Belleville, IL. (04/27/2021) Billed as a preview to the POWRi Lightning Sprint Nationals on May 29-30, the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints would visit the fast lap times of Central Missouri Speedway on Saturday, April 24th with an outstanding field of top-notch competitors all trying to gain the racing advantage. After a grueling fifteen-lap caution-free feature, Chase Fischer would grab his second victory of the MLS season.
Early competition would find Chase Fisher and Jason Mills earning heat race victories, setting the line-up for the feature event. Winslow, Indiana’s Mills, and Jefferson City, Missouri’s Fischer would lead the field to the starting green-flag lap.
Furious-paced racing at Central Missouri Speedway would see the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints go uninterrupted without a caution flag, Fischer and Mills proceeded to distance themselves from the rest of the field by the end of the event with Fischer picking up the victory. Paden Moreland would rise to the runner-up finishing spot after Mills neglected to go to the scales for post-race inspection forcing officials to disqualify the very fast Mills. Tenth-starting Bobby Layne would hard-charge his way to finish third as Brandon Smith placed fourth and Tyler Johnson rounded out the features top five.
POWRi MLS Feature Results at CMS on Saturday, April 24th:
- 22 | Chase Fischer | Jefferson City, MO | (2) | Heat Race Winner
- 19 | Paden Moreland | Bethany, MO | (4)
- 01 | Bobby Layne | Kansas City, MO | (10)
- 11 | Brandon Smith | Mason City, IL | (7)
- 7 | Tyler Johnson | Odessa, MO | (3)
- 71E | Tony Layne | Kansas City, MO | (6)
- RJ45 | JP Falke | Odessa, MO | (8)
- 71 | Jeff Bard | Basehor, KS | (12)
- 00 | Dave Hammons | Olathe, KS | (9)
- 91 | Mike Tindell | Overland Park, KS | (11)
- 4J | Jason Mills | Winslow, IN | (1) | Heat Race Winner | DQ – Did Not Report to Post-Race Scales
- 49B | Kenny Bowers | Olathe, KS | (5)
- 10 | Chasity Younger | St. Joe, MO | DNS
- B20 | Tom Brown | | DNS
Up next for the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints will be a return trip to the home-racing surfaces of I-35 Speedway in Winston Missouri on Saturday, May 1st for the Earley Tractor/Cletus “Mudcat” Murray Memorial. Classes scheduled to compete include the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints, USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, USRA Stock Cars, Pure Stocks, Midwest Limited Late Models, Economy Mods, and Sport Compacts for a full docket of evening racing.
Saturday, May 1st at I-35 Speedway Details:
Pit Gate: 4:00 PM
General Admission Gate: 5:00 PM
Driver's Meeting: 6:00 PM
Hot Laps: 6:20 PM, Racing to follow.
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Photo Credit: Joshua Allee