Belleville, IL. (05/9/2021) Kicking off the POWRi Central States Midget Series in style, KC Raceway would host the inaugural event for the regional open-wheel racers. With a solid field of stout competitors making the trek to the Independence, Missouri bullring, Kameron Key would grab the first-ever feature victory.
Driving the Chad Shields Racing #44s, Key would show speed all evening by winning a heat race. Driving from a third starting position, Cameron would shoot to the front in the opening laps of the feature never to relinquish the top spot.
With Key handily out front, the hard-charging #321 Chad Winfrey and other heat race winner #9 Morgan Gilbert-Frewaldt would battle nearly all race to decide the podium outcome. As the final checkers waived Key would grab the win with Winfrey second and Gilbert-Frewaldt third. Trevor Casey and Casey Hicks would round out the POWRi Central States Midget Series debuting top five finishers at KC Raceway.
Feature Results for the POWRi Central States Midgets at KC Raceway on May 7th:
- 44S | Kameron Key | Warrensburg, MO | (3) | Heat Race Winner
- 321 | Chad Winfrey | Gladstone, MO | (5)
- 9 | Morgan Frewaldt | Kansas City, KS | (1) | Heat Race Winner
- 2 | Trevor Casey | Altoona, IA | (7)
- 5H | Casey Hicks | Platte City, MO | (4)
- 9A | Aaron McDonald | Eudora, KS | (6)
- 17X | Kurt Stellhorn | Baldwin, IL | (2) | DNF
- 33 | Bryson Smith | Nixa, MO | DNS
- 44 | Branigan Roark | Lincoln, MO | DNS
- 4F | Chad Frewaldt | Kansas City, KS | DNS
The POWRi Central States Midget Series will next see racing action in a weekend pack two-day show. First up on Friday, June 11th for the first time at Old 71 Speedway in Butler, Missouri. Pit Gates Open – 4:00 PM, General Admission – 5:00 PM, Drivers Registration – 4:00-6:45 PM, Drivers Meeting – 7:00 PM, Hot Laps – 7:30 PM with racing to follow. Then, the POWRi CSMS will travel to Valley Speedway on Saturday, June 12th. Pit’s will be open all day with racing action scheduled to kick-off at 7 PM.
Remaining Schedule for the POWRi Central States Midget Series:
Friday, June 11 | Old 71 Speedway
Saturday, June 12 | Valley Speedway
Saturday, June 26 | Valley Speedway
Friday, July 23 | KC Raceway
Friday, August 6 | Lakeside Speedway | Weld Memorial | Same Show-Up Points/Pay Only
Friday, August 20 | KC Raceway
Saturday, September 4 | I-35 Speedway | Lawson Memorial
Friday, September 24 | KC Raceway
Saturday, September 25 | Valley Speedway | Helm Memorial
The POWRi Central States Midget Series membership forms can be found online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=617373. A driver registration fee of $100, which supplies the $100,000 secondary insurance policy, for the season for each participating driver and is a requirement for all participants in the POWRi Racing League.
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