Gennetten, Clouser, Hoover take night 2 victories at Lake Ozark Speedway
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ELDON, Mo. — Ayrton Gennetten would run the high line to perfection around Lake Ozark Speedway with the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint in Night Two of the POWRi Triple Sprint Showdown presented by Start2Finish TV to notch his seventh league victory and pocket the payday in an outstanding feature event.
Flying onto the smooth surface with twenty-four talented entrants of the POWRi 410’s would see Miles Paulus set a quick qualifying time of 12.789-second lap with Blake Hahn, JJ Hickle, and Kyle Bellm each earning heat racing victories.
Captivating the crowd on the initial green flag start with high-point qualifier Ayrton Gennetten and Miles Paulus lined up in the front row as Ayrton Gennetten would gain the lead on the opening lap with Kameron Key, Miles Paulus, Joe B Miller, and Blake Hahn all racing within the top five.
Keeping momentum going up front, Ayrton Gennetten would put on a dazzling display of driving up front with lap traffic nearly costing him the win as the laps ticked away at a rapid rate with Joe B Miller quickly gaining on the front-running Gennetten.
Leading all twenty-five laps, Ayrton Gennetten would not be denied in earning his seventh career POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint victory in an action-packed main event with Joe B Miller hustling into the runner-up position late.
“This whole team does such a great job and it’s the reason why I wanted the this ride, so I can just show up and focus on driving a great car,” said Ayrton Gennetten in the Eldon Missouri victory lane ceremony celebrations. Adding, “I said last night I was after the win, I honestly thought I was going upside down in two but somehow saved it and even kept the lead. The main goal is front-stretch victory in two weeks at Lucas”.
Challenging closely behind would find night one winner Kameron Key placing on the final podium placement. Blake Hahn would be among the frontrunners all feature to fourth as Noah Gass would round out the top-five finishers for the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints Night Two of the POWRi Triple Sprint Showdown presented by Start2Finish at Lake Ozark Speedway.
Lake Ozark Speedway | POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint Series | 9/1/24:
Start2Finish TV Quick Qualifying Time: 98P-Miles Paulus(12.789)
Flying A Motorsports Heat Race 1 Winner: 52-Blake Hahn
Eibach Racing Heat Race 2 Winner: 12X-JJ Hickle
Auto Meter Heat Race 3 Winner: 14E-Kyle Bellm
Victory Fuel High Point Qualifier: 19-Ayrton Gennetten
Meru Safety Hard Charger: 44-Derek Hagar(+10)
Toyota Racing Development Feature Winner: 19-Ayrton Gennetten
Toyota Racing Development A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[1]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[7]; 3. 31-Kameron Key[3]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 5. 20G-Noah Gass[8]; 6. 44-Derek Hagar[16]; 7. 12X-JJ Hickle[5]; 8. 98P-Miles Paulus[2]; 9. 75-Tyler Blank[11]; 10. 45X-Jace Park[12]; 11. 14E-Kyle Bellm[6]; 12. 74-Xavier Doney[9]; 13. 21-Gunner Ramey[10]; 14. 1JR-Steven Russell[18]; 15. 14N-Kevin Newton[15]; 16. 00-Broc Elliott[14]; 17. 37-Bryce Norris[13]; 18. 5-Kory Bales[19]; 19. 24-Elijah Gile[21]; 20. 87-Reed Whitney[17]; 21. 74N-Natalie Doney[24]; 22. 88-Brogan Carder[22]; 23. 34-Sterling Cling[20]; 24. 8S-Steve Short[23].
Flying A Motorsports Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 2. 31-Kameron Key[3]; 3. 98P-Miles Paulus[4]; 4. 75-Tyler Blank[5]; 5. 14N-Kevin Newton[6]; 6. 87-Reed Whitney[7]; 7. 34-Sterling Cling[1]; 8. 8S-Steve Short[8].
Eibach Racing Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12X-JJ Hickle[2]; 2. 19-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 3. 51B-Joe B Miller[3]; 4. 37-Bryce Norris[1]; 5. 44-Derek Hagar[5]; 6. 1JR-Steven Russell[7]; 7. 24-Elijah Gile[6]; 8. 74N-Natalie Doney[8].
Auto Meter Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 14E-Kyle Bellm[2]; 2. 74-Xavier Doney[1]; 3. 20G-Noah Gass[3]; 4. 45X-Jace Park[5]; 5. 00-Broc Elliott[8]; 6. 5-Kory Bales[7]; 7. 21-Gunner Ramey[4]; 8. 88-Brogan Carder[6].
Start2Finish Qualifying: 1. 98P-Miles Paulus, 00:12.789[2]; 2. 19-Ayrton Gennetten, 00:13.202[8]; 3. 21-Gunner Ramey, 00:13.206[6]; 4. 31-Kameron Key, 00:13.444[11]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller, 00:13.494[18]; 6. 20G-Noah Gass, 00:13.501[9]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn, 00:13.586[5]; 8. 12X-JJ Hickle, 00:13.669[16]; 9. 14E-Kyle Bellm, 00:13.708[7]; 10. 34-Sterling Cling, 00:13.709[21]; 11. 37-Bryce Norris, 00:13.833[12]; 12. 74-Xavier Doney, 00:13.877[17]; 13. 75-Tyler Blank, 00:13.881[13]; 14. 44-Derek Hagar, 00:13.911[20]; 15. 45X-Jace Park, 00:13.916[24]; 16. 14N-Kevin Newton, 00:13.938[19]; 17. 24-Elijah Gile, 00:13.998[14]; 18. 88-Brogan Carder, 00:14.143[23]; 19. 87-Reed Whitney, 00:14.162[15]; 20. 1JR-Steven Russell, 00:14.174[4]; 21. 5-Kory Bales, 00:14.233[10]; 22. 8S-Steve Short, 00:14.296[3]; 23. 74N-Natalie Doney, 00:14.309[1]; 24. 00-Broc Elliott, 00:14.469[22].
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MARIO CLOUSER CAPTURES WIN IN POWRi WAR SERIES AT LAKE OZARK SPEEDWAY
ELDON, Mo. -- Mario Clouser would advance five spots rapidly and lead the final nine laps in the final night of the Non-Wing Nationals presented by Start2Finish TV at Lake Ozark Speedway with the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League to notch his fourteenth career feature victory wrapping up the premier weekend event.
Racing onto the quick surface of Lake Ozark Speedway, POWRi WAR would find twenty-one talented traditional sprinters witnessing Trey Osborne set the quickest hot-lap time of 14.620-second lap as Anthony Nicholson and Cody Baker each earned heat racing victories.
Kick-starting the initial green flag start with high-point qualifier Jack Wagner and Anthony Nicholson lined up in the front row, Anthony Nicholson would gain the lead on the opening lap with Jack Wagner blasting into the runner-up spot.
Suffering mechanical issues on the next lap the leader Anthony Nicholson relinquished the lead to Jack Wagner on lap two as Wesley Smith moved into runner up positioning with Cody Baker, Bret Mellenberndt and Trey Osborne rounding out the early top five.
Leading the next nine laps, Jack Wagner would appear on a rail as Mario Clouser began his chase for the top spot while eventually overtaking the preferred position on lap eleven with Xavier Doney, Wesley Smith, Chase Howard, and Trey Osborne staying within striking distance.
Leading the final revolutions perfectly, Mario Clouser would emerge victorious with the POWRi WAR Sprint League at Lake Ozark Speedway to notch his first yearly league victory. Staying in the hunt Wesley Smith would finish runner-up as Xavier Doney completed the final podium placements.
“We’ve had an unbelievable difficult season so this feels great to be here in victory lane,” said victorious Mario Clouser in the Eldon Missouri victory lane celebrations. Adding, “We had a great track tonight and to get success finally feels great while making the eight hour trip worth it.”
Challenging closely behind would find Trey Osborne finish fourth as Bret Mellenberndt rounded out the top five finishers for the POWRi WAR at Lake Ozark Speedway on Night Two of the Non-Wing Nationals.
Lake Ozark Speedway | POWRi WAR | 9/1/24:
Hoosier Racing Tire Quick Hot Lap Time: 11T-Trey Osborne(14.620)
Flying A Motorsports Heat Race 1 Winner: 16-Anthony Nicholson
Engler Machine & Tool Heat Race 2 Winner: 9-Cody Baker
Victory Fuel High Point Qualifier: 77-Jack Wagner
Meru Safety Hard Charger: 9G-Chad Goff(+11)
Toyota Racing Development Feature Winner: 6-Mario Clouser
Toyota Racing Development A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 6-Mario Clouser[6]; 2. 44-Wesley Smith[4]; 3. 74-Xavier Doney[9]; 4. 11T-Trey Osborne[7]; 5. 97-Bret Mellenberndt[5]; 6. 13-Chase Howard[12]; 7. 98-Saban Bibent[11]; 8. 9-Chad Goff[19]; 9. 73-Samuel Wagner[10]; 10. 77-Jack Wagner[1]; 11. 26-Zachary Clark[15]; 12. 9H-Cody Baker[3]; 13. 75-Glen Saville[16]; 14. 99-Bryan Roach[18]; 15. 82-Vinny Ward[17]; 16. 33-Bryson Smith[8]; 17. 27-Justin Johnson[14]; 18. 52B-Blake Bowers[21]; 19. 4T-Taylor Forbes[13]; 20. 16-Anthony Nicholson[2]; 21. 51-Doug Martens[20].
Flying A Motorsports Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 16-Anthony Nicholson[2]; 2. 44-Wesley Smith[4]; 3. 33-Bryson Smith[1]; 4. 73-Samuel Wagner[3]; 5. 97-Bret Mellenberndt[8]; 6. 11T-Trey Osborne[10]; 7. 27-Justin Johnson[6]; 8. 4T-Taylor Forbes[11]; 9. 99-Bryan Roach[7]; 10. 9-Chad Goff[9]; 11. 52B-Blake Bowers[5].
Eibach Racing Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9H-Cody Baker[2]; 2. 77-Jack Wagner[10]; 3. 6-Mario Clouser[3]; 4. 98-Saban Bibent[1]; 5. 13-Chase Howard[5]; 6. 74-Xavier Doney[9]; 7. 26-Zachary Clark[6]; 8. 75-Glen Saville[4]; 9. 82-Vinny Ward[8]; 10. 51-Doug Martens[7].
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POWRi 305 SPRINTS
Toyota Racing Development TRD A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9X-Emilio Hoover[1]; 2. 17X-Jake Martens[2]; 3. 4-Brett Combs[3]; 4. 14-Randy Martin[7]; 5. 122-Lane Warner[5]; 6. B8-John Barnard[6]; 7. 10-Mike Trent[4]; 8. 44-Jared Sewell[8]; 9. 30X-Larry Bratti[11]; 10. 20C-Randy Corpening[10]; 11. 14T-Evan Turner[9]; 12. 28B-Braden Ockenga[12]; 13. 26B-Matt Fox[13]; 14. 155-Jax Meloy[18]; 15. 61A-Doug Fry[14]; 16. 5-Bill Wiese[16]; 17. 1-Greg Murry[15]; 18. 51-Alan Cunningham[17]
Flying A Motorsports Flying A Motorsports Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. B8-John Barnard[1]; 2. 4-Brett Combs[5]; 3. 10-Mike Trent[7]; 4. 122-Lane Warner[9]; 5. 14-Randy Martin[8]; 6. 28B-Braden Ockenga[6]; 7. 61A-Doug Fry[3]; 8. 51-Alan Cunningham[2]; 9. 155-Jax Meloy[4]
Eibach Racing Eibach Racing Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17X-Jake Martens[5]; 2. 9X-Emilio Hoover[8]; 3. 44-Jared Sewell[2]; 4. 20C-Randy Corpening[1]; 5. 14T-Evan Turner[6]; 6. 30X-Larry Bratti[7]; 7. 26B-Matt Fox[4]; 8. 5-Bill Wiese[3]; 9. 1-Greg Murry[9]