For photos from both tracks, visit track photographer Jim Wittke's site - www.speedwaysouvenir.com.
INDEPENDENCE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
The statistics included here are through the first 12 nights of weekly points racing and do not include any non-track points specials.
Car Count
Division
- Average - High - Low
Late
Model - 21.8 - 26 - 17
Modified
– 23.2 - 27 - 18
Stock
Car – 13.6 - 21 - 10
SportMod
– 23.3 - 28 - 20
Hobby
Stock – 20.3 - 26 - 14
Sport
Compact – 8.8 - 15 - 6
TOTAL
– 110.9 - 128 - 96
Points
* 238 drivers have earned points this season.
*
Among those 238 drivers, 87 different hometowns have been represented.
*
Tyler Bruening (Late Model) and Benji Irvine
(Hobby Stock) have led the standings following each night
this season. Tyler Droste (Modified) has led since week five and Sean Johnson (Stock Car) has led following weeks four through seven and following weeks 10 and 12. Alex Zwanziger (SportMod) has led following weeks six through nine and since week 11
and Merv Chandler (Sport Compact) has led since week two.
IN THE HUNT
* 35 drivers have remained in the top-10 in the points every week of the season. Those
drivers include:
Late Model (7): Darren Ackerman, Tyler Bruening, Dale Hackwell Jr., Greg Kastli, Curt Martin, Jon Passick, Dean Wagner;
Modified (4): Patrick Flannagan, Vern Jackson, Adam
Johnson, Ronn Lauritzen;
Stock Car (8): Jesse Brown, Norman Chesmore, John Emerson, Tim Helle, Jason Hocken, Jerome Jacoby, Sean Johnson, Jarod
Weepie;
SportMod (5): Jim Buhlman, Danny Dvorak, Shane Ebaugh, Lucas Lundry, Dakoda Sellers;
Hobby Stock (5): Jim Ball, Benji Irvine, Chris Luloff, Justin Stander, Jamie Whitaker;
Sport Compact (6): Merv Chandler, Adam Gates, Mike Tedesco, Justin Vargason, Jeffrey Vislisel, A.J. Witten.
Sport Compact (6): Merv Chandler, Adam Gates, Mike Tedesco, Justin Vargason, Jeffrey Vislisel, A.J. Witten.
* 11 drivers have remained in the top-5 in the points every week of the season. Those
drivers include:
Late Model (1): Tyler Bruening;
Modified (0): None;
Stock Car (4): Norman Chesmore, John Emerson, Sean Johnson, Jarod Weepie;
SportMod (1): Lucas Lundry;
Hobby Stock (2): Benji Irvine, Chris Luloff;
Sport Compact (3): Merv Chandler, Adam Gates, A.J. Witten.
Sport Compact (3): Merv Chandler, Adam Gates, A.J. Witten.
Feature Winners
*
There have been 35 different feature winners in 72 feature events this season.
*
The points leaders account for only 13 of the 72 total feature
wins.
* Current points leaders accounted for only four of 24 feature wins in the month of July.
* There have already been nine different winners in the IMCA SportMods. That mark eclipsed the old record of eight different winners for an entire season, which was set in 2012.
* In the 24 features in July, there were 21 different winners. Only Chris Luloff (Hobby Stock) and Adam Gates (Sport Compact) won multiple times. Luloff won twice while Gates won three times.
* Entering August, there have been seven straight different winners in the SportMods, six straight different Late Model winners, five straight different winners in the Modifieds, four different winners in-a-row in the Stock Cars and three straight different Hobby Stock winners.
Top-10s
* Current points leaders accounted for only four of 24 feature wins in the month of July.
* There have already been nine different winners in the IMCA SportMods. That mark eclipsed the old record of eight different winners for an entire season, which was set in 2012.
* In the 24 features in July, there were 21 different winners. Only Chris Luloff (Hobby Stock) and Adam Gates (Sport Compact) won multiple times. Luloff won twice while Gates won three times.
* Entering August, there have been seven straight different winners in the SportMods, six straight different Late Model winners, five straight different winners in the Modifieds, four different winners in-a-row in the Stock Cars and three straight different Hobby Stock winners.
Top-10s
* 155 drivers have earned at least one top-10 finish this season. The
number of top-10 finishes per driver in each division are as follows:
Late Model (24 drivers with at least one top 10): Tyler Bruening (12); Darren Ackerman (11); Curt Martin, Jon Passick (10 each); Greg Kastli, Dale Hackwell Jr. (9 each); Dean Wagner, Jeff Aikey, Drew Johnson, Dirk Hamilton (7 each); Rick Dralle (5); Luke Pestka, Rory Metcalf (4 each); Dain Sires, Luke Merfeld, Chad Lerch (3 each); Greg Hunter (2); Jason Rauen, Travis Smock, Luke Goedert, Kelly Pestka, Keith Kiernan, Stephan Kammerer, Russell Hesse (1 each);
Modified (22): Tyler Droste, Ronn Lauritzen (11 each); Mark Schulte, Patrick Flannagan (10 each); J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes (9 each); Shawn Ryan, Vern Jackson (8 each); Scott Hogan, Darin Duffy, Keith Pittman, Adam Johnson (5 each); Jason Snyder, Ed Thomas, Keith Pittman (4 each); Racer Hulin, Mike Burbridge (3 each); Jeff Kriz (2); Chris Snyder, Justin O'Brien, Joe Docekal, Jerry King (1 each);
Stock Car (29): Sean Johnson, Jarod Weepie (12 each); John Emerson, Norman Chesmore (11 each); Tim Helle, Jesse Brown (9 each); Jason Hocken, Jerome Jacoby (7 each); Phil Holtz, Tony Schimmels (5 each); Justin Temeyer, Austin Evens, Ken Taylor, Scotty Anderson (3 each); Blake Cole, Cole Mather, Chris Wiltse, Aaron Matthias, Russell Damme (2 each); Damon Murty, Scott Pippert, Stefan Klym, Jason Niedert, Mitchell Evens, Reggie Rema, Travis Shipman, Roger Ciesielski, Jim Lynch, Kevin Rose (1 each);
SportMod (29): Brennen Chipp, Alex Zwanziger (10 each); Lucas Lundry, Danny Dvorak, Shane Ebaugh, Matt McCahen (8 each); Curt Hilmer, Dave Schulze, Jim Buhlman (7 each); Kip Siems, Kevin Hurst (6 each); Rod McDonald, Dakoda Sellers, Ryan Maitland, Sean Vogt (4 each); Brandon Smith, Scott Thomas (3 each); Austin Kaplan (2); Sam Wieben, Joel Rust, Colby Heishman, Steven Streeter, Lee Kinsella, Sean Wyett, Synjun Bauer, Mike Hogencamp, Troy Bauer, Creston Williams, Jonny Williams (1 each);
Hobby Stock (26): Benji Irvine (12); Jamie Whitaker (11); Chris Luloff, Justin Stander, Shawn Kuennen, Jim Ball (10 each); Justin Wacha (9); Nathan Ballard (8); Quinton Miller (7); Vince Buchholz (6); T.J. Mortenson, Justin Lichty, Matt Lundry (4 each); Brad Forbes, Matt Burmeister (2 each); Jeremiah Wilson, Josh Irvine, Curt Graham, Milo Matthias, Justin Hanson, Brian Happel, Jacob Keiser, Dave Wheeler, Brett Vanous, Jerome Wilson, Ryan Bochmann (1 each);
Sport Compact (25): Merv Chandler (12); Adam Gates, A.J. Witten (10 each); Derek Ihde (8); Travis Ross, Mike Tedesco (7 each); Zach Marmann (6); Mitchell Balik, Jeffrey Vislisel (3 each); Reggie Rema, Steve Miedke, Dylan Clinton, Justin Vargason, Travis Losenicky, Dakota Schroyer (2 each); Brad Chander, Will Schott, Bryan Klein, Jeff Dvorak, Brannon Bechen, Nick West, Arthur Schott, Jeremy Lerch, Ryan Bryant, Jim Hoth (1 each).
Top-5s
* 94 drivers have earned at least one top-5 finish this season. The number of top-5 finishes per driver in each division are as follows:
Late Model (17): Tyler Bruening (8); Curt Martin (7); Darren Ackerman (6); Greg Kastli (5); Jon Passick, Dean Wagner, Jeff Aikey, Luke Pestka (4 each); Drew Johnson, Rory Metcalf (3 each); Dale Hackwell Jr., Dirk Hamilton, Rick Dralle, Dain Sires, Luke Merfeld (2 each); Jason Rauen, Travis Smock (1 each);
Modified (15): Tyler Droste (9); J.D. Auringer (7); Ronn Lauritzen (6); Troy Cordes, Shawn Ryan, Vern Jackson (5 each); Mark Schulte, Patrick Flannagan, Scott Hogan (4 each); Darin Duffy (3); Kevin Pittman, Adam Johnson, Jason Snyder (2 each); Ed Thomas, Chris Snyder (1 each);
Stock Car (13): Sean Johnson (11); Jarod Weepie (10); John Emerson (9); Norman Chesmore (8); Tim Helle (6); Jason Hocken (5); Justin Temeyer (3); Jesse Brown, Phil Holtz (2 each); Tony Schimmels, Austin Evens, Damon Murty, Scott Pippert (1 each);
SportMod (18): Brennen Chipp (8); Lucas Lundry (7); Alex Zwanziger (6); Kip Siems (5); Danny Dvorak, Curt Hilmer, Dave Schulze, Jim Buhlman, Kevin Hurst (4 each); Shane Ebaugh (3); Matt McCahen, Rod McDonald, Austin Kaplan (2 each); Dakoda Sellers, Ryan Maitland, Brandon Smith, Sam Wieben, Joel Rust (1 each);
Hobby Stock (14): Benji Irvine (12); Chris Luloff (10); Justin Stander (8); Nathan Ballard (6); Jamie Whitaker, Quinton Miller, Vince Buchholz (4 each); Shawn Kuennen, Justin Wacha (3 each); T.J. Mortenson (2); Jim Ball, Justin Lichty, Matt Lundry, Brad Forbes (1 each);
Sport Compact (17): Merv Chandler (12); Adam Gates (10); A.J. Witten (6); Travis Ross (5); Mike Tedesco, Zach Marmann (4 each); Derek Ihde, Mitchell Balik (3 each); Reggie Rema, Steve Miedke, Dylan Clinton (2 each); Justin Vargason, Brad Chandler, Will Schott, Bryan Klein, Jeff Dvorak, Brannon Bechen (1 each).
Top-3s
* 71 drivers have earned at least one top-3 finish this season. The number of top-3 finishes per driver in each division are as follows:
Late Model (15): Tyler Bruening (8); Darren Ackerman, Greg Kastli (4 each); Jon Passick, Dean Wagner, Jeff Aikey, Rick Dralle, Luke Pestka, Rory Metcalf, Dain Sires, Luke Merfeld (2 each); Curt Martin, Dale Hackwell Jr., Drew Johnson, Jason Rauen (1 each);
Modified (11): Tyler Droste, Ronn Lauritzen (6 each); J.D. Auringer (5); Shawn Ryan (4); Troy Cordes, Scott Hogan (3 each); Mark Schulte, Vern Jackson, Darin Duffy, Kevin Pittman (2 each); Patrick Flannagan (1);
Stock Car (10): Sean Johnson, John Emerson (9 each); Jarod Weepie (5); Jason Hocken (4); Norman Chesmore (3); Justin Temeyer (2); Tim Helle, Jesse Brown, Tony Schimmels, Damon Murty (1 each);
SportMod (14): Lucas Lundry (6); Brennen Chipp (5); Curt Hilmer, Kip Siems (4 each); Dave Schulze, Kevin Hurst (3 each); Danny Dvorak, Shane Ebaugh, Austin Kaplan (2 each); Alex Zwanziger, Jim Buhlman, Brandon Smith, Sam Wieben, Joel Rust (1 each);
Hobby Stock (9): Benji Irvine (11); Chris Luloff (10); Nathan Ballard (5); Justin Stander (4); Quinton Miller (2); Jamie Whitaker, Justin Wacha, Vince Buchholz, Justin Lichty (1 each);
Sport Compact (12): Merv Chandler, Adam Gates (10 each); Travis Ross, Zach Marmann (3 each); Reggie Rema, Steve Miedke (2 each); A.J. Witten, Mike Tedesco, Mitchell Balik, Dylan Clinton, Justin Vargason, Brad Chandler (1 each).
Feature Lap Leaders
* 72 drivers have led at least one lap of feature competition.
*
Division lap leaders include:
Late Model (14 total different lap leaders): Tyler Bruening, Rick Dralle (50 laps led each); Luke Pestka (34); Luke Merfeld, Rory Metcalf (25 each); Darren Ackerman (21); Greg Kastli (18); Dain Sires, Jon Passick (17 each); Curt Martin (16); Jeff Aikey (15); Kelly Pestka (6); Greg Hunter (4); Joel Brasch (2);
Modified (17): Ronn Lauritzen (58 laps led); Shawn Ryan (33); J.D. Auringer (30); Troy Cordes (29); Scott Hogan, Tyler Droste (16 each); Mark Schulte (15); Darin Duffy, Vern Jackson (12 each); Kevin Pittman (6); J.J. Scott, Mike Burbridge (4 each); Adam Johnson, Josh Sherbon (2 each); Patrick Flannagan, Mike Manson, Tony Snyder (1 each);
Stock Car (9): John Emerson (50 laps led); Sean Johnson (44); Jarod Weepie (34); Damon Murty (25); Jesse Brown (21); Norman Chesmore, Jason Hocken (19 each); Tim Helle (6); Austin Evens (3);
SportMod (12): Brennen Chipp (30 laps led); Kip Siems (24); Dave Schulze (23); Kevin Hurst (18); Sam Wieben, Joel Rust, Curt Hilmer (15 each); Lucas Lundry, Brandon Smith (9 each); Shane Ebaugh (6); Danny Dvorak (4); Scott Thomas (1);
Hobby Stock (14): Benji Irvine (46 laps led); Chris Luloff (37); Vince Buchholz (28); Quinton Miller (20); Nathan Ballard (15); Matt Lundry (8); Justin Wacha (7); Brett Vanous (6); Jeremiah Wilson (4); Justin Stander (3); Shawn Kuennen, Brad Forbes (2 each); Jamie Whitaker, Ryan Bochmann (1 each);
Sport Compact (6): Adam Gates (105 laps led), Dylan Clinton (12), Travis Ross (11), Merv Chandler (5), Steve Miedke (3), Dakota Schroyer (2).
Heat Races
*
There have been 79 different heat race winners in 174 heat races.
*
The heat race winners in each division are as follows:
Late Model (20 winners in 35 heats): Luke Pestka (5 heat wins); Jon Passick, Curt Martin, Tyler Bruening, Rory Metcalf (3 each); Dean Wagner, Jeff Aikey, Darren Ackerman (2 each); Dirk Hamilton, Greg Kastli, Luke Merfeld, Joel Brasch, Travis Smock, Dain Sires, Greg Hunter, Kelly Pestka, Chad Lerch, Rick Wendling, Rick Dralle, Jason Rauen (1 each);
Modified (16 winners in 35 heats): Ronn Lauritzen (7 heat wins); Vern Jackson (5); Tyler Droste, Mark Schulte, Josh Sherbon (3 each); Shawn Ryan, Troy Cordes, Mike Burbridge (2 each); J.D. Auringer, Ed Thomas, Scott Hogan, Adam Johnson, Darin Duffy, J.J. Scott, Buck Swanson, Tony Snyder (1 each);
Stock Car (10 winners in 22 heats): John Emerson (5 heat wins); Tim Helle (4); Jason Hocken (3); Norman Chesmore, Sean Johnson, Scotty Anderson (2); Tony Schimmels, Phil Holtz, Justin Temeyer Damon Murty (1 each);
SportMod (14 winners in 35 heats): Kevin Hurst (7 heat wins); Danny Dvorak (6); Brennen Chipp (5); Kip Siems (4); Curt Hilmer, Alex Zwanziger, Brian Hilbert (2); Jim Buhlman, Dave Schulze, Brandon Smith, Joel Rust, Sam Wieben, Josh Burrell, Shane Ebaugh (1 each);
Hobby Stock (12 winners in 32 heats): Benji Irvine (8 heat wins); Chris Luloff, Nathan Ballard (5 each); Quinton Miller (3); Justin Wacha, Shawn Kuennen, Matt Lundry (2 each); Jamie Whitaker, Jim Ball, Vince Buchholz, Brad Forbes, Jacob Keiser (1 each);
Sport Compact (7 winners in 15 heats): Adam Gates (6 heat wins); A.J. Witten (3); Dylan Clinton (2); Zach Marmann, Mitchell Balik, Travis Ross, Justin Vargason (1 each).
Efficiency Stats
*
A total of 248 races have been run this season.
*
A total of 2,612 laps have been completed.
*
A total of 227 caution flags have been thrown (an overall average of 0.92 per race)
Cautions Per Race Ratio
Cautions Per Race Ratio
Sport
Compact: 10 cautions in 27 races (0.37 cautions per race)
Hobby
Stock: 31 / 44 (0.70)
Late
Model: 38 / 47 (0.81)
SportMod: 48 / 49 (0.98)
Stock Car: 40 / 34 (1.18)
SportMod: 48 / 49 (0.98)
Stock Car: 40 / 34 (1.18)
Modified: 60 / 47 (1.28)
Race Laps Per Caution Ratio
Sport
Compact: 224 laps with 10 cautions (average of 22.40 green flag laps between
cautions)
Late
Model: 574 / 38 (15.11)
Hobby Stock: 433 / 31 (13.97)
Stock Car: 392 / 40 (9.80)
Hobby Stock: 433 / 31 (13.97)
Stock Car: 392 / 40 (9.80)
SportMod: 468 / 48 (9.75)
Modified: 521 / 60 (8.68)
Races with No Caution Flags
Modified: 521 / 60 (8.68)
Races with No Caution Flags
Sport
Compact: 18 of 27 races have gone flag-to-flag without a caution (66.67%)
Late Model: 31 / 47 (65.96%)
SportMod: 30 / 49 (61.22%)
Modified: 27 / 47 (57.45%)
Hobby Stock: 24 / 44 (54.55%)
Late Model: 31 / 47 (65.96%)
SportMod: 30 / 49 (61.22%)
Modified: 27 / 47 (57.45%)
Hobby Stock: 24 / 44 (54.55%)
Stock
Car: 17 / 34 (50.00%)
147 of 248 races have gone green to checkers without a caution.
147 of 248 races have gone green to checkers without a caution.
Feature Cautions
Late Model: 31 of 38 total cautions have been thrown in feature races (81.58%)
Stock
Car: 32 / 40 (80.00%)
Modified: 48 / 60 (80.00%)
SportMod: 37 / 48 (77.08%)
Hobby Stock: 22 / 31 (70.97%)
Sport Compact: 7 / 10 (70.00%)
Modified: 48 / 60 (80.00%)
SportMod: 37 / 48 (77.08%)
Hobby Stock: 22 / 31 (70.97%)
Sport Compact: 7 / 10 (70.00%)
177 of 227 total cautions have been thrown during feature racing.
Average Lap of First Feature Caution
Sport Compact: 8.00
Late Model: 5.67
Stock Car: 5.08
Average Lap of First Feature Caution
Sport Compact: 8.00
Late Model: 5.67
Stock Car: 5.08
Hobby
Stock: 4.75
SportMod: 3.75
Modified: 2.25
SportMod: 3.75
Modified: 2.25
Since the year 1967...
*
685 Late Model feature events have been completed in weekly competition with 98
different winners. On average, a new Late Model winner visits victory lane
every 6.9 events.
*
455 Modified feature events have been completed in weekly competition with 81
different winners. On average, a new Modified winner visits victory lane every
5.6 events.
* 303 Stock Car feature events have been completed in weekly competition
with 43 different winners. On average, a new Stock Car winner visits
victory lane every 7.0 events.
* 78 SportMod feature events have been completed in weekly competition with 23
different winners. On average, a new SportMod winner visits victory lane every
3.3 events.
*
364 Hobby Stock feature events have been completed in weekly competition with
90 different winners. On average, a new Hobby Stock winner visits victory lane
every 4.0 events.
* 18 Sport Compact feature events have been complete in weekly competition with 5
different winners. On average, a new Sport Compact winner visits victory lane
every 3.6 events.
*
Overall, in the last 47 seasons, 1,903 features have been completed in the
six divisions that currently compete at the speedway.
Qualifying Streaks
*
The longest currently active feature qualifying streaks for weekly competition
in each division include:
Late Model: Drew Johnson has qualified for 61 consecutive features. His last miss was July 11, 2009.
Modified: Patrick Flannagan has qualified for 58 consecutive features. His last miss was August 8, 2009.
Stock Car: Norman Chesmore has qualified for 114 consecutive features. His last miss was July 9, 2005.
Hobby Stock: Benji Irvine and Justin Stander have qualified for 27 consecutive features. Their last miss was Season Championship night of the 2011 season.
SportMod: Jim Buhlman has qualified for all 78 features dating back to the first one at the speedway on June 21, 2008.
Sport Compact: Merv Chandler and A.J. Witten have qualified for all 18 features dating back to the first one at the speedway on July 7, 2012.
Stuff Nobody Should Know…
*
Of the 72 feature winners this season, 39 came from inside starting spots and 33 from the
outside.
*
Every starting position throughout the first six rows has
produced at least one feature winner this season and no winner has started deeper than the sixth row.
* Nine of 12 feature winners in the Hobby Stock division have come from the fourth and fifth rows. Five winners have come from inside of row five.
* Six (half) of the Sport Compact winners started inside of row two.
* No single starting position has produced more than two Late Model winners.
* The only starting position to produce more than two Modified winners is outside row five. Four winners have started in that position.
* Six (half) of the Sport Compact winners started inside of row two.
* No single starting position has produced more than two Late Model winners.
* The only starting position to produce more than two Modified winners is outside row five. Four winners have started in that position.
* 87 different drivers have cracked the top-10 in his division’s points for at least
one week this season.
* 15
different drivers have held or shared their division's points lead at some point
during the season.
* 11 feature events have gone flag-to-flag without a single
caution. Only nine features have seen their first caution prior to the completion of the first lap.
* The last five Sport Compact features have gone green-to-checkers without a caution. In fact, there were no cautions flags in a Sport Compact race throughout the final three weeks in July.
* Through eight nights and 180 laps of Hobby Stock feature racing, the feature winners have led only a combined 74 laps of the races they won. The average lap when Hobby Stock feature winners have taken the lead is lap 10.0.
Weather trends...
* Independence has held nine straight nights of points racing without a weather-related cancellation, matching the 18th longest stretch of weekly racing in track history. If we can get through the end of the season without a rainout, we will match the fourth longest stretch in track history (13 weeks).
* The month of July was completed without a single rainout for the 26th time in track history, the most of any month, however it was the first rain-free July since 2008. July of 2013 was the 79th full calendar month since 1967 to be completed without a cancellation.
* We have seen two months this season (June and July) without a rainout. If we have a dry August, three months will be completed without a cancellation for the first time since 1999.
* Looking ahead, August is the second driest month on record at the speedway. The month accounts for only 31 of 178 rainouts in weekly racing, dating back to 1967. Two of the August dates scheduled for racing this year (17th and 24th) have never been rained out in Independence. August 3 and August 10 have each rained out once in six attempts. Both of those rainouts occurred in 1974.
* Four of the last five seasons, we have completed the month of August without a rainout. The only year with an August rainout in the last five years? Last year when two programs were canceled due to the weather.
And finally...
* Of the last 61 track champions, 41 held the points lead entering the final month of points racing (67.2%). Odds are four of the current points leaders will go on to win a championship this season, but two will not... Who ya got? Can you feel the excitement?
BENTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY
Below are the weekly points racing numbers through July in Vinton. These numbers do not include the Frostbuster special that was held prior to the April 14 track points opener, the Hawkeye Dirt Tour special in May or the Modifieds during the Hogan Memorial. None of the information below includes the Late Models, which have run during three weekly programs. This information includes the Thursday night Benton County Fair race when SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts competed for track points.
Car Count
Division - Average - High - Low
Modified – 15.1 - 19 - 11
Stock Car – 9.6 - 16 - 6
SportMod – 21.8 - 29 - 17
Hobby Stock – 12.5 - 18 - 9
Sport Compact – 8.3 - 11 - 5
TOTAL – 66.3 - 82 - 54
Points
* 192 drivers have earned points this season.
* No driver has led the points of his division after every night of racing. J.D. Auringer (Modified) has led the standings every week since week two, John Emerson (Stock Cars) led following week three and every week since night five and Danny Dvorak led following nights two and three and has held the lead the last two nights of points racing in the SportMods. Chris Luloff (Hobby Stock) led following opening night and every week since night six and Bill Whalen Jr. led following nights three through 10, plus the last five nights - 12 through 16 - in the Sport Compacts.
IN THE HUNT
* 31 drivers have remained in the top-10 in the points every night of the season. Those drivers include:
Modified (6): J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes, Joe Docekal, Patrick Flannagan, Ronn Lauritzen, Jerry Luloff;
Stock Car (7): Bob Ahrendsen, Scott Beauregard, John Emerson, Mike Galli, Jerry Miles, Damon Murty, Scott Pippert;
SportMod (7): Jim Buhlman, Danny Dvorak, Curt Hilmer, Nick Roberts, Joel Rust, John Schaefer, Dave Schulze;
Hobby Stock (6): Matt Brown, Jacob Keiser, Chris Luloff, Kyle Parizek, Justin Stander, Justin Wacha;
Sport Compact (5): Merv Chandler, Nathan Chandler, Shawn Cooney, Jeremy Lerch, Bill Whalen Jr.
* 7 drivers have remained in the top-5 in the points every night of the season. Those drivers include:
Modified (1): J.D. Auringer;
Stock Car (2): John Emerson, Scott Pippert;
SportMod (1): Joel Rust;
Hobby Stock (1): Kyle Parizek;
Sport Compact (2): Nathan Chandler, Bill Whalen Jr.
* Current points leaders account for only 18 of the 77 feature wins.
* Points leaders accounted for only six of the 22 feature wins in July.
* Entering August, there have been five straight different Modified winners. There were six straight different winners to start the season. The longest streak of different winners in the division? Ten, during the middle of the 2011 season. Well, we're halfway there and have just enough nights left (six) to set a new record. For those wondering, the last five Modified winners were Ronn Lauritzen, Troy Cordes, Kyle Brown, Mike Burbridge and Jerry Luloff.
* The month of July ended with four straight different winners each in the Stock Car, SportMod and Hobby Stock divisions. Among all five divisions, there were 17 different winners in 22 feature events.
Top-10s
* 146 drivers have earned at least one top-10 finish this season. The top-10 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (27 drivers with at least one top-10): J.D. Auringer (14); Ronn Lauritzen, Troy Cordes, Jerry Luloff, Patrick Flannagan (12 each); Joe Docekal, Kyle Brown (11 each); Mike Burbridge (9); Scott Hogan, Jerry Dedrick (8 each); Tony Olson (5); Vern Jackson, Brandon Banks (4 each); Richie Gustin (3); Tyler Droste, Buck Swanson (2 each); Racer Hulin, Ty Glass, Mike Krall, Mark Schulte, Todd Jensen, Tim McBride, Darin Duffy, Andy Eckrich, Ed Thomas, Shane Burbridge, Jesse Belez (1 each);
Stock Car (29): John Emerson, Scott Pippert, Mike Galli (15 each); Norman Chesmore (14); Curtis Roster, Scott Beauregard (13 each); Bob Ahrendsen (9); Damon Murty (8); Jay Schmidt (4); Jerry Miles, Rick Kriegel, Justin Temeyer, Chad Siems, Mitchell Evens, Russell Damme (2 each); Nathan Wood, John Watson, Jarod Weepie, Bob Daniels, Shane Richardson, Brock Young, Cory Tharp, Trent Jeanes, Thomas Thompson, Ben Walding, Jared Daggett, Dalton Simonsen, Aaron Matthias, Kevin Rose (1 each);
SportMod (31): Joel Rust (15); Jim Buhlman (14); Danny Dvorak, Curt Hilmer (13 each); Dave Schulze (12); Nick Roberts (10); John Schaefer (8); Kyle Olson, Mike Hogencamp, Ryan King (6 each); Mike McDonald, Tom Rawlins, Ryan Maitland (5 each); Brennen Chipp, Shane Ebaugh, Brady Graham (4 each); Brett Lowry, Jenae Gustin, Colby Heishman, Brian Anderson, Dakoda Sellers, Dave McCalla (3 each); Kurt Moeding, Ross Neal, Troy Burkhart (2 each); Austin Kaplan, Brad Iverson, Kip Siems, Josh Burrell, Brett Moffitt, Dustin Crear (1 each);
Hobby Stock (36): Kyle Parizek (16); Justin Wacha (15); Chris Luloff, Brian Happel, Matt Brown, Just Stander (14 each); Jacob Keiser (12); Benji Irvine (7); Leah Wroten (6); Andrew Torkelson (5); Jeremy Floyd (4); Paul Nagle, Brett Vanous, Brad Forbes (3 each); Garrett Eilander, Nick Murty, Jim Ball, Brayden Forbes, Doug Laughridge, Jason Williams, Jacob Floyd (2 each); Shannon Anderson, Andy Coffman, Andrew Burg, Jamie Songer, Gabe Phelps, Jerome Wilson, David Rieks, David Castellano Jr., Jonathon Juett, Paul Shepherd, Dale Kite, Malena Betzer, Chris Moore, Nathan Ballard, Greg Sweerin (1 each);
Sport Compact (23): Merv Chandler, Bill Whalen Jr. (15 each); Nathan Chandler (14); Travis Losenicky, Jeremy Lerch, Toby Denning (13 each); A.J. Witten (10); Gary Peiffer (6); Brad Chandler, Shawn Cooney, Craig Streeter (5 each); Steve Miedke (3); Mike Barten, Jacob McVay, Buster Pate (2 each); Tyler Whalen, Mike Tedesco, Nathan Lerch, Corbin McCombs, Matthew Moore, Jeff Ash, Joe Goodenbaur, Duayne Herb (1 each).
Top-5s
* 86 drivers have earned at least one top-5 finish this season. The top-5 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (16): Ronn Lauritzen (10); J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes (9 each); Joe Docekal (7); Kyle Brown (6); Jerry Luloff, Mike Burbridge (5 each); Patrick Flannagan, Scott Hogan (4 each); Richie Gustin (3); Vern Jackson, Tyler Droste (2 each); Jerry Dedrick, Brandon Banks, Racer Hulin, Ty Glass (1 each);
Stock Car (20): Norman Chesmore (14); Scott Pippert (12); John Emerson (11); Damon Murty (8); Curtis Roster (7); Bob Ahrendsen (4); Mike Galli (3); Scott Beauregard, Jay Schmidt, Jerry Miles (2 each); Rick Kriegel, Justin Temeyer, Chad Siems, Nathan Wood, John Watson, Jarod Weepie, Bob Daniels, Shane Richardson, Brock Young, Cory Tharp (1 each);
SportMod (19): Joel Rust (14); Danny Dvorak (11); Nick Roberts (9); Curt Hilmer (6); Jim Buhlman (5); John Schaefer, Kyle Olson, Mike McDonald (4 each); Dave Schulze, Tom Rawlins, Brennen Chipp, Shane Ebaugh (3 each); Mike Hogencamp, Brett Lowry, Jenae Gustin, Kurt Moeding (2 each); Ryan Maitland, Austin Kaplan, Brad Iverson (1 each);
Hobby Stock (14): Chris Luloff (14); Brian Happel (13); Matt Brown (11); Kyle Parizek (10); Justin Wacha, Justin Stander (9 each); Benji Irvine (5); Jacob Keiser (3); Paul Nagle, Garrett Eilander, Nick Murty, Shannon Anderson, Andy Coffman, Andrew Burg (1 each);
Sport Compact (17): Bill Whalen Jr. (14); Merv Chandler, Nathan Chandler (12 each); Travis Losenicky (10); A.J. Witten (7); Jeremy Lerch (6); Gary Peiffer, Brad Chandler, Steve Miedke (3 each); Toby Denning, Shawn Cooney (2 each); Craig Streeter, Mike Barten, Jacob McVay, Tyler Whalen, Mike Tedesco, Nathan Lerch (1 each).
Top-3s
* 60 drivers have earned at least one top-3 finish this season. The top-3 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (13): Ronn Lauritzen (6); J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes, Joe Docekal, Kyle Brown (5 each); Mike Burbridge, Scott Hogan, Richie Gustin; (3 each); Jerry Luloff, Patrick Flannagan (2 each); Brandon Banks, Tyler Droste, Racer Hulin (1 each);
Stock Car (9): Norman Chesmore (14); John Emerson (11); Scott Pippert, Damon Murty (8); Curtis Roster (2); Jay Schmidt, Jerry Miles, Rick Kriegel, Nathan Wood (1 each);
SportMod (15): Joel Rust (11); Danny Dvorak (10); Nick Roberts (8); Mike McDonald (3); Jim Buhlman, Kyle Olson, Brennen Chipp, Shane Ebaugh, Kurt Moeding (2 each); Curt Hilmer, Dave Schulze, John Schaefer, Brett Lowry, Jenae Gustin, Austin Kaplan (1 each);
Hobby Stock (12): Chris Luloff (11); Brian Happel (10); Kyle Parizek (6); Matt Brown (5); Justin Wacha (4); Justin Stander, Benji Irvine (3 each); Jacob Keiser (2); Paul Nagle, Garrett Eilander, Shannon Anderson, Andy Coffman (1 each);
Sport Compact (11): Bill Whalen Jr. Nathan Chandler (12 each); Merv Chandler (11); Travis Losenicky, Brad Chandler (3 each); A.J. Witten (2); Jeremy Lerch, Toby Denning, Steve Miedke, Mike Barten, Tyler Whalen (1 each).
Feature Lap Leaders
* 63 drivers have led at least one lap of feature competition.
* Division lap leaders include:
Modified (14 different lap leaders): Kyle Brown (54 laps led); Mike Burbridge (44); Troy Cordes (29); Tony Olson (27); Ronn Lauritzen, Jerry Luloff (26 each); Joe Docekal (25); Richie Gustin (24); Brandon Banks (11); Scott Hogan (6); Jerry Dedrick (5); Tyler Droste (2); J.D. Auringer, Racer Hulin (1 each);
Stock Car (9): John Emerson (68 laps led); Damon Murty (47); Norman Chesmore (42); Scott Pippert (41); Curtis Roster (15); Bob Ahrendsen, Mike Galli (5 each); Jarod Weepie, Jay Schmidt (1 each);
SportMod (17): Danny Dvorak (55 laps led); Nick Roberts (38); Mike McDonald (33); Joel Rust (27); Jenae Gustin (18); Tom Rawlins (17); Colby Heishman (10); Mike Hogencamp (9); Jim Buhlman (8); Brady Graham, Ryan King (5 each); Shane Ebaugh, Kyle Olson (3 each); Kurt Moeding (2); Curt Hilmer, Austin Kaplan, Brian Anderson (1 each);
Hobby Stock (14): Brian Happel (44 laps led), Jacob Keiser (36), Justin Wacha (27), Kyle Parizek (26), Matt Brown (25), Chris Luloff (19), Paul Nagle (15), Shannon Anderson (13), Andy Coffman (12), Leah Wroten (9), Garrett Eilander (7), Justin Stander (5), Jacob Floyd (2), Brad Forbes (1);
Sport Compact (9): Nathan Chandler (80 laps led); Bill Whalen Jr. (35); Brad Chandler, Merv Chandler (19 each); Travis Losenicky (15); A.J. Witten (9); Steve Miedke (7); Gary Peiffer (6); Mike Barten (3).
* The heat race wins leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (13 winners in 30 heats): Joe Docekal, Tony Olson, Jerry Dedrick (4 each); Troy Cordes, Patrick Flannagan, Mike Burbridge (3 each); Scott Hogan, Kyle Brown (2 each); J.D. Auringer, Ronn Lauritzen, Jerry Luloff, Richie Gustin, Racer Hulin (1 each);
Stock Car (8 winners in 20 heats): Scott Pippert (6); Norman Chesmore, Damon Murty (4); Curtis Roster (2); Mike Galli, Jerry Miles, Scott Beauregard, Jay Schmidt (1 each);
SportMod (22 winners in 48 heats): Joel Rust, Nick Roberts (6 each); Mike McDonald (5); Dakoda Sellers (4); Danny Dvorak, Jim Buhlman, Mike Hogencamp (3 each); Kyle Olson, Curt Hilmer, Ryan King (2 each); Brian Anderson, Dave Schulze, Colby Heishman, John Schaefer, Jenae Gustin, Tom Rawlins, Brett Lowry, Brennen Chipp, Troy Burkhart, Brandon Morris, Shad May, Kurt Moeding (1 each);
Hobby Stock (10 winners in 29 heats): Brian Happel, Matt Brown (6 each); Chris Luloff (5); Kyle Parizek (3); Justin Wacha, Jacob Keiser, Justin Stander (2 each); Brian Irvine, Paul Nagle, Shannon Anderson (1 each);
Sport Compact (6 winners in 18 heats): Merv Chandler (8); Nathan Chandler, A.J. Witten (3 each); Brad Chandler (2); Travis Losenicky, Gary Peiffer (1 each).
Efficiency Stats
* 231 races have been run this season.
* 2,338 green flag laps have been completed.
* 215 caution flags have been thrown (an overall average of 0.94 per race).
Cautions Per Race Ratio
Sport Compact: 12 cautions in 35 races (0.34 cautions per race)
Stock Car: 30 / 35 (0.86)
Hobby Stock: 38 / 44 (0.86)
Modified: 51 / 52 (0.98)
SportMod: 84 / 65 (1.29)
Race Laps Per Caution Ratio
Sport Compact: 299 laps with 12 cautions (average of 24.92 green flag laps between cautions)
Stock Car: 373 / 30 (12.43)
Hobby Stock: 462 / 38 (12.16)
Modified: 600 / 51 (11.76)
SportMod: 604 / 84 (7.19)
Races with No Caution Flags
Sport Compact: 25 of 35 races have run green to checkers without a caution (71.43%)
Hobby Stock: 24 / 44 (54.55%)
Modified: 28 / 52 (53.85%)
SportMod: 34 / 65 (52.31%)
Stock Car: 17 / 35 (48.47%)
118 of 231 (51.08%) races have gone green to checkers without a caution
Feature Cautions
Sport Compact: 10 of 12 total cautions have been thrown in feature races (83.33%)
SportMod: 62 / 84 (73.81%)
Hobby Stock: 28 / 38 (73.68%)
Stock Car: 20 / 30 (66.67%)
Modified: 34 / 51 (66.67%)
154 of 215 (71.62%) total cautions have been thrown during feature racing
Average Lap of First Feature Caution
Hobby Stock: 7.81
Modified: 7.53
Sport Compact: 7.50
Stock Car: 7.20
SportMod: 4.31
Stuff Nobody Should Know…
* Of the 77 feature winners, 35 have come from inside starting spots and 42 from the outside.
* Each of the first 11 starting positions has produced at least two feature winners.
* Danny Dvorak came from the 15th starting spot to win the SportMod feature on July 7. That is the deepest starting position to produce a feature winner this season.
* The starting position to produce the most feature winners is inside row three (12 times).
* No driver has won from the pole in the Modifieds, Stock Cars or Sport Compacts. Only one pole-sitter has won a SportMod feature, but three times the Hobby Stock winner has started on the pole.
* 72 different drivers have cracked the top-10 in his/her division’s points for at least one week this season.
* 15 different drivers have held or shared their division's points lead at some point during the season (exactly three different drivers in each of the five divisions).
* J.D. Auringer (Modified), John Emerson (Stock Car), Joel Rust (SportMod) and Bill Whalen Jr. (Sport Compact) have remained in the top three in points all year.
* Of the 77 feature winners, only 12 led those races in their entirety.
* 11 of 16 SportMod feature winners have started eighth or deeper in the lineup, however two of the last three winners (Mike McDonald on July 21 and Kurt Moeding on July 25) started inside of row three.
* 21 of the 77 feature events have gone caution-free this season, including the last three Sport compact features. In eight features the caution flag has flown before the completion of the first lap. The Hobby Stocks are the only division without a caution prior to the completion of the first lap of feature racing. Every feature during the month of July completed at least one lap before the yellow flag waved.
And finally...
* In 77 features this season, 24 winners passed for the lead with five laps or fewer remaining. Of those, 11 took the lead on the white or checkered flag lap.
That's it for the month of July. I'll be back at the end of the season with the final numbers for both tracks. Thanks for reading and have a great week!
* The last five Sport Compact features have gone green-to-checkers without a caution. In fact, there were no cautions flags in a Sport Compact race throughout the final three weeks in July.
* Through eight nights and 180 laps of Hobby Stock feature racing, the feature winners have led only a combined 74 laps of the races they won. The average lap when Hobby Stock feature winners have taken the lead is lap 10.0.
Weather trends...
* Independence has held nine straight nights of points racing without a weather-related cancellation, matching the 18th longest stretch of weekly racing in track history. If we can get through the end of the season without a rainout, we will match the fourth longest stretch in track history (13 weeks).
* The month of July was completed without a single rainout for the 26th time in track history, the most of any month, however it was the first rain-free July since 2008. July of 2013 was the 79th full calendar month since 1967 to be completed without a cancellation.
* We have seen two months this season (June and July) without a rainout. If we have a dry August, three months will be completed without a cancellation for the first time since 1999.
* Looking ahead, August is the second driest month on record at the speedway. The month accounts for only 31 of 178 rainouts in weekly racing, dating back to 1967. Two of the August dates scheduled for racing this year (17th and 24th) have never been rained out in Independence. August 3 and August 10 have each rained out once in six attempts. Both of those rainouts occurred in 1974.
* Four of the last five seasons, we have completed the month of August without a rainout. The only year with an August rainout in the last five years? Last year when two programs were canceled due to the weather.
And finally...
* Of the last 61 track champions, 41 held the points lead entering the final month of points racing (67.2%). Odds are four of the current points leaders will go on to win a championship this season, but two will not... Who ya got? Can you feel the excitement?
BENTON COUNTY SPEEDWAY
Below are the weekly points racing numbers through July in Vinton. These numbers do not include the Frostbuster special that was held prior to the April 14 track points opener, the Hawkeye Dirt Tour special in May or the Modifieds during the Hogan Memorial. None of the information below includes the Late Models, which have run during three weekly programs. This information includes the Thursday night Benton County Fair race when SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts competed for track points.
Car Count
Division - Average - High - Low
Modified – 15.1 - 19 - 11
Stock Car – 9.6 - 16 - 6
SportMod – 21.8 - 29 - 17
Hobby Stock – 12.5 - 18 - 9
Sport Compact – 8.3 - 11 - 5
TOTAL – 66.3 - 82 - 54
Points
* 192 drivers have earned points this season.
* No driver has led the points of his division after every night of racing. J.D. Auringer (Modified) has led the standings every week since week two, John Emerson (Stock Cars) led following week three and every week since night five and Danny Dvorak led following nights two and three and has held the lead the last two nights of points racing in the SportMods. Chris Luloff (Hobby Stock) led following opening night and every week since night six and Bill Whalen Jr. led following nights three through 10, plus the last five nights - 12 through 16 - in the Sport Compacts.
IN THE HUNT
* 31 drivers have remained in the top-10 in the points every night of the season. Those drivers include:
Modified (6): J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes, Joe Docekal, Patrick Flannagan, Ronn Lauritzen, Jerry Luloff;
Stock Car (7): Bob Ahrendsen, Scott Beauregard, John Emerson, Mike Galli, Jerry Miles, Damon Murty, Scott Pippert;
SportMod (7): Jim Buhlman, Danny Dvorak, Curt Hilmer, Nick Roberts, Joel Rust, John Schaefer, Dave Schulze;
Hobby Stock (6): Matt Brown, Jacob Keiser, Chris Luloff, Kyle Parizek, Justin Stander, Justin Wacha;
Sport Compact (5): Merv Chandler, Nathan Chandler, Shawn Cooney, Jeremy Lerch, Bill Whalen Jr.
* 7 drivers have remained in the top-5 in the points every night of the season. Those drivers include:
Modified (1): J.D. Auringer;
Stock Car (2): John Emerson, Scott Pippert;
SportMod (1): Joel Rust;
Hobby Stock (1): Kyle Parizek;
Sport Compact (2): Nathan Chandler, Bill Whalen Jr.
Feature Winners
* There have been 31 different feature winners in 77 feature events this season.* Current points leaders account for only 18 of the 77 feature wins.
* Points leaders accounted for only six of the 22 feature wins in July.
* Entering August, there have been five straight different Modified winners. There were six straight different winners to start the season. The longest streak of different winners in the division? Ten, during the middle of the 2011 season. Well, we're halfway there and have just enough nights left (six) to set a new record. For those wondering, the last five Modified winners were Ronn Lauritzen, Troy Cordes, Kyle Brown, Mike Burbridge and Jerry Luloff.
* The month of July ended with four straight different winners each in the Stock Car, SportMod and Hobby Stock divisions. Among all five divisions, there were 17 different winners in 22 feature events.
Top-10s
* 146 drivers have earned at least one top-10 finish this season. The top-10 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (27 drivers with at least one top-10): J.D. Auringer (14); Ronn Lauritzen, Troy Cordes, Jerry Luloff, Patrick Flannagan (12 each); Joe Docekal, Kyle Brown (11 each); Mike Burbridge (9); Scott Hogan, Jerry Dedrick (8 each); Tony Olson (5); Vern Jackson, Brandon Banks (4 each); Richie Gustin (3); Tyler Droste, Buck Swanson (2 each); Racer Hulin, Ty Glass, Mike Krall, Mark Schulte, Todd Jensen, Tim McBride, Darin Duffy, Andy Eckrich, Ed Thomas, Shane Burbridge, Jesse Belez (1 each);
Stock Car (29): John Emerson, Scott Pippert, Mike Galli (15 each); Norman Chesmore (14); Curtis Roster, Scott Beauregard (13 each); Bob Ahrendsen (9); Damon Murty (8); Jay Schmidt (4); Jerry Miles, Rick Kriegel, Justin Temeyer, Chad Siems, Mitchell Evens, Russell Damme (2 each); Nathan Wood, John Watson, Jarod Weepie, Bob Daniels, Shane Richardson, Brock Young, Cory Tharp, Trent Jeanes, Thomas Thompson, Ben Walding, Jared Daggett, Dalton Simonsen, Aaron Matthias, Kevin Rose (1 each);
SportMod (31): Joel Rust (15); Jim Buhlman (14); Danny Dvorak, Curt Hilmer (13 each); Dave Schulze (12); Nick Roberts (10); John Schaefer (8); Kyle Olson, Mike Hogencamp, Ryan King (6 each); Mike McDonald, Tom Rawlins, Ryan Maitland (5 each); Brennen Chipp, Shane Ebaugh, Brady Graham (4 each); Brett Lowry, Jenae Gustin, Colby Heishman, Brian Anderson, Dakoda Sellers, Dave McCalla (3 each); Kurt Moeding, Ross Neal, Troy Burkhart (2 each); Austin Kaplan, Brad Iverson, Kip Siems, Josh Burrell, Brett Moffitt, Dustin Crear (1 each);
Hobby Stock (36): Kyle Parizek (16); Justin Wacha (15); Chris Luloff, Brian Happel, Matt Brown, Just Stander (14 each); Jacob Keiser (12); Benji Irvine (7); Leah Wroten (6); Andrew Torkelson (5); Jeremy Floyd (4); Paul Nagle, Brett Vanous, Brad Forbes (3 each); Garrett Eilander, Nick Murty, Jim Ball, Brayden Forbes, Doug Laughridge, Jason Williams, Jacob Floyd (2 each); Shannon Anderson, Andy Coffman, Andrew Burg, Jamie Songer, Gabe Phelps, Jerome Wilson, David Rieks, David Castellano Jr., Jonathon Juett, Paul Shepherd, Dale Kite, Malena Betzer, Chris Moore, Nathan Ballard, Greg Sweerin (1 each);
Sport Compact (23): Merv Chandler, Bill Whalen Jr. (15 each); Nathan Chandler (14); Travis Losenicky, Jeremy Lerch, Toby Denning (13 each); A.J. Witten (10); Gary Peiffer (6); Brad Chandler, Shawn Cooney, Craig Streeter (5 each); Steve Miedke (3); Mike Barten, Jacob McVay, Buster Pate (2 each); Tyler Whalen, Mike Tedesco, Nathan Lerch, Corbin McCombs, Matthew Moore, Jeff Ash, Joe Goodenbaur, Duayne Herb (1 each).
* 86 drivers have earned at least one top-5 finish this season. The top-5 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (16): Ronn Lauritzen (10); J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes (9 each); Joe Docekal (7); Kyle Brown (6); Jerry Luloff, Mike Burbridge (5 each); Patrick Flannagan, Scott Hogan (4 each); Richie Gustin (3); Vern Jackson, Tyler Droste (2 each); Jerry Dedrick, Brandon Banks, Racer Hulin, Ty Glass (1 each);
Stock Car (20): Norman Chesmore (14); Scott Pippert (12); John Emerson (11); Damon Murty (8); Curtis Roster (7); Bob Ahrendsen (4); Mike Galli (3); Scott Beauregard, Jay Schmidt, Jerry Miles (2 each); Rick Kriegel, Justin Temeyer, Chad Siems, Nathan Wood, John Watson, Jarod Weepie, Bob Daniels, Shane Richardson, Brock Young, Cory Tharp (1 each);
SportMod (19): Joel Rust (14); Danny Dvorak (11); Nick Roberts (9); Curt Hilmer (6); Jim Buhlman (5); John Schaefer, Kyle Olson, Mike McDonald (4 each); Dave Schulze, Tom Rawlins, Brennen Chipp, Shane Ebaugh (3 each); Mike Hogencamp, Brett Lowry, Jenae Gustin, Kurt Moeding (2 each); Ryan Maitland, Austin Kaplan, Brad Iverson (1 each);
Hobby Stock (14): Chris Luloff (14); Brian Happel (13); Matt Brown (11); Kyle Parizek (10); Justin Wacha, Justin Stander (9 each); Benji Irvine (5); Jacob Keiser (3); Paul Nagle, Garrett Eilander, Nick Murty, Shannon Anderson, Andy Coffman, Andrew Burg (1 each);
Sport Compact (17): Bill Whalen Jr. (14); Merv Chandler, Nathan Chandler (12 each); Travis Losenicky (10); A.J. Witten (7); Jeremy Lerch (6); Gary Peiffer, Brad Chandler, Steve Miedke (3 each); Toby Denning, Shawn Cooney (2 each); Craig Streeter, Mike Barten, Jacob McVay, Tyler Whalen, Mike Tedesco, Nathan Lerch (1 each).
* 60 drivers have earned at least one top-3 finish this season. The top-3 leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (13): Ronn Lauritzen (6); J.D. Auringer, Troy Cordes, Joe Docekal, Kyle Brown (5 each); Mike Burbridge, Scott Hogan, Richie Gustin; (3 each); Jerry Luloff, Patrick Flannagan (2 each); Brandon Banks, Tyler Droste, Racer Hulin (1 each);
Stock Car (9): Norman Chesmore (14); John Emerson (11); Scott Pippert, Damon Murty (8); Curtis Roster (2); Jay Schmidt, Jerry Miles, Rick Kriegel, Nathan Wood (1 each);
SportMod (15): Joel Rust (11); Danny Dvorak (10); Nick Roberts (8); Mike McDonald (3); Jim Buhlman, Kyle Olson, Brennen Chipp, Shane Ebaugh, Kurt Moeding (2 each); Curt Hilmer, Dave Schulze, John Schaefer, Brett Lowry, Jenae Gustin, Austin Kaplan (1 each);
Hobby Stock (12): Chris Luloff (11); Brian Happel (10); Kyle Parizek (6); Matt Brown (5); Justin Wacha (4); Justin Stander, Benji Irvine (3 each); Jacob Keiser (2); Paul Nagle, Garrett Eilander, Shannon Anderson, Andy Coffman (1 each);
Sport Compact (11): Bill Whalen Jr. Nathan Chandler (12 each); Merv Chandler (11); Travis Losenicky, Brad Chandler (3 each); A.J. Witten (2); Jeremy Lerch, Toby Denning, Steve Miedke, Mike Barten, Tyler Whalen (1 each).
* 63 drivers have led at least one lap of feature competition.
* Division lap leaders include:
Modified (14 different lap leaders): Kyle Brown (54 laps led); Mike Burbridge (44); Troy Cordes (29); Tony Olson (27); Ronn Lauritzen, Jerry Luloff (26 each); Joe Docekal (25); Richie Gustin (24); Brandon Banks (11); Scott Hogan (6); Jerry Dedrick (5); Tyler Droste (2); J.D. Auringer, Racer Hulin (1 each);
Stock Car (9): John Emerson (68 laps led); Damon Murty (47); Norman Chesmore (42); Scott Pippert (41); Curtis Roster (15); Bob Ahrendsen, Mike Galli (5 each); Jarod Weepie, Jay Schmidt (1 each);
SportMod (17): Danny Dvorak (55 laps led); Nick Roberts (38); Mike McDonald (33); Joel Rust (27); Jenae Gustin (18); Tom Rawlins (17); Colby Heishman (10); Mike Hogencamp (9); Jim Buhlman (8); Brady Graham, Ryan King (5 each); Shane Ebaugh, Kyle Olson (3 each); Kurt Moeding (2); Curt Hilmer, Austin Kaplan, Brian Anderson (1 each);
Hobby Stock (14): Brian Happel (44 laps led), Jacob Keiser (36), Justin Wacha (27), Kyle Parizek (26), Matt Brown (25), Chris Luloff (19), Paul Nagle (15), Shannon Anderson (13), Andy Coffman (12), Leah Wroten (9), Garrett Eilander (7), Justin Stander (5), Jacob Floyd (2), Brad Forbes (1);
Sport Compact (9): Nathan Chandler (80 laps led); Bill Whalen Jr. (35); Brad Chandler, Merv Chandler (19 each); Travis Losenicky (15); A.J. Witten (9); Steve Miedke (7); Gary Peiffer (6); Mike Barten (3).
Heat Races
* There have been 59 different heat race winners in 145 heat races.* The heat race wins leaders in each division are as follows:
Modified (13 winners in 30 heats): Joe Docekal, Tony Olson, Jerry Dedrick (4 each); Troy Cordes, Patrick Flannagan, Mike Burbridge (3 each); Scott Hogan, Kyle Brown (2 each); J.D. Auringer, Ronn Lauritzen, Jerry Luloff, Richie Gustin, Racer Hulin (1 each);
Stock Car (8 winners in 20 heats): Scott Pippert (6); Norman Chesmore, Damon Murty (4); Curtis Roster (2); Mike Galli, Jerry Miles, Scott Beauregard, Jay Schmidt (1 each);
SportMod (22 winners in 48 heats): Joel Rust, Nick Roberts (6 each); Mike McDonald (5); Dakoda Sellers (4); Danny Dvorak, Jim Buhlman, Mike Hogencamp (3 each); Kyle Olson, Curt Hilmer, Ryan King (2 each); Brian Anderson, Dave Schulze, Colby Heishman, John Schaefer, Jenae Gustin, Tom Rawlins, Brett Lowry, Brennen Chipp, Troy Burkhart, Brandon Morris, Shad May, Kurt Moeding (1 each);
Hobby Stock (10 winners in 29 heats): Brian Happel, Matt Brown (6 each); Chris Luloff (5); Kyle Parizek (3); Justin Wacha, Jacob Keiser, Justin Stander (2 each); Brian Irvine, Paul Nagle, Shannon Anderson (1 each);
Sport Compact (6 winners in 18 heats): Merv Chandler (8); Nathan Chandler, A.J. Witten (3 each); Brad Chandler (2); Travis Losenicky, Gary Peiffer (1 each).
Efficiency Stats
* 231 races have been run this season.
* 2,338 green flag laps have been completed.
* 215 caution flags have been thrown (an overall average of 0.94 per race).
Cautions Per Race Ratio
Sport Compact: 12 cautions in 35 races (0.34 cautions per race)
Stock Car: 30 / 35 (0.86)
Hobby Stock: 38 / 44 (0.86)
Modified: 51 / 52 (0.98)
SportMod: 84 / 65 (1.29)
Race Laps Per Caution Ratio
Sport Compact: 299 laps with 12 cautions (average of 24.92 green flag laps between cautions)
Stock Car: 373 / 30 (12.43)
Hobby Stock: 462 / 38 (12.16)
Modified: 600 / 51 (11.76)
SportMod: 604 / 84 (7.19)
Races with No Caution Flags
Sport Compact: 25 of 35 races have run green to checkers without a caution (71.43%)
Hobby Stock: 24 / 44 (54.55%)
Modified: 28 / 52 (53.85%)
SportMod: 34 / 65 (52.31%)
Stock Car: 17 / 35 (48.47%)
118 of 231 (51.08%) races have gone green to checkers without a caution
Feature Cautions
Sport Compact: 10 of 12 total cautions have been thrown in feature races (83.33%)
SportMod: 62 / 84 (73.81%)
Hobby Stock: 28 / 38 (73.68%)
Stock Car: 20 / 30 (66.67%)
Modified: 34 / 51 (66.67%)
154 of 215 (71.62%) total cautions have been thrown during feature racing
Average Lap of First Feature Caution
Hobby Stock: 7.81
Modified: 7.53
Sport Compact: 7.50
Stock Car: 7.20
SportMod: 4.31
Stuff Nobody Should Know…
* Of the 77 feature winners, 35 have come from inside starting spots and 42 from the outside.
* Each of the first 11 starting positions has produced at least two feature winners.
* Danny Dvorak came from the 15th starting spot to win the SportMod feature on July 7. That is the deepest starting position to produce a feature winner this season.
* The starting position to produce the most feature winners is inside row three (12 times).
* No driver has won from the pole in the Modifieds, Stock Cars or Sport Compacts. Only one pole-sitter has won a SportMod feature, but three times the Hobby Stock winner has started on the pole.
* 72 different drivers have cracked the top-10 in his/her division’s points for at least one week this season.
* 15 different drivers have held or shared their division's points lead at some point during the season (exactly three different drivers in each of the five divisions).
* J.D. Auringer (Modified), John Emerson (Stock Car), Joel Rust (SportMod) and Bill Whalen Jr. (Sport Compact) have remained in the top three in points all year.
* Of the 77 feature winners, only 12 led those races in their entirety.
* 11 of 16 SportMod feature winners have started eighth or deeper in the lineup, however two of the last three winners (Mike McDonald on July 21 and Kurt Moeding on July 25) started inside of row three.
* 21 of the 77 feature events have gone caution-free this season, including the last three Sport compact features. In eight features the caution flag has flown before the completion of the first lap. The Hobby Stocks are the only division without a caution prior to the completion of the first lap of feature racing. Every feature during the month of July completed at least one lap before the yellow flag waved.
And finally...
* In 77 features this season, 24 winners passed for the lead with five laps or fewer remaining. Of those, 11 took the lead on the white or checkered flag lap.
That's it for the month of July. I'll be back at the end of the season with the final numbers for both tracks. Thanks for reading and have a great week!
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