Belleville, IL. (06/21/2021) Visiting Lake Ozark Speedway for the first time in the 2021 racing season, the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints would battle wheel-to-wheel for every position for their seventh event. With the mid-season point rapidly approaching, Bobby Layne would grab his second feature victory of the season setting up a close championship battle pushing into the late-season schedule.
Smooth and fast lap-times of Lake Ozark Speedway would see Bobby Layne and Trice Roden each win the early heat races with Mark Billings earning a pole starting position for the feature event. Going green at The Lake with the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints would witness Billings gain the early advantage with Layne rapidly running down the leader.
Billings would suffer mechanical issues striking him from the rest of the event as Bobby Layne would shoot to the racing advantage. Leading Layne would proceed to check-out on the field with quick corners and near-perfect running lines notching his series-leading sixteenth feature win over the past six seasons.
Up-and-coming talent Trice Roden would impress all in attendance with an outstanding second-place finish after earning a prior heat race victory and starting fourth in the feature. Chase Fischer would fly through the field in a hard-charging effort running from starting eighth to finish third as Chasity Younger placed fourth. Illinois wheelman Brandon Smith would round out the top-five finishers at Lake Ozark Speedway for the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints.
Feature Results for the POWRi MLS at Central Missouri Speedway on June 12th:
- 01 | Bobby Layne | Kansas City, MO | 4 | Heat Race Winner
- 27R | Trice Roden | Montgomery City, MO | 3 | Heat Race Winner
- 22 | Chase Fischer | Jefferson City, MO | 8 | Hard Charger
- 10 | Chasity Younger | St Joseph, MO | 2
- 11 | Brandon Smith | Mason City, IL | 6
- 49B | Kenny Bowers | Olathe, KS | 5
- 71 | Jeff Bard | Kansas City, MO | 7
- 7 | Tyler Johnson | Odessa, MO | 9
- 00 | Dave Hammons | Olathe, KS | 10
- 91 | Mike Tindell | Overland Park, KS | 12
- 51 | Mark Billings | Kearney, MO | 1 | DNF
- 71E | Tony Layne | Kansas City, MO | DNS
Up next for the Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints will be a return trip to the series home facility of I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri on Saturday, June 26th. More details and track information can be found online at www.i-35speedway.net. Pit gates open at 4 PM with Hot Laps scheduled for 6:30 PM, racing action to follow.
Special thanks to the MLS supporting sponsors Rod End Supply and Oskvig Accounting. Please continue to check the website and Facebook for key dates and information. More information about the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint can be found online at www.midwestlightningsprintsracing.com, or “Like” the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints on Facebook.
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- administrator on Jun 22, 2021
- Article Date: 6/21/2021