Belleville, IL. (7/31/22) Finding four of the five options of racing originally scheduled in action, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would witness outstanding action spanning the country with Minn-Kota and Rocky Mountain welcoming competitors as several drivers being to reach the fifteen-race mark that defines the championship chase.
Adding to their all-time POWRi Lightning Sprint win counts would witness POWRi divisional leader Johnny Boos notch his twenty-ninth career victory from RMLS as current National point-leader Alex Truscinski of MKLS would earn a trio of feature wins over the weekend to push his career POWRi Lightning Sprint victory total to twenty-three.
Top-10 2022 POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points Standings | As of 7/31/22:
- 10-Alex Truscinski(15) 4330, 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten(15) -220, 3. 13-Alan Truscinski(15) -420, 4. 72-Kate Taves(15) -730, 5. 101-Jason Berg(15) -880, 6. 5G-Garrison Miller(14) -920, 7. 1W-Mark Williams(15) -1070, 8. 19S-Travis Surerus(14) -1300, 9. 26-Chris Crowder(12) -1300, 10. 18-Hayden Koehmstedt(15) -1330.
The full breakdown of the POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points System presented by Henchcraft of Canada can be found online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=752030.
POWRi Lightning Sprint Feature Results | July 29-31:
• POWRi MKLS @ River Cities Speedway(7/29): 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[1]; 2. 93-Kelsi Pederson[3]; 3. 26-Chris Crowder[2]; 4. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[9]; 5. 4-Dylan Langevin[5]; 6. 100-Jason Berg[14]; 7. 72-Kate Taves[6]; 8. 13-Alan Truscinski[16]; 9. 5G-Garrison Miller[12]; 10. 87-Matthew Taves[15]; 11. 1W-Mark Williams[10]; 12. 99-Brody Graham[8]; 13. 18-Hayden Koehmstedt[18]; 14. 07-Vance Bennett[11]; 15. 23-Gerald Hatlestadt[13]; 16. 12-Loki Bjerke[17]; 17. (DNF) 30M-Parker Monroe[4]; 18. (DNF) 27-Weston Olson[7].
• POWRi MLS @ Central Missouri Speedway(7/30): Rain-Out.
• POWRi MKLS @ Greenbush Race Park(7/30): 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[1]; 2. 13-Alan Truscinski[4]; 3. 26-Chris Crowder[8]; 4. 72-Kate Taves[3]; 5. 93-Kelsi Pederson[7]; 6. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[5]; 7. 100-Jason Berg[2]; 8. 4-Dylan Langevin[10]; 9. 27-Weston Olson[12]; 10. 18-Hayden Koehmstedt[15]; 11. 16C-Kyle Cole[11]; 12. 99G-Brody Graham[9]; 13. 40-Evan Ynish[14]; 14. 07-Vance Bennett[17]; 15. 1W-Mark Williams[13]; 16. (DNF) 87-Matthew Taves[6]; 17. (DNF) 23-Gerald Hatlestadt[16].
• POWRi RMLS @ Honor Speedway(7/30): 1. 24B-Johnny Boos, 2. 1-Troy Ullery, 3. 7-Josh Flood, 4. 31-Steve Becker, 5. 44-Ryan Rader, 6. 86-Jenn Woods(DNF), 7. 92-Dave McMillen(DNF), 8. 81-Mike McMillen(DNF), 9. 32-Blair Cooper(DNF), 10. 33-Gale Ingram(DNF), 11. 9F-Andy Flood(DNF), 12. 00-Bruce Swain(DNS).
• POWRi MKLS @ Buffalo River Speedway(7/31): 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[6]; 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[4]; 3. 13-Alan Truscinski[7]; 4. 26-Chris Crowder[5]; 5. 72-Kate Taves[1]; 6. 4-Dylan Langevin[8]; 7. 100-Jason Berg[3]; 8. (DNF) 87-Matthew Taves[10]; 9. (DNF) 18-Hayden Koehmstedt[9]; 10. (DNF) 23-Gerald Hatlestadt[12]; 11. (DNF) 99-Brody Graham[11]; 12. (DNF) 27-Weston Olson[2]; 13. (DNS) 1W-Mark Williams.
Upcoming POWRi Lightning Sprint Events:
• Midwest: 8/6 @ Lake Ozark Speedway | 8/20 @ Central Missouri Speedway | 8/27 @ I-35 Speedway.
• Minn-Kota: 8/7 @ Buffalo River Speedway | 8/11 @ Norman County Raceway | 8/12 @ River Cities Speedway | 8/13 @ Greenbush Race Park | 8/14 @ Buffalo River Speedway | 8/21 @ Buffalo River Speedway | 8/27 @ Greenbush Race Park | 8/28 @ Buffalo River Speedway.
• Rocky Mountain: 8/6 @ I-76 Speedway | 8/20 @ Honor Speedway | 8/27 @ El Paso County Raceway.
• Southwest: 9/17 @ Perris Auto Speedway.
Second Annual POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints Summer Shoot-Out presented by Olsen Underground: 8/11 @ Norman County Raceway | 8/12 @ River Cities Speedway | 8/13 @ Greenbush Race Park | 8/14 @ Buffalo River Speedway.
More information about the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint can be found online at www.midwestlightningsprintsracing.com, or on Facebook.
Future updates and information regarding the POWRi Olson Underground Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints can be found at www.minnkotalightningsprints.com or follow along on social media.
For more information on the POWRi EMi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association visit www.rmlsa.com or Facebook and Twitter pages @RMLSA.
Updates on the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series can be found at www.southwestlightningsprints.net or follow along on Facebook.
Follow along for more information on the further growth of the POWRi Lightning Sprints Division and other items such as complete schedules, race recaps, updates, full results, and press releases online at www.powri.com, or on Twitter & Instagram at @POWRi_Racing or on Facebook at POWRi.
Photo Credit: Val Truscinski