Seasons are wrapping up, who is winning and who has won?
Time is running out on the 2016 season. With that, we decided to check back in with traveling series from around the nation to see how their point battles are taking shape.
Here is a listing of the major series we have been following throughout the 2016 season. For those seasons that have been completed we have listed the series Champion.
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
www.allstarsprint.com
Point Leaders: Chad Kemenah by 18 points over Dale Blaney
Remaining Events: 2 (Atomic Speedway 10/21-22)
Note: Neither point leader was able to record a Top Ten in the All Star Sprint’s last visit to Atomic on 6/22. Kemenah finished 13th and Blaney was 15th.
American Canadian Tour
www.acttour.com
Point Leaders: Nick Sweet by 23 points over Scott Payea
Remaining Events: 1 (Thompson Speedway on 10/15)
Note: Nick Sweet looks to parlay the momentum of his third Milk Bowl win into an ACT Championship.
American Modified Series
www.americanmodifiedseries.com
Point Leaders: Trent Young by 175 over Josh Harris
Remaining Events: 1 (Florence Speedway on 10/22)
Note: With his wins in the last two events at Chandler and Tri-State, Young has now won 7 of the 12 events in 2016.
American Sprint Car Series
www.ascsracing.com
Point Leaders: Sam Hafertepe Jr. by 245 over Johnny Herrera
Remaining Events: 6 (Devil’s Bowl Speedway on 10/14-15, Creek County Speedway on 11/4-5, Cocopah Speedway on 11/11-12)
Note: In 31 features Hafertepe has 7 wins, 23 Top Fives, and 28 Top Tens
ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards
www.arcaracing.com
Point Leaders: Chase Briscoe by 560 over Tom Hessert
Remaining Events: 1 (Kansas Speedway on 10/14)
Note: Briscoe has five wins, 13 Top Fives and 17 Top Tens in 18 events this season.
ARCA Midwest Tour
www.arcamidwesttour.com
Champion: Ty Majeski
Big8 Late Model Series
www.big8series.com
Champion: Michael Bilderback
Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series
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Champion: Shawn Westerfeld
CARS Racing Tour
www.carsracingtour.com
Point Leaders: Deac McCaskill by 10 over Tommy Lemmons Jr. (Late Model Stock), Raphael Lessard by 35 over Brandon Setzer (Super Late Model)
Remaining Events: 2 (Hickory Motor Speedway on 10/29, Southern National Motorsports Park on 11/12)
Note: Josh Berry is just 26 points back of McCaskill in Third (Late Model Stock). Matt Craig is just nine points behind Setzer in the Super Late Models
Carolina Clash
www.carolinaclash.com
Point Leaders: Johnny Pursley by 75 over Ross Bailes
Remaining Events: 2 (Carolina Speedway on 10/15, Cherokee Speedway on 10/23)
Note: Pursley extended his point lead over Bailes with a win in the series’ last event at Fayetteville on 10/1
Comp Cams Super Dirt Series
www.compdirt.com
Champion: Jack Sullivan
CRA Super Series
www.cra-racing.com
Champion: Cody Coughlin
Empire Super Sprint Series
www.empiresupersprints.com
Point Leaders: Steve Poirier by 136 over Jason Barney
Remaining Events: 3 (Outlaw Speedway on 10/22, Bridgeport Speedway on 11/4-5
Note: Poirier defends his title from last season. All remaining events are non-points.
Fastrak Racing Series
www.fastrakracing.com
Point Leaders: Cla Knight by 25 over David Smith
Remaining Events: 1 (Lavonia Speedway 11/11-13)
Note: Chris Steele is just 13 points behind Smith in Third.
International Super Modified Association (ISMA)
www.ismasupers.com
Point Leaders: Mike Lichty by 39 over Dave Shullick Jr.
Remaining Events: 1 (Thompson International Speedway 10/14-16)
Note: Shullick has won five events this season. Lichty has won two.
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
www.lucasdirt.com
Point Leaders: Scott Bloomquist by 860 over Jonathan Davenport
Remaining Events: 1 (Portsmouth Raceway on 10/14-15)
Note: Bloomquist dominated the second half of the season on his way to a third LOLMDS title.
Midwest Truck Series
www.midwesttruckseries.com
Point Leaders: Dave Edwards by 101 over Chester Ace
Remaining Events: 1 (Dells Raceway Park on 10/23)
Note: Edwards will clinch his first MTS title by starting the feature in the final event.
Must See Xtreme Sprint Series
www.mustseeracing.com
Champion: Jimmy McCune
Midwest Late Model Racing Association
www.mlraracing.com
Champion: Jesse Stovall
NASCAR K&N Pro Series
Point Leaders: Justin Haley (Champion in East) Todd Gilliland by 25 over Ryan Partridge (West)
Remaining Events: 1 (All American Speedway on 10/15 for West)
Note: Gilliland, also a rookie in the West, has six wins and 12 Top Fives in 13 races
NASCAR Whelen Modified Series
Hometracks.nascar.com
Point Leaders: Doug Coby by 20 over Justin Bonsignore
Remaining Events: 1 (Thompson Speedway on 10/16)
Note: Burt Myers claimed the Championship in the Whelen Southern Modified Series
National Sprint League
www.nationalsprintleague.com
Champion: Danny Lasoski
NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series
www.nesmithracing.com
Point Leaders: Cory Hedgecock by 40 over Scott Dewylder
Remaining Events: 3 (Golden Isle Speedway on 10/14-15, Talladega Short Track on 10/21-22, Magnolia Motor Speedway on 11/25-26)
Note: Hedgecock, a rookie, leads the series with five wins on the season.
POWRi Racing National Midget Series
www.powri.com
Point Leaders: Zach Daum by 760 over Tanner Thorson
Remaining Events: 3 (Jacksonville Speedway on 10/14-15, Wayne County Speedway on 10/20)
Note: Daum has clinched the title for the 2016 season.
Pro All Stars Series
www.proallstarsseries.com
Point Leaders: DJ Shaw by 69 over Johnny Clark (North), Kodie Connor by 4 over Matt Craig (South), Ben Rowe by 72 over Jeremy Davis (National)
Remaining Events: (Oxford Plains Speedway on 10/15 for North, Concord Speedway 11/3-5 for South and National)
Note: Connor and Craig have been exchanging the lead down the stretch in the South. Connor has one more Top Five, while Craig has two more Top Tens and a win to his record.
Super DIRTcar Series
www.superdirtcarseries.com
Point Leaders: Matt Sheppard by 208 over Stewart Friesen
Remaining Events: 2 (Brockville Speedway on 10/15, Charlotte on 10/28-29)
Note: With his win at Super Dirt week Friesen has collected over $110,000 in prize money this season. Sheppard has collected just over $107,000
Southern United Professional Racing Series
www.suprracing.com
Point Leaders: BJ Robinson by 54 over Jon Mitchell
Remaining Events: 1 (Lone Star Speedway on 11/26)
Note: The final event at Lone Star will be the first time the series has been in action since July 16. Robinson has 5 wins in 2016.
TUNDRA Super Late Model Series
www.tundrasuperlates.com
Champion: Casey Johnson
USAC Silver Crown, Sprint, and Midget
www.usacracing.com
Point Leaders: Spencer Bayston by 9 over Tanner Thorson (Midgets), Brady Bacon by 245 over Chase Stockton (Sprint Cars)
Remaining Events: (Wayne County Speedway 10/20, Ventura Speedway on 11/24 for Midgets; Terre Haute on 10/15, Arizona Speedway on 11/4-5, Perris Auto Speedway 11/10-12 for Sprint Cars)
Note: Tanner Thorson is making a late charge at the Midget Car Championship. Chad Boat is just 40 points behind Bayston in Third, as well.
United States Modified Touring Series
www.usmts.com
Champion: Jason Hughes (Central, Southern, and Northern Region)
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series
www.woolms.com
Point Leaders: Josh Richards by 270 over Shane Clanton
Remaining Events: Charlotte 10/27-29
Note: Richards is the only driver in double digits in fast times (10) and wins (17)
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
www.woosprint.com
Point Leaders: Donny Schatz by 292 over Daryn Pittman
Remaining Events: 5 (Williams Grove on 10/14, Port Royal Speedway on 10/15, Lakeside Speedway on 10/21, Salina Highbanks Speedway on 10/22, Charlotte 10/27-29)
Note: Schatz may have turned 2016 into a battle for Second, but it’s a good one. Daryn Pittman is just 13 points up on David Gravel, who sits only seven points ahead of Brad Sweet.
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