MACON, Ill. — Kale Drake continued the recent trend of first-time winners with the POWRi National Midget League, capturing his first career series victory during night two of the Cornfield Combat at Macon Speedway after leading the final thirteen laps of the 30-lap feature event.
When the green flag waved on the 30-lap main event, high-point qualifier Drake Edwards quickly established control from the front row alongside Cullen Hutchison.
Edwards paced the field through the opening seventeen circuits while Kale Drake remained within striking distance, followed closely by Karter Sarff, Brecken Reese, and Jake Neuman in a tightly contested top five battle.
As Edwards worked through traffic and searched for the preferred groove around the famed Macon Speedway bullring, a slight misstep exiting turn four opened the door for Drake. Charging into turns one and two, Drake executed a decisive slider to seize the lead on lap 18 and never looked back.
Drake maintained command through the closing laps to secure his first career POWRi National Midget League feature victory. Brecken Reese advanced from his seventh-starting position to finish second, while Cullen Hutchison completed the podium in third.
“I’m glad I had to earn this one. It was on the fence in true Macon form for sure. I am so blessed to be able to wheel such a nice hotrod,” said Drake. “To be able to park this car in victory lane means the world to me for everyone behind the scenes. I can’t slack because I know they don’t slack on me.”
Remaining in contention throughout the event, Zach Wigal crossed the line fourth, while Night One winner Kyle Jones rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 4-Kale Drake[4]; 2. 20Q-Brecken Reese[7]; 3. 83H-Cullen Hutchison[2]; 4. 18-Zach Wigal[3]; 5. 7TX-Kyle Jones[9]; 6. 3N-Jake Neuman[5]; 7. 5U-Landon Henry[14]; 8. 19AZ-Drew Sherman[11]; 9. 50-Daniel Adler[8]; 10. 05-Alex Midkiff[12]; 11. 20-Cody Weisensel[13]; 12. 44-Branigan Roark[10]; 13. 17X-Gage Rucker[15]; 14. 7U-Karter Sarff[6]; 15. 40D-Drake Edwards[1]; 16. 91-Cody Beard[16]
