Young Guns Vie for Hard Charger of 2008 Title at Cayuga County

Rich Vleck, TULSA, Okla. (October 6, 2008)- If that statement that young sprint car drivers are some of the best competitors to watch isn’t convincing enoguh, the Bear Paw Hard Charger of the Season Standings presented by Gater Racing News are the statistics to back up such a claim.



Scott Kreutter, 22, of Alden, NY, is a top the fourth annual hard charger standings with just a single race remaining. The defending Patriot Rookie of the Year leads Bryan Howland, Bubba Broderick and Bobby Breen, none of whom are older than 21. Together, the foursome has already claimed three rookie of the year titles, with Broderick on the verge of the 2008 Rookie of the Year.



Kreutter catapulted to the top of the list after the most recent ASCS Patriot event held at the Sharon Speedway. After picking up the KSE Hard Charger on Saturday Night, the No. 52 was again on a charge to the front on Sunday, passing nine cars and helping to put him in the top spot heading into the season finale at Cayuga County this Friday.



Despite finishing second at CCFS in July, the sophomore sensation will have his work cut out for him this time around as he will be in a Schnee Chassis for the first time after destroying his primary mount at the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.



Bryan Howland is in prime position to strike, just a single point behind Kreutter. While the 2008 Overall Title may be in solid grasps, the Auburn, NY hot shoe has plenty of work to do to score this title for the first time.



Bubba Broderick has been very un-rookie like this season, moving forward in almost every feature, proving that he is a quick study. The 18-year-old from Brookfield, CT sits eight points behind Kreutter and will need to at least equal the charge forward he had at CCFS back in July.



Bobby Breen rounds out the top four with 33 points. The youngster picked up a majority of his passing points at Ohsweken in July but was also able to move up seven spots at CCFS on July 27.



While the youngsters command the top-four spots, the veterans of Scott Bonnell and Chuck Hebing, along with 21-year-old Jared Zimbardi are also within striking distance to become the hard charger. Bonnell will have a tall order ahead of him, as this Friday will be his first time laying eyes on the Cayuga County Fairgrounds. Of the top-seven, only Hebing and Zimbardi are past Hard Chargers of the Season.



At the end of the year, a point fund will be distributed to the top-three in total hard charger points. Hard charger points are given out to competitors that move up from their starting spot from the beginning of the feature to the completion.



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Bear Paw Hand Cleaner Hard Charger of the Season

Standings Presented by Gater Racing News and E-Gater



Name
Total

Scott Kreutter
46

Bryan Howland
45

BubbaBroderick
38

Bobby Breen
36

Scott Bonnell
33

Chuck Hebing
31

Jared Zimbardi
29

Rick Wilson
21

Jared Fink
20

Gary Kriess
20

Ray Preston
18

Blake Breen
17

Dave Wickham
15

Don Adamczyk
15

Justin Barger
15

Gary Troutman
14

Chris Muhleisen
13

Doug Norrie
12

Mike Stelter
12

Joe August
12

T.J. Newton
11

Jason Barney
9

Gordy Button
9

George Suprick
9

Jeremy Barnard
9

Jessica Zemken
8

Derek Jonathan
8

Brandon Warner
7

Trevor Lewis
7

Howard Singer
7

Chris Shuttleworth
7

Tim Hogue
7

Dave Dykstra
7

Daniel Lampron
6

Robbie Shuttleworth
6

Brad Knab
6

Danny Holtgraver
5

Tim Kelly
4

Tom Huppunen
4

Lance Yonge
3

Kyle Moffit
3

Tim Devendorf
3

Doug Emery
3

Tommy Wickham
3

Josh Weller
3

Gary Edwards
3

Bruce Dewick
2

Geoff Quackenbush
2

Jeff VanDusen
1

John Schuyler
1