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Tim Kaeding continues to lead Sprint & Midget Power Poll
For full poll results, visit: http://www.stevenblakesley.com/news/10.17-sprintcarpoll.html
Elk Grove, CA (October 17, 2012) - A win at the Cotton Classic with the
King of the West allowed Tim Kaeding to continue his reign atop the
California Sprint & Midget Power Poll for the second consecutive
poll. Kaeding has eight wins and 20 top-fives in his 26 starts in
California this season driving for Roth Motorsports.
His nearest rival in
the Power Poll had been USAC/CRA points leader Mike Spencer, but Spencer
has taken a hit as of late. After a seond place finish at Perris last
week behind Nic Faas, Spencer continues to lead the statistical poll but
he ranked just seventh among the media. With major USAC/CRA events
coming up over the next few weeks, Spencer will look to get back to
victory lane and higher in the poll.
The cat with three
lives is Elk Grove's Kyle Larson, who has worked his way up into second
in the Power Poll. Larson nearly won the King of the West at Hanford
over the weekend and also won Friday's Ocean Sprints from 20th on the
starting grid. Larson also leads the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, East
points and is in the top-five of the USAC National Midget points in a
diverse season for the nation's leading race winner.
2012 King of the West
champion Jon Allard has maintained the third position in the poll,
while 2012 Silver Dollar Speedway champion Sean Becker slipped a few
spots to fourth. 2012 Civil War and Placerville champion Andy Forsberg,
who finished third without the wing against USAC at Hanford, dropped to
sixth.
Ryan Bernal rejoins
at seventh after winning the USAC feature at Hanford and ranks ahead of
Kyle Hirst, Tommy Tarlton, and Bud Kaeding. Tarlton and Kaeding both
have had limited appearances as of late, with Kaeding focusing on Silver
Crown competition in the Midwest while Tarlton has yielded his seat to
2011 World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers. Kaeding managed to claim
the 2012 USAC West Coast 360 championship despite missing the season
finale.
Missing the cut yet
again is Fremont's Shane Golobic, who won the 101 lap Johnny Soares
Classic for USAC and BCRA Midgets last weekend, and followed that up
with winning the Ocean Sprints championship this weekend. Failing to
finish the Ocean main event, coupled with a USAC crash at Hanford, kept
Golobic out of the top 20 in statistical analysis.
About the CA Sprint Car & Midget Power Poll:
Eligible drivers come from any injected winged or non-wing Sprint Car division in the state along with full Midgets as well.
The poll includes
top-ten lists from various media members including site editor Steven
Blakesley, photographer Chris Cleveland, announcers Troy Henning, Ron
Lingron, and Bill Sullivan, King of the West PR guru Gary Thomas, and
driver PR specialist PJ Petersen. A statistical analysis of California
racing stats by Jeff Bye, Jr. is combined with the media poll to create
a current picture of the top-10 drivers in the state.
Power polls will be
released every other week hroughout the racing season until the first
week of December, when StevenBlakesley.com will crown a California
Sprint & Midget Power Poll" champion for the season.
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