{"id":3894,"date":"2023-08-05T02:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T06:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2023-08-10T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:05:00","slug":"karter-sarff-wins-i-55-friday-for-first-career-xtreme-outlaw-series-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/midgets\/karter-sarff-wins-i-55-friday-for-first-career-xtreme-outlaw-series-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Karter Sarff Wins I-55 Friday for First Career Xtreme Outlaw Series Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"
It takes every bit of heart, skill and speed to master Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55<\/a> against some of the best national Midget racers in the country. Karter Sarff showed he had each of those qualities Friday night as he, for the first time in his career, triumphed over the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sarff, 20, of Mason City, IL, took the lead from multi-time POWRi National Midget League champion Zach Daum in the early going and led the rest of the way to collect the $4,000 grand prize in the Night Before the Ironman.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s pretty insane,\u201d Sarff said. \u201cIt\u2019s starting to sink-in now that we\u2019re in tech here. It\u2019s pretty awesome; I don\u2019t even know what to say right now. I\u2019m pretty pumped.\u201d<\/p>\n A run so strong, Sarff even gained a bit of respect from the first man he beat.<\/p>\n \u201cHe ran a good race; he ran a smart race,\u201d Daum said. \u201cHe ran as hard as he could and still was able to keep the tires underneath him and not turn over, not bounce, not bike, not make mistakes. He ran an awesome race, you gotta give him credit.\u201d<\/p>\n Sarff took the lead from polesitter Daum on Lap 7 with a pass coming out of Turn 2. He wound it up on the curb in the middle of the track and threw it into Turn 1 with force, pointed his Provisio Partners #21K to the inside of Daum coming out of Turn 2 and zoomed past the veteran racer for the top spot.<\/p>\n