Championship Preview

August 6, 2021

We're getting closer and closer to August 13th which is championship night at the Thomas County Speedway. The fans have been treated to quite the season, as we've seen a lot of really good racing, and good point battles. The usual five IMCA classes will run on that Friday night and crown their champions, in this article you'll see the points standings, as well as a little write up for each class. Sport Compacts: 1. Billy Turner 252 2. Ted Trumbo 251 3. Otto Schutte 243 4. Zach Cardwell 228 5. Madison Reed 213 6. Jarrett Marker 172 7. Mike Hedges 71 8. Gratton Dalton 68 9. Levi Rall 66 10. Colin Ridder 65 The sport compacts have put on a decent show this year, they only had one multiple feature winner so far this year and that was Madison Reed. In the seven features they have had six different winners. They have been fun to watch, as they have one of the tightest points battles, but also it's been a lot of fun watching the friendly, but quite competitive battle between Madison Reed as they chase each other in IMCA state points. The championship will come down to Billy Turner, Ted Trumbo, or Otto Schutte. Schutte may seem like a bit of a longshot, but then again we are talking about racing, and it is always crazy and unpredictable. Trumbo and Turner have both been extremely consistent as they both have finished in the top-five of every feature this season. Both of their seasons have looked like this, in seven features, seven top-tens, and top-fives and one win on the season. Otto Schutte has six top-fives, seven top-tens, and no wins on the season. Sport Mods: 1. Blaine Walt 274 2. Adam Weber 246 3. Monty Nordyke 245 4. Tony Acierno 234 5. Brendyn Nordyke 233 6. Jasen Gray 228 7. Brianna Maughlin 173 8. Luke Stallbaumer 170 9. Tyler Watts 166 10. Cody Williams 162 The sport mods have been truly exciting this year, despite Blaine Walt having a super dominant season, the racing has been extremely good. The second race of the season saw a last lap, final corner pass from Walt to win for example. In the seven features, there have been three different winners, with Walt leading the way with four, Tyler Watts has two, and the most recent winner was Brett Berry. Now it appears like Walt is off in the sunset on the oasis with a trophy right next to him, but there has been a lot of good runs in this class. Adam Weber has four top-fives and six top-tens on the season, and he's been close to winning a couple times, but a flat tire, and a last corner pass has kept him out of victory lane. Monty Nordyke has also claimed four top-fives and six top-tens on the year. Fourth in points Tony Acierno has made some noise this year, running consistently with three top-fives and five top-tens on the season, and he pulled off a win over in Goodland, at the Sherman County Speedway. Fifth in points is Brendyn Nordyke who has three top-fives and six top-tens this season. This class has seen two rookies run all year, Brianna Maughlin and Cody Williams. Brianna Maughlin has picked up two top-tens, and Cody Williams has picked up four top-tens and one top-five on the year. Stock Cars: 1. Jason Rogers 270 2. Tathan Burkhart 257 3. Nick Tubbs 245 4. Troy Burkhart 243 5. Casey Woken 226 6. Wheat Lippelman 221 7. Jeff Tubbs 219 8. Chris Oliver 200 9. Austin Janousek 196 10. Ondre Rexford 187 The stock cars have been a fan favorite this year, the racing has been good, we have seen a battle between a rookie and a veteran driver, the two Tubbs have been fun to watch, and Bruce Plumisto was kind enough to let, fan favorite Doug Holzmeister get back in the car. There has been four different winners on the year, Jason Rogers leads the way with three, Jeff Tubbs has two, Casey Woken and Tathan Burkhart both have one win a piece. Looking at first place Jason Rogers, he has seven top-tens, seven top-fives, and the three wins on the year, this year he also picked up his one hundredth IMCA win. Second place Tathan Burkhart has been the talk of stock car racing this year, the rookie has burst on to the scene running consistently almost everywhere he has went. Tathan has six top-tens, five top-fives and a win on the year. Third in points is Nick Tubbs who has six top-tens and three top-fives on the year. Fourth is Troy Burkhart who has six top-tens and five top-fives on the year. Fifth is Casey Woken, who has a win, five top-fives and six top-tens on the year. Hobby Stocks: 1. Brady Bencken 278 2. Josh Barnhart 266 3. BJ Rogers 244 4. Jason Mcintyre 207 5. Cody Williams 159 6. Levi Jones 156 7. Brennen Nech 155 8. Billy Turner 152 9. Alex West 151 10. Derick Coomes 151 Hobby stocks have had quite the year, as they have seen a dominant season put together by Brady Bencken, but also this class has seen quite a bit of wrecks in their races. just two drivers have picked up wins this year, Bencken has won six features, and Tanner Clough has won the other one. Bencken in first place, has seven top-tens and seven top-fives, along with his six wins. Josh Barnhart sits second in points, with seven top-fives and seven top-tens on the season, both Barnhart and Bencken have been extremely consistent this season. BJ Rogers has had four top-fives, and six-top tens on the year. Jason Mcintyre has had three top-tens on the year, and Cody Williams has picked up two top-fives and three top-tens on the year. Modifieds: 1. Dylan Sherfick 247 2. Kyle Rohleder 235 3. Dominic Ursetta 220 4. Eddie Belec 217 5. Don Geist 205 6. Daniel Gottschalk 204 7. Jacob Wolsleben 187 8. Dakota Sproul 173 9. Trevor Geist 171 10. Tim Watts 154 Modifieds have had a thrilling year, as this class has seen multiple drivers win races, and has featured quite the points battle all year long. There has been five different winners this year, Dylan Sherfick and Clay Sellard both have two wins on the year, Eddie Belec, Daniel Gottschalk, and Dakota Sproul all have one win on the year. Sherfick holds the lead in points, with seven top-tens, four top-fives, and two wins on the year. Kyle Rohleder in second, has six top-tens and four top-fives on the year. Dominic Ursetta third in points, has six top-tens and four top-fives on the year. Eddie Belec fourth in points has a win, three top-fives, and six top-tens on the year. Don Geist is fifth in points, he has a top-five and three top-tens on the year. Championship night is Friday, August 13th and I hope we can fill the stands, it has been an amazing year, and I know the drivers, and everyone that helps at TCS would love to have a big crowd on hand.