Wheatland, MO. (5/4/24) Culminating the on-track excitement of the 13th Annual Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown at Lucas Oil Speedway, the POWRi 360 Ozark Sprints would witness Miles Paulus claiming his first series feature victory in thrilling feature action.
Starting the night in at the ‘Diamond of Dirt Tracks’ would see Miles Paulus and Chase Porter each earning heat racing victories with Randy Martin attaining the high-point qualifier award.
Flying into feature green flag racing would find pole-starter Randy Martin out-duel Miles Paulus out of the first pair of corners as Martin would shoot to the preferred position with the field calculating for spots behind the leader.
Overtaking the top spot late, Miles Paulus would slide by the hall-of-famer Randy Martin for the preferred position to lead the final five laps as Gunner Ramey would also advance past the one-time leading Martin to secure the runner-up placement.
“I get to stand here and say I won but in reality this is a whole team effort tonight,” said the victorious Miles Paulus in the Lucas Oil Speedway winner’s circle. Adding, “I’m very grateful to be in this position to drive a great car.”
Earning the inaugural feature victory within the POWRi 360 Ozark Sprint Division, Miles Paulus would outrun hard-charger and runner-up placement Gunner Ramey to capture the feature win. Speedy Randy Martin would clinch third as Garrett Benson finished fourth with Chase Porter rounding out the top-five finishers for the POWRi 360 Ozark Sprints feature event at Lucas Oil Speedway in support of the 13th Annual Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown.
POWRi 360 Sprint Series | Lucas Oil Speedway | 5/4/24:
Toyota Racing Development TRD A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus[4]; 2. 21-Gunner Ramey[6]; 3. 14-Randy Martin[1]; 4. 2B-Garrett Benson[3]; 5. 2-Chase Porter[5]; 6. 5T-James Turnbull[8]; 7. 73-Samuel Wagner[10]; 8. 77-Jack Wagner[12]; 9. 99D-Tucker Daly[9]; 10. 14E-Kyle Bellm[2]; 11. (DNS) 31-Casey Wills; 12. (DNS) 52D-Skyler Daly.
Flying A Motorsports Flying A Motorsports Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 98P-Miles Paulus[1]; 2. 14-Randy Martin[4]; 3. 14E-Kyle Bellm[6]; 4. 5T-James Turnbull[2]; 5. (DNS) 52D-Skyler Daly; 6. (DNS) 73-Samuel Wagner.
Engler Machine Tool Engler Machine & Tool Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Chase Porter[1]; 2. 21-Gunner Ramey[3]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[6]; 4. 31-Casey Wills[4]; 5. 99D-Tucker Daly[5]; 6. (DNS) 77-Jack Wagner.
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