TT&TB's PA Posse Dirty Dozen 10/20/2010

In this week: Brian Leppo & Justin Henderson
Out this week: Kieth Kauffman & Mike Erdley

Biggest move up: Danny Dietrich - Up 3 spots
Biggest move down: Kieth Kauffman - Out from 10

Last week's ranking in parentheses.
1. Greg Hodnett(1) - 5th @ WG, 1st @ Lincoln - Pulled even with Lance in top-5 category after adding two more last week.
2. Lance Dewease(3) - 1st @ WG, 21st @ Lincoln - Each of Lance's last two wins were followed by finishes worse than 20th.
3. Brian Montieth(2) - 12th @ WG, 2nd @ Lincoln - Three second-place finishes in the last four races.
4. Daryn Pittman(5) - 3rd @ Lincoln - Not running often over the last month, but making the most of each race.
5. Alan Krimes(4) - 8th @ WG, 10th @ Lincoln - Only his 2nd race outside the top-5 at Lincoln since mid-June.
6. Chad Layton(7) - 4th @ WG, 9th @ Lincoln - Two top-10 weekend.
7. Fred Rahmer(6) - 14th @ WG, 4th @ Lincoln - With the inversion moving Fred to the front of the lineup at Fallfest, he's my pick to win.
8. Mark Smith(9) - 13th @ WG, 6th @ Lincoln - Decent weekend, almost cracked top-5 at Lincoln.
9. Danny Dietrich(12) - 11th @ WG, 14th @ Lincoln - Mid-pack weekend.
10. Stevie Smith(8) - Did Not Race - Didn't race, don't know when he'll be back out.
11. Justin Henderson(NR) - 9th @ WG, 7th @ Lincoln - Four straight top-10s including the win two weeks ago.
12. Brian Leppo(NR) - 20th @ WG, 5th @ Lincoln - Finished season just as he started, with a top-5.

TT&TB's PA Posse Dirty Dozen 10/12/2010

In this week: Danny Dietrich
Out this week: Tyler Walker(Injury)

Biggest move up: Alan Krimes - Up 4 spots
Biggest move down: Stevie Smith - Down 4 spots

Last week's ranking in parentheses.
1. Greg Hodnett(1) - 5th @ WG, 23rd @ Lincoln - Clinched first career championship at Williams Grove.
2. Brian Montieth(3) - 2nd @ WG, 2nd @ Lincoln - Close to picking up both wins over the weekend.
3. Lance Dewease(2) - 11th @ WG, 4th @ Lincoln - Leads all local drivers in top-5s and top-10s.
4. Alan Krimes(8) - 9th @ WG, 1st @ Lincoln - Is this considered a breakout season? Definitely his most consistent.
5. Daryn Pittman(6) - 5th @ Rolling Wheels - Anytime you can finish top-5 with the Outlaws is a good run.
6. Fred Rahmer(9) - 3rd @ WG, 3rd @ Lincoln - The last few weeks he's run more like the Fred we remember, minus the wins.
7. Chad Layton(5) - 15th @ WG, 6th @ Lincoln - Junked his primary car in heat race action at WG and ran his brother's car the rest of the weekend.
8. Stevie Smith(4) - Did Not Race - Don't know when he'll be back out.
9. Mark Smith(11) - 12th @ WG, 10th @ Lincoln - Didn't run up front at Lincoln, but he didn't drop out or wreck, which is a good thing.
10. Keith Kauffman(12) - 10th @ WG, 16th @ Lincoln - Another nice top-10 run for The Man.
11. Mike Erdley(10) - Did Not Race - May be done for the year. Hagerstown maybe?
12. Danny Dietrich(NR) - 13th @ WG, 9th @ Lincoln - Has run as many local races as anyone. Hoping the 48 team can finish out strong in their first year.
Honorable Mention. Justin Henderson() - 1st @ WG, 7th @ Lincoln - Finally picked up that elusive 1st PA win. Congrats to Justin and the entire Sorokach team.
Hard Luck. Aaron Ott() - DNS @ WG – Every time Aaron gets close to rejoining the Dirty Dozen, something happens. This week a nasty flip put him out of commission for the weekend.
Injury. Tyler Walker(7) - - Only off the list to make a spot for another deserving driver. Definitely one of the top-12 at the time of his surgery.

TT&TB's PA Posse Dirty Dozen 10/6/2010

In this week: Mike Erdley & Keith Kauffman
Out this week: Todd Shaffer & Brian Leppo

Biggest move up: Stevie Smith - Up 2 spots
Biggest move down: Alan Krimes - Down 3 spots

Last week's ranking in parentheses.
1. Greg Hodnett(2) - 1st @ WG, 12th @ WG - Hard charger after taking a Saturday provisional.
2. Lance Dewease(1) - DNQ @ WG, 2nd @ WG - Nearly pushed Posse streak to 10 vs. the Outlaws.
3. Brian Montieth(3) - 9th @ WG, 9th @ WG - Only full-time PA team to run top-10 both nights.
4. Stevie Smith(6) - 5th @ WG, 4th @ WG - Really wish this team ran full-time.
5. Chad Layton(4) - 20th @ WG, 16th @ WG - One of only three PA full-timers to race their way in both nights.
6. Daryn Pittman(8) - DNQ @ WG, 10th @ WG - Late time trial killed any chance of a good night Friday.
7. Tyler Walker(7) - 15th @ WG, 27th @ WG - Surgery will sideline Walker until November.
8. Alan Krimes(5) - 21st @ WG, 23rd @ WG - Needed a provisional to make Saturday night.
9. Fred Rahmer(9) - 18th @ WG, DNQ @ WG - Hard to imagine Fred not qualifyiing for the Open, let alone not being in line for a provisional.
10. Mike Erdley(NR) - 4th @ WG, DNQ @ WG - Great Friday night run for Mike. Really missed the Lisi 11 on Fridays at Williams Grove in 2010.
11. Mark Smith(10) - 22nd @ WG, DNQ @ WG - Would have missed both nights if not for a provisional on Friday.
12. Keith Kauffman(NR) - DNQ @ WG, 21st @ WG - Nice to see Keith make the big race on Saturday.