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openwheelfan1 (Offline)
  #11 3/12/17 10:53 PM
Originally Posted by nathans1012:
So Who's your TOP 5 drivers all time for Wing Sprint Cars?
My top 5 WINGED Sprint car drivers (in order):
1.) Steve Kinser
2.) Doug Wolfgang
3.) Donnie Schatz
4.) Sammy Swindell
5.) Rick Ferkel

Fortunate and thankful to say that I've seen them run during their prime, although in truth I probably caught Ferkel at the tail end of his.

The content and order of the top 5 will be debated until the end of time, but I think it's safe to say that Steve Kinser and Doug Wolfgang will be in most everyone's top 5.
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flagboy55 (Offline)
  #12 3/12/17 11:02 PM
Thinking of it a bit more, the top 4 are fairly obvious with Steve Donnie Doug and Sammy. I think Rick Ferkel is a great submission but he probably won as much without a wing as with. I don't think Mark Kinser ever ran without a wing,but in his career he won a lot. Good discussion after the top 4
Puppy (Offline)
  #13 3/13/17 1:25 AM
Originally Posted by openwheelfan1:

One last thing....take nothing away from Donny Schatz as a driver. He is excellent at reading the track and finding where it has the best grip. He will adjust his line as needed to make his car work best.
Wait! I thought winged cars drove themselves!?!?!?
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Nate (Offline)
  #14 3/13/17 8:23 AM
May not be a popular choice but I think Bobby Davis Jr. should get some credit for his accomplishments. In the 80's he was right up there with Swindell, Kinser & Wolfgang. He was always near the top of the standings when he'd run the full schedule with the Outlaws.

Nate Bickel - @natefb22
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davidm (Offline)
  #15 3/13/17 9:18 AM
My top five with a major PA posse twist.
1) Steve Kinser
2) Fred Rahmer
3) Steve Smith Sr.
4) Bobby Allen
5) Lynn Paxton
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david mitchell (Offline)
  #16 3/13/17 10:57 AM
Puppy is quite the comedian.Kinser, Wolfgang, Swindell, Schatz, and take your pick.Who is fifth all time with Woo wins.Probably someone very obvious, just escaping me.
mcweld (Offline)
  #17 3/13/17 11:42 AM
Wolfgang is fifth. Mark Kinser is fourth. Saldana is sixth with 99 wins, he could pass Doug with a good season.
flatout (Offline)
  #18 3/13/17 7:07 PM
I'd put Dave Blane in the top
kinser (Offline)
  #19 3/13/17 7:37 PM
Originally Posted by mcweld:
Wolfgang is fifth. Mark Kinser is fourth. Saldana is sixth with 99 wins, he could pass Doug with a good season.
Something to keep in mind is Wolfgang only ran the full Outlaws schedule how many times ? 3 or 4 ? He pretty much ran where he wanted.
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Rex W. (Offline)
  #20 3/16/17 4:59 PM
Mark ran some non wing in the early 80's around Indiana.
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