Earl's Fast Qualifier final 2006 standings

WISE, HUNT & KAPLAN SECURE FINAL EARL'S TITLES

Josh Wise, Tony Hunt and Ryan Kaplan locked up the final 2006 Earl's Fast Qualifier Championships in racing action Thanksgiving night at Irwindale, Calif. They join previously crowned Earl's champions who will be honored Jan. 19 at the USAC "Night of Champions" in Indianapolis. They include Bud Kaeding, Damion Gardner, Tate Martz, James Robertson, Michael Faccinto, Chase Scott and Ryan Smith.

Kody Swanson led qualifying for both the Irwindale Sprint and Midget activity on the track's 1/2-mile paved oval.

Wise and Smith each grabbed a pair of Earl's titles, Wise taking the National Sprint and National Midget and Smith the Northeast and Florida Ford Focus.

Points were awarded at each USAC event based on an international system awarding the top-six qualifiers with points in the following scale: 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, 6th-1. When qualifying is not held for Ford Focus events, points are awarded based on a system of lineup points earned in the preliminary heats.

The Silver Crown FQ champ will receive $5,000, while National Sprint and Midget and Western Sprint and Midget and USAC/CRA FQ champs will receive $3,000 each. The Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $500.

<pre> 2006 Final Standings:

Silver Crown: - (K & N Engineering): 1 Bud Kaeding 53 2 Josh Wise 47 3 Brian Tyler 32 4 Jay Drake 28 5 Dave Steele 27

National Sprint Car: 1 Josh Wise 116 2 Levi Jones 97 3 Jerry Coons Jr 57 4 Tracy Hines 56 5 Bryan Clauson 42

National Midget Car: 1 Josh Wise 87 2 Jerry Coons Jr 52 3 Bobby Santos III 40 4 Dave Steele 38 5 Bryan Clauson 28 Darren Hagen 28

Western Sprint Car: 1 Tony Hunt 73 2 Kody Swanson 69 3 Mike Murgoitio 43 4 Nick Green 25 5 Bradley Galedrige 24

Western Midget Car: 1 Ryan Kaplan 58 2 Jerome Rodela 51 3 Garrett Hansen 30 Chase Barber 30 5 Bradley Galedrige 24

CRA Sprint Car: 1 Damion Gardner 193 2 Cory Kruseman 97 3 Tony Jones 88 4 Mike Spencer 61 5 Blake Miller 40 Levi Jones 40

Midwest Ford Focus: 1 Tate Martz 94 2 James Robertson 43 3 Chett Gehrke 36 4 Jordan Noblitt 34 5 Mario Clouser 29

Indiana Ford Focus: 1 James Robertson 49 2 Tate Martz 41 3 Shannon McIntosh 40 Zach Schiff 40 5 Ricky Ehrgott 39

California Ford Focus: 1 Michael Faccinto 90 2 Chris Veach 54 3 NicFaas 49 4 Tim Skoglund 44 5 Bobby Michnowicz 38

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1 Chase Scott 85 2 Bradley Riethmeyer 72 3 Aron Oakley 41 4 Mark Burt 25 5 Michael Sboro 15

Florida Ford Focus: 1 Ryan Smith 21 2 Ryan Scott 18 3 Craig Haack 15 4 Ricky Ehrgott 13 5 Terry Hall 11

Northeast Ford Focus: 1 Ryan Smith 64 2 Nick Wean 30 3 Sean Carman 24 4 Jeff Abold 22 5 Jesse State 21

-credit: usac