Sprint Rankings: Dietz Leads With Six Races Remaining

Only six winged sprint car features remain on the schedule this season and Chase Dietz holds a narrow lead in the National Sprint Car Rankings over Buddy Kofoid.

According to Gary Spaid, who curates the rankings, the advantage amounts to 1.2 positions on the race track.

Dietz, who has won a national-best 27 features this season, has an average finish of 2.677 in 77 races this season.

Kofoid, a winner of 17 World of Outlaws races, has an average finish of 3.475 in 76 starts.

Two-time World of Outlaws champion David Gravel is third with an average finish of 3.50. Sheldon Haudenschild and High Limit champion Rico Abreu complete the top five.

The only regions remaining open are the Eastern and Western. Dietz leads the Eastern region and Justin Sanders is on top in the Western stanza.

Cap Henry claimed his fifth Great Lakes region title and fourth in a row, while Ryan Timms repeated as the Great Plains titlist.

Gage Montgomery was a first-time regional winner in the Mid-America stanza.

Trey Starks claimed his third Northwestern regional title and A.J. Flick earned his sixth consecutive PA-OH region crown.

One hundred and 64 drivers have reached the required 20 starts to be eligible for the National Sprint Car Rankings, while 709 drivers have run at least one 410 winged sprint car feature this season.

One hundred and 48 drivers have combined to win 455 features run this season.

Dietz leads the country with 27 wins.

The Rankings

National

1. Chase Dietz 2.677 77 starts
2. Buddy Kofoid 3.475 76 starts
3. David Gravel 3.500 77 starts
4. Sheldon Haudenschild 4.016 77 starts
5. Rico Abreu 4.093 69starts
6. Kyle Larson 4.714 21 starts
7. Aaron Reutzel 4.679 71 starts
8. Danny Dietrich 4.667 75 starts
9. Troy Wagaman Jr. 4.960 61 starts
10. Ryan Timms 5.000 62 starts

Eastern Region

1. Chase Dietz 1,200
2. Danny Dietrich 1,140
3. Anthony Macri 1,134
4. Troy Wagaman Jr. 1,090
5. Freddie Rahmer 1,074

Western Region

1. Justin Sanders 1,072
2. Tanner Thorson 940
3. Landon Brooks 906
4. Shane Golobic 889
5. Chance Grasty 878

Mid-America Region

1. Gage Montgomery 1,012
2. Joe B. Miller 980
3. Zach Daum 892
4. Xavier Doney 883
5. Jake Neuman 873

Great Plains

1. Ryan Timms 1,144
2. Sheldon Haudenschild 1,118
3. Buddy Kofoid 1,064
4. David Gravel 1,042
5. Garet Williamson 1,014

PA-OH Region

1. J. Flick 1,098
2. Brandon Spithaler 1,088
3. Brandon Matus 986
4. John Jerich 897
5. Carl Bowser 896

Great Lakes

1. Cap Henry 1,116
2. Darin Naida 962
3. Zeth Sabo 961
4. Kalib Henry 908
5. Trey Jacobs 866

Northwestern

1. Trey Starks 858
2. Levi Hillier 831
3. Tyler Thompson 716
4. Levi Klatt 685
5. Justin Sanders 620

Winners

Chase Dietz     27

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid         17

Aaron Reutzel 15

Ryan Timms    14

Sheldon Haudenschild            12

David Gravel    11

Justin Sanders 11

Kyle Larson      10

Rico Abreu      10

Anthony Macri            9

Brandon Spithaler       9

Cap Henry       9

Paul Nienhiser 9

A.J. Flick          8

Corey Day        8

Danny Dietrich            8

Joel Myers Jr.   8

Carson Macedo           7

Mark Dobmeier          7

Cale Thomas   6

Kory Crabtree  6

Trey Starks      6

Tanner Thorson           6

Brent Marks    5

Gage Montgomery      5

Andy Pake       4

Brad Bowden  4

Brad Sweet      4

Giovanni Scelzi            4

Jake Neuman  4

Kalib Henry     4

Travis Arnez     4

Troy Wagaman Jr.        4

Tyler Courtney 4

Austin McCarl 3

Cameron Smith           3

Christopher Thram      3

Cole Duncan    3

Craig Mintz      3

Danny Sams III 3

Donny Schatz  3

Dylan Bloomfield        3

Freddie Rahmer          3

Howard Moore           3

Jack Dover       3

Logan Schuchart         3

Nate Dussel     3

Parker Price-Miller      3

Ryan Smith      3

Sterling Cling   3

Will Armitage  3

Xavier Doney   3

Zeth Sabo        3

Bob Felmlee    2

Brandon Matus           2

Brock Hallett   2

Brock Zearfoss 2

Bryce Lucius    2

Chris Andrews 2

Dale Blaney     2

Dominic Gorden          2

Dominic Scelzi 2

Doug Hammaker         2

Gage Pulkrabek           2

Henry Malcuit 2

James McFadden        2

James McFadden        2

Jett Barnes      2

Justin Peck      2

Lance Dewease           2

Logan Julien    2

Logan McCandless      2

Ryan Newton  2

Ryder McCutcheon     2

Sam Hatertepe Jr.        2

Tanner Holmes            2

Aiden Price      1

Austin Hartmann        1

Ayrton Gennetten       1

Brandon Rahmer        1

Bryce Norris    1

Cale Stinson    1

Carl Bowser     1

Chance Grasty 1

Chris Martin    1

Chris Windom 1

Clinton Boyles 1

Cody Bova       1

Colby Copeland           1

Cole Dewease 1

Cole Schroeder           1

Cole Vanderheiden     1

Colin Mackey  1

Danny Mumaw           1

Danny Smith   1

Darin Naida     1

Dayne Kingshott          1

Doug Hammaker         1

Dylan Norris    1

Emerson Axsom          1

Garet Williamson        1

Greg Nikitenko            1

Greg Wilson    1

Hank Davis      1

Jace Park         1

Jade Hastings  1

Jake Blackhurst           1

Jake Karklin     1

Jamie Myers    1

Jason Blonde   1

Jaxton Wiggs   1

Jeff Wurst        1

Jeremy Weaver           1

Jesse Schlotfeldt         1

Joe B. Miller    1

John Jerich      1

Jordan Goldesberry    1

Jordan Ryan    1

Justin Whittall 1

Kaleb Montgomery     1

Karter Sarff      1

Kasey Kane      1

Kerry Madsen 1

Kody Hartlaub 1

Landon Crawley          1

Levi Hillier       1

Logan Rumsey 1

Logan Wagner 1

Mark Smith     1

Matt Campbell            1

Matt Farnham 1

Max Stambaugh          1

Rees Moran     1

Ricky Peterson 1

Robbie Price    1

Scotty Neitzel  1

Scotty Thiel     1

Shane Golobic 1

Spencer Bayston         1

Steven Snyder Jr         1

Tim Kaeding    1

Trey Jacobs      1

Tyler Ross        1

Tyler Street     1

Tyler Thompson          1

Weston Olson 1

Zane DeVault  1