2026 Week 3 Driver of the Year Standings

 1 Tyler Courtney ASCS  25 25

2 Felipe Nasr       IMSA 16 16

3 Chris Koehler Monster Jam 14 14

4 Oliver Rowland Formula E 12 12

5 Vittoro Ghirelli NASCAR Euro 10 10

6 Isabella Robusto ARCA 8 49

7 Morice McMillin NDRC 6 6

8 Alexis DeJoria NHRA 5 5

9 Brian Brown ASCS 4 18

10 Austin Prock NHRA 3 3

11 Jordan Mallett ASCS 2 2

12 Luke Fenhaus O'Reilly 1 1

After 3 of 40 Events

1 Isabella Robusto ARCA 49 -

2 Tyler Courtney ASCS 25 24

3 Myles Rowe Indy NXT 25 24

4 Brian Brown ASCS 18 31

5 Felipe Nasr IMSA 16 33

6 Eli Tomac AMASX 16 33

7 Chris Koehler Monster Jam 14 35

8 Luke Baldwin SMART 14 35

9 Oliver Rowland Formula E 12 37

10 Tim McCreadie World of Outlaws LM 12 37

11 Ryan Gustin World of Outlaws LM 12 37

12 Vittorio Ghirelli NASCAR Euro 10 39

13 Stephen Nasse SSS 10 39

14 Kris Whitfield NHRA 10 39

15 Chase Sexton AMASX 8 41

16 Scott Dixon Indy Car 8 41

17 Morice McMillin NDRC 6 43

18 Jacob Goede All American 6 43

19 Justin Grant USAC 6 43

20 Haiden Deegan AMASX 5 44

21 William Byron NASCAR Cup Series 5 44

22 Alexis DeJoria NHRA 5 44

23 Jeg Coughlin,Jr. NHRA 4 45

24 Lauren Kanuik NHRA 4 45

25 Austin Prock NHRA 4 45

NOT CLASSIFIED

26 Del Worsham IHRA 3 46

27 Teddy Hodgdon Whelen Modifieds 3 46

28 Jordan Mallett ASCS 2 47

29 Garrett Alberson Lucas Oil 2 47

30 Meg Fuller SK Modifieds 2 47

31 Toni Breidinger Craftsman Trucks 1 48

32 Luke Fenhaus O'Reilly 1 48

33 Natalie Decker O'Reilly 1 48

Stock Car Challenge 020922026

 Without Further Ado, here is the Stock Car Challenge for February 9th, 2026...

1 11-Denny Hamlin       25 66

2 24-William Byron       16 66

3 3-Austin Dillon           14 121

4 88-Connor Zilisch        12 32

5 5-Kyle Larson              10  94

6 20-Christopher Bell       8 80

7 21-Josh Berry                6 52

8 97-Shane Van Gisbergen 5 19

9 2-Austin Cindric             4 52

10 23-Bubba Wallace        3 12

11 9-Chase Elliott              2 32

12 8-Kyle Busch                1 48

Daytona 500 Pick Point:

+ 12-Ryan Blaney            1 33

Stock Car Challenge Standings          02092026             -   W P  W-L

1 60-Ryan Preece                                            226          -       1

2 3-Austin Dillon                                            121       105

3 5-Kyle Larson                                               94        132

4 20-Christopher Bell                                      80        146

5 6-Brad Keselowski                                       73        153

Editor's Note: Brad K's Skiing Injury is Holding Up the Bus for Daytona 500 and Other Detail

6 11-Denny Hamlin                                        66       160

7 24-William Byron                                       66       160

8 21-Josh Berry                                              52       174

9 2-Austin Cindric                                          52        174

10 19-Chase Briscoe                                       51        175

11 1-Ross Chastain                                          50       176

12 8-Kyle Busch                                             48        178

13 22-Joey Logano                                         36       190

14 12-Ryan Blaney                                         33       193

15 88-Connor Zilisch                                     32       194

16 9-Chase Elliott                                          32       194

17 48-Alex Bowman                                      26      200

18 17-Chris Buescher                                     22     204

19 71-Michael McDowell                              20    206

20 97-Shane Van Gisbergen                           19    207

21 16-AJ Allemindinger                                 18    208

22 47-Ricky Stenhouse,Jr.                             14    212

23 23-Bubba Wallace                                    12    214

24 43-Erik Jones                                           12    214

25 15-Kaz Grala                                            10   216

26 51-Cody Ware                                            8  218

27 42-John Hunter Nemechek                         6 220

28 77-Carson Hocevar                                    4 222

29 54-Ty Gibbs                                                2 224

North Dakota State to the FBS Would Be No Laughing Matter!

 North Dakota State Bison Football to the FBS Would Be No Laughing Matter! And, it would set Red Lines in the Sand and the Snow where I would want a Consolidated Division I Card Later On.

In the Mountain of Madness, I only see 4 of the Original Mountain 8 by this July 4th be Active Members and I hate to drain the "Because I'm Homer Simpson!" like a 3, I would not like Losing the Interstate Championships for North Dakota and South Dakota, either.

Also, amid other things, just because Northern Iowa would "My Maria" their way to a National Championship that has eluded them in my lifetime doesn't mean it should be a Duke Pass. The immediate reax in the FBS and FCS Ranks would send Shockwaves through the System.

I Don't See No NFL Equal to Grambling!

 I do not like we'd settle on Robert Saleh for the Only Minority Hire in the NFL. But, having Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Buffalo free themselves of being Contenders quicker than Fantasia and her lack of money, is worrying.

I really hope Mr. Ryans would put his Texans in Super Bowl Contention as opposed to getting the Luv Ya Blue Monkey off his back. I don't think Mr. Ryans would strut with a Joe Willie Pea Coat and a Ranchers White Hat down the Sidelines like Bum Phillips, but, there is a Use It or Lose It Vibe around Houston.

What I don't see is No NFL Equal to Grambling, and that gets me mad. Even South Oak Cliff and Other Urban Powers have Strong African-American Heroes that are in the Community and Tony Dungy or Mike Tomlin didn't do that.

I'd like live on the Refuse to Lose like I didn't need a 24 on my Shirt. The bum steer is Lane Kiffin is Impulsive, but, I don't see a Higher Bar on a Merit Hire of a Minority, True Assistant or HBCU Product anywhere.

Stock Car Challenge 02022026

 1 11-Denny Hamlin    25 41

2 3-Austin Dillon        16 107

3 24-William Byron    14 50

4 5-Kyle Larson           12 84

5 88-Connor Zilisch    10 20

6 20-Christopher Bell   8 72

7 97-Shane Van Gisbergen 6 14

8 21-Josh Berry            5 46

9 23-Bubba Wallace     4 8

10 2-Austin Cindric     3 48

11 8-Kyle Busch          2 47

12 9-Chase Elliott       1 30

Stock Car Challenge                      -  02022026

1 60-Ryan Preece      226             -

2 3-Austin Dillon     107          119

3 5-Kyle Larson        84           142

4 6-Brad Keselowski   73        153

5 20-Christopher Bell  72        154

6 19-Chase Briscoe      51        175

7 24-William Byron     50        176

8 1-Ross Chastain        50        176

9 2-Austin Cindric        48       178

10 8-Kyle Busch           47       179

11 21-Josh Berry           46       180

12 11-Denny Hamlin    41       185

13 22-Joey Logano        36       190

14 12-Ryan Blaney       32        194

15 9-Chase Elliott         30        196

16 48-Alex Bowman     26        200

17 17-Chris Buescher   22        204

18 88-Connor Zilisch    20        206

19 71-Michael McDowell 20   206

20 16-AJ Allemindinger  18     208

21 97-Shane Van Gisbergen 14 212

22 47-Ricky Stenhouse,Jr.  14 212

23 43-Erik Jones                 12 214

24 15-Kaz Grala                 10 216

25 23-Bubba Wallace          9 217

26 51-Cody Ware                8 218

27 42-John Hunter Nemechek 6 220

28 77-Carson Hocevar          4 222

29 54-Ty Gibbs                     2 224

2026 Week 2 Driver of the Year Standings

 Without further ado, here is my Week 2 Driver of the Year Standings

1 Isabella Robusto ARCA 25 41

2 Eli Tomac         AMASX 16 16

3 Luke Baldwin SMART   14 14

4 Tim McCreadie World of Outlaws LM 12 12

5 Kris Whitfield  NHRA 10 10

6 Chase Sexton AMASX 8 8

7 Justin Grant    USAC   6  6

8 Haiden Deegan AMASX 5 5

9 Lauren Kanuik NHRA 4 4

10 Teddy Hodgdon Whelen Modifieds 3 3

11 Meg Fuller SK Modifieds 2 2

12 Natalie Decker O'Reilly 1 1

Standings After 2 of 40 Events 

*Isabella Robusto is the New Driver of the Year Points Leader*

1 Isabella Robusto   ARCA   41  -

2 Myles Rowe     Indy NXT 25 16

3 Eli Tomac         AMASX   16 25

4 Brian Brown    ASCS         14 27

5 Luke Baldwin SMART      14 27

6 Tim McCreadie World of Outlaws LM 12 29

Editor's Note: Any Driver of the Quarter Ties for Bonus would be Settled by Better On-Track Racing

7 Ryan Gustin World of Outlaws LM 12 29

8 Stephen Nasse SSS 10 31

9 Kris Whitfield NHRA 10 31

10 Chase Sexton AMASX 8 33

11 Scott Dixon Indy Car 8 33

12 Jacob Goede All American 6 35

13 Justin Grant USAC 6 35

14 Haiden Deegan AMASX 5 36

15 William Byron NASCAR Cup Series 5 36

16 Jeg Coughlin,Jr. NHRA 4 37

17 Lauren Kanuik NHRA 4 37

18 Del Worsham IHRA 3 38

19 Teddy Hodgdon Whelen Modifieds 3 38

20 Garrett Alberson Lucas Oil 2 39

21 Meg Fuller SK Modifieds 2 39

22 Toni Breidinger Craftsman Trucks 1 40

23 Natalie Decker O'Reilly 1 40

Are The 3 Lieutenants Due For Dismissal?

 I do not like being the next Hound on Iowa Wrestling, but, you have to have a Reason to be a Hawkeye. The bum steer in Cedar Rapids and Points East is not only Iowa went flat against Penn State, but, worse yet, they went flat against Minnesota.

Scarier still, there is nobody else big supporting Wrestling, and 2021 would feel more Hollow on Iowa's Banner because there was not the Jeers and Roars of a Usual Iowa NCAA Title. The Levee Breaks and it is not pretty, especially when that became Carver Hawkeye Arena's Closeout Song.

What Morningstar and Brandses are not doing is pumping up Eastern Iowa. We'd botch Transfer Portals because we can, but, that makes the Registars Nervous as Hades. I don't thing Goetz is worth more than a 5 Year Contract because Where Iowa would struggle in is Reality.

Blue Collar Iowa would feel the Lack of Interest from the Taverns and it hurts. Nobody in Pacific Time has a Wrestling Program in Conference, Rutgers has No Role Models, and Iowa has No Excuses.

Besides Name Checking J. Cole and Alice In Chains, the Adventure of the Iowa Man and his Family has not been Wine and Roses. The nightmare that would occur is we'd be Outmonied and Shamed into a Hometown Hero being an Empty Zero elsewhere and Michigan Men do not like Bad Guys.