Belleville, IL. (9/10/23) Welcoming back the returning open-wheel action of the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association, running in conjunction with the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint Series, Vado Speedway Park would find the sixteenth series event of 2023 full of excitement as Caleb Stelzig would continue his regional dominance to capture the feature win for the nineteenth time of his career.
Starting the on-track adrenaline rushes at Vado Speedway Park for the POWRi NMMRA and Vado Non-Wings would witness JR Bonesteel and Spencer Hill each earning the heat race wins as well as Spencer Hill earning the night's high-point qualifier honor.
Flying from starting in the fourth position on the grid, Caleb Stelzig would shoot to the front to lead the final fourteen green flag laps and notch his ninth series win of the season. Third-starting Rick Ziehl would finish runner-up with fifth-starting Dylan Harris placing a solid third.
Sixth-starting Michal Fanelli would finish fourth with eighth-starting Colt Treharn rounding out the top-five finishers for the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association running in conjunction with the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint Series at Vado Speedway Park on Saturday Night.
POWRi NMMRA | Vado Speedway Park | 9/9/23:
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21-Caleb Stelzig[4]; 2. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[3]; 3. 1-Dylan Harris[5]; 4. 2-Michael Fanelli[6]; 5. 77-Colt Treharn[8]; 6. 45X-Don Grable[9]; 7. 9-Robert Herrera[7]; 8. 23-Craig Stringfellow[10]; 9. 0-JR Bonesteel[2]; 10. 12-Darwin Smith[13]; 11. 92-Tim Shallenberger[12]; 12. (DNF) 7D7-Spencer Hill[1]; 13. (DNF) 007-Wayne Siddle[11].
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7D7-Spencer Hill[2]; 2. 1-Dylan Harris[3]; 3. 20Z-Rick Ziehl[6]; 4. 77-Colt Treharn[1]; 5. 45X-Don Grable[5]; 6. 007-Wayne Siddle[4]; 7. 12-Darwin Smith[7].
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 0-JR Bonesteel[2]; 2. 2-Michael Fanelli[1]; 3. 21-Caleb Stelzig[6]; 4. 9-Robert Herrera[4]; 5. 23-Craig Stringfellow[5]; 6. 92-Tim Shallenberger[3].
Next up the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association will see action running back at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park on Saturday, September 23rd running in conjunction with the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints.
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- Cassy Staley on Sep 10, 2023
- Article Date: 9/10/2023