BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Jade Avedisian would use an outstanding restart mid-race to earn the feature win at Federated Auto Parts I-55 Raceway in the Ironman 55 finale with the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series.
Avedisian earned her fourth career league victory after leading 14 laps in a thrilling 30-lap feature.
Chase McDermand started the action off with a quick qualifying time of 13.417 seconds as Chase Johnson and Avedisian earned heat race wins. Arranging the feature field would find high-point qualifier Avedisian roll an invert of six to set the front row of Zach Daum and Karter Sarff.
Night one winner Karter Sarff shot to the lead on the opening laps over Daum, Taylor Reimer, Chase Johnson and Avedisian.
Cruising comfortably out front with over a second advantage for the first half of the race, Sarff would appear to be in a different gear as Reimer raced into the runner-up spot and Avedisian clung close to the speedy top two as lap traffic came into play.
Bunching the field back together with a mid-race caution on lap 16, Avedisian would use a precise restart to overtake for the lead off turn two with Sarff staying within striking distance as Reimer, Daum, Johnson, Gavin Miller, Cannon McIntosh, McDermand, Chance Crum and Hayden Reinbold remained inside the running top 10.
Protecting the lead for the final 14 laps, Avedisian would not be denied and emerged victorious in the feature event to earn her second win of the year with the POWRi National Midget League as Sarff would finish a close runner-up.
“I just can’t say enough about this team, every time I hit the track I feel like I have a winning car, this win is a testament to this team,” said an elated Avedisian in I-55 victory lane.
Remaining resilient for the full feature would see Reimer finalize the podium placements with Miller finishing fourth and McDermand rounding out the POWRi National Midget League top-five finishers.
Feature Results (30 Laps)
1. 71-Jade Avedisian[6]; 2. 21K-Karter Sarff[2]; 3. 25K-Taylor Reimer[3]; 4. 97-Gavin Miller[7]; 5. 40-Chase McDermand[5]; 6. 08-Cannon McIntosh[8]; 7. 31-Chase Johnson[4]; 8. 26-Chance Crum[9]; 9. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[11]; 10. 71E-Mariah Ede[15]; 11. 31K-Jaxton Wiggs[13]; 12. 97K-Cooper Williams[10]; 13. 44-Branigan Roark[14]; 14. 7U-Zach Daum[1]; 15. (DNS) 26R-Corbin Rueschenberg
Keyword: Avedisian Stomps POWRi Field At I-55