KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Chris Martin thrilled in caution-free action with the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League in the Sunflower State Showdown at Lakeside Speedway.
Austin McCarl and Martin lined up in the front row, as McCarl gained the lead on the opening lap as drivers jockeyed for position behind.
Leading the first 10 laps, McCarl was in fine form until a lap-10 mechanical issue would take the leader from competition without causing a caution, as second-running Martin inherited the top spot.
Maintaining the front of the field in dominating fashion, Martin would not be denied in earning his first career POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint victory in an action-packed main event, with Miles Paulus hustling into the runner-up position late.
“This is so cool, my first 410 feature win, and I’m pretty pumped. The last two weeks have been very special for the family, and it’s cool to keep the momentum going,” said Chris Martin. “I think we just nailed it tonight, we kind of got off to a slow start on the first green, but the car really came into its own as the laps went by.”
Contesting closely behind would find J.J. Hickle placing on the final spot. Xavier Doney and point-leader Ayrton Gennetten completed the top five.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 44-Chris Martin[2]; 2. 98P-Miles Paulus[4]; 3. 21X-JJ Hickle[7]; 4. 74-Xavier Doney[8]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[9]; 6. 2KS-Jack Anderson[6]; 7. 12X-Hank Davis[3]; 8. 51B-Joe B Miller[11]; 9. 14-Sean Rayhall[5]; 10. B8-John Barnard[13]; 11. 79-Kyle Jones[15]; 12. 79X-Gage Montgomery[12]; 13. 22M-Rees Moran[16]; 14. 2-Chase Porter[10]; 15. 97-Scotty Milan[14]; 16. 21-Cam Sorrels[18]; 17. 74N-Natalie Doney[17]; 18. 15-Jack Potter[21]; 19. 88-Austin McCarl[1]; 20. 42P-Preston Perlmutter[22]; 21. 3D-Jake Diehl[20]; 22. 53-Jack Dover[19]; 23. 17-Dillan Baldwin[23]
