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Reading Dave Argabright's "Changing Faces" column in SC&M this month I thought it would be interesting to look at who were the top 10 in points at Knoxville in 1998. Amazing to see the names of drivers who no longer race. Thanks to Knoxville Raceway.com for the stats.

410: Skip Jackson, Don Droud Jr., Terry McCarl, Brent Antill, Jayme Moyle, Leonard Lee, Scott Whitworth, Marlon Jones, Chris Walraven, Bob Weuve.

360: David Hesmer, Randy Martin, Doran Doty, Jeff Haines, Duane VanHeukelom, Bruce Williams, Steve Wares, Dwight Snodgrass, Brett Golik, Terry Alexander. (Mike Brooks 11th).

Argabright is right though. It is amazing the turnover in sprint car racing once you get to thinking about it. I looked for the 1998 WoO standings, but neither the WoO site or OpenWheelTimes had that. Pretty sad the lack of history available on the WoO site.

Man. would those be exciting lineups to see in a feature again, or what!

Fenders are like vacuums... they both suck.

1978

1. Steve Kinser (11) 5,172

2. Rick Ferkel (8) 5,118

3. Bobby Allen (2) 3,688

4. Doug Wolfgang (3) 3,024

5. Jack Hewitt (0) 2,698

6. Charlie Swartz (0) 1,974

7. Lee Osborne (0) 1,908

8. Danny Smith (0) 1,858

9. Sammy Swindell (2) 1,856

10. Gary Patterson (0) 1,816

11. Lealand McSpadden (2) 1,750

12. Jimmy Boyd (1) 1,622

13. Dub May (0) 1,492

14. Fred Linder (0) 1,372

15. Johnny Beaber (1) 1,302

16. Shane Carson (1) 1,178

17. Johnny Anderson (1) 1,082

18. Kenny Jacobs (0) 1,010

19. Jimmy Sills (0) 1,000

20. Rick Nichols (0) 946

1988

1 Steve Kinser 9,505

2 Sammy Swindell 9,262

3 Bobby Davis, Jr 9,102

4 Dave Blaney 8,731

5 Mark Kinser 8,549

6 Andy Hillenburg 8,118

7 Cris Eash 7,710

8 Jac Haudenschild 7,682

9 Doug Wolfgang 7,655

10 Danny Smith 7,061

11 Greg Wooley 6,374

12 Bobby Alien 5,790

13 Jeff SwIndell 4,676

14 Johnny Herrera 4,552

15 Brad Doty 4,098

16 Jimmy Sills 3,861

17 Joey Allen 3,341

18 Lee Brewer, Jr. 3,194

19 Craig Keel 2,980

20 Tony Armstrong 2,694

1998

1 Steve Kinser 9,879

2 Mark Kinser 9,786

3 Sammy Swindell 9,752

4 Stevie Smith 9,609

5 Danny Lasoski 9,601

6 Andy Hillenburg 9,436

7 Jac Haudenschild 9,280

8 Johnny Herrera 9,227

9 Jeff Swindell 9,073

10 Dale Blaney 8,997

11 Tyler Walker 8,855

12 Donny Schatz 8,665

13 Joe Gaerte 8,593

14 Lance Blevins 5,475

15 Craig Dollansky 4,448

16 Greg Hodnett 4,042

17 Tim Shaffer 3,564

18 Paul McMahan 3,332

19 Dion Hindi 3,029

20 Brooke Tatnell 2,855

Provisionals, Fuel Stops & 
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Competitors come and go (mostly)...but how about the turnover in the leadership of the sport over the last 5-8 years, both in the series and track positions? Many changes, new personalities and dynamics and it's not done changing yet, not by a longshot.

so we can expect the usual K-ville unveiling of the next big shake up?

penny stock anyone?

Lincoln 1845 ft/.35 mile T1=118MPH 
Eldora 2287 ft/.43mile T3=135MPH
Port 2716 ft/.51 mile T3=TBD
Grove 2792 ft/.53 mile T3=135MPH
Selinsgrove 2847 ft/.54 mile T1=136MPH
"I didn't move to PA from El Paso in search of better 
weather." Van May

ONLY 5 OUT OF THE TOP 20 IN OUTLAW POINTS REMAIN ON TOUR CURRENTLY. THAT IS INCREDIBLE TO THINK ABOUT, AND ONLY 13 STILL RACE FULL TIME.

Even though many of those drivers are not driving, a few are still a part of the sport in a different way. Jayme Moyle and Lee Nelson build sprint car engines. Steve Wares, Bruce Williams, and Dwight Snodgrass are now car owners. I think former drivers are just as important as those still racing. Who knows, todays drivers could one day be the future car owners and engine builders of tomorrow.

Pretty sad the lack of history available on the WoO site.

What site are you going to?

www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint

Scroll down to the bottom right and click on the 30th anniversary logo and there is all kinds of historic goodies.

It is nice to see something of a constant from '98, winning todays' WoO A Feature still pays $10 Grand.

Because chassis, engines, tires, fuel, etc...have not gone up in costs right?

I think Moyle works for Hoosier now, at least he is always at the trailer at Knoxville. Leonard Lee is crew chief for the wild child. Gaerte is still building motors I would assume. Does anyone know what Hillenburg and M. Kinser are up to these days.

98A..... Thanks for the helpful hint there. Boy, would it kill them to have a "History" link at the top of that page? I mean really....

You are right, Jayme does work for Hoosier at the track. He still builds engines during the week though.

I believe that Jayme's tire deal at the track is his own as part of his engine business..

http://www.knoxvilleraceway.com/Files.aspx?filegroup=2

www.hoseheads.com/billw.html

Totally agree... can you imagine the amount of touring drivers they would have if the fuel prices were the same as they were back in 1998?

Fenders are like vacuums... they both suck.

i think hillenburg has a track up in the northeast.. not positive tho...

Indiana Andy Hillenburg bought Rockingham.

Oklahoma Andy Hillenburg is in Broken Arrow managing the family oil business.