Muddy River motorsports leaderboard, featuring the Stevie Dirt DIRTY THIRTY rankings

QUINCY — Here is a look at this week’s Muddy River motorsports leaderboards:

Stevie Dirt DIRTY THIRTY Rankings

Sport Mods

1. Adam Birck: No. 112 has not collected a checkered flag since May 8 … can you say overdue?

2. Shane Paris: He leads the series with three feature victories.

3. Logan Cumby: Have you noticed that no matter where Cumby starts a main event, he always ends up at or near the front?

4. Tanner Klingele: He’s No. 2 in the points standings and has moved within 19 points of series leader Birck.

5. Dakota Girard: Only Paris was stronger than Girard in last Sunday’s feature.

6. A.J. Tournear: Most improved driver in the series?

Modifieds

1. Austen Becerra: Austen is deadlocked with Mr. Wietholder in Muddy River Performance Points.

2. Dave Wietholder: Dave’s 14.251 qualifying lap back on May 22 was just a shade off Michael Long’s 2010 track record of 14.153.

3. Kenny Wallace: If Kenny had not missed a couple of weeks, would he be No. 1 at this point?

4. Mike Vanderiet Jr.: Mike was MIA last Sunday.

5. Frankie Wellman Jr.: Welcome to the rankings, No. 117.

6. Shawn Deering: The comeback seems to be coming together, week by week.

4-Cylinders

1. Jimmy Dutlinger: The driver to beat in the second half?

2. Michael Grossman: He was one of the many missing four-bangers last Sunday.

3. Derrick DeFord: Slowly, but surely, he has climbed his way into contention.

4. Jaden DeLonjay: Jaden is right near the top of the list of best young drivers at the Bullring.

5. Kim Abbott: That first feature of the season is coming … soon.

6. Jeffrey DeLonjay: We hear Mr. DeLonjay might soon be racing in a second series at the track.

Street Stocks

1. Rudy Zaragoza: If Rudy is not the most popular driver at the track by the end of the season, he’ll at least be on the medal stand. 

2. Steve Grotz: He’s climbed both in the rankings and in the money-earned list. Grotzy trails only Robert Cottom (who is suspended) and Zaragoza in the cha-ching department. 

3. Jake Powers: He took a night off at the Bullring last week to take in the World of Outlaws in Jacksonville.

4. Robert Thompson: He’s been steady all year.

5. Beau Taylor: The driver to watch in the second half?

6. Sage Martin: Arguably the sharpest looking car in the series.

Late Models

1. Denny Woodworth: At some point this summer, I think we’re going to see one heckuva feature involving D.W., Tommy Elston and Sam Halstead. At no point yet this season have all three veteran drivers simultaneously had their “A” game working. 

2. Tommy Elston: The first year I covered racing at the Bullring was 1999, and Elston was one of the first drivers I interviewed. He’s always been a fiery competitor, but he’s always been gracious in both victory and defeat.

3. Sam Halstead: Only Woodworth has more Muddy River Performance Points than Superman.

4. Darin Weisinger Jr.: Mom and dad raised this young man quite well. The three most important things in his life are: 1. Racing. 2. Racing. 3. Racing.

5. Jeremy Pundt: I’ve always wondered if just about everyone who lives in Donnellson, Iowa, has a late model stashed away in their garage. Maybe we should ask Jeremy.

6. Mark Burgtorf: He’s ba-a-a-a-a-ck!

Dis-N-Data

Average car counts

All classes: 70.5 (high of 91, May 22; 87, June 22)

4-Cylinders: 22.1 (high of 37, June 22 22)

Sport Mods: 17.3 (high of 24, May 1)

Modifieds: 16.0 (high of 22, June 22)

Street Stocks: 10.0 (high of 13, May 29)

Late Models: 12.7 overall (high of 37, June 22)

Crate Late Models only: 6.7 (high of 12, June 19)

Muddy River Sports Performance Points

Points are awarded on a 25-20-15-12-10-8-6-4 for top eight finishers in feature, 3-2-1 in heats.

Late Models: Denny Woodworth 171, Sam Halstead 99, Darin Weisinger Jr. 83, Tommy Elston 70.

Modifieds: Austen Becerra 149, Dave Wietholder 149, Kenny Wallace 112, Mike Vanderiet Jr. 95.

Sport Mods: Adam Birck 156, Shane Paris 144, Logan Cumby 127, Tanner Klingele 119, Dakota Girard 76, A.J. Tournear 71.

Street Stocks: Robert Cottom 165, Rudy Zaragoza (162), Jake Powers 101, Steve Grotz 85, Robert Thompson 72.

4-Cylinders: Michael Grossman 166, Jeffrey DeLonjay 152, Jimmy Dutlinger 136, Kim Abbott 95.

Victory Leaders

Late Models

Total: Denny Woodworth 8, Sam Halstead 4.

Features: Denny Woodworth 4. 

Heats: Denny Woodworth 4, Sam Halstead 3.

Modifieds

Total: Dave Wietholder 6, Kenny Wallace 6.

Features: Austen Becerra 2, Dave Wietholder 2, Kenny Wallace 2.

Heats: Kenny Wallace 4, Dave Wietholder 4.

Sport Mods

Total:  Logan Cumby 5, Shane Paris 5, A.J. Tournear 4, Tanner Klingele 4.

Features: Shane Paris 3, Tanner Klingele 2, Logan Cumby 2.

Heats: A.J. Tournear 3, Logan Cumby 3, Dakota Girard 3.

Street Stocks

Total: Robert Cottom 9, Steve Grotz 4, Rudy Zaragoza 4.

Features: Robert Cottom 6, Rudy Zaragoza 2.

Heats: Steve Grotz 4, Robert Cottom 3.

4-Cylinders

Total: Michael Grossman 10, Jeffrey DeLonjay 5.

Features: Michael Grossman 4, Jeffrey DeLonjay 3, Derrick DeFord 2.

Heats: Michael Grossman 6, Jaden DeLonjay 4.

Money Earned

Late Models: Denny Woodworth $4,400, Sam Halstead $2,750, Darin Weisinger Jr. $2,500, Spencer Coats $2,000.

Modifieds: Austen Becerra $3,890, Dave Wietholder $3,680, Mike Vanderiet Jr. $2,275.

Sport Mods: Logan Cumby $3,325, Adam Birck $2,625, Shane Paris $2,000, Tanner Klingele $1,900, A.J. Tournear $1,375, Dakota Girard $1,325, Reed Wolfmeyer $1,225.

Street Stocks: Robert Cottom $2,725, Rudy Zaragoza $2,625, Steve Grotz $1,500.

4-Cylinders: Michael Grossman $2,280, Jimmy Dutlinger $1,855, Jeffrey DeLonjay $1,640, Derrick DeFord $1,555, Kim Abbott $1,410.

Feature Improvement Points

Late Models: Chase Osterhoff 12, Denny Woodworth 10, Tommy Elston 7.

Modifieds: Austen Becerra 33, Levi Long 9.

Sport Mods: Adam Birck 59, Tanner Klingele 39, Shane Paris 33, Austin Poage 24, Logan Cumby 22.

Street Stocks: Rudy Zaragoza 22, Jake Powers 10.

4-Cylinders: Jeffrey DeLonjayt 27, Michael Grossman 25, Kyle Weisenberger 25, Kim Abbott 24, Jaden DeLonjay 23, Chance Bailey 23, Jimmy Dutlinger 22, Nick Johnson 22.

Feature Laps Led

Late Models: Denny Woodworth 78, Tommy Elston 20, Chase Osterhoff 17.

Modifieds: Kenny Wallace 44, Dave Wietholder 32, Austen Becerra 23.

Sport Mods: Logan Cumby 45, Shane Paris 30, Tanner Klingele 16.

Street Stocks: Robert Cottom 76, Rudy Zaragoza 21.

4-Cylinders: Michael Grossman 65, Jeffrey DeLonjay 32, Derrick DeFord 17.

Heat Laps Led

Late Models: Denny Woodworth 31, Sam Halstead 27.

Modifieds: Kenny Wallace 39, Dave Wietholder 25, Mike Vanderiet Jr. 13.

Sport Mods: A.J. Tournear 33, Dakota Girard 31, Logan Cumby 27.

Street Stocks: Steve Grotz 32, Rudy Zaragoza 20, Robert Cottom 20.

4-Cylinders: Jimmy Dutlinger 22, Michael Grossman 21, Nick Johnson 16, Jaden DeLonjay 14, Jeremy Reed 14.

Heat Points

Late Models: Denny Woodworth 16, Sam Halstead 13.

Modifieds: Dave Wietholder 20, Kenny Wallace 17, Austen Becerra 12, Mike Vanderiet Jr. 11

Sport Mods: Dakota Girard 17, Logan Cumby 16, A.J. Tournear 16, Tanner Klingele 14, Adam Birck 13, Shane Paris 12.

Street Stocks: Steve Grotz 15, Robert Cottom 15, Rudy Zaragoza 11, Robert Thompson 11.

4-Cylinders: Michael Grossman 20, Jimmy Dutlinger 15, Jeffrey DeLonjay 15, Jaden DeLonjay 14, Kim Abbott 13. 

Caution Flags

All classes: 18.1 average (high of 20, May 8, April 24

Modifieds: 5.0 average (high of 8, June 22)

Sport Mods: 5.8 average (high of 11, April 24)

Street Stocks: 3.4 average (high of 6 May 29)

4-Cylinders: 3.2 average (high of 6, June 5)

All Late Models: 2.7 average (high of 9, May 22)