MARYVILLE, IL – April 29, 2010 – Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich. (Late Models) and Randle Sweeney of Clifty, Ky. (Modifieds) remained atop DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit national points standings after four weeks of weekly competition.
Schlenk, 23, is off to superb start in his bid for a first-ever UMP national title in the DIRTcar Late Model division. He was almost perfect last weekend, scoring a second-place finish on April 23 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park and then winning a feature on April 24 at Thunderbird Raceway in Muskegon, Mich.
A winner five times already in 2010, Schlenk pushed his early-season points lead to an impressive 214 points (883-669) over Jason McBride of Carbondale, Ill. He has made 12 UMP-sanctioned starts so far this season and has now led the national standings for two consecutive weeks.
The veteran Sweeney, meanwhile, saw his Modified points lead balloon to 154 points (919-765) over young Stormy Scott of Las Cruces, N.M., following a pair of consistent finishes last weekend. Sweeney placed third on April 22 at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and fourth on April 23 at Soggy Bottom Raceway in Morgantown, Ky.
Scott did not make a UMP-sanctioned start last weekend, leaving him with 12 races under his belt this season versus Sweeney’s 15.
For the second straight week there was no change at the top of the national standings in UMP’s six other divisions. Points leaders remained Tait Davenport of West Paducah, Ky. (Pro Late Models), Jimmy Cummins of Waterloo, Ill. (Sportsman), Shane Hebert of Lafayette, La. (Limited Modifieds), Trevor Gamble of DeLeon Springs, Fla. (Stock Cars), Scott Mooers of Osteen, Fla. (Factory Stocks) and Michael Rittenberry of Clarksville, Tenn. (Sport Compacts).
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DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of April 26, 2010):
Late Models (driver/points/races):
1. Rusty Schlenk 883 12
2. Jason McBride 669 12
3. Jeff Walston 565 9
4. Mike Hammerle 500 11
5. Ryan Unzicker 462 7
6. Jeep VanWormer 442 6
7. Richie Hedrick 417 8
8. Dennis Erb Jr. 414 7
9. Jason Riggs 411 8
10. David Clegg 405 7
11. Dillan White 402 8
12. Dillon Wood 389 7
13. Brian Shirley 387 6
14. Brian Ruhlman 384 6
15. Joe Kump 370 7
16. Chris Shelton 357 8
17. Brandon Sheppard 352 7
18. Mark Voigt 346 5
19. Jason Feger 344 5
20. Jim Moon 334 7
Modifieds (driver/points/races):
1. Randle Sweeney 919 15
2. Stormy Scott 765 12
3. Devin Gilpin 752 12
4. Levi Kissinger 688 12
5. Jeff Matthews 666 10
6. Dustin Isom 609 12
7. Trent Young 581 11
8. Rusty Griffaw 559 9
9. Rob Penny 552 14
10. Denny Schwartz 508 8
11. Mike Spatola 496 9
12. Tommy Seets Jr. 493 8
13. Todd Sherman 485 8
14. Chad Evans 484 9
15. Chad Kinder 438 7
16. Jimmy Ray 438 7
17. Will Krup 437 10
18. Dean Hoffman 429 7
19. Dave Wietholder 422 7
20. Tony Anderson 412 8
Pro Late Models (driver/points/races):
1. Tait Davenport 672 11
2. Nick Lyons 575 10
3. Credence Mott 441 8
4. Matt Santel 439 8
5. Scott Weber 386 5
6. Tony Albright 320 6
7. Bobby Martintoni 292 5
8. Cary King 288 5
9. Brant Kehrer 279 6
10. Nick Bauman 270 4
Sportsman (driver/points/races):
1. Jimmy Cummins 503 8
2. Steve Peeden 463 7
3. Chris Hillman 416 7
4. Shaun Daugherty 411 6
5. Aaron Barsness 406 6
6. Brad Cummings 367 7
7. Matt McGillvary 344 6
8. Josh Taylor 337 7
9. Chuck Bailey 331 6
10. Paul Shead 329 6
Limited Modifieds (driver/points/races):
1. Shane Hebert 298 4
2. John Paul Talkington 284 5
3. Kevin Dupont 261 5
4. Johnny Holden 234 4
5. Jeff Lawson 231 4
6. Corey Buhler 230 4
7. Scotty Oliver 227 4
8. Kamron Campbell 195 4
9. Brent Broussard 190 4
10. Sherman Barnett 189 3
Stock Cars (driver/points/races):
1. Trevor Gamble 415 7
2. Tim Hughes 358 6
3. J.R. Mason 334 5
4. Mike Eubanks 319 7
5. Phillip Brown 313 5
6. Jody Wells 286 5
7. Larry Russell Jr. 280 4
8. Charles Christian 278 5
9. Rick Rush 277 6
10. Tony Cruse 265 5
Factory Stocks (driver/points/races):
1. Scott Mooers 442 7
2. Luke Sadler 339 7
3. Randy Strehle 304 6
4. Dennis Ponder 269 5
5. Brad Venhaus 265 4
6. Wally Douglass 261 6
7. Richard Calmes Jr. 256 6
8. Courtney Eubanks 254 6
9. Donnie Nobles 253 5
10. Jordan Bauer 248 4
Sport Compacts (driver/points/races):
1. Michael Rittenberry 617 10
2. Bradley McGhee 545 9
3. Justin Hall 487 9
4. Aimee Foster 437 7
5. Shawn Kozier 420 6
6. RJ Glaser 393 6
7. Jordan Suhre 379 5
8. Eldon Hemken 365 6
9. Casey Feaster 351 6
10. Jay Gordon 351 7