Thomas County Points Update

07/29/2025

By: Sheldon Wickwar

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We are just two nights away from honoring a legend in our sport, Jeff Hartwell at his memorial race, which also doubles as championship night at the Thomas County Speedway. Drivers have been competing fiercely and respectfully all year long, and the points battles are heating up. This article will take you through the top ten in points in each class, and detail the racers seasons!

The sport compact battle is one of the closest as first place is totally up for grabs going into the final night, this class has seen Gage Porter lead the way in wins, but also saw Brock Leibhart and Kyle Mortensen collect wins.

1. Brock Leibhart (15B) 1 win, 5 top five runs, 177points, 5 feature starts

2. Gage Porter (69G) 3 wins, 4 top five runs, 175points, 4 feature starts

3. Chris Glass (49C) 0 wins, 3 top five runs, 4 top ten runs, 128points, 4 feature starts

4. Kyle Mortensen (03K) 1 win, 3 top five runs, 104 points, 3 feature starts

5. Kaishen Brack (8B) 0 wins, 3 top five runs, 103 points, 3 feature starts

6. Grant Logue (16L) 0 wins, 2 top five runs, three top ten runs, 99 points, 3 feature starts

7. Nathan Vollbracht (1N) 0 wins, 1 top five run, two top ten runs, 94 points, 2 feature starts

8. Blake Fladgard (3F) 0 wins, 1 top five run, 65 points, 1 feature start

9. Jarrett Marker (808) 0 wins, 1 top five run, 34 points, 1 feature start

10. Zack McLaughlin (7M)

The sport mod class has been dominated by the hometown boy of Josh Barnhart all year as he has collected five of the six feature wins. Adam Weber has the other win, but finds himself buried in the points. Class veteran Blaine Walt is further down than normal, as the competition has closed in on the 14W camp this season. This class also has seen young guns Josiah Lopez and Donovan Ohlrogge with solid runs and gains!

1. Josh Barnhart (5150) 5 wins, six top five runs, 6 features, 237 points

2. Ryan Kirchoff (28K) 0 wins, 3 top five runs, 5 top ten runs, 6 features, 210 points

3. Jasen Gray (32G) 0 wins, 1 top five run, 6 top ten runs, 6 features, 204 points

4. Blaine Walt (14W) 0 wins, 4 top five runs, 5 features, 181 points

5. Josiah Lopez (11J) 0 wins, 1 top five run, three top ten runs, 6 features, 180 points

6. Donovan Ohlrogge (5X) 0 wins, 3 top ten runs, 6 features, 173 points

7. Adam Weber (3) 1 win, 3 top five runs, 4 top ten runs, 5 features, 172 points

8. Brianna Maughlin (17M) 3 top five runs, 4 top ten runs, 5 features, 142 points

9. Austin Carter (63C) 2 top five runs, three top ten runs, 4 features, 127 points

10. Nicholas Hankins (99H) 2 top five runs, 3 features, 101 points

The hobby stock class has been dominated by Overton, Nebraska's Zach Olmstead leading the way, and has seen a mixture of young guns, class rookies and veteran drivers go at it. Dylan Bell has the lone win outside of Zach Olmstead, currently brother Brayden Hilzer has out performed sister Alicia Hilzer in the track. Standout sport compact track champion Ted Trumbo finds himself solidly in the top ten in his first hobby stock points campaign.

1. Zach Olmstead (98Z) 5 wins, 6 top five runs, 6 features, 236 points

2. Brayden Hilzer (8B) 4 top five runs, 6 features, 199 points

3. Ray West (31R) 1 top five run, 5 top ten runs, 6 features, 197 points

4. Bret Conness (58) 1 top five run, 5 top ten runs, 6 features, 192 points

5. Levi Jones (8J) 1 top five run, 4 top ten runs, 5 features, 182 points

6. Ted Trumbo (R) (T21) 1 top five run, 2 top ten runs, 5 features, 177 points

7. Alicia Hilzer (8A) 2 top ten runs, 5 features, 160 points

8. Dylan Bell (31) 1 win, 4 top five runs, 4 features, 156 points

9. Cash Tubbs (37X) 6 features, 154 points

10. Allen Snethen (21) 2 top ten runs, 5 features, 150 points

The stock car class features a tight points battle, as this class has seen multiple drivers visit victory lane, different drivers finding the top five each night, and solid racing every night out. No driver has won more than one race, six different winners in six races so far.

1. Tathan Burkhart (250) 1 win, 4 top five runs, 6 top ten runs, 6 features, 225 points

2. Quinton Yutterman (38) 5 top five runs, 6 top ten runs, 6 features, 224 points

3. Doug Holzmeister (34H) 1 win, 5 top five runs, 6 features, 220 points

4. Troy Burkhart (25X) 1 win, 5 top five runs, 6 features, 212 points

5. Johnny Yutterman (J10) 1 win, 2 top five runs, 5 top ten runs, 6 features, 205 points

6. Jeff Tubbs (37X) 1 top five run, 5 top ten runs, 6 features, 200 points

7. Wheat Lippelman (X) 1 top ten run, 6 features, 173 points

8. Bobby Eubanks (7) 2 top five runs, 5 top five runs, 5 features, 171 points

9. Kolby Stegman (19K) 1 top five run, 5 top ten runs, 5 features, 161 points

10. Tyler Tipton (95) 1 top five run, 4 top ten runs, 5 features, 158 points

The modified class has seen a pair of drivers in Eddie Belec and Clay Money both grab two wins a piece, while Dylan Sherfick and Dominic Ursetta have the other two wins. This class has seen some of the most consistent racing, and respectful racing. Veterans Mike Bainter and John Fabrizius both hold top five spots in this class. Rookie Dalton Bell currently sits in tenth place.

1. Dylan Sherfick (66D) 1 win, 6 top five runs, 6 features, 228 points

2. Mike Bainter (51) 2 top five runs, 5 top ten runs, 6 features, 196 points

3. Eddie Belec (3B) 2 wins, 4 top five runs, 5 top ten runs, 5 features, 190 points

4. John Fabrizius (42) 1 top five run, 3 top ten runs, 6 features, 181 points

5. John Burrow (28) 4 top ten runs, 5 features, 163 points

6. Clay Money (7) 2 wins, 4 top five runs, 4 features, 155 points

7. Kyle Rohleder (0) 4 top five runs, 4 features, 147 points

8. Danny Keller (98) 1 top ten run, 4 features, 121 points

9. Brandon Clough (20) 2 top five runs, 3 top ten runs, 3 features, 108 points

10. Dalton Bell (R) (22B) 3 top ten runs, 3 features, 104 points

The Jeff Hartwell Memorial/Championship night is Friday, August 1st 2025! Hot laps at 7:15pm with racing scheduled to start at 8:00pm!