Belleville, IL. (08/31/2020) The POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints returned to their home facility of I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri this past Saturday evening with outstanding open-wheel exhilarations on nearly every lap. Flexing his might in style, winning a heat race as well as grabbing the feature victory, Stanley Kreisel would extend to his point lead as well as adding to the season win tally of seven victories so far in 2020.
Notching heat race wins in early racing action Stanley Kreisel #18 and Chasity Younger #10 would both fall victim to an unfortunate invert, forcing the initial frontrunners to start mid-pack for the feature. Once green flag feature racing was underway Kreisel would waste no-time marching from his seventh starting spot to the front. Battling for the top spot with Chase Fischer #22 for several laps Kreisel would grab the lead in tight racing with neither driver giving up their preferred running line.
With the front pair stretching the field, Kreisel would earn his seventh POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint feature victory as Fischer placed in the runner-up spot. In a valiant effort to keep the points battle close, Brandon Smith continues to prove that consistency can pay off by achieving another podium finish. Close-quarter racing would ensue behind the top trio as Kenny Bowers #49b, Chasity Younger, and new-comer Jeffrey Sears #13J would all be in the mix vying for position. Bowers would maintain a great showing by placing fourth with Younger rounding out the top five. Sears, in only his second MLS start, would suffer mechanical issues late in the race taking his from competition but not before showing great signs of things in store for future races.
The POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints next events are a Labor Day Weekend of fun with Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, MO. Making their first appearance of the season at the speedy and smooth Missouri bullring, many competitors are highly anticipating tackling the premier racing facility.
Central Missouri Speedway details for September 5th and 6th with the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints include Pit Gates opening at 4 PM, with Driver’s Registration scheduled from 4-6 PM. Driver’s Meeting at 6:15 PM, Hot-Laps at 7:00 PM with racing action to follow. Grandstands open at 5 PM with General Admission Prices including: Adults- $15, Seniors 65+/ Student w/I.D./Active Military w/I.D. - $12, Kids 6 to 12 - $6.
POWRi MLS feature results from I-35 Speedway on Saturday, August 29th:
1st 18 Stanley Kreisel (7) (Heat Race Winner)
2nd 22 Chase Fischer (4)
3rd 11 Brandon Smith (2)
4th 49b Kenny Bowers (8)
5th 10 Chasity Younger (6) (Heat Race Winner)
6th 71 Jeff Bard (5)
7th 00 Dave Hammons (1)
8th 7 Tyler Johnson (9)
9th 42 Alex Davis (3)
10th 13j Jeffrey Sears (10)
11th rj45 Brennan Falke (11)
12th 91 Mike Tindell (12)
Racing in the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints is extremely competitive with low-cost maintenance with new drivers coming out nearly every week. Contact the MLS for information via Bob Douglas, find them online at www.midwestlightningsprintsracing.com, or “Like” POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints on Facebook. Special thanks to the MLS supporting sponsors Rod End Supply and Oskvig Accounting.
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- administrator on Aug 31, 2020
- Article Date: 8/31/2020