BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Zach Daum would hard-charge through tough competition to earn the feature win at Davenport Speedway with the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series, during night one of the Quad Cities 150.
Daum captured his 23rd career league victory after leading six laps late in the 30-lap feature event.
Initial on-track opposition would see Ryan Timms start the action off with a new track record quick time in group qualifying with his 14.089-second lap, while Timms and Hayden Reinbold each earned heat racing wins.
Arranging the feature field would find high-point qualifier Timms roll an invert of zero with he and Reinbold setting the front row.
Timms gained the initial advantage on the opening laps over Reinbold, Cannon McIntosh, Corbin Rueschenberg and Jade Avedisian.
Timms was clicking laps off at a rapid pace, establishing over a three-second racing advantage out front as the action ensued at a blistering pace behind. Reinbold and McIntosh held steady inside the podium with Daum and Avedisian battled behind the lead pack.
A caution would wave on lap 12 and the field bunched back together with Timms maintaining the point position on the field as action continued throughout the pack of drivers. Reinbold and Daum remained within striking distance.
Stretching the lead out front, Timms appeared to be en route to a dominating finish with less than 10 laps remaining before his engine expired. The Oklahoma native relished the lead to Daum as caution would once again wave with five laps left.
Setting the stage for late-race dramatics, Daum led the field back to green while McIntosh used the restart to his liking by shooting to runner-up with Daum protecting the lead as the checkered flags waved.
Daum hard-charged to the win in the feature event, passing eight cars to earn his second feature win of the season with the POWRi National Midget League. Eighth-starting McIntosh would finish a runner-up.
“I had to race hard there at the end, I knew we had a really good car tonight and the track fit my style being hammer-down on the bottom,” said Daum. “Feels good to get a win just hope to carry momentum into tomorrow night.”
Reinbold finalized the podium placements with Thomas Meseraull finishing fourth. Taylor Reimer rounded out the POWRi National Midget League top-five finishers at Davenport Speedway.
Feature Results (30 Laps)
1. 7U-Zach Daum[9]; 2. 08-Cannon McIntosh[8]; 3. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[2]; 4. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[6]; 5. 25K-Taylor Reimer[13]; 6. 97-Gavin Miller[7]; 7. 71-Jade Avedisian[5]; 8. 3N-Mitchell Davis[12]; 9. 97K-Cooper Williams[11]; 10. 31B-Kyle Beilman[4]; 11. 26R-Corbin Rueschenberg[3]; 12. 13-Elijah Gile[15]; 13. 67-Ryan Timms[1]; 14. 40-Chase McDermand[14]; 15. 2H-Nick Hoffman[16]; 16. 81-Dakota Gay[18]; 17. 17B-Austin Barnhill[10]; 18. 21K-Karter Sarff[17]; 19. 44-Branigan Roark[19]