Michigan Dirt Late Model Power Rankings Presented by Domination Race Cars
- Zach Hiser
- Apr 18
- 1 min read

The 2025 season of racing in Michigan is underway thanks to Crystal Motor Speedway's season opener on Saturday, April 12th. With the start of the season comes the return of the power rankings for select divisions across the state. Crystal has the honor of breaking in the Michigan Dirt Late Model Power Rankings Presented by Domination Race Cars.
The Michigan Dirt Late Model Power Rankings Presented by Domination Race Cars are a performance-based power ranking. When an event is held in Michigan, the top 10 finishers from the A-Main will be awarded points on the following scale. Points will be tallied each week and announced before the next weekend of events on Horsepower Happenings' social media platforms.
Power Rankings Points Structure (15+ starters):
Finish | Awarded Points
10 points
9 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Power Rankings Points Structure (14 or fewer starters):
Finish | Awarded Points
8 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
1 point
FULL RANKINGS:
Rank | Name | Points | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
1 | Brandon Thirlby | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Eric Spangler | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Mike Vandermark, Jr | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | Derrick Hilliker | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
5 | Logan Nickerson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6 | David Hilliker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Will Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Brenten Deyoung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Ryan Paradise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Riley Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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