6/22/2025
POWRi
Jacob Denney Undeniable in POWRi National Midgets and Xtreme Win I-55
Pevely, MO. (6/21/25) Jacob Denney would put on a thrilling drive from starting fifteenth to victory at Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway to earn his sixth career feature win with the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, on Saturday night after leading the final four laps.
Early on-track excitement with twenty-four entries to the POWRi National Midgets, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, would find Chase McDermand start the action off with a quick time in group hot-lap qualifying with a time of 13.493 seconds as Michael Faccinto, Zach Daum, and Shannon McQueen would each notch heat racing victories.
Setting the feature field would find the high-point qualifier Michael Faccinto roll an invert of four to set Cannon McIntosh and Gavin Miller on the front row leading the field as the green flag flew with McIntosh and Sarff swapping the lead early.
Leading eighteen laps, night-one winner Cannon McIntosh would continue to battle the leader of five laps Karter Sarff as the field would battle behind the early two advantaged leaders with great passing throughout the field.
Advancing fourteen positions, Jacob Denney would hard-charge to the front and not be denied in gaining his third seasonal victory with McIntosh moving into the runner-up spot as Gavin Miller finalized the podium placements in a hard-fought feature.
Soaring among the frontrunners would find Chase McDermand finish fourth with Colton Robinson rounding out the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, top-five finishers at Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway on Saturday.
POWRi National Midgets & Xtreme | Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway | 6/21/25:
Start2Finish Quick Hot Lap Time: 40-Chase McDermand(13.493)
Flying A Motorsports Heat Race 1 Winner: 5U-Michael Faccinto
Eibach Heat Race 2 Winner: 97D-Zach Daum
Auto Meter Heat Race 3 Winner: 7-Shannon McQueen
Wholesale Batteries High Point Qualifier: 5U-Michael Faccinto
Meru Safety Hard Charger: 67-Jacob Denney(+14)
Toyota Racing Development Feature Winner: 67-Jacob Denney
Event Details: https://www.myracepass.com/events/543057
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 67-Jacob Denney[15]; 2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[1]; 3. 97-Gavin Miller[2]; 4. 40-Chase McDermand[3]; 5. 67K-Colton Robinson[16]; 6. 9U-Kameron Key[8]; 7. 5U-Michael Faccinto[4]; 8. 97D-Zach Daum[5]; 9. 94-Hayden Wise[11]; 10. 56E-Tyler Edwards[20]; 11. 72-Alex Karpowicz[17]; 12. 7-Shannon McQueen[6]; 13. 98K-Brandon Carr[12]; 14. 33-Branigan Roark[23]; 15. 50-Daniel Adler[19]; 16. 51-Zach Boden[14]; 17. 56X-Mark Chisholm[13]; 18. 19-Jacob McFarlin[22]; 19. 2D-Luke Icke[18]; 20. 22G-Myles Tomlinson[21]; 21. 91-Lance Bennett[9]; 22. 00-Brecken Reese[10]; 23. 21K-Karter Sarff[7]; 24. 5H-Ryan Mueller[24].
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 5U-Michael Faccinto[3]; 2. 97-Gavin Miller[4]; 3. 91-Lance Bennett[1]; 4. 94-Hayden Wise[5]; 5. 56X-Mark Chisholm[2]; 6. 2D-Luke Icke[7]; 7. 22G-Myles Tomlinson[8]; 8. 19-Jacob McFarlin[6].
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 97D-Zach Daum[1]; 2. 40-Chase McDermand[4]; 3. 21K-Karter Sarff[3]; 4. 00-Brecken Reese[2]; 5. 67K-Colton Robinson[6]; 6. 72-Alex Karpowicz[5]; 7. 56E-Tyler Edwards[7]; 8. 5H-Ryan Mueller[8].
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 7-Shannon McQueen[1]; 2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[3]; 3. 9U-Kameron Key[8]; 4. 98K-Brandon Carr[5]; 5. 51-Zach Boden[2]; 6. 50-Daniel Adler[6]; 7. 67-Jacob Denney[4]; 8. 33-Branigan Roark[7].
Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 97-Gavin Miller, 00:13.517[2]; 2. 5U-Michael Faccinto, 00:13.744[7]; 3. 56X-Mark Chisholm, 00:13.908[1]; 4. 91-Lance Bennett, 00:13.923[3]; 5. 94-Hayden Wise, 00:13.947[8]; 6. 19-Jacob McFarlin, 00:14.125[5]; 7. 2D-Luke Icke, 00:14.169[6]; 8. 22G-Myles Tomlinson, 00:14.613[4].
Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 40-Chase McDermand, 00:13.493[1]; 2. 21K-Karter Sarff, 00:13.511[5]; 3. 00-Brecken Reese, 00:13.639[7]; 4. 97D-Zach Daum, 00:13.697[3]; 5. 72-Alex Karpowicz, 00:13.734[4]; 6. 67K-Colton Robinson, 00:13.754[2]; 7. 56E-Tyler Edwards, 00:13.848[6]; 8. 5H-Ryan Mueller, 00:15.422[8].
Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 67-Jacob Denney, 00:13.562[2]; 2. 71K-Cannon McIntosh, 00:13.594[1]; 3. 51-Zach Boden, 00:13.969[4]; 4. 7-Shannon McQueen, 00:14.075[8]; 5. 98K-Brandon Carr, 00:14.102[3]; 6. 50-Daniel Adler, 00:14.307[5]; 7. 33-Branigan Roark, 00:14.496[7]; 8. 9U-Kameron Key, 01:00.000[6].
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Submitted By: Cassy Staley