Kofoid Tops Midget Power Rankings for Second Year in a Row!

Lonnie Wheatley, BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (January 3, 2022) – For the second year in a row, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid of Penngrove, CA, landed atop the season’s Midget Power Rankings.

After posting ten wins in 2020 to earn the top spot for the first time, Kofoid upped it to 15 overall wins to take the top spot in 2021 as well. After edging Cannon McIntosh by just two points for top honors in 2020, Kofoid took the 2021 top ranking by a comfortable 309-point margin.

A half-dozen of Kofoid’s feature wins came in USAC action as he raced to the series championship as well as the Indiana Midget Week title with his other nine triumphs taking place in POWRi National Midget action.

Chris Windom posted his highest final Midget Power Ranking of second as he battled Kofoid for the USAC Midget title down to the wire, edging Daison Pursley by just two points for the position. Pursley finished among the top ten for the second year in a row before being sidelined by a late-season injury.

Justin Grant cracked the top five for the first time since 2017 by finishing fourth with Emerson Axsom breaking into the top ten at fifth.

Cannon McIntosh was sixth with Tanner Thorson, Bryant Wiedeman, Logan Seavey and Thomas Meseraull completing the top ten.

Seavey, who topped the Midget Power Rankings in both 2018 and 2019, holds the string of most top-tens in final Midget Power Rankings at four years in a row while Axsom and POWRi West Midget champion Wiedeman both broke into the top ten for the first time.

A look at this year’s Top 50 in Midget Power Rankings is as follows:

Rank	Name	Hometown	Wins	Points	*2020 Rank*	*2019 Rank*	*2018 Rank*	*2017 Rank*	*2016 Rank*	*2015 Rank*	*2014 Rank*	*2013 Rank*
1	Buddy Kofoid	Penngrove, CA	15	924	1	39	124	NR	233	NR	NR	NR
2	Chris Windom	Canton, IL	7	615	5	6	44	44	49	63	15	119
3	Daison Pursley	Locust Grove, OK	8	613	6	27	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
4	Justin Grant	Ione, CA	5	603	11	20	10	5	126	90	76	141
5	Emerson Axsom	Franklin, IN	4	599	12	149	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
6	Cannon McIntosh	Bixby, OK	5	568	2	7	34	39	NR	NR	NR	NR
7	Tanner Thorson	Minden, NV	7	492	3	12	20	2	1	1	6	25
8	Bryant Wiedeman	Colby, KS	3	438	68	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
9	Logan Seavey	Sutter, CA	2	403	8	1	1	11	164	NR	NR	NR
10	Thomas Meseraull	San Jose, CA	5	337	10	35	65	147	44	51	93	65
11	Kevin Thomas, Jr.	Cullman, AL	0	311	19	10	9	61	112	9	31	97
12	Jake Neuman	New Berlin, IL	3	296	7	16	17	25	22	41	193	132
13	Brent Crews	Denver, NC	5	280	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
14	Ryan Timms	Oklahoma City, OK	2	226	97	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
15	Brenham Crouch	Lubbock, TX	1	226	156	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
16	Kyle Larson	Elk Grove, CA	4	193	9	11	29	40	25	24	55	14
17	Kaylee Bryson	Muskogee, OK	0	187	17	96	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
18	Karter Sarff	Mason City, IL	0	176	52	80	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
19	Gavan Boschele	Mooresville, NC	1	160	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
20	Jason McDougal	Broken Arrow, OK	0	128	43	14	16	156	24	136	95	NR
21	Zach Daum	Pocahontas, IL	0	127	14	8	8	8	4	8	2	2
22	Jonathan Beason	Broken Arrow, OK	7	125	22	22	28	32	35	60	49	81
23	Chance Crum	Snohomish, WA	3	121	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
24	Christopher Bell	Norman, OK	2	117	26	19	5	6	29	5	1	1
25	Joe B. Miller	Millersville, MO	0	105	48	94	24	69	118	261	NR	NR
26	Brady Bacon	Broken Arrow, OK	0	104	75	24	12	7	5	42	37	22
27	Corey Day	Clovis, CA	1	100	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
28	Tyler Courtney	Indianapolis, IN	1	100	4	2	7	4	80	126	102	NR
29	Kyle Cummins	Princeton, IN	1	100	33	81	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
30	Zac Taylor	Green River, WY	2	96	70	50	71	52	51	NR	NR	NR
31	Tanner Berryhill	Bixby, OK	0	93	124	145	169	127	NR	NR	NR	NR
32	Spencer Bayston	Lebanon, IN	0	93	20	44	19	1	2	3	21	200
33	Shane Golobic	Fremont, CO	0	92	32	28	27	3	17	54	51	29
34	Chase Randall	Waco, TX	0	91	57	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
35	Kyle Jones	Kennedale, TX	2	84	46	76	70	NR	58	65	NR	NR
36	Chase Johnson	Penngrove, CA	2	82	29	121	47	NR	199	NR	NR	NR
37	Ethan Mitchell	Mooresville, NC	0	76	81	82	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
38	Trey Gropp	Lincoln, NE	0	73	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
39	Alex Bright	Collegeville, PA	0	73	118	84	22	22	15	52	10	10
40	Andrew Felker	Carl Junction, MO	0	72	16	13	32	23	13	7	7	4
41	Taylor Reimer	Bixby, OK	0	71	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
42	Kyler Johnson	Quinter, KS	3	70	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
43	Mitchel Moles	Fresno, CA	1	69	61	127	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
44	Trey Marcham	Newcastle, OK	2	66	21	30	39	122	NR	44	18	109
45	Cole Bodine	Rossville, IN	0	65	36	63	48	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
46	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Olive Branch, MS	0	64	42	47	80	84	77	82	160	NR
47	Jake Bubak	Arvada, CO	4	60	NR	113	115	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
48	Keith Rauch	Denver, CO	0	59	55	42	36	30	23	23	61	70
49	Emilio Hoover	Broken Arrow, OK	1	58	80	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
50	Hayden Williams	Auckland, NZ	1	57	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	109	NR	NR

Features Completed: 132 (87 in 2020, 124 in 2019, 116 in 2018, 131 in 2017, 158 in 2016, 141 in 2015, 126 in 2014, 154 in 2013)

Number of Different Winners: 50 (37 in 2020, 51 in 2019, 56 in 2018, 60 in 2017, 62 in 2016, 65 in 2015, 57 in 2014, 66 in 2013)

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 190 (167 in 2020, 214 in 2019, 226 in 2018, 236 in 2017, 278 in 2016, 274 in 2015, 241 in 2014, 248 in 2013)

Past Top Tens in www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings:

2020 – 1. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid (10) 689, 2. Cannon McIntosh (8) 687, 3. Tanner Thorson (8) 559, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 481, 5. Chris Windom (4) 457, 6. Daison Pursley (2) 390, 7. Jake Neuman (2) 317, 8. Logan Seavey (2) 304, 9. Kyle Larson (7) 299, 10. Thomas Meseruall (4) 271.

2019 – 1. Logan Seavey (16) 891, 2. Tyler Courtney (9) 605, 3. Zeb Wise (5) 490, 4. Jesse Colwell (2) 467, 5. Tanner Carrick (2) 435, 6. Chris Windom (2) 404, 7. Cannon McIntosh (1) 382, 8. Zach Daum 375, 9. Tucker Klaasmeyer 363, 10. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (2) 326.

2018 – 1. Logan Seavey (9) 734, 2. Tucker Klaasmeyer (6) 483, 3. Ryan Robinson (1) 457, 4. Tanner Carrick (2) 442, 5. Christopher Bell (9) 345, 6. Chad Boat (2) 321, 7. Tyler Courtney (3) 312, 8. Zach Daum (1) 295, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (5) 294, 10. Justin Grant (2) 281.

2017 – 1. Spencer Bayston (8) 668, 2. Tanner Thorson (7) 608, 3. Shane Golobic (1) 444, 4. Tyler Courtney (5) 408, 5. Justin Grant (3) 359, 6. Christopher Bell (10) 346, 7. Brady Bacon (4) 342, 8. Zach Daum (1) 325, 9. Ryan Robinson 289, 10. Tyler Thomas (6) 277.

2016 – 1. Tanner Thorson (16) 795, 2. Spencer Bayston (3) 666, 3. Carson Macedo (3) 551, 4. Zach Daum (4) 469, 5. Brady Bacon (1) 356, 6. Bryan Clauson (5) 317, 7. Chad Boat (3) 310, 8. Tyler Thomas 294, 9. Ryan Robinson 282, 10. Justin Peck (1) 273.

2015 – 1. Tanner Thorson (7) 548, 2. Darren Hagen (5) 522, 3. Spencer Bayston (5) 500, 4. Rico Abreu (9) 488, 5. Christopher Bell (8) 438, 6. Bryan Clauson (6) 422, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 383, 8. Zach Daum (3) 379, 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (3) 373, 10. Tyler Thomas (2) 276.

2014 – 1. Christopher Bell (16) 659, 2. Zach Daum (4) 589, 3. Bryan Clauson (10) 555, 4. Rico Abreu (5) 449, 5. Darren Hagen (6) 421, 6. Tanner Thorson (2) 411, 7. Andrew Felker (3) 313, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 304, 9. Tyler Thomas (1) 283, 10. Alex Bright (5) 244.

2013 – 1. Christopher Bell (10) 543, 2. Zach Daum (8) 504, 3. Darren Hagen (8) 415, 4. Andrew Felker (2) 406, 5. Rico Abreu (7) 402, 6. Bryan Clauson (8) 397, 7. Brad Kuhn (1) 325, 8. Tracy Hines (2) 322, 9. Ronnie Gardner (13) 280, 10. Alex Bright (3) 231.

The Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

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