PURSLEY PICKS UP $2,020 AT FALS INVITATIONAL
Fairbury, Illinois (April 11, 2020)………Daison Pursley, a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Rookie of the Year contender in 2020, captured the $2,020-to-win AME Electrical “Saturday Night Lightning” FALS Invitational USAC iRacing Midget feature at the virtual Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Illinois.
Pursley, who drives the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 9 on the USAC Midget trail, took the victory on the quarter-mile dirt oval over Anton Hernandez, Aiden Purdue and Jason McDougal with Logan Seavey rounding out the top-five.
Hernandez pocketed $1,000 for his second-place finish courtesy of Rex Reinbold while Purdue took $500 for third from Hunter % Hammer Head Garage. Meanwhile, Dennis Gile was awarded hard charger honors courtesy of Todd Underwood from Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports for his charge from 19th starting spot to a 6th place at the checkered flag.
Sam Johnson picked up the Sharp Advantage Safety Products $100 Passing Master bonus as the driver who passed the most cars throughout the night of racing on Saturday night. Additionally, Sharp presented $100 off toward a custom fitted seat insert to Robert Dalby, who finished 24th.
FEATURE: 1. Daison Pursley, 2. Anton Hernandez, 3. Aiden Purdue, 4. Jason McDougal, 5. Logan Seavey, 6. Dennis Gile, 7. Tyler Courtney, 8. Stephen Schnapf, 9. Kevin Swindell, 10. Chase Johnson, 11. Jake Neuman, 12. Zeb Wise, 13. Christopher Bell, 14. Ricky Lewis, 15. Buddy Kofoid, 16. Chase Briscoe, 17. Karter Sarff, 18. Kaidon Brown, 19. Sam Johnson, 20. Andrew Layser, 21. Tanner Carrick, 22. Tanner Holmes, 23. Cannon McIntosh, 24. Robert Dalby. NT