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Eric Wilkins Earns POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series Feature Win at Vado

Eric Wilkins Earns POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series Feature Win at Vado

Belleville, IL. (06/01/2021) Doubling down for weekend racing excitement, the newly launched POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series presented by MVT Services would again take to the smooth racing surfaces of the hosting picturesque Vado Speedway Park over Memorial Weekend with Eric Wilkins driving from deep in the field to solidify his first series victory on Sunday, May 30th.

Representing a great entry list for the second-straight night of thirty-two drivers signing in for action, early POWRi DWSS racing would witness Sammy Swindell, Lorne Wofford, Wes Wofford, and Jesse Baker all claim heat victories with Justin Lasiter gaining the semi-feature win.

With a front-row consisting of John Carney II and Jesse Baker leading the pack of hungry POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series presented by MVT Services to the initial green flag start, Baker would appear to be the driver to watch. Grabbing the lead early Baker would lead several laps until a hard-charging Eric Wilkins came into the picture.

Wilkins, starting fourteenth in the feature would be up on the wheel using precision to pass other competitors on his way to the front. Grabbing the lead using a high side move, Wilkins would not be denied as the Arizona wheelman earned his first feature win of the young series.

Early leader Jesse Baker would hold on to finish second as Vance Wofford finished third. Nick Haygood would also fly towards the front from starting fifteenth to finish fourth with Jett Carney rounding out the Vado Speedway Park top-five finishers for the POWRi DWSS.

POWRi Desert Wing Sprints Results from Vado Speedway Park on 5/30/2021:

  1. 44 | Eric Wilkins | El Mirage, AZ | 14
  2. 22B | Jesse Baker | Grants, NM | 2 | Heat Race Four Winner
  3. 116 | Vance Wofford | Alamogordo, NM | 5
  4. 1 | Nick Haygood | Denver, CO | 15
  5. 6C | Jett Carney | El Paso, TX | 7
  6. 6 | Logan Calderwood | Goodyear, AZ | 21 | Hard Charger (+15)
  7. 77 | Colt Treharn | Los Lunas, NM | 10
  8. 20Z | Rick Ziehl | Las Cruces, NM | 20
  9. 2 | Alex Pettas | Tempe, AZ | 11
  10. 41 | Devon Amos | Rio Rancho, NM | 19
  11. 11 | Jason Tanner | Albuquerque, NM | 18
  12. 12J | Josh Grady | Farmington, NM | 16
  13. 01 | Sammy Swindell | Germantown, TN | 6 | Heat Race One Winner
  14. 57 | Jayme Barnes | Everett, WA | 4
  15. J2 | John Carney II | El Paso, TX | 1
  16. 1HA | Caleb Saiz | Albuquerque, NM | 22
  17. 22 | Justin Lasiter | Alamogordo, NM | 17 | Semi-Feature Winner
  18. 19 | Wes Wofford | Alamogordo, NM | 8 | Heat Race Three Winner
  19. 148 | Don Grable | El Paso, TX | 9
  20. 74B | Kyle McCutcheon | Alamogordo, NM | 12
  21. 18 | Lorne Wofford | Alamogordo, NM | 3 | DQ | Heat Race Two Winner
  22. 1M | Dylan Harris | El Paso, TX | 13 | DQ

More news and information can be found online including full upcoming 2021 schedule information and tickets, visit www.VadoSpeedwayPark.com, or follow along on all major social media platforms.

Special Thanks to Mesilla Valley Transportation as the presenting sponsor for the POWRi Desert 360-Wing Sprint Series. Mesilla Valley Transportation is one of the largest locally owned Truck Load carriers in the U.S. Specializing in time-sensitive service between major manufacturing areas in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico borders.

POWRi DWSS would like to thank all the amazing series sponsors including SmartestSeller.com, Jackson Compaction, Baker Auto-Diesel, Performance Plus Racing Engines, Ortega’s Appliance, Gibson Photography, Mosher Racing, Grady’s Press Trailers, Derek Neil Schaefer’s Specialized Lubricants, Hal Burns Truck and Equipment, XXX Race Chassis, DMI, and CSI Shocks. Look for more racing in 2021 from the Desert Wing Sprints as Vado Speedway Park, Aztec Speedway, and Fairgrounds Speedway.

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