8/21/2023
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POWRi Lightning Sprint Weekly Results: August 18-20
Belleville, IL. (8/21/23) Returning to regular weekly regional competitions after the highly successful POWRi Lightning Sprint Nationals hosted by the Minn-Kota Series, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would continue racing gatherings at a trio of regions completing the weekend events as entrants chase points throughout the five events in continually developing the National Championship picture.
Feature winners over the weekend would include Colorado journeyman Josiah King earning his third career feature victory racing at Electric City Speedway in the Midwest on Friday as well as Stanely Kreisel winning on Saturday at the series home facility of Central Missouri Speedway to claim his sixteenth career series victory. Battling in the north, Minn-Kota would witness a duo night of action with Alex Truscinski attaining career win number thirty-one at Greenbush Race Park on Saturday as Mathew Taves would visit victory lane to earn his second career victory at Buffalo River on Sunday. Western racing would be canceled due to the impending Hurricane Hillary in the Southwest region at Perris Auto Speedway.
POWRi Lightning Sprint Regional Feature Results | August 18-20:
• MLS @ Electric City Speedway (8/18/23): 1. 13-Josiah King[3]; 2. 47-Michael Wagner[4]; 3. 27R-Trice Roden[6]; 4. 85T-Tyler Johnson[9]; 5. 74C-Jeff Bard[7]; 6. 91-Mike Tindell[8]; 7. (DNF) 49-Kenny Bowers[2]; 8. (DNF) 45-Jerran Falke[1]; 9. (DNF) 51-Mark Billings[5].
• MLS @ Central Missouri Speedway (8/19/23): 1. 18-Stanley Kreisel[2]; 2. 47W-Michael Wagner[1]; 3. 55-Eli Wilhelmus[5]; 4. 13-Josiah King[3]; 5. 27R-Trice Roden[7]; 6. 45-Terran Falke[4]; 7. 10-Chasity Younger[6]; 8. 49B-Kenny Bowers[8]; 9. 74C-Jeff Bard[9]; 10. 91-Mike Tindell[10].
• MKLS @ Greenbush Race Park(8/19/23): 1. 10-Alex Truscinski[2]; 2. 11-Dexter Dvergsten[4]; 3. 4-Dylan Langevin[3]; 4. 72-Kate Taves[6]; 5. 87-Matthew Taves[5]; 6. 7S-Sean Enright[8]; 7. 40-Evan Yanish[9]; 8. 18E-Emmitt Isane[7]; 9. (DNF) 13-Alan Truscinski[1].
• SWLS @ Perris Auto Speedway(8/19/23): Canceled.
• MKLS @ Buffalo River Speedway(8/20/23): 1. 87-Matthew Taves[1]; 2. 24-Bryce Haugeberg[3]; 3. 72-Kate Taves[6]; 4. 4-Dylan Langevin[2]; 5. 93-Kelsi Pederson[4]; 6. 11-Loki Bjerke[10]; 7. 04-Richard Rygg[5]; 8. 8-Brady Heilman[9]; 9. (DNF) 20-Jasmyn Hatlestad[8]; 10. (DNS) 23-Gerald Hatlestad.
Current 2023 POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points Standings | As of 8/21/23:
- Dexter Dvergsten, 2. Kate Taves -390, 3. Mathew Taves -410, 4. Alex Truscinski -420, 5. Kelsi Pederson -450, 6. Dylan Langevin -510, 7. Alan Truscinski -570, 8. Jason Berg -920, 9. Mark Williams -1120, 10. Loki Bjerke -1320.
Current POWRi Lightning Sprints Points standings are available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=860135.
Tentative POWRi Lightning Sprints Upcoming Point-Event Schedule:
8/26/23: Central Missouri Speedway | Warrensburg, MO | MLS
8/26/23: El Paso County Raceway | Calhan, CO | RMLSA
8/27/23: Buffalo River Speedway | Glyndon, MN | MKLS
9/1/23: Red River Valley Speedway | West Fargo, ND | MKLS
9/2/23: Central Missouri Speedway | Warrensburg, MO | MLS
9/2/23: Greenbush Race Park | Greenbush, MN | MKLS
9/2/23: I-76 Speedway | Fort Morgan, CO | RMLSA
9/3/23: Central Missouri Speedway | Warrensburg, MO | MLS
9/3/23: Greenbush Race Park | Greenbush, MN | MKLS
9/9/23: I-35 Speedway | Winston, MO | MLS
9/9/23: Buffalo River Speedway | Glyndon, MN | MKLS
9/9/23: El Paso County Raceway | Calhan, CO | RMLSA
9/10/23: Buffalo River Speedway | Glyndon, MN | MKLS
9/15/23: River Cities Speedway | Grand Forks, ND | MKLS
9/16/23: Nevada Speedway | Nevada, MO | MLS
9/16/23: Devils Lake Speedway | Crary, ND | MKLS
9/16/23: Honor Speedway | Pueblo, CO | RMLSA
9/17/23: Buffalo River Speedway | Glyndon, MN | MKLS
9/23/23: I-35 Speedway | Winston, MO | MLS
9/23/23: El Paso County Raceway | Calhan, CO | RMLSA
9/23/23: Imperial Valley Speedway | Imperial, CA | SWLS
9/29/23: I-76 Speedway | Fort Morgan, CO | RMLSA | Fall Classic
9/30/23: I-35 Speedway | Winston, MO | MLS
9/30/23: I-76 Speedway | Fort Morgan, CO | RMLSA | Fall Classic
10/14/23: Mohave Valley Raceway | Mohave Valley, AZ | SWLS
10/20/23: Imperial Valley Speedway | Imperial, CA | SWLS
10/21/23: Imperial Valley Speedway | Imperial, CA | SWLS | Wingless
11/11/23: Perris Auto Speedway | Perris, CA | SWLS
POWRi Lightning Sprint Full 2023 Schedule is available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=801426&fbclid=IwAR0R3ImydR5ScNVRTXf3VZpyFHjPJkkPdHtSdD8TK-2jU1M7gE9aLoyLDAU.
Full Point fund for the National POWRi Lightning Sprint Division can be found at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=690554. A breakdown of the POWRi Lightning Sprint National Points System can be found online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=690553. Rules and guidelines are available online at http://www.powri.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=611007.
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.
Submitted By: Cassy Staley
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