Belleville, IL. (9/17/22) Chase Randall would ride the wave of winning momentum into the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League Championship Night of the Twelfth Annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway feature event Saturday Night to capture his second career league win in epic fashion.
Early on track accomplishments of the championship night with fifty-eight entries would witness Cody Baker clock fast-time in hot laps with a 15.839-second-lap as Xavier Doney earned the quickest time in lock-in hot lap action with a 16.661-second lap after an early intermission track rework. Casey Shuman, Jesse Vermillion, Justin Zimmerman, and Isaac Chapple would each notch semi-feature racing victories. Going perfect on prelim-night one would see Mario Clouser gain the high point qualifier award with Chase Randall also earning a front-row starting spot.
Battling on the initial green flag start would find Mario Clouser combat front-row companion Chase Randall into the first pair of corners with Mario Clouser gaining the early race lead as Chase Randall, Wyatt Burks, Wesley Smith, and Landon Simon attempted to run down the speedy leader.
Keeping the field of drivers behind him, Clouser would maintain the point of the field through a flurry of restarts as Chase Randall stayed within striking distance. Mounting a charge to the front, Randall would make the winning pass for the lead on lap twenty-two of thirty.
Sliding into the lead, Chase Randall would hold off all the late-stage battles for the top spot to clinch the championship night honors while earning his second career feature win within POWRi WAR racing. One-time leader Mario Clouser would finish in the runner-up positioning with Wesley Smith clinching the final podium placement in the event.
“What an awesome weekend, we came to just have some fun with the non-wings but now I think we’re going to have to race this class a little more. This track suits the style of driving; I love, the throw it in the corner and hope it sticks kind of racing,” said an elated Chase Randall in the Lucas Oil Speedway Victory Lane ceremony.
Maintaining a solid showing all night, Casey Shuman would wheel his way to way to finish fourth as Wyatt Burks rounded out the top-five finishers in the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League feature event at Lucas Oil Speedway on Championship Night of the Twelfth Annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial.
POWRi WAR Sprint League | Lucas Oil Speedway | 9/17/22:
Hoosier Racing Tire Quick Hot-Lap Time: 9H-Cody Baker (15.839)
Hoosier Racing Tire Quick Lock-In Hot-Lap Time: 74-Xavier Doney (16.661)
Advanced Racing Suspension LCQ 1 Winner: 24X-Casey Shuman
Auto Meter LCQ 2 Winner: 5-Jesse Vermillion
Schure Built Suspensions LCQ 3 Winner: #1-Justin Zimmerman
AFCO Racing LCQ Winner: 52C-Isaac Chapple
MVT Services Event High Point Qualifier: 6-Mario Clouser
Toyota Racing Development Hard Charger: 44P-Jason Howell (+15)
Lucas Oil Feature Winner: 9-Chase Randall
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall[2]; 2. 6-Mario Clouser[1]; 3. 44-Wesley Smith[3]; 4. 24X-Casey Shuman[9]; 5. 11W-Wyatt Burks[4]; 6. 28-Kory Schudy[15]; 7. 77-Jack Wagner[7]; 8. 5-Jesse Vermillion[10]; 9. 91-Riley Kreisel[13]; 10. 44P-Jason Howell[24]; 11. 20-Shon Deskins[20]; 12. 21X-Caleb Stelzig[21]; 13. 16-Anthony Nicholson[19]; 14. #1-Justin Zimmerman[11]; 15. 1JR-Steven Russell[22]; 16. 73V-Blake Vermillion[23]; 17. 24LCR-Chris Morgan[18]; 18. 11-Justin Melton[14]; 19. (DNF) 31-Joe B Miller[6]; 20. (DNF) 73-Samuel Wagner[17]; 21. (DNF) 52C-Isaac Chapple[12]; 22. (DNF) 15-Matt Sherrell[16]; 23. (DNF) 74-Xavier Doney[8]; 24. (DQ) 24-Landon Simon[5].
Last Chance Qualifier 1 (12 Laps): 1. 24X-Casey Shuman[1]; 2. 91-Riley Kreisel[4]; 3. 73-Samuel Wagner[5]; 4. 21X-Caleb Stelzig[7]; 5. 22M-Zach Daum[6]; 6. 00-Broc Elliott[9]; 7. 33K-Michael Merrell[11]; 8. 75-Tyler Blank[13]; 9. 39-Kimberly Tyre[12]; 10. (DNF) 77X-Colt Treharn[3]; 11. (DNF) 15B-Quinton Benson[2]; 12. (DNF) 33-Bryson Smith[8]; 13. (DNF) 89-Todd McVay[10]; 14. (DNS) 11X-Tom Curran.
Last Chance Qualifier 2 (12 Laps): 1. 5-Jesse Vermillion[2]; 2. 11-Justin Melton[3]; 3. 24LCR-Chris Morgan[11]; 4. 1JR-Steven Russell[6]; 5. 13-Chase Howard[4]; 6. 38T-Travis Oldfield[13]; 7. 7R-JD Black[8]; 8. 21K-Kobe Simpson[5]; 9. 33L-Mark Lane[9]; 10. 57-Chase Parson[10]; 11. (DNF) 41L-Ricky Lewis[1]; 12. (DNS) 33W-Rece Wommack; 13. (DNS) 7M-Heath Murry.
Last Chance Qualifier 3 (12 Laps): 1. #1-Justin Zimmerman[2]; 2. 28-Kory Schudy[1]; 3. 16-Anthony Nicholson[3]; 4. 73V-Blake Vermillion[4]; 5. 48-Nathan Moore[5]; 6. 2K-Kyle Lewis[10]; 7. 52-Dean Bowers[11]; 8. 45-Jesse Bebee[12]; 9. (DNF) 9H-Cody Baker[13]; 10. (DNF) 79-Ryan Hall[8]; 11. (DNF) 41-Brad Wyatt[7]; 12. (DNF) 21-Michelle Parson[6]; 13. (DNF) 74N-Natalie Doney[9].
Last Chance Qualifier 4 (12 Laps): 1. 52C-Isaac Chapple[1]; 2. 15-Matt Sherrell[2]; 3. 20-Shon Deskins[3]; 4. 44P-Jason Howell[5]; 5. 77K-Katlynn Leer[7]; 6. 37-Brian Beebe[4]; 7. 31M-Mason Smith[8]; 8. 2-Jason Billups[10]; 9. 26-Zach Clark[6]; 10. B52-Blake Bowers[11]; 11. (DNF) 88G-Garrett Hulsey[9]; 12. (DNS) 21M-Michael Moore; 13. (DNS) 55L-Casey Lewallen.
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Photo Credit: Richard Bales