GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (June 16, 2019) – Earning his second triumph of the season, Wesley Smith of Nixa, Mo. scored a popular win on Friday night at Valley Speedway as he piloted the Helm Racing No. 12 to victory lane in the John E. Helm Memorial with the POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League.
Racing to the lead on lap 10, Smith worked by polesitter and early-leader, Brian Beebe, to take command just prior to the halfway mark. Coming down to the final lap, Smith fought off a hard-charging effort from Riley Kreisel, who ended up spinning his No. 90 machine in the midst of a last-ditch effort to steal the win away.
Ultimately, Wesley Smith, the current POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League points leader, would not be denied. The Nixa, Mo. native won the John E. Helm Memorial aboard the Helm Racing No. 12, extending his points lead and nabbing his second win of the year at Valley Speedway.
Mitchell Moore of Edgerton, Kansas piloted his No. 51 entry to a runner-up finish of second, while Taylor Walton of Warrensburg, Mo. rounded out the podium in third-place aboard his No. 93. Closing out the top five on Friday night at Valley was Brian Beebe of Oak Grove, Mo. in fourth and Quinton Benson of Emma, Mo. in fifth-from-12th.
The POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League now takes a month of action off, set to resume the 2019 season on Friday, July 19 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo.
Heat One (8 Laps):
- 37-Brian Beebe, Oak Grove, MO (6); 2. 2X-Zach Clark, Olathe, KS (5); 3. 77K-Katlynn Leer, Moulton, IA (2); 4. 03-Tyler Burton, Independence, MO (3); 5. 77-Jack Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (4); 6. 85-Casey Lewallen, Oak Grove, MO (8); 7. 88-Chad Tye, Independence, MO (1); 8. 21M-Michael Moore, Camden, MO (DNS).
Heat Two (8 Laps):
- 90-Riley Kreisel, Warsaw, MO (1); 2. 12-Wesley Smith, Nixa, MO (5); 3. 73S-Lane Stone, Concordia, MO (7); 4. 93-Taylor Walton, Warrensburg, MO (6); 5. 9-Casey Baker, Lone Jack, MO (2); 6. 14K-Kyle Lewis, Spring Hill, KS (3); 7. 31-Dylan Kadous, Topeka, KS (DNS).
Heat Three (8 Laps):
- 9G-Chad Goff, Spring Hill, KS (1); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore, Edgerton, KS (3); 3. 38-Cody Baker, Lone Jack, MO (4); 4. 7JR-JD Black, Grain Valley, MO (6); 5. 15B-Quinton Benson, Emma, MO (7); 6. 73-Samuel Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (5); 7. 41X-Brad Wyatt, Kearney, MO (2).
POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League Main Event (25 Laps):
- 12-Wesley Smith (3); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore (7); 3. 93-Taylor Walton (9); 4. 37-Brian Beebe (1); 5. 15B-Quinton Benson (12); 6. 38-Cody Baker (8); 7. 2X-Zach Clark (2); 8. 73S-Lane Stone (4); 9. 9G-Chad Goff (6); 10. 77-Jack Wagner (14); 11. 90-Riley Kreisel (5); 12. 7JR-JD Black (10); 13. 41X-Brad Wyatt (19); 14. 9-Casey Baker (15); 15. 14K-Kyle Lewis (17); 16. 73-Samuel Wagner (16); 17. 85-Casey Lewallen (18); 18. 03-Tyler Burton (13); 19. 21M-Michael Moore (21); 20. 77K-Katlynn Leer (11); 21. 88-Chad Tye (20); 22. 31-Dylan Kadous (DNS).
NEW 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League Point Standings:
- 12-Wesley Smith (295 PTS); 2. 93-Taylor Walton (-43 PTS); 3. 15B-Quinton Benson (-51 PTS); 4. 51-Mitchell Moore (-54 PTS); 5. 9G-Chad Goff (-59 PTS); 6. 37-Brian Beebe (-63 PTS); 7. 38-Cody Baker (-84 PTS); 8. 9-Casey Baker (-115 PTS); 9. 11W-Wyatt Burks (-127 PTS); 10. 88-Chad Tye (-129 PTS).
- administrator on Jun 16, 2019
- Article Date: 6/16/2019 by Brian Walker