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    • FK Rod Ends Hard Charger

    After April 12, 2025
    Rank No. Driver Hometown Points
    1 15W Alex Williamson Rushford, MN 43
    2 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO 34
    3 20 Rodney Sanders Happy, TX 33
    4 24C Jim Chisholm Osage, IA 33
    5 712 Trevor Hughes Westville, OK 29
    6 02 Tanner Mullens Wichita, KS 25
    7 25 Joe Chisholm Osage, IA 21
    8 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr. El Paso, TX 21
    9 8 Kyle Strickler Mooresville, NC 20
    10 35 Bill Crimmins Fort Dodge, IA 18
    11 97 Cade Dillard Robeline, LA 15
    12 65 Tyler Davis Haysville, KS 14
    13 21K Kyle Brown Madrid, IA 14
    14 19 Dustin Sorensen Rochester, MN 13
    15 88 Nathan Smith Anthony, NM 12
    16 21 Jacob Bleess Chatfield, MN 10
    17 57 Duke Erickson Sioux Falls, SD 10
    18 15W Kale Westover Altus, OK 9
    19 55H A.J. Hoff Mantorville, MN 9
    20 58X Gary Christian Broken Bow, OK 8
    21 91X Jamie Burford Keatchie, LA 8
    22 5 Reece Solander Emporia, KS 7
    23 95 Keith Foss Winona, MN 7
    24 17 Henry Chambers Baldwin City, KS 7
    25 12 Jason Hughes Watts, OK 7
    26 50III Brandon Davis Hayfield, MN 5
    27 16B Kaylin Lopez Chowchilla, CA 5
    28 91 Joe Duvall Justice, OK 4
    29 2G Troy Girolamo Williston, ND 4
    30 4W Tyler Wolff Fayetteville, AR 4
    31 90 Ryan Wetzstein West Concord, MN 4
    32 17 Lee Beemer Fairmont, MN 4
    33 33Z Zack VanderBeek New Sharon, IA 3
    34 7 Sean Gaddis Diana, TX 3
    35 38C Jason Pursley Hermitage, MO 3
    36 1B Bobby Williams Hermitage, MO 2
    37 15W Wyatt Gaggero Wichita, KS 2
    One point is awarded to each eligible competitor for each car passed from their actual starting position to finishing position during each "A" Main. Provisional starters are not eligible for the FK Rod Ends Hard Charger Award and earn no hard charger points at that event.
    FK Rod Ends USMTS Hard Charger Award winners:
    2024 – Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
    2023 - Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
    2022 – Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
    2021 – Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
    2020 – Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
    2019 – Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
    2018 – Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
    2017 – Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
    2016 – Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
    2015 – Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
    2014 – Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
    2013 – Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
    2012 – Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa
    2011 – Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
    2008 – Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
    2007 – Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
    2006 – Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa
    2005 – Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.

    Note: The award was first handed out in 2005. There was no award given out in 2009 or 2010.

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