Mid-Atlantic Super Late Model rankings: Tyler Bare leads as second half rolls along

With a special formula based on strength of field and car count, I created this system to track and rank the top 30 Super Late Model dirt drivers in the Mid-Atlantic. Drivers must live in either Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia or West Virginia and must race 40 percent of the weeks to be eligible (13 of 31).

Results are pulled from tracks within three-and-a-half hours of Hagerstown Speedway, the dirt late model capital: Bedford (Pa.), Cumberland (Md.), Delaware International (Del.), Dog Hollow (Pa.), Elkins (W.Va.), Georgetown (Del.), Hagerstown (Md.), Lernerville (Pa.), Port Royal (Pa.), Potomac (Md.), Selinsgrove (Pa.), Williams Grove (Pa.) and Winchester (Va.).

The formula goes like this: Races are compartmentalized into three categories; regular show, B-rated show, and A-rated show. Regular shows are events less than 30 laps, less than $3,000-to-win, with the exception to select memorial races. B-rated shows are events 30-49 laps and $3,000-7,500-to-win, or any Northeast Ultimate sanctioned races. A-rated shows are Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series or World of Outlaws sanctioned races, and events racing 50-plus laps and paying more than $7,500-to-win.

Place Regular show B-rated show A-rated show
1st 28 42 56
2nd 23 34.5 46
3rd 22 33 44
4th 21 31.5 42
5th 20 30 40
6th 19 28.5 38
7th 18 27 36
8th 17 25.5 34
9th 16 24 32
10th 15 22.5 30
11th 14 21 28
12th 13 19.5 26
13th 12 18 24
14th 11 16.5 22
15th 10 15 20
16th 9 13.5 18
17th 8 12 16
18th 7 10.5 14
19th 6 9 12
20th 5 7.5 10
21st 4 6 10
22nd 3 5 10
23rd 2 5 10
24th 1 5 10
DNQ 0 0 0

As of Thursday, July 19

Rank / LWLWNumberDriverRatingTotal pointsFeaturesWinsTop 5sTop 10sStateTown
1143ATyler Bare30.292363.512289Va.Rockbridge Baths
237Rick Eckert*27.8752238223Pa.York
3Ineligible3v/11Kyle Hardy25.8752078016Va.Linden
442J/92Jeff Rine24.8185462281819Pa.Danville
5510Jared Miley23.719379.5164811Pa.Pittsburgh
6624Dylan Yoder23.575471.52031317Pa.Selinsgrove
7772Michael Norris232991381012Pa.Sarver
882TKyle Lee22.462292130511Pa.Mercersburg
9147RRoss Robinson22.344357.5161813Del.Georgetown
10150Dale Hollidge22.038286.5131811Md.Mechanicsville
112194Jason Miller21.438171.58146Va.Berryville
12966cMatt Cosner21.1316.5150411W.Va.Ridgeley
131272Jason Covert21.088358.517369Pa.York Haven
14NR11HAustin Hubbard*211477112Del.Seaford
15100FColeby Frye20.893292.5142710Pa.Dover
161841Andy Anderson20.688165.58015W.Va.Bunker Hill
1716119Bryan Bernheisel20.529349175912Pa.Jonestown
18NR30Allen Brannon20.251628136
19174Alex Ferree20.07726113057Pa.Valencia
201385Ricky Elliott19.1431347377
212676/29zAndy Haus18.75337.51811014Pa.Hamburg
22232/21dDan Stone18.071126.57004Pa.Thompson
231120Trever Feathers17.938143.58144Va.Stephens City
242045Jamie Lathroum17.792213.512056Md.Mechanicsville
252524Kenny Moreland17.786124.57123Md.Waldorf
2622Dave Blazavich17.563140.58268
272461Ken Trevitz17.4291227025
282714Dan Angelicchio17.15171.510068Pa.New Stanton
291927Jim Yoder16.5711167024
30NR06Mike Lupfer16.233243.515038Pa.Shermansdale

Dropped out: 22 Gregg Satterlee (LW: 2, ineligible), 55L Donald Lingo (LW: 28), 27 Jerry Bard (LW: 29), Michael Lake (LW: 30)

On the bubble: 22 Brett Schadel 15.909, 7h Darryl Hills 15.857, 1 Gene Knaub 15.813, 55L Donald Lingo 15.429, 27 Jerry Bard 15.063, 12 Ryan Montgomery 14.563, 4 Amanda Whaley 14.450, 4s Danny Snyder 14.357, 5B Brad Omps 14.143, Michael Lake 14.000

Hard-charger: 11H Austin Hubbard (NR to 14th) after winning the Billy Winn Classic at Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway

Who took the biggest hit: 20 Trever Feathers (12th to 23rd) after a 16th-place finish at Winchester Speedway

Week 16 winners

Friday, Billy Winn Classic (A) at Bedford — Austin Hubbard

Friday, Regular show at Dog Hollow — Doug Glessner

Friday, Regular show at Lernerville — Michael Norris (7)

Saturday, Regular show at Delaware International — Amanda Whaley (2)

Saturday, Northeast Ultimate (B) at Pittsburgh — Michael Norris (8)

Saturday, Regular show at Port Royal — Coleby Frye (2)

Saturday, Regular show at Selinsgrove — Bryan Bernheisel (5)

Saturday, Clash for Cash 6/9 make-up (B) at Winchester — Allen Brannon

Saturday, Clash for Cash (B) at Winchester — Tyler Bare (2)

2018 Mid-Atlantic winners

2J/92 Jeff Rine — 8

72 Michael Norris — 8

119 Bryan Bernheisel — 5

10 Jared Miley — 4

24 Dylan Yoder — 3

72 Jason Covert — 3

85 Ricky Elliott — 3

Michael Lake — 3

44 Chris Madden — 2

49 Jonathan Davenport — 2

43A Tyler Bare — 2

7 Rick Eckert — 2

0F Coleby Frye — 2

Dave Blazavich — 2

Jon Lee — 2

4 Amanda Whaley — 2

7 Dave Troutman — 2

0 Scott Bloomquist — 1

111 Max Blair — 1

7R Ross Robinson — 1

0 Dale Hollidge — 1

94 Jason Miller — 1

11H Austin Hubbard — 1

30 Allen Brannon — 1

76/29z Andy Haus — 1

55 Gary Stuhler — 1

20 Trever Feathers — 1

24 Kenny Moreland — 1

7MM Mike Maresca — 1

55L Donald Lingo Jr. — 1

12 Ryan Montgomery — 1

44 Ralph Morgan — 1

151 Kyle Lear — 1

5 Chuck Clise — 1

57 Kyle Thomas — 1

17G Doug Glessner — 1

86 Scott Palmer — 1

82 Andy Fries — 1

5 Steve Axtell Jr. — 1

8 Matt Sponaugle — 1

7 Billy Holbert — 1