1 – Jared Horstman – 2,022
2 – Ryan Ruhl – 1,913
3 – Dustin Daggett – 1,837
4 – Chase Ridenour – 1,770
5 – Phil Gressman – 1,728
6 – Gregg Dalman – 1,690
7 – Max Stambaugh – 1,647
8 – Conner Morrell – 1,611
9 – Andrew Scheid – 1,552
10 – Jay Steinebach – 1,541
GREAT LAKES SUPER SPRINTS (GLSS)
2017 champion Jared Horstman, of Cloverdale, Ohio, earned another Great Lakes Super Sprints presented by Engine Pro and ARP championship.
Horstman and point runner-up Ryan Ruhl led the series‘ win-list with three apiece.
GREAT LAKES TRADITIONAL SPRINTS (GLTS)
1 – Mike Galadia – 1,302
2 – Brian Ruhlman – 1,280
3 – Joey Irwin – 1,183
4 – Max Frank – 1,166
5 – Mark Irwin – 1,081
6 – Gary Hayward – 1,039
7 – Cody Howard – 1,038
8 – Mike Astrauskas – 995
9 – Jay Steinebach – 965
10 – R.J. Payne – 900
The Great Lakes Traditional Sprints (formerly the Michigan Traditional Sprints) completed six events in 2020.
Mike Galadia, of Fenton, Mich., earned the championship.
Galadia and runner-up Brian Ruhlman each earned two feature wins, with Jay Steinebach and Dustin Daggett taking the other two features.
INTERSTATE RACING ASSOCIATION OUTLAW SPRINTS (IRA)
1 – Bill Balog – 2,972
2 – Scott Neitzel – 2,653
3 – Jake Blackhurst – 2,512
4 – Russel Borland – 2,441
5 – Jeremy Schultz – 2,315
6 – Sean Rayhall – 2,138
7 – Scott Biertzer – 2,053
8 – John Fahl – 1,986
9 – Rob Pribnow – 1,975
10 – Hunter Custer – 1,975
In a season that saw Bill Balog dominate with 12 feature wins in his B Squared Motorsports No. 17B, the Alaska native earned his 10th Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Series championship.
The IRA was able to contest 20 events over the 2020 season. Balog was the only driver to earn multiple feature wins.
Balog also topped the Hopf Farms Bullring Showdown championship.
KING OF THE WEST-NARC SPRINTS
Although Bud Kaeding topped the points at the end of 2020, since the NARC King of the West Fujitsu Sprint Car Series was only able to contest four of its scheduled events, the series did not crown a 2020 champion or Rookie of the Year.
Veteran crew chief, chassis builder, and car owner Rodney Tiner was awarded the Billy Albini Mechanic of the Year award.
The award is named after the longtime crew chief for 13-time NARC and King of the West champion Brent Kaeding, who is recognized as the winningest “wrench” in NARC history.
Albini lost his life to cancer in 2019.
KING OF THE WING NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES
The King of the Wing series was unable to compete during the
2020 season.
MIDWEST OPEN WHEEL ASSOCIATION (MOWA)
2019 champion Paul Nienhiser entered the sixth and final Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Car Series race of 2020, at Illinois‘ Jacksonville Speedway, with a 10-point lead over Korey Weyant.
1 – Korey Weyant – 406
2 – Paul Nienhiser – 400
3 – Terry Babb – 375
4 – Zach Daum – 354
5 – Jeremy Standridge – 314
6 – Dustin Barks – 310
7 – Steve Short – 289
8 – Jeff Asher – 285
9 – Kyle Schuett – 283
10 – Kameron Key – 269
But a flip in his heat race put the defending champion in the B-Main.
Weyant also failed to lock into the A through his heat, putting him in the B as well. Both transferred to the A-Main starting near the back of the field.
While Nienhiser found himself caught up in another accident, Weyant earned a top-10 finish, and ended the season as champion by six points.
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