2018 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN ( Part 1 )

[MontanaMagic1619*]

$ 20,000 (+) to win races in 2018
(19) races total / 27.32 avg cars per feature

WINS: BOBBY PIERCE (3), Scott Bloomquist, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens (2), Tyler Bare, Chris Madden, Tim McCreadie, Devin Moran, Hudson O'Neal, Brandon Overton, Earl Pearson Jr, Josh Richards, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Weiss (1).

TOP 5: JIMMY OWENS (9), Bobby Pierce (8), Scott Bloomquist, Jonathan Davenport (7), Chris Madden, Tim McCreadie, Brandon Overton (5), Josh Richards, Brandon Sheppard (4), Mike Marlar, Dale McDowell, Hudson O'Neal, Earl Pearson Jr, Brian Shirley, Ricky Weiss (3).

TOP 10: Scott Bloomquist, Jonathan Davenport, Jimmy Owens (10), Tim McCreadie, Bobby Pierce (9), Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson Jr (8), Dale McDowell, Brandon Sheppard (7), Mike Marlar, Brandon Overton, Josh Richards (6), Tyler Erb, Darrell Lanigan, Chris Madden, Gregg Satterlee (5), Dennis Erb Jr, Hudson O'Neal, Brian Shirley, Chris Simpson (4).
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RK -- DRIVERS -- RACES -- AVG FINISH
01) JIMMY OWENS (15).......7.67
02) Scott Bloomquist (14).......7.71
03) Earl Pearson Jr (12).......9.33
04) Jonathan Davenport (16).......9.81
05) Bobby Pierce (17).......9.88
06) Tim McCreadie (13).......10.00
07) Mike Marlar (10).......10.10
08) Tyler Erb (9).......10.11
09) Josh Richards (12).......10.25
10) Brandon Sheppard (12).......11.00
11) Don O'Neal (15).......12.20
12) Gregg Satterlee (12).......12.75
13) Darrell Lanigan (12).......13.33
14) Chase Junghans (9).......13.67
15) Dennis Erb Jr (11).......14.00
16) Mason Zeigler (12).......17.75
17) Kyle Bronson (12).......18.50
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18) Chris Madden (6).......6.00
19) Dale McDowell (8).......6.38
20) Brandon Overton (8).......8.62
21) Hudson O'Neal (6).......8.67
22) Devin Moran (6).......11.17
23) Brian Shirley (6).......11.67
24) Ricky Thornton (6).......13.50
25) Chris Simpson (7).......15.00
26) Shannon Babb (8).......15.38
27) Shane Clanton (8).......17.00
28) Billy Moyer (6).......18.00
29) Jimmy Mars (6).......21.33
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30) Ricky Weiss (5).......7.20
31) Chad Simpson (3).......10.67
32) Kent Robinson (5).......12.80
33) David Breazeale (4).......13.00
34) Jared Hawkins (3).......13.00
35) Ross Bailes (3).......15.33
36) Rick Eckert (5).......15.40
37) Zach Dohm (4).......15.75
38) Chris Ferguson (5).......15.80
39) Frank Heckenast Jr (4).......16.25
40) Dennis Franklin (3).......16.33
41) Nick Hoffman (4).......17.00
42) Shanon Buckingham (3).......18.00
43) Jason Covert (5).......18.40
44) Brent Larson (5).......18.40
45) Tyler Carpenter (3).......19.67
46) Jeff Smith (3).......20.33
47) Michael Chilton (4).......21.50
48) Jason Jameson (3).......22.00
49) Jared Landers (4).......23.25
50) Brian Birkhofer (3).......23.67
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HIGH DOLLAR RACES FOR 2018

01 -- 14 Apr - Virginia Motor $ 20,000 ( Davenport )
02 -- 12 May - Fayetteville $ 25,001 ( Owens )
03 -- 26 May - Lucas Oil $ 30,000 ( Bloomquist )
04 -- 09 June - Eldora $ 100,000 ( Bloomquist )
05 -- 16 June - Magnolia $ 20,000 ( H.O'Neal )
06 -- 16 June - Virginia Motor $ 20,000 ( Bare )
07 -- 23 June - Lernerville $ 30,000 ( Madden )
08 -- 21 July - I-80 $ 53,000 ( Davenport )
09 -- 28 July - Fairbury $ 30,000 ( Moran )
10 -- 04 Aug - Cedar Lake $ 50,000 ( Sheppard )
11 -- 11 Aug - Florence $ 50,000 ( Weiss )
12 -- 25 Aug - Mansfield $ 202,948 ( Pearson )
13 -- 02 Sept - Tyler County $ 50,000 ( Overton )
14 -- 15 Sept - Knoxville $ 40,000 ( Owens )
15 -- 23 Sept - Brownstown $ 20,000 ( Pierce )
16 -- 06 Oct - Pittsburgh $ 20,000 ( Pierce )
17 -- 13 Oct - Eldora $ 51,000 ( McCreadie )
18 -- 20 Oct - Portsmouth $ 100,000 ( Richards )
19 -- 01 Dec - The Dome $ 30,000 ( Pierce )

[MontanaMagic1619*]

2018 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN ( Part 2 )
$10 - $15,000 to win races in 2018
(114) races run / 24.16 cars per event

WINS: (42) different winners

01) BRANDON SHEPPARD (14)
02) Chris Madden (10)
03) Scott Bloomquist (8)
04) Jonathan Davenport, Dale McDowell (7)
05) Shannon Babb, Mike Marlar, Earl Pearson Jr (5)
06) Brandon Overton (4)
07) Devin Moran, Billy Moyer Jr, Josh Richards (3)
08) Eddie Carrier Jr, Zach Dohm, Tim McCreadie, Billy Moyer, Don O'Neal, Jimmy Owens, Michael Page, Bobby Pierce, Ricky Weiss, Mark Whitener (2)
09) Kyle Bronson, Tyler Carpenter, Tyler Crowder, Tyler Erb, Chris Ferguson, Cory Hedgec0ck, Scott James, Jason Jameson, Chase Junghans, Darrell Lanigan, Hudson O'Neal, Travis Pennington, Jeff Rine, Casey Roberts, Gregg Satterlee, Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson, Ricky Thornton Jr, Ryan Unzicker, Chad Zobrist (1).

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RK -- DRIVERS -- RACES -- AVG FINISH
01) BRANDON SHEPPARD (53).......6.11
02) Chris Madden (45).......6.42
03) Jonathan Davenport (42).......6.74
04) Mike Marlar (45).......7.04
05) Dale McDowell (29).......7.31
06) Josh Richards (39).......7.67
07) Scott Bloomquist (43).......8.19
08) Earl Pearson Jr (38).......8.47
09) Devin Moran (45).......8.69
10) Tim McCreadie (41).......8.90
11) Rick Eckert (36).......9.61
12) Hudson O'Neal (30).......9.67
13) Shane Clanton (41).......9.93
14) Jimmy Owens (43).......10.02
15) Chase Junghans (40).......10.58
16) Don O'Neal (43).......10.72
17) Bobby Pierce (40).......10.98
18) Tyler Erb (41).......11.12
19) Mason Zeigler (34).......12.03
20) Gregg Satterlee (34).......12.24
21) Brandon Overton (37).......12.32
22) Brent Larson (41).......12.90
23) Darrell Lanigan (37).......12.95
24) Chris Ferguson (30).......12.97
25) Dennis Erb Jr (49).......13.47
26) David Breazeale (34).......13.76
27) Kyle Bronson (41).......14.20
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28) Shannon Babb (17).......5.47
29) Ricky Weiss (18).......6.83
30) Brian Shirley (22).......8.45
31) Billy Moyer (16).......8.50
32) Casey Roberts (16).......10.44
33) Michael Chilton (15).......10.53
34) Jason Feger (19).......12.21
35) Shanon Buckingham (18).......12.28
36) Frank Heckenast Jr (24).......12.92
37) Nick Hoffman (16).......12.94
38) Billy Moyer Jr (17).......14.35
39) Jason Jameson (21).......15.24
40) Morgan Bagley (25).......15.47
41) Rusty Schlenk (17).......16.00
42) Timothy Culp (19).......18.79
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43) Chad Simpson (9).......6.44
44) Chris Simpson (13).......8.00
45) Eric Wells (9).......8.33
46) Kent Robinson (13).......8.77
47) Devin Gilpin (9).......8.89
48) Eddie Carrier Jr (10).......9.50
49) Brian Birkhofer (7).......9.71
50) Jared Hawkins (9).......9.78
51) Jimmy Mars (13).......9.92
51) Ryan Unzicker (12).......9.92
53) Zack Dohm (10).......10.20
54) Kyle Hardy (7).......10.29
55) Vic Hill (7).......11.29
56) Tim Manville (10).......11.40
57) Michael Page (9).......11.56
58) Gordy Gundaker (13).......12.00
58) Dennis Franklin (7).......12.00
60) Tanner English (9).......12.22
61) Tony Jackson Jr (7)........13.00
62) Donald McIntosh (8).......13.38
63) Jason Fitzgerald (7).......13.43
64) Billy Drake (7).......13.57
65) Jason Covert (8).......13.87
66) Austin Rettig (9).......13.89
67) Mike Maresca (11).......14.18
68) Ivedent Lloyd Jr (7).......14.43
69) Rod Conley (8).......14.50
70) Paul Stubber (7).......15.00
71) Mike Spatola (8).......15.38
72) Bob Gardner (7).......15.71
73) Ray Cook (8).......16.25
74) Tyler Bruening (8).......16.62
75) Rick Briggs (13).......17.00
75) Ryan King (8).......17.00
75) Matt Cosner (7).......17.00
78) Joey Coulter (8).......17.25
79) Tyler Millwood (8).......17.38
80) Doug Drown (7).......17.57
81) Paul Parker (7).......19.14
81) Blake Spencer (7).......19.14
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[MontanaMagic1619*]

2018 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN ( Part 3 )
$ 5,000 - $ 9,000 to win races in 2018
( 123 ) races run / ( 78 ) different winners

RANK: WINS

01) BRIAN SHIRLEY (7).

02) Brandon Sheppard (6).

03) Shannon Babb, Ricky Weiss (5).

04) Jonathan Davenport, Billy Moyer, Brandon Overton, Michael Page (4).

05) Tyler Erb, Don Shaw (3).

06) Ross Bailes, Mike Benedum, Rick Briggs, Colton Burdette, Jason Jameson, Jared Miley, Billy Moyer Jr, Michael Norris, Jack Sullivan, Will Vaught (2).

07) Tyler Bare, Rich Bell, Scott Bloomquist, Jackie Boggs, Shanon Buckingham, Tyler Carpenter, Michael Chilton, R.J.Conley, Dalton Cook, Joey Coulter, Jason Covert, Dane Dacus, Zach Dohm, Billy Drake, Doug Drown, Rick Eckert, Tanner English, Dennis Erb Jr, Jason Feger, Chris Ferguson, Devin Gilpin, Gordy Gundaker, Kyle Hardy, Shaun Harrell, Jared Hawkins, Frank Heckenast Jr, Benji Hicks, David Hilliker, Nick Hoffman, Austin Horton, Austin Hubbard, Justin Hudspeth, Scott James, Tommy Kerr, Steve Kester, Dakotah Knuckles, Michael Lake, Darrell Lanigan, Bill Leighton Jr, Donald Lingo Jr, Chris Madden, Mike Marlar, Jimmy Mars, Dale McDowell, Tyler Millwood, Jimmy Owens, Travis Pennington, Bobby Pierce, Kent Robinson, Rusty Schlenk, Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson, G.R.Smith, Eric Spangler, Jesse Stovall, Kyle Strickler, Jeep VanWormer, Eric Wells (1).
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RK -- DRIVERS -- RACES -- AVG FINISH 15-30 races

01) BRANDON SHEPPARD (24).......4.50
02) Tyler Erb (19).......7.16
03) Jason Feger (25).......7.28
04) Brian Shirley (30).......7.37
05) Shannon Babb (21).......7.67
06) Rusty Schlenk (21).......7.86
07) Billy Moyer (24).......7.92
08) Bobby Pierce (20).......8.65
09) Frank Heckenast Jr (25).......8.68
10) Gordy Gundaker (17).......10.88
11) Chase Junghans (17).......12.76
-------------------------------------------------- 10-14 races
12) Ricky Weiss (11).......4.55
13) Kyle Hardy (10).......5.40
14) Mike Marlar (13).......5.77
15) Ross Bailes (10).......5.80
16) Jonathan Davenport (14).......5.93
17) Joey Coulter (12).......6.58
18) Tanner English (11).......7.36
19) Shanon Buckingham (11).......7.64
20) Scott Bloomquist (12).......7.75
21) Ryan Unzicker (13).......7.77
22) Casey Roberts (12).......8.08
23) Jared Miley (14).......8.29
24) Dennis Franklin (10).......8.70
25) Chris Simpson (14).......9.07
26) Dennis Erb Jr (11).......9.64
27) Aaron Ridley (10).......9.70
28) Bob Gardner (10).......10.20
29) Billy Moyer Jr (14).......10.21
30) Nick Hoffman (10).......10.60
31) Mike Spatola (13).......11.38
32) Mike Maresca (11).......11.82
33) Tony Jackson Jr (10).......11.90
34) Kyle Bronson (11).......12.09
35) Cade Dillard (10).......12.60
36) Jason Jameson (13).......12.77
37) Paul Stubber (12).......13.00
38) Jesse Stovall (11).......13.09
39) Shane Clanton (10).......13.30
40) Timothy Culp (14).......13.64
41) Steve Casebolt (10).......13.90
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[MontanaMagic1619*]

2018 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN ( Part 4 )
MM 1619's TOP 150 DIRT LATE MODEL DRIVERS IN 2018
RANKED BY TOTAL POINTS ( 745 ) races covered

01) BRANDON SHEPPARD.....502
02) Jonathan Davenport.....381
03) Brian Shirley.....345
04) Scott Bloomquist.....337
05) Mike Marlar.....328
06) Ricky Weiss.....323
07) Chris Madden.....316
08) Bobby Pierce.....315
09) Tyler Erb.....297
10) Devin Moran.....281
11) Jimmy Owens.....275
12) Dale McDowell.....263
13) Brandon Overton.....254
14) Billy Moyer.....252
15) Josh Richards.....250
16) Shannon Babb.....243
17) Earl Pearson Jr.....236
18) Tim McCreadie.....231
18) Rusty Schlenk.....231
20) Don O'Neal.....221
21) Jason Feger.....213
22) Max Blair.....206
23) Jeff Rine.....205
24) Shane Clanton.....202
25) Tanner English.....192
26) Michael Page.....189
27) Dennis Erb Jr.....184
28) Hudson O'Neal.....181
29) Frank Heckenast Jr.....178
30) Kyle Hardy.....176
30) Chase Junghans.....176
32) Don Shaw.....175
33) Jack Sullivan.....171
34) Mike Maresca.....165
34) Dylan Yoder.....165
36) Billy Moyer Jr.....163
36) Chris Simpson.....163
38) Jared Miley.....159
39) Cade Dillard.....158
40) Brian Rickman.....155
41) Rod Conley.....153
42) Rick Eckert.....152
42) Casey Roberts.....152
44) Eddie Carrier Jr.....151
45) Ryan Unzicker.....148
46) Tyler Bare.....147
47) Ross Bailes.....146
47) Pat Doar.....146
49) Jimmy Mars.....145
50) Michael Norris.....141
51) Darrell Lanigan.....138
52) Tyler Carpenter.....137
53) Michael Chilton.....136
54) Jason Jameson.....135
55) B.J.Robinson.....133
55) Mason Zeigler.....133
57) Hunter Rasdon.....132
58) Chad Simpson.....130
59) Neil Baggett.....128
59) John Cornell.....128
59) Gregg Satterlee.....128
62) Chad Thrash.....126
63) Chub Frank.....125
64) Kyle Bronson.....124
65) Gordy Gundaker.....123
66) Chris Ferguson.....122
66) Darrell Nelson.....122
68) Rick Rickman.....121
69) Rick Briggs.....120
70) Shanon Buckingham.....119
70) Jason Covert.....119
72) David Breazeale.....118
73) Nick Anvelink.....117
73) Eric Wells.....117
75) Joey Coulter.....115
76) Andy Haus.....114
76) Zack Mitchell.....114
76) Mike Spatola.....114
79) Zach Dohm.....113
79) Devin Gilpin.....113
81) A.J.Diemel.....112
82) Steve Casebolt.....109
83) Dennis Franklin.....108
83) Tony Jackson Jr.....108
85) Kent Robinson.....106
85) Dustin Strand.....106
87) Will Vaught.....105
88) Justin Kay.....104
88) Joey Tanner.....104
90) Mike Balcaen.....103
91) Shane Edginton.....102
92) Brandon Thirlby.....100
93) Tyler Millwood.....99
94) Jared Hawkins.....98
94) Ross Robinson.....98
96) Brent Larson.....96
97) R.J.Conley.....95
97) Peyton Looney.....95
97) Tim Manville.....95
97) Craig Parker.....95
97) Eric Spangler.....95
97) Travis Stemler.....95

103) Morgan Bagley 103) Kyle Berck 103) Billy Drake 103) Colton Flinner 103) Dale Hollidge 108) Jake Redetzke 109) Marshall Fegers 109) Coleby Frye 109) Mitch McGrath 109) Tad Pospisil 109) Mark Whitener 114) Timothy Culp 114) Aaron Ridley 114) Brad Seng 115) Gavin Landers 116) Jesse Glenz 117) Alex Ferree 117) Jason Fitzgerald 117) Donald McIntosh 117) Cory Hedgec0ck 121) Dave Hess Jr 122) Matt Cosner 122) Jason Hiett 122) Nick Kurtz 125) Rich Bell 125) Riley Hickman 127) Jesse Stovall 128) Nick Hoffman 128) John Ownbey 130) Doug Drown 130) Cory Dumpert 130) Jeff Smith 133) Brad Williams 134) Daryn Klein 134) Ben Schaller 134) Justin Williams 137) Jackie Boggs 137) Rich Neiser 137) Robbie Stuart 137) Allen Weisser 141) John Kaanta 142) Rob Litton 142) Delbert Smith 144) Bob Gardner 144) Lance Matthees 144) David Payne 147) Dane Dacus 147) Brett Swedberg 149) Gene Knaub 149) Clint Smith.

[MUD MAESTRO]

Christmas Greetings Magic......Little story for you. Night one at the Knoxville LM Nationals. Sitting in a skybox with a couple of LM HOFamers and other LM junkies, the talk turns to who will win night one. Being the astute LM affectionado that i am, I take the 91. Nothing but blank stares filled the skybox. I took one heck of a razzing for picking someone the boy's discarded as a fluke. Well, we all know the 91 won and i was vindicated. That night I was anointed a true Mud Maestro lol....... Prediction Look for the 91 {Tyler Erb) to move up from #9 on your top 150 list next year.

[MontanaMagic1619*]

Yes greetings to you too my ol' friend, and I totally agree, you were very astute to pick Tyler that night, he's come a long way this season, he's a true talent in DLM and I look for him to continue his success in 2019, and yes, I concur, he should no doubt move up next year from number #9 as Ricky Weiss did this year to number #6. It's always good to see good young talent break through in DLM as Devin has this year to number #10. I believe our favorite sport will be in good hands for years to come ( young talent wise ) and if we can get through all the rainouts from this year and have a drier season in 2019. I lost count at 107 this season as far as rainouts and I'm sure there were alot more. Take care of yourself and stay committed to the sport we both care about. Thanks !

[MontanaMagic1619*]

Oh, and one more thing Maestro, the guy I'm keeping my eye in '19 is a young driver named Cade Dillard. I like his style and I believe he'll be a force this upcoming year. Just spitballin' here :), but he's my choice for the next up and coming competitive driver !

[kazual]

Good stuff Sir, thank you very much. A smart guy I know once told me “personalities will lie to you, numbers never do”. Great insight to be derived from your stats.

[MontanaMagic1619*]

You got it kazual, great insight and a love of a sport that certain factions have tried to kill off for years, but as long as fans who have their favorite drivers still come to the events and put down their hard earned dollars it will continue to flourish if the weather cooperates that is. I continue to marvel at all the young drivers who continue to plow there way through to success in DLM racing which to me is healthy as all hell just like being a high round draft choice in the NFL. As long as these young men and a few beautiful ladies continue to work hard and learn the intricacies of our sport the skies the limit.

[Illtsate32]

And Bobby was merely a few laps away from another 250,000 in two other races...I counted 12-13 races Pierce had mechanical failure more than a few of those while leading...I know who Id want in my car in a big race...

[MontanaMagic1619*]

I agree with ya Illtsate32, young Pierce reminds me so much of my two all time favorite drivers ( Jeff Purvis ) in dirt late model racing and ( Tim Richmond ) on the national level. Both of those guys had the aggressiveness and willingness to get their cars to the front no matter what. When I watch Pierce I see a great deal of my two favorite drivers in him. When he's on, he can put his ride anyway he wants and at full throttle. He's going to be one of the very best in DLM racing for years to come

[ZERO25]

Thanks MM, that looks like a lotta work! Ima numbers guy, I like it!

btw....I thought you retired from this! lol

[racincowboy02]

Thanks Magic for the awesome information.

Now can you give me some details on Cade Dillard Im not real familiar with the name and if you say watch him then i will definitely start watching. ANy other names that yall can throw out to look out for im all ears

[Illtsate32]

Cade has had some great runs in the usmts mods..and if I recall he has ran really stout in a few big lm races. Id have to see some more film before I form an opinion but I love scouting talent and I totally respect your assessment Montana so I will be keeping an eye on him. My guy im predicting is Weiss, of course hes not a big secret he ran extremely well against the best of the best. With the help of Sweet/Bloom I look for big things out of him. My 2nd up and comer is Chase Junghans, he was starting to blossom at the end of the year with some strong runs, hes been running against top notch competition and its staring to pay dividends. I look for Chase to win 3-4 tour races this year and be potential top 5...

[MontanaMagic1619*]

haha, well zero, I'm like Rooster Cogburn, I'm not dead yet pilgrim, I hope to do this a little while longer, and thanks, numbers are special to me since I left college in the 70's and in my job as an engineer.

and cowboy, I saw Cade win a few races this year in my travels and I really liked the way he came through the field to win and he comes from a modified background, but he's got the fire that I like when it comes to ability, he's the real deal, I look for big things from him

as for good young up and coming drivers I like, Cade, Hudson, Max Blair, Tanner English, Kyle Hardy, Mike Maresca, Dylan Yoder, Michael Norris, and most defintely Booper Bare's little one Tyler: now that young man is gonna' be a superstar someday ! Mark my words :)

and yeah 32, I had Ricky Weiss on my radar five yrs ago seeing a few Wissota races on my schedule, he's finally made it with some great help and he deserves it, nice bright future for him as well, and proud of his wins this year.

[kazual]

Watched Dillard a good bit, mostly in mods, and he’s a calm and cool kid. Curious if he stays with MB Customs, it served him well with open mods but best of my knowledge he would be a loner with that brand on a national LM series. Stormy Scott will run Lucas and Dillard with WOO, its a challenging transition from mods to touring LM series, ask Jason Hughes. It’s be great if Weiss and Dillard would last out the season. Weiss from Canada and Dillard from west of the Red River Louisiana. Not currently late model strongholds but maybe a chance to add some fans from those regions.

[waaac77]

Kazual... do you know how much, if at all, Hughes ever drove a LM before running the LOLMS that year? Seem to think he just jumped in and got thrown to the wolves.

Seen Dillard at a few USMTS events and he is legit in a mod. Was pretty surprised how well it carried over to LMs as well. Guy can wheel and have no doubt he will put up a good challenge on Weiss for ROY.

Thanks for the stats magic! I like to pick a Driver of the Year every year. The guy I think was had the best year. I was torn between Brandon Sheppard and Jonathan Davenport this year. I leaned more towards BShep and awarded him but seeing your figures confirmed my decision to go with BShep. Thanks again!

[kazual]

I don’t recall exactly how much time Jason had in a late model prior to his rookie season in LOLMDS but don’t think it was much.

[edavis71]

Awesome stuff as usual from the Magic man, glad to see you post on here again. don't get on here much anymore. too much BS, miss the good days on here!!!

[slydejob18]

Hey Magic,

Glad to see you doing your thing on 4m again. As always, interesting, yet useful numbers breaking down what I thought was a wide open season in SLM racing.

As for a kid to watch, how about Devin Gilpin. I believe this guy is on the verge of breaking out. Obviously, another successful Mod grad that's been tweaking his craft for a couple seasons in LMs. Eldora SLM track champ in 18 and ran well at The World. Got a hunch he's gonna show out next season.

Go 18!!

[MontanaMagic1619*]

Yes, good to hear from you too again edavis, and yes, the good 'ol days are gone on here, and I don't blame ya' for not coming on so much, too much dammed bickering is correct, those who type their garbage on here just want to start BS to see who they can pi$$ off I presume. But that's the moderators job to eliminate such BS, they should be doing there job. But no matter, as long as there's posts on here that can provide a healthy discussion about our favorite sport, we can overcome these troublemakers.

And yes slydejob, I had forgotten about Devin, and yeah, he's more than got the talent, I liked some of his interviews in those wins he had a year or two back. He's got a flair about him, good interviewer in the class of TMac, and his talent is top notch, there's no denying that, but the more younger drivers this sport has, the better it will be for the future, that's very apparent.

[Jim11h]

I can't help but point out that thru all the numbers, Rusty schlenk, top 25! What that means totally I'm uncertain cause stats can be done anyway you want, but with this it seems he's Ill-regarded as a driver and doing great things. That simply is my problem with #'s

[MontanaMagic1619*]

My God man, what do you want ?? In all the years I've been on here 20plus I read these comments about drivers getting no respect and I have to laugh. Schlenk is a dammed good driver and deserved the ranking he earned at # 18 and I think he gets a ton of respect from drivers AND fans, so that argument doesn't wash with me anymore; and I beg to differ with you on that comment of yours about stats being done anyway a person wants; that's pure bull$hit 'cause when I do my stats I take into account EVERY driver, not just Rusty Schlenk or Scott Bloomquist, but everyone of them because I'm a true fan of ALL drivers, there is not ONE I dislike. So you can continue to mistrust numbers if u like, but you'll be missing out on information that tells a story eventually and makes for interesting reading and studying instead of some of the crap I see on here on a weekly basis. And hell, I'll even let all you guys copy my work so that you'll have something to read while you're on your own personal throne :)