Belleville, IL. (09/28/2020) Possibly saving the best event of the year for last, the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints would visit their home-racing grounds of I-35 Speedway, in Winston Missouri, to wrap up their 2020 racing season on Saturday. September 25th. After a full field of twenty of the top lightning sprinters racing for nearly every position, Minnesota’s Alan Truscinski would emerge victorious after making a near eight-hour journey to compete.
Helping pack the pits would see seven POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints drivers make the long trek from the north to support their Lightning Sprint brethren of the Midwest setting the stage for a one-of-a-kind premier POWRi League battle. After three exciting heat races, the POWRi MKLS would head into intermission with a 2-1 advantage over POWRi MLS as Alan Truscinski(MKLS), Cody Swenson(MKLS), and Kenny Bowers(MLS) all earned victories in early competitions the stage was set for the twenty-lap main event.
Shaking up the field with an invert based on heat race passing points acquired, #22x Wade Haugeberg and #18 Stanley Kreisel would bring the pack to feature racing for the initial launch. POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint point-leader Kreisel would earn the early lead with Chase Fischer #22 in hot pursuit for the primary positioning. Early caution flags would keep the running close and competitive with many drivers finding several grooves worthy of running.
Starting from fifth, Alan Truscinski #13t would find the speedy three-eighths-mile oval of I-35 Speedway to his preference by grabbing the lead as the midway point approached on the track. Emma Martin #99 would prove the be back in her top-contending form staying in the hunt for first all event. Battling through the field from originally eleventh, Alex Truscinski #10x would make it a family reunion at the lead of the pack as he joined his father up-front.
As the checkers waived Alan Truscinski would continue his streak of claiming the final feature event in two separate POWRi Lightning Sprint Leagues this year, now winning both Minn-Kota and Midwest. The younger Truscinski would hold steady finishing second as Martin rounded out the podium in an electrifying event. Outstanding wheelman #11 Brandon Smith continues his consistent ways with a solid fourth as Jeff Bard #01 would earn the hard charger by gaining eleven positions from sixteenth to finish fifth.
Feature Results for the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints at I-35 Speedway on Saturday, September 25th:
- 13t Alan Truscinski (5) Heat Race Winner
- 10x Alex Truscinski (11)
- 99 Emma Martin (9)
- 11 Brandon Smith (12)
- 01 Jeff Bard (16)
- 44 Dustin Shaner (8)
- 100 Jason Berg (17)
- 7 Tyler Johnson (10)
- 00 Dave Hammons (15)
- 91 Mike Tindell (13)
- 22 Chase Fischer (3)
- 49b Kenny Bowers (6) Heat Race Winner
- 10 Chasity Younger (18)
- 18 Stanley Kreisel (2)
- 22x Wade Haugeberg (1)
- 42 Alex Davis(4)
- 13j Jeffery Sears(14)
- 51 Cody Swenson(7) Heat Race Winner
DNS 19s Travis Surerus; 19 Wesley Van Drunen
With the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lighting Sprints season concluded on another successful season in a challenging 2020, MLS would like to thank the owners, drivers, fans, and officers for their continual support. Next year is already in the works with some added races and new tracks.
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