Big POWRi Weekend at Jacksonville and Macon

dirt_trackgurl006 · 4/26/14, 2:50 AM

This was my first time being at Jacksonville, while dad an gail has been their twice now! I had a blast, darn good racin!!! Congrats to the whole Kunz team!! Awesome job guys an good luck tomorrow!!!!! The track really looked super fast, an i want to thank POWRi an Jacksonville crew an KDobson for putting on a fantabulous show!!! If i get the chance, i will be back...(4+ hr drive)....next stop will be Haubstadt in few hours, then hopefully Terre Haute Sunday!!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE DRIVERS THE REST OF THE WEEKEND!!!
God Bless,
KC

Andrew S. Quinn · 4/26/14, 8:03 AM

After seeing a race like that one last night, I cant imagine driving past Macon, where there will be more of the same action as you saw at Jacksonville.

chathamracefan · 4/26/14, 9:22 AM

POWRi at the central IL bullrings of Jacksonville, Macon & Lincoln are all pretty much a guaranteed great show. Seen the midgets several times at those tracks and not seen a bad one yet.

Has there ever been more "fortitude" packed into a smaller package than Rico? He gets after it. Fun to watch!

racing2bwithu2 · 4/26/14, 11:02 AM

Well no offence to POWRi, but ya might say we like spreading our love for racing around. I was hoping to meet up with ya Andrew. We sat just to the right of the platform in front. Maybe 8 rows up between the Moughan an Beard Sign. We did see Steve Wendal and his wife who sat in front of us. Was a great nite of racing, and I'm sure Gail and I will be back for at least 1 more show this yr. So what ever track your attending 2nite every1 be safe and enjoy. Lloyd

SpfldMile · 4/26/14, 4:13 PM

That was an incredible feature. I thought Rico might cause a calamity because he was driving so hard. I'll give him credit, though. He kept it on it's wheels. Chris Bell is a smoother driver with incredible talent. I almost feel lucky to be from central Illinois to see this level of racing at our local tracks.

racenut69 · 4/26/14, 6:24 PM

Score one for the"Little People"!!!..Rico is my hero!...

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Originally Posted by chathamracefan

POWRi at the central IL bullrings of Jacksonville, Macon & Lincoln are all pretty much a guaranteed great show. Seen the midgets several times at those tracks and not seen a bad one yet.

Has there ever been more "fortitude" packed into a smaller package than Rico? He gets after it. Fun to watch!

Andrew S. Quinn · 4/26/14, 7:06 PM

44 midgets and 44 micros here tonight at Macon.

Andrew S. Quinn · 4/26/14, 10:48 PM

Rained out at the start of the a-main. Double features on May 17 I believe they announced.

Andrew S. Quinn · 4/27/14, 6:36 PM

Jacksonville, IL. - Christopher Bell held off repeated attempts by his fellow Keith Kunz Motorsports teammates Rico Abreu and Tanner Thorson to take home the victory at the semi-banked, ¼ mile Jacksonville Speedway in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets Series and Joe B. Miller used lap traffic to keep second-place finisher Scott Sawyer at bay long enough to win his first POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series feature of 2014.

Christopher Bell of Norman, Oklahoma started on the outside front row, but it would be his Keith Kunz Motorsports teammate and pole sitter Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada who would take the point at the drop of the green flag with a commanding lead. Holding off challenges from native Californian Rico Abreu, following two yellows Thorson would lead Abreu, Tyler Thomas, Christopher Bell, and Alex Bright into heavy lap traffic until Brandon Waelti's nasty flip brought out by the only red of the feature, halting the battle.

After the red, Bell would overcome Tyler Thomas and the trio of Thorson, Abreu, and Bell driving Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports' Toyota-powered Bullets would engage in a tight battle filled with thrilling slide jobs and lap cars in the mix. "On the restart, Rico slid me so I knew I had to step it up, I knew my teammate was behind me," explained Tanner Thorson. In the mix of Thorson and Abreu's battle, Bell was able to sneak by. "We got racing in traffic and I tried getting Tanner [Thorson] for the lead a few times and Christopher [Bell] snuck by," explained Rico Abreu.

In the end, it would be Christopher Bell taking the victory, followed to the line by Rico Abreu and your pole sitter Tanner Thorson, making this the second record event for Keith Kunz Motorsports sweeping the podium. "It was a really fun race," explained winner Christopher Bell. "It's definitely an accomplishment for Keith Kunz Motorsports. Night in and night out we're always three of the best cars. It really is cool to be able to run for this team."

Driving his Speed Shack Performance-powered Hyper Chassis, Joe B. Miller was able to capitalize on Aaron Andruskevitch's misfortune and craftily held off the Engler-injected Sawyer Chassis piloted by Sawyer Chassis' own Scott Sawyer of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to take home his first POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series win of 2014. "We had a good run, just not enough tonight for Joe B.," explained Scott Sawyer. "It is a very tough series and we like coming to the POWRi races. They put on a good show, lots of good competition."

Nic Harris of Atlanta, Illinois took the third position in his Yamaha-powered Stallard Chassis. "We're happy with a top three," explained Harris. "Lap traffic always helps."

Miller inherited the lead 3 laps in after current race leader Aaron Andruskevitch of Riverton, Illinois threw a chain on the restart, ending his night and bid for the win. "The plan was to get up front and run with them," explain Joe B. Miller. "Aaron took off really well and had a chain break. It sucks to win one like that, but we'll take it."

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series feature results (30 laps): 1. 71 - Chris Bell 2. 97 - Rico Abreu 3. 67 - Tanner Thorson 4. 91T - Tyler Thomas 5. 55 - Nick Knepper 6. 3F - Alex Bright 7. 5D - Zach Daum 8. 50 - Daniel Adler 9. 9P - Parker Price-Miller 10. 57D - Daniel Robinson 11. 2st - Danny Stratton 12. 88 - Terry Babb 13. 5C - Colten Cottle 14. 25 - Jake Blackhurst 15. 17 - Derek Holmwood 16. 91 - Dereck King 17. 4 - Scott Hatton 18. 11C - Chet Gehrke 19. 56 - Darren Hagen 20. 6A - David Gough 21. 15 - Brandon Waelti 22. 57F - Andrew Felker 23. 911 - Ronnie Gardner

POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series feature results (20 laps): 1. 51B - Joe B. Miller 2. 29 - Scott Sawyer 3. N2 - Nic Harris 4. 81X - Frank Flud 5. 37H - Nick Howard 6. 17C - Chris Openshaw 7. 77W - Joey Wirth 8. 3N - Jake Neuman 9. 23 - Jeremy Camp 10. 3B - Shelby Bosie 11. 99 - Alec Long 12. 40 - Devin Feger 13. 7H - Lindsey Howard 14. 32X - Brad McDaniel 15. 28V - Luke Verardi 16. 20 - Dylan Benscoter 17. 44 - Ayrton Gennetten 18. 30S - Kyle Schuett 19. 21Z - Jeremy Zumwalt 20. 7X - Max Pozsgai 21. 21 - Aaron Andruskevitch 22. 2B - Nathan Benson 23. 1 - Dereck King

Complete race results can be found under "More Info" located within the Midget / Micro schedules.

For more information, visit www.powri.com
Contact:
Derek Schuett
POWRi Media
Derek.schuett@gmail.com

dirt in ur beer · 4/27/14, 10:24 PM

Anybody know if my ticket from Saturday night gets me anything when powri returns for the dbl features ?

4/26/14, 10:48 PM	#28
Andrew S. Quinn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,255	Rained out at the start of the a-main. Double features on May 17 I believe they announced.

4/27/14, 6:36 PM	#29 Re: Big POWRi Weekend at Jacksonville and Macon
Andrew S. Quinn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,255	Jacksonville, IL. - Christopher Bell held off repeated attempts by his fellow Keith Kunz Motorsports teammates Rico Abreu and Tanner Thorson to take home the victory at the semi-banked, ¼ mile Jacksonville Speedway in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets Series and Joe B. Miller used lap traffic to keep second-place finisher Scott Sawyer at bay long enough to win his first POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series feature of 2014. Christopher Bell of Norman, Oklahoma started on the outside front row, but it would be his Keith Kunz Motorsports teammate and pole sitter Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada who would take the point at the drop of the green flag with a commanding lead. Holding off challenges from native Californian Rico Abreu, following two yellows Thorson would lead Abreu, Tyler Thomas, Christopher Bell, and Alex Bright into heavy lap traffic until Brandon Waelti's nasty flip brought out by the only red of the feature, halting the battle. After the red, Bell would overcome Tyler Thomas and the trio of Thorson, Abreu, and Bell driving Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports' Toyota-powered Bullets would engage in a tight battle filled with thrilling slide jobs and lap cars in the mix. "On the restart, Rico slid me so I knew I had to step it up, I knew my teammate was behind me," explained Tanner Thorson. In the mix of Thorson and Abreu's battle, Bell was able to sneak by. "We got racing in traffic and I tried getting Tanner [Thorson] for the lead a few times and Christopher [Bell] snuck by," explained Rico Abreu. In the end, it would be Christopher Bell taking the victory, followed to the line by Rico Abreu and your pole sitter Tanner Thorson, making this the second record event for Keith Kunz Motorsports sweeping the podium. "It was a really fun race," explained winner Christopher Bell. "It's definitely an accomplishment for Keith Kunz Motorsports. Night in and night out we're always three of the best cars. It really is cool to be able to run for this team." Driving his Speed Shack Performance-powered Hyper Chassis, Joe B. Miller was able to capitalize on Aaron Andruskevitch's misfortune and craftily held off the Engler-injected Sawyer Chassis piloted by Sawyer Chassis' own Scott Sawyer of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to take home his first POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series win of 2014. "We had a good run, just not enough tonight for Joe B.," explained Scott Sawyer. "It is a very tough series and we like coming to the POWRi races. They put on a good show, lots of good competition." Nic Harris of Atlanta, Illinois took the third position in his Yamaha-powered Stallard Chassis. "We're happy with a top three," explained Harris. "Lap traffic always helps." Miller inherited the lead 3 laps in after current race leader Aaron Andruskevitch of Riverton, Illinois threw a chain on the restart, ending his night and bid for the win. "The plan was to get up front and run with them," explain Joe B. Miller. "Aaron took off really well and had a chain break. It sucks to win one like that, but we'll take it." POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series feature results (30 laps): 1. 71 - Chris Bell 2. 97 - Rico Abreu 3. 67 - Tanner Thorson 4. 91T - Tyler Thomas 5. 55 - Nick Knepper 6. 3F - Alex Bright 7. 5D - Zach Daum 8. 50 - Daniel Adler 9. 9P - Parker Price-Miller 10. 57D - Daniel Robinson 11. 2st - Danny Stratton 12. 88 - Terry Babb 13. 5C - Colten Cottle 14. 25 - Jake Blackhurst 15. 17 - Derek Holmwood 16. 91 - Dereck King 17. 4 - Scott Hatton 18. 11C - Chet Gehrke 19. 56 - Darren Hagen 20. 6A - David Gough 21. 15 - Brandon Waelti 22. 57F - Andrew Felker 23. 911 - Ronnie Gardner POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series feature results (20 laps): 1. 51B - Joe B. Miller 2. 29 - Scott Sawyer 3. N2 - Nic Harris 4. 81X - Frank Flud 5. 37H - Nick Howard 6. 17C - Chris Openshaw 7. 77W - Joey Wirth 8. 3N - Jake Neuman 9. 23 - Jeremy Camp 10. 3B - Shelby Bosie 11. 99 - Alec Long 12. 40 - Devin Feger 13. 7H - Lindsey Howard 14. 32X - Brad McDaniel 15. 28V - Luke Verardi 16. 20 - Dylan Benscoter 17. 44 - Ayrton Gennetten 18. 30S - Kyle Schuett 19. 21Z - Jeremy Zumwalt 20. 7X - Max Pozsgai 21. 21 - Aaron Andruskevitch 22. 2B - Nathan Benson 23. 1 - Dereck King Complete race results can be found under "More Info" located within the Midget / Micro schedules. For more information, visit www.powri.com Contact: Derek Schuett POWRi Media Derek.schuett@gmail.com

4/27/14, 10:24 PM	#30
dirt in ur beer Banned Race Count This Year: 41 Race Count Last Year: 28 Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 487	Anybody know if my ticket from Saturday night gets me anything when powri returns for the dbl features ?