BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Brad Loyet became the fourth different winner in as many O’Reilly POWRi National Midget Series events Saturday night at Belle-Clair Speedway.
Loyet, who has improved his series winning streak to four consecutive at the track, passed Ryan Criswell with a slide job, which saw the pair make contact on lap 23 in the 30-lap event on the fifth-mile dirt track.
Following the winning pass, Loyet held off point-leader Zach Daum by a car and a half at the checkered flag.
Daum’s runner-up finish was his second of the season. He held off the reigning micro-sprint champion Dereck King, Steve Knepper and Donnie Lehmann.
Jeremy Camp also added his name to the POWRi Micro-Sprint record books, as he notched his first-career victory.
The finish:
Brad Loyet, Zach Daum, Dereck King, Steve Knepper, Donnie Lehmann, Mike Hess, Ryan Criswell, Tim Siner, Tyler Robbins, Daniel Adler, Tony Roney, Gary Altig, Derek Hagar, Daniel Robinson, Dan Mecum, Brett Anderson, Jay Mounce, Kellen Conover, Mike Riley, Donnie Beechler, Austin Brown, Nick Knepper.