Austin McCarl celebrates his first win at Knoxville Saturday (Chuck Stowe Images)
(Bill W) April 23, 2018, Monroe, IA – Mother Nature finally gave in and we got some 410 sprint car racing underway in the Midwest. The Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by Open Wheel 101 schedule kicked off with Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s Scotty Thiel visiting Victory Lane with the MOWA series at Jacksonville Speedway in Illinois, and Austin McCarl, grabbing his first career feature win at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday.
The next event will be this Saturday, April 28 at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa.
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Up Next!
Sat, April 28 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
2018 Midwest Thunder Sprint Cars presented by www.OpenWheel101.com Point Standings
Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA (1), 50
Scotty Thiel, Sheboygan, WI (1), 50
Tony Stewart, Columbus, IN, 40
Brooke Tatnell, Sans Souci, NSW, Aust., 40
Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA, 35
Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL, 35
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK, 30
Jacob Patton, Bethalto, IL, 30
Jake Blackhurst, Hanna City, IL, 25
Matt Juhl, Tea, SD, 25
Brinton Marvel, Lizton, IN, 20
Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 20
Justin Henderson, Tea, SD, 18
Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA, 18
Ryan Bunton, Morton, IL, 16
Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN, 16
RJ Johnson, Tampa, FL, 14
Mike Terry Jr., Plainfield, IN, 14
Dustin Barks, Farmington, MO, 12
Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA, 12
Logan Faucon, Elkhart, IL, 10
Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA, 10
Aaron Andruskevitch, Riverton, IL, 8
Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, IA, 8
Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA, 6
Dylan Tuxhorn, Pawnee, IL, 6
Lynton Jeffrey, Prairie City, IA/Sydney, NSW, Aust., 4
Eric Perrott, Sumner, IL, 4
Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL, 2
Bob Weuve, Newton, IA, 2
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
Fri, May 4 – Lake Ozark Speedway (MO) WoO
Sat, May 5 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Fri, May 11 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex IRA
Sat, May 12 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway IRA
Sat, May 19 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sun, May 20 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) All Stars/IRA
Sat, May 26 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sun, May 27 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA
Wed, May 30 – Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway WoO
Thurs, May 31 – Macon (IL) Speedway MOWA
Fri, June 1 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA
Sat, June 2 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Thurs, June 7 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO
Fri, June 8 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO
Sat, June 9 – Jackson (MN) Nationals WoO
Fri, June 15 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO
Sat, June 16 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sun, June 17 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, June 22 – Farley (IA) Speedway WoO
Sat, June 23 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Wed, June 27 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway WoO
Fri, June 29 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO
Sat, June 30 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway WoO
Fri, July 6 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Sat, July 7 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sat, July 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway (WI) WoO
Fri, July 13 – Lincoln (IL) Speedway MOWA
Sat, July 14 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sat, July 21 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Sun, July 22 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, July 27 – Jackson (MN) Motorplex All Stars
Fri, July 27 – Jacksonville (IL) MOWA
Sat, July 28 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway All Stars
Sun, July 29 – 34 Raceway (IA) All Stars
Fri, Aug 3 – I-55 Raceway (MO) WoO
Sat, Aug 4 – I-55 Raceway (MO) “Ironman 55”
Sun, Aug 5 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Capitani Classic
Mon, Aug 6 – Southern Iowa Speedway Front Row Challenge
Wed, Aug 8 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Thurs, Aug 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Fri, Aug 10 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals (Friday feature only)
Sat, Aug 11 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway Nationals
Fri, Aug 17 – River Cities Speedway (ND) WoO
Sat, Aug 18 – Park Jefferson International Speedway (SD) “Nationals Hangover”
Sat, Aug 18 – Red River Valley Speedway (ND) WoO
Sun, Aug 19 – Angell Park Speedway (WI) IRA “Cornfest”
Fri, Aug 24 – Dodge County Fairgrounds (WI) IRA
Sat, Aug 25 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway
Fri, Aug 31 – Tri-City Speedway (IL) MOWA
Sat, Sept 1 – Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Sun, Sept 2 – Jackson Motorplex (MN)
Fri, Sept 7 – Superior Speedway (WI) IRA
Fri, Sept 7 – Jacksonville (IL) Speedway MOWA
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”
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 MOWA
Fri, Oct 19 – Lakeside Speedway (KS) WoO
Sat, Oct 20 – Dodge City (KS) Speedway WoO
Bill Wright
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