Lonnie Wheatley, BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (August 2, 2022) – Justin Grant was a model of consistency during USAC’s Indiana Sprint Week, pushing his lead in the Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings to 46 points over C.J. Leary with Brady Bacon just another six points back in third.
Among 99 drivers that took part in at least one leg of ISW and 22 that took in all seven rounds, the Ione, CA, native was the only driver to finish among the top five in all six features with a win as well as two runner-up finishes, two third-place finishes and a fifth-place run.
While Grant picked off Kokomo honors, the top spot was shared among five other drivers with others scoring wins including Shane Cottle (Kokomo), Leary (Lawrenceburg), Mitchel Moles (Lincoln Park), Kyle Cummins (Bloomington) and Robert Ballou (Haubstadt).
While 48 drivers made the cut for at least one ISW feature over the course of the week, Grant was among just ten that made the grid for all seven feature events (Lawrenceburg fell to rain as the feature hit the track) along with Leary, Ballou, Moles, Bacon, Chase Stockon, Jason McDougal, Emerson Axsom, Briggs Danner and Matt Westfall.
While Grant finished among the top-five in all six completed feature events, Bacon was the next on the charts with four top-fives as Leary, Stockon, Ballou and Cummins all posted three top-five runs.
Twenty-two drivers landed among the top-ten at least once during the week with Leary, Bacon and Stockon missing the top-ten just once as Grant was always in there.
With Grant, Leary and Bacon leading the way in Non-Wing Sprint Car Power Rankings, Ballou and Axsom maintained their fourth and fifth positions with Jake Swanson, whose week was cut short due to injury, and Stockon staying in sixth and seventh. Cummins made a jump from 11th to eighth with Logan Seavey and Westfall filling out the current top ten.
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 | Justin Grant | 6 | 482 | 1 |
| 2 | C.J. Leary | 8 | 436 | 2 |
| 3 | Brady Bacon | 5 | 430 | 3 |
| 4 | Robert Ballou | 6 | 392 | 4 |
| 5 | Emerson Axsom | 3 | 350 | 5 |
| 6 | Jake Swanson | 5 | 331 | 6 |
| 7 | Chase Stockon | 0 | 330 | 7 |
| 8 | Kyle Cummins | 4 | 270 | 11 |
| 9 | Logan Seavey | 2 | 253 | 8 |
| 10 | Matt Westfall | 2 | 219 | 9 |
| 11 | Jason McDougal | 1 | 213 | 12 |
| 12 | Shane Cottle | 1 | 202 | 16 |
| 13 | Thomas Meseraull | 4 | 184 | 10 |
| 14 | Jadon Rogers | 0 | 178 | 23 |
| 15 | Mitchel Moles | 3 | 166 | 26 |
| 16 | Shane Cockrum | 2 | 156 | 17 |
| 17 | Alex Bright | 5 | 151 | 13 |
| 18 | Briggs Danner | 6 | 150 | 20 |
| 19 | Damion Gardner | 5 | 146 | 14 |
| 20 | Tye Mihocko | 2 | 144 | 18 |
| 21 | Matt Mitchell | 1 | 140 | 15 |
| 22 | Geoff Ensign | 3 | 123 | 24 |
| 23 | Scotty Weir | 2 | 123 | 21 |
| 24 | Charles Davis, Jr. | 0 | 119 | 19 |
| 25 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | 3 | 110 | 30 |
| 26 | Isaac Chapple | 1 | 107 | 28 |
| 27 | Cole Bodine | 0 | 107 | 22 |
| 28 | Austin Williams | 0 | 96 | 25 |
| 29 | Brody Roa | 1 | 94 | 27 |
| 30 | Mario Clouser | 1 | 89 | 33 |
| 31 | Eddie Tafoya, Jr. | 0 | 84 | 29 |
| 32 | Justin Zimmerman | 6 | 81 | 36 |
| 33 | Nick Bilbee | 1 | 78 | 31 |
| 34 | Kory Schudy | 2 | 77 | 53 |
| 35 | Xavier Doney | 3 | 75 | 45 |
| 36 | Ricky Lewis | 2 | 74 | 42 |
| 37 | A.J. Hopkins | 2 | 74 | 40 |
| 38 | Kyle Shipley | 1 | 73 | 37 |
| 39 | Cody Williams | 2 | 72 | 32 |
| 40 | Brent Beauchamp | 1 | 72 | 43 |
Breaking into the Top 40: Kory Schudy, Xavier Doney, Ricky Lewis, Brent Beauchamp.
Falling Out of the Top 40: Brian Hayden, Wesley Smith, Carson Short, R.J. Johnson.
Features Completed: 157 (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: 74 (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: 215 (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.