Brad Loyet
Belleville, IL. - Brad Loyet won the 30-lap POWRi Speedway Motors/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget Racing Series co-sanctioned feature, Friday Night at Belle-Clair Raceway. The event was the first of the two-night Budweiser FanFest celebrating the 75th anniversary of midget auto racing in the greater St.Louis area.
Polesitter Austin Brown jumped into the lead at the start, and quickly paced the first seven circuits around the fast 1/4-mile dirt oval. Brown surrendered to lead to Loyet on lap 8, and eventually faded to a ninth place finish suffering from brake problems.
Loyet continued to set the pace on the cushion, with most of the field running the lower groove. Brandon Waelti ran in second position until four laps remaining when veteran Steve Knepper passed Waelti. Loyet driving the Loyet Motorsports owned Spike/Ford-Esslinger No. 05 finished ahead of Knepper, Daniel Adler, Waelti and Andrew Felker who earlier in the evening claimed victory in the accompanying POWRi Micro Sprint feature.
With his second series feature victory of the season Loyet increased his POWRi Series points lead over Brown. Davey Ray currently holds a 14-point lead over Waelti heading into Saturday Night's events which will be highlighted by a 75-lap feature.
Andrew Felker won the 20-lap POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint feature. Joe B.Miller jumped into he lead at the start and set the pace as the race leader for the first thirteen laps, before regaining Series Champ Dereck King moved into the lead. King's lead was short lived as Felker took the lead on the next lap, and was never again challenged for the remainder of the lead. Following Felker to his second series feature victory of the season were: King, Jeremy Camp, Miller and Jake Mosley.
POWRi National Midget
Heat Race 1
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 7 Austin Brown
2 05 Brad Loyet
3 25K Steve Knepper
4 19B Travis Berryhill
5 21X Steve Stroud
6 87 Matt Fox
7 5 Danny Frye
8 38N Kyle Neal
9 30 Steve Lewis
Heat Race 2
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 3 Darren Hagen
2 5D Zach Daum
3 6 Davey Ray
4 86C David Camfield Jr.
5 15 Tim Siner
6 35 Tyler Robbins
7 55 Nick Knepper
8 82 Eric Johnson
9 94 Darren Kingston
Heat Race 3
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 41 Brandon Waelti
2 14C Shane Cockrum
3 4 Mike Hess
4 401K Daniel Adler
5 91 Dereck King
6 21 Bob Shreffler
7 19T Brian Terry
8 11A Andrew Felker
Heat Race 4
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 25M Derrick Myers
2 35R Derek Rossio
3 98G Gavin Galbraith
4 15H Scott Hatton
5 19 John Campbell
6 25E Courtney Erfurth
7 23R Jim Ried
8 77 Daniel Robinson
Semi
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 401K Daniel Adler
2 15 Tim Siner
3 55 Nick Knepper
4 87 Matt Fox
5 11A Andrew Felker
6 94 Darren Kingston
7 5 Danny Frye
8 82 Eric Johnson
9 25E Courtney Erfurth
10 23R Jim Ried
11 77 Daniel Robinson
12 19T Brian Terry
13 21 Bob Shreffler
14 19 John Campbell
15 21X Steve Stroud
16 35 Tyler Robbins
17 38N Kyle Neal
18 30 Steve Lewis
Feature
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 05 Brad Loyet
2 25K Steve Knepper
3 401K Daniel Adler
4 41 Brandon Waelti
5 11A Andrew Felker
6 5D Zach Daum
7 55 Nick Knepper
8 4 Mike Hess
9 7 Austin Brown
10 91 Dereck King
11 25M Derrick Myers
12 86C David Camfield Jr.
13 94 Darren Kingston
14 87 Matt Fox
15 35R Derek Rossio
16 6 Davey Ray
17 15 Tim Siner
18 14C Shane Cockrum
19 3 Darren Hagen
20 15H Scott Hatton
21 98G Gavin Galbraith
22 19B Travis Berryhill
WINNER: Brad Loyet
POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro
Heat Race 1
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 15 Keaton Dobbs
2 39 Brandon Graybeal
3 1K Kara King
4 A1 Bubba Altig
5 85C Jason Goodwin
6 3N Jake Neuman
7 3B Shelby Bosie
8 33 Ryan Guyett
9 5 Mike Obst
Heat Race 2
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 32K Dereck King
2 75 Trent Beckinger
3 JJ1 Jeremy Camp
4 5J Jordan Campbell
5 37 Brunson Behning
6 22J Jacob Mueller
7 28 Luke Verardi
8 19 Natasha Cox
9 96 Mark Gass
Heat Race 3
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 11A Andrew Felker
2 10 Derek Lemaster
3 73 Jake Mosley
4 42M Spencer Montgomery
5 79J Jacob Patton
6 9 Paul Nienhiser
7 8J Jason Cooper
8 00 Jimmy Wells
9 58H Luke Hanning
Heat Race 4
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 2JR Jimmy Stearns
2 51B Joe B. Miller
3 1C Colin Voiles
4 01S Tim England
5 05 Kevin Horcher
6 17D Cole Delp
7 17M Michael Mroz
8 29 Kyle Amerson
Heat Race 5
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 87 Caleb Graybeal
2 38 Evan Weyant
3 71 Jeff Wiggs
4 32X Brad McDaniel
5 6B Andy Baugh
6 42 Mike Smallwood II
7 52 Jason Harms
8 22P John Potter
Semi #1
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 1C Colin Voiles
2 79J Jacob Patton
3 32X Brad McDaniel
4 9 Paul Nienhiser
5 22J Jacob Mueller
6 3B Shelby Bosie
7 52 Jason Harms
8 8J Jason Cooper
9 42 Mike Smallwood II
10 58H Luke Hanning
11 5 Mike Obst
12 05 Kevin Horcher
13 29 Kyle Amerson
14 19 Natasha Cox
Semi #2
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 71 Jeff Wiggs
2 42M Spencer Montgomery
3 33 Ryan Guyett
4 3N Jake Neuman
5 6B Andy Baugh
6 85C Jason Goodwin
7 01S Tim England
8 00 Jimmy Wells
9 28 Luke Verardi
10 22P John Potter
11 17D Cole Delp
12 17M Michael Mroz
13 96 Mark Gass
Feature
Finish Car Number Driver Name
1 11A Andrew Felker
2 32K Dereck King
3 JJ1 Jeremy Camp
4 51B Joe B. Miller
5 73 Jake Mosley
6 75 Trent Beckinger
7 87 Caleb Graybeal
8 1C Colin Voiles
9 42M Spencer Montgomery
10 79J Jacob Patton
11 15 Keaton Dobbs
12 1K Kara King
13 A1 Bubba Altig
14 2JR Jimmy Stearns
15 10 Derek Lemaster
16 5J Jordan Campbell
17 33 Ryan Guyett
18 32X Brad McDaniel
19 71 Jeff Wiggs
20 39 Brandon Graybeal
21 37 Brunson Behning
22 38 Evan Weyant
WINNER: Andrew Felker
