Sapulpa, OK. (3/20/25) Cannon McIntosh would perfect the field through lap traffic to earn his first feature win of 2025 while battling at Creek County Speedway, with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, in Night One of the Turnpike Challenge in a thrilling thirty lap feature event.
Speedy on-track excitement with forty-eight talented entries in the POWRi National and West Midgets would find Gunnar Setser start the action off with quick-time in qualifying of 13.115-second lap as Jacob Denney, Cannon McIntosh, Kale Drake, Jason McDougal, Andrew Felker, and Thomas Meseraull would notch the heat racing wins with Chase McDermand and Gavin Miller victorious in semi-feature action.
Launching the feature field would find the high-point qualifier Jacob Denney and outside front-row counterpart Cannon McIntosh lead the field as the green flag flew with Jacob Denney gaining the slightest of initial advantage on the opening lap.
Overtaking for the top spot on lap two, Cannon McIntosh would appear to be the quickest in the early stages of the feature by cruising around the top side of the speedway. Shuffling through the field, Jason McDougal would maneuver into runner-up with Jacob Denney, Thomas Meseraull, and Blake Hahn all within striking distance inside the top five.
Cruising into the lead around the mid-point of the feature, Jason McDougal would sail into the lead past McIntosh with Jacob Denney bearing down on the two front-runners with Blake Hahn, Thomas Meseraull, Gunnar Setser, Andrew Felker, and Kameron Key kept the pacing close.
Retaking the lead with less than ten laps remaining, Cannon McIntosh would perfect the obstacle of lap traffic by slinging past McDougal for the preferred position on the field as Jacob Denney followed suite to set up a thrilling dash for the finish.
Holding steady for the final revolutions around Creek County Speedway, Cannon McIntosh would earn his twenty-seventh career feature win with the POWRi National Midget League as Jacob Denney finished second with Thomas Meseraull rounding out the exceptional podium placements.
“It took me doing my job to get this win after the crew gave me such a great car tonight,” said Cannon McIntosh in the Creek County Speedway winner’s circle. Adding, “I knew it was going to get tricky with lap traffic so I was patient and waited for my moment.”
Remaining in the hunt all event, Blake Hahn would finish fourth with Jason McDougal rounding out the POWRi National and West Midget League top five finishers in Night One of the Turnpike Challenge at Creek County Speedway.