DIRTcar Racing Weekly Points Update

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DIRTcar Racing Weekly Points Update: Young Lions Schlenk (Late Models) & Gilpin (UMP Modifieds) Remain Atop National Standings

 

CONCORD, NC – June 11, 2010 – Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich. (Late Models) and Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind. (UMP Modifieds) remained in command of the DIRTcar Racing national points standings after 10 weeks of weekly competition.

 

Schlenk, 23, saw his DIRTcar Late Model national points lead over Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., shrink by 96 points following last weekend’s action, but he still holds a healthy 470-point edge (1,735-1,263). The young Michigander did, of course, only enter one sanctioned event during the first week of June – a weekly show on June 4 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park that he won, giving him nine wins in 24 starts this season.

 

Unzicker, meanwhile, made three starts last weekend, with a top finish of second on June 6 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway. He also registered finishes of eighth on June 4 at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and 10th on June 5 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., leaving him with 20 races under his belt this season.

 

Veteran Mike Hammerle of St. Charles, Mo., sits third in the national standings, 507 points behind Schlenk. He leads all DIRTcar Late Model drivers with 25 starts to his credit in 2010.

 

The DIRTcar Late Model national points standings are determined this year using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights.

 

Gilpin, meanwhile, lost a handful of points from his advantage in the UMP Modified national standings, ending the weekend with a precarious 16-point lead (1,692-1,676) over Rusty Griffaw of Festus, Mo. Both drivers have now made 25 starts this season, reaching the threshold at which UMP Modified competitors begin replacing their worst finishes/points nights.

 

The 19-year-old Gilpin had a busy weekend, racing at three different tracks in successive nights. He was victorious in a feature run on June 4 at Moler Raceway Park in Williamsburg, Ohio, before finishing second on June 5 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and fifth on June 6 at Vermilion County Speedway in Danville, Ill.

 

Griffaw came close to a perfect weekend, winning on June 4 at Fredericktown (Mo.) Speedway and scoring runner-up finishes on June 5 at I-55 Raceway and June 6 at Shepp’s Speedway in Alexander, Ill.

 

There was a change at the top in two of DIRTcar Racing’s six other national points races as Scotty Oliver of Owensboro, Ky., took over the Limited Modified points lead and Larry Russell Jr. of Harristown, Ill., grabbed control of the Stock Car points battle. Maintaining their national points leads were Tait Davenport of West Paducah, Ky. (Pro Late Models), Jimmy Cummins of Waterloo, Ill. (Sportsman), Scott Mooers of Osteen, Fla. (Factory Stocks) and Michael Rittenberry of Clarksville, Tenn. (Sport Compacts).

 

Log on to www.dirtcar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing's UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions.

 

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of June 7, 2010):

 

Late Models (driver/points/races):

 

1. Rusty Schlenk 1735 24

2. Ryan Unzicker 1263 20

3. Mike Hammerle 1228 25

4. Jeff Walston 1042 17

5. Jason McBride 1016 19

6. Brandon Sheppard 1010 19

7. Brian Shirley 961 15

8. Michael Kloos 931 16

9. Dillan White 930 17

10. Brian Ruhlman 927 14

11. Richie Hedrick 865 17

12. Dennis Erb Jr. 859 14

13. Mike Schulte 841 16

14. Jim Moon 832 18

15. Frankie Martin 831 14

16. Phil Ausra 826 16

17. Jeep VanWormer 821 11

18. Dusty Moore 804 15

19. Alan Vochaska 795 12

20. Jason Feger 756 12

 

UMP Modifieds (driver/points/races):

 

1. Devin Gilpin 1692 25

2. Rusty Griffaw 1676 25

3. Randle Sweeney 1488 24

4. Stormy Scott 1414 21

5. Clint DeMoss 1329 19

6. Levi Kissinger 1207 22

7. Todd Sherman 1171 18

8. Dave Wietholder 1115 19

9. Mike Spatola 1081 19

10. Brett Korves 1079 18

11. Dustin Isom 1026 20

12. Dean Hoffman 1023 18

13. Zach Fair 1017 18

14. Trent Young 984 18

15. Jimmy Ray 977 16

16. Denny Schwartz 974 16

17. Mike Harrison 968 14

18. Rob Penny 953 22

19. Will Krup 948 23

20. Mark Tullis 936 17

 

Pro Late Models (driver/points/races):

 

1. Tait Davenport 927 15

2. Credence Mott 840 15

3. Scott Weber 840 12

4. Bobby Martintoni 790 14

5. Bobby Pierce 782 11

6. Matt Santel 775 15

7. Casey Montague 688 12

8. Nick Bauman 677 10

9. Bobby Dauderman 639 10

10. Daniel Heck 617 11

 

Sportsman (driver/points/races):

 

1. Jimmy Cummins 1009 15

2. Chris Hillman 883 15

3. Dennis Wernle 815 14

4. Randy Petro 809 14

5. Steve Peeden 798 13

6. Rocky Warner 789 12

7. Brad Cummings 756 14

8. Aaron Barsness 715 11

9. Jeff Herzog 706 11

10. Jason Keller 700 15

 

Limited Modifieds (driver/points/races):

 

1. Scotty Oliver 781 14

2. Jeff Lawson 722 13

3. Jonathan Smith 655 10

4. Ronnie Cotton 629 11

5. Shelli O’Bryan 589 12

6. John Paul Talkington 548 10

7. Michael Stratton 547 9

8. Clay Settles 506 9

9. Kevin Dupont 479 9

10. Josh Tyler 477 9

 

Stock Cars (driver/points/races):

 

1. Larry Russell Jr. 743 13

2. Mike Lynn 705 11

3. Rick Rush 703 15

4. Frank Burnell 649 10

5. J.R. Mason 629 9

6. Josh Smith 628 13

7. Josh Frye 598 11

8. Trevor Gamble 593 10

9. Tim Hughes 593 10

10. Mike Welch 556 10

 

Factory Stocks (driver/points/races):

 

1. Scott Mooers 938 14

2. Brad Venhaus 607 9

3. Luke Sadler 549 11

4. Zac Hoffman 542 9

5. Mickey Hines 486 9

6. Dave Grega 472 7

7. Stephen Fohne 464 9

8. Cody Vanosdol 452 6

9. Brian Crawford 448 8

10. Richard Calmes Jr. 442 10

 

Sport Compacts (driver/points/races):

 

1. Michael Rittenberry 1080 15

2. Jordan Suhre 1026 15

3. Trevor Isaak 926 15

4. Eldon Hemken 900 15

5. Rob Shaw 832 11

6. Cook Crawford 813 15

7. Justin Hall 811 15

8. Blayne Ellis 794 13

9. Bradly McGhee 781 14

10. Jay Gordon 777 15