From POWRi
CHARLESTON, Ill. (May 22, 2021) – At the end of the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League show at Charleston Speedway, Daison Pursley stood victorious for his third career win with the league. Pursley’s victory came in the second and final night of the Illiana Showdown at Charleston Speedway. Young guns Brent Crews and Bryant Wiedeman followed him to the checkered flag and earned their career best finishes as well.
Starting fifth on the grid, Pursley went to work at the drop of the green flag while his competitor Emerson Axsom led the opening lap, Cole Bodine and Brent Crews jockeyed for the second position. Axsom continued to gap himself from the rest of the field, while only 10 laps in, Pursley found himself take over the second position from Crews and set his sights on the leader. He threw a slider on Axsom but couldn’t make it stick, but never gave up.
Both Axsom and Pursley exchanged positions for the lead, as Axsom got away from the field he stopped for a flat left rear tire, which brought out the caution. Pursley presumed the lead on the restart. Coming back green, Pursley distance himself from the field but the rookie Corey Day driving for Clausen Marshall Racing, found a grove on the bottom and ran down the leader.
After a late race red flag for Jade Avedisian and Mitchell Davis the field bunched back up. Pursley continued to show the way and lead the twenty-two-car field to the checkered flag, Brent Crews earned his career best finish of second, and Bryant Wiedeman earned his career best finish of third. The rookie, Corey Day finished in the fourth position and Joe B Miller rounded out the top five.
“Tonight, it kind of just played out in my favor and Beau had this thing on rails. it’s the reason we are fast right now, and the consistence is there, and I feel like it’s time to pick up these wins. To have this good momentum going into midget week in two weeks will be pretty key.” Daison Pursley
“It was a great race and second is pretty good, I would have liked to have a caution and I think we could have had a shot, but it was a really fun race.” Brent Crews.
“It was a really good night in the books, just looking to get a second or maybe even a first. I got to keep working on my marks on those restarts and I think we will eventually get there.” Bryant Wiedeman.
POWRi National Midget League
Charleston Speedway
Charleston, Illinois
Saturday May 22, 2021
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 15-Emerson Axsom[3]
2. 39BC-Cole Bodine[6]
3. 97-Brenham Crouch[1]
4. 67-Michael Kofoid[7]
5. 49-Joe B Miller[8]
6. 40-Chase McDermand[5]
7. 14H-Jason Wilson[4]
DNS: 08-Cannon McIntosh
MVT Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 71K-Daison Pursley[1]
2. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[3]
3. 84-Jade Avedisian[4]
4. 67K-Cade Lewis[2]
5. 3N-Jake Neuman[5]
6. 17B-Austin Barnhill[8]
7. 1K-Brayton Lynch[7]
DNS: 72-Sam Johnson
Auto Meter Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. 85T-Ryan Timms[1]
2. 71-Kaylee Bryson[4]
3. 77W-Joey Wirth[2]
4. 21-Emilio Hoover[8]
5. 26-Chance Crum[7]
6. 21K-Karter Sarff[5]
7. 3B-Shelby Bosie[3]
8. 19E-Daltyn England[6]
Rod End Supply Heat Race #4 (8 Laps)
1. 47BC-Corey Day[1]
2. 86-Brent Crews[4]
3. 25-Taylor Reimer[5]
4. 00-Trey Gropp[6]
5. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[2]
6. 56-Mitchell Davis[3]
7. 22-Tanner Allen[7]
Super Clean B-Main (12 Laps)
1. 3N-Jake Neuman[4]
2. 26-Chance Crum[1]
3. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[5]
4. 56-Mitchell Davis[8]
5. 67K-Cade Lewis[2]
6. 08-Cannon McIntosh[14]
7. 1K-Brayton Lynch[9]
8. 17B-Austin Barnhill[3]
9. 19E-Daltyn England[13]
10. 22-Tanner Allen[10]
11. 40-Chase McDermand[6]
12. 3B-Shelby Bosie[12]
13. 14H-Jason Wilson[11]
DNS: 21K-Karter Sarff
DNS: 72-Sam Johnson
Lucas Oil A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 71K-Daison Pursley[5]
2. 86-Brent Crews[4]
3. 01-Bryant Wiedeman[9]
4. 47BC-Corey Day[7]
5. 49-Joe B Miller[14]
6. 39BC-Cole Bodine[1]
7. 08-Cannon McIntosh[22]
8. 85T-Ryan Timms[6]
9. 71-Kaylee Bryson[3]
10. 97-Brenham Crouch[16]
11. 77W-Joey Wirth[15]
12. 15-Emerson Axsom[2]
13. 25-Taylor Reimer[10]
14. 26-Chance Crum[18]
15. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[19]
16. 84-Jade Avedisian[12]
17. 00-Trey Gropp[13]
18. 67K-Cade Lewis[21]
19. 21-Emilio Hoover[8]
20. 67-Michael Kofoid[11]
21. 3N-Jake Neuman[17]
22. 56-Mitchell Davis[20]