Belleville, IL. (6/6/22) Finding ample opportunities across the country at a trio of outstanding series racing, the POWRi Lightning Sprints would find Midwest and Rocky Mountain series holding single-day Saturday events with Minn-Kota offering competitors a triple-header weekend of excitement.
Fresh off the POWRi Lightning Sprint Nationals, Johnny Boos would continue his winning streak by capturing his league-leading twenty-fifth career RMLS victory. Earning his second seasonal victory in the Midwest, Bobby Layne would notch his twenty-first career victory over the past six seasons. Opening Minn-Kota action would witness Alex Truscinski open the season with a pair of wins to reach his thirteenth career victory as Kelsi Pederson ended the weekend in the winner’s circle for the fifth time in MKLS history.
Top-10 2022 POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points Standings | As of 6/6/22:
- 26-Chris Crowder 1590, 2. 01-Bobby Layne -170, 3. 22-Chase Fischer -190, 4. 24B-Johnny Boos -220, 5. 10-Chaisty Younger -260, 6. 18-Dalton Sexton -270, 7. 44-Brent Sexton -310, 8. 71C-Jeff Bard -310, 9. 92-Jeremy Queener -340, 10. 37-David Bezio -360.
The full breakdown of the POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points System presented by Henchcraft of Canada can be found online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=731090.
POWRi MKLS @ Red River Valley Speedway | 6/3/22: 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[9]; 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[7]; 3. 08-Wesley Van Drunen[16]; 4. 19S-Travis Surerus[6]; 5. 100-Jason Berg[5]; 6. 72-Kate Taves[2]; 7. 1W-Mark Williams[8]; 8. 18-Hayden Koehmstedt[10]; 9. (DNF) 07-Vance Bennett[11]; 10. (DNF) 22-Bryce Haugeberg[14]; 11. (DNF) 27-Weston Olson[4]; 12. (DNF) 10D-Domnick Crocker[15]; 13. (DNF) 87-Matthew Taves[13]; 14. (DNF) 13-Alan Truscinski[3]; 15. (DNF) 4-Dylan Langevin[1]; 16. (DNS) 23-Gerald Hatlestadt.
POWRi MLS @ I-35 Speedway | 6/4/22: 1. 01-Bobby Layne[2]; 2. 10-Chasity Younger[1]; 3. 91-Mike Tindell[3]; 4. 3C-Jeff Bard[4].
POWRi MKLS @ Greenbush Race Park | 6/4/22: 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[1]; 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[2]; 3. 93-Kelsi Pederson[4]; 4. 13T-Alan Truscinski[5]; 5. 40-Lawrence Veralrud[7]; 6. 27-Weston Olson[6]; 7. 72-Kate Taves[3]; 8. 1W-Mark Williams[8]; 9. 5G-Garrison Miller[13]; 10. 22-Bryce Haugeberg[10]; 11. 18-Hayden Koehmstedt[11]; 12. 19S-Travis Surerus[12]; 13. (DNF) 08-Wesley Van Drunen[14]; 14. (DNS) 87-Matthew Taves.
POWRi RMLS @ I-76 Speedway | 6/4/22: 1. 24B-Johnny Boos[2], 2. 7-Josh Flood[1], 3. 21B-BJ Sauer[4], 4. 71-Frank Martinez[3], 5. 26-Chris Crowder[7], 6. 13-Josiah King[6], 7. 81-Mike McMillen[5], 8. 1-Troy Ullery[9], 9. 44-Ryan Rader[8], 10. 00-Bruce Swain[11], 11. 33-Gale Ingram[10].
POWRi MKLS @ Buffalo River Speedway | 6/5/22: 1. 93-Kelsi Pederson[1]; 2. 10-Alex Truscinski[6]; 3. 13-Alan Truscinski[4]; 4. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[3]; 5. 5G-Garrison Miller[9]; 6. 22-Bryce Haugeberg[10]; 7. 72-Kate Taves[12]; 8. 1W-Mark Williams[8]; 9. 18-Hayden Koehmstedt[7]; 10. 87-Matthew Taves[15]; 11. 12-Loki Bjerke[16]; 12. 23-Gerald Hatlestadt[11]; 13. (DNF) 100-Jason Berg[5]; 14. (DNF) 19S-Travis Surerus[2]; 15. (DNF) 99-Brody Graham[17]; 16. (DNF) 10D-Domnick Crocker[14]; 17. (DNS) 08-Wesley Van Drunen.
Upcoming POWRi Lightning Sprint June Events:
• Midwest: 6/11 @ Central Missouri Speedway | 6/18 @ Lake Ozark Speedway | 6/25 @ Central Missouri Speedway.
• Minn-Kota: 6/11 @ Devils Lake Speedway | 6/12 @ Buffalo River Speedway | 6/18 @ Greenbush Race Park | 6/19 @ Buffalo River Speedway | 6/24 @ River Cities Speedway | 6/25 @ Devils Lake Speedway.
• Rocky Mountain: 6/11 @ El Paso County Raceway | 6/18 @ Honor Speedway | 6/24 @ I-76 Speedway | 6/25 @ I-76 Speedway.
• Southwest: 6/11 @ Barona Speedway | 6/25 @ Barona Speedway.
More information about the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint can be found online at www.midwestlightningsprintsracing.com, or on Facebook.
Future updates and information regarding the POWRi Olson Underground Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints can be found at www.minnkotalightningsprints.com or follow along on social media.
For more information on the POWRi EMi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association visit www.rmlsa.com or Facebook and Twitter pages @RMLSA.
Updates on the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series can be found at www.southwestlightningsprints.net or follow along on Facebook.
Follow along for more information on the further growth of the POWRi Lightning Sprints Division and other items such as complete schedules, race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing or on Facebook at POWRi.
Photo Credit: Terry Garner