Sanders Scores Top Spot in 2022 Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings!

Lonnie Wheatley, BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (December 13, 2022) – Justin Sandes emerged atop the 2022 edition of the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

The Aromas, CA, racer took the top ranking by 111 points over Oklahoma’s Blake Hahn, the fourth-largest gap between first and second since the inception of the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings in 2013.  Shane Golobic, Wayne Johnson and Dylan Westbrook filled out this year’s top five with just 20 points separating second through fifth.

Sanders becomes the sixth different driver to top the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings, joining the likes of Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who topped the charts four consecutive years from 2016 to 200, and Jason Johnson, who went back-to-back in 2013 and 2014, along with Seth Bergman (2015), Mark Smith (2020) and J.J. Hickle (2021).

A look at this year’s top ten:

1. Justin Sanders (Aromas, CA – 686 points) – Sanders racked up a dozen wins in 360-ci action at a handful of tracks including five at Placerville and a sweep of four nights of Western Sprint Tour Speedweek action at Cottage Grove.  Three wins came in SCCT action as Sanders racked up best of 32 top-fives.  It is Sanders’ sixth time among the top ten in final Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings over the past eight years with previous bests of second in both 2015 and 2021.

2. Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK – 575 points) – Hahn raced to a second consecutive ASCS National title in ’22 with four of his five wins coming in National action including a sweep of the Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals.  It is Hahn’s sixth time among the Rod End Supply Power Rankings top ten and fourth time among the top five in the last seven years after a previous best of third last year

3. Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA – 558 points) – Golobic racked up eight Cali wins including three in SCCT action and earned his third Trophy Cup championship at Tulare.  It is Golobic’s fourth consecutive time among the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings top ten including a best of second in 2020.

4. Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK – 557 points) – Johnson returned to 360-ci action from the World of Outlaws ranks and finished up second in ASCS National Tour points where he posted five of his seven wins including the Hockett/McMillin Memorial triumph at Lucas Oil Speedway.  He made his way back into the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings top ten after six consecutive top-tens from 2014 to 2019, matching his previous best of fourth in 2017.

5. Dylan Westbrook (Scotland, ONT – 555 points) – Westbrook reeled off seven wins at seven different tracks throughout Ohio, Michican, Missouri, Kansas and Ontario, Canada among a mix of sanctioning bodies including ASCS National, NRA, GLSS and Southern Ontario Sprints as well as a weekly win at Ohsweken.  It is Westbrook’s fifth time among the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings in the last six years and first time among the top five.

6. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX – 480 points) – Hafertepe, Jr., made the most of a limited slate of 360-ci events with seven feature wins including a “King of 360’s” crown at East Bay Raceway Park and a Short Track Nationals score in the final event contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway in October.  Hafertepe, Jr., finished among the top three in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings six times from 2014 to 2020 including four consecutive top rankings.

7. Davie Franek (Wantage, NJ – 465 points) – Franek raced to the Patriot Sprint Tour title in ’22 while also finishing second in Empire Super Sprint points.  It is Franek’s second time among the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings top ten after a showing of fourth in 2019.

8. Chase Randall (Waco, TX – 452 points) – “The Quickest Chicken” bounced around the country picking off seven overall wins including triumphs with the Sprint Invaders and MSTS.  Six of those wins came in SIA action. 

9. Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX – 451 points) – Reutzel divvied up time between 410’s and 360’s with seven of nine overall 360-ci wins coming at Knoxville (4) and I-30 Speedway (3), including a Knoxville 360 Nationals triumph.  Three three-time All Star champ returned to the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings for the first time since 2017 when he finished among the top three for the fourth consecutive time including runner-up rankings in 2014, 2016 and 2017.

10. Derek Hagar (Marion, AR – 447 points) – Hagar topped the 360-ci win charts in ’22 at 13, racing to both the I-30 Speedway track title and the ASCS Mid-South Region championship.  It is Hagar’s fifth time among the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings top ten including top-five rankings of fourth in 2016 and fifth in 2017.

The Winged 360 Power Rankings are presented by Rod End Supply, which offers a wide assortment of rod ends, radius rods, and specialty products that fit the needs of anyone involved in all variety of auto racing and performance related industries including farming equipment.  More information regarding Rod End Supply is available at www.rodendsupply.com.

The Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings are a part of the Open Wheel Power Rankings that also includes STIDA Winged 410s, Non-Wing Sprint Cars and Midgets.

A look at this year’s final Top 150 in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings is as follows:

RankNameWinsPts2021 Rank
1Justin Sanders126862
2Blake Hahn55753
3Shane Golobic85587
4Wayne Johnson7557NR
5Dylan Westbrook75556
6Sam Hafertepe, Jr.748037
7Davie Franek446527
8Chase Randall7452112
9Aaron Reutzel9451NR
10Derek Hagar1344719
11Garet Williamson241931
12Terry McCarl741150
13Tanner Carrick54068
14Matt Covington23879
15Jason Martin337162
16Dale Howard735510
17Paulie Colagiovanni734614
18Dominic Scelzi63404
19Jordan Poirier832260
20Tim Crawley431881
21Ryan Turner631391
22Andy Forsberg431112
23Ryan Timms22725
24Mark Smith826911
25Clint Garner426524
26Danny Varin825967
27Chase Johnson4259174
28Brandon Anderson225933
29Max Stambaugh225826
30D.J. Netto325021
31Tanner Holmes4249121
32Tony Gomes2236491
33Seth Bergman523544
34Howard Moore222516
35Mitch Brown1222NR
36Riley Goodno1222181
37Kaleb Johnson022164
38Logan Forler621761
39Terry Gray121755
40Kaleb Montgomery221329
41Kalib Henry320646
42Liam Martin3205256
43Cory Turner3204166
44Shawn Donath2202104
45Mitchell Faccinto120038
46Chris Martin020045
47Jordon Mallett419934
48Jason Shultz519065
49Brad Bowden2190195
50Trey Starks918959
51Phil Gressman2189105
52Joel Myers, Jr.118630
53Blake Carrick118422
54Cody Gardner117543
55Jason Barney217440
56Dustin Daggett217336
57Corey Day317223
58Danny Sams III317157
59Chuck Hebing216672
60Jared Horstman416441
61Jodie Robinson116452
62Colby Copeland116213
63Sean Becker115932
64Bud Kaeding215725
65Christopher Thram1153247
66Landon Crawley0149243
67Derek Locke414842
68Matt Juhl014189
69Caeden Steele1140NR
70Landon Brooks0138263
71Max Mittry0136130
72Matt Tanner313587
73Josh Hansen2135175
74Jason Solwold113278
75Nick Sheridan0130NR
76Colby Thornhill3128100
77Landon Britt012282
78Justin Henderson312147
79Brad Lamberson112174
80Michael Faccinto1121107
81Matt Farnham1120140
82Ryan Robinson111915
83Danny Smith011851
84Josh Weller4116155
85Dylan Bloomfield1115158
86Chase Majdic111348
87Jordan Thomas111392
88Kelly Miller1112483
89-tieJoey Ancona111268
89-tieJesse Schlotfeldt1112191
91Shane Hopkins1111101
92Sean McClelland1110274
93Joe B. Miller0110190
94Jake Bubak210875
95Paul Nienhiser1108207
96Dylan Swiernik1108180
97Jonathan Preston0107162
98Brian Brown1105423
99Tim Kaeding0104122
100Lorne Wofford5102159
101Steve Owings4102139
102Michael Miller3100237
103Gregg Dalman210086
104Tyler Courtney199206
105Ryan Smith099151
106Mikey Kruchka198356
107Colton Hardy19883
108Scott Bogucki09717
109Trever Kirkland496132
110Jack Dover29620
111Colton Heath29677
112Brad Bumgarner196153
113Ayrton Gennetten19679
114Jamie Ball09435
115Danny Martin, Jr.69384
116Dallas Schott292163
117Justyn Cox19118
118Jacob Dykstra091380
119Phil Dietz289197
120Morgan Turpen18980
121Larry Wight387137
122Kyle Hirst087108
123Jake Brown185NR
124Casey Schmitz384NR
125Michael Pombo082365
126Jack Wagner581203
127Shane Morgan281354
128Roger Crockett18153
129Kyler Johnson081567
130Jake Andreotti081129
131Chase Goetz18098
132Greg Hamilton080144
133Jeffrey Newell080NR
134Joe Beaver080410
135Chris Donnelly479325
136Austin McCarl17970
137Shawn Valenti079NR
138Dustin Gates078143
139Don Grable377NR
140Chase Howard076230
141Caleb Saiz273371
142Gauge Garcia072NR
143Giovanni Scelzi07295
144Chase Dunham271293
145Tylar Rankin071NR
146Brooke Tatnell07190
147John Carney II370258
148Tyler Driever16996
149Ryan Harrison169NR
150Rickey Sanders168NR

Breaking into the Top 150 from 2021:  Wayne Johnson,  Aaron Reutzel, Chase Johnson, Tony Gomes, Mitch Brown, Riley Goodno, Liam Martin, Cory Turner, Brad Bowden, Christopher Thram, Landon Crawley, Caeden Steele, Landon Brooks, Josh Hansen, Nick Sheridan, Josh Weller, Dylan Bloomfield, Kelly Miller, Jesse Schlotfeldt, Sean McClelland, Joe B. Miller, Paul Nienhiser, Dylan Swiernik, Jonathan Preston, Brian Brown, Lorne Wofford, Michael Miller, Tyler Courtney, Ryan Smith, Mikey Kruchka, Brad Bumgarner, Dallas Schott, Jacob Dykstra, Phil Dietz, Jake Brown, Casey Schmitz, Michael Pombo, Jack Wagner, Shane Morgan, Kyler Johnson, Jeffrey Newell, Joe Beaver, Chris Donnelly, Shawn Valenti, Don Grable, Chase Howard, Caleb Saiz, Gauge Garcia, Chase Dunham, Tylar Rankin, John Carney II, Ryan Harrison, Rickey Sanders.

Falling out of the Top 150 from 2021:  J.J. Hickle (1), Ryan Ruhl (28), Garen Linder (39), Marshall Skinner (49), Ryan Giles (54), Jeremy Campbell (56), Robbie Price (58), Cam Smith (63), Connor Leoffler (66), Ryan Bickett (69), Carson McCarl (71), Keith Day, Jr. (73), Tyler Thompson (76), Jody Rosenboom (85), Rico Abreu (88), J.J. Ringo (93), Josh Higday (94), Willie Croft (97), Tyler Blank (99), Ernie Ainsworth (102), Kyle Clark (103), Tyler Thomas (106), Daryn Pittman (109), Skylar Prochaska (110), Lee Grosz (111), Anthony Macri (113), Greg Wilson (114), Mark Ruel, Jr. (115), Andy Gregg (116), Gunner Ramey (117), Jim Huppunen (118), Tim Shaffer (119), Wes Wofford (120), Jared Zimbardi (123), Eric Riggins, Jr. (124), Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (125), Miles Paulus (126), Jonathan Cornell (127), Adam Carberry (128), Noah Harris (131), Randy Hannagan (133), Calvin Landis (134), Eric Lutz (135), Chase Ridenour (136), Tristan Guardino (138), Kyle Amerson (141), Billy Wallace (142), Buddy Kofoid (145), Zane Devault (146), Kyle Bellm (147), Alex Hill (148), Kory Wermling (149), Tyler Clem (150).

Features Completed: 485 (461 in 2021, 262 in 2020, 565 in 2019, 565 in 2018, 614 in 2017, 635 in 2016, 645 in 2015, 676 in 2014, 687 in 2013)

Number of Different Winners: 201 (187 in 2021, 125 in 2020, 221 in 2019, 219 in 2018, 245 in 2017, 249 in 2016, 237 in 2015, 265 in 2014, 257 in 2013)

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 633 (608 in 2021, 489 in 2020, 753 in 2019, 737 in 2018, 774 in 2017, 820 in 2016, 828 in 2015, 867 in 2014, 869 in 2013)

Past Top Tens in Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings:

2021 – 1. J.J. Hickle (6) 748, 2. Justin Sanders (16) 655, 3. Blake Hahn (9) 652, 4. Dominic Scelzi (14) 569, 5. Ryan Timms (9) 556, 6. Dylan Westbrook (5) 555, 7. Shane Golobic (7) 515, 8. Tanner Carrick (7) 506, 9. Matt Covington (4) 480, 10. Dale Howard (8) 458.

2020 – 1. Mark Smith (20) 682, 2. Shane Golobic (7) 536, 3. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (10) 497, 4. J.J. Hickle (2) 456, 5. Dale Howard (6) 400, 6 Blake Carrick (3) 366, 7. Blake Hahn (5) 346, 8. Derek Hagar (7) 339, 9. Tanner Carrick (3) 336, 10. Jack Dover (7) 329.

2019 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (12) 708, 2. Mark Smith (14) 638, 3. Seth Bergman (6) 558, 4. Davie Franek (9) 542, 5. Blake Hahn (7) 532, 6. Andy Forsberg (13) 514, 7. Dylan Westbrook (10) 508, 8. Justin Sanders (9) 493, 9. Shane Golobic (8) 476, 10. Wayne Johnson (7) 447.

2018 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (14) 723, 2. Seth Bergman (10) 637, 3. Mark Smith (14) 611, 4. Andy Forsberg (14) 560, 5. Blake Hahn (2) 536, 6. Wayne Johnson (5) 522, 7. Justin Sanders (12) 515, 8. Dylan Westbrook (11) 507, 9. Steve Poirier (9) 475, 10. Jack Dover (12) 456.

2017 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (19), 901, 2. Aaron Reutzel (6) 653, 3. Seth Bergman (3) 627, 4. Wayne Johnson (3) 564, 5. Derek Hagar (8) 512, 6. Matt Covington (1) 490, 7. Johnny Herrera (3) 470, 8. Justin Sanders (10) 468, 9. Morgan Turpen (10) 466, 10. Dylan Westbrook (14) 440.

2016 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (10) 716, 2. Aaron Reutzel (8) 713, 3. Johnny Herrera (7) 623, 4. Derek Hagar (13) 607, 5. Mark Smith (11) 604, 6. Seth Bergman (7) 587, 7. Wayne Johnson (4) 525, 8. Blake Hahn (4) 521, 9. Jason Barney (5) 487, 10. Andy Forsberg (12) 482.

2015 – 1. Seth Bergman (13) 717, 2. Justin Sanders (20) 649, 3. Aaron Reutzel (10) 613, 4. Johnny Herrera (9) 596, 5. Wayne Johnson (5) 581, 6. Mark Smith (10) 542, 7. Derek Hagar (9) 437, 8. Andy Forsberg (11) 434, 9. Mitch Brown (6) 410, 10. Shane Golobic (5) 409.

2014 – 1. Jason Johnson (5) 626, 2. Aaron Reutzel (8) 601, 3. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (6) 510, 4. Seth Bergman (10) 501, 5. Johnny Herrera (3) 491, 6. Tim Crawley (11) 487, 7. Wayne Johnson (6) 448, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. (4) 445, 9. Brian Brown (8) 441, 10. Jeff Swindell (4) 441.

2013 – 1. Jason Johnson (12) 699, 2. Johnny Herrera (5) 673, 3. Tim Crawley (14) 561, 4. Brian Brown (12) 537, 5. Logan Forler (8) 492, 6. Tony Bruce, Jr. (4) 488, 7. Roger Crockett (17) 479, 8. Jeff Swindell (5) 455, 9. Andy Forsberg (10) 430, 10. Steve Poirier (8) 420.

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.

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