Matt Bailey, shown after his April 8 feature win, is the only late model winner this year to start outside of row two.

OUR WEEKLY LOOK AT A BULLRING WEEKEND

LATE MODELS

Pick to click: I’m leaning toward Dustin Griffin to win his third feature in four weeks. He was never able to make a serious run at first place last Sunday after getting in trouble during his heat race and not qualifying for for the dash that establishes the first three rows of the main event.

Best comeback bet: Michael Long, who ran last week at Granite City, should be back in the pits and make a push for that first late model feature win.

Noteworthy: The only driver to win a late model feature and not start on the pole or be in the first two rows is Matt Bailey. Bailey won his April 8 feature after starting eighth.

MODIFIEDS

Pick to click: Ths streak ends Sunday night. Shawn Deering will win his first modified feature and we can put to rest that 0-for-103 string attached to his name.

Best comeback bet: Dave Wietholder, who was forced to exit early after a lap 16 altercation. That ended his streak of four straight features of finishing either first or second.

Noteworthy: This is kind of weird, but cool. Here’s how the second-place finishers in the feature have gone the first of the season: Michael Long-Michael Long-Dave Wietholder-Dave Wietholder-Steven DeLonjay-Steven DeLonjay.

Joe Bliven

SPORT MODS

Pick to click: Are you kidding? Picking anyone else except Tony Dunker would be silly at this point … except may new arch rival Vance Wilson. But on this week, we’re sticking with TEAMTHREEBOSS.

Best comeback bet: Joe Bliven, who may have a new body on the 20JB car Sunday night.

Noteworthy: Dunker’s streak is at six straight features of finishing no worse than second. “I have never seen him so patient out there,” says one of his fellow sport mod drivers.

STOCK CARS

Pick to click: Abe Huls makes it four for four.

Best comeback bet: This one’s easy. Aaron Brocksieck finished seventh last week. That won’t happen again.

Noteworthy: The last driver to lead a feature lap besides Huls was Terry Houston on May 6.

HOBBY STOCKS

Pick to click: Jake Powers has won features on the first, third and fifth weeks of racing. This is No. 7, so it’s his turn again.

Best comeback bet: Once again, I’m going with Jeremy Buss. By the way, do Jeremy and Abe Huls have “team” cars? Have you looked at their two cars?

Noteworthy: Expect the hobby stocks points race to stay tight all season. Only once (2004) since 1999, has this series seen its championship decided by more than 19 points. Twice in the last five ears it has been decided by one point.

SPORT COMPACTS

Pick to click: Seth Woodruff, who is coming off his “worst” feature finish of the season — fifth.

Best comeback bet: Seth Woodruff, who is coming off his “worst” feature finish of the season — fifth. (No, you’re seeing double.)

Noteworthy: This class is rapdily become one of my favorites. Great car counts, close races and some feuds developing.  Only once this season has there been fewer than 16 sport compacts in the pits.

Jake Powers, shown in a 2011 photo, is leading the hobby stocks in points.

QUINCY RACEWAYS POINTS LEADERS: WEEK 6
Defending series champions in blue

UMP SUPER LATE MODELS
Justin Reed, 321
Denny Woodworth, 304
Jason Perry, 303
Matt Bailey, 294
Mark Burgtorf, 285
Dustin Griffin, 280

UMP MODIFIEDS
Dave Wietholder, 367
Steven DeLonjay, 367
Jared Schlipman, 360
Shawn Deering, 329
Robbie Reed, 320

IMCA SPORT MODS
Tony Dunker, 238
Bobby Anders, 215
Joe Bliven, 211
Charles Van Zandt, 199
Tanner Klingele, 180

IMCA STOCK CARS
Abe Huls, 220
Terry Houston, 219
Jerry Jansen, 217
Aaron Brocksieck, 215
Darin Weisinger, 198
Michael Larsen, 196

QUINCY HOBBY STOCKS
Jake Powers, 236
Jeremy Buss, 229
Brandon Symmonds, 228
Tanner Klingele, 216
Nathan Anders, 213
Nathan Hayes, 210

IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
Seth Woodruff, 228
Andrew Davis, 227
Kim Abbott, 220
Dakota Anderson, 199
Mike Hornung Jr., 188
Brandon Lambert, 187

This is just a gut feeling, and completely subjective, but this week’s Dirty Thirty top 10 appears to be the strongest since we started this crazy thing in April 2011. And if you’re impressed with the top 10, just look at some of the drivers knocking on the door from No. 11 on down:

1. (3.) Tony Dunker: My prediction for one of the track’s top rivalries by the second half of the season will be Tony vs. Vance Wilson in the sport mods. Get the women and children inside and stay out of their way. There will be some slammin’ and bangin’ in the corners at the cathedral of commotion.
2. (1.) Dave Wietholder: We’ll give you mulligan, Dave. You were kind of an innocent bystander.
3. (6.) Jared Schlipman: There are three drivers within seven points at the top of  the modified division — and this is one of them.
4. (5.) Steven DeLonjay: And this is another.
5. (2.) Michael Long: One of the most enjoyable parts of the 2012 season so far has been watching Michael getting comfortable with that No. 56 late model.
6. (9.) Abe Huls:Three straight feature wins later, enter the new stock car points leader.

Mark Burgtorf has driven the Blonde No. 7 into the No. 9 Dirty Thirty position and a top-five late model points spot.

7. (7.) Robbie Reed: Robbie’s average feature finish in the five nights he has been in attendance: 3.2. That, folks, is not too shabby.
8. (5.) Dustin Griffin: Geez, what a letdown. “Only” a fifth-place finish in the late model feature. Hope the “slump” does not last too long, Dustin.
9. (14.) Mark Burgtorf: Mark has quietly piloted that Blonde No. 7 into the top five in late model points.
10. (8.) Justin Reed: In case anyone has not noticed, Justin continues to late the late model points standings. He’s 17 points ahead of Denny Woodworth and 18 in front of Jason Perry, in what is shaping up as another sweet championship pursuit.

11. (12.) Jason Perry: Jason’s third-place finish Sunday night in the feature snapped a streak of four consecutive sixth-place finishes. That’s unbelievable.
12. (11.) Jake Powers: Is it just me, or does the way Jake gets around the track reminiscent of old Double Zero, Eddie Dieker?
13. (15.) Shawn Deering: The streak will end soon, Shawn. Very soon.
14. (19.) Matt Bailey: A solid Sunday night makes those trips back south much more bearable.

Denny Woodworth

15. (23.) Denny Woodworth: I think the late model lawyer lulled us to sleep those first few weeks of the season. No. 45 now is definitely firing on all cylinders.
16. (16.) Tanner Klingele: Tanner hasn’t gone on of his tears yet, but it’s hard ti argue with his fourth place in hobby stock points and fifth palce in sport mod points.
17. (24.) Bobby Anders: Sunday’s runner-up finish is likely a harbinger of things to come as Bobby the Bullet continues to dial in that ride.
18. (10.) Aaron Brocksieck: Turn four has claimed many a driver over the years, Aaron.
19. (20.) Jerry Jansen: Jerry, Dave (errr… Dark Cloud) says all the Ford drivers will be showing up at the track in Speedos at some point this year. I’m beginning to wonder about him …
20. (13.) Terry Houston: Terry, you deserve some sort of medal for putting up with Dark Cloud all of these years.

21. (22.) Brandon Symmonds: The Keokuk driver has pulled to within eight points of the hobby stock series lead.
22. (30.) Vance Wilson: It’s good to see all three Wilsons back at the track this year. Well, four if you count Chrissy.
23-tie. (17.) Jeremy Buss: Look at the bright side, Jeremy. You have endured two semi-forgettable weeks and you’re still second in points. A lot of drivers would not mind trading places with you.
23-tie. (25.) Jake Griffin: Young Jake’s up-and-down first two months of the season finds him sitting a respectable sixth in the modified standings.
25. (21.) Seth Woodruff: Seth’s fifth-place finish Sunday was his worst of the season.
26. (-) Jim Moon: The Moon Man turns his best performance of the season at the Bullring with a fourth-place showing Sunday night.
27. (-) Chuck Fullenkamp: There are about five premier cars in this series right now — and Chuck definitely has one of them.
28. (27.) Joe Bliven: Don’t write off our buddy Joe in the sport mods. May was not kind to him, but when next Sunday rolls around it will be June.
29. (28.) Brad Holtmeyer: When Brad wins his first sport mod race, will the car owner give him a bonus?
30. (26.) Kim Abbott: The rest of the cars in the sport compacts should take a cue from Kim. She has the one car that is truly visible all over the track. Too many cars in this division are almost impossible to rea (number-wise) once they hit turn two and backstretch.

Can Tony Dunker, shown during his halcyon days in the "B" modifieds, make a run at Michael Long's record 16 feature victories?

Before you say it, I will. I know it’s early, but the starts Abe Huls and Tony Dunker are off to it’s getting close to the time we start saying “what if … ”

Both Huls and Dunker won their fourth features (in six tries) Sunday night at the Bullring, and with those kinds of starts it’s fun to see what kind of math is involved when it comes to chasing track records.

Let’s look at Huls first. Arguably even more impressive than the four features is that he’s won the last three in f lag-to-flag fashion. No driver has won back-to-back-to-back features in flag-to-flag style since I started monitoring that specific feat four seasons ago. To show how rare Huls’ current streak is, consider that in 2011 the stock car series had four flag-to-flag winners the entire season.

Now, as far the stock car record for features won in a season is concerned, that achievement belongs to Jeff Mueller. Old No. 77 won nine of them in the inaugural year for the stocks in 2008. The closest any driver has come to that was Aaron Brocksieck (7) in 2011.

There are 17 Sunday nights left in the season, so that means Huls has to win five more features to tie Mueller and six to own the record. That sounds workable to me, but before you hand Honest Abe the keys to the kingdom remember last season when Brocksieck won the first three main events and five of the first seven? Brocksieck’s second half of the season turned into a struggle.

Let’s look at Dunker. There’s a couple of things to consider in this case. I’m looking more at his chance of establishing an overall track record for feature wins, which belongs to modified driver Michael Long during his incredible two-year run between 2007-08. Long won 16 features in 2007, 15 in 2008.  Can Dunker get that (overall) modified record?

What Dunker has going for him he is an established veteran in a class where (probably) one of four drivers will likely win the feature every week: Dunker, Vance Wilson, Bobby Anders and Joe Bliven. There are some talented younger drivers like Brad Holtmeyer, Brandon Dale, Tanner Klingele and a few others, but on most Sunday nights the favorites are going to be the veterans. (There were five established vets, but it appears Jim Gillenwater has said hasta la vista to Quincy.)

To get the record, Dunker would need to win 12 of the final 17 to tie and 13 to own the record. That’s how dominant Long was that one season. Possibly a more realistic goal would be to join the 10-win feature club. That’s only been done in four different years since stats started being kept in 1999, most recently in 2010 (Long, 10).

Dunker is off to his best start since he was a dominant force in the old “B” mods. He won back-to-back track titles in 2003-04 and was runner-up in 2005. The “B” mods were ended after that season when the track went to one modified series — until this season. (Not counting the four races the sport mods ran in 2011.)

There are also some drivers who appear poised to possibly set sail after overall victory records, but that’s another topic for another day later in the season.

One thing we did not discuss was rain. A few well-placed Sunday rainouts could really screw up these record pursuits. But again, that’s another topic for another day.

SUNDAY NIGHT FEATURE WINNERS

Late models: Mark Burgtorf, 1st. (Last week’s feature winner: Dustin Griffin)
Modifieds: Jared Schlipman, 1st. (Last week’s feature winner: Dave Wietholder)
Sport mods: Tony Dunker, 4th. (Last week’s feature winner: Tony Dunker)
Stock cars: Abe Huls, 4th. Last week’s feature winner: Abe Huls)
Hobby stocks: Brandon Symmonds, 1st. (Last week’s feature winner: Jake Powers)
Sport compacts: Chuck Fullenkamp, 2nd. (Last week’s feature winner: Nick Wilkerson)

Fast feature laps

Late models: Mark Burgtorf, 64.966 mph. (Last week’s fast lap: Dustin Griffin, 64.990 mph. UMP track record: Jeep Van Wormer, 78.284 mpg, July 3, 2009; IMCA track record: Justin Reed, 74.295 mph, Aug. 30, 2009.)
Modifieds: Jared Schlipman, 63.028 mph. (Last week’s fast lap::Dave Wietholder, 64.026 mph. Track record: Michael Long, 73.763 mph, Aug. 22, 2010.)

SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT WINNERS

Late models: Mark Burgtorf (4th), Jim Moon (2nd).
Modifieds: Jake Griffin (2nd), Shawn Deering (2nd), Steven DeLonjay (2nd).
Sport mods: Tony Dunker (3rd), Vance Wilson (1st).
Stock cars: Darin Weisinger (1st).
Hobby stocks: Jake Powers (2nd), Tanner Klingele (3rd).
Sport compacts: Brandon Lambert (1st), Casey Lambert (1st), Robert Thompson (1st).

Late model dash winner: Mark Burgtorf (2nd).
Past dash winners
April 1: Brandon Sheppard
April 8: Dustin Griffin
May 6: Dennis Erb Jr.
May 13: Dustin Griffin
May 20: Mark Burgtorf

SUNDAY NIGHT STARS

10 stars: Honest Abe Huls, who won his third straight flag-to-flag stock car feature. No other driver has led a stock car feature lap since May 6.
9 stars: Jared Schlipman, who won his first modified feature of the season and the 40th race of his Bullring career.
8 stars: Mark Burgtorf, who won his first late model feature of the year and pulled off the second trifecta of the young season. Burgtorf also won the late model dash and a heat race.
7 stars: Flagman Chris Miller, who waved Old Yeller a season-high 35 times Sunday night. The modifieds were especially crash-happy. The UMP mods (11) and IMCA sport mods (9) combined for 20 cautions.
6 stars: Tony Dunker, who won his fourth overall and second straight sport mod feature.
5 stars: Brandon Symmonds, who won his first hobby stock main event. Symmonds led the final 14 laps — the first feature laps he has led this season.
4 stars: Chuck Fullenkamp, who became the first sport compact driver to win two features.
3 stars: Darin Weisinger, who enjoyed his finest night in a stock car to date. Weisinger ran a strong third in the feature and also won a heat race.
2 stars: Denny Woodworth, for his second-place late model feature finish, his best of the season. Only Burgtorf’s car appeared stronger Sunday night.
1 star: Lon Tournear, for his interview remarks in the “Your Turn” section of Saturday’s Herald-Whig.

CAR COUNTS

Late models: 16 (season average 19.0)
Modifieds: 18 (season average 19.8)
Sport mods: 13 (season average 13.0)
Stock cars: 8 (season average 8.8)
Hobby stocks: 11 (season average 13.3)
Sport compacts: 18 (season average 16.0)
Total: 84 (season average 89.3)

Season Highs

Late models: 23, May 6.
Modifieds: 23, May 13.
Sport mods: 18, May 13.
Stock cars: 12, April 1.
Hobby stocks: 16, May 13.
Sport compacts: 18, May 30

CAUTIONS

Late models: 5 (season average 6.3)
Modifieds: 11 (season average 7.5)
Sport mods: 9 (season average 7.2)
Stock cars: 3 (season average 1.7)
Hobby stocks: 0 (season average 1.2)
Sport compacts: 7 (season average 2.5)

Gold medal: QR Driver

Simply having more moisture in the track will not provide better racing week in and week out. Yes, you will see a driver rattle off a quick time, but this does not mean you will have 20 laps of side by side edge of your seat racing. What you will likely see is a bunch of cars running wide open and only passing when another makes a mistake. Joe is correct when he states that all the travelers like slick tracks. Slick tracks seperate the men from the boys. It takes three times the talent to be fast on a slick track. It takes intelligence to have your car setup correctly, and talent behind the wheel to maintain that traction through the corner. What we currently have at Quincy is the result of poor track preparation. The track isn’t neccessarily “slick.” The track is actually more marbles than anything else. The marbles are what blow across the track as it drys and all but eliminate the top groove. The track has to clean up top to bottom to create an even surface that drivers can move around on. The main difference the past few weeks is that the track crew has been placing way too much water on the bottom of the track to start the night, and as a result, the majority of the mods and lates run the top in the heats and burn it up. Later, the track transitions to the bottom and the slime from the infield is blown across the track and turns into marbles. Until the track crews starts finish grading the track after they sheepsfoot it, they will not have a consistently good surface each week. If you think back to the first couple nights of the year, we had more passing in the features, but the bottom wasn’t a mud hole. A light sprinkle of water on the infield will settle the dust for the fans and drivers, but over watering the bottom will not be condusive to side by side racing as we have all seen.

Silver medal: Joe Boom

you can tell who is the “local racer” let me tell ya the hell tour race we had when jeep set fast time about 2/3 s of the field said the track was too fast yes u heard me too fast the traveling guys want it to be dry slick so it seperates the drivers from the wanabes ill give ya its hard to run up top but it can be done long was up there sundayin the late model dunker runs up there in the sportmods and trust me management is trying to keep the track tackier longer but its not as simple as more water

Bronze medal: Marisa Roach

For once I agree with flyby… I think the 5:30 starts are great! Gets everyone home at a decent time ..whether kids are in school or not it is nice to get them home at a good time and not so late. Plus, as he said I think it is def. helping in getting out of town cars for sure. I say KEEP the 5:30 starts.

Abe Huls leads stock car drivers with four overall victories, including three feature wins.

LATE MODELS

Total wins
Dustin Griffin, 7
Mark Burgtorf, 4
Dennis Erb Jr., 3

Feature winners
April 1: Justin Reed
April 8: Matt Bailey
May 6: Dennis Erb Jr. (won from pole (flag to flag)
May 13: Dustin Griffin (won from pole) (flag to flag)
May 20: Dustin Griffin

MODIFIEDS

Total wins
Dave Wietholder, 4
Michael Long, 4
Robbie Reed, 4

Feature winners
April 1: Steven DeLonjay
April 8: Dave Wietholder (flag to flag)
May 6: Robbie Reed
May 13: Michael Long
May 20: Dave Wietholder

SPORT MODS

Total wins
Jim Gillenwater, 6
Tony Dunker, 5
Several with 1

Feature winners
April 1: Tony Dunker
April 8: Tony Dunker
May 6: Jim Gillenwater (won from pole) (flag to flag)
May 13: Jim Gillenwater (flag to flag)
May 20: Tony Dunker

STOCK CARS

Total wins
Abe Huls, 4
Terry Houston, 3
Three with 2

Feature winners
April 1: Abe Huls
April 8: Aaron Brocksieck
May 6: Terry Houston
May 13: Abe Huls
May 20: Abe Huls (flag to flag)

HOBBY STOCKS

Total wins
Jake Powers, 4
Brian Hoener, 3
Tanner Klingele, 3

Feature winners
April 1: Jake Powers
April 8: Brian Hoener (flag to flag)
May 6: Jake Powers
May 13: Tanner Klingele
May 20: Jake Powers (flag to flag)

SPORT COMPACTS

Total wins
Chuck Fullenkamp, 3
Four with 2

Feature winners
April 1: Chuck Fullenkamp
April 8: Kim Abbott
May 6: Andrew Davis
May 13: Seth Woodruff
May 20: Nick Wilkerson

LATE MODELS

Dustin Griffin, $2,600
Justyin Reed, $2,085
Mark Burgtorf, $1,825
Matt Bailey, $1,775
Michael Long, $1,605

MODIFIEDS

Dave Wietholder, $1,910
Michael Long, $1,520
Steven DeLonjay, $1,510
Robbie Reed, $1,300
Jared Schlipman, $1,150

SPORT MODS

Tony Dunker, $1,300
Joe Bliven, $555
Bobby Anders, $545
Rick Barlow Jr., $545
Tanner Klingele, $520

STOCK CARS

Abe Huls, $1,095
Terry Houston, $975
Aaron Brocksieck, $800
Jerry Jansen, $725
Michael Larsen, $435

HOBBY STOCKS

Jake Powers, $775
Jeremy Buss, $635
Brian Hoener, $460
Tanner Klingele, $440
Nathan Hayes, $420

SPORT COMPACTS

Seth Woodruff, $310
Andrew Davis, $295
Kim Abbott, $245
Mike Hornung Jr., $180
Brandon Lambert, $160

Super Late Model driver Jim Moon, who currently sits eighth in points at Quincy, is first in the latest UMP national standings.

Moon, Kevin Weaver and Dewayne Kiefer (who was in Quincy earlier this month) make up the top three in the UMP list.

Moon, 40, who hails from Mount Auburn, Ill., races three nights a week at Macon, Belle Clair and Quincy. He’s in the top five in points at both Belle Clair and Macon. Moon said he will be attempting to race as many of the UMP Summernationals events as he can, starting in mid-June. The Hell Tour comes to Quincy on July 6.

UMP SUPER LATE MODEL NATIONAL POINTS LEADERS
Drivers in bold face have run in Quincy this season

1. Jim Moon, 1002 points
2. Kevin Weaver, 992
3. Dewayne Kiefer, 981
4. Scott Schmitt, 955
5. Brandon Sheppard, 926
6. Bobby Pierce, 918
7. Michael Kloos, 863
8. Ryan Unzicker, 817
9. Jason McBride, 801
10. Chris Shelton, 720

Justin Reed

OUR WEEKLY LOOK AT A BULLRING WEEKEND

LATE MODELS

Pick to click: Until he demonstrates otherwise, or someone else steps up, it’s all-Dustin Griffin, all the time.

Best comeback bet: Matt Bailey’s due to get that spec motor back near the front.

Noteworthy: Justin Reed has finished in the top five in track points for five straight years. No other driver has an active streak of more than two. How does Reed’s streak rank in track history? Well, he’s got a ways to go to catch the all-time leader of consecutive top-five streaks. Terry Gallaher finished in the top five in points 21 straight years, a streak that was snapped in 2001.

MODIFIEDS

Pick to click: Michael? Dave? Steven? Jared? I’m going with Michael Long this week to win his 73rd modified feature at the Bullring.

Best comeback bet: Jake Griffin, who is normally a picture of consistency, was forced from last week’s feature after 17 laps. He should be back in — or near — the top five.

Noteworthy: In the four Sunday nights Robbie Reed has raced, his lowest finish is last week’s fifth. He also has a first and two thirds to his credit.

SPORT MODS

Pick to click: Vance Wilson. He finished second his first night in the car last week. Give him a week to fine tune things and I think we’ll be giving him a checkered flag Sunday night.

Vance Wilson

Best comeback bet: Jim Gillenwater should be back in the pits in this week. He’ll be going for a third straight feature with an asterisk.

Noteworthy: Tony Dunker has more overall track points than any other driver since we started monitoring that category in 1998. Dunker has 8,734 points going into Sunday night.

STOCK CARS

Pick to click: Abe Huls has been doing a pretty good Dustin Griffin impersonation in this series. Until someone knocks off Honest Abe, he’s my pick.

Best comeback bet: Terry Houston, who finished an uncharacteristic fourth a week ago.

Noteworthy: At some point this season, Houston will become the second driver in series history to win $10,000. He needs $725 to reach the figure.  Huls is the division’s all-time check-casher with $11,790.

HOBBY STOCKS

Pick to click: Jake Powers looks untouchable right now.

Best comeback bet: Jeremy Buss should be back on track — literally — come Sunday evening.

Noteworthy: Since the class was renamed hobby stocks for the 2007 season, only six drivers have won 10 or more races: Steve Carlin (33), Bobby Anders (28), Jim Powell (15), James Lefffew (13), Powers (12) and Aaron Brocksieck (10).

SPORT COMPACTS

Pick to click: Kim Abbott, who was third May 13 and second May 20, will finish fist on May 27.

Best comeback bet: Mike Hornung Jr., who had to bow out after nine laps a week ago.

Noteworthy: There have been five different feature winners in this class in five weeks.

IMPROVEMENT POINTS

Late Models
Vance Wilson, 18 (now racing Sport Mods)
Matt Bailey, 14
Jason Perry, 13
Michael Long, 13
Denny Woodworth, 11
Ricky Frankel, 11
Record: Justin Reed, 91, 2009

Modifieds
Steven DeLonjay, 18
Shawn Deering, 18
Derrick Carlson, 15
James Leffew, 13
Ryan Porter, 10
Record: Steven DeLonjay, 102, 2009

Sport Mods
Tony Dunker, 31
Brandon Ruffcorn, 16
Tanner Klingele, 11
Joe Bliven, 9
Brad Holtmeyer, 8
Rick Barlow Jr., 8
Record: 2012 is first full season.

Stock Cars
Aaron Brocksieck, 16
Terry Houston, 12
Abe Huls, 8
Jeff Mueller, 6
Jerry Jansen, 5
Record: Kevin Tomlinson, 80, 2009

Hobby Stocks
Jeremy Buss, 16
Nathan Hayes, 14
Justin Bevill, 13
Travis Booher, 12
Jake Powers, 11
Jamie Bevill, 10
Jeff DeLonjay, 10
Jim Brown, 10
Record: Steve Carlin, 94, 2010

Sport Compacts
Seth Woodruff, 28
Andrew Davis, 26
Kim Abbott, 15
Chuck Fullenkamp, 14
Nick Wilkerson, 11
Dakota Anderson, 10
Record: Craig Bangert, 37, 2011

FEATURE LAPS LED

Late Models
Dustin Griffin, 73
Dennis Erb Jr., 30
Justin Reed, 16
Brandon Sheppard, 14
Bobby Pierce, 11
Record: Mark Burgtorf, 187, 2009

Modifieds
Michael Long, 56
Dave Wietholder, 47
Robbie Reed, 17
Steven DeLonjay, 4
Jared Schlipman, 1
Record: Michael Long, 196, 2008

Sport Mods
Jim Gillenwater, 41
Tony Dunker, 40
Bobby Anders, 8
Dean Kratzer, 1
Record: 2012 is first full season

Stock Cars
Abe Huls, 42
Aaron Brocksieck, 23
Terry Houston, 4
Jerry Jansen, 4
Record: Jeff Mueller, 162, 2008

Hobby Stocks
Jake Powers, 44
Brian Hoener, 29
Tanner Klingele, 18
Jeremy Buss, 2
Jim Powell, 2
Record: Bobby Anders, 136, 2011

Sport Compacts
Chuck Fullenkamp, 12
Kim Abbott, 8
Andrew Davis, 8
Mke Hornung Jr., 7
Record: Casey Kendrick, 42, 2011

In the volatile world of The Dirty Thirty, there are three constants from last week: Dave Wietholder, Michael Long and Tony Dunker all remain in the top three. Not quite in the same order, but they’re all back in the top three. Have fun with this week’s list:

1. (2.) Dave Wietholder: Dave is tied for the series lead in wins (4) and has not finished lower than second since April 1.
2. (1.) Michael Long: Let’s face it, it’s going to be tough to keep Michael out of that No. 1 position very long if he continues excelling in two classes. What cost him the No. 1 spot this week was the 15th place in the mod feature.
3. (3.) Tony Dunker: The names Wietholder, Long and Dunker at the top of a list like this brings back memories of the mid-2000s.
4. (17.) Dustin Griffin: Consider this … Dustin has been able to race just three of the five Sunday nights, yet leads all drivers in all classes in victories (7). He has five wins in the past two weeks in the Super Late Models, and two of those are feature victories. Yeah, he’s what you call hot.
5. (6.) Steven DeLonjay: It continues to amaze me watching Steven race each Sunday night. The line he follows out there was the same one we watched his dad, Hank, take for all of those years.
6. (7.) Jared Schlipman: Still trying for that 40th career win.
7. (5.) Robbie Reed: Glad to see The Florida Kid back in the pits.
8. (4.) Justin Reed:I’ve been meaning to ask Justin if he is now officially a Kahok.

Jake Powers' dominance last Sunday was reminiscent of Ricky Bobby.

9. (12.) Abe Huls: There are not many cars in that stock car class, but they are having one heckuva a points race. The top four are within four points of one anoher. Abe currently sits third, two points behind Terry Houston. Abe, however, has won three of the series’ five features.
10. (14.) Aaron Brocksieck: Aaron has either finished first or second in three of thepast four finishes.

11. (16.) Jake Powers: Jake looked like Ricky Bobby out there Sunday night. A little shake-n-bake.
12. (11.) Jason Perry: I think Jason has established one of the strangest track “records” I have ever seen. He has finished sixth in the feature three straight weeks.
13. (13.) Terry Houston: Anyone remember Terry’s last year in a modified at the Bullring? If you guessed 2006, you were correct. More Terry trivia: He finished third in “B” mod points in 2004. Who finished ahead of him? Tony Dunker and Jeff Waterman.
14. (20.) Mark Burgtorf: Mark is driving the Blonde Girls crazy. One week he’s in the “Blonde No. 7″ and the next he is piloting the No. 15. They don’t know which one of his T-shirts o wear.
15. (19.) Shawn Deering: It’s almost impossible to fathom that Shawn has not won a feature in his career at the Bullring. Do you have the feeling that when he finally finds his way to victory lane he’s become a common visitor? He will enter Sunday night working on a 0-for-102 streak. Just unbelievable.

Shawn Deering: Trying for that elusive first feature win.

16. (8.) Tanner Klingele: How long until Tanner collects his first sport mod feature win? I predict before mid-July.
17. (10.) Jeremy Buss: The only luck Jeremy had last Sunday night was bad. Oh well, after four spectacular runs, the sheet metal gods were just getting even.
18. (9.) Jim Gillenwater: Hopefully, we’ll see Jim back in the starting grid Sunday night.
19. (21.) Matt Bailey: Matt’s about due for another good week. Since winning the April 8 feature, his top finish was last week’s 10th-place effort.
20. (22.) Jerry Jansen: Did everyone notice Jerry and Dave Moore arriving last Sunday in one of those new Chevy Volts?

21. (24.) Seth Woodruff: This is the highest-ever ranking for a sport compact. Congrats, Seth!
22. (25.) Brandon Symmonds: Jake the Snake has captured most of the early season hoopla in the hobbies, but Brandon has quietly climbed into title contention.
23. (15.) Denny Woodworth: Denny remains one win away from being the fifth member of the 100-victory club (since 1999).
24. (27.) Bobby Anders: We’re still waiting for that first signature statement from Bobby in the sport mods. It shoudln’t be too much longer.
25. (18.) Jake Griffin: If you have never talked with Jake, take the time some Sunday night. He’s a great kid and he loves racing.
26. (28.) Kim Abbott: Have you ever watched Kim go into a corner? The girl is fearless.
27. (26.) Joe Bliven: Joe tells me this week he is considering a career in journalism.
28. (-) Brad Holtmeyer: One of the top rookies at the track this year, regardless of division.
29. (-) Rick Barlow Jr.: A nice addition to the weekly lineup at the track. Thanks for making the haul, Rick.
30. (-) Vance Wilson: Vance looks more natural in a modified. And we hear that No. 15 will be carrying the familiar “B1″ this week.