FORT WORTH, Texas — Aaron Reutzel reigned supreme and led all 25 laps with the headlining POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League, running in conjunction with the Elite Outlaw Sprint Series Saturday night at The Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway.
High-point qualifier Scott Bogucki and night-one winner Reutzel lined up in the front row as Reutzel used the high line to gain the lead on the opening lap with Bogucki, Emerson Axsom, Ayrton Gennetten and Garet Williamson following.
Launching out to a commanding lead, Reutzel appeared to be in another gear by approaching lapped traffic within the first five laps as Bogucki and Axsom battleed within early podium placements as Williamson and Gennetten kept pace with the top five competitors,
Bunching the field back together with a mid-race caution, Reutzel continued to set sail after the restart with Tanner Thorson blazing past several competitors into the runner-up placement as Axsom kept within striking distance.
Keeping up a blistering pace, Reutzel would not be denied in earning his second-straight and sixth career POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint victory in an action-packed main event with Thorson hard-charging past seven drivers and hustling into the runner-up position late.
“We came down to win and we executed, the track was good and tricky.” said Reutzel after the $7,000 triumph. “On the restart I thought someone would be there, but I just felt so good out front, the line I was running someone would have to show me a nose and I would know they were coming. This car was perfect tonight with a great team effort all weekend.”
Contesting closely behind would find Garet Williamson placing on the final podium placement late with Emerson Axsom among the frontrunners all feature to fourth as Jason Martin would round out the top five.
The finish:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel[2]; 2. 88-Tanner Thorson[9]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[3]; 4. 27-Emerson Axsom[6]; 5. 36-Jason Martin[12]; 6. 25B-Blaine Baxter[7]; 7. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[4]; 8. 79-Kyle Jones[13]; 9. 45X-Roger Crockett[5]; 10. 99X-Dalton Stevens[15]; 11. 1-Brenham Crouch[10]; 12. 17GP-Scott Bogucki[1]; 13. 71W-Weston Gorham[18]; 14. 2-Brekton Crouch[11]; 15. 1J-Danny Jennings[14]; 16. 4-Austin Mundie[19]; 17. 17-Wout Hoffmans[8]; 18. 00E-Jaden Edmond[21]; 19. 01J-Jeb Sessums[17]; 20. 47-Herbert Wood[16]; 21. 5H-Harli White[20].