Xtreme Outlaw Midget Showdown
Southern Illinois Center | Du Quoin, Illinois
Friday, March 10, 2023
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Event Info

Xtreme Outlaw Midget Showdown
2023-03-10
Southern Illinois Center
655 Executive Dr
Du Quoin, Illinois 62832 

series Racing
Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series

To Win Amount
$4,000.00

Feature Laps Length
30

Frequently Asked Questions
To Win Amount
$4,000.00

Track Info
Competitor Info
DIRTVision Highlights
Race Recap
LOOSE CANNON: McIntosh Wins Midget Season Opener at Southern Illinois Center

Cannon McIntosh has quickly become one of the most skilled indoor Midget racers in the nation and showed the Du Quoin crowd exactly why with a victory in the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota season opener Friday night.

McIntosh, 20, of Bixby, OK, took advantage of his Row 2 starting spot, racing with the top-five through the first half of the event and making the pass for the lead inside the final 10 laps en route to his second career Xtreme Outlaw Feature win over Shane Cottle and Thomas Meseraull.

“Can’t do any better than that,” McIntosh said on winning the season opener. “Stating off with a win, we’re just gonna take it one race at a time.”

Though he finished the night hoisting the $4,000 winner’s check in Victory Lane, McIntosh’s night was not all smooth sailing out front. After bagging the Whitz RC Racing Products Fast Time Award in Qualifying, he rolled off fourth on the grid of his Heat Race but quickly brought out caution after a miscue on Lap 1.

“Just made a mistake on the first lap going into Turn 3,” McIntosh said. “Brakes are touchy at this little place, and I stalled the engine pretty quick.”

Forced to come from the tail of the field, McIntosh drove the Dave Mac-Dalby Motorsports, GearWrench #08 from dead last to second in eight laps, using every lane his competitors left open in front of him to complete the comeback and earn himself a fourth-place Feature starting spot.

McIntosh also won the 2019 Shamrock Classic – his first win indoors at Du Quoin (Jacy Norgaard)

At the drop of the green in the Feature, McIntosh stayed patient while polesitter Shane Cottle paced the field out front. Though the leaders refused to show their hands through first green-flag stretch of 12 laps, the urgency picked up over the next 18.

Mitchel Moles, the 23-year-old open wheel regular from Raisin City, CA, making his debut for Keith Kunz Motorsports, was the first to get aggressive up front, powering his new LynK Chassis around the outside of teammate Jade Avedisian for second on Lap 17. The outside lane eventually got the best of Moles, however, as he drove it hard into Turn 3 looking for the lead on Cottle, got on the brakes and stalled the engine at the top of the track, bringing out the yellow again and sending him to the tail.

That incident ended up being a clue for McIntosh, now riding third for the ensuing restart.

“Moles kinda showed the top in Turns 3-4, and I still felt like the bottom was better in 1-2, and then he stalled it,” McIntosh said. “From there, I just knew what to do and got to the front.”

With only two cars in front of him and the laps winding down, McIntosh tried the top on the restart and made it stick, overtaking Avedisian for second on Lap 21, and eventually, Cottle for the lead after the final restart on Lap 23.

From there, it was all McIntosh out front, as he pulled away from the field and crossed under the checkers to collect his second career victory in the Southern Illinois Center. The indoor venues are his bread-and-butter, and always seem to have been since his rookie Midget days racing around his native Oklahoma and its most famed racing event.

“When I finally got the chance to do it at Chili Bowl, I did well and just felt comfortable,” McIntosh said. “Any indoor track, especially when I come here, I just love the vibe being under the lights. It’s just a good feeling, and I have confidence when I walk into Du Quoin or Tulsa at Chili Bowl.”

Leading the first 22 laps, Cottle crossed the line second and bagged his first career Xtreme Outlaw podium finish. He said he felt most comfortable riding the bottom lane all the way around the track, which left McIntosh the lane to get by on the top.

“We led most of the Feature until the top came-in down there in Turns 3-4 and Cannon got around us,” Cottle said. “When you’re out front, you’re just a sitting duck. That’s just part of it.”

Thomas Meseraull, of San Jose, CA, rounded out the podium in his Series debut with the RMS Racing #7x. Like McIntosh, he stayed patient as well throughout the event, but scooped-up the third spot with two-to-go after an aggressive move to the inside of Avedisian in Turn 3.

Podium finishers Meseraull, McIntosh and Cottle (Jacy Norgaard Photo)

“It’s a tight track; there’s not a whole lot of room,” Meseraull said. “She kinda was changing lines, and I felt like she was going to the top and was gonna be held up by the car in front of her, so I just kinda bombed it in there.”

Avedisian, 16, of Clovis, CA, settled for fourth in her debut for KKM, while defending Series champion Zach Daum completed the top-five in the first night out for his new King Chassis operation.

UP NEXT

The Xtreme Outlaw Midget action continues with the second night of racing at the Southern Illinois Center Saturday night, March 11, with a 40-lap, $5,000-to-win main event. Tickets will be sold at the door. If you can’t be there to watch, stream all the action live on DIRTVision.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 08-Cannon McIntosh[4]; 2. 86-Shane Cottle[1]; 3. 7X-Thomas Meseraull[5]; 4. 71-Jade Avedisian[2]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum[8]; 6. 31B-Chase Johnson[17]; 7. 2X-Landon Brooks[16]; 8. 7U-Kyle Jones[15]; 9. 97-Gavin Miller[6]; 10. 17B-Austin Barnhill[7]; 11. 68-Mitchel Moles[3]; 12. 19AZ-Hayden Reinbold[20]; 13. 26-Chance Crum[19]; 14. 71E-Mariah Ede[13]; 15. 50-Daniel Adler[9]; 16. 19M-Ethan Mitchell[11]; 17. 25K-Taylor Reimer[18]; 18. 72J-Sam Johnson[12]; 19. 6B-Andy Baugh[14]; 20. 21K-Karter Sarff[10]



Results
Feature Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
14+308Cannon McIntosh 300.0008Running200$4,000
21-186Shane Cottle 30-2.20322Running194$2,000
35+27XThomas Meseraull 30-2.3880Running190$1,200
42-271Jade Avedisian 30-3.0880Running186$1,100
58+35DZach Daum 30-3.8150Running182$1,000
617+1131BChase Johnson 30-4.0250Running178$800
716+92XLandon Brooks 30-4.2370Running174$700
815+77UKyle Jones 30-4.3280Running170$600
96-397Gavin Miller 30-5.5390Running166$500
107-317BAustin Barnhill 30-6.3140Running162$475
113-868Mitchel Moles 30-6.9970Running158$450
1220+819AZHayden Reinbold 30-7.8460Running154$425
1319+626Chance Crum 30-7.9360Running150$400
1413-171EMariah Ede 30-8.0910Running146$375
159-650Daniel Adler 30-8.2010Running142$350
1611-519MEthan Mitchell 30-8.2800Running138$325
1718+125KTaylor Reimer 30-9.0950Running134$300
1812-672JSam Johnson 21-9 Laps0DNF130$300
1914-56BAndy Baugh 18-12 Laps0DNF126$300
2010-1021KKarter Sarff 11-19 Laps0DNF122$300
Hard Charger: Chase Johnson
Last Chance Showdown Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
12+17UKyle Jones 100.0005Running0$0
21-131BChase Johnson 10-0.7015Running0$0
34+140Chase McDermand 10-1.0600Running100$100
48+426RCorbin Rueschenberg 10-1.9350Running100$100
53-237XChett Gehrke 10-2.4150Running100$100
612+655Nick Drake 10-2.7660Running100$100
76-16Isaac Chapple 10-3.5190Running100$100
87-155CTrevor Cline 10-3.8950Running100$100
910+171TKyler Johnson 10-4.2930Running100$100
1011+141MHoward Moore 10-4.4700Running100$100
1114+38Davey Ray 10-5.1010Running100$100
129-37Cody Beard 10-5.5450Running100$100
131301HHenry Chambers 10-5.9970Running100$100
145-931XJaxton Wiggs 10-6.4630Running100$100
151506RCharles Rufi 10-7.0470Running100$100
Last Chance Showdown 2 Results
POSStart+/-#DriverLapsBehindLedStatusPointsMoney
13+22XLandon Brooks 100.0004Running0$0
21-125KTaylor Reimer 10-0.4396Running0$0
32-126Chance Crum 10-0.6350Running0$0
47+357ARonnie Gardner 10-0.8730Running100$100
55091Matt Veatch 10-2.3860Running100$100
68+235Tyler Robbins 10-2.9350Running100$100
710+357RDaniel Robinson 10-3.4820Running100$100
84-419AZHayden Reinbold 10-3.6690Running100$100
912+371MCaden Englehart 10-3.7740Running100$100
106-431KKyle Beilman 10-4.8050Running100$100
1111037Ashton Thompson 10-5.2890Running100$100
1214+212Charlie Kunz 10-7.0050Running100$100
1313041Oliver Akard 10-7.7900Running100$100
149-500John Heitzman 10-8.5860Running100$100
Heat 1 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverHometownDifferencePoints
11017BAustin Barnhill Wilmington, NC0.00020
22021KKarter Sarff Mason City, IL-0.11318
33071EMariah Ede Fresno, CA-0.64716
44031BChase Johnson Penngrove, CA-1.56614
57+291Matt Veatch Macedonia, IL-2.63314
65-155CTrevor Cline Mooresville, NC-2.98310
76-171TKyler Johnson Quinter, KS-3.5368
8801HHenry Chambers Baldwin City, KS-4.6556
9908Davey Ray Davenport, IA-8 Laps4
Heat 2 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverHometownDifferencePoints
11086Shane Cottle Kokomo, IN0.00020
26+450Daniel Adler St. Louis, MO-1.07122
33019MEthan Mitchell Mooresville, NC-1.38816
45+140Chase McDermand Springfield, IL-1.98915
54-126Chance Crum Snohomish, WA-2.45712
67+17Cody Beard Saint Anthony, IN-3.17511
72-531KKyle Beilman Los Angeles, CA-4.0408
88041Oliver Akard Ft. Myers, FL-5.6056
9906RCharles Rufi New Glarus, WI-8 Laps4
Heat 3 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverHometownDifferencePoints
14+397Gavin Miller Allentown, PA0.00023
21-16BAndy Baugh Mason City, IL-0.53218
33072JSam Johnson St Peters, MO-0.73116
42-237XChett Gehrke Coxs Creek, KY-1.21314
55031XJaxton Wiggs Benton, IL-1.49412
66000John Heitzman San Jose, IL-3.50310
78+137Ashton Thompson Salem, IN-3.9389
87-171MCaden Englehart Terre Haute, IN-4.4566
99012Charlie Kunz Springfield, IL-8.9614
Heat 4 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverHometownDifferencePoints
11071Jade Avedisian Clovis, CA0.00020
24+208Cannon McIntosh Bixby, OK-0.98020
36+325KTaylor Reimer Tulsa, OK-1.29619
43-17UKyle Jones Kennedale, TX-1.67114
52-319AZHayden Reinbold Chandler, AZ-1.90912
67+157ARonnie Gardner Corona, CA-2.19411
78+141MHoward Moore Memphis, TN-3.0539
85-357RDaniel Robinson Benton, IL-7 Laps6
Heat 5 Results
Pos.Start+/-#DriverHometownDifferencePoints
13+27XThomas Meseraull San Jose, CA0.00022
25+35DZach Daum Pocahontas, IL-0.92921
34+168Mitchel Moles Raisin city, CA-1.32117
42-22XLandon Brooks Yuba City, CA-1.55614
58+36Isaac Chapple Willow Branch, IN-2.56215
66035Tyler Robbins Collinsville, IL-3.10510
71-626RCorbin Rueschenberg Mesa, AZ-3.2468
87-155Nick Drake Mooresville, NC-4.4406
Qualifying Flight 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1831BChase Johnson 10.0610.00010
2671EMariah Ede 10.273-0.2129
3921KKarter Sarff 10.294-0.2338
4717BAustin Barnhill 10.330-0.2697
5255CTrevor Cline 10.370-0.3096
6471TKyler Johnson 10.470-0.4095
7191Matt Veatch 10.568-0.5074
831HHenry Chambers 10.578-0.5173
958Davey Ray 10.940-0.8792
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1126Chance Crum 10.0650.00010
2619MEthan Mitchell 10.211-0.1469
3931KKyle Beilman 10.221-0.1568
4886Shane Cottle 10.268-0.2037
5740Chase McDermand 10.322-0.2576
6350Daniel Adler 10.515-0.4505
757Cody Beard 10.532-0.4674
8241Oliver Akard 10.671-0.6063
946RCharles Rufi 10.671-0.6062
Qualifying Flight 3 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1197Gavin Miller 10.1760.00010
2572JSam Johnson 10.213-0.0379
3437XChett Gehrke 10.412-0.2368
476BAndy Baugh 10.521-0.3457
5931XJaxton Wiggs 10.525-0.3496
6800John Heitzman 10.688-0.5125
7371MCaden Englehart 10.710-0.5344
8637Ashton Thompson 10.889-0.7133
9212Charlie Kunz 11.399-1.2232
Qualifying Flight 4 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1308Cannon McIntosh 10.0110.00010
247UKyle Jones 10.104-0.0939
3719AZHayden Reinbold 10.135-0.1248
4871Jade Avedisian 10.161-0.1507
5257RDaniel Robinson 10.191-0.1806
6625KTaylor Reimer 10.222-0.2115
7157ARonnie Gardner 10.372-0.3614
8541MHoward Moore 10.561-0.5503
Qualifying Flight 5 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1368Mitchel Moles 10.0420.00010
267XThomas Meseraull 10.084-0.0429
372XLandon Brooks 10.421-0.3798
4426RCorbin Rueschenberg 10.425-0.3837
555DZach Daum 10.457-0.4156
6835Tyler Robbins 10.500-0.4585
7255Nick Drake 10.505-0.4634
816Isaac Chapple 10.587-0.5453
Hot Laps 1 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1831BChase Johnson 10.1130.0000
2717BAustin Barnhill 10.350-0.2370
3921KKarter Sarff 10.395-0.2820
4671EMariah Ede 10.446-0.3330
5191Matt Veatch 10.684-0.5710
6471TKyler Johnson 10.849-0.7360
731HHenry Chambers 11.048-0.9350
858Davey Ray 11.048-0.9350
9255CTrevor Cline 11.048-0.9350
Hot Laps 2 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1619MEthan Mitchell 10.1280.0000
2126Chance Crum 10.307-0.1790
357Cody Beard 10.351-0.2230
4886Shane Cottle 10.378-0.2500
5740Chase McDermand 10.641-0.5130
6350Daniel Adler 10.707-0.5790
7241Oliver Akard 11.250-1.1220
846RCharles Rufi 11.250-1.1220
9931KKyle Beilman 11.250-1.1220
Hot Laps 3 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1197Gavin Miller 9.9760.0000
2572JSam Johnson 10.026-0.0500
3371MCaden Englehart 10.332-0.3560
4437XChett Gehrke 10.381-0.4050
576BAndy Baugh 10.383-0.4070
6931XJaxton Wiggs 10.708-0.7320
7637Ashton Thompson 10.752-0.7760
8800John Heitzman 11.666-1.6900
9212Charlie Kunz 11.666-1.6900
Hot Laps 4 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
1308Cannon McIntosh 9.7420.0000
247UKyle Jones 9.983-0.2410
3157ARonnie Gardner 10.003-0.2610
4625KTaylor Reimer 10.086-0.3440
5719AZHayden Reinbold 10.095-0.3530
6871Jade Avedisian 10.200-0.4580
7257RDaniel Robinson 10.348-0.6060
8541MHoward Moore 10.622-0.8800
Hot Laps 5 Results
POSStartCarDriverTimeDifferencePoints
167XThomas Meseraull 9.8400.0000
272XLandon Brooks 9.935-0.0950
3368Mitchel Moles 10.093-0.2530
455DZach Daum 10.096-0.2560
5255Nick Drake 10.107-0.2670
6835Tyler Robbins 10.295-0.4550
716Isaac Chapple 10.318-0.4780
8426RCorbin Rueschenberg 10.549-0.7090