April 29, 2025 | By Bob Douglas

Stanley Kreisel tops Midwest Lightning Sprints at I-35

OLATHE, Kansas—The Midwest Lightning Sprints were at I-35 Speedway on Sat nite. Thank you to Mike and Kyle Johnson for inviting us to race at your great facility this season. A BIG thank you goes out to our sponsors for this season: Rod End Supply, Oskvig Accounting, Diablo Fabrication and Merriam Body Shop.

Heat 1
1st     18       Stanley Kreisel          Warsaw, MO
2nd      9       Tristan Smith             Cameron, MO
3rd     24m   Brandon Masur          Tonganoxie, KS     
4th     63      Tim Huggins               Lansing, KS      (R) 
     49b   Ed Griggs  DNS       
         
Heat 2
1st     45      JP Falke                    Oak Grove, MO
2nd      4      Dalton Heavelow      Sibley, MO
3rd      7      Tyler Johnson            Odessa, MO
4th    74c     Jeff Bard                    Rayville, MO   DNF    blown engine
       
   
Feature                                 Start Pos.
1st      18      Stanley Kreisel        (5)
2nd      7       Tyler Johnson          (2)
3rd      45      JP Falke                   (6)     
4th      24m   Brandon Masur        (1)    
5th       9       Tristan Smith           (3)
6th       4       Dalton Heavelow    (4)
7th     63       Tim Huggins           (7)

   74c  Jeff Bard  DNS   49b   Ed Griggs  DNS
  Jeff Bard was awarded the $ 50 gift certificate Diablo Fabrication Hard Luck Award
    
Our next race is at Sweet Spring Motorplex in Sweet Springs, MO on May 10th .     
The racing in the Midwest Lightning Sprints is fiercely competitive.  With low-cost maintenance and motorcycle power, this is still the most economical way to go fast in a race car.  These cars are 1 1/2 seconds a lap faster than an A Mod or a Late Model.  New drivers/cars are coming out each week.  Contact the MLS for info.