By Brian Walker (Humboldt, KS) -- Overtaking Riley Kreisel on the sixteenth lap, Wesley Smith of Nixa, Missouri ran away with the final nine laps of tonight's POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League main event at Humboldt Speedway. Capitalizing on Kreisel's mistake on the turn two cushion, Smith turned it down the track and stormed by Kreisel to take the top spot and drove away unchallenged to win at Humboldt for his second-career feature victory with the WAR Sprints, following his first-career triumph in the season opener at Springfield.

PHOTO CREDIT: Redlined Photography

Attracting 31 entries for the second-ever POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League event at Humboldt Speedway, a format featuring four heat races and a semi-feature would be used to lineup tonight's main event. Wesley Smith scored Hinchman Racewear heat one, Anthony Nicholson won Bell Racing USA heat two, Wyatt Burks grabbed Schure Built Suspension heat three and Slater Helt took Wilwood Disc Brakes heat four. Chris Parkinson won the Hoosier Tire B-Main and transferred along with Mitchell Davis, Joe B. Miller and TJ Artz.

Earning LRB, Inc. #HighPointMan honors, Wesley Smith of Nixa, Missouri thought intently about taking the Valor Racing high point challenge, which is up to $1,500, but elected to keep his starting position up front. The feature inversion of four redrawn by Smith would slot a pair of young guns on the front row, as points leader Riley Kreisel of Warsaw, Missouri and Matt Moore of Bethany, Oklahoma in his WAR Sprints debut, would lead the field to the green flag.

Kreisel jumped to the early lead and looked poised for his third win on the season as he extended the early lead, but an adjustment in his racing line would soon allow Matt Moore to close. The red flag would fly on the seventh lap as Mitchell Davis went for a wild ride in turn two, suffering significant damage to his No. 56 machine. Davis would climb out of the car under his own power and Kreisel would lead Moore and Smith back to green with 18 to go.

Smith quickly roared to life on the restart as he maneuvered by Moore for the second spot with a powerful charge off the bottom of turn four. Reeling in race leader, Kreisel, Smith shot his Helm Racing No. 12 entry to the back bumper of Kreisel's No. 90 machine and was set to challenge for the top spot at the halfway mark.

Taking advantage of Kreisel's mistake on the turn two cushion, Smith cut to the bottom and drove right by Kreisel as he led the sixteenth lap. Storming away with the lead, Smith drove away unchallenged as Moore attacked Kreisel for the runner-up spot. Slipping in the closing laps, a three-car battle for the third spot emerged as Moore was swarmed with the competition of Wyatt Burks and Blake Hahn.

Ahead of all that, however, was Wesley Smith who ran away with a dominating victory at Humboldt Speedway to score his second-career win with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League. Leading the final nine laps, Smith snuck away from the field and raced into lap traffic with a healthy advantage and won the 25-lapper unchallenged in the closing laps. The win at Humboldt marked Smith's second-career victory and first since he won the season opener at Springfield.

Riley Kreisel came home with a second-place finish after leading the opening half and continued to extend his points lead as the chase for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League championship begins to wind down. Wyatt Burks rounded out the podium as he completed a late-charge to bring it home third in his home state of Kansas. Blake Hahn moved up from 11th-to-fourth as he secured a solid top five bid in a rare non-wing appearance. Matt Moore closed out his WAR Sprints debut with a strong top five finish in fifth after challenging for the lead in the beginning.

Closing out the top ten at Humboldt on Friday night was Forrest Sutherland (6th), Anthony Nicholson (7th), Joe B. Miller (8th), Kyle Clark (9th) and Quinton Benson (10th).

The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League will remain in Kansas for another night as the doubleheader at Humboldt Speedway concludes tomorrow, Saturday night, August 25th.

Hinchman Racewear Heat One (8 Laps):

12-Wesley Smith, Nixa, MO (2); 2. 9-Matt Moore, Bethany, OK (4); 3. 15D-Andrew Deal, Caney, KS (1); 4. 82-Vinny Ward, Warrenton, MO (3); 5. 65-Chris Parkinson, Gladstone, MO (5); 6. 56-Mitchell Davis, Auburn, IL (7); 7. 24C-Craig Carroll, Collinsville, OK (6); 8. 13X-Garrett Bias, Broken Arrow, OK (DNS).

Bell Racing USA Heat Two (8 Laps):

16-Anthony Nicholson, Bartlett, TN (2); 2. 15B-Quinton Benson, Emma, MO (1); 3. 90-Riley Kreisel, Warsaw, MO (6); 4. 85-Forrest Sutherland, Cherryvale, KS (8); 5. 7JR-Warren Johnson, Overland Park, KS (3); 6. 31M-Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (7); 7. 30-Ryan Kent, Lone Jack, MO (4); 8. 41-Brad Wyatt, Kearney, MO (5).

Schure Built Suspension Heat Three (8 Laps):

11W-Wyatt Burks, Topeka, KS (1); 2. 77-Jack Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (2); 3. 52-Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (4); 4. 13W-Grant Wresche, Kellyville, OK (3); 5. 57-TJ Artz, Lincoln, NE (5); 6. 73-Samuel Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (6); 7. 4-Braydon Cromwell, Lee's Summit, MO (7); 8. 2-Zach Clark, Olathe, KS (DNS).

Wilwood Disc Brakes Heat Four (8 Laps):

22S-Slater Helt, Harrisonville, MO (1); 2. 9X-Chad Goff, Spring Hill, KS (2); 3. 9$-Kyle Clark, Sapulpa, OK (3); 4. 31W-Casey Wills, Sperry, OK (5); 5. 24H-Ty Hulsey, Owasso, OK (4); 6. 16M-Mike Martin, Yuma, AZ (6); 7. 19-Justin Dunn, Tulsa, OK (DNS).

Hoosier Tire B-Main (12 Laps, 4 Transfer):

65-Chris Parkinson (1); 2. 56-Mitchell Davis (4); 3. 31M-Joe B. Miller (5); 4. 57-TJ Artz (2); 5. 24H-Ty Hulsey (3); 6. 7JR-Warren Johnson (6); 7. 24C-Craig Carroll (10); 8. 16M-Mike Martin (8); 9. 41-Brad Wyatt (12); 10. 4-Braydon Cromwell (9); 11. 73-Samuel Wagner (7); 12. 30-Ryan Kent (11); 13. 2-Zach Clark (13); 14. 13X-Garrett Bias (DNS); 15. 19-Justin Dunn (DNS).

POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League Main Event (25 Laps):

12-Wesley Smith (4); 2. 90-Riley Kreisel (1); 3. 11W-Wyatt Burks (5); 4. 52-Blake Hahn (11); 5. 9-Matt Moore (2); 6. 85-Forrest Sutherland (7); 7. 16-Anthony Nicholson (3): 8. 31M-Joe B. Miller (18); 9. 9$-Kyle Clark (12); 10. 15B-Quinton Benson (10); 11. 57-TJ Artz (20); 12. 31W-Casey Wills (13); 13. 13W-Ty Hulsey (20); 14. 77-Jack Wagner (8); 15. 65-Chris Parkinson (16); 16. 9X-Chad Goff (9); 17. 82-Vinny Ward (15); 18. 22S-Slater Helt (6); 19. 15D-Andrew Deal (14); 20. 56-Mitchell Davis (17).

Lap Leader(s): Kreisel 1-15, Smith 16-25.
Hard Charger(s): Miller +10 (18th-to-8th).

The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA kicked off a two-night stand at Humboldt Speedway with 14-year-old Hank Davis of Sand Springs, Oklahoma driving to his second series win of the year in Friday night’s 25-lap feature event.

After starting fifth, Davis battled past Blake Hahn by the 15th round en route to victory lane aboard the Rujo Racers No. 42 Midget entry.

Davis was chased to the stripe by Hahn, who took the lead away from Grady Chandler on the fourth circuit before surrendering the point to Davis after a heated battle.

Current series points leader Kory Schudy filled out the podium in third with Joe B. Miller and Chandler rounding out the top five. Wesley Smith was sixth with Blake Edwards, Craig Oakes, Cody Brewer and Noah Gass completing the top ten.

Davis, Chandler and Hahn topped heat race action.

In addition to Lucas Oil and Executive Concrete NWA, additional POWRi West Midget League supporting sponsors include Two-Eight Drilling, American Discount Auto Care, R&M Race Trailer, A1 Machine, Rod End Supply, Pyrotech, Esslinger Engineering Performance and MyChron Tom/AIM.

The POWRi West Midget League wraps up the weekend double at Humboldt Speedway with a Saturday night tilt that fires off at 8:00 p.m.

Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA Results

Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, KS) – August 24, 2018

Smith Ti Heat One (8 Laps): 1. 42-Hank Davis, [6]; 2. 7U-Joe Miller, [2]; 3. 17E-Blake Edwards, [4]; 4. 24-Hunter Fischer, [5]; 5. 7S-Pat Schudy, [3]; 6. 3-Dustin Gilbert, [1]; 7. 84-Phil Shapel, [7].

Keizer Wheels Heat Two (8 Laps): 1. 4B-Grady Chandler, [1]; 2. 44-Wesley Smith, [5]; 3. 52-Craig Oakes, [3]; 4. 23-Hannah Adair, [6]; 5. 926-Morgan Frewaldt, [4]; 6. 9H-Emilio Hoover, [2]; 7. 84S-Shawn Shapel, [7].

Saldana Products Heat Three (8 Laps): 1. 52H-Blake Hahn, [1]; 2. 81-Chase Porter, [3]; 3. 28-Kory Schudy, [7]; 4. 96-Cody Brewer, [5]; 5. 2-A.J. Gilbert, [2]; 6. 27B-A.J. Burns, [6]; 7. 77-Noah Gass, [4] .

“A” Main (25 Laps): 1. 42-Hank Davis, [5]; 2. 52H-Blake Hahn, [1]; 3. 28-Kory Schudy, [3]; 4. 7U-Joe Miller, [7]; 5. 4B-Grady Chandler, [2]; 6. 44-Wesley Smith, [4]; 7. 17E-Blake Edwards, [8]; 8. 52-Craig Oakes, [10]; 9. 96-Cody Brewer, [12]; 10. 77-Noah Gass, [20]; 11. 23-Hannah Adair, [9]; 12. 24-Hunter Fischer, [11]; 13. 3-Dustin Gilbert, [19]; 14. 7S-Pat Schudy, [14]; 15. 2-A.J. Gilbert, [15]; 16. 9H-Emilio Hoover, [21]; 17. 27B-A.J. Burns, [16]; 18. 926-Morgan Frewaldt, [13]; 19. 84S-Shawn Shapel, [18]; 20. 81-Chase Porter, [6]; 21. 84-Phil Shapel, [17].

BOSS Performance High Point Driver: Hank Davis.

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Hank Davis Drives to POWRi West Victory Lane at Humboldt

By Lonnie Wheatley (Humboldt, KS) --The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA kicked off a two-night stand at Humboldt Speedway with 14-year-old Hank Davis of Sand Springs, Oklahoma driving to his second series win of the year in Friday night’s 25-lap feature event.

After starting fifth, Davis battled past Blake Hahn by the 15th round en route to victory lane aboard the Rujo Racers No. 42 Midget entry.

Davis was chased to the stripe by Hahn, who took the lead away from Grady Chandler on the fourth circuit before surrendering the point to Davis after a heated battle.

Davis, Chandler and Hahn topped heat race action.

The POWRi West Midget League wraps up the weekend double at Humboldt Speedway with a Saturday night tilt that fires off at 8:00 p.m.

Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA Results

Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, KS) – August 24, 2018

BOSS Performance High Point Driver: Hank Davis.

Rays Metal Depot NASCAR B Modifieds

A Feature 1: 1. 00-Cody Jolly, [2]; 2. 5-Dakota Foster, [1]; 3. 37-Tim Van Gotten, [3]; 4. 16-Matthew Kay, [5]; 5. 54-Tyler Kidwell, [10]; 6. R63-Riley Whitworth, [4]; 7. 98K-Kenton Allen, [7]; 8. Z28-Randy Zimmerman, [9]; 9. D86-Donald McIntosh, [8]; 10. 31-Luke Phillips, [11]; 11. 2G-Jake Asbell, [6]; 12. 8-Mike Letterman, [13]; 13. 23JR-Bryce Weldon, [12]; 14. (DNF) 28G-Gordon Goyer, [14]

Heat 1: 1. 00-Cody Jolly, [1]; 2. 37-Tim Van Gotten, [4]; 3. 16-Matthew Kay, [3]; 4. D86-Donald McIntosh, [2]; 5. Z28-Randy Zimmerman, [7]; 6. 31-Luke Phillips, [6]; 7. 8-Mike Letterman, [5]

Heat 2: 1. 5-Dakota Foster, [5]; 2. R63-Riley Whitworth, [2]; 3. 2G-Jake Asbell, [1]; 4. 98K-Kenton Allen, [6]; 5. 54-Tyler Kidwell, [7]; 6. 23JR-Bryce Weldon, [4]; 7. 28G-Gordon Goyer, [3]

Midwest Mods

A Feature 1: 1. 55-Kyle Lafferty, [1]; 2. B4-Brayton Skaggs, [3]; 3. 15R-Ryan Smith, [2]; 4. 99H-Jerry Brown, [9]; 5. 79-James Barker, [5]; 6. 12X-Darren Burt, [4]; 7. 13C-Mike Churning, [7]; 8. 22K-Korbin Smith, [8]; 9. 3T-Tommy Joles, [6]

Heat 1: 1. 15R-Ryan Smith, [2]; 2. 55-Kyle Lafferty, [7]; 3. B4-Brayton Skaggs, [9]; 4. 12X-Darren Burt, [5]; 5. 79-James Barker, [6]; 6. 3T-Tommy Joles, [8]; 7. 13C-Mike Churning, [1]; 8. (DNF) 22K-Korbin Smith, [3]; (DNS) 99H-Jerry Brown,