Belleville, IL. (3/12/23) Getting back into the racing season with the opening weekend of possible points in a duo of outstanding open-wheel possibilities, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would start the seasonal quest of National Championship infamy with all eyes shifted west in the Southwest Lightning Sprint region running.
Feature winners within the Southwest Lightning Sprints at Imperial Speedway would see AJ Bender secure his inaugural career SWLS feature victory on Friday as up-and-coming Braden Chiaramonte would see his career POWRi Lightning Sprint win count move to five while wrapping up the opening weekend of 2023.
Current 2023 POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points Standings | As of 3/12/23:
- Brent Sexton, 2. Seth Dyer -160, 3. Ryan Dumas -180, 4. DeeJay Dumas -200, 5. Cody Griggs -260, 6. Parker Dumas -300, 7. Dexter Dvergsten -310, 8. Landon Dalton -340, 9. Dalton Sexton -390. Current POWRi Lightning Sprints Points standings are available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=801983.
POWRi Lightning Sprint Feature Results | March 10-11:
• POWRi SWLS @ Imperial Valley Speedway(3/10): 1. 22-AJ Bender, 2. 21X-Bobby Michnowicz, 3. 8G-Eric Greco Jr, 4. 44-Brent Sexton, 5. 80-Ryan Dumas, 6. 11-Dexter Dvergsten, 7. 57-Connor Speir, 8. 20-Kevin Bates, 9. 25-Landon Dalton, 10. 4-Jeff Dyer, 11. 03-Pat Kelley(DNF), 12. 4JR-Seth Dyer(DNF), 12. 18-Robby Brockman(DNF), 13. 3-Dalton Sexton(DNF), 14. 15X-DeeJay Dumas(DNF), 15. 42-Jon Robertson(DNF), 16. 88-CJ Marin(DNF), 17. 83-Parker Dumas(DNF), 18. 56K-Cody Griggs(DNF), 19. 33-Mike Kotlinski(DNF), 20. 24-George Wolf(DNF), 21. 13X-Aiden Lange(DNS).
• POWRi SWLS @ Imperial Valley Speedway(3/11): 1. 3-Braden Chiaramonte, 2. 44-Brent Sexton, 3. 21X-Bobby Michnowicz, 4. 8G-Eric Greco Jr, 5. 18-Robby Brockman, 6. 10-Brent Horn, 7. 22-AJ Bender, 8. 57-Conner Speir, 9. 42-Jon Robertson, 10. 4JR-Seth Dyer, 11. 15X-DeeJay Dumas, 12. 03-Pat Kelley, 13. 56-Cody Griggs(DNF), 14. 20-Kevin Bates(DNF), 15. 24-George Wolf(DNF), 16. 33-Mike Kotlinski(DNF), 17. 4-Jeff Dyer(DNF), 18. 83-Parker Dumas(DNF), 19. 80-Ryan Dumas(DNF).
POWRi Lightning Sprints April 2023 Tentative Point-Event Schedule:
4/1/2023 | Mohave Valley Raceway | Mohave Valley, AZ | SWLS
4/15/2023 | Perris Auto Speedway | Perris, CA | SWLS
4/22/2023 | Imperial Valley Speedway | Imperial, CA | Wingless | SWLS
4/29/2023 | Central Missouri Speedway | Warrensburg, MO | MLS
4/29/2023 | Phillips County Raceway | Holyoke, CO | Season Opener | RMLSA
POWRi Lightning Sprint Full 2023 Schedule is available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=801426&fbclid=IwAR0R3ImydR5ScNVRTXf3VZpyFHjPJkkPdHtSdD8TK-2jU1M7gE9aLoyLDAU.
Competing members will earn points based on a sliding scale system, as fifteen entries are considered a full field and receive full points, with the best fifteen performances throughout the season judged in the yearly points chase. The highest points earner from the season will gain the honor of the 2023 POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points Champion.
Full Point fund for the National POWRi Lightning Sprint Division can be found at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=690554. A breakdown of the POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points System can be found online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=690553. Rules and guidelines are available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=611007.
More information about the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint can be found online at www.midwestlightningsprintsracing.com, or on Facebook.
Future updates and information regarding the POWRi Olson Underground Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints can be found at www.minnkotalightningsprints.com or follow along on social media.
For more information on the POWRi EMi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association visit www.rmlsa.com or Facebook and Twitter pages @RMLSA.
Updates on the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series can be found at www.southwestlightningsprints.net or follow along on Facebook.
Follow along for more information on the further growth of the POWRi Lightning Sprints Division and other items such as complete schedules, race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing or on Facebook at POWRi.
- administrator on Mar 12, 2023
- Article Date: 3/12/2023