I've updated the points history through the end of the 2010 season.
A little trivia:
Points have been tallied for 12 years starting with the 1999 season.
Points have been tallied for 295 different racers.
25,000 points have been earned so far.
2007 and 2008 are the two years with the most racers participating with 85 people earning points each year.
Here is the updated list of the Top 20 Career Points Earners:
................................Points.....Over 4......Total
Hamby, Ron...............1460........300.........1760
Hargis, Rodney...........1375........340.........1715
Parker, Ron................1254.......120..........1374
Rose, Dale...................837.......170..........1007
Jeffrey, Mike................785.........10...........795
Foster, Norman............694.........70...........764
Bruner, Meril................664.........70...........734
Terry, Glen..................556........140...........696
Pederson, Seymour......522........110...........632
Stevens, Gordie...........546..........50...........596
Myers, Charles.............465..........50...........515
Cox, John....................437..........50...........487
Bruner, Gary................469...........0...........469
Dutra, Doug.................367..........20..........387
Harrison, Barry.............380...........0..........380
Erickson, Aric...............360..........10..........370
Madsen, Lou.................350...........0..........350
Reese, Mike..................297.........50..........347
Cox, Jim......................314..........10..........324
Bjerklund, Richard........300...........0...........300
Dale Rose hasn't raced with us since 2008, so he is steadily falling in the ranks.
Ron Hamby has taken the lead from Rodney Hargis in career points since I last posted results at the end of the 2006 season.
Ron Parker didn't race in 2010, but he'll be back in 2011, so don't count him out.
Norman Foster needs to get a race car put together for the 2011 season and defend his standing as #6 in overall points.
Meril Bruner steadily picks away at some of the top points leaders by showing up year after year and winning rounds. He earned 104 points in his 2010 Championship year.
Glen Terry showed up to the party late earning just one point in 2005, but then went on to win the National Championship in 2007, 2008 AND 2009! Glen has announced intentions to get out of Slant 6 Racing and move on to other drag racing adventures, but he and Sergio Gonzales towed his '65 Dart all the way to Phoenix, AZ this March to represent Slant 6 Racing at a Flathead/Inliner race at Speedworld Dragstrip. I wouldn't count him out just yet.
Seymour Pederson has been a mainstay and the driving force behind the Slant 6 Racing Series since before its inception back in 1997. He has traveled across the U.S. in support of this series more than anyone else. If he doesn't bring his record holding blue '62 Valiant race car, he typically races his white '62 Valiant street car. He even represented Slant 6 Drag Racing by participating in Hot Rod Magazine's "Drag Week" a few years ago (2007?). He has shown more energy and enthusiasm for this sport than any racer I know.
Other notables like Gordie Stevens (2001 Champion), Charles Myers (First in the 9s) and The Cox Brothers haven't been racing with us the last few years for various reasons. Charles is spending most of his time these days supporting the drag racing adventures of his two sons.
So, look for other dedicated racers like Gary Bruner (2nd in 2010), Doug Dutra (another "Founding Father" and Slant 6 Guru Extraordinaire) to start climbing the charts!
Lou Madsen (4th in 2010) is another dedicated racer that attends a lot of races and has been winning rounds.
Just making the Top 20 this year, but destined to climb the list in 2011 is Richard Bjerklund (Fopar) on the West Coast. He was 3rd in National Points for 2010 earning 74. He has consistently won rounds since he first entered the series in 2007.
There are several other folks down in the Top 30 and Top 40 that have their sights on these leaders and keep showing up to races and winning rounds, so look for this list to be shaken up a bit throughout 2011 and into the future.
The 2011 Points Series is already well underway with C.J. Stoakes jumping to an early lead by earning 41 points at "Mopars at the Strip" in Las Vegas, Nevada in early April!
Check out the Events Calendar "Stickies" for the complete list of points races scheduled throughout 2011. And come on out and, "Run with the Slants!!"
