During the next few blogs we’ll look at some of the “combined” leaders and record holders at the Bullring. By “combined” I mean grouping all the weekly series together to compare victory and other totals, season leaders, etc.
Notice how most of the leading victory figures have increased over the years. I think it’s a combination of two things — obviously outstanding individual success, but also more race dates. In the mid-200s there were quite a few mid-week race nights, along with the regular Sunday evening shows.
To me, arguably the most glaring number is Michael Long’s 36 total victories in the modified series in 2007. For example, compare that to mod driver Mike Karhoff’s 2001-leading 10 wins for all series. That’s simply amazing. (Long is pictured at the right with his family and flagman Chris Miller following one of those 36 wins in ‘07.)
While the total season victory standards of Long (36, 35), and even Mark Burgtorf (28) will be difficult to equal or surpass, how about the 17 heat victories from Hank DeLonjay in 2006? That’s the equivalent of winning a heat race just about every week.
COMBINED SEASON VICTORY LEADERS
TOTAL
2009: Michael Long, Modifieds 16
2008: Michael Long, Modifieds 35
2007: Michael Long, Modifieds 36
2006: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 28
2005: Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds 23
2004: Wyatt Lantz, “B” Modifieds 24
2003: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 20
2002: Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds 15
2001: Mike Karhoff, “A” Modifieds 10
2000: Sam Burgtorf, “A” Modifieds 12
1999: Vance Wilson, “A” Modifieds 13
FEATURES
2009: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 7; Michael Long, Modifieds 7
2008: Michael Long, Modifieds 15
2007: Michael Long, Modifieds 16
2006: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 13
2005: Wyatt Lantz, “A” Modifieds 9; Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds 9
2004: Eddie Dieker, Bombers 9
2003: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 9
2002: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 6; Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds 6
2001: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 5; Mike Karhoff, “A” Modifieds 5
2000: Eddie Dieker, Bombers 6; Vance Wilson, “A” Modifieds 6
1999: Greg Uppinghouse, “B” Mods 8
HEATS
2009: Nick Ingalls, Late Models 6; Vance Wilson, Modifieds 6; Tony Dunker, Modifieds 6; Ryan Meyer, Modifieds 6; Steve Steinkuhler, Stock Cars 6
2008: Michael Long, Modifieds 13
2007: Michael Long, Modifieds 13
2006: Hank DeLonjay, “A” Mods 17
2005: Eddie Dieker, Bombers 14
2004: Wyatt Lantz, “B” Modifieds 11; Adam Birck, Bombers 11
2003: Michael Long, “A” Modifieds 11
2002: Adam Birck, Bombers 8
2001: Rob Carter, “B” Modifieds 8
2000: Eddie Dieker, Bombers 8
1999: Bruce Hatfield, Bombers 9
DASHES
2009: Steven DeLonjay, Modifieds 4
2008: Michael Long, Modifieds 7
2007: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 8
2006: Mark Burgtorf, Late Models 5; Robbie Reed, Modifieds 5
2005: Denny Woodworth, Late Models 6
2004: Lonnie Bailey, Late Models 6
2003: Brent Slocum, Late Models 4
2002: Brent Slocum, Late Models 4
2001: Vance Wilson, “A” Modifieds 5
2000: Jamie Wilson, Late Models 5
1999: Lonnie Bailey, Late Models 5
COMBINED TOP 10 SEASON VICTORY LEADERS
TOTAL
Driver, Series
Michael Long, Modifieds, 36, 2007
Michael Long, Modifieds, 35, 2008
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 28, 2006
Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds, 25, 2006
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 24, 2007
Wyatt Lantz, “B” Modifieds, 24, 2004
Steve Carlin, Hobby Stocks, 23, 2007
Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds, 23, 2005
Tony Dunker, “B” Modifieds, 21, 2005
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 20, 2002
Wyatt Lantz, “B” Modifieds, 19, 2005
FEATURES
Driver, Series
Michael Long, Modifieds, 16, 2007
Michael Long, Modifieds, 15, 2008
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 13, 2006
Steve Carlin, Bombers, 12, 2007
Jeff Mueller, Stock Cars, 9, 2008
Adam Birck, Bombers, 9, 2006
Wyatt Lantz, “B” Modifieds, 9, 2005
Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds, 9, 2005
Eddie Dieker, Bombers, 9, 2004
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 9, 2003
HEATS
Driver, Series
Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds, 17, 2006
Eddie Dieker, Bombers, 14, 2005
Michael Long, Modifieds, 13, 2008
Michael Long, Modifieds, 13, 2007
Tony Dunker, “B” Modifieds, 12, 2005
Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds, 12, 2005
Steve Carlin, Hobby Stocks, 11, 2007
Adam Birck, Bombers, 11, 2004
Michael Long, “A” Modifieds, 11, 2003
Hank DeLonjay, “A” Modifieds, 10, 2007
Steven DeLonjay, Hornets, 10, 2007
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 10, 2006
DASHES
Driver, Series
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models. 8, 2007
Michael Long, Modifieds, 7, 2008
Michael Long, Modifieds, 7, 2007
Denny Woodworth, Late Models, 6, 2005
Lonnie Bailey, Late Models, 6, 2004
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 5, 2008
Mark Burgtorf, Late Models, 5, 2006
Robbie Reed, Modifieds, 5, 2006
Vance Wilson, “A” Modifieds, 5, 2001
Jamie Wilson, Late Models, 5, 2000
Lonnie Bailey, Late Models, 5, 1999
