Tyler Thomas, Riley Kreisel, Jake Cheatham & Owen Steinkoenig take wins at Belle-Clair Speedway

Tyler Thomas – Connor Hamilton photo
Riley Kreisel – Connor Hamilton photo
Jake Cheatham – Connor Hamilton photo
Owen Steinkoenig – Connor Hamilton photo

600cc Winged Micros

A Feature 1

20 laps | 00:11:16.515

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Jake Cheatham Bethalto, IL 71
2 3 Chad Elliott Cottage Hills, IL 65E
3 1 Sean Robbins Collinsville, IL 53
4 4 Josh Fisher Sedalia, MO 95J
5 9 Kurt Westerfield 14
6 5 Breanna Wirth Waterloo, IL 8W
7 6 Rob Cook O’fallon, MO 4C
8 7 Tyler Robbins Collinsville, IL 35
9 11 Devin Feger East Peoria, IL 27
10 14 Kurt Hermann Ewing, IL 3RX
11 12 Steve Finn Collinsville, IL 18
12 8 Jordan Clary Edwardsville, IL 94
13 18 Corey Nelson Eugene, MO 10
14 10 Nick Worley St. Charles, MO 9W
15 17 Dustin Clary Marine, IL 949
16 16 Tim England O’fallon, IL 115
17 19 Lucas Pejakovich Godfrey, IL 45
18 21 James Koenigseein New Athens, IL 76
19 22 Kevin Horcher Belleville, IL 262
20 13 Tobias Midkiff 101
21 15 Alex Midkiff Belleville, IL 11A
22 20 Riley Goodno Knoxville, IA 11

B Feature 1

10 laps | 00:07:02.287

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 4 Dustin Clary Marine, IL 949
2 1 Corey Nelson Eugene, MO 10
3 9 Lucas Pejakovich Godfrey, IL 45
4 8 Riley Goodno Knoxville, IA 11
5 6 James Koenigseein New Athens, IL 76
6 3 Kevin Horcher Belleville, IL 262
7 7 DAVID GRANT Granite City, IL 187
8 2 Zach McKay St. Louis, MO 71Z
9 5 Hunter Pruitt Washington, MO 82H
10 10 Kyle Foutch 15F

Heat 1

8 laps | 00:03:07.763

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Josh Fisher Sedalia, MO 95J
2 1 Kurt Westerfield 14
3 9 Chad Elliott Cottage Hills, IL 65E
4 4 Devin Feger East Peoria, IL 27
5 3 Corey Nelson Eugene, MO 10
6 7 Alex Midkiff Belleville, IL 11A
7 5 Hunter Pruitt Washington, MO 82H
8 6 DAVID GRANT Granite City, IL 187
9 8 Kyle Foutch 15F

Heat 2

8 laps | 00:06:59.324

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 8 Sean Robbins Collinsville, IL 53
2 2 Jordan Clary Edwardsville, IL 94
3 5 Tyler Robbins Collinsville, IL 35
4 3 Steve Finn Collinsville, IL 18
5 6 Tobias Midkiff 101
6 4 Zach McKay St. Louis, MO 71Z
7 7 Kevin Horcher Belleville, IL 262
8 9 Dustin Clary Marine, IL 949
9 1 Lucas Pejakovich Godfrey, IL 45

Heat 3

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 6 Jake Cheatham Bethalto, IL 71
2 4 Breanna Wirth Waterloo, IL 8W
3 2 Nick Worley St. Charles, MO 9W
4 8 Rob Cook O’fallon, MO 4C
5 5 Kurt Hermann Ewing, IL 3RX
6 7 Tim England O’fallon, IL 115
7 3 James Koenigseein New Athens, IL 76
8 1 Riley Goodno Knoxville, IA 11

B Modifieds

A Feature 1

15 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 11 Owen Steinkoenig Highland, IL 5S
2 3 Tim Stadler St. Louis, MO 25
3 7 James Edens Lima, OH 11B
4 5 Zach Hoffman Troy, IL 10
5 9 Joe Mercurio Belleville, IL 51M
6 1 Billy Knebel Pocahontas, IL 52
7 2 Denny Tribout Millstadt, IL 25T
8 13 Ryan Hamilton 58R
9 12 Chris Mercurio Millstadt, IL 56JR
10 14 Doug Tye Troy, IL 4D
11 15 Andrew Depper 9
12 10 Jim Stevens Belleville, IL 92
13 4 Jarrett Stryker Millstadt, IL 18
14 6 Chris Soutiea Peveley, MO 11
15 8 Kyle Helmick Smithton, IL 27X

Heat 1

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Billy Knebel Pocahontas, IL 52
2 4 Tim Stadler St. Louis, MO 25
3 1 Zach Hoffman Troy, IL 10
4 8 James Edens Lima, OH 11B
5 6 Joe Mercurio Belleville, IL 51M
6 5 Owen Steinkoenig Highland, IL 5S
7 3 Ryan Hamilton 58R
8 7 Andrew Depper 9

Heat 2

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Denny Tribout Millstadt, IL 25T
2 1 Jarrett Stryker Millstadt, IL 18
3 5 Chris Soutiea Peveley, MO 11
4 4 Kyle Helmick Smithton, IL 27X
5 7 Jim Stevens Belleville, IL 92
6 6 Chris Mercurio Millstadt, IL 56JR
7 3 Doug Tye Troy, IL 4D

Midgets

POWRi National Midgets

By Brian Walker – BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 26, 2019) – Assuming the lead on lap eight, Tyler Thomas of Collinsville, Okla. ensued to go the distance and earn his 13th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. Acing restart after restart and mastering the tricky, thick cushion, Thomas was undeniable as he nabbed the fourth Lil’ Belleville triumph of his career aboard the BT Machine, Spike/Toyota No. 91T.

Bringing the 24-car main event field to life, Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, Okla. and Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. paced the 12-row pack. In standard “Hello Neuman” fashion, Jake ripped the lip around McIntosh and put his Jim Neuman Racing, BRANDT, BOSS/SR-11 No. 3N into command of the early lead.

While Neuman shot to the front, Thomas maneuvered from the outside of row two and rocketed into the second spot with a bold slider on McIntosh. Holding a steady lead early on, Neuman’s night came crashing to an early end on the seventh circuit of the 25-lapper, as his No. 3N suddenly lost power and slowed to a stop on the backstretch.

Unable to fire off, Neuman’s misfortune sent him retiring to the infield while Thomas capitalized and moved his No. 91T to the top of the leaderboard. Building a nice, thick cushion up against the iconic Belle-Clair wooden walls, Thomas, McIntosh and the rest of the field continually adapted to an ever-changing 1/5th-mile surface into the second half of the feature.

Although hampered by a string of several cautions at the mid-race point, Thomas seemed to never waiver, perfecting each restart thrown his way and not allowing McIntosh the opportunity to even dare of a potential bid at the lead.

A green flag run in the closing stages finally allowed Thomas to extend his advantage while McIntosh kept fighting for more traction atop the cushion and the duo ran into lap traffic. While those two ran away from the field, the battle for third was the most thrilling to witness as Jesse Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. and Sam Johnson of St. Peters, Mo. went slider-for-slider for almost five consecutive laps.

In the end, nobody could match Tyler Thomas on this night, as he controlled the final 18 laps and topped his fourth-career feature at Belle-Clair Speedway, a facility that the Collinsville, Okla. native has found a keen liking for. Driving his family-owned BT Machine, Spike/Toyota No. 91T with dad, Brian Thomas, on the wrenches, Friday’s victory marked his 13th-career win in POWRi National Midget League competition.

Cannon McIntosh, who is night-after-night so close to that elusive first-career win, was the runner-up finisher on Friday scoring a second-place result in the Dave Mac Motorsports, Drive WFX, Spike/Toyota No. 08. Jesse Colwell, the current POWRi National Midget points leader, rounded out the podium in third-place aboard his Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports, JBL Audio, Bullet/Toyota No. 71.

Closing out the top five at Belle-Clair was Sam Johnson with a career-best finish of fourth-place and Ace McCarthy of Tahlequah, Okla. with a solid fifth-place run. Also finishing inside the top ten was Toyota Racing Development Hard Charger, Broc Hunnell, in sixth-from-16th, Daniel Robinson in seventh, Karter Sarff in eighth, Daison Pursley in ninth, and Holley Hollan in tenth.

Cannon McIntosh won AutoMeter heat one, Tyler Thomas topped KSE Racing Products heat two, and Jake Neuman claimed Advanced Racing Suspensions heat three on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. McIntosh was also the PAC Racing Springs High Point Man.

The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will be right back at it tomorrow night Saturday, July 27 with a trip to Macon Speedway in Macon, Ill. If you can’t attend this thrilling show yourself, you can watch it LIVE on www.speedshifttv.com.

For more information on POWRi Racing, you can visit www.powri.comonline, follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter and Instagram, or like POWRi on Facebook.

A Feature 1

30 laps | 00:30:20.704

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 4 Tyler Thomas Collinsville, OK 91T
2 1 Cannon McIntosh Bixby, OK 08
3 3 Jesse Colwell Red Bluff, CA 71
4 8 Sam Johnson St Peters, MO 72
5 9 Ace McCarthy Tahlequah, OK 28
6 16 Broc Hunnell Eolia, MO 103
7 5 Daniel Robinson Ewing, IL 11
8 13 Karter Sarff Mason City, IL 37X
9 10 Daison Pursley Locust Grove, OK 9
10 17 Holley Hollan Tulsa, OK 67
11 6 Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL 5D
12 11 Jesse Love Redwood City, CA 97K
13 23 Danny Frye III St. Peters, MO 5
14 20 David Camfield Decatur, IL 86C
15 14 Presley Truedson Kennedy, MN 5T
16 24 MAX GUILFORD NA, NZ 37
17 19 Devin Camfield Decatur, IL 17C
18 15 Nick Knepper Belleville, IL 55
19 12 Daniel Adler St. Louis, MO 50
20 21 Ryan Mueller Wildwood, MO 5H
21 22 Tyler Robbins Collinsville, IL 35
22 2 Jake Neuman New Berlin, IL 3N
23 7 Austin Brown Millstadt, IL 17
24 18 Colten Cottle Kansas, IL 56AP

Heat 1

8 laps | 00:05:16.416

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Cannon McIntosh Bixby, OK 08
2 1 Sam Johnson St Peters, MO 72
3 3 Jesse Love Redwood City, CA 97K
4 5 Daniel Adler St. Louis, MO 50
5 8 Ace McCarthy Tahlequah, OK 28
6 7 Holley Hollan Tulsa, OK 67
7 6 Devin Camfield Decatur, IL 17C
8 4 Tyler Robbins Collinsville, IL 35

Heat 2

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Tyler Thomas Collinsville, OK 91T
2 3 Daniel Robinson Ewing, IL 11
3 5 Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL 5D
4 7 Austin Brown Millstadt, IL 17
5 4 Broc Hunnell Eolia, MO 103
6 8 Nick Knepper Belleville, IL 55
7 6 David Camfield Decatur, IL 86C
8 2 MAX GUILFORD NA, NZ 37

Heat 3

8 laps | 00:03:34.288

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Jake Neuman New Berlin, IL 3N
2 4 Jesse Colwell Red Bluff, CA 71
3 1 Presley Truedson Kennedy, MN 5T
4 5 Karter Sarff Mason City, IL 37X
5 8 Daison Pursley Locust Grove, OK 9
6 7 Colten Cottle Kansas, IL 56AP
7 6 Ryan Mueller Wildwood, MO 5H
8 3 Danny Frye III St. Peters, MO 5

Non-Winged Sprints

POWRi WAR Sprints

By Brian Walker – BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 26, 2019) – Leading from start-to-finish, Riley Kreisel of Warsaw, Mo. controlled Friday’s “Border WAR” opener at Belle-Clair Speedway in convincing fashion. Earning his fifth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory, the defending series champion shot his No. 90 to the top of the points chase with only a handful of races left.

Earning LRB, Inc. #HighPointMan honors, Kreisel had a little luck of the draw with a zero-inversion leaving his No. 90 on the pole position of the 25-lapper. Shooting to the early lead, Kreisel assumed command of the top spot while the 23-car field behind him jockeyed for position on the tight 1/5th-mile surface.

Heading into a swarm of lap traffic, Kreisel brought along Wesley Smith of Nixa, Mo. and Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Ill. as the trio ran bumper-to-bumper atop the cushion. A red flag for an upside-down TJ Artz bunched the field back up and fired them off at the halfway point.

Keeping it consistent on the high side, Kreisel remained large and in charge while Smith had his hands full with a persistent Daum, who insisted on rolling the bottom as he crept into contention. In the closing stages, Daum finally inched close enough to launch a slider on Smith and steal the second spot away as he set his sights on Kreisel out front. A lap 21 caution created a four-lap dash to the finish with Kreisel in control, but Daum fast and furious on his heels.

The 19-year old reigning WAR Sprints champion would not be denied on this night, however, as Riley Kreisel of Warsaw, Mo. sealed the deal and put a stamp on his wire-to-wire victory at Belle-Clair Speedway. Friday’s triumph marked Kreisel’s first win at the Belleville, Ill. facility, his second of the 2019 season, the fifth of his WAR career, and most importantly, it propelled him into control of the championship chase as the points leader.

Chasing Kreisel to the stripe was Zach Daum, who advanced from eighth-to-second aboard the McGarry Motorsports No. 31B. Colten Cottle of Kansas, Ill. rounded out the podium in his No. 5C entry, while Wesley Smith and Korey Weyant closed out the top five. Finishing in the top ten was Kory Schudy (sixth), Quinton Benson (seventh), Mitchell Davis (eighth), Pete Palazzolo (ninth) and Brian Beebe (tenth).

The “Border WAR” continues tomorrow night as the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League visits St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Missouri.

For more information on POWRi Racing, you can visit www.powri.comonline, follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter and Instagram, or like POWRi on Facebook.

A Feature 1

35 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Riley Kreisel Warsaw, MO 90
2 8 Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL 31B
3 3 Colten Cottle Kansas, IL 5C
4 4 Wesley Smith Nixa, MO 12
5 7 Korey Weyant Springfield, IL 99
6 6 Kory Schudy Springfield, MO 28
7 5 Quinton Benson Sweet Springs, MO 15B
8 16 Mitchell Davis Auburn, IL 56
9 11 Pete Palazzolo St. Louis, MO 70
10 2 Brian Beebe Oak Grove, MO 37
11 19 Justin Standridge Springfield, IL 8D
12 10 Jack Wagner Lone Jack, MO 77
13 15 Anthony Nicholson Bartlett, TN 16
14 18 Samuel Wagner Lone Jack, MO 73
15 12 Steve Thomas Rantoul, IL 20
16 21 Adam Wilfong Indianapolis, IN 45
17 23 Steve Stroud St. Charles, MO 21X
18 13 Patrick Budde Bartelso, IL 90X
19 14 Braydon Cromwell Lone Jack, MO 4
20 22 Austin Sears Macomb, IL 31
21 20 Jason Billups Holt, MO 2
22 17 Slater Helt Harrisonville, MO 22S
23 9 TJ Artz Lincoln, NE 57

Heat 1

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Brian Beebe Oak Grove, MO 37
2 4 Wesley Smith Nixa, MO 12
3 1 Patrick Budde Bartelso, IL 90X
4 3 Anthony Nicholson Bartlett, TN 16
5 5 Slater Helt Harrisonville, MO 22S
6 6 Adam Wilfong Indianapolis, IN 45

Heat 2

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 Colten Cottle Kansas, IL 5C
2 4 Quinton Benson Sweet Springs, MO 15B
3 3 Pete Palazzolo St. Louis, MO 70
4 1 Mitchell Davis Auburn, IL 56
5 5 Samuel Wagner Lone Jack, MO 73
6 6 Austin Sears Macomb, IL 31

Heat 3

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 1 Korey Weyant Springfield, IL 99
2 2 Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL 31B
3 4 TJ Artz Lincoln, NE 57
4 6 Jack Wagner Lone Jack, MO 77
5 3 Justin Standridge Springfield, IL 8D
6 5 Steve Stroud St. Charles, MO 21X

Heat 4

8 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Riley Kreisel Warsaw, MO 90
2 4 Kory Schudy Springfield, MO 28
3 1 Braydon Cromwell Lone Jack, MO 4
4 5 Steve Thomas Rantoul, IL 20
5 2 Jason Billups Holt, MO 2
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