Hayden Reinbold wins Charlene Meents Memorial, Avedisian secures Xtreme title
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — With everything on the line in the final race of the year, two of the sport’s brightest young stars rose to the occasion Saturday night in the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota season finale.
Nineteen-year-old Hayden Reinbold led all 30 laps of the main event to score his first career national Midget series victory, winning the 19th annual Charlene Meents Memorial finale at I-44 Riverside Speedway and giving Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports their second Xtreme Outlaw Series winner trophy.
“It’s amazing, I’ve been wanting it for so long,” Reinbold said.
Beside him in the spotlight stood 17-year-old Jade Avedisian – who, with a third-place Feature finish, clinched the 2023 Xtreme Outlaw Series championship for Keith Kunz Motorsports (KKM) to become the first female national Midget series champion in motorsports history.
“It means the world to me,” Avedisian said. “Not only to me, but my team.”
From the announcement in early February that revealed Avedisian’s signing with KKM and their primary goal to win the Xtreme Outlaw Series championship, the hype for the season finale had been building. She and Cannon McIntosh emerged as early championship favorites after their wins to open the season at the Southern Illinois Center in March, and the battle came down to the 29th and final Feature event of the year Saturday night.
Coming into the 30-lap finale, Avedisian held a 27-point gap over McIntosh. Starting on the outside pole, Avedisian held strong up front throughout while McIntosh ran into trouble, narrowly avoiding a massive pileup on the first lap but later retiring to the infield under green eight laps in with mechanical failure, shattering his chances for the championship.
In Victory Lane, there were tears, smiles and hugs all around for Avedisian, her family and the KKM crew. She had widened her points gap to 59 over runner-up Zach Daum, who finished fifth in the Feature, and sealed the championship in her first season with Keith Kunz Motorsports.
“I’m just so happy to do it for KKM, Mobil 1, Toyota Racing,” Avedisian said. “So many people believe in me, and I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them. I’m truly grateful, and I’m excited to write my name in the history books.”
On the track, Reinbold reigned supreme. Standing tall over each of the championship frontrunners, Reinbold drove a flawless race, taking the lead on the opening lap from the pole and going unchallenged for 30 laps to score the $5,000 grand prize.
“I felt solid, Connor [Ridge, crew chief] was giving me signals that I was doing fine,” Reinbold said. “I just knew [to not] mess it up and I’d be fine.”
In only his fourth season of Midget racing, Reinbold made leaps and bounds much larger this year than those previous, improving his skills behind the wheel immensely since the first race in Du Quoin. Though things were slow-going at first, he’s glad he stuck it out to get to this moment.
“It goes back to 2020 – I went up to my dad and was like, ‘I wanna go race,’ and he sent me and Connor on the road,’” Reinbold said. “I struggled for a while, but Connor never gave up on me, my dad never gave up on me – they just kept believing in me. Finally, I felt like it all paid off for me and hopefully it paid off for them too.”
Karter Sarff earned the DIRTVision Hard Charger honors in his drive from 18th up to second. He made a special effort just to get into the main event, grabbing the last transfer spot in the second Last Chance Showdown to punch his ticket in. Thursday night winner Ryan Timms finished fourth while Zach Daum completed the top five – clinching the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series championhip and a runner-up finish in points in the process.
RESULTS
Driven 2 Save Lives Feature (30 Laps): 1. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[1]; 2. 21K-Karter Sarff[18]; 3. 71-Jade Avedisian[2]; 4. 67-Ryan Timms[8]; 5. 7U-Zach Daum[3]; 6. 97-Gavin Miller[9]; 7. 25K-Taylor Reimer[5]; 8. 7P-Kyle Jones[11]; 9. 19A-Daison Pursley[16]; 10. 13-Elijah Gile[21]; 11. 43-Gunnar Setser[13]; 12. 14R-Jonathan Beason[7]; 13. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[6]; 14. 97K-Cooper Williams[17]; 15. 32-Trey Marcham[20]; 16. 31K-Kyle Beilman[19]; 17. 08-Cannon McIntosh[15]; 18. 40-Chase McDermand[4]; 19. 19K-Riley Kreisel[10]; 20. 26R-Corbin Rueschenberg[12]; 21. 5U-Peter Smith[14]; 22. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky[22]
Max Papis Innovations Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps): 1. 08-Cannon McIntosh[3]; 2. 97K-Cooper Williams[6]; 3. 27-Casey Friedrichsen[2]; 4. 7W-Henry Chambers[7]; 5. 07-Cade Cowles[11]; 6. 77-Bret Klabunde[9]; 7. 51B-Joe B Miller[5]; 8. 13-Elijah Gile[1]; 9. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky[4]; 10. (DNS) 7D-Michelle Decker; 11. (DNS) 15C-Carter Chevalier; 12. (DNS) 7-Shannon McQueen
Max Papis Innovations Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps): 1. 19A-Daison Pursley[2]; 2. 21K-Karter Sarff[4]; 3. 32-Trey Marcham[1]; 4. 00-Ryder Laplante[5]; 5. 00X-Brant Woods[6]; 6. 1G-Caden McCreary[10]; 7. 31K-Kyle Beilman[3]; 8. 77J-John Klabunde[7]; 9. F5-Devin Simmons[8]; 10. 84S-Shaun Shapel[9]; 11. (DNS) 98-Ryan Padgett
Heart River Spirits Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 40-Chase McDermand[4]; 2. 67-Ryan Timms[2]; 3. 19K-Riley Kreisel[1]; 4. 32-Trey Marcham[5]; 5. 5U-Peter Smith[3]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller[6]; 7. 7W-Henry Chambers[7]; 8. F5-Devin Simmons[8]; 9. 07-Cade Cowles[10]; 10. 98-Ryan Padgett[9]
Heart River Spirits Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[2]; 2. 71-Jade Avedisian[4]; 3. 43-Gunnar Setser[1]; 4. 26R-Corbin Rueschenberg[3]; 5. 31K-Kyle Beilman[5]; 6. 00-Ryder Laplante[6]; 7. 77J-John Klabunde[7]; 8. 84S-Shaun Shapel[8]; 9. (DNS) 7-Shannon McQueen
JDoyle Enterprises Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7U-Zach Daum[3]; 2. 14R-Jonathan Beason[2]; 3. 7P-Kyle Jones[1]; 4. 27-Casey Friedrichsen[5]; 5. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky[9]; 6. 08-Cannon McIntosh[4]; 7. 97K-Cooper Williams[6]; 8. 7D-Michelle Decker[8]; 9. 15C-Carter Chevalier[7]
JDoyle Enterprises Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[1]; 2. 97-Gavin Miller[2]; 3. 25K-Taylor Reimer[4]; 4. 19A-Daison Pursley[6]; 5. 13-Elijah Gile[3]; 6. 21K-Karter Sarff[5]; 7. 00X-Brant Woods[7]; 8. 77-Bret Klabunde[9]; 9. (DNS) 1G-Caden McCreary
Hoosier Tire Qualifying 1: 1. 40-Chase McDermand, 00:10.680[9]; 2. 5U-Peter Smith, 00:10.763[7]; 3. 67-Ryan Timms, 00:10.905[5]; 4. 19K-Riley Kreisel, 00:10.979[10]; 5. 32-Trey Marcham, 00:11.082[6]; 6. 51B-Joe B Miller, 00:11.204[4]; 7. 7W-Henry Chambers, 00:11.326[8]; 8. F5-Devin Simmons, 00:11.427[3]; 9. 98-Ryan Padgett, 00:11.536[2]; 10. 07-Cade Cowles, 00:11.804[1]
Hoosier Tire Qualifying 2: 1. 71-Jade Avedisian, 00:10.792[2]; 2. 26R-Corbin Rueschenberg, 00:11.060[3]; 3. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold, 00:11.079[4]; 4. 43-Gunnar Setser, 00:11.090[9]; 5. 31K-Kyle Beilman, 00:11.145[5]; 6. 00-Ryder Laplante, 00:11.333[7]; 7. 77J-John Klabunde, 00:11.524[8]; 8. 84S-Shaun Shapel, 00:11.959[1]; 9. 7-Shannon McQueen, 01:00.000[6]
Hoosier Tire Qualifying 3: 1. 08-Cannon McIntosh, 00:10.730[8]; 2. 7U-Zach Daum, 00:10.749[9]; 3. 14R-Jonathan Beason, 00:10.898[2]; 4. 7P-Kyle Jones, 00:11.026[3]; 5. 27-Casey Friedrichsen, 00:11.155[7]; 6. 97K-Cooper Williams, 00:11.275[6]; 7. 15C-Carter Chevalier, 00:11.291[5]; 8. 7D-Michelle Decker, 00:11.354[1]; 9. 19U-Pierce Urbanosky, 00:11.523[4]
Hoosier Tire Qualifying 4: 1. 25K-Taylor Reimer, 00:10.820[1]; 2. 13-Elijah Gile, 00:10.897[9]; 3. 97-Gavin Miller, 00:10.936[3]; 4. 19M-Ethan Mitchell, 00:11.013[5]; 5. 21K-Karter Sarff, 00:11.156[6]; 6. 19A-Daison Pursley, 00:11.172[4]; 7. 00X-Brant Woods, 00:11.262[8]; 8. 1G-Caden McCreary, 00:11.469[7]; 9. 77-Bret Klabunde, 00:11.710[2]
FINAL XTREME OUTLAW MIDGET STANDINGS
1 71 Jade Avedisian Clovis, CA 5994 29 5 16 26
2 7U Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL 5935 -59 29 5 21 25
3 97 Gavin Miller Allentown, PA 5934 -60 29 2 16 27
4 08 Cannon McIntosh Bixby, OK 5911 -83 29 4 15 25
5 40 Chase McDermand Springfield, IL 5848 -146 28 6 15 23
6 25K Taylor Reimer Tulsa, OK 5679 -315 29 0 13 20
7 19AZ Hayden Reinbold Chandler, AZ 5205 -789 29 1 4 12
8 17B Austin Barnhill Wilmington, NC 3251 -2743 18 0 0 5
9 21K Karter Sarff Mason City, IL 3085 -2909 17 2 5 9
10 19M Ethan Mitchell Mooresville, NC 2962 -3032 17 0 0 7
FINAL POWRi MIDGETS STANDINGS
Pos Car Driver Hometown Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features Points Gap
1 21K Karter Sarff Mason City, IL 2 8 14 20 4480 -
2 08 Cannon McIntosh Bixby, OK 4 11 14 18 4430 50
3 97 Gavin Miller Allentown, PA 3 8 14 18 4340 140
4 25K Taylor Reimer Tulsa, OK 7 13 18 4080 400
5 26R Corbin Rueschenberg Mesa, AZ 3 10 20 4050 430
6 71 Jade Avedisian Clovis, CA 2 11 14 15 3930 550
7 5D Zach Daum Pocahontas, IL 2 11 12 15 3810 670
8 97K Cooper Williams Decatur, AR 8 20 3800 680
9 19AZ Hayden Reinbold Chandler, AZ 1 2 8 15 2990 1490
10 26 Chance Crum Snohomish, WA 3 8 12 2600 1880
11 40 Chase McDermand Springfield, IL 4
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KALE DRAKE TOPS POWRi OUTLAW NON0WING WIN AT I-44 RIVERSIDE
By POWRi - OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. -- Kale Drake would not be denied in claiming his second feature win of the year with the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool at I-44 Riverside Speedway, in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, in an outstanding Nineteenth Annual Charlene Meents Memorial presented by Driven2SaveLives support division twenty lap feature event while also claiming the season championship.
Entering a stout field of twenty-two POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro competitors, Kale Drake would clock an overall hot lap quick-time with an 11.630-second lap as Joe B Miller, Alex Midkiff, and Kale Drake woul earn the heat racing victories as well as Kale Drake gaining the night’s high-point qualifier accolade after racing from starting seventh to winning his heat.
Securing the front in the final eleven laps after a great battle with one-time lead Laydon Pearson would find Kale Drake claim his third career micro win in an intense and action-packed feature. Staying close to the lead the whole race would find Joe B Miller fly to finish runner-up from starting fifth with runner-up in the season standings Alex Midkiff finalizing the podium placements from starting second.
“I knew this whole field was fast and I needed to keep my nose clean while hitting all my marks,” said feature winner Kale Drake in the I-44 Riverside Speedway victory lane ceremonies. Adding, “This feels great to not only win the race but to also clinch the championship in the same night.”
Hard-charging into the contending pack would find Brody Brown fly past thirteen competitors to finish fourth as Tyler Kuykendall would recover from an opening lap visit to the work area to round out the top-five finishers after starting seventh position in the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League feature event at I-44 Riverside Speedway in the final points night of 2023.
RESULTS
I-44 Riverside Speedway | POWRi Outlaw Micro League | 10/14/23:
Hoosier Racing Tire Fast Hot Lap Time: 26K-Kale Drake(11.630)
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Race 1 Winner: 51B-Joe B Miller
Auto Meter Heat Race 2 Winner: 11-Alex Midkiff
Schure Built Suspension Heat Race 3 Winner: 26K-Kale Drake
MVT Services High Point Qualifier: 26K-Kale Drake
Super Clean Hard Charger: 15-Brody Brown(+13)
Toyota Racing Development Feature Winner: 26K-Kale Drake
Toyota Racing Development A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 26K-Kale Drake[1]; 2. 51B-Joe B Miller[5]; 3. 11-Alex Midkiff[2]; 4. 15-Brody Brown[17]; 5. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[7]; 6. 77R-Cooper Sullivan[12]; 7. 66-Jayden Clay[19]; 8. 29X-Mason Daugherty[21]; 9. 5P-Luke Porter[15]; 10. 16B-Brady Amos[9]; 11. 59-Bobby Chapa[16]; 12. 55-Dalton Burley[10]; 13. 29-Trent Dixon[22]; 14. 83W-Jim Woods[8]; 15. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[11]; 16. 14J-Jett Nunley[6]; 17. 11L-Laydon Pearson[4]; 18. 101-Tobias Midkiff[20]; 19. 29S-Matt Moore[3]; 20. 2B-Brandon Boggs[18]; 21. 3G-Lathe Griggs[14]; 22. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[13].
Advanced Racing Suspension Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 51B-Joe B Miller[1]; 2. 83W-Jim Woods[2]; 3. 8K-Tyler Kuykendall[5]; 4. 24T-Glenn James Bratti[4]; 5. 77R-Cooper Sullivan[6]; 6. 2B-Brandon Boggs[3]; 7. 15-Brody Brown[8]; 8. 29X-Mason Daugherty[7].
Auto Meter Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Alex Midkiff[5]; 2. 14J-Jett Nunley[3]; 3. 11L-Laydon Pearson[6]; 4. 5-Ryder McCutcheon[1]; 5. 5P-Luke Porter[2]; 6. 3G-Lathe Griggs[7]; 7. 101-Tobias Mids): 1. 26K-Kale Drake[7]; 2. 29S-Matt Moore[6]; 3. 16B-Brady Amos[4]; 4. 55-Dalton Burley[5]; 5. 59-Bobby Chapa[2]; 6. 66-Jayden Clay[3]; 7. 29-Trent Dixon[1].
Schure Built Suspension Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 26K-Kale Drake[7]; 2. 29S-Matt Moore[6]; 3. 16B-Brady Amos[4]; 4. 55-Dalton Burley[5]; 5. 59-Bobby Chapa[2]; 6. 66-Jayden Clay[3]; 7. 29-Trent Dixon[1].
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JUNIOR SPRINT MICROS
All Star Fire Safety A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 9S-Braxton Stewart[1]; 2. 81-Braxton Flatt[4]; 3. 11S-Sawyer McBride[6]; 4. 27-Brody Stewart[2]; 5. 12P-Collin Pruitt[3]; 6. 4G-Ryker Griggs[5]; 7. 22-Ryker Jones[8]; 8. 55K-Kayden Anderson[10]; 9. 90-Maxwell Norick[7]; 10. 14-Chase Buntin[18]; 11. 66-Buoy Brooks[11]; 12. 56L-Giovanni Lucito[13]; 13. 98-Mason McBride[14]; 14. 21-Tanner Thompson[15]; 15. 82-Peyton Buntin[19]; 16. 10-Bentley Helms[17]; 17. 57-Kaden Gramm[16]; 18. 65-Bryton Buoy[9]; 19. 80-Braxton Helms[12]
SRD Engines Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 81-Braxton Flatt[1]; 2. 4G-Ryker Griggs[3]; 3. 9S-Braxton Stewart[10]; 4. 65-Bryton Buoy[5]; 5. 90-Maxwell Norick[9]; 6. 56L-Giovanni Lucito[4]; 7. 98-Mason McBride[7]; 8. 21-Tanner Thompson[8]; 9. 14-Chase Buntin[2]; 10. 82-Peyton Buntin[6]
SRD Engines Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 12P-Collin Pruitt[2]; 2. 11S-Sawyer McBride[3]; 3. 27-Brody Stewart[7]; 4. 55K-Kayden Anderson[1]; 5. 22-Ryker Jones[8]; 6. 80-Braxton Helms[5]; 7. 66-Buoy Brooks[9]; 8. 57-Kaden Gramm[4]; 9. 10-Bentley Helms[6]
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