Stormy Scott Ended 2017 With 12 Top 10s In His Last Dozen Races
Stormy Scott Ended 2017 With 12 Top 10s In His Last Dozen Races
Stormy Scott was relevant from the start of 2017 until the end with long streaks bookended his season.
Stormy Scott remained in the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) Hunt for the Casey’s Cup championship battle until the closing races of 2017 and a strong push at the end of the year gave Jason Hughes a run for his money.
And while Scott missed the championship by 38 points, his late-season surge landed him 36th in the Flo 50 list of 2017’s Greatest Dirt Track Drivers.
The USMTS last year was not only made up of the 20 races that decided this championship. The Dirt Modified series also included major races that contributed to other points battles as well as major independent events. Scott ran more than 60 races last year, and he was one of the most prolific drivers in any discipline.
Along the way, Scott scored top fives in more than 40 percent of his starts. Amazingly, he finished in the top 10 nearly 75 percent of the time. His 46 top 10s in this major league series were more than all but a handful of drivers listed in the top 50, making him one of the most worthy honorees.
Scott struggled for the briefest period from mid-June through late July. In that period of seven races, he failed to score a single-digit result. He managed to score a pair of top 10s — both of which were 10th-place finishes — and a couple of results in the low teens, but that was enough to hurt him in the championship hunt and drop him outside of our top 30.
Immediately after that minor stumble, Scott got right back on track with back-to-back wins at Humboldt (KS) Speedway and Brown County Fairgrounds in Aberdeen, SD. His top 10 streak over 12 races was highlighted by another pair of wins — including a victory in his last race of the season at 81 Speedway in Wichita, KS, on Nov. 4.
The biggest sign of his 2017 strength came during that period and was demonstrated by an average finish of 3.7 that resulted in average percentage points in the low 90s.
Flo 50
| Rank | Driver (Click On Driver Name) | % Points | Wins | Top-5s | Top-10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Stormy Scott | 78.67 | 6 | 28 | 47 |
| 37 | Seth Bergman | 77.60 | 1 | 15 | 26 |
| 38 | Shane Clanton | 77.55 | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 39 | Daryn Pittman | 77.24 | 2 | 28 | 56 |
| 40 | Johnny Scott | 75.00 | 2 | 12 | 19 |
| 41 | Don O'Neal | 76.47 | 5 | 27 | 37 |
| 42 | Stewart Friesen | 76.41 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 43 | Jimmy Owens | 76.95 | 3 | 25 | 34 |
| 44 | Shane Stewart | 76.65 | 8 | 28 | 55 |
| 45 | Brian Brown | 75.30 | 3 | 22 | 28 |
| 46 | Rick Eckert | 75.25 | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 47 | Freddie Rahmer, Jr. | 75.11 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 48 | Ryan Smith | 75.01 | 3 | 13 | 32 |
| 49 | Bobby Pierce | 74.99 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 50 | Lucas Wolfe | 74.20 | | 11 | 22 |
*Percentage points utilize the baseline belief that a win is a win in the major series covered. One hundred points is awarded to first and the points decrement below that as a percentage of the field. For example, in a 25-car field, each position behind the winner is worth four fewer points. In races with incredibly large fields, the points decrement to a less extreme degree. A 50-car field decrements two points per position, and drivers earn points even if they fail to make the A-main.