Belleville, IL. (10/8/23) Welcoming back to the returning open-wheel action of the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association, Sandia Speedway would find the seventeenth series event of 2023 full of adrenaline rushes as JR Bonesteel would capture the feature win for the third time in his career.
Starting the on-track adrenaline rushes at Sandia Speedway for the POWRi NMMRA would witness Michael Fanelli and JR Bonesteel each earning the heat race wins as well as Colt Treharn earning the night's high-point qualifier honor after winning the dash.
Flying from starting in the second position on the grid, JR Bonesteel would shoot to the lead in a flurry and hold the lead position to gain his third seasonal victory as third-starting Michael Fanelli finished runner-up with Don Grable gaining the final podium placement from starting fourth.
Continual frontrunner Caleb Saiz would finish fourth from starting fifth with seventh-starting Travis Oldfield rounding out the top-five finishers for the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association at Sandia Speedway on Saturday Night.
POWRi NMMRA | Sandia Speedway | 10/7/23:
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 0-JR Bonesteel[2]; 2. 2-Michael Fanelli[3]; 3. 45X-Don Grable[4]; 4. 42-Caleb Saiz[5]; 5. 38-Travis Oldfield[7]; 6. 77-Colt Treharn[1]; 7. 23-Craig Stringfellow[6]; 8. 28-Ryan Riggs[8]; 9. 4-Theo McCarty[10]; 10. 9-Dylan Riggs[9].
Dash 1 (4 Laps): 1. 77-Colt Treharn[1]; 2. 0-JR Bonesteel[4]; 3. 2-Michael Fanelli[3]; 4. (DNF) 45X-Don Grable[2].
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Michael Fanelli[3]; 2. 77-Colt Treharn[4]; 3. 23-Craig Stringfellow[1]; 4. 38-Travis Oldfield[5]; 5. 9-Dylan Riggs[2].
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 0-JR Bonesteel[1]; 2. 45X-Don Grable[3]; 3. 42-Caleb Saiz[5]; 4. 28-Ryan Riggs[4]; 5. 4-Theo McCarty[2].
Next up the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association will see action running back at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park on November 17-18 running in conjunction with the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints in the annual Zia Sprint Car Classic. Additional classes include Johnstone Supply Super Trucks, Hulsey Racing Legends, S.H. Automotive Pure Stocks, as well as the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints.
More news on the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado Wing Sprints can be found online at www.vadospeedwaypark.com or “Like” Vado Speedway Park on Facebook. For fans not able to attend in person, all events held in the 2023 season at the Vado Speedway Park will also be live-streamed online and available at www.WatchFYE.tv.
Further information such as rules, driver profiles, and series history is available online at www.nmmra.com or “Like” NMMRA on Facebook.
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- Cassy Staley on Oct 08, 2023
- Article Date: 10/8/2023