DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- In looking at this week’s standings in Division II of the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series, it might appear you’re seeing double. You’re not. It’s just that Joe Kosiski of Omaha, Neb., holds both the first and second spots in the ranking.
Kosiski is ranked twice in the standings, by virtue of leading the NASCAR points at both facilities where he competes – I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park and Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa. In registering two wins and 10 top-five finishes this season, the former NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national champion has accumulated 656 points.
Shane Riner of Guyton, Ga., is third in the standings this week with 616 points. The Late Model driver at Oglethorpe Speedway Park has four victories and 11 top-five finishes in 12 starts in 2006.
Remaining fourth in the division is Dave Byrd, of Pacific Grove, Calif., with 490 points. With a runner-up finish on Sunday – Byrd now has two wins and seven top-five finishes in Western Late Model competition at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif.
Moving to fifth in the standings just behind Byrd is Pete Anderson Jr., who leads the NASCAR points at nearby Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif., Anderson, the defending track champion at the historic quarter-mile paved oval, is coming off his first win of the season and has 390 points. In addition to his victory, he has five top-five finishes.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., I-80 Speedway, 656 points
2. Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., Adams County Speedway, 656
3. Shane Riner, Guyton, Ga., Oglethorpe Speedway Park, 616
4. Dave Byrd, Pacific Grove, Calif., Altamont Motorsports Park, 490
5. Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton, Calif., Stockton 99 Speedway, 390
6. Meme DeSantis, Temple, Pa., Grandview Speedway, 358
7. Joe Aramendia, Schertz, Tex., San Antonio Speedway, 348
8. John Blewett III, Howell, N.J., Wall Township Speedway, 322
9. Shane Brafford, Concord, N.C., Concord Motorsport Park, 314
10. Stuart Ricks, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Myrtle Beach Speedway, 308
11. Jason Browne, Redding, Calif., Shasta Raceway Park, 300
12. Jean Francois Bouvrette, St. Jerome, Quebec, Autodrome St. Eustache, 248
13. Fred Whiteman, Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton International Raceway, 178
14. Phil Baril Jr., Haverhill, Mass., Lee USA Speedway, 60
15. Mike Leaty, Williamson, N.Y., Spencer Speedway, 60
