4/28/2024
POWRi
Caleb Stelzig Secures Season Opening Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint Victory
Belleville, IL. (4/28/24) Kick-starting the yearly returns of open-wheel action with the Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints, Vado Speedway Park would host the season send-off as Caleb Stelzig would capture the sanctioned-series feature win for the twenty-first time in his career on Saturday.
Starting the on-track adrenaline rushes at Vado Speedway Park for the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint on Saturday would witness Dylan Harris and Travis Oldfield each earning the heat race wins.
Flying from starting in the fifth position on the grid, Caleb Stelzig would shoot to the lead to gain his first seasonal series victory as eleventh-starting Colt Treharn finished runner-up after hard-charging past nine other drivers with Michael Fanelli gaining the final podium placement from starting fourth.
Pole-starter Travis Oldfield would finish fourth after leading the first five laps with sixth-starting JR Bonesteel rounding out the top-five finishers for the Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints at Vado Speedway Park on Saturday Night’s seasonal debut.
Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints | Vado Speedway Park | 4/27/24:
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 21-Caleb Stelzig[5]; 2. 77-Colt Treharn[11]; 3. 2-Michael Fanelli[4]; 4. 38-Travis Oldfield[1]; 5. 0-JR Bonesteel[6]; 6. 4-Dylan Harris[2]; 7. 21P-Daylin Perreira[7]; 8. 36DD-Matt Ziehl[3]; 9. 51C-Jordan Stetson[8]; 10. (DNF) 45X-Don Grable[13]; 11. (DNF) 53JT-Justin Thornton[9]; 12. (DNS) 92-Tim Shallenberger; 13. (DNS) 7X-Troy Treharn.
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Dylan Harris[4]; 2. 2-Michael Fanelli[2]; 3. 21-Caleb Stelzig[3]; 4. 21P-Daylin Perreira[5]; 5. 51C-Jordan Stetson[7]; 6. (DNF) 77-Colt Treharn[1]; 7. (DNF) 7X-Troy Treharn[6].
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 38-Travis Oldfield[6]; 2. 36DD-Matt Ziehl[5]; 3. 0-JR Bonesteel[3]; 4. (DNF) 53JT-Justin Thornton[1]; 5. (DNF) 92-Tim Shallenberger[2]; 6. (DNS) 45X-Don Grable.
Full Event Details are available at https://www.myracepass.com/events/501393/races.
Next up for the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints is scheduled for Saturday, May 18th for weekly racing also featuring the Pure Stock, Legend, Stock Car, and A-Mod divisions for an action-packed evening of excitement at Vado Speedway Park. More details available at https://www.myracepass.com/events/501402.
For fans unable to attend in person, all events held in the 2024 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