4/27/2025
POWRi
Caleb Stelzig Starts Season with Win in Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints
Belleville, IL. (4/26/25) Continuing the traditional thrills of open-wheel sprinting action with the Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints, Vado Speedway Park would host the first seasonal event of 2025 as Caleb Stelzig would capture the hard-fought sanctioned-series feature win for the twenty-fourth time in his career.
Establishing the on-track adrenaline rushes of the weekend at Vado Speedway Park for the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint would witness Michael Fanelli and Colt Treharn each earning the heat race wins.
Flying from starting in the pole position on the grid, Caleb Stelzig would shoot to the lead on lap one and never look back to gain his first seasonal series victory by nearly four seconds as third-starting JR Bonesteel finished runner-up with Justin Lasiter attaining the final podium placement from starting fourth.
Michael Fanelli would finish fourth with eighth-starting Randy Smith rounding out the top-five finishers for the Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints at Vado Speedway Park on Opening Night.
Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints | Vado Speedway Park | 4/26/25:
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 21-Caleb Stelzig[1]; 2. 0-JR Bonesteel[3]; 3. 22-Justin Lasiter[4]; 4. 2-Michael Fanelli[7]; 5. 26-Randy Smith[8]; 6. 9-Robert Herrera[10]; 7. 54-Art Quijano[6]; 8. 36DD-Matt Ziehl[2]; 9. 88-Mike Ziehl[9]; 10. 5J-Jeff Brumfield III[11]; 11. (DNF) 77-Colt Treharn[5].
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Michael Fanelli[2]; 2. 0-JR Bonesteel[1]; 3. 54-Art Quijano[3]; 4. 36DD-Matt Ziehl[4]; 5. 88-Mike Ziehl[5]; 6. (DNF) 5J-Jeff Brumfield III[6].
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 77-Colt Treharn[3]; 2. 21-Caleb Stelzig[5]; 3. 26-Randy Smith[2]; 4. 22-Justin Lasiter[1]; 5. 9-Robert Herrera[4].
Full Event Details are available at https://www.myracepass.com/events/573900.
Up next for the Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints at Vado Speedway Park will be Armed Forces Appreciation Night on Saturday, May 17th with additional divisions including Pure Stock, Legend, Stock Car, and Modified.
For fans unable to attend in person, all events held in the 2025 season at the Vado Speedway Park will also be live-streamed online and available at www.WatchFYE.tv.
The schedule is subject to alterations and cancelations; more news on the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints can be found online at www.vadospeedwaypark.com or “Like” Vado Speedway Park on Facebook | 15900 Stern Drive Vado, NM 88072.
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Submitted By: Cassy Staley
