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Joliet, IL – Michael Pickens has only been back in the United States for a short while, but it didn’t take him long to find victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week, in what was the league’s inaugural visit to the Dirt Oval at Route 66. Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Pickens won his Speedway Motors heat race from the fourth position, garnering enough points to earn the pole for what would be his ninth career Mesilla Valley...more

Fairbury, IL – After a relatively quiet start to POWRi Illinois SPEED Week for Tanner Thorson, the driver returned to victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for his first 2017 win, this time for night number two of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Fairbury American Legion Speedway. The Minden, Nevada native started fifth and quickly worked his way towards the front, battling early on with Auckland, New Zealand’s Michael Pickens, POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Rookie...more

Jacksonville, IL – Tanner Thorson has hit his stride, doubling down and winning the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature for night number three of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Winning the previous night’s event at Fairbury American Legion Speedway with a last lap, last corner pass, rather than waiting until the final corner to make his move, Thorson took the lead midway and was on the defending side rather than the offensive from the previous night. Starting...more

Macon, IL – With three of five POWRi Illinois SPEED Week shows completed, Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand leads the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League SPEED Week point standings by a mere 10 points over Keith Kunz Motorsports driver, Tanner Thorson. With two shows left, tonight’s Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois and tomorrow’s Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois, both tracks have unique characteristics that could change the outcome for the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week...more

Macon, IL – Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand proved his versatility by taking night four of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Macon Speedway. Pickens won the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Illinois SPEED Week Mesilla Valley Transportation opening feature event at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 on Wednesday, May 31st, a big, sweeping track. Tonight’s victory on the tight, high-banked Macon Speedway extended his POWRi Illinois SPEED Week championship points lead. By virtue of winning his...more

Lincoln, IL – Logan Seavey, the leading candidate for not only the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Rookie of the Year, but also a contender for the championship, captured his first career victory with the league at Lincoln Speedway in the fifth and final night of the 2017 POWRi Illinois SPEED Week. Starting in the 12th position, the Sutter, California native carefully crept his way towards the front, almost appearing out of nowhere to the top three a little past halfway. Trailing...more

Lincoln, IL) - The POWRi Lucas Oil DII Midgets are coming off of a strong Illinois SPEED Week, which saw solid fields of cars at Macon and Lincoln Speedways last Saturday and Sunday night. The division will now be back in action this Friday, June 9 as part of the Arctic Cat All-Star Sprint car show at Lincoln Speedway, which will feature Tony Stewart behind the wheel. This week's POWRi Lucas Oil DII Midget show, presented by Nutech Seed, will see increased pay of $400 to win and $80 to start...more

Saturday, June 10th the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets are back in their home state where it all got started at I-44 Speedway Riverside Oklahoma for $1500 to WIN $150 to start. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing at 7:00pm Grady Chandler has the point lead over Steven Shebester(-150), Wesley Smith(-160), Kory Schudy(-190) and Matt Moore(-200).

Grain Valley, MO (June 3, 2017) - Riley Kreisel picked up his first POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League feature win of 2017 Saturday, June 3 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Luke Howard, Kory Schudy, Dustin Gilbert, and Pat Schudy rounded out the top five. K.Schudy and Gilbert were each heat race winners. Lee Lengel was the Hard Charger for the evening in the feature event. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midgets are back in action Saturday, June 10 at Valley Speedway in Grain...more

Tulsa, OK (June 12, 2017) - Tucker Klaasmeyer and his Austin Brown Racing team made a last minute decision to head down Interstate 44 to the I-44 Riverside Speedway yesterday. By the end of the 25-lap A-main presented by HE&M Saw, Klaasmeyer had made his way from his Paola, Kansas home to POWRi West Victory Lane. Thirty-two POWRi West midgets were on hand for the West's return to the racetrack where the series cut its teeth back in 2014. In heat race action, the pair of Team JET midgets...more