Macon, IL – Picking up right where he left off from the previous night, Tyler Thomas once again stole the show, earning his third POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory of 2017.  Starting fifth on a hammer-down Macon Speedway, Thomas didn’t take the lead until ten to go in the caution-plagued 30-lap feature event.

Immediately on the start, pole sitter Zach Daum jumped into command, repelling repeated challenges from Rookie of the Year candidate, Logan Seavey.  The duo battled for position, with Daum holding point for the first two laps, before relinquishing the lead for the following two laps to Seavey and then taking it back.  One of the many cautions that filled the show, seven laps in, Tanner Thorson looped it battling for second, setting up the drive of the night as the Minden, Nevada driver was able to claw his way back to a third place finish when the dust settled.

Thomas navigated his way to second by lap eight, but every time he closed in to make a move, the action slowed for cautions.  Closing in on the final ten laps, Thomas patiently waited for the right moment, sliding Daum for the lead and never looking back.  Jake Neuman and Logan Seavey rounded out the top five.

“I’ve got to thank my dad, my mom, Duane Moore, Bobby Barth, Adam Barth,” said Tyler Thomas.  “Without all these people, I wouldn’t be where I am today.  Thanks to all of them.  This Spike Chassis was on a rail.  We’ve got a really fast Esslinger.  And of course, this Advanced Racing Suspension.  I was a little worried about the track before the race that they overworked it.  It was still pretty fast, but Tanner came back to third so obviously it was racy.”

“Second place sure isn’t where we want to be,” commented Zach Daum.  “But this is what it takes to win championships and we want that and that’s what Toyota wants, too.  Last night we had a rough night; I made a mistake and it cost us a good run.  We’ll keep putting together these seconds and thirds and hopefully get us a win soon.”

“Hat’s off to my guys, they gave me an awesome car,” stated Tanner Thorson.  “I made a mistake there and it probably cost us the win, but I sure hope that was fun for the fans to watch.”

Midgets

Speedway Motors Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: 3N – JAKE NEUMAN, Heat 2: 37 – ANDREW FELKER, Heat 3: 5D – ZACH DAUM, Heat 4: 67 – TANNER THORSON

Great Clips Feature Winner: 91T – TYLER THOMAS

Toyota Semi Feature Winner: 22 – ANDY MALPOCKER

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Feature Results (30 laps): 1. 91T – TYLER THOMAS  2. 5D – ZACH DAUM  3. 67 – TANNER THORSON  4. 3N – JAKE NEUMAN  5. 4A – LOGAN SEAVEY  6. 71K – TANNER CARRICK  7. 5C – COLTEN COTTLE  8. 71 – RYAN ROBINSON  9. 28 – KORY SCHUDY  10. 87C – DALTON CAMFIELD  11. 1K – BRAYTON LYNCH  12. 9K – KYLE SCHUETT  13. 7X – GAGE WALKER  14. 91- TYLER NELSON  15. 67K – HOLLY SHELTON  16. 6A – AIDAN ROOSEVANS  17. 22 – ANDY MALPOCKER  18. 27 – TUCKER KLAASMEYER  19. 37 – ANDREW FELKER  20. 39 – ZEB WISE  21. 37X – TERRY BABB  22. 50 – DANIEL ADLER

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Miller Tallies 28th Victory With Speedway Motors Micros

Macon, IL – Taking his 28th career victory with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, Joe B. Miller cleaned house in the 20 lap main event at Macon Speedway.  Starting in the fourth position, Miller wasted no time quickly getting to the second position by the exit of turn two in the opening lap.  Taking the lead out of turn two on lap seven, Miller quickly put distance between himself and Slater Helt, leaving Helt to deal with last night’s winner, Craig Ronk, and Frank Flud.

By lap 11, the top three had entered lap traffic and Flud was within striking distance.  Shooting to the bottom of a lap car, Flud bolted to the bottom of turn three, with Miller having the same idea from the outside, resulting in the duo colliding, but Miller retained the lead.  On lap 14, it became apparent that the incident resulted in damage to Flud’s machine, as he brought out the yellow and was finished for the evening.

In the remaining six laps, Miller’s pace was slowed with two to go, resulting in a shootout for the win.  However, Miller proved too strong as he outlasted the duo of Ronk and Helt for the win.  Garrett Duff took fourth and Harley Hollan rounded out the top five.

“I’ve got to thank all the guys that help me at the track and at the shop,” said Joe B. Miller.  “Usually we come here and the track is horrible, but he worked on it during the intermission and made it racy for the midgets and the micros.”

“This is a good track for POWRi micros,” commented Craig Ronk.  “It’s good to run with Joe B.  He had a good run and we’re looking forward to the next show.”

“Well we ran the bottom and then the top got rolling and we thought we could have a something for second,” Slater Helt stated.  “But, oh well.  There’s always next week.”

Micros

Speedway Motors Heat Race Winners: Heat 1: 5R – CRAIG RONK, Heat 2: 14H – HARLEY HOLLAN, Heat 3: 51B – JOE B MILLER, Heat 4: 9T – TYLER DUFF

Great Clips Feature Winner: 51B – JOE B MILLER

Toyota Semi Feature Winner: 18 – MICHAEL BRUMMITT

POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League Feature Results (20 laps): 1. 51B – JOE B MILLER  2. 5R – CRAIG RONK  3. 22S – SLATER HELT  4. 66J – GARRETT DUFF  5. 14H – HARLEY HOLLAN  6. 9T – TYLER DUFF  7. 28 – LUKE VERARDI  8. 10K – KOLE KIRKMAN  9. 38 – JACKSON FRISBIE  10. M2 – MICHAEL BUSTAMANTE  11. 39 – RUSS DISINGER  12. 14 – KURT WESTERFIELD  13. 37 – AIDEN PURDUE  14. 14JR – HOLLEY HOLLAN  15. 65E – CHAD ELLIOTT  16. 2 – RYAN SHORTHOSE  17. 44 – TREVIN LITTLETON  18. 2TK – TODD KIRKMAN  19. 72 – TONY CLIFTON  20. 1 – CAILIN HUNT  21. 18 – MICHAEL BRUMMITT  22. 81 – FRANK FLUD

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