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POWRi - Surprised Blackhurt Continues To Lead Championship Belle Clair, May 17, 2012: Jake Blackhurst of Mapleton, Ill., leadsthe championship in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Seriesgoing into events Friday (May 18) at Belle-Clair Speedway inBelleville, Ill., and Saturday (May 19) at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway,his hometown track. "I never dreamed I'd be in the points lead in my second yearin a Midget," the 16-year-old Blackhurst said."It's pretty awesome." Blackhurst has a 115-point advantage, 745-630, over second-placeBrett Anderson of Belleville, Ill., after six events. He won hisfirst POWRi Midget race at Lucas Oil Speedway on May 5 and also hasfinishes of fifth at Grain Valley, Mo., sixth at Jacksonville,Ill., eighth at Macon, Ill., and 11th at Cowtown Speedway inKennedale, Texas. "We've been consistent and had a boost in points withthe win," Blackhurst said. "We want to stay consistentand protect the point lead." Blackhurst was the POWRi Midget and the National Midget Rookie ofthe Year in 2011 in his first season on dirt and in a Midget. Hespent the 2009 and 2010 seasons in USAC Ford Focus Midgets, takingthe Midwest Pavement championship in 2010 and drove Kenyon Midgetsin the previous two seasons. Blackhurst finished 11th in the 2011 POWRi Midget points. He hadfive top-10s in 14 features including 10th, 15th, 16th and 18th atone-fifth mile Belle-Clair and 11th at quarter-mile Peoria.He's excited about returning to Peoria. "It's always pretty cool to race in front of friendsand family," Blackhurst said. "It's nice theydon't have to drive four or five hours to be there." Blackhurst drove for Bryan Clauson Racing last year, but the teamis being operated by him and father/crew chief Paul Blackhurst thisseason. "They (Clauson team) help us, but it's just me and mydad at the track this year," Blackhurst said. Blackhurst is coming off one of his most impressive drives in aMidget. He started 22nd and finished eighth in the feature atone-fifth mile Macon last Saturday (May 12). "I'm pretty proud of it," Blackhurst said."I got caught up in a wreck in my heat and had to go theB-main (where he finished fourth out of 21 cars). I stayed smoothand didn't overdrive the car in the main. It's prettysweet to come from 22nd to eighth." POWRi is co-sanctioning Peoria with the Stark AutomotiveGroup/Mid-State Equipment Badger Midget Series. The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series also are racingat Belle-Clair and Peoria. Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Mo.,leads the championship by 30 points, 320-290, over second-placeJacob Patton of Bethalto, Ill., after two events. Justin Peck ofMonrovia, Ind., is third with 270. Miller finished second at Macon and eighth at Jacksonville inseason's two features. Patton was seventh at Macon and sixthat Jacksonville. Peck was third at Macon and 12th at Jacksonville. POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series top-10 points standings(after six of 31 events); 1. Jake Blackhurst 745, 2. Brett Anderson630, 3. Andrew Felker 610, 4. Chett Gehrke 595, 5. Chris Bell 555,6. Zach Daum 540, 7. Tyler Thomas 530, 8. Garrett Aitken 515, 9.Tyler Courtney 475, 10. Brad Kuhn 430. POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series 2012 race winners:Kennedale, Texas—Brady Bacon; Kennedale, Texas—DaveDarland; Jacksonville, Ill.—Mario Clouser; Grain Valley,Mo.—Brett Anderson; Wheatland, Mo.—Jake Blackhurst;Macon, Ill.—Zach Daum. POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series top-10 pointsstandings (after two of 23 events): 1. Joe B. Miller 320, 2. JacobPatton 290, 3. Justin Peck 270, 4. Aaron Andruskevitch 260, 5. CaleThomas 240, 6. Carlee Gress 220, 7. Andrew Felker 210, 8. AlexHarris 200, 9. (tie) Paul Nienhiser, Austin Brown 190. POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series 2012 race winners:Jacksonville, Ill.—Andrew Felker; Macon, Ill.—AlexHarris. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Kids Cotton Pajamas Manufacturer , China Knitting Patterns Kids Sweaters, and more. For more , please visit Kids Plaid Shirts today!
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