For the first time in the history of the State Farm World Rankings, Kevin VanDam has fallen out of the Top 10 in the world. Two tournaments ago, VanDam fell to the lowest he’d ever been – 3rd in the world. But after a 74th at last week’s Guntersville Bassmaster, on the heels of an 98th at the Harris Chain Bassmaster, VanDam falls nine spots to a shocking (for him) 12th in the world.
That’s the big story in the World Rankings this week. Other Top 10 movement:
> Skeet Reese remains No. 1 in the world after a 36th at Guntersville, which incidentally was his worst (and only non-Top 20) finish in six straight events, starting with last year’s Eufaula Bassmaster.
> Greg Hackney hangs on to 2nd in the world. But since his best finish in five events fished this year is a 37th, right now he appears to be trading on his stellar record from last year. He needs a good finish to stay up high.
> A 9th at Guntersville helps Gerald Swindle jump up three slots to 3rd in the world. Incidentally, Swindle, who was last year’s Bassmaster Angler of the Year, is also 3rd in the current Bassmaster points, behind Reese (2nd) and Takahiro Omori (1st).
> Dean Rojas and Omori remain in 4th and 5th. Kelly Jordon didn’t have that great a finish at Guntersville, but moves up one spot into 6th.
> David Walker moves up into 7th, though not because of Guntersville where he finished 76th.
> A 14th at Guntersville helps Aaron Martens get back into the Top 10 in 8th, and Brent Chapman falls one spot into 9th.
> A 16th at Guntersville (his worst finish this year was a 36th) helps Marty Stone debut in the Top 10 at 10th.
Other notable movement:
> A 92nd at Guntersville helps Alton Jones fall out of the Top 10 for the first time in a while. He's now 15th in the world.
> Jay Yelas gets his best finish ever at Guntersville (21st) and moves up five spots into 18th.
> Guntersville winner Zell Rowland jumps up 10 places to land at 21st in the world.
> Mark Davis gets a 93rd at Guntersville, his first finish under 100th this season, and falls again – this time 11 places to 22nd in the world.
> Luke Clausen is fishing well this year, and a 22nd at Guntersville helps him rise nine spots to 24th in the world.
> An 8th at Guntersville helps Davy Hite reverse his Florida freefall, and he rebounds to 26th.
> Arizona's Mark Tyler is quietly fishing well so far, and this week bumps himself up 16 slots to 30th in the world.
> A 10th at Guntersville helps Jason Quinn get over a bad Harris Chain event and helps him leap way up to 40th in the world.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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70 | 49 | 41 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 158.977 |
61 | 60 | 115 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 163.567 |
60 | 55 | 60 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 163.788 |
44 | 38 | 38 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 176.548 |
19 | 20 | 35 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 197.212 |
191 | 193 | 217 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 96.041 |
190 | 194 | 176 | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 97.554 |
180 | 180 | 197 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 105.376 |
178 | 182 | 190 | Ken Cook | Meers | OK | Triton/Mercury | 106.803 |
152 | 157 | 188 | Jarrett Edwards | Page | AZ | Triton/Mercury | 119.256 |
144 | 129 | 120 | Tommy Stiles | McMinnville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 123.057 |
135 | 133 | 162 | Steve Daniel | Clewiston | FL | Triton/Mercury | 127.320 |
120 | 128 | 168 | Randy Yarnall | Womelsdorf | PA | Triton/Mercury | 136.538 |
113 | 125 | 126 | Gerald Gostenik | Dearborn | MI | Triton/Mercury | 140.064 |
103 | 115 | 193 | Art Ferguson III | St. Clair Shores | MI | Triton/Mercury | 142.537 |
86 | 99 | 107 | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 150.567 |
85 | 119 | 142 | Robert Hamilton, Jr. | Nashville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 152.115 |
83 | 83 | 80 | Ray Sedgwick | Cross | SC | Triton/Mercury | 153.134 |
65 | 52 | 94 | Guy Eaker | Cherryville | NC | Triton/Mercury | 161.462 |
50 | 53 | 48 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 172.090 |
46 | 39 | 47 | Jimmy D. Mize | Ben Lomond | AR | Triton/Mercury | 174.431 |
28 | 29 | 9 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 181.485 |
23 | 21 | 20 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 187.908 |
14 | 14 | 27 | Kevin Wirth | Crestwood | KY | Triton/Mercury | 204.062 |
9 | 8 | 8 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 207.969 |
59 | 57 | 69 | Ricky Shumpert | Lexington | SC | Stratos/Yamaha | 164.895 |
200 | 204 | 209 | Russ Moran | Murfreesboro | TN | Stratos/Evinrude | 85.240 |
82 | 80 | 72 | Mickey Bruce | Buford | GA | Stratos | 153.520 |
198 | 200 | 189 | Terry Baksay | Easton | CT | Skeeter/Yamaha | 89.783 |
170 | 170 | 152 | Tim Carroll | Owasso | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 109.798 |
138 | 121 | 119 | Mike Auten | Benton | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 125.324 |
134 | 113 | 88 | Brooks Rogers | Quitman | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 128.131 |
130 | 105 | 123 | Roger Boler | Slidell | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 132.570 |
128 | 126 | 89 | Mike Hawkes | Sabinal | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 133.292 |
125 | 112 | 124 | Sean Hoernke | Magnolia | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 134.742 |
115 | 114 | 103 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 138.916 |
98 | 131 | 114 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 144.773 |
75 | 89 | 100 | Lance Vick | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 155.983 |
71 | 65 | 54 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 158.159 |
66 | 59 | 104 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 160.121 |
54 | 73 | 49 | Bud Pruitt | Spring | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 169.153 |
49 | 22 | 12 | Harold Allen | Shelbyville | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 173.005 |
38 | 37 | 46 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.585 |
37 | 26 | 22 | Dustin Wilks | Rocky Mount | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.936 |
35 | 36 | 50 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.022 |
27 | 28 | 43 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 182.145 |
21 | 31 | 17 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 191.575 |
18 | 23 | 29 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 197.246 |
17 | 17 | 11 | Mark Kile | Payson | AZ | Skeeter/Yamaha | 200.416 |
195 | 198 | 147 | Rick Lillegard | Atkinson | NH | Ranger/Yamaha | 90.822 |
189 | 189 | 186 | Sam Newby | Pocola | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 99.267 |
188 | 188 | 137 | Harmon Davis | Marlow | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 100.717 |
187 | 186 | 136 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.006 |
186 | 185 | 212 | Craig Powers | Rockwood | TN | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.080 |
175 | 174 | 146 | Pat Fisher | Dacula | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.590 |
174 | 173 | 199 | Sandy Melvin | Boca Grande | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.745 |
156 | 159 | 164 | Brennan Bosley | Benton | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 116.675 |
148 | 150 | 128 | Mark Hardin | Jasper | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 121.192 |
147 | 148 | 138 | Joel G. Richardson | Kernersville | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.691 |
146 | 147 | 149 | Mark Pack | Mineola | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.726 |
127 | 124 | 135 | Toshinari Namiki | Hachioji City | Ranger/Yamaha | 133.542 | |
126 | 136 | 127 | Jack A. Gadlage | Benton | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 134.689 |
121 | 117 | 116 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.523 |
119 | 116 | 96 | Keith Williams | Conway | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.603 |
110 | 94 | 117 | Curt Lytle | Suffolk | VA | Ranger/Yamaha | 140.822 |
106 | 104 | 92 | Kevin Vida | Clare | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 141.523 |
105 | 96 | 98 | Marcel Veenstra | Brighton | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 141.763 |
102 | 100 | 121 | Chris Elliott | Gloucester | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.797 |
100 | 97 | 125 | Chip Harrison, Jr. | Bremen | IN | Ranger/Yamaha | 143.332 |
64 | 64 | 78 | Todd Ary | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 161.840 |
207 | 213 | 230 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 60.138 |
205 | 211 | 216 | Jody Cordell | Flowery Branch | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 69.040 |
199 | 203 | 154 | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 89.573 |
179 | 178 | 210 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 105.762 |
167 | 165 | 167 | Mike O'Shea | Thousand Oaks | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 111.626 |
161 | 140 | 102 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 115.439 |
157 | 160 | 187 | Tom Burns | Carbondale | IL | Ranger/Mercury | 116.095 |
154 | 158 | 173 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 117.666 |
149 | 152 | 141 | Dwayne Horton | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 120.211 |
136 | 134 | 106 | Carl Svebek III | Orange | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 127.185 |
132 | 143 | 129 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 129.114 |
129 | 120 | 151 | Warren Wyman | Calera | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 133.116 |
122 | 154 | 194 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 136.366 |
118 | 137 | 158 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 137.280 |
111 | 127 | 112 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 140.441 |
108 | 106 | 66 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 141.170 |
99 | 88 | 77 | Mike Reynolds | Modesto | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 144.569 |
88 | 90 | 76 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 149.706 |
84 | 84 | 75 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 152.182 |
77 | 91 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 155.409 |
76 | 70 | 87 | O.T. Fears III | Sallisaw | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 155.560 |
62 | 61 | 55 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 162.775 |
53 | 24 | 21 | Jim Bitter | Fruitland Park | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 170.371 |
43 | 41 | 113 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 177.234 |
41 | 48 | 45 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 177.685 |
39 | 42 | 34 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 178.034 |
34 | 35 | 33 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 179.110 |
29 | 34 | 52 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 181.469 |
15 | 9 | 4 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 203.549 |
1 | 1 | 3 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 232.116 |
213 | 219 | 232 | Allen Cauthen | Lancaster | SC | Ranger/Honda | 46.403 |
109 | 110 | 105 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 140.994 |
211 | 217 | 236 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 49.883 |
204 | 210 | 227 | Bobby Curtis | Siloam Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 73.236 |
197 | 201 | 206 | Jack Bell | Kane | PA | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.169 |
182 | 181 | 198 | Jim Nolan | Bull Shoals | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.196 |
173 | 172 | 170 | Billy Bowen, Jr. | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.404 |
171 | 171 | 178 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.741 |
169 | 168 | 195 | Robert Karbas, Jr. | Wake Forest | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.760 |
168 | 167 | 144 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.826 |
160 | 164 | 177 | Sam Swett | Covington | LA | Ranger/Evinrude | 115.683 |
151 | 161 | 184 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 119.316 |
140 | 141 | 155 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.879 |
124 | 146 | 160 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 135.230 |
117 | 111 | 73 | Jason Kilpatrick | Satsuma | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 137.762 |
114 | 108 | 70 | Jimmy Millsaps | Canton | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.859 |
107 | 101 | 71 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.401 |
104 | 103 | 51 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.887 |
96 | 93 | 91 | Mike Wurm | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 145.947 |
95 | 107 | 53 | Jack L. Wade | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 146.165 |
94 | 63 | 59 | Joe Thomas | Milford | OH | Ranger/Evinrude | 146.354 |
92 | 92 | 97 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 148.531 |
78 | 78 | 86 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 155.158 |
74 | 66 | 79 | Tom Mann, Jr. | Buford | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 156.587 |
72 | 77 | 90 | George Cochran | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 157.715 |
55 | 50 | 62 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 169.059 |
51 | 47 | 30 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 171.980 |
42 | 40 | 15 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 177.468 |
33 | 30 | 37 | Denny Brauer | Camdenton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 179.148 |
32 | 32 | 40 | Chad Brauer | Osage Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 179.336 |
31 | 25 | 14 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 179.392 |
20 | 19 | 19 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 192.332 |
13 | 12 | 26 | Ron Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 204.857 |
7 | 10 | 25 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 210.148 |
208 | 214 | 211 | Wes Thomas | Hanover | IN | Ranger | 55.455 |
202 | 208 | 223 | Mike Leblanc | Colchester | VT | Ranger | 75.635 |
196 | 199 | 183 | David Cooke | Davidson | NC | Ranger | 90.685 |
185 | 184 | 143 | Ken Strickland | Oak Ridge | NC | Ranger | 102.544 |
184 | 183 | 185 | Masaki Shimono | Shiga-Pref | Ranger | 102.725 | |
143 | 145 | 148 | Tony Couch | Buckhead | GA | Ranger | 123.877 |
93 | 95 | 130 | Dale Teaney | Williamsburg | OH | Ranger | 147.103 |
215 | 221 | 235 | Rich Tauber | Hollywood | CA | Phoenix/Yamaha | 38.888 |
58 | 56 | 63 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 165.894 |
56 | 45 | 57 | Jeff Reynolds | Calera | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 167.891 |
8 | 13 | 23 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 209.222 |
3 | 6 | 5 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 219.578 |
2 | 2 | 6 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 224.683 |
57 | 67 | 110 | Greg Pugh | Cullman | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 166.222 |
26 | 54 | 32 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 182.631 |
155 | 155 | 181 | Chris Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 117.346 |
131 | 130 | 156 | Woo Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 132.042 |
91 | 87 | 82 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 148.641 |
90 | 69 | 36 | David Wharton | Sam Rayburn | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 149.112 |
89 | 109 | 108 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 149.373 |
67 | 68 | 42 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 160.111 |
63 | 71 | 111 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 162.410 |
52 | 51 | 31 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 170.868 |
47 | 44 | 39 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 173.934 |
25 | 27 | 44 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 187.106 |
16 | 18 | 16 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 202.965 |
12 | 3 | 1 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 205.897 |
11 | 15 | 18 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 206.554 |
137 | 132 | 166 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 125.785 |
153 | 179 | 207 | Frank Scalish | Cleveland Heights | OH | Legend/Mercury | 118.198 |
73 | 81 | 81 | Lee Bailey, Jr. | Amston | CT | Legend/Mercury | 156.842 |
69 | 74 | 65 | Ben Matsubu | Hemphill | TX | Legend/Mercury | 159.862 |
40 | 72 | 68 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 178.026 |
123 | 118 | 95 | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 135.708 |
97 | 86 | 122 | Andre Moore | Scottsdale | AZ | Legend/Evinrude | 144.991 |
87 | 75 | 83 | Mark Rogers | Naples | FL | Gambler/Mercury | 149.782 |
164 | 156 | 171 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 114.196 |
48 | 43 | 56 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 173.794 |
24 | 33 | 61 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 187.328 |
145 | 166 | 140 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 122.984 | |
81 | 85 | 134 | Mark Rizk | Arab | AL | Champion/Mercury | 154.253 |
79 | 79 | 64 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 154.619 |
4 | 4 | 13 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 214.756 |
172 | 191 | 191 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 109.470 |
142 | 144 | 165 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 124.048 |
45 | 62 | 28 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 175.751 |
5 | 5 | 7 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 213.799 |
183 | 177 | 215 | Homer Humphreys, Jr. | Minden | LA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 103.453 |
165 | - | - | Frank Ippoliti | Mt. Airy | MD | Bass Cat/Mercury | 113.547 |
162 | 149 | 109 | Elton Luce, Jr. | Brookeland | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 115.311 |
133 | 135 | 132 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.815 |
116 | 122 | 118 | Tim Loper | Terry | MS | Bass Cat/Mercury | 138.752 |
80 | 76 | 58 | Robert Lee | Angels Camp | CA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 154.324 |
68 | 82 | 99 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 159.895 |
36 | 58 | 101 | Mark Tucker | Kirkwood | MO | Bass Cat/Mercury | 178.992 |
30 | 46 | 67 | Mark Tyler | Vian | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 180.244 |
22 | 11 | 2 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 191.370 |
10 | 16 | 24 | Marty Stone | Linden | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 207.531 |
6 | 7 | 10 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 213.089 |
112 | 123 | 74 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 140.392 |
163 | 175 | 208 | Pete Gluszek | Franklinville | NJ | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 115.215 |
214 | 220 | 239 | Lewis Denney | Indian Mound | TN | 44.544 | |
210 | 216 | 237 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 52.055 | |
206 | 212 | 224 | Kim Stricker | Howell | MI | 66.194 | |
193 | 195 | 200 | David Lauer | South Bend | IN | 92.736 | |
181 | 206 | 218 | Eric Nethery | Acworth | GA | 105.029 | |
166 | 187 | 172 | Kyle Mabrey | McCalla | AL | 112.498 | |
158 | 162 | 159 | Chuck Economou | Redington Bch. | FL | 115.859 | |
150 | 153 | 139 | Jerry Williams | Conway | AR | 120.032 | |
139 | 139 | 133 | Jeremiah Kindy | Benton | AR | 125.235 | |
212 | 218 | - | Gary Riffle | Paris | TX | 48.697 | |
209 | 215 | 229 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 53.230 | |
203 | 209 | - | Chic Aydelette | Thomasville | NC | 74.678 | |
201 | 207 | 222 | Al Gagliarducci | Agawam | MA | 76.455 | |
194 | 197 | - | Rick Marsh | High Point | NC | 91.539 | |
192 | 192 | 205 | Johnny Lesesne | Blue Ridge | GA | 94.279 | |
177 | 176 | 196 | Jim Carnell | Muskogee | OK | 106.914 | |
176 | 169 | 174 | Randy Dearman | Onalaska | TX | 108.447 | |
159 | 202 | 220 | Mike Hicks | Richmond | VA | 115.694 | |
141 | 163 | 204 | Doug Garrett | Cabot | AR | 124.648 | |
101 | 98 | 84 | Randy Alexander | London | KY | 142.992 |
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