Lonnie Wheatley, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (August 22, 2022) – Coming off a weekend sweep, Cannon McIntosh has built his Midget Power Rankings lead to 38 points over previous leader Buddy Kofoid.
After finishing second to Kofoid in the USAC’s “BC39” to kick off the month of August, McIntosh swept this past weekend’s POWRi events in Illinois to run his season total to 11 wins as he vies for his first top season-ranking in the Midget Power Rankings.
Competing more in the Winged Sprint Car ranks since his BC39 triumph, Kofoid has matched McIntosh in the win category with 11 triumphs as he seeks a top ranking for the third year in a row.
With McIntosh and Kofoid leading the way, Justin Grant is another 105 points back in third with Bryant Wiedeman in fourth as Brenham Crouch makes his way into the top five.
The balance of the current top ten includes Thomas Meseraull, Zach Daum, Jacob Denney, Mitchel Moles and Kaylee Bryson.
The Midget Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Non-Wing Sprint Cars and Rod End Supply Winged 360s.
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A look at the current Top 40 in Midget Power Rankings is as follows:
| Rank | Name | Wins | Pts | Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannon McIntosh | 11 | 495 | 2 |
| 2 | Buddy Kofoid | 11 | 457 | 1 |
| 3 | Justin Grant | 5 | 352 | 3 |
| 4 | Bryant Wiedeman | 1 | 332 | 4 |
| 5 | Brenham Crouch | 0 | 302 | 6 |
| 6 | Thomas Meseraull | 3 | 262 | 5 |
| 7 | Zach Daum | 0 | 262 | 8 |
| 8 | Jacob Denney | 1 | 231 | 7 |
| 9 | Mitchel Moles | 2 | 191 | 9 |
| 10 | Kaylee Bryson | 0 | 188 | 10 |
| 11 | Taylor Reimer | 1 | 172 | 12 |
| 12 | Chance Crum | 1 | 165 | 13 |
| 13 | Chase McDermand | 2 | 152 | 11 |
| 14 | Karter Sarff | 4 | 150 | 26 |
| 15 | Brady Bacon | 0 | 118 | 19 |
| 16 | Ryan Timms | 2 | 116 | 16 |
| 17 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 112 | 14 |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 0 | 110 | 25 |
| 19 | Jade Avedisian | 1 | 107 | 18 |
| 20 | Tanner Thorson | 1 | 105 | 15 |
| 21 | Jerry Coons, Jr. | 0 | 96 | 20 |
| 22 | Shane Golobic | 1 | 95 | 17 |
| 23 | Dominic Gorden | 0 | 95 | 32 |
| 24 | Michael Faccinto | 1 | 85 | 21 |
| 25 | Ethan Mitchell | 0 | 80 | 24 |
| 26 | Joe B. Miller | 0 | 78 | 23 |
| 27 | Michael Pickens | 1 | 76 | NR |
| 28 | Jace Park | 0 | 76 | 22 |
| 29 | Gavan Boschele | 1 | 73 | 28 |
| 30 | Kyle Cummins | 1 | 72 | 29 |
| 31 | Rico Abreu | 1 | 71 | 27 |
| 32 | Logan Seavey | 0 | 67 | 30 |
| 33 | Kyle Jones | 2 | 66 | 36 |
| 34 | Tanner Carrick | 1 | 65 | 31 |
| 35 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 0 | 63 | 37 |
| 36 | Keith Rauch | 4 | 61 | 38 |
| 37 | Tyler Courtney | 0 | 61 | 39 |
| 38 | Chris Windom | 0 | 60 | 45 |
| 39 | Kevin Thomas, Jr. | 0 | 58 | 33 |
| 40 | Jason McDougal | 0 | 54 | 43 |
Breaking into the Top 40: Michael Pickens, Chris Windom, Jason McDougal.
Falling out of the Top 40: Kaidon Brown, C.J. Leary, Nick Hoffman.
Features Completed: 71 (132 in 2021, 87 in 2020, 124 in 2019, 116 in 2018, 131 in 2017, 158 in 2016, 141 in 2015, 126 in 2014, 154 in 2013)
Number of Different Winners: 33 (50 in 2021, 37 in 2020, 51 in 2019, 56 in 2018, 60 in 2017, 62 in 2016, 65 in 2015, 57 in 2014, 66 in 2013)
Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 137 (190 in 2021, 167 in 2020, 214 in 2019, 226 in 2018, 236 in 2017, 278 in 2016, 274 in 2015, 241 in 2014, 248 in 2013)
Past Top Tens in Midget Power Rankings:
2021 – 1. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (15) 924, 2. Chris Windom (7) 615, 3. Daison Pursley (8) 613, 4. Justin Grant (5) 603, 5. Emerson Axsom (4) 599, 6. Cannon McIntosh (5) 568, 7. Tanner Thorson (7) 492, 8. Bryant Wiedeman (3) 438, 9. Logan Seavey (2) 403, 10. Thomas Meseraull (5) 337.
2020 – 1. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (10) 689, 2. Cannon McIntosh (8) 687, 3. Tanner Thorson (8) 559, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 481, 5. Chris Windom (4) 457, 6. Daison Pursley (2) 390, 7. Jake Neuman (2) 317, 8. Logan Seavey (2) 304, 9. Kyle Larson (7) 299, 10. Thomas Meseruall (4) 271.
2019 – 1. Logan Seavey (16) 891, 2. Tyler Courtney (9) 605, 3. Zeb Wise (5) 490, 4. Jesse Colwell (2) 467, 5. Tanner Carrick (2) 435, 6. Chris Windom (2) 404, 7. Cannon McIntosh (1) 382, 8. Zach Daum 375, 9. Tucker Klaasmeyer 363, 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (2) 326.
2018 – 1. Logan Seavey (9) 734, 2. Tucker Klaasmeyer (6) 483, 3. Ryan Robinson (1) 457, 4. Tanner Carrick (2) 442, 5. Christopher Bell (9) 345, 6. Chad Boat (2) 321, 7. Tyler Courtney (3) 312, 8. Zach Daum (1) 295, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (5) 294, 10. Justin Grant (2) 281.
2017 – 1. Spencer Bayston (8) 668, 2. Tanner Thorson (7) 608, 3. Shane Golobic (1) 444, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 408, 5. Justin Grant (3) 359, 6. Christopher Bell (10) 346, 7. Brady Bacon (4) 342, 8. Zach Daum (1) 325, 9. Ryan Robinson 289, 10. Tyler Thomas (6) 277.
2016 – 1. Tanner Thorson (16) 795, 2. Spencer Bayston (3) 666, 3. Carson Macedo (3) 551, 4. Zach Daum (4) 469, 5. Brady Bacon (1) 356, 6. Bryan Clauson (5) 317, 7. Chad Boat (3) 310, 8. Tyler Thomas 294, 9. Ryan Robinson 282, 10. Justin Peck (1) 273.
2015 – 1. Tanner Thorson (7) 548, 2. Darren Hagen (5) 522, 3. Spencer Bayston (5) 500, 4. Rico Abreu (9) 488, 5. Christopher Bell (8) 438, 6. Bryan Clauson (6) 422, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 383, 8. Zach Daum (3) 379, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (3) 373, 10. Tyler Thomas (2) 276.
2014 – 1. Christopher Bell (16) 659, 2. Zach Daum (4) 589, 3. Bryan Clauson (10) 555, 4. Rico Abreu (5) 449, 5. Darren Hagen (6) 421, 6. Tanner Thorson (2) 411, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 313, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 304, 9. Tyler Thomas (1) 283, 10. Alex Bright (5) 244.
2013 – 1. Christopher Bell (10) 543, 2. Zach Daum (8) 504, 3. Darren Hagen (8) 415, 4. Andrew Felker (2) 406, 5. Rico Abreu (7) 402, 6. Bryan Clauson (8) 397, 7. Brad Kuhn (1) 325, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 322, 9. Ronnie Gardner (13) 280, 10. Alex Bright (3) 231.
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.