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NEUMAN SURVIVES MARION MAYHEM, WINS AGAIN WITH TEAM RIPPER
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Winner Jake Neuman (Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions Photo)
NEUMAN SURVIVES MARION MAYHEM, WINS AGAIN WITH TEAM RIPPER
MARION, ILL. (October 12, 2019) - Saturday's Southern Illinois Shootout was a wild one from start-to-finish for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Encountering the 1/8th-mile Southern Illinois Raceway for the first and only time this season, drivers faced a rough and rowdy surface with character aplenty. Four different leaders stood at the front, some slipped back and some stormed forward, but through all of the chaos and carnage it was Jake Neuman and Team Ripper capitalizing late and finding victory lane once again.
Swarmed by several inches of rain on Thursday and Friday, Mother Nature left a signature mark on the SIR short track as the POWRi National Midgets rode into town for their lone appearance of 2019. From hot laps to feature action, it was a cowboy up kind of track with holes grabbing drivers, bumps shaking 'em up, ruts throwing 'em around and surprises around each corner.
Going green for the 30-lap main event, Jesse Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. quickly put his right foot down and hammered around polesitter Tyler Courtney to gain initial command of the lead. Entering with the championship lead under his own control, Colwell set sail with a focus on keeping his nose clean aboard the Keith Kunz Motorsports, IWX Motor Freight, Bullet/Toyota No. 71.
Lap traffic on lap five quickly threw a wrench into that plan as Colwell dealt with backmarkers in front of him and a furiously fast Courtney hot on his tail. A lap eight side-by-side bout nearly ended in chaos when Colwell closed the door on Courtney into turn three and launched out of a hole into a lapper, but luckily his No. 71 mount recovered and kept control of the top spot before third-running Cannon McIntosh brought out the red flag with a gnarly turn one flip off the fence.
Back to green on lap nine, Courtney successfully attacked Colwell as he bobbled, moving the Clauson-Marshall Racing, NOS Energy Drink, Spike/SR-11 No. 17JR to the point. "Sunshine," a two-time winner POWRi competition, drove off into lap traffic through the middle stages while Colwell dropped at the hands of his KKM teammates, Tanner Carrick and Holley Hollan.
At the halfway mark, Colwell's No. 71 slowed to a halt in turn two to bring out the caution and throw some serious championship implications into the fray as he went to the pit area with a mechanical issue. Returning to racing with ten to go, Courtney continued to lead Carrick while Chris Andrews of Tulsa, Okla. made it by Hollan for the third spot.
Coming together in a fight for the top spot, Colwell and Courtney collided off turn four on the 23rd circuit. They both kept it together and held onto 1st and 2nd, but the damage was already done. Over the next lap, Carrick's front end folded on the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Walker Filters, Craftsman No. 71K and then Courtney's left rear went flat, eliminating both contenders from the show.
Inheriting the lead with eight laps left, Chris Andrews commanded the field in a Jim Miller owned No. 95 entry. The chaos quickly resumed, however, as Andrews' bid for a breakthrough first-career National Midget win were shattered just three-quarters of a lap later, when contact between he and Jake Neuman shot the No. 95 around and to a stop.
The final restart saw Neuman fire the field with Andrew Felker and a hard-charging Buddy Kofoid at his heels. Neuman took the conservative route around the inside, but Buddy, who was making his first-ever POWRi National Midget start, was going all-out after making it to the front from 17th. Kofoid was a show in-and-of himself over the final eight laps while running high, biking big and smashing the gas in pursuit of Neuman, a race that he would make close, but ultimately fall just short of stealing.
At the checkered flag, it was Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. withstanding the chaos and winning the Southern Illinois Shootout at SIR from the 11th spot. Marking his sixth career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory, tonight's triumph was Neuman's fourth of 2019, a season which has proved to be the best of his career. Driving the Team Ripper No. 21KS, Neuman and crew chief Flea Ruzic have made five starts together since September with two wins coming their way.
Buddy Kofoid of Penngrove, Calif. left a lasting first impression on the POWRi National Midget ranks in his league debut at SIR. Falling short of the victory, the teenage sensation delivered a remarkable 17th-to-2nd run aboard the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Toyota Racing No. 97 and made his name known across the midget racing landscape.
Andrew Felker, the 2012 POWRi National Midget champ and current POWRi West points leader, rounded out the podium with a third-place showing in the Chad Shields Racing, MelMark Pipe & Supply, Ripper/Fontana No. 44S. Closing out the top five at SIR was a pair of KKM teammates with 14-year old Daison Pursley finishing fourth in the Toyota Racing No. 9 and the record-chasing Logan Seavey in fifth with the Mobil 1 No. 67.
Finishing inside the top ten was Tucker Klaasmeyer of Paola, Kans. in sixth, Kyle Jones of Kennedale, Tex. in seventh for the TriFecta Motorsorts No. 7U, championship contender Zach Daum in eighht-from-19th, midget rookie Kameron Key in ninth-from-18th, and Jesse Love in tenth-from-23rd.
Daison Pursley (Auto Meter Heat 1), Logan Seavey (KSE Racing Products Heat 2), Tyler Courtney (Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat 3) and Tanner Carrick (Schoenfeld Headers Heat 4) topped heat race action. Buddy Kofoid won the Rod End Supply B-Main.
The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League visits Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. tomorrow Sunday, October 13 for the Charlene Meents Memorial. If you can't make it, watch LIVE on www.speedshifttv.com.
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Auto Meter Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (1); 2. 67K-Holley Hollan, Broken Arrow, OK (5); 3. 44S-Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO (7); 4. 57D-Daniel Robinson, Ewing, IL (2); 5. 28X-Kameron Key, Warrensburg, MO (3); 6. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (6); 7. 103-Broc Hunnell, Eolia, MO (4).
KSE Racing Products Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 67-Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (2); 2. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (6); 3. 72-Sam Johnson, St. Peters, MO (1); 4. 88-Tyler Nelson, Indianapolis, IN (3); 5. 97K-Jesse Love, Redwood City, CA (5); 6. 97-Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, CA (7); 7. 86C-Dave Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL (4).
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 17JR-Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, IN (5); 2. 95-Chris Andrews, Sapulpa, OK (1); 3. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, Paola, KS (3); 4. 21KS-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (6); 5. 47BC-Andrew Layser, Collegeville, PA (2); DNS, 4W-Ben Welsch, Libert, MO.
Schoenfeld Headers Heat Four (8 Laps):
1. 71K-Tanner Carrick, Lincoln, CA (1); 2. 08-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (6); 3. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (4); 4. 7U-Kyle Jones, Kennedale, TX (5); 5. 17C-Devin Camfield, Decatur, IL (3); 6. 4F-Chad Frewaldt, Kansas City, KS (2).
Rod End Supply B-Main (10 Laps / 6 Transfer):
1. 97-Buddy Kofoid (2); 2. 28X-Kameron Key (3); 3. 5D-Zach Daum (6); 4. 47BC-Andrew Layser (5); 5. 4F-Chad Frewaldt (7); 6. 103-Broc Hunnell (8); 7. 17C-Devin Camfield (4); 8. 86C-Dave Camfield Jr. (9); 9. 97K-Jesse Love (1); DNS, 4W-Ben Welsch.
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Main Event (30 Laps):
1. 3N-Jake Neuman (11); 2. 97-Buddy Kofoid (17); 3. 44S-Andrew Felker (5); 4. 9-Daison Pursley (7); 5. 67-Logan Seavey (6); 6. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer (12); 7. 7U-Kyle Jones (13); 8. Zach Daum (19); 9. 28X-Kameron Key (18); 10. 97K-Jesse Love (23); 11. 47BC-Andrew Layser (20); 12. 95-Chris Andrews (9); 13. 88-Tyler Nelson (15); 14. 72-Sam Johnson (14); 15. 17JR-Tyler Courtney (1); 16. 71K-Tanner Carrick (8); 17. 67K-Holley Hollan (4); 18. 57D-Daniel Robinson (16); 19. 103-Broc Hunnell (22); 20. 4F-Chad Frewaldt (21); 21. 71-Jesse Colwell (2); 22. 28-Ace McCarthy (10); 23. 08-Cannon McIntosh (3).
Lap Leader(s): Colwell 1-8; Courtney 9-23; Neuman 24-30.
Hard Charger(s): Kofoid +15 (17th-2nd)
Photo Credit - Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions
Article Credit - Brian Walker, POWRi Media Director
Winner Jake Neuman (Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions Photo)
CARRICK CRUISES TO THIRD-CAREER WIN AT JACKSONVILLE
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Winner Tanner Carrick (Brendon Bauman Photo)
JACKSONVILLE, ILL. (October 6, 2019) - Going wire-to-wire in Saturday's 30-lap main event at Jacksonville Speedway, Tanner Carrick of Lincoln, Calif. was just unstoppable in the green-to-checkered run. Aboard the Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports, Walker Filters, Bullet/Toyota No. 71K, Carrick won his third career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature and the first of his 2019 campaign.
Surviving a pair of rain delays before the feature hit the track, it was a constant guessing game on Saturday as Mother Nature tried and tried again to thwart the Jacksonville Speedway season finale. A steady afternoon cell nearly ended it all before pill draw started, and then a sudden shower ahead of the main events created a second brief stoppage.
Earning PAC Racing Springs High Point Man honors, Carrick claimed the pole position of the main event following an excitable fifth-to-first charge in heat race action. Joined to his outside by Zach Duam of Pocahontas, Ill., the duo brought the 22-car feature field to life and Carrick immediately shot to the point.
On a fast, heavy and hammer down quarter-mile surface, Carrick was able to quickly extend his advantage before Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. made his way by Daum for the second spot on lap eight. Trailing by 2.1 seconds, Abreu's charge to Carrick's tail waited until the final ten laps, when he brought the heat through lap traffic.
Finding another gear in the closing laps, Abreu all of a sudden chopped into Carrick's lead left and right aboard the Safelite Auto Repair No. 97. Giving the fans some late-race excitement, Abreu was able to approach Carrick's No. 71K on the final circuit but fell just one or two corners short of being able to make a bid for the win.
In the end, Tanner Carrick of Lincoln, Calif. controlled all 30 laps aboard the Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports, Walker Filters, Bullet/Toyota No. 71K. His Jacksonville Speedway score marks his first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win of 2019 and the third of his career.
Rico Abreu settled for runner-up honors for the second-straight night while Zach Daum also rounded out the podium on Saturday just like he did on Friday. Jesse Colwell lost 10 points off his championship lead as he finished in fourth with Tucker Klaasmeyer right behind him in the fifth spot.
Also finishing inside the top ten was Holley Hollan in sixth, Cannon McIntosh in seventh, Logan Seavey in eighth, Daison Pursley in ninth and Andrew Layser in tenth.
The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League moves to Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. on Friday, October 11 followed by a Saturday, October 12 stop at Southern Illinois Raceway in Marion, Ill.
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Auto Meter Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 71K-Tanner Carrick, Lincoln, CA (5); 2. 47BC-Andrew Layser, Collegeville, PA (2); 3. 97K-Jesse Love, Redwood City, CA (4); 4. 97A-Austin O'Dell, Rochester, IL (3); 5. 57B-Chase Jones, Greenwood, IN (1); 6. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (7); 7. 55-Jeff Sparks, Mason City, IL (8); DNS, 87-Mitchell Davis, Auburn, IL.
KSE Racing Products Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 67-Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (3); 2. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (6); 3. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (5); 4. 08-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (7); 5. 21KS-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (4); 6. 3K-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (1); 7. 103-Broc Hunnell, Eolia, MO (2).
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, Paola, KS (2); 2. 97-Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (6); 3. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (3); 4. 67K-Holley Hollan, Broken Arrow, OK (7); 5. 00-Luke Howard, Overland Park, KS (1); 6. 54-Ray Seach, Beloit, WI (5); 7. 50-Daniel Adler, St. Louis, MO (4).
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Main Event (30 Laps):
1. 71K-Tanner Carrick (1); 2. 97-Rico Abreu (3); 3. 5D-Zach Daum (2); 4. 71-Jesse Colwell (6); 5. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer (5); 6. 67K-Holley Hollan (8); 7. 08-Cannon McIntosh (7); 8. 67-Logan Seavey (4); 9. 9-Daison Pursley (11); 10. 47BC-Andrew Layser (9); 11. 21KS-Jake Neuman (13); 12. 97A-Austin O'Dell (12); 13. 97K-Jesse Love (10); 14. 57B-Chase Jones (15); 15. 28-Ace McCarthy (14); 16. 50-Daniel Adler (20); 17. 3K-Korey Weyant (19); 18. 00-Luke Howard (16); 19. 54-Ray Seach (17); 20. 103-Broc Hunnell (21); 22. 55-Jeff Sparks (18); 23. 87-Mitchell Davis (22).
Lap Leader(s): Carrick 1-30.
Winner Tanner Carrick (Brendon Bauman Photo)
Photo Credit - Brendon Bauman Photos
Article Credit - Brian Walker, POWRi Media Director
SEAVEY SNOOKERS RICO LATE AT JACKSONVILLE, TIES RECORD WITH 11TH WIN OF 2019
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SEAVEY SNOOKERS RICO LATE AT JACKSONVILLE, TIES RECORD WITH 11TH WIN OF 2019
JACKSONVILLE, ILL. (October 5, 2019) - Logan Seavey thought he saw the window for a win shutting when Rico Abreu slid by on the 12th circuit in Friday's POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget feature at Jacksonville Speedway. However, a late rally brought Seavey right back to Abreu's bumper before a perfect diamond maneuver off turn two sealed the race's fate when the No. 67 shot by the No. 97 with only four laps left.
A historical win on several levels, Seavey's Friday night triumph was the scene of a handful of noteworthy milestones for the Sutter, California 22-year old. The driver of the Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67 tied Christopher Bell for the winningest single-season (11 wins), tied Zach Daum for fifth on the all-time wins list (19 wins), and tied the late Bryan Clauson for the most career wins at Jacksonville Speedway (5 wins).
Before the epic Abreu/Seavey battle heated up and well before the "Sutter Cut" was thrown in victory lane, Friday's 30-lapper took the green flag with Jesse Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. and Tyler Thomas of Collinsville, Okla. pacing the field. Thomas, a three-time winner at Jacksonville, initially put his No. 91T to the point, but things drastically changed on lap two as Thomas hopped through turns three and four before catching the wall and bouncing to a disheartening stop.
Colwell, who leads the POWRi National Midget League title hunt with six races to go, assumed the lead aboard his KKM, IWX Motor Freight, Bullet/Toyota No. 71, but it didn't last long. Going a lane above Colwell, Seavey, who started fourth, zipped around his teammate and controlled the second circuit as the restart brought the field back to life.
Seavey was strong in the opening stages as 16-year old Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, Okla. and Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. worked by Colwell to take second and third. The second and final caution waved on lap seven for a stopped Devin Camfield, which would bunch the field up and give McIntosh along with Abreu a much-anticipated shot at Seavey.
On the restart, Abreu aggressively attacked McIntosh for second and soon secured the spot with a low-line dive into turn one. Setting his sights on Seavey, Abreu tracked down his KKM teammate and pounced on lap 13, throwing a turn three slider that quickly cleared and gave him breathing room out front.
While it looked as if Abreu and his Safelite, Bullet/Toyota No. 97 were large and in charge out front, Seavey was tracking his every footstep and methodically prepping his game plan through the final stages. Making it a race with five to go, Seavey saw his opportunity with lap traffic looming and went for the move.
Diamonding off turn two, a patented move that has guided Seavey to four previous Jacksonville W's, the No. 67 cut on a dime from the top to the bottom and zoomed by Abreu down the backstretch on the 27th lap. From there, it was all about defense for Seavey, who still had Abreu breathing down his neck over the final mile of the race.
Abreu's relentless effort came up just short, however, as Logan Seavey's late-race heroics paid off and he cashed in for his 19th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory. His fifth victory in the last six events at Jacksonville sets Seavey up for a potentially historic Saturday with the record for the most wins in a single season now on the line.
Coming home with a close, but tough-to-swallow second-place bid was Abreu aboard his No. 98 entry. Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nev. rounded out the podium with a tenth-to-third run in the Hayward-Thomas Motorsports No. 19. Cannon McIntosh and Zach Daum closed out the top five while Jake Neuman (sixth), Jesse Colwell (seventh), Tucker Klaasmeyer (eighth), Tanner Carrick (ninth) and Ace McCarthy (tenth) finished inside the top ten.
The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League returns for another night at Jacksonville Speedway tonight Saturday, October 5 alongside the MOWA Sprint Cars, the Ron Milton Race of Champions, Modifieds, Street Stocks, and a Kids Mods exhibition.
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Auto Meter Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (6); 2. 91T-Tyler Thomas, Collinsville, OK (7); 3. 87-Mitchell Davis, Auburn, IL (2); 4. 71K-Tanner Carrick, Lincoln, CA (5); 5. 3K-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (8); 6. 103-Broc Hunnell, Eolia, MO (1); 7. 54-Ray Seach, Beloit, WI (3); 8. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (4).
KSE Racing Products Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 97-Rico Abreu, St. Helena, CA (1); 2. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (3); 3. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, Paola, KS (7); 4. 17-Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL (6); 5. 11-Andy Bishop, Harrisburg, IL (2); 6. 72-Sam Johnson, St. Peters, MO (5); DNS, 97A-Austin O'Dell, Rochester, IL.
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 67-Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (2); 2. 19-Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (1); 3. 97K-Jesse Love, Redwood City, CA (3); 4. 67K-Holley Hollan, Broken Arrow, OK (4); 5. 21KS-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (7); 6. 17C-Devin Camfield, Decatur, IL (5); 7. 55-Jeff Sparks, Mason City, IL (6).
Schoenfeld Headers Heat Four (8 Laps):
1. 08-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (1); 2. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (3); 3. 50-Daniel Adler, St. Louis, MO (5); 4. 47BC-Andrew Layser, Collegeville, PA (6); 5. 86C-David Camfield Jr., Decatur, IL (2); 6. 00-Luke Howard, Overland Park, KS (4); 7. 77W-Joey Wirth, Waterloo, IL (7).
Rod End Supply B-Main (12 Laps / 6 Transfer):
1. 21KS-Jake Neuman (1); 2. 67K-Holley Hollan (2); 3. 86C-David Camfield Jr. (4); 4. 00-Luke Howard (7); 5. 11-Andy Bishop (3); 6. 17C-Devin Camfield (6); 7. 97A-Austin O'Dell (13); 8. 54-Ray Seach (11); 9. 77W-Joey Wirth (8); 10. 55-Jeff Sparks (10); 11. 103-Broc Hunnell (9); 12. 9-Daison Pursley (12); 13. 72-Sam Johnson (5).
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Main Event (30 Laps):
1. 67-Logan Seavey (4); 2. 97-Rico Abreu (5); 3. 19-Tanner Thorson (10); 4. 08-Cannon McIntosh (6); 5. 5D-Zach Daum (7); 6. 21KS-Jake Neuman (17); 7. 71-Jesse Colwell (1); 8. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer (3); 9. 71K-Tanner Carrick (16); 10. 28-Ace McCarthy (8); 11. 91T-Tyler Thomas (2); 12. 97K-Jesse Love (14); 13. 50-Daniel Adler (9); 14. 9-Daison Pursley (23); 15. 67K-Holley Hollan (18); 16. 47BC-Andrew Layser (12); 17. 3K-Korey Weyant (13); 18. 86C-David Camfield Jr. (19); 19. 00-Luke Howard (20); 20. 17-Austin Brown (11); 21. 17C-Devin Camfield (22); 22. 11-Andy Bishop (21); 23. 87-Mitchell Davis (15).
Hard Charger(s): Neuman +11.
Lap Leader(s): Thomas 1; Seavey 2-12; Abreu 13-26; Seavey 27-30.
WINDOM WINS HOCKETT/MCMILLIN MEMORIAL CROWN
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Winner Chris Windom (K.C. Shaw Photo)
WINDOM WINS HOCKETT/MCMILLIN MEMORIAL CROWN
WHEATLAND, MO. (September 21, 2019) - Chris Windom of Canton, Ill. become the eighth different POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League champion of the Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial on Saturday night. Leading all 30 laps, his title aboard the Goacher Racing No. 5G gives Windom his fifth-career WAR Sprints win and sends him home with the money, check and trophy from one of the biggest WAR races on the calendar.
It was a night hampered by Mother Nature's sudden downpour of rain at 5:00pm, dousing the track and soaking the pits with intent on literally raining on our parade. However, the staff at Lucas Oil Speedway were firm and committed to running this show for a packed house of fans, so they went to work on the facility and we pulled cars to the track for wheel pack.
After a few hours of track work with endless effort, hot laps rolled out and the program began taking shape. For the WAR Sprints, a slate of four Rocket Races won by Anthony Nicholson, Kory Schudy, Landon Simon and Colten Cottle transferred eight to the main event, splitting others to B-Mains and a Non-Qualifier Race.
In the Pole Shuffle, Chris Windom outlasted Brady Bacon, Zach Daum and Logan Seavey in the final round to earn the pole position of the 30-lapper. Riley Kreisel and Thomas Meseraull snagged a pair of B-Main wins, bringing the 24-car field it's final six transfers.
Taking the green flag in the Hockett/McMillin Memorial main event, Windom gunned to the early lead, but Bacon was quick to present a challenge. Leading the opening circuit, Windom slipped high off turn two the next go round and allowed Bacon to drive underneath and actually pass him for the lead down the backstretch. However, Windom was quick to recover and instantly shot back by on the low side of turns three and four.
A caution bunched the field up and sent them back off as Windom paced Bacon, Wyatt Burks, Zach Daum and Logan Seavey. Entering the mid-race stage, Bacon was continuing to keep Windom honest, trailing him closely and waiting to pounce on any given mistake.
Racing into lap traffic past halfway, Bacon began to lose sight of the No. 5G as Windom's prowess of maneuvering through the backmarkers proved too impressive to compete with. As Bacon became bobbled with a pair of lappers, Windom's lead began to expand and grow lap-after-lap.
In the end, Chris Windom would run away in the second half, going unchallenged for a dominant score to win the ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial title. The win aboard his Goacher Racing No. 5G marks Windom's fifth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory.
Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. came home with a close second-place finish, Logan Seavey of Sutter, Calif. rounded out the podium in the Donnie Cooper No. 01, Wyatt Burks and Garrett Aitken closed out the top five finishers.
The conclusion of the ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial also wraps up the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League season. Details on the championship banquet and 2020 plans will be released as soon as available. Thank you to all of the drivers, teams, tracks, fans, sponsors and staff for another incredible campaign in 2019!
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Hinchman Racewear Rocket Race One (10 Laps / 2 Transfer):
1. 16-Anthony Nicholson (2); 2. 7R-Dave Darland (1); 3. 1-Paul White (4); 4. 2X-Zach Clark (6); 5. 5$-Danny Smith (5); 6. 24H-Ty Hulsey (3); 7. 118-Scott Evans (10); 8. 73-Samuel Wagner (7); 9. 57-Chase Parson (9); 10. 2-Jason Billups (11); DNS, 75-Tyler Blank; DNS, 9X-Paul Nienhiser.
Bell Racing HQ Rocket Race Two (10 Laps / 2 Transfer):
1. 28-Kory Schudy (1); 2. 77K-Katlynn Leer (2); 3. 00-Thomas Meseraull (3); 4. 30B-Quinton Benson (4); 5. 91-Gunner Ramey (6); 6. 54-Trey Gropp (5); 7. 7F-Johnny Kent (9); 8. 18-Terry Richards (7); 9. 52-Cody Gentry (10); 10. 96-Taylor Peterson (11); 11. 21C-Chris DeSelle (12); DNS, 9$-Kyle Clark; DNS, 13-Grant Wresche.
Schure Built Suspensions Rocket Race Three (10 Laps / 2 Transfer):
1. 24-Landon Simon (1); 2. 65-Chris Parkinson (2); 3. 77-Jack Wagner (4); 4. 22-Jeff Pellersels (8); 5. 20-Steve Thomas (6); 6. 3-Raven Culp (10); 7. 8-Jeff Wingate (9); 8. 36-Kevin Reed (12); 9. 6R-Frank Rodgers (11); 10. 12-Wesley Smith (5); DNS, 28-Brandon Mattox; DNS, 31-Dylan Kadous; DNS, 4-Braydon Cromwell.
Wilwood Disc Brakes Rocket Race Four (10 Laps / 2 Transfer):
1. 5C-Colten Cottle (2); 2. 6P-Chris Phillips (3); 3. 90-Riley Kreisel (4); 4. 73S-Lane Stone (5); 5. 22S-Slater Helt (6); 6. 99-Korey Weyant (1); 7. 42-Warren Johnson (7); 8. 97-Kevin Cummings (8); 9. 14-Kyle Lewis (12); 10. 41-Brad Wyatt (9); 11. 72-Al Thomas (11); 12. 02-Dillon Burks (10).
RAMS Racing Non-Qualifier Race (8 Laps):
1. 6R-Frank Rodgers (2); 2. 36-Kevin Reed (4); 3. 14-Kyle Lewis (8); 4. 2-Jason Billups (1); 5. 02-Dillon Burks (5); 6. 72-Al Thomas (6); 7. 96-Taylor Peterson (3); DNS, 21C-Chris DeSelle.
Rockwell Security Pole Shuffle (2 Laps):
Round One: 1. 32-Garrett Aitken; 2. 31B-Joe B. Miller; 3. 37-Brian Beebe; 4. 51-Mitchell Moore.
Round Two: 1. 32-Garrett Aitken; 2. 11W-Wyatt Burks; 3. 31B-Joe B. Miller; 4. 6-Mario Clouser.
Round Three: 1. 5D-Zach Daum; 2. 01-Logan Seavey; 3. 32-Garrett Aitken; 4. 11W-Wyatt Burks.
Round Four: 1. 5G-Chris Windom; 2. 410-Brady Bacon; 3. 5D-Zach Daum; 4. 01-Logan Seavey.
Hoosier Tire B-Main One (12 Laps / 3 Transfer):
1. 90-Riley Kreisel (4); 2. 77-Jack Wagner (3); 3. 54-Trey Gropp (5); 4. 24H-Ty Hulsey (2); 5. 99-Korey Weyant (1); 6. 18-Terry Richards (9); 7. 2X-Zach Clark (6); 8. 20-Steve Thomas (7); 9. 22-Jeff Pellersels (10); 10. 3-Raven Culp (13); 11. 97-Kevin Cummings (11); 12. 8-Jeff Wingate (12); 13. 52-Cody Gentry (14); DNS, 12-Wesley Smith.
Speedway Motors B-Main Two (12 Laps / 3 Transfer):
1. 00-Thomas Meseraull (1); 2. 73S-Lane Stone (5); 3. 22S-Slater Helt (7); 4. 1-Paul White (2); 5. 30B-Quinton Benson (3); 6. 91-Gunner Ramey (6); 7. 5$-Danny Smith (4); 8. 42-Warren Johnson (9); 9. 57-Chase Parson (12); 10. 73-Samuel Wagner (8); 11. 118-Scott Evans (13); 12. 41-Brad Wyatt (14); 13. 7F-Johnny Kent (11); DNS, 89-Todd McVay.
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Main Event (30 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom (1); 2. 410-Brady Bacon (2); 3. 01-Logan Seavey (4); 4. 11W-Wyatt Burks (6); 5. 32-Garrett Aitken (5); 6. 24-Landon Simon (13); 7. 6-Mario Clouser (8); 8. 28-Kory Schudy (12); 9. 00-Thomas Meseraull (20); 10. 16-Anthony Nicholson (11); 11. 90-Riley Kreisel (19); 12. 31B-Joe B. Miller (7); 13. 37-Brian Beebe (9); 14. 77-Jack Wagner (21); 15. 51-Mitchell Moore (10); 16. 65-Chris Parkinson (17); 17. 7R-Dave Darland (15); 18. 77K-Katlynn Leer (16); 19. 73S-Lane Stone (22); 20. 5C-Colten Cottle (14); 21. 5D-Zach Daum (3); 22. 6P-Chris Phillips (18); 23. 22S-Slater Helt (24); 24. 54-Trey Gropp (23); 25. 99-Korey Weyant (25).
Lap Leader(s): Windom 1-30.
Hard Charger(s): Meseraull +11.
Winner Chris Windom (K.C. Shaw Photo)
Photo Credit - K.C. SHAW PHOTO
Article Credit - Brian Walker, POWRi Media Director
BACON BAGS LATE-RACE WIN ON NIGHT TWO AT HOCKETT/MCMILLIN MEMORIAL
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Winner Brady Bacon (K.C. Shaw Photo)
BACON BAGS LATE-RACE WIN ON NIGHT TWO AT HOCKETT/MCMILLIN MEMORIAL
WHEATLAND, MO. (September 20, 2019) - Fans at Lucas Oil Speedway played witness to an instant classic in Friday's Rockwell Security preliminary program. The 25-lap POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League feature offered a handful of lead changes, side-by-side racing through the pack, and a race-deciding move in the closing laps. Ultimately, it was Brady Bacon capping a perfect night as he pounced on Mario Clouser on lap 23 and survived for an epic win on night two of the ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial.
Entering the feature, a trio of drivers including Brady Bacon, Wyatt Burks and Logan Seavey all had the chance to record a perfect night with a feature win. Bacon, Burks and Seavey each set quicktime in their respective groups, then they all won their heat races from fourth, and they each won qualifiers from sixth, slotting them sixth, seventh and eighth in the 25-lapper.
Catching the eight-car inversion and landing on the front row, however, was Anthony Nicholson of Bartlett, Tenn. with Brandon Mattox of Cory, Ind. Nicholson, who won Friday's Hockett/McMillin Memorial prelim in 2018, commanded the opening circuit while Mario Clouser of Auburn, Ill. drove into second.
Seavey of Sutter, Calif. and Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. came storming into the top five early on as Clouser reeled in Nicholson and lighted a fight for the top spot. Locked in a side-by-side affair, Nicholson and Clouser went toe-to-toe as Nicholson kept his No. 16 glued to the low line and Clouser continued to push the cushion aboard his No. 6 machine.
Officially taking the lead on lap 12, Clouser cleared Nicholson and began to pull away, but a few circuits later on lap 16, Bacon came bursting into the second spot and had his sights set on Clouser. Switching to the bottom of turns three and four, Bacon failed to make much ground early in his chase for the lead, but a costly bobble on the cushion from Clouser allowed the "Macho Man" to close quickly in the final laps.
Going wheel-to-wheel for the lead on lap 23, Bacon and Clouser sent the crowd into a frenzy as the race heated up. Launching a slider into turn one, Bacon sent his No. 410 to the point as Clouser went for a crossover off turn two and prepared for his own slider into turn three. However, his momentum wasn't enough, as Bacon mashed the gas and powered around the outside to see the white flag waving.
The final 3/8th-mile went by without hesitation for Brady Bacon, who sealed the deal on his fourth POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League win of 2019. Completing a perfect night, Bacon's tally of 264 points from quicktime, heat win, qualifier win, and feature win solidified himself as the Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial high point man.
Mario Clouser followed Bacon to the line with a heartbreaking, but strong second-place result for his No. 6 entry. Logan Seavey rounded out the podium in the Donnie Cooper No. 01 after making a late charge to pass Anthony Nicholson. Closing out the top five was Nicholson in fourth and Dave Darland with a fifth-place finish in the JD Black owned No. 7R.
Also finishing inside the top ten was Brian Beebe in sixth, Wyatt Burks in seventh, Katlynn Leer in eighth, Chris Parkinson in ninth and Brandon Mattox in tenth.
The ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial wraps up tomorrow as the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League finale takes to Lucas Oil Speedway. IF you can't make it, you can watch LIVE on www.lucasoilracingtv.com.
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Group Qualifying - Flight One (3 Laps):
1. 11W-Wyatt Burks, Topeka, KS (15.469); 2. 16-Anthony Nicholson, Bartlett, TN (15.933) 3. 73S-Lane Stone, Concordia, MO (15.999); 4. 7R-Dave Darland, Topeka, KS (16.098); 5. 118-Scott Evans, Fort Worth, TX (16.121); 6. 41-Brad Wyatt, Kearney, MO (16.235); 7. 3-Raven Culp, Mesquite, TX (16.314); 8. 4-Braydon Cromwell, Overland Park, KS (16.711).
Group Qualifying - Flight Two (3 Laps):
1. 01-Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (15.668); 2. 12-Wesley Smith, Nixa, MO (15.900); 3. 9$-Kyle Clark, Sapulpa, OK (16.277); 4. 54-Trey Gropp, Lincoln, NE (16.570); 5. 89-Todd McVay, Grain Valley, MO (16.698); 6. 31-Dylan Kadous, Topeka, KS (16.712); 7. 75-Tyler Blank (16.840); 8. 6R-Frank Rodgers (16.992).
Group Qualifying - Flight Three (3 Laps):
1. 22-Jeff Pellersels, Woodbury, MN (15.887); 2. 77-Jack Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (16.192); 3. 37-Brian Beebe, Oak Grove, MO (16.224); 4. 77K-Katlynn Leer, Moulton, IA (16.360); 5. 22S-Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO (16.514); 6. 8-Jeff Wingate, Centertown, MO (17.066); 7. 13-Grant Wresche, Kellyville, OK (17.644); 8. 72-Al Thomas, Ludlow, IL (18.637).
Group Qualifying - Flight Four (3 Laps):
1. 410-Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK (14.920); 2. 6-Mario Clouser, Auburn, IL (15.430); 3. 5C-Colten Cottle, Kansas, IL (15.503); 4. 91-Gunner Ramey, Sedalia, MO (15.646); 5. 28M-Brandon Mattox, Cory, IN (15.697); 6. 65-Chris Parkinson, Gladstone, MO (16.418); 7. 21C-Chris DeSelle, Richmond, MO (16.446); 8. 36-Kevin Reed, Mirando, TX (16.874).
Hinchman Racewear Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 11W-Wyatt Burks (4); 2. 7R-Dave Darland (1); 3. 73S-Lane Stone (2); 4. 16-Anthony Nicholson (3); 5. 3-Raven Culp (7); 6. 118-Scott Evans (5); 7. 41-Brad Wyatt (6); DNS, 4-Braydon Cromwell.
Bell Racing HQ Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 01-Logan Seavey (4); 2. 12-Wesley Smith (3); 3. 9$-Kyle Clark (2); 4. 54-Trey Gropp (1); 5. 89-Todd McVay (5); 6. 31-Dylan Kadous (6); 7. 75-Tyler Blank (7); 8. 6R-Frank Rodgers (8).
Schure Built Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 37-Brian Beebe (2); 2. 77K-Katlynn Leer (1); 3. 77-Jack Wagner (3); 4. 22S-Slater Helt (5); 5. 22-Jeff Pellersels (4); 6. 72-Al Thomas (8); 7. 8-Jeff Wingate (6); 8. 13-Grant Wresche (7).
Wilwood Disc Brakes Heat Four (8 Laps):
1. 410-Brady Bacon (4); 2. 5C-Colten Cottle (2); 3. 6-Mario Clouser (3); 4. 28M-Brandon Mattox (5); 5. 91-Gunner Ramey (1); 6. 65-Chris Parkinson (6); 7. 21C-Chris DeSelle (7); 8. 36-Kevin Reed (8);
High Side Design Qualifier One (10 Laps):
1. 1W-Wyatt Burks (6); 2. 6-Mario Clouser (3); 3. 16-Anthony Nicholson (2); 4. 7R-Dave Darland (4); 5. 22S-Slater Helt (1); 6. 37-Brian Beebe (5); 7. 31-Dylan Kadous (8); 8. 41-Brad Wyatt (9); 9. 3-Raven Culp (7); 10. 21C-Chris DeSelle (10); 10. 36-Kevin Reed (11).
Indy Race Parts Qualifier Two (10 Laps):
1. 01-Logan Seavey (6); 2. 28M-Brandon Mattox (1); 3. 12-Wesley Smith (5); 4. 77-Jack Wagner (4); 5. 73S-Lane Stone (3); 6. 22-Jeff Pellersels (2); 7. 89-Todd McVay (7); 8. 75-Tyler Blank (9); 9. 72-Al Thomas (8); DNS, 13-Grant Wresche; DNS, 4-Braydon Cromwell.
Chalk Stix Qualifier Three (10 Laps):
1. 410-Brady Bacon (6); 2. 5C-Colten Cottle (5); 3. 54-Trey Gropp (2); 4. 77K-Katlynn Leer (4); 5. 65-Chris Parkinson (8); 6. 91-Gunner Ramey (1); 7. 118-Scott Evans (7); 8. 8-Jeff Wingate (9); 9. 6R-Frank Rodgers (10); 10. 9$-Kyle Clark (3).
Hoosier Tire B-Main (12 Laps /4 Transfer):
1. 91-Gunner Ramey (2); 2. 9$-Kyle Clark (6); 3. 89-Todd McVay (3); 4. 31-Dylan Kadous (4); 5. 8-Jeff Wingate (9); 6. 22-Jeff Pellersels (1); 7. 41-Brad Wyatt (8); 8. 3-Raven Culp (7); 9. 118-Scott Evans (5); 10. 36-Kevin Reed (14); 11. 6R-Frank Rodgers (12); 12. 21C-Chris DeSelle (13); 13. 72-Al Thomas (11); 14. 75-Tyler Blank (10); DNS, 13-Grant Wresche (15); DNS, 4-Braydon Cromwell (16).
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Main Event (25 Laps):
1. 410-Brady Bacon (8); 2. 6-Mario Clouser (3); 3. 01-Logan Seavey (6); 4. 16-Anthony Nicholson (1); 5. 7R-Dave Darland (9); 6. 37-Brian Beebe (13); 7. 11W-Wyatt Burks (7); 8. 77K-Katlynn Leer (11); 9. 65-Chris Parkinson (15); 10. 28M-Brandon Mattox (2); 11. 5C-Colten Cottle (5); 12. 77-Jack Wagner (10); 13. 54-Trey Gropp (12); 14. 73S-Lane Stone (14); 15. 91-Gunner Ramey (17); 16. 22S-Slater Helt (16); 17. 12-Wesley Smith (4); 18. 31-Dylan Kadous (20); 19. 89-Todd McVay (19); 20. 9$-Kyle Clark (18).
Lap Leader(s): Nicholson 1-11; Clouser 12-23; Bacon 23-25
Hard Charger(s): Bacon +7.
Winner Brady Bacon (K.C. Shaw Photo)
Photo Credit - K.C. SHAW PHOTO
Article Credit - Brian Walker, POWRi Media Director
DAUM DRIVES TO VICTORY IN HOCKETT/MCMILLIN OPENER
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Winner Zach Daum (K.C. Shaw Photo)
DAUM DRIVES TO VICTORY IN HOCKETT/MCMILLIN OPENER
WHEATLAND, MO. (September 19, 2019) - The ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial opened with a bang in Thursday's Mesilla Valley Transportation preliminary as Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Ill. glided to the race lead on lap 17 and held on for his sixth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory.
Opening with the unique addition of group qualifying, the four flights to open the night saw Garrett Aitken (14.735), Thomas Meseraull (14.521), Chris Windom (14.551) and Riley Kreisel (14.900) top the charts.
In heat race action, the four-car inversion offered several thrilling starts as drivers sliced and diced for position with points on the line. In the end, Garrett Aitken (Hinchman Racewear Heat 1), Landon Simon (Bell Racing HQ Heat 2), Chris Windom (Schure Built Suspensions Heat 3) and Riley Kreisel (Wilwood Brakes Heat 4) took wins.
A trio of qualifiers spiced it up further with a six-car inversion in play, creating some on-the-edge charges as guys like Thomas Meseraull won High Side Design qualifier one from fifth, Chris Windom won Indy Race Parts qualifier two from sixth and Zach Daum won Chalk Stix qualifier three from fifth.
Setting the stage for the 25-lap preliminary feature, one final twist was thrown into the mix as the top eight in combined points were inverted, slotting Chris Windom and Riley Kreisel on the fourth row with three daunting duos in front of them.
At the drop of the green flag in feature action, Mitchell Moore of Edgerton, Kans. took advantage of his pole position and guided his No. 51 entry to the point while the war for position ensued behind him.
Holding a steady command early on, Moore paced himself while the battle for second brewed between Daum, Schudy and a storming Windom from eighth. Seeing the cross flags at halfway, Moore's lead began to shrink as Daum and Windom mounted a run at the No. 51.
Pulling within striking distance, Daum made several peeks to the inside before cashing in off turn two on the 16th circuit, gassing it off exit as he snuck underneath Moore and powering by him down the backstretch. While Daum focused on his lead, attention turned to Windom, who after taking second away from Moore ended up biking his No. 5G in turn two, but miraculously saved it and only lost one spot.
Catching the first and only stoppage of the race on lap 24, the field was reset after a top-ten running Terry Richards went wildly flipping in turn three. He was okay, but certainly heated afterwards. Coming to the green-white-checkered restart, Daum stayed committed to the bottom while Windom tried to go side-by-side for Moore in pursuit for second.
In the end, neither Moore and Windom could catch Daum, as the Pocahontas, Ill. native drove the No. 5D from fifth-to-first and earned his sixth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory. Coming on night one of the Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial, Daum's win mathematically guarantees him a spot in Saturday's pole shuffle at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Chasing Daum to the finish line and earning a runner-up bid was Mitchell Moore, who had no more than 12 hours ago put the finishing touches on a freshly-built No. 51 machine. Rounding out the podium with Daum and Moore was Chris Windom, who capped his stellar night with an eighth-to-third run in the NOS Energy Drink No. 5G.
Closing out the top ten was Kory Schudy in fourth, Joe B. Miller in fifth, Garrett Aitken in sixth, Landon Simon in eighth, Ty Hulsey in ninth and Chris Phillips in tenth.
After Thursday's opening preliminary, Chris Windom (250l) eads the points situation ahead of Zach Daum (248), Joe B. Miller (218), Mitchell Moore (214) and Garrett Aitken (213). Full points can be found on WAR Sprints social media.
The ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial rolls on tomorrow as the second half of the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League field competes in Friday's Rockwell Security Preliminary Night at Lucas Oil Speedway. IF you can't make it, you can watch LIVE on www.lucasoilracingtv.com.
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Group Qualifying - Flight One (3 Laps):
1. 32-Garrett Aitken, Paris, IL (14.735); 2. 6P-Chris Phillips, Plainfield, IN (14.781); 3. 30B-Quinton Benson, Emma, MO (14.893); 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (14.960); 5. 18-Terry Richards, Denton, NE (14.988); 6. 20-Steve Thomas, Rantoul, IL (15.706); 7. 73-Samuel Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (15.858); 8. 52-Cody Gentry, Henderson, KY (16.119).
Group Qualifying - Flight Two (3 Laps):
1. 00-Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA (14.521); 2. 28-Kory Schudy, Springfield, MO (14.714); 3. 24-Landon Simon, Tipp City, OH (14.790); 4. 1-Paul White, Waco, TX (15.546); 5. 7F-Johnny Kent, Kiefer, OK (15.592); 6. 5$-Danny Smith, Sapulpa, OK (15.863); 7. 02-Dillon Burks, Lone Grove, OK (16.188).
Group Qualifying - Flight Three (3 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom, Canton, IL (14.551); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore, Edgerton, KS (14.999); 3. 99-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (15.331); 4. 31B-Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (15.366); 5. 2Z-Zach Clark, Olathe, KS (15.378); 6. 96-Taylor Peterson, Tulsa, OK (15.934); 7. 97-Kevin Cummings, Tulsa, OK (16.458).
Group Qualifying - Flight Four (3 Laps):
1. 90-Riley Kreisel, Warsaw, MO (14.800); 2. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (15.108); 3. 57-Chase Parson (15.398); 4. 24H-Ty Hulsey, Owasso, OK (15.475); 5. 42-Warren Johnson, Overland Park, KS (16.098); 6. 2-Jason Billups, Holt, MO (NT); 7. 14-Kyle Lewis, Spring Hill, KS (NT).
Hinchman Racewear Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 32-Garrett Aitken (4); 2. 18-Terry Richards (5); 3. 30B-Quinton Benson (2); 4. 6P-Chris Phillips (3); 5. 20-Steve Thomas (6); 6. 73-Samuel Wagner (7); 7. 52-Cody Gentry (8); 8. 9X-Paul Nienhiser (1).
Bell Racing HQ Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 24-Landon Simon (2); 2. 00-Thomas Meseraull (4); 3. 28-Kory Schudy (3); 4. 1-Paul White (1); 5. 7F-Johnny Kent (5); 6. 5$-Danny Smith (6); 7. 02-Dillon Burks (7).
Schure Built Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom (4); 2. 31B-Joe B. Miller (1); 3. 99-Korey Weyant (2); 4. 2X-Zach Clark (5); 5. 51-Mitchell Moore (3); 6. 97-Kevin Cummings (7); 7. 96-Taylor Peterson (6).
Wilwood Disc Brakes Heat Four (8 Laps):
1. 90-Riley Kreisel (4); 2. 5D-Zach Daum (3); 3. 24H-Ty Hulsey (1); 4. 57-Chase Parson (2); 5. 42-Warren Johnson (5); 6. 14-Kyle Lewis (6); 7. 2-Jason Billups (7).
High Side Design Qualifier One (10 Laps):
1. 00-Thomas Meseraull (5); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore (1); 3. 32-Garrett Aitken (6); 4. 24H-Ty Hulsey (2); 5. 30B-Quinton Benson (3); 6. 18-Terry Richards (4); 7. 5$-Danny Smith (8); 8. 02-Dillon Burks (9); 9. 7F-Johnny Kent (7); DNS, 9X-Paul Nienhiser.
Indy Race Parts Qualifier Two (10 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom (6); 2. 24-Landon Simon (5); 3. 29-Kory Schudy (4); 4. 2X-Zach Clark (1); 5. 42-Warren Johnson (7); 6. 99-Korey Weyant (3); 7. 97-Kevin Cummings (8); 8. 57-Chase Parson (2); 9. 96-Taylor Peterson (9); 10. 2-Jason Billups (10).
Chalk Stix Qualifier Three (10 Laps):
1. 5D-Zach Daum (5); 2. 90-Riley Kreisel (6); 3. 1-Paul White (2); 4. 6P-Chris Phillips (3); 5. 31B-Joe B. Miller (4); 6. 73-Samuel Wagner (7); 7. 52-Cody Gentry (9); 8. 20-Steve Thomas (1); 9. 14-Kyle Lewis (8).
Hoosier Tire B-Main (12 Laps /4 Transfer):
1. 99-Korey Weyant (1); 2. 73-Samuel Wagner (2); 3. 5$-Danny Smith (4); 4. 20-Steve Thomas (7); 5. 97-Kevin Cummings (5); 6. 7F-Johnny Kent (8); 7. 57-Chase Parson (3); 8. 2-Jason Billups (12); 9. 02-Dillon Burks (11); 10. 52-Cody Gentry (6); 11. 96-Taylor Peterson (10); DNS, 14-Kyle Lewis; DNS, 9X-Paul Nienhiser.
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Main Event (25 Laps):
1. 5D-Zach Daum (5); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore (1); 3. 5G-Chris Windom (8); 4. 28-Kory Schudy (2); 5. 31B-Joe B. Miller (12); 6. 32-Garrett Aitken (4); 7. 24-Landon Simon (3); 8. 99-Korey Weyant (17); 9. 24H-Ty Hulsey (11); 10. 6P-Chris Phillips (10); 11. 1-Paul White (9); 12. 30B-Quinton Benson (14); 13. 5$-Danny Smith (19); 14. 00-Thomas Meseraull (6); 15. 2X-Zach Clark (15); 16. 20-Steve Thomas (20); 17. 73-Samuel Wagner (18); 18. 90-Riley Kreisel (7); 19. 18-Terry Richards (13); 20. 42-Warren Johnson (16).
Lap Leader(s): Moore 1-16; Daum 17-25.
Hard Charger(s): Miller +7.
Winner Zach Daum (K.C. Shaw Photo)
Photo Credit - K.C. SHAW PHOTO
Article Credit - Brian Walker, POWRi Media Director
NEUMAN STEPS IN, TAKES TEAM RIPPER TO BELLE-CLAIR WIN IN FIRST NIGHT
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Winner Jake Neuman (Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions Photo)
NEUMAN STEPS IN, TAKES TEAM RIPPER TO BELLE-CLAIR WIN IN FIRST NIGHT
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (September 13, 2019) - Taking the wheel of the Team Ripper No. 21KS on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway, Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. delivered a long overdue first win of the year for car owner Steve Reynolds and crew chief Flea Ruzic. After taking the lead on lap six, Neuman fended off mid-race pressure from Austin Brown and survived a late charge from Logan Seavey to score his third win of 2019 and the fifth of his POWRi National Midget career.
Making his 179th career appearance with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Friday's attempt aboard the No. 21KS marked the first time in his seven-year career that Neuman drove for anyone other than his father, Jim Neuman. A series of severe crashes and recent motor trouble over the past month in his own No. 3N contributed to the decision to make a one-off appearance, a decision that paid dividends.
For Team Ripper, the eighth time was the charm, as Neuman became the eighth driver to pilot the No. 21KS in 2019, but the first to park it in victory lane. The list of racers before Neuman is simply a who's who of today's motorsports landscape. Up-and-comer Karter Sarff, USAC sensation Jason McDougal, modified driver Nick Hoffman, micro sprint star Joe B. Miller, Triple Crown champion Tracy Hines, USAC Sprint Car points leader C.J. Leary and California gasser Maria Cofer are all among Team Ripper's 2019 pilots, but it was Neuman who got the job done first.
Starting the 30-lap feature from the fourth-spot, Neuman earned his slot in the outside of row two after jetting away to a dominant heat race win from the pole. However, it was Daniel Robinson of Ewing, Ill. who led the field to green after snagging PAC Racing Springs High Point Man honors backed by a seventh-to-second charge in the opening heat.
Leading the charge into turn one, Robinson quickly assumed the point while Neuman went top shelf to jump from fourth-to-second in the first lap. A lap five caution for Holley Hollan, Andrew Felker and Jesse Colwell halted the action and threw a wrench in the championship battle, sending Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. to the infield with a DNF as he watched his points lead diminish.
Going back to green, Neuman saddled up and drove flatfooted into turn one with a big slider heading for Robinson as he mounted a bid for the lead. Unable to come back at him, Robinson settled into second as Neuman took the point and focused on clear track ahead on the sixth circuit.
While the high side came in and proved to be the prime place to play, the ultra-fast 1/5th-mile surface became tough to manage in the pack as the speed ramped up lap after lap. Essentially a cowboy up atmosphere on the lip, it was slide or be slid to take position, making for intense mid-race restarts.
The final restart roared to life with 13 laps left as Neuman maintained a strong pace ahead of Austin Brown, who won the May showing at Belle-Clair, and Logan Seavey, who was hungry for his tenth win of the season after starting in the tenth spot. While Neuman put his head down and ran away with the lead, Seavey shot by Brown with eight to go and immediately began cutting into Neuman's 2.6 second advantage.
Eating into the gap each lap, Seavey snuck closer and closer to Neuman's rear bumper as the race came to a close. By the time the two-to-go signal was given, Seavey had the No. 21KS in sight and was only behind by one-second, but the time was running out too fast.
Seavey's late-race charge did not come fast enough, as the checkered flag dropped, and Jake Neuman won his fifth career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League main event in his debut in the Team Ripper No. 21KS. Marking his third win of the year, Neuman's big night solidified all of Reynolds and Ruzic's hard work and brought him closer to the third spot in this year's championship chase.
Logan Seavey of Sutter, Calif. ran out of time in his pursuit of a tenth victory in 2019, settling for a tenth-to-second run aboard his Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67. Rounding out the podium was local favorite Austin Brown of Millstadt, Ill. in the plain jane No. 17 with a third-place effort.
Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Ill. made a massive gain in the hunt for the title as his fourth-place finish narrowed Colwell's advantage from 350 points to 180 points. 16-year old Cannon McIntosh made a remarkable recovery after spinning on lap 11, going tailback, and storming back to a fifth-place result.
Rounding out the top ten at Belle-Clair was Karter Sarff of Mason City, Ill. in sixth-from-14th aboard the AJ Felker No. 37X, Tanner Carrick in seventh-from-15th with his Walker Filters No. 71K, 14-year old Daison Pursley in the eighth spot driving his Toyota Racing No. 9, Ace McCarthy with hard charger honors from 23rd-to-ninth, and Shelby Bosie in the tenth position.
Tomorrow, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets encounter the "Mighty Macon" Speedway alongside the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micros. Pill draw is from 3:30pm to 5:15pm followed by drivers meeting at 5:30pm with hot laps at 6:00pm and racing to follow. If you can't make it, you can watch the entire program LIVE on www.speedshifttv.com.
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Auto Meter Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 17-Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL (2); 2. 11-Daniel Robinson, Ewing, IL (7); 3. 17C-Devin Camfield, Decatur, IL (1); 4. 44S-Andrew Felker, Carl Junction, MO (8); 5. 55-Nick Knepper, Belleville, IL (5); 6. 20G-Noah Gass, Mounds, OK (6); 7. 5F-Danny Frye III, St. Peters, MO (3); 8. 1T-Thomas Chandler (4).
KSE Racing Products Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 08-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (2); 2. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (1); 3. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (3); 4. 97K-Jesse Love, Redwood City, CA (8); 5. 37X-Karter Sarff, Mason City, IL (4); 6. 103-Broc Hunnell, Eolia, MO (6); 7. 3B-Shelby Bosie, Sherman, IL (7); 8. 21X-Steve Stroud, St. Charles, MO (5).
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 21KS-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (1); 2. 67K-Holley Hollan, Broken Arrow, OK (2); 3. 67-Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (4); 4. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (7); 5. 71K-Tanner Carrick, Lincoln, CA (3); 6. 86C-David Camfield, Decatur, IL (6); 7. 5H-Danny Frye, St. Peters, MO (8); 8. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (4).
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Main Event (30 Laps):
1. 21KS-Jake Neuman (4); 2. 67-Logan Seavey (10); 3. 17-Austin Brown (2); 4. 5D-Zach Daum (11); 5. 08-Cannon McIntosh (3); 6. 37X-Karter Sarff (14); 7. 71K-Tanner Carrick (15); 8. 9-Daison Pursley (9); 9. 28-Ace McCarthy (23); 10. 3B-Shelby Bosie (19); 11. 11-Daniel Robinson (1); 12. 5F-Danny Frye III (21); 13. 86C-David Camfield (18); 14. 21X-Steve Stroud (22); 15. 5H-Danny Frye (20); 16. 97K-Jesse Love (6); 17. 20G-Noah Gass (16); 18. 1T-Thomas Chandler (24); 19. 55-Nick Knepper (13); 20. 17C-Devin Camfield (12); 21. 67K-Holley Hollan (8); 22. 44S-Andrew Felker (5); 23. 71-Jesse Colwell (7); 24. 103-Broc Hunnell (17).
Lap Leader(s): Robinson 1-5; Neuman 6-30.
Hard Charger(s): McCarthy +14.
UPDATED POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Standings (8 Races Left):
1. Jesse Colwell (5,840 PTS); 2. Zach Daum (-180 PTS); 3. Holley Hollan (-930 PTS); 4. Jake Neuman (-950 PTS); 5. Daison Pursley (1,010 PTS).
Winner Jake Neuman (Mark Coffman, Speed Demon Productions Photo)
