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Can Bell complete weekend sweep in POWRi midgets with win at Macon Speedway?

MACON, Ill. -- Rising star and series points leader Christopher Bell can go for the weekend sweep as the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets invade Macon Speedway for a spectacular open-wheel show Saturday that also includes four stock car classes.

Bell held off repeated attempts by his fellow Keith Kunz Motorsports teammates Rico Abreu and Tanner Thorson to take home the victory at Jacksonville Speedway Friday, and Joe B. Miller used lapped 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.

Pits open at 3 p.m. Saturday. Gates swing open at 5 and racing starts at 7. UMP Billingsley Towing modifieds, UMP street stocks, UMP outlaw hornets and stock hornets will also race.

Bell of Norman, Okla., started on the outside front row Friday night in Jacksonville, but it would be Thorson of Minden, Nev., 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 lapped 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.

 

 

 

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