Belleville, IL. (05/24/2021) Cruising into a multiple-day North Dakota and Minnesota sweep of racing over the weekend, the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would travel from River Cities Speedway to Buffalo River Speedway as Dexter Dvergsten out-dueled the other drivers claiming both feature victories.
Friday Night’s POWRi MKLS racing action at River Cities Speedway would find Alex Truscinski and Dexter Dvergsten gaining heat race victories with Dvergsten gaining the early feature lead. Dexter would not look back on the way to claiming the first feature win of the weekend. Alan Truscinski would drive from a fourth starting spot to finish in the runner-up position as Alex finished third, Kelsi Pederson fourth, and Cody Swenson rounded out the feature’s top-five finishers.
With Saturday’s scheduled event at Greenbush Race Park canceled due to wet conditions, Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint competitors would shift their momentum to the newly re-opened Buffalo River Speedway as again Dexter Dvergsten would flex his lightning sprint racing muscle by notching his series-leading eleventh feature victory.
Starting the night on the right path would find Jason Berg and Alan Truscinski pick up the heat race victories with Berg earning a pole starting position for the twenty-lap main event. Starting third, Dvergsten would pounce to the lead in the opening stages gaining his second win on the weekend. Matching the podium of the previous event, the father-son duo of Alan and Alex Truscinski would battle throughout the night as Alan edged out Alex for the runner-up spot. Kelsi Pederson would finish fourth with Bryce Haugeberg rounding out the POWRi MKLS feature top-five at Buffalo River Speedway.
Feature Results for the POWRi MKLS at River Cities Speedway on 5/21/2021:
- 11 | Dexter Dvergsten | Greenbush, MN | (1) | Heat Race Winner
- 13 | Alan Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | (4)
- 10 | Alex Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | (3) | Heat Race Winner
- 93 | Kelsi Pederson | East Grand Forks, MN | (5)
- 51 | Cody Swenson | Middle River, MN | (2)
- 100 | Jason Berg | West Fargo, ND | (6)
- 27 | Weston Olson | Warren, MN | (7)
- 5G | Garrison Miller | Fargo, ND | (12)
- 40 | Lawrence Veralrud | Oslo, MN | (9)
- 16E | Paul Ericson | Grand Forks, ND | (13)
- 24 | Jake Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | (11) | DNF
- 1W | Mark Williams | Grand Forks, ND | (14) DNF
- 22 | Bryce Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | (8) | DNF
- 30M | Parker Monroe | Grand Forks, ND | (10) | DNF
Feature Results for the POWRi MKLS at Greenbush Race Park on 5/22/2021:
RAINOUT – Canceled.
Feature Results for the POWRi MKLS at Buffalo River Speedway on 5/23/2021:
- 11 | Dexter Dvergsten | Greenbush, MN | (3)
- 13 | Alan Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | (2) | Heat Race Winner
- 10 | Alex Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | (5)
- 93 | Kelsi Pederson | East Grand Forks, MN | (4)
- 22 | Bryce Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | (7)
- 27 | Weston Olson | Warren, MN | (8)
- 51 | Cody Swenson | Middle River, MN | (11)
- 24 | Jake Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | (10)
- 100 | Jason Berg | West Fargo, ND | (1) | Heat Race Winner
- 5G | Garrison Miller | Fargo, ND | (9)
- 72 | Kate Taves | Detroit Lakes, MN | (14)
- 30M | Parker Monroe | Grand Forks, ND | (15)
- 16E | Paul Ericson | Grand Forks, ND | (12)
- 08 | Wesley Van Drunen | Fargo, ND | (13) | DNF
- 60X | Patrick Brejcha | Wahpeton, ND | (6) | DNF
- 19S | Travis Surerus | Fargo, ND | (DNS) | DNF
Next up for the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints will be a Memorial Weekend trip to the Show-Me State for the Third Annual POWRi Lightning Sprint Nationals. For many area competitors, this will be a chance to gauge their talents against some of the nation’s best lightning sprint competitors with several series drivers committing to the journey and are busy finely tuning their hotrods for the rapidly approaching two-day racing weekend at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, Missouri on May 29-30.
Updates and more information regarding the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints including the inaugural POWRi MKLS Summer Shootout, driver profiles, point standings, and series rules can be found on the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series Facebook page.
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