PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — Besting a field of 44 cars at Tri-City Speedway on Friday night, Paul Nienhiser scored the feature win with the Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Car Series.
Nienhiser drove the car owned by Scott Bonar and Midland Performance instead of his familiar red and white No. 9x.
Polesitter Thomas Meseraull paced the field for the first 15 laps of the 25-lap affair before relinquishing the lead to Nienhiser who used lapped cars to his advantage to slide past Meseraull working lap 16.
Two red flags in the feature slowed the field. One for Carson McCarl in turns three and four, and a frontstretch melee that saw Cannon McIntosh get upside down.
Once the field refired, it was smooth sailing for Nienhiser who never looked back during the remaining five laps, as he went on to record his 20th career feature win with the MOWA Series.
Following Nienhiser to the checkered flag were Thomas Meseraull, Skylar Gee, Robbie Standridge and Joe B. Miller.
The finish:
Paul Nienhiser, Thomas Meseraull, Skylar Gee, Robbie Standridge, Joe B. Miller, Chase Stockon, Jordan Goldesberry, Brinton Marvel, Zach Daum, Ryan Bunton, Riley Goodno, Austin O’Dell, Jeff Asher, Morgan Turpen, Kameron Key, Jacob Patton, Mitchell Davis, Cannon McIntosh, Korey Weyant, Travis Arenz, Carson McCarl.