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Belleville, IL. (07/26/2021) Running a trio of events over the weekend, the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would get ample track opportunities to fine-tune their machines with great action aplenty. Dexter Dvergsten would continue to add to his amazing all-time win count by not only earning the checkers in the make-up feature at Red River Valley Speedway but would nab his eighteenth feature win of the past two seasons in that night’s main event. Traveling open-wheeling great Chris Crowder would prove why he is the reigning POWRi National Champion by grabbing his first career MKLS feature win at Buffalo River Speedway.

Red River Valley Speedway would run the June 4th POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint feature to start the night with Alex Truscinski and Bryce Haugeberg gaining heat racing wins. Going green flag feature racing would find pole-sitter Dexter Dvergsten fly to the early lead, never letting up to earn the feature win. Truscinski would battle from a fifth starting spot to earn runner-up position as Travis Surerus rounded out the June 4th make-up feature event podium finishers.

Later in the evening at the speedy three-tenths-mile bullring with the POWRi MKLS, Chris Crowder would roll into the region grabbing a heat race victory with Mark Williams also earning an early on-track win. Front-row starters for the feature Alex Truscinski and Dexter Dvergsten would establish themselves as the drivers to beat on the smooth racing surfaces. Dvergsten would again flex his driving might by claiming his tenth feature win in the POWRi MKLS season. Truscinski would hold on to finish runner-up for the second straight race as Crowder would race from starting fourth to rounding out the podium placement.

Knocking off any travel lag, Chris Crowder would make the journey from Colorado successful at Buffalo River Speedway by gaining a heat racing victory, only to endure a re-draw for the feature line-up. Racing from fifth Crowder would run down the early leader, and fellow heat race winner, Kelsi Pederson to battle intensely for the preferred position. Crowder would gain the top spot on the evening with six-starting Alex Truscinski notching a trio of runners-up placements on the weekend. Travis Surerus would round out the podium finishers for the POWRi MKLS at Buffalo River Speedway from starting fourth.

Feature Results for POWRi MKLS at Red River Valley Speedway June 4th Make-Up 7/23/2021:

1. 11 | Dexter Dvergsten | Greenbush, MN | 1
2. 10 | Alex Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | 5 | Heat Race Winner
3. 19S | Travis Surerus | Fargo, ND | 6
4. 100 | Jason Berg | West Fargo, ND | 9 | Hard Charger (+5)
5. 5G | Garrison Miller | Fargo, ND | 8
6. 24 | Jake Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | 10
7. 22 | Bryce Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | 3 | DNF | Heat Race Winner
8. 27 | Weston Olson | Warren, MN | 7 | DNF
9. 72 | Kate Taves | Detroit Lakes, MN | 11 | DNF
10. 13 | Alan Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | 2 | DNF
11. 51 | Cody Swenson | Middle River, MN | 4 | DNF

Feature Results for POWRi MKLS at Red River Valley Speedway on 7/23/2021:

1. 11 | Dexter Dvergsten | Greenbush, MN | 2
2. 10 | Alex Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | 1
3. 26 | Chris Crowder | Colorado Springs, CO | 4 | Heat Race Winner
4. 27 | Weston Olson | Warren, MN | 9 | Hard Charger (+5)
5. 1W | Mark Williams | Grand Forks, ND | 3 | Heat Race Winner
6. 100 | Jason Berg | West Fargo, ND | 7
7. 60X | Patrick Brejcha | Wahpeton, ND | 6
8. 08 | Wesley Van Drunen | Fargo, ND | 8
9. 5G | Garrison Miller | Fargo, ND | 13
10. 24 | Jake Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | 9
11. 72 | Kate Taves | Detroit Lakes, MN | 15
12. 16E | Paul Ericson | Grand Forks, ND | 12
13. 19S | Travis Surerus | Fargo, ND | 5 | DNF
14. 40 | Cameron Veralrud | Oslo, MN | 11 | DNF
15. 07 | Vance Bennett | Fargo, ND | 14 | DNF
16. 13 | Alan Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | DNS
17. 22 | Bryce Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | DNS

Feature Results for POWRi MKLS at Buffalo River Speedway on 7/25/2021:

1. 26 | Chris Crowder | Colorado Springs, CO | 5 | Heat Race Winner
2. 10 | Alex Truscinski | Greenbush, MN | 6
3. 19S | Travis Surerus | Fargo, ND | 4
4. 60X | Patrick Brejcha | Wahpeton, ND | 3
5. 22 | Bryce Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | 8
6. 40 | Cameron Veralrud | Oslo, MN | 11 | 13 | Hard Charger (+7)
7. 24 | Jake Haugeberg | West Fargo, ND | 7
8. 30M | Parker Monroe | Grand Forks, ND | 12
9. 27 | Weston Olson | Warren, MN | 16
10. 16E | Paul Ericson | Grand Forks, ND | 11
11. 72 | Kate Taves | Detroit Lakes, MN | 15
12. 93 | Kelsi Pederson | East Grand Forks, MN | 2 | DNF | Heat Race Winner
13. 08 | Wesley Van Drunen | Fargo, ND | 10 | DNF
14. 100 | Jason Berg | West Fargo, ND | 1 | DNF
15. 07 | Vance Bennett | Fargo, ND | 14 | DNF
16. 1 | Mark Williams | Grand Forks, ND | 15 | DNF

Next up for the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints will be a three-day weekend of open-wheel excitement with return trips to River Cities Speedway on Friday, July 30th, Greenbush Race Park on Saturday, July 31st, and then the series wraps up the weekend at Buffalo River Speedway on Sunday, August 1st. More track information can be found online at www.rivercitiesspeedway.com, www.greenbushracepark.com, and www.buffaloriverracing.com.

Updates and more information regarding the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints including the inaugural POWRi MKLS Summer Shootout, driver profiles, point standings, and series rules can be found on the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series Facebook page.

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