Season 10 Standings At Mid-Point

  Now that the 24 Laps of Le Mans is completed and the series has reached its mid-point, now is a good time to take a closer look at the points standings so far. After 5 events, here are the standings:

Andrew Steppat - 250

Ethan Maestri - 176

Travis Billingsley - 171

Tony Tyree - 144

Paul Maestri - 142

Seth Jensen - 128

Ghabe Stouffer - 112

Bryan Dean - 84

Blake Wilde - 72

Preston Liberatore - 67

Riley Liberatore - 42

Brandon Adkins - 26

Drew Dilbeck - 19

 First off, lets acknowledge the travesty that has beset Ghabe "Zero" Stouffer. His connectivity issues have cost him podium positions in 2 of the last 3 events. Had that not been the case, we would be discussing a far more interesting scenario playing out in the top four positions on the board. Travis would likely still hold onto second, with Ethan struggling to break the top three. Only by virtue of Ghabe not showing for the Le Mans event would we have seen a definitive change at the top of the order. As it stands, Ethan has been able to make up ground after two poor results at the start of the season, setting up a fierce battle for second in the championship between him and Travis Billingsley.

 Now, take a look at the battle taking place for P4 & 5 in the points. Paul and Tony have now swapped places twice for these spots, and all indications are that this battle may not be decided until December. Also, with four new drivers coming onto the scene, we have an interesting competition for Rookie of the Year developing as well. Early on, Blake Wilde appeared to have the upper hand over Seth Jensen, but several missed events have dropped Blake down the order, while Seth has certainly been demonstrating progress in the cockpit, and garnering crucial points by showing consistently in all the events run so far. This will be important later in the season as Preston Liberatore, whose first race was only 3 events back, already has podiums to his credit and 67 points scored. Is there enough time and positions for Preston to catch Seth in the points standings? Will Blake make a return to form and challenge for top Rookie spot? 

 Stay tuned and be sure to show up for the next event at Silverstone on October 18th to see how these stories play out!