Belleville, IL. (8/8/22) Witnessing a pair of series holding competitions over the weekend, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would see great open-wheel racing with Minn-Kota and Rocky Mountain regions welcoming drivers as top talents among the inaugural championship chase begin to reach the fifteen-race mark that defines the yearly quest of national notoriety.
Adding to their all-time POWRi Lightning Sprint win counts would witness POWRi divisional leader Johnny Boos notch his thirtieth career victory with RMLS at I-76 Speedway as the current National point-leader Alex Truscinski of MKLS at Buffalo River Speedway would push his POWRi Lightning Sprint victory total to career win number twenty-four.
Top-10 2022 POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points Standings | As of 8/7/22:
- 10-Alex Truscinski(15) 4420, 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten(15) -200, 3. 13-Alan Truscinski(15) -380, 4. 72-Kate Taves(15) -690, 5. 5G-Garrison Miller(15) -700, 6. 101-Jason Berg(15) -890, 7. 1W-Mark Williams(15) -1080, 8. 24B-Johnny Boos(13) -1250, 9. Mathew Taves(15) -1280, 10. 19S-Travis Surerus(14) -1310, 10. 26-Chris Crowder(12) -1310.
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=754303.
POWRi Lightning Sprint Feature Results | August 5-7:
• POWRi MLS @ Lake Ozark Speedway(8/6): Canceled.
• POWRi RMLS @ I-76 Speedway(8/6): 1. 24B-Johnny Boos[1]; 2. 31-Steve Becker[2]; 3. 7-Josh Flood[8]; 4. 1-Troy Ullery[4]; 5. 11-Brock Purvis[3]; 6. 21B-BJ Sauer[6]; 7. 9F-Andy Flood[5]; 8. 44-Ryan Rader[7]; 9. 00-BRUCE SWAIN[10]; 10. 33-Gale Ingram[9].
• POWRi MKLS @ Buffalo River Speedway(8/7): 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[1]; 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[3]; 3. 93-Kelsi Pederson[5]; 4. 72-Kate Taves[4]; 5. 87-Matthew Taves[6]; 6. 13-Alan Truscinski[8]; 7. 5G-Garrison Miller[10]; 8. 4-Dylan Langevin[9]; 9. 27-Weston Olson[2]; 10. (DNF) 17-Hayden Koehmstedt[7]; 11. (DNF) 99B-Brody Graham[14]; 12. (DNF) 23-Gerald Hatlestadt[11]; 13. (DNF) 12-Loki Bjerke[12]; 14. (DNF) 100-Jason Berg[13].
Upcoming POWRi Lightning Sprint Events:
• Midwest: 8/20 @ Central Missouri Speedway | 8/27 @ I-35 Speedway.
• Minn-Kota: 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: 8/20 @ 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 By: Val Truscinski