J.J. Hickle Tops 2021 Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings!

Lonnie Wheatley, BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (January 4, 2022) – J.J. Hickle emerged atop the 2021 edition of the Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

The Quilcene, WA, native topped the charts in both top-fives (41) and top-tens (62) to become the fifth different driver to land the top ranking in the Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings since its inception in 2013.

Hickle picked off six feature wins over the course of the year including a sweep of the three Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour events at Texas’ Devil’s Bowl Speedway and a triumph in Lucas Oil Speedway’s Hockett/McMillin Memorial.

The stellar season was enough to take the top position by 93 points over Justin Sanders, who matched his previous best ranking of second in 2015.  Sanders topped the Winged 360 win column with 16 feature wins in 2021.

Capping off the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship with a third Short Track Nationals triumph at I-30 Speedway in October, Blake Hahn posted his top ranking of third and was among the top-ten for the fifth time in the last six years.

Dominic Scelzi put together a monster season as well with 14 wins to rank fourth while young Oklahoma racer Ryan Timms posted nine wins to round out the top five.

Canadian Dylan Westbrook was sixth ahead of the California duo of Shane Golobic and Tanner Carrick with Oklahoma’s Matt Covington and Mississippi’s Dale Howard rounding out the top ten.

While Hahn and Sanders have both finished among the top ten on five occasions since 2013, Scelzi and Timms both broke into the top ten for the first time.

A look at this year’s Top 100 in Winged 360 Sprint Car 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

J.J. Hickle

Quilcene, WA

6

748

4

92

67

83

82

36

60

168

2

Justin Sanders

Prunedale, CA

16

655

16

8

7

8

31

2

17

18

3

Blake Hahn

Sapulpa, OK

9

652

7

5

5

14

8

32

32

58

4

Dominic Scelzi

Fresno, CA

14

569

18

67

32

78

147

112

393

176

5

Ryan Timms

Oklahoma City, OK

9

556

182

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

6

Dylan Westbrook

Scotland, ONT

5

555

15

7

8

10

20

NR

NR

NR

7

Shane Golobic

Fremont, CA

7

515

2

9

16

12

40

10

11

33

8

Tanner Carrick

Lincoln, CA

7

506

9

238

126

496

NR

NR

NR

NR

9

Matt Covington

Glenpool, OK

4

480

26

15

22

6

18

54

22

29

10

Dale Howard

Byhalia, MS

8

458

5

37

108

127

409

303

495

771

11

Mark Smith

Sunbury, PA

10

436

1

2

3

16

5

6

34

36

12

Andy Forsberg

N. Auburn Hills, CA

10

434

11

6

4

39

10

8

16

9

13

Colby Copeland

Roseville, CA

5

411

24

29

44

71

169

71

115

673

14

Paulie Colagiovanni

Cicero, NY

8

367

58

13

94

65

101

291

NR

NR

15

Ryan Robinson

Foresthill, CA

3

350

37

119

279

255

317

365

NR

NR

16

Howard Moore

Memphis, TN

7

343

33

65

70

87

160

107

193

217

17

Scott Bogucki

Mclaren Vale, SA

5

343

13

36

48

225

NR

NR

NR

NR

18

Justyn Cox

Sacramento, CA

3

317

41

11

20

30

116

64

233

34

19

Derek Hagar

Marion, AR

6

316

8

14

21

5

4

7

19

12

20

Jack Dover

Springfield, NE

5

308

10

18

10

67

16

16

15

14

21

D.J. Netto

Hanford, CA

1

302

14

61

23

38

64

153

89

132

22

Blake Carrick

Lincoln, CA

2

293

6

121

445

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

23

Corey Day

Clovis, CA

1

287

310

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

24

Clint Garner

Sioux Falls, SD

3

276

51

84

54

33

32

51

486

43

25

Bud Kaeding

Campbell, CA

3

268

28

31

57

147

187

80

54

75

26

Max Stambaugh

Lima, OH

3

262

36

93

72

288

65

46

111

179

27

Davie Franek

Wantage, NJ

3

252

77

4

33

21

13

42

27

89

28

Ryan Ruhl

Coldwater, MI

5

242

53

125

238

476

331

52

52

147

29

Kaleb Montgomery

Templeton, CA

3

239

67

205

642

287

674

NR

NR

NR

30

Joel Myers, Jr.

Sebastopol, CA

0

239

294

408

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

31

Garet Williamson

Columbia, MO

1

235

30

729

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

32

Sean Becker

Roseville, CA

0

235

17

12

15

19

47

15

41

24

33

Brandon Anderson

Glenpool, OK

3

233

55

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

34

Jordon Mallett

Greenbrier, AR

6

230

20

82

14

22

129

187

151

348

35

Jamie Ball

Knoxville, IA

3

230

48

71

84

28

43

100

136

187

36

Dustin Daggett

Grandl Ledge, MI

4

224

79

51

36

69

69

47

25

35

37

Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

Sunnyvale, TX

6

222

3

1

1

1

1

44

3

162

38

Mitchell Faccinto

Hanford, CA

0

211

21

22

52

34

86

215

124

324

39

Garen Linder

Central Point, OR

4

210

93

250

43

192

176

133

147

160

40

Jason Barney

Brewerton, NY

4

206

373

33

17

17

9

11

39

25

41

Jared Horstman

Cloverdale, OH

3

205

40

26

31

32

44

40

92

80

42

Derek Locke

Mechanicsburg, PA

8

200

111

122

90

101

140

240

176

215

43

Cody Gardner

Benton, AR

1

198

86

357

221

116

153

165

131

52

44

Seth Bergman

Snohomish, WA

3

196

12

3

2

3

6

1

4

11

45

Chris Martin

Ankeny, IA

2

195

44

107

110

90

42

184

550

458

46

Kalib Henry

Citrus Heights, CA

2

195

83

17

40

294

369

752

NR

NR

47

Justin Henderson

Tea, SD

4

194

49

99

200

134

38

17

63

333

48

Chase Majdic

Redding, CA

1

193

46

219

715

176

304

487

NR

NR

49

Marshall Skinner

W. Memphis, AR

3

192

108

117

129

47

33

60

40

70

50

Terry McCarl

Altoona, IA

3

190

31

34

41

23

22

43

38

77

51

Danny Smith

Chillicothe, OH

1

189

45

57

73

102

191

434

154

440

52

Jodie Robinson

Foresthill, CA

1

189

117

115

264

573

NR

NR

NR

NR

53

Roger Crockett

Medford, OR

2

188

22

20

74

29

49

127

30

7

54

Ryan Giles

Grimes, IA

1

179

NR

78

55

94

94

235

NR

NR

55

Terry Gray

Bartlett, TN

0

170

32

28

28

27

34

37

13

28

56

Jeremy Campbell

Wichita, KS

1

166

119

174

161

129

112

126

150

166

57

Danny Sams III

North Port, FL

1

163

168

187

109

160

389

525

NR

NR

58

Robbie Price

Cobble Hill, BC

1

162

65

69

178

120

182

97

391

NR

59

Trey Starks

Puyallup, WA

2

159

50

105

119

108

25

12

108

61

60

Jordan Poirier

St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, QC

8

158

103

66

147

223

257

626

NR

NR

61

Logan Forler

Orting, WA

5

156

NR

234

50

68

12

200

53

5

62

Jason Martin

Liberal, KS

3

156

217

109

62

48

586

293

310

310

63

Cam Smith

Mill Creek, WA

5

155

110

94

99

285

202

78

505

177

64

Kaleb Johnson

Sioux Falls, SD

0

153

92

457

452

673

NR

NR

NR

NR

65

Jason Shultz

Carlisle, PA

3

152

186

64

66

57

77

177

103

NR

66

Connor Leoffler

Myrtle Beach, SC

2

152

23

343

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

67

Danny Varin

Sharon Springs, NY

0

151

281

90

29

25

39

161

253

352

68

Joey Ancona

Concord, CA

0

151

151

460

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

69

Ryan Bickett

Ramona, SD

2

147

54

294

122

92

199

121

243

47

70

Austin McCarl

Altoona, IA

0

146

35

152

426

568

NR

NR

664

639

71

Carson McCarl

Altoona, IA

0

146

19

39

135

114

NR

95

55

161

72

Chuck Hebing

Ontario, NY

4

142

246

27

11

40

21

20

49

101

73

Keith Day, Jr.

Salinas, CA

0

139

195

393

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

74

Brad Lamberson

Parma, MI

2

136

455

222

364

548

393

292

440

NR

75

Jake Bubak

Arvada, CO

2

134

160

221

156

241

594

247

NR

NR

76

Tyler Thompson

Harrisburg, OR

1

134

152

165

392

607

731

NR

NR

NR

77

Colton Heath

Marysville, WA

1

133

34

40

76

45

76

30

76

100

78

Jason Solwold

Burlington, WA

0

129

81

24

26

18

17

25

155

380

79

Ayrton Gennetten

Versailles, MO

3

128

27

80

207

180

NR

NR

NR

NR

80

Morgan Turpen

Somerville, TN

2

128

39

41

25

9

37

29

45

104

81

Tim Crawley

Benton, AR

3

127

66

47

39

24

14

14

6

3

82

Landon Britt

Atoka, TN

2

127

256

437

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

83

Colton Hardy

Phoenix, AZ

2

126

128

151

127

105

85

NR

NR

NR

84

Danny Martin, Jr.

Sarasota, FL

4

125

75

217

97

190

102

22

70

92

85

Jody Rosenboom

Rock Rapids, IA

3

125

95

208

91

104

171

86

179

142

86

Gregg Dalman

Bellevue, MI

1

125

94

52

71

263

270

147

167

90

87

Matt Tanner

Stephentown, NY

1

125

213

43

37

78

72

115

86

119

88

Rico Abreu

St. Helena, CA

1

124

141

21

209

179

122

237

14

73

89

Matt Juhl

Tea, SD

1

119

68

56

231

404

411

643

202

109

90

Brooke Tatnell

San Souci, NSW

1

117

74

200

143

191

166

250

138

96

91

Ryan Turner

Dunnville, ON

1

115

161

68

86

196

109

251

NR

NR

92

Jordan Thomas

Harding, PA

3

114

NR

63

128

123

357

531

616

812

93

J.J. Ringo

Morgan Hill, CA

0

113

333

179

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

94

Josh Higday

Des Moines, IA

1

112

138

372

NR

NR

NR

NR

501

414

95

Giovanni Scelzi

Fresno, CA

3

110

97

111

65

64

238

NR

NR

NR

96

Tyler Driever

Meridian, ID

2

110

343

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

97

Willie Croft

Roseville, CA

1

110

118

83

30

42

151

145

87

130

98

Chase Goetz

Snohomish, WA

2

109

140

NR

165

128

244

254

NR

NR

99

Tyler Blank

California, MO

6

107

193

81

169

103

189

332

137

120

100

Colby Thornhill

Enumclaw, WA

1

106

129

601

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

Features Completed: 461 (262 in 2020, 565 in 2019, 565 in 2018, 614 in 2017, 635 in 2016, 645 in 2015, 676 in 2014, 687 in 2013)

Number of Different Winners: 187 (125 in 2020, 221 in 2019, 219 in 2018, 245 in 2017, 249 in 2016, 237 in 2015, 265 in 2014, 257 in 2013)

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 608 (489 in 2020, 753 in 2019, 737 in 2018, 774 in 2017, 820 in 2016, 828 in 2015, 867 in 2014, 869 in 2013)

Past Top Tens in Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings:

2020 – 1. Mark Smith (20) 682, 2. Shane Golobic (7) 356, 3. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (10) 497, 4. J.J. Hickle (2) 456, 5. Dale Howard (6) 400, 6 Blake Carrick (3) 366, 7. Blake Hahn (5) 346, 8. Derek Hagar (7) 339, 9. Tanner Carrick (3) 336, 10. Jack Dover (7) 329.

2019 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (12) 708, 2. Mark Smith (14) 638, 3. Seth Bergman (6) 558, 4. Davie Franek (9) 542, 5. Blake Hahn (7) 532, 6. Andy Forsberg (13) 514, 7. Dylan Westbrook (10) 508, 8. Justin Sanders (9) 493, 9. Shane Golobic (8) 476, 10. Wayne Johnson (7) 447.

2018 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (14) 723, 2. Seth Bergman (10) 637, 3. Mark Smith (14) 611, 4. Andy Forsberg (14) 560, 5. Blake Hahn (2) 536, 6. Wayne Johnson (5) 522, 7. Justin Sanders (12) 515, 8. Dylan Westbrook (11) 507, 9. Steve Poirier (9) 475, 10. Jack Dover (12) 456.

2017 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (19), 901, 2. Aaron Reutzel (6) 653, 3. Seth Bergman (3) 627, 4. Wayne Johnson (3) 564, 5. Derek Hagar (8) 512, 6. Matt Covington (1) 490, 7. Johnny Herrera (3) 470, 8. Justin Sanders (10) 468, 9. Morgan Turpen (10) 466, 10. Dylan Westbrook (14) 440.

2016 – 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (10) 716, 2. Aaron Reutzel (8) 713, 3. Johnny Herrera (7) 623, 4. Derek Hagar (13) 607, 5. Mark Smith (11) 604, 6. Seth Bergman (7) 587, 7. Wayne Johnson (4) 525, 8. Blake Hahn (4) 521, 9. Jason Barney (5) 487, 10. Andy Forsberg (12) 482.

2015 – 1. Seth Bergman (13) 717, 2. Justin Sanders (20) 649, 3. Aaron Reutzel (10) 613, 4. Johnny Herrera (9) 596, 5. Wayne Johnson (5) 581, 6. Mark Smith (10) 542, 7. Derek Hagar (9) 437, 8. Andy Forsberg (11) 434, 9. Mitch Brown (6) 410, 10. Shane Golobic (5) 409.

2014 – 1. Jason Johnson (5) 626, 2. Aaron Reutzel (8) 601, 3. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (6) 510, 4. Seth Bergman (10) 501, 5. Johnny Herrera (3) 491, 6. Tim Crawley (11) 487, 7. Wayne Johnson (6) 448, 8. Tony Bruce, Jr. (4) 445, 9. Brian Brown (8) 441, 10. Jeff Swindell (4) 441.

2013 – 1. Jason Johnson (12) 699, 2. Johnny Herrera (5) 673, 3. Tim Crawley (14) 561, 4. Brian Brown (12) 537, 5. Logan Forler (8) 492, 6. Tony Bruce, Jr. (4) 488, 7. Roger Crockett (17) 479, 8. Jeff Swindell (5) 455, 9. Andy Forsberg (10) 430, 10. Steve Poirier (8) 420.

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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