Lonnie Wheatley, BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (June 14, 2022) – With USAC’s Eastern Storm firing up on Tuesday night, C.J. Leary continues to lead the way in the Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings.
The current Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series points leader that also sits fifth in USAC National points takes a 24-point advantage in Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings into Eastern Storm action after picking up his 12th top-five of the season in Saturday’s Xtreme card at Lake Ozark Speedway.
Staying busy in a pair of different cars, Jake Swanson has climbed to second with rookie contender Emerson Axsom making a move from sixth to third after contending in multiple Sprint Car events that accompanied USAC’s Indiana Midget Week.
After picking off wins at Lawrenceburg and Kokomo, current USAC points leader Justin Grant holds down fourth as Robert Ballou rounds out the current top five.
Reigning USAC champ Brady Bacon has climbed to sixth with Damion Gardner, Chase Stockon, Matt Mitchell and Thomas Meseruall filling out the current top ten as T-Mez shuffles Charles Davis, Jr., out of a top-ten position.
The Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Cars, Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Cars and Midgets.
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Separated into Non-Wing 410 and Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings through 2018, those were consolidated into a single Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Ranking for 2019 and beyond with all Non-Wing 410 and injected Non-Wing 360 events included in the Rankings.
A look at the current top 40 in Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Wins | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.J. Leary | 6 | 226 | 1 |
| 2 | Jake Swanson | 2 | 202 | 3 |
| 3 | Emerson Axsom | 2 | 185 | 6 |
| 4 | Justin Grant | 3 | 178 | 4 |
| 5 | Robert Ballou | 2 | 174 | 2 |
| 6 | Brady Bacon | 3 | 168 | 8 |
| 7 | Damion Gardner | 5 | 146 | 5 |
| 8 | Chase Stockon | 0 | 146 | 7 |
| 9 | Matt Mitchell | 1 | 128 | 9 |
| 10 | Thomas Meseraull | 4 | 124 | 11 |
| 11 | Charles Davis, Jr. | 0 | 119 | 10 |
| 12 | Jason McDougal | 1 | 112 | 15 |
| 13 | Shane Cockrum | 1 | 105 | 14 |
| 14 | Matt Westfall | 1 | 101 | 18 |
| 15 | Logan Seavey | 0 | 100 | 16 |
| 16 | Kyle Cummins | 1 | 93 | 12 |
| 17 | Austin Williams | 0 | 93 | 13 |
| 18 | Geoff Ensign | 2 | 92 | 19 |
| 19 | Shane Cottle | 0 | 80 | 17 |
| 20 | Brody Roa | 0 | 79 | 22 |
| 21 | Alex Bright | 3 | 73 | 26 |
| 22 | Cody Williams | 2 | 72 | 20 |
| 23 | Eddie Tafoya, Jr. | 0 | 70 | 23 |
| 24 | Carson Short | 0 | 64 | 21 |
| 25 | R.J. Johnson | 7 | 62 | 28 |
| 26 | Briggs Danner | 6 | 61 | 27 |
| 27 | Tye Mihocko | 1 | 55 | 24 |
| 28 | Buddy Kofoid | 0 | 55 | 25 |
| 29 | A.J. Hopkins | 2 | 53 | 45 |
| 30 | Justin Zimmerman | 3 | 52 | 33 |
| 31 | Jadon Rogers | 0 | 50 | 32 |
| 32 | Mario Clouser | 0 | 50 | 35 |
| 33 | Ricky Lewis | 1 | 48 | 42 |
| 34 | Kyle Shipley | 1 | 48 | 29 |
| 35 | Scotty Weir | 0 | 48 | 37 |
| 36 | Isaac Chapple | 0 | 47 | 50 |
| 37 | Cole Bodine | 0 | 46 | 36 |
| 38 | Chase Johnson | 1 | 44 | 30 |
| 39 | Wesley Smith | 2 | 43 | 44 |
| 40 | Logan Williams | 0 | 43 | 38 |
Breaking into the Top 40: A.J. Hopkins, Ricky Lewis, Isaac Chapple, Wesley Smith.
Falling Out of the Top 40: Tommy Malcolm, Kory Schudy, Tanner Thorson, Travis Berryhill.
Features Completed: 96 (284 in 2021, 153 in 2020, 243 in 2019, 197 in 2018, 225 in 2017, 206 in 2016, 218 in 2015, 224 in 2014, 235 in 2013)
Number of Different Winners: 54 (93 in 2021, 61 in 2020, 91 in 2019, 71 in 2018, 76 in 2017, 72 in 2016, 75 in 2015, 85 in 2014, 92 in 2013)
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 186 (294 in 2021, 203 in 2020, 267 in 2019, 204 in 2018, 226 in 2017, 231 in 2016, 268 in 2015, 293 in 2013, 336 in 2013)
Note: Prior to 2019, Non-Wing Power Rankings were broken into 410-ci and 360-ci categories instead of combined into one overall ranking.
Past Top Tens in Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings:
2021 – 1. Brady Bacon (8) 863, 2. Justin Grant (10) 772, 3. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (11) 771, 4. Jake Swanson (8) 635, 5. C.J. Leary (7) 614, 6. Tanner Thorson (5) 556, 7. Chris Windom (2) 500, 8. Logan Seavey (8) 474, 9. Robert Ballou (2) 428, 10. Jadon Rogers (8) 389.
2020 – 1. Brady Bacon (11) 618, 2. Chris Windom (7) 557, 3. Justin Grant (7) 530, 4. C.J. Leary (4) 503, 5. Chase Stockon (3) 503, 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (3) 466, 7. Kyle Cummins (7) 383, 8. Dave Darland (1) 340, 9. Shane Cottle (3) 313, 10. Robert Ballou 312.
2019 – 1. C.J. Leary (4) 701, 2. Justin Grant (8) 697, 3. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (7) 689, 4. Tyler Courtney (9) 678, 5. Brady Bacon (8) 671, 6. Chris Windom (8) 632, 7. Thomas Meseraull (12) 492, 8. Chase Stockon (1) 486, 9. Kyle Cummins (14) 468, 10. Jason McDougal (1) 354.
2018 – 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (15) 917, 2. Chris Windom (9) 863, 3. Tyler Courtney (12) 785, 4. C.J. Leary (6) 664, 5. Justin Grant (10) 655, 6. Dave Darland (4) 642, 7. Brady Bacon (5) 578, 8. Robert Ballou (5) 553, 9. Chase Stockon (2) 529, 10. Thomas Meseraull (7) 384.
2017 – 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (18) 928, 2. Justin Grant (9) 682, 3. Chris Windom (10) 667, 4. Tyler Courtney (7) 616, 5. Robert Ballou (4) 599, 6. C.J. Leary (8) 479, 7. Brady Short (7) 465, 8. Thomas Meseraull (6) 454, 9. Chad Boespflug (2) 437, 10. Brady Bacon (3) 436.
2016 – 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (13) 782, 2. Brady Bacon (3) 742, 3. Chris Windom (5) 661, 4. Thomas Meseraull (8) 658, 5. Dave Darland (2) 632, 6. Chad Boespflug (6) 555, 7. Robert Ballou (4) 503, 8. Chase Stockon (3) 497, 9. Shane Cottle (4) 451, 10. C.J. Leary (3) 446.
2015 – 1. Robert Ballou (18) 959, 2. Dave Darland (6) 895, 3. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (6) 649, 4. Chase Stockon (5) 607, 5. Brady Bacon (9) 601, 6. Jon Stanbrough (2) 577, 7. Brady Short (16) 561, 8. C.J. Leary (4) 517, 9. Thomas Meseraull (9) 466, 10. Shane Cottle (5) 419.
2014 – 1. Robert Ballou (11) 822, 2. Dave Darland (11) 750, 3. Jon Stanbrough (8) 705, 4. Bryan Clauson (9) 671, 5. Justin Grant (8) 625, 6. Brady Short (12) 605, 7. Chase Stockon (4) 532, 8. Brady Bacon (4) 477, 9. Chad Boespflug (7) 438, 10. Shane Cottle (3) 410.
2013 – 1. Dave Darland (9) 631, 2. Bryan Clauson (11) 627, 3. Brady Short (10) 531, 4. Jon Stanbrough (3) 509, 5. Chase Stockon (3) 507, 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (10) 496, 7. Robert Ballou (5) 474, 8. Chris Windom (6) 414, 9. Chad Boespflug (6) 390, 10. Brady Bacon (2) 389.
The Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.