WHEATLAND, MO. (May 4, 2019) – Winning his 11th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League main event, Sutter, California’s Logan Seavey drove by his Keith Kunz Motorsports teammate Jesse Colwell on lap 23 to snag the win at Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday night.
With 31 entries signed-in for the co-sanctioned show between POWRi National and POWRi West, the field was split into four heats won by Jason McDougal (Smith Titanium Heat 1), Tucker Klaasmeyer (Keizer Wheels Heat 2), Cannon McIntosh (Saldana Racing Products Heat 3) and Shelby Bosie (Rod End Supply Heat 4). Jake Neuman picked up the win in the Toyota Racing B-Main.
The 30-lap POWRi National/West Midgets main event was quickly lit up by some opening lap fireworks, as front row starters Tucker Klaasmeyer and Jesse Colwell made contact in turn three, resulting in a flat left rear for Klaasmeyer. Colwell recovered and led the field back to green, while Klaasmeyer tagged the tail.
Colwell, of Red Bluff, California, checked out in the early running as Tyler Thomas, Cannon McIntosh and Logan Seavey fought for the runner-up spot. A bobble from McIntosh sent Seavey into second just shy of halfway and lap traffic allowed them to reel in Colwell for the lead as well.
With ten laps left, Seavey had approached Colwell and was set to challenge for the lead, even throwing a lap 21 slider at the young gun, but to no avail as Colwell crossed him up and held on. However, a lap 23 caution bunched the field back up and put Seavey on Colwell’s bumper.
Making his move right away, Seavey powered off the bottom of turn two and drove underneath Colwell to steal the lead and command the 24th lap. McIntosh quickly followed Seavey and fired his own slider on Colwell to take second.
McIntosh put forth a valiant effort in tracking Seavey down, but he was unable to close in, as Logan Seavey of Sutter, California parked the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67 in victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway for his third win of 2019 and the 11th of his POWRi National Midget career.
The 16-year old Bixby, Oklahoma sensation, Cannon McIntosh, snagged a career-best finish of second aboard his Dave Mac Motorsports, Drive WFX, Toyota Racing No. 08. Jesse Colwell, who led 23 laps in pursuit of his first-career triumph, came home with a solid podium finish of third. Rounding out the top five was the No. 5D Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois in fourth and the No. 3N Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Illinois.
On tap next for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is a pair of Illinois showings next week. On Friday, May 10, they take to Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois with a Saturday, May 11 appearance at Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois to follow.
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Smith Titanium Heat One (8 Laps):
- 21KS-Jason McDougal, Broken Arrow, OK (1); 2. 67K-Holley Hollan, Broken Arrow, OK (3); 3. 67-Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (6); 4. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (5); 5. 71K-Tanner Carrick, Lincoln, CA (7); 6. 9H-Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, OK (4); 7. 15L-Merril Lamb, Iola, KS (8); 8. 2H-Luke Howard, Overland Park, KS (2).
Keizer Wheels Heat Two (8 Laps):
- 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, Paola, KS (3); 2. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (5); 3. 7M-Chance Morton, Coweta, OK (1); 4. 42-Hank Davis, Sand Springs, OK (4); 5. 5T-Presley Truedson, Kennedy, MN (2); 6. 8M-Kade Morton, Coweta, OK (7); 7. 19S-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (6); 8. 3H-Rick Horn, Colony, KS (8).
Saldana Racing Products Heat Three (8 Laps):
- 08-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (1); 2. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (2); 3. 32-Trey Marcham, Oklahoma City, OK (4); 4. 41-Brad Wyatt, Kearney, MO (3); 5. 7S-Pat Schudy, Springfield, MO (6); 6. 11B-Kaylee Bryson, Muskogee, OK (5); 7. 20G-Noah Gass, Mounds, OK (7); 8. 15H-Tony Hudlin, Iola, KS (8).
Rod End Supply Heat Four (8 Laps):
- 3B-Shelby Bosie, Sherman, IL (2); 2. 44-Wesley Smith, Nixa, MO (1); 3. 91T-Tyler Thomas, Collinsville, OK (7); 4. 3N-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (3); 5. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (5); 6. 17E-Blake Edwards, Claremore, OK (6); 7. 44S-Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO (4).
Toyota Racing B-Main (12 Laps):
- 3N-Jake Neuman (1); 2. 9-Daison Pursley (3); 3. 20G-Noah Gass (10); 4. 7S-Pat Schudy (2); 5. 5T-Presley Truedson (5); 6. 19S-Korey Weyant (11); 7. 8M-Kade Morton (4); 8. 9H-Emilio Hoover (8); 9. 15L-Merril Lamb (9); 10. 15H-Tony Hudlin (14); 11. 3H-Rick Horn (13); 12. 11B-Kaylee Bryson (7); 13. 44S-Andrew Felker (12); 14. 17E-Blake Edwards (DNS); 15. 2H-Luke Howard (DNS).
POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Midget League Main Event (30 Laps):
- 67-Logan Seavey (5); 2. 08-Cannon McIntosh (7); 3. 71-Jesse Colwell (2); 4. 5D-Zach Daum (12); 5. 3N-Jake Neuman (17); 6. 21KS-Jason McDougal (6); 7. 67K-Holley Hollan (8); 8. 7M-Chance Morton (13); 9. 71K-Tanner Carrick (14); 10. 9-Daison Pursley (18); 11. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer (1); 12. 28-Ace McCarthy (9); 13. 3B-Shelby Bosie (4); 14. 19S-Korey Weyant (22); 15. 91T-Tyler Thomas (3); 16. 5T-Presley Truedson (21); 17. 8M-Kade Morton (23); 18. 42-Hank Davis (15); 19. 44-Wesley Smith (10); 20. 20G-Noah Gass (19); 21. 32-Trey Marcham (11); 22. 7S-Pat Schudy (20); 23. 41-Brad Wyatt (16); 24. 44S-Andrew Felker (24).
Lap Leader(s): Colwell 1-23, Seavey 24-30.
Hard Charger(s): Neuman +12.