Belleville, IL. (07/13/2020) Sharing the stage with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and West Midget Leagues as well as the POWRi Engler Machine and Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro’s, the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints would round out the racing program making an all open-wheel event on Saturday, July 11th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley Missouri.
Valley would be fast and smooth for the POWRi MLS as Stanley Kreisel #18 would continue to ride his hot-streaking lightning sprint to a fourth victory lane this season. Kreisel and well as Mike Tindell #91 would pick up early heat race victories setting the stage for a great night of on-track excitement. Warsaw, Missouri driver Kreisel would use a pole starting position to gain the early advantage never relinquishing the top spot. Jeff Bard #71 would race from his fourth starting position to finish second as Chase Fischer #22 would use a hard-charging effort from seventh to round out the feature’s podium finishing third.
Feature Results:
1st 18 Stanley Kreisel (1)
2nd 71 Jeff Bard (4)
3rd 22 Chase Fischer (7)
4th 11 Brandon Smith (2)
5th 42 Alex Davis (6)
6th 00 Dave Hammons (3)
7th 99 Emma Martin (5)
8th 91 Mike Tindell (8)
9th 49b Kenny Bowers (9) DNF
The Midwest Lightning Sprints will next see competition on Saturday, July 18th at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO. Pits open at 3 pm with driver’s registration from 4-6 pm. Hot Laps will start the night’s racing program beginning at 6:30 pm with hot-and-heavy heat and features to follow.
The racing in the Midwest Lightning Sprints is extremely competitive with low-cost maintenance and new drivers are coming out each week. Contact the MLS for information via Bob Douglas, find them online at www.midwestlightningsprintsracing.com, or “Like” POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints on Facebook.
For further information on all POWRi League racing, visit www.powri.com, “Like” POWRi on Facebook, and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter.
- administrator on Jul 13, 2020
- Article Date: 7/13/2020