Belleville, IL. (10/10/2021) Finding a solid foundation of youthful growth and talented seasoned veterans in their second year of sanctioned series racing, the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would hold twenty-four heavily contested regular-season races with the bonus of an inaugural four-day Summer Shoot-Out sweep throughout Minnesota and North Dakota.
Dexter Dvergsten, Alex Truscinski, Alan Truscinski, Bryce Haugeberg, Jason Berg, Chris Crowder, Grant Sexton, and Braden Chiaramonte would all claim feature victories throughout the season with Chiaramonte making a name for himself by winning the first-ever POWRi MKLS Summer Shoot-Out.
Flying out of the gate to start the season with five-straight feature wins the Greenbush Minnesota titleholder Dvergsten would wheel his Benitt Construction, SCAG Lawn Mowers, Roseau County Co-Op, Bailey Chassis, Suzuki Racing Engine #11 to a remarkable fourteen feature wins in 2021 to solidify his return at the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint points champion.
Competing in a total of twenty-four Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint events in 2021, Dexter continues to raise the levels of measurable success with an astonishing 58%-win rate, and in just two sanctioned seasons notched his twenty-second career POWRi Lightning Sprint feature win to move into second all-time (Boos-23 Wins).
Updates and more information regarding the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints including driver profiles, point standings, and series rules can be found on the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series Facebook page. POWRi MKLS officials continue to build the 2022 season schedule with updates to be released soon.
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