Raceway (IA) IRA/MOWA (Colder)
Fri, April 13 – Jacksonville Speedway (IL) WoO (Rain)
Sat, April 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Rain)
Fri, April 20 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Sat, April 21 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, April 28 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Fri, May 4 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, May 5 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 12 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway IRA (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, May 18 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex IRA (Cory Eliason, Selma, CA)
Sat, May 19 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sat, May 26 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sun, May 27 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Thurs, May 31 – Macon (IL) Speedway MOWA (Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL)
Fri, June 1 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, June 2 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Tue, June 5 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway WoO (Sheldon Haudenschild, Wooster, OH)
Thurs, June 7 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Fri, June 8 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Jason Johnson, Eunice, LA)
Sat, June 9 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Fri, June 15 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, June 16 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Sun, June 17 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Sat, June 23 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Fri, June 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, June 30 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO (David Gravel, Watertown, CT)
Fri, July 6 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Sat, July 7 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Matt Juhl, Tea, SD)
Sat, July 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, July 13 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA (Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL)
Sat, July 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, July 21 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO)
Thurs, July 26 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA (Ryan Smith, Kunkletown, PA)
Fri, July 27 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex All Stars (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, July 27 – Jacksonville (IL) MOWA (Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL)
Sat, July 28 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway All Stars (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Sun, July 29 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars (Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN)
Fri, Aug 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) “Ironman 55” (Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA)
Sat, Aug 4 – I-55 Raceway (MO) “Ironman 55” (Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA)
Sun, Aug 5 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Capitani Classic (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Mon, Aug 6 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge (Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA)
Wed, Aug 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Greg Hodnett, Spring Grove, PA)
Thurs, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Friday feature only) (Logan Schuchart, Hanover, PA)
Sat, Aug 11 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, CA)
Fri, Aug 17 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sat, Aug 18 – Park Jefferson International Speedway (SD) “Nationals Hangover” (Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA)
Sat, Aug 18 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO (Donny Schatz, Fargo, ND)
Sun, Aug 19 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA “Cornfest” (Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI)
Fri, Aug 24 – Dodge County Fairgrounds (WI) IRA (Rain)
Sat, Aug 25 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway (Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Aust.)
Fri, Aug 31 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Sept 1 – Plymouth Dirt Track (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 2 – 141 Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 7 – Superior Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 7 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA “Herb Barlow Memorial”
Sat, Sept 8 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) IRA “Jerry Richert Memorial”
Sat, Sept 8 – Spoon River Speedway (IL) MOWA “Tom Knowles Memorial”
Fri, Sept 14 – Clay County Speedway (IA) IRA
Sat, Sept 15 – Deer Creek Speedway (MN) IRA
Sat, Sept 22 – Beaver Dam Speedway (WI) IRA
Sun, Sept 23 – LaSalle (IL) Speedway IRA/MOWA “Bill Waite Jr. Memorial”
Fri, Sept 28 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA
Sat, Sept 29 – Plymouth (WI) Dirt Track IRA
Fri, Oct 5 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway IRA/MOWA
Sat, Oct 6 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway IRA/MOWA
Fri, Oct 12 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway WoO
Fri, Oct 19 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 20 – Dodge City (KS) Speedway WoO
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Photo: Kerry Madsen took the lead with the Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by OpenWheel101.com for the first time in 2018 with his win at Knoxville’s Season Championship Saturday (Chuck Stowe Image)
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