Here is the final Stats Blitz for the 2009 season at Independence Motor Speedway. These numbers include everything during the 14 weekly points races this season. I also periodically included some statistics from the past 10 (and occasionally 20) years. Enjoy!
CAR COUNT
Division - Average - High - Low
Late Model - 25.4 - 30 - 22
Modified - 29.1 - 35 - 24
Stock Car - 16.8 - 22 - 12
SportMod - 26.7 - 31 - 23
Hobby Stock - 19.5 - 23 - 13
TOTAL - 117.4 - 131 - 108
POINTS
* 212 drivers earned points in 2009.
* 84 drivers spent at least one week in the top-10 of his/her division's point standings.
* Among those 212 drivers, 85 different hometowns were represented.
* Division champions accounted for 26 of 70 feature wins. Kyle Bentley (I.M.C.A. SportMods) was the only track champion not to win a feature during his championship run. Other division champs include Darren Ackerman (3 wins in I.M.C.A. Late Models), Darin Duffy (7 wins in I.M.C.A. Modifieds), Brian Irvine (9 wins in I.M.C.A. Stock Cars) and Josh Irvine (7 wins in I.M.C.A. Hobby Stocks).
* While no driver held the points lead every week throughout the season, Darin Duffy (Modifieds) had the longest run at the top of his division. After opening the season in third, Duffy led the final 13 weeks of the season. Darren Ackerman (Late Models) led the final nine weeks and 10 of the last 11. Brian Irvine (Stock Cars) led the final five weeks and nine overall, including the first three weeks of the season. Kyle Bentley (SportMods) reclaimed the lead on the final week of the season and led for a total of 10 weeks in 2009. Josh Irvine (Hobby Stocks) led for the final eight weeks and nine overall, including the first night after his opening night win.
* Brian Irvine (Stock Cars) and Josh Irvine (Hobby Stocks) were the only drivers to earn book-end victories, winning on both opening night and on season championship night. Rob Toland won the opening night Late Model feature while Darren Ackerman closed the season with a victory. Max Corporon was the opening night Modified winner while Darin Duffy won on championship night and Josh Sherbon won the first SportMod feature of the year while Joel Rust claimed championship night honors.
**HISTORY ALERT** - The most recent drivers to earn both opening night and season championship feature wins in the same season were Chris Luloff (2008 Hobby Stocks), Brian Irvine (2007 Stock Cars), Joe Docekal (2007 B Mods), Tom Schmitt (2004 Stock Cars), Brian Irvine (2004 Hobby Stocks), Roger Ciesielski (2003 Pro Stocks - had to give the Pro Stocks some love), Curt Martin (2002 Late Models), Greg Kastli (2001 Late Models), Troy Cordes (2000 Modifieds) and Dan Trimble (2000 Stock Cars).
* 20 different drivers held the points lead for at least one week this season: Four different drivers led the Late Model points, two in Modifieds, six in Stock Cars, five in SportMods and three in Hobby Stocks.
IN THE HUNT
* 19 drivers remained in the top-10 in the points all season. Their season high and low positions in the standings follow each driver's name, along with where they finished overall:
Late Model (2):
Darren Ackerman - 1, 5 - finished 1st,
Jon Passick - 2, 10 - finished 7th;
Modified (3):
Darin Duffy - 1, 3 - finished 1st,
Troy Cordes - 2, 4 - finished 2nd,
Max Corporon - 1, 5 - finished 5th;
Stock Car (5):
Brian Irvine - 1, 7 - finished 1st,
Jarod Weepie - 1, 6 - finished 2nd,
Phil Holtz - 1, 9 - finished 4th,
Norman Chesmore - 1, 7 - finished 5th,
Jason Hocken - 1, 7 - finished 6th;
SportMod (3):
Kyle Bentley - 1, 4 - finished 1st,
Jim Buhlman - 1, 7 - finished 2nd,
Kaleb Bentley - 3, 8 - finished 5th;
Hobby Stock (6):
Josh Irvine - 1, 6 - finished 1st,
Quinton Miller - 1, 3 - finished 2nd,
Wes Stanek - 3, 10 - finished 3rd,
Justin Lichty - 3, 5 - finished 4th,
Jeremiah Wilson - 5, 8 - finished 7th,
Vince Buchholz - 1, 9 - finished 9th.
* 7 drivers remained in the top-5 in the points all 14 weeks:
Late Model (1): Darren Ackerman;
Modified (3): Darin Duffy, Troy Cordes, Max Corporon;
Stock Car (0): None;
SportMod (1): Kyle Bentley;
Hobby Stock (2): Quinton Miller, Justin Lichty.
* Only Darin Duffy (Modifieds) and Quinton Miller (Hobby Stocks) remained in the top-3 in the points all season.
FEATURE WINNERS
* 35 different drivers earned feature wins in 2009, including 8 Late Models, 8 Modifieds, 5 Stock Cars, 7 SportMods and 7 Hobby Stocks.
* Within each of the five divisions, no starting position produced more than four feature winners, however four different starting positions among all divisions produced four feature winners. They are: Late Model (outside row 6), Modified (outside row 6), SportMod (outside row 2), Hobby Stock (outside row 4).
CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY
* Kyle Bentley won the SportMod crown without a feature win in 2009. Since 1990, he is the ninth driver to take a title without a trip to victory lane. Others in the last 20 seasons to do so include: Jarod Weepie (2008 Stock Cars), Troy Cordes (2008 Modifieds), Jerry Luloff (2006 Modifieds), Patrick Stansbery (2005 Hobby Stocks), Kip Siems (2005 B Mods), Scott Hogan (1997 Modifieds), Jerry Schipper (1997 Stock Cars) and Greg Kastli (1992 Late Models).
** HISTORY ALERT ** - Kyle Bentley and Jim Buhlman finished the points in first and second without a feature win in the SportMods. The last time the top two in a division's final standings did not win at least one feature between them (as far as I can tell from my records) was in the Late Model division in 1992 (Greg Kastli and Greg Hunter).
DANCING FROM THE POLE
* Brian Irvine's win on championship night was the only night in 2009 a Stock Car feature winner came from the pole position.
* Only five other times this season did winners start from the pole: Dale Stolte (Late Models, week 2), Danny Dvorak (SportMods, week 2), Kurt Hogan (SportMods, week 6), Darren Ackerman (Late Models, week 14), Josh Irvine (Hobby Stocks, week 14).
* The Modified division did not produce a feature winner from the pole position in 2009.
** HISTORY ALERT ** - The Modified pole-position has gone winless for the last two full seasons. The last Modified pole-sitter to win a feature was Vern Jackson on August 25, 2007 (season championship night).
IN OR OUT?
* Jason Snyder's Modified win on July 11 from inside the second row was the only inside starting position to produce a Modified feature winner all season. The Modifieds provided the greatest imbalance across the board. All other divisions had a minimum of five winners versus a maximum of nine winners from inside to outside.
* Darin Duffy won seven Modified features this season, all of them from outside starting positions. His starting positions during his feature wins were, in chronological order, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 24.
* Brian Irvine won nine Stock Car features this season, eight of them from an inside starting position. His only win from an outside starting position came on August 8 when he started 10th. His starting positions during his feature wins were, in chronological order, 9, 11, 5, 7, 5, 9, 10, 9, 1.
* Josh Irvine (Hobby Stocks) split his time between inside and outside starting positions during his seven feature wins. His starting positions on those nights were 9, 5, 8, 8, 11, 10, 1.
* Every starting position in the first six rows of feature competition produced at least one feature winner. The deepest position in the field from which any driver started and won was Darin Duffy (started 24th) on championship night.
TOP-10s
* 144 drivers earned at least one top-10 finish this season. Darin Duffy (Modifieds) was the only driver to finish in the top-10 all 14 weeks.
* Top-10 leaders per division with number of top-10 finishes in parentheses:
Late Model (30 drivers with at least one top-10): Darren Ackerman, Travis Smock, Curt Martin (10 each); Brian Hunter (9); Greg Kastli, Darin Burco, Tyler Bruening (8 each);
Modified (35): Darin Duffy (14); Troy Cordes (12); Jerry Luloff, Justin O'Brien, Max Corporon, Johnathan Thimmesch, Adam Johnson (8 each);
Stock Car (24): Brian Irvine, Jarod Weepie, Dan Trimble, Phil Holtz, Norman Chesmore, Jason Hocken (12 each);
SportMod (28): Jim Buhlman (12); Kyle Bentley (11); Joel Rust (10); Danny Dvorak, Josh Sherbon (9 each);
Hobby Stock (27): Quinton Miller (13); Josh Irvine, Wes Stanek (11 each); Justin Lichty, Vince Buchholz (10 each).
THE STREAK
The drivers with the longest top-10 finish streaks during the season were as follows:
Late Model: Curt Martin (5 straight top-10s); Darren Ackerman, Travis Smock, Brian Hunter, Jon Passick, Tyler Bruening, Chad Lerch (4 each);
Modified: Darin Duffy (14); Troy Cordes (8); Adam Johnson (5); Jerry Luloff, Justin O'Brien, Max Corporon, Ronn Lauritzen, Johnathan Thimmesch, Jason Snyder, Vern Jackson, Adam Bolin (3 each);
Stock Car: Dan Trimble (10); Jason Hocken, Kevin Rose (9 each); Jarod Weepie (8); Phil Holtz, Justin Temeyer (7 each); Brian Irvine, Shane Manson (6 each);
SportMod: Danny Dvorak (6); Kyle Bentley, Joel Rust, Josh Sherbon, Chris Luloff (5 each); Jim Buhlman, Kaleb Bentley, Drew Fish (4 each);
Hobby Stock: Quinton Miller (13); Vince Buchholz (8); Wes Stanek (7); Josh Irvine (5); Justin Lichty, Justin Hanson, Joe Sprague, Don Arnold, Matt Burmeister, Dave Wheeler, Eric Larson (4 each).
TOP-5s
* 102 drivers earned at least one top-5 finish this season. Darin Duffy (Modified) was the only driver to finish in the top-5 all 14 weeks.
* Top-5 leaders per division with number of top-5 finishes in parentheses:
Late Model (25 drivers with at least one top-5): Darren Ackerman (8); Travis Smock, Curt Martin, Darin Burco (6 each); Greg Kastli (5);
Modified (21): Darin Duffy (14); Troy Cordes (8); Max Corporon (7); Jerry Luloff (5); Justin O'Brien, Johnathan Thimmesch, Ronn Lauritzen, Jason Snyder (4 each);
Stock Car (14): Phil Holtz (11); Brian Irvine, Dan Trimble, Norman Chesmore (10 each); Jarod Weepie (9); Justin Temeyer (8);
SportMod (23): Kyle Bentley, Joel Rust, Danny Dvorak (7 each); Jake Strayer (6); Jim Buhlman, Kaleb Bentley, Josh Sherbon, Chris Luloff (5 each);
Hobby Stock (19): Josh Irvine (10); Quinton Miller, Wes Stanek, Justin Lichty, Justin Hanson (7 each); Matt Brown, Jeremiah Wilson (6 each).
THE STREAK
The drivers with the longest top-5 finish streaks during the season were as follows:
Late Model: Darren Ackerman (4 straight top-5s); Travis Smock, Curt Martin (3 each); Darin Burco, Brian Hunter, Greg Kastli, Chad Lerch, Tom Struve (2 each);
Modified: Darin Duffy (14); Troy Cordes, Jason Snyder (3 each); Jerry Luloff, Justin O'Brien, Max Corporon, Ronn Lauritzen, Shawn Ryan, Jimmy Gustin (2 each);
Stock Car: Justin Temeyer (7); Josh Irvine, Jarod Weepie, Dan Trimble (6 each); Norman Chesmore (5); Phil Holtz (4); Jason Hocken, Shane Manson (2 each);
SportMod: Kyle Bentley, Joel Rust, Chris Luloff, Drew Fish (3 each); Jim Buhlman, Danny Dvorak, Kaleb Bentley, Jake Strayer (2 each);
Hobby Stock: Josh Irvine (5); Quinton Miller, Justin Lichty, Justin Hanson, Jeremiah Wilson, Vince Buchholz (3 each); Wes Stanek, Matt Brown, Marcus Wayne (2 each).
TOP-3s
* 80 drivers earned at least one top-3 finish this season.
* Top-3 leaders per division with number of top-3 finishes in parentheses:
Late Model (21 drivers with at least one top-3): Darren Ackerman, Travis Smock, Curt Martin (4 each); Darin Burco, Chad Lerch, Terry Neal (3 each); Brian Hunter, Greg Kastli, Jon Passick, Rick Wendling, Rick Dralle, Luke Goedert (2 each);
Modified (15): Darin Duffy (11); Troy Cordes (7); Max Corporon (5); Jerry Luloff (3); Justin O'Brien, Ronn Lauritzen, Jason Snyder, Shawn Ryan, J.D. Auringer (2 each);
Stock Car (11): Brian Irvine (10); Dan Trimble, Justin Temeyer (7 each); Jarod Weepie (6); Phil Holtz, Norman Chesmore (3 each); Shane Manson (2);
SportMod (19): Joel Rust (6); Danny Dvorak, Josh Sherbon, Chris Luloff, Jake Strayer (4 each); Drew Fish (3); Kyle Bentley, Jim Buhlman, Kaleb Bentley, Austin Kaplan (2 each);
Hobby Stock (14): Josh Irvine (9); Wes Stanek (6); Justin Hanson (5); Matt Brown (4); Justin Lichty, Vince Buchholz (3 each); Quinton Miller, Jeremiah Wilson, Marcus Wayne, Mark Butler (2 each).
THE STREAK
* The drivers with the longest top-3 finish streaks during the season were as follows:
Late Model: Darren Ackerman, Travis Smock, Curt Martin, Chad Lerch (2 straight top-3 finishes each);
Modified: Darin Duffy (5); Troy Cordes (3); Justin O'Brien, Max Corporon (2 each);
Stock Car: Justin Temeyer (7); Brian Irvine (6); Jarod Weepie, Dan Trimble, Shane Manson (2 each);
SportMod: Chris Luloff, Drew Fish (3 each); Kyle Bentley, Joel Rust, Jake Strayer (2 each);
Hobby Stock: Josh Irvine (4); Justin Hanson (3); Wes Stanek, Matt Brown, Vince Buchholz, Marcus Wayne (2 each).
FEATURE LAP LEADERS
* 76 drivers led at least one lap of feature competition.
* Division lap leaders include:
Late Model (16 different lap leaders): Chad Lerch (78 laps led), Darren Ackerman (73), Dale Stolte (25), Darin Burco, (24), Rick Wendling (18);
Modified (17 different lap leaders): Darin Duffy (78 laps led), Max Corporon (25), Don Erger (20), Cory Bauer (18), Jason Snyder (18);
Stock Car (12 different lap leaders): Brian Irvine (106 laps led), Justin Temeyer (84), Dan Trimble (35), Norman Chesmore (15), Phil Holtz (11);
SportMod (16 different lap leaders): Danny Dvorak (35 laps led), Lucas Lundry (32), Chris Luloff (28), Joel Rust (22), Austin Kaplan (22);
Hobby Stock (15 different lap leaders): Josh Irvine (59 laps led), Wes Stanek (22), Matt Brown (21), Mark Butler (15), Justin Lichty (14), Matt Burmeister (14).
HEAT RACES
* There were 90 different heat race winners in 195 heat races.
* 49 drivers won multiple heat races.
Division leaders include:
Late Model (22 different heat winners): Jon Passick, Tyler Bruening, Chad Lerch (4 wins each); Darren Ackerman (3); Darin Burco, Greg Kastli, Dale Hackwell Jr., Drew Johnson, Jared Fuller, Bryan Klein, Rick Wendling, Dale Stolte (2 each);
Modified (25 different heat winners): Darin Duffy (6); Jerry Luloff, Max Corporon, Johnathan Thimmesch, Adam Johnson (4 each); Ronn Lauritzen (3); Jason Snyder, Joe Docekal, J.D. Auringer (2 each);
Stock Car (8 different heat winners): Justin Temeyer (8); Dan Trimble (7); Phil Holtz, Norman Chesmore, Shane Manson (3 each); Brian Irvine (2).
SportMod (20 different heat winners): Danny Dvorak (6); Chris Luloff, Jake Strayer (4 each); Josh Sherbon, Lucas Lundry, Curt Hilmer, Kurt Hogan (3 each); Drew Fish, Russell Hesse, Jeramiah Boynton, Rod McDonald, Jason Niedert, Ryan Coleman (2 each).
Hobby Stock (15 different heat winners): Josh Irvine (7); Matt Brown (5); Justin Lichty, Don Arnold (3 each); Quinton Miller, Vince Buchholz, Marcus Wayne, Dave Wheeler, Russell Damme Jr. (2 each).
EFFICIENCY STATS
* A total of 307 races were run this season.
* A total of 3,066 green flag laps were completed.
* A total of 336 caution flags were thrown.
* The most races run on a given night - 26 on both June 27 and July 11.
* The most green flag laps completed on a given night - 252 on both June 20 and July 11.
* The most caution flags thrown on a given night - 36 on May 2.
* Three times did a division make it through an entire night without a single caution flag thrown - Late Models on June 6, Stock Cars on June 6 and Hobby Stocks on August 1.
* The Stock Car division had only 31 total caution flags in 42 total races and 507 laps of competition.
THE 2000s
The following statistics are for the last 10 years of competition at the speedway, from 2000 through 2009.
* 650 feature events were completed in weekly competition.
* 154 different drivers visited victory lane.
* A new face found victory lane every 4.22 races.
* There were:
31 different Late Model winners in 137 events;
30 Modified winners in 141 events;
24 Stock Car winners in 142 events;
45 Hobby Stock winners in 141 events;
24 SportMod/B Mod winners in 84 events.
* Division leaders include:
Late Model
1. Curt Martin (37 wins from 2000-2009)
2. Darren Ackerman (14)
3. Greg Kastli (11)
4. Darin Duffy (9)
5. Dale Stolte (6)
T6. Greg Hunter (5)
T6. Tyler Bruening (5)
T6. Terry Neal (5)
T9. Darin Burco (4)
T9. Jeff Aikey (4)
Modified
1. Vern Jackson (26 wins from 2000-2009)
2. Troy Cordes (23)
3. Darin Duffy (16)
4. Jerry Luloff (14)
5. Joey Schaefer (8)
T6. J.D. Auringer (6)
T6. Scott Hogan (6)
8. Max Corporon (5)
T9. Don Erger (4)
T9. Jason Snyder (4)
Stock Car
1. Dan Trimble (32 wins from 2000-2009)
2. Brian Irvine (28)
3. Jarod Weepie (17)
4. Justin Temeyer (16)
5. Tom Schmitt (13)
6. Norman Chesmore (6)
T7. Damon Murty (4)
T7. Sean Johnson (4)
T7. Tony Schimmels (4)
10. Brad Holtkamp (3)
Hobby Stock
1. Brian Irvine (16 wins from 2000-2009)
2. Chris Luloff (15)
3. Josh Irvine (13)
4. Patrick Stansbery (9)
5. Vince Buchholz (6)
T6. Chris Schares (5)
T6. Jeff Roete (5)
T8. J.R. Kahler (4)
T8. Jason Goedken (4)
T8. Paul Shepherd (4)
T8. Rod Grother (4)
T8. Scooter Dulin (4)
T8. Justin Lichty (4)
T8. Quinton Miller (4)
SportMod/B Mod
1. Joe Docekal (18 wins from 2004-2009)
2. Brian Kunkle (8)
3. Danny Dvorak (7)
4. Josh Sherbon (6)
T5. Johnathan Thimmesch (5)
T5. Kurt Roose (5)
T5. Tony Olson (5)
T8. Brett Ladehoff (3)
T8. Brett Root (3)
T8. Dan Feltus (3)
T8. Chris Luloff (3)
QUALIFYING STREAKS
* The longest currently active feature qualifying streaks for weekly competition in each division include:
Late Model: Darren Ackerman has qualified for 45 consecutive features. His last miss was June 3, 2006. Others include Travis Smock (37), Jared Fuller (14), Scott Welsh (14), Randy Wheeler (13);
Modified: Jerry Luloff has qualified for 183 consecutive features (July 5, 1997), Johnathan Thimmesch (27), Troy Cordes (24), Darin Duffy (16), Max Corporon (14);
Stock Car: Jarod Weepie has has qualified for 122 consecutive features (June 9, 2001), Norman Chesmore (59), Brian Irvine (48), Jason Hocken (32), Dan Trimble (23);
Hobby Stock: Josh Irvine has qualified for 48 consecutive features (May 27, 2006), Jeremiah Wilson (37), Matt Brown (31), Joe Sprague (21), Wes Stanek (21);
SportMod/B Mod: Jim Buhlman has qualified for 45 consecutive features (July 8, 2006), Danny Dvorak (23), Kaleb Bentley (23), Kyle Bentley (20), Joel Rust (14), Lucas Lundry (14).
CHAMPIONS ROLL CALL
Points champions from the last 20 years (1990-2009)
LATE MODELS
2009 - Darren Ackerman
2008 - Dale Hackwell Jr.
2007 - Darren Ackerman
2006 - Curt Martin
2005 - Curt Martin
2004 - Curt Martin and Darren Ackerman (co-champions)
2003 - Greg Kastli
2002 - Greg Kastli
2001 - Greg Kastli
2000 - Darin Burco
1999 - Curt Martin
1998 - Kevin Pittman
1997 - Curt Martin
1996 - Rick Wendling
1995 - Rick Wendling
1994 - Greg Kastli
1993 - Gary Crawford
1992 - Greg Kastli
1991 - Curt Martin
1990 - Curt Martin
MODIFIEDS
2009 - Darin Duffy
2008 - Troy Cordes
2007 - J.D. Auringer
2006 - Jerry Luloff
2005 - Jerry Luloff
2004 - Vern Jackson
2003 - Scott Hogan
2002 - Troy Cordes
2001 - Darin Duffy and Jerry Luloff (co-champions)
2000 - Jerry Luloff
1999 - Jerry Luloff
1998 - Scott Hogan
1997 - Scott Hogan
1996 - Steve Droste
1995 - Steve Droste
1994 - Steve Droste
1993 - Owen Grube
1992 - Tom Bartholomew
1991 - Tom Bartholomew
1990 - Tom Bartholomew
STOCK CARS
(Stock Cars began competing at Independence in 1993)
2009 - Brian Irvine
2008 - Jarod Weepie
2007 - Jarod Weepie
2006 - Dan Trimble
2005 - Jarod Weepie
2004 - Dan Trimble
2003 - Dan Trimble
2002 - Dan Trimble
2001 - Dan Trimble
2000 - Dan Trimble
1999 - Dan Trimble
1998 - Dan Trimble
1997 - Jerry Schipper
1996 - Jerry Schipper
1995 - Larry Portis
1994 - Dan Trimble
1993 - Lon Gadow
HOBBY STOCKS
2009 - Josh Irvine
2008 - Chris Luloff
2007 - Josh Irvine
2006 - Paul Shepherd
2005 - Patrick Stansbery
2004 - Brian Irvine
2003 - Vince Buchholz
2002 - Patrick Stansbery
2001 - Scooter Dulin
2000 - Jeff Roete
1999 - Doug Otto
1998 - Nick Wroten
1997 - Adam Johnson
1996 - Todd Temeyer
1995 - Chris Wessner
1994 - Kevin Hoehne
1993 - Bret Dage
1992 - Forrest Frost
1991 - Jerry Luloff
1990 - Lon Gadow
B/SPORTMODS
(There has not been a repeat champion in the six seasons of competition)
2009 - Kyle Bentley
2008 - Danny Dvorak
2007 - Tony Olson
2006 - Brian Kunkle
2005 - Kip Siems
2004 - Joe Docekal
STUFF NOBODY SHOULD KNOW...
* Prior to August of this season, the last time there were no rain outs during a month with five Saturdays when track points were awarded was July of 2006.
* There were 70 features this season. Of the winners, 42 started on the outside and 28 started from the inside.
* Brian Irvine won nine features this season and Josh Irvine and Darin Duffy each won seven features. Only twice, however, did all three win on the same night - June 27 and August 29. Five times both Duffy and Brian Irvine won on the same night and four times both Duffy and Josh Irvine won on the same night. Five times both Irvines won on the same night. May 30, June 6 and August 22 are the only nights an Irvine was not in victory lane. At least one of them won during 11 of 14 nights of racing.
* Darin Duffy (all 7 wins) and Troy Cordes (once) are the only Modified drivers to have won from deeper than a third row starting spot.
* Eight drivers won features leading flag-to-flag in races when the time limit did not take effect.
* The top three finishers in the Late Model season championship race were as follows: 1. Darren Ackerman, 2. Travis Smock, 3. Curt Martin. It was the third time each of those drivers finished in each of those positions. They also finished in the same order in the final standings. Coincidentally, Ackerman's third win of the season propelled him to his third track championship.
* Dan Trimble (Stock Car) led all drivers with four second place feature finishes.
* Jerry Luloff (Modifieds) led only one feature lap this season - it was the final lap of the August 15 feature when he scored his feature win.
* Three times this season a driver took the lead of a feature, lost the lead, then regained it on his way to victory: Brian Irvine (Stock Cars) lost the lead to Kevin Rose, then passed Rose back for the win on May 23. Phil Holtz (Stock Cars) lost the lead to Norman Chesmore, then passed Chesmore back for the lead for the win on August 22. Mark Butler (Hobby Stocks) lost the lead to Justin Hanson, then passed Hanson back for the lead to win on August 22.
* In 54 of the 70 features, at least one lap was led by a car with a letter in its number. Only 16 feature races went letter-free in the lead.
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