Belleville, IL. (05/30/2020) A stacked field of forty-one POWRi Engler Machine and Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint League competitors would file into the pits at I-44 Riverside Speedway for the first night of racing action for the Seventh Annual Turnpike Challenge. With battles for positions all over the multi-grooved racing surface, the familiar face of #51b Joe B. Miller would end the feature riding the high line to the checkers first.
As the teams fired off turn four from the initial start it was pole-sitter #5F Michael Faccinto that was able to capture the early lead, only to see #12T Trey Robb wheel his way to the front through turns 1+2. Robb would hold the field advantage for most of the feature until a late-race caution bunching the field mixed with the hard running effort of Joe B. Miller #51b around the outside in turn 4 would see a new leader at the line. Miller would hold off all challenges on his way to claiming his league-leading 39th career POWRi Engler Machine and Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint feature event. Robb would hold on to finish in a close second place as early leader Faccinto would round out the night’s podium. Jake Hagopian #88x would charge through the pack from an eleventh starting spot to claim the fourth position as #21H Brady Bacon came home finishing fifth.
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat 1 Winner: 14h - Harley Hollan
Lightning Wings Heat 2 Winner: 12 - Frank Galusha
Schure Built Suspensions Heat 3 Winner: 11j - Joey Starnes
Driven Midwest Heat 4 Winner: 122 - Lane Warner
MVT Services Heat 5 Winner: 12t - Trey Robb
Bell Helmet High Point: 5f - Michael Faccinto
Max Papis Innovations Semi-Feature 1: 6 - Christopher Townsend
Hoosier Tire Semi-Feature 2: 11b - Kaylee Bryson
Diversified Machine Inc. Hard Charger: 88x - Jake Hagopian
Engler Machine & Tool Feature Winner: 51b - Joe B Miller
POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League Feature Results (20 laps): 1. 51B - Joe B Miller 2. 12t - Trey Robb 3. 5f - Michael Faccinto 4. 88x - Jake Hagopian 5. 21h - Brady Bacon 6. 39 - Russ Disinger 7. 12 - Frank Galusha 8. 14j - Jade Avedisian 9. 14 - Corey Day 10. 14h - Harley Hollan 11. 5t - Ryan Timms 12. 2 - Chase Porter 13. 12c - Cody Christensen 14. 97 - Scotty Milan 15. 6 - Christopher Townsend 16. 11b - Kaylee Bryson 17. 93 - Matt Carr 18. 11j - Joey Starnes 19. 1 - Bryant Wiedeman 20. 92 - Lee Conner 21. 122 - Lane Warner 22. 12g - Gage Robb
Night #2 of the Turnpike Challenge continues Saturday, May 30th back at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Catch all the action live and only on POWRi.TV.
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