Belleville, IL. (9/19/2021) Hitting the smooth racing surfaces of their home-territory of Barona Speedway for the first time in over a month, the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints would find speed all evening with fast lap times and battles for nearly every position. Point leader Grant Sexton would extend his advantage at the top by flexing his driving might and gaining his fourth victory of the 2021 season.
Heat racing battles would find Grant Sexton, Brent Sexton, and Braden Chiaramonte each winning the early on-track actions. Rudy Padilla and Peter Benker would benefit from an intermission re-draw, placing each driver on the front-row for the twenty-lap feature event.
Launching to the front of the seventeen-driver field from a third starting position, Grant Sexton would survive all challenges to earn his seventh career series victory. Rookie sensation Braden Chiaramonte would hound the leading Grant all event from starting fifth only to settle into the runner-up finishing spot with previous event’s winner Brent Sexton placing third.
Matt Sotomayor would hold solid, continuing to impress in his rookie campaign, placing fourth with David Bezio rounding out the top-five finishers for the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints at Barona Speedway.
POWRi SWLS Feature Results from Barona Speedway on Saturday, September 18th:
- 3 | Grant Sexton | Lakeside, CA | 3 | Heat Race Winner
- 73 | Braden Chiaramonte | El Cajon, CA | 5 | Heat Race Winner
- 2B | Brent Sexton | Lakeside, CA | 6 | Heat Race Winner
- 9 | Matt Sotomayor | Alpine, CA | 4
- 44 | David Bezio | El Cajon, CA | 7
- 92 | Jeremy Queener | Norwalk, CA | 10
- 47D | Rudy Padilla | CA | 1
- 54 | Jim Squire III | Lakeside, CA | 15 | Hard Charger (+7)
- 2 | Jason Arnold | San Diego, CA | 9
- 10 | Brett Horn | El, Cajon, CA | 12
- 15 | Jon Squire | El Cajon, CA | 8
- 15X | DJ Dumas | El Cajon, CA | 13
- 7 | Robert Early | California, CA | 11
- 80 | Ryan Dumas | San Diego, CA | 14
- 18 | Dalton Sexton | Lakeside, CA | 16
- 13 | Peter Benker | Alpine, CA | 2
- 56 | Cody Griggs | Lakeside, CA | 17
Up next for the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints will be a return to Barona Speedway on October 2nd. Classes scheduled to compete include the POWRi SWLS, 360/410 Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Northern Sport Mods, IMCA Sport Compact, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pony Stocks, Dwarf Cars, Master Mini-Dwarf, Sportsman Mini-Dwarf, Mini-Late Models, and Jr. Sprints. Pit Gates open at noon with hot laps slated for a 5:00 PM starting time. More track information can be found online at www.baronaspeedway.com.
The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series would like to thank the following sponsors for making the 2021 racing season possible: Lucas Oil, Sexton Fire Protection, RTL Traffic Control & Equipment, Victory Graphix, United Cleaning Company, BK Wing, and A.M. Ortega Construction Inc. For updates on the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series, visit the series website at www.raceswls.com or “Like” their Facebook page.
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