2018 Wild West Shootout - Key Statistics

2018 Wild West Shootout - Key Statistics

Late Models (entering Saturday 1/13)

Entering Saturday night's racing action, 10 out of 50 Late Model drivers (20%) have made the feature event on all 4 nights.  Here is a breakdown of the average finish for those 10 Late Model drivers, including their best current finish in the 2018 Wild West Shootout:

Pos.   Car    Driver                      Average Finish (Best Finish)

1.      157   Mike Marlar               2.75 (1st - Fri 1/12)

2.      132   Bobby Pierce              4.75 (2nd - Twice)
3.      42s    Don Shaw                  5.00 (1st - Twice)

         B5     Brandon Sheppard    5.00 (3rd - Wed 1/10)

5.      32     Chris Simpson            8.50  (2nd - Sat 1/6)

6.      01     Garrett Alberson        10.25 (5th - Sat 1/6)

7.      89     Mike Spatola             11.75 (8th - Sun 1/7)

8.      18      Chase Junghans     14.25 (5th - Wed 1/10)
9.      37      Scott Ward              14.50 (7th - Fri 1/12)

10.    97     Cade Dillard            15.50  (6th - Fri 1/12)

As you can see, “The Winfield Warrior” Mike Marlar has been completely dominating the 2018 Wild West Shootout, as he enters the final 2 races with a staggering 2.75 average finish.  “The Smooth Operator” Bobby Pierce also has an impressive sub-5th place average finish through the first 4 races, though he has yet to crack the win column.  All 10 drivers on this list are a threat to win any night for the remainder of the weekend.

Not surprisingly, these 10 drivers sit high in the current Late Model points standings, entering Saturday:

Late Models Points (entering Saturday 1/13)

1. 157  Mike Marlar  (266)
2. 132  Bobby Pierce  (229)
3. 42s   Don Shaw  (221)
    B5   Brandon Sheppard  (221)
5. 32    Chris Simpson  (210)
6.  7     Ricky Weiss   (164)
    01    Garrett Alberson  (164)
8. 89    Mike Spatola  (142)
9. 97    Cade Dillard   (131)
10. 18  Chase Junghans  (130)
      37   Scott Ward   (130)
12. 75   Terry Phillips (118)
13. 54   David Breazeale (109)
      16   Austin Siebert  (109)
15. 86  Kyle Beard  (107)
16. 2T  Ryan Gustin  (102)
      20  Rodney Sanders  (102)
18. 96  RC Whitwell  (79)
19. 32B  Clay Daly   (78)
20. 44x  Clint Smith  (67)

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