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Kaiden Manders was a worthy winner of the 2016-17 season 360 Sprintcar Power Series (Peter Roebuck Photo) |
MANDERS CLEANS UP IN POWER SERIES
Author : By Ken Brown
Nineteen year old Kaiden Manders has won the 2016-17 edition of the 360 Sprintcar Power Series in dominant fashion. Manders notched three wins, four second placings, plus won more heat races than any other competitor in the 10-round series. The W60 J&S Drilling Team driver finished a mammoth 345 points ahead of his nearest rival - even though he tangled with a lapped car while leading the series finale at Albany and was forced infield with a flat tyre. Manders' victory margin was by far the biggest in the six season history of the 360 Sprintcar Power Series. In the inaugural contest (2011-12) a solitary point separated the winner Jodi Waldron and runner-up Cale Sotiroff. The biggest previous points difference was 48 in the 2013-14 series between Dean Terry and Chris Ackland. Manders' W60 projectile was spannered by long serving crew chief Keith Giles and hardly missed a beat all season long. What is quite remarkabnle is that it was Manders' first full season of Sprintcar competition. He drove a handful of meetings for the J&S Drilling Team a year ago after previously making his name in Karting and Speedcar competition.
2016-17 SEASON 360 SPRINTCAR POWER SERIES POINTSCORE 1. Kaiden Manders 1831 2. Paul Peet 1486 3. Michael Keen 1411 4. Daniel Keen 1352 5. Jamie Landrigan 1183 6. Ray Leonard 1152 7. AJ Nash 742 8. Ben Van Ryt 693 9. Todd Davis 670 10. Mitchell Wormall 665 11. David Hall 650 12. Daniel Salter 618 13. Troy Lawson 612 14. Steven Ford 588 15. Ben Butcher 388 16. Phil Waters 385 17. Shaun Bradford 366 18. Lee Nash 348 19. Tom Hooper 312 20. Gavin Davis 299 21. Michael Gronow 294 22. Corey Gilpin 252 23. Tim Davis 224 24. Jamie Veal 220 25. Chad Ely 196 26. Chris Ackland 150 27. Aldo De Paoli 150 28. Kent Roberts 142 29. Adrian Haywood 110 30. Rob Watson Jr 92 31. Rod Snellin 90 32. Glenn Dickinson 88 33. Jamie Buszan 78 34. Dean Kappler 75 35. Daniel Harding 54 36. Ben Ellement 53 37. Murray Iwanow 51 38. Trent Pigdon 47 39. Callem Sweetman 34 40. Fergie Donaldson 5
RESULTS 2016-17 360 POWER SERIES 29/10/2016 Round 1 - Pithara Speedway - 1. Shaun Bradford, 2. Kaiden Manders, 3. Lee Nash. 26/11/2016 Round 2 - Perth Motorplex - 1. Michael Keen, 2. Mitchell Wormall, 3. David Hall. 10/12/2016 Round 3 - Perth Motorplex - 1. Kaiden Manders, 2. Ben Van Ryt, 3. Michael Keen. 26/12/2016 Round 4 - Bunbury Speedway - 1. Daniel Keen, 2. Kaiden Manders, 3. Ben Butcher. 1/01/2017 Round 5 - Perth Motorplex - 1. Daniel Keen, 2. Jamie Landrigan, 3. Michael Keen. 21/01/2017 Round 6 - Bunbury Speedway - 1. Kaiden Manders, 2. Ben Van Ryt, 3. Troy lawson. 27/01/2017 Round 7 - Esperance Speedway - 1. Kaiden Manders, 2. Michael Keen, 3. Daniel Keen. 17/02/2017 Round 8 - Bunbury Speedway - 1. Daniel Keen, 2. Kaiden Manders, 3. Chad Ely. 04/03/2017 Round 9 - Bunbury Speedway - 1. Jamie Veal, 2. Kaiden Manders, 3. Ben Butcher. 1/04/2017 Round 10 - Albany Speedway - 1. AJ Nash, 2. Kent Roberts, 3. Paul Peet.
360 SPRINTCAR POWER SERIES HONOUR BOARD 2011-12 POINTSCORE 1. Jodi Waldron 1226 2. Cale Sotiroff 1225 3. Bill Stocks 1131
2012-13 POINTSCORE 1 Cory Gilpin 1117 2 Ben Ellement 1081 3 Owen Ahchee 1072
2013-14 POINTSCORE 1. Dean Terry 1150 2. Chris Ackland 1102 3. Steven Ford 1070
2014-15 POINTSCORE 1 Brett Barndon 1237 2 David Hall 1208 3 Aldo De Paoli 1132
2015-16 POINTSCORE 1 Michael Keen 1155 2 Aldo De Paoli 1136 3 Ben Van Ryt 927
2016-17 POINTSCORE 1. Kaiden Manders 1831 2. Paul Peet 1486 3. Michael Keen 1411
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