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GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (July 11, 2019)– Joining the POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midgets and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micros, the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints have been added to the slate on Friday, July 12 at Valley Speedway, making the “Thunder in the Valley” opener a triple header of epic proportions. Marking the first doubleheader of the season for the Midwest Lightning Sprints, Friday’s trip to Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. will lead into Saturday’s race in...more

The POWRi Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) midgets and the vintage division continued the celebration of the club's 80th year of existence with a visit on July 5th to the familiar confines of the ¼-mile Lakeport Speedway on the grounds of the Lake County fairgrounds. Mark Maliepaard winner earlier this season at Stockton 99 Speedway was unable to diagnosis and apparent ignition problem with the Esslinger engine in his Fit & Finish Hot Rod Interiors Special and withdrew before time...more

Belleville, IL - In lieu of the recent rain outs plaguing the Midwest and suffered by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League, additional shows have been arranged for the following dates: Friday, July 26 - Belle-Clair Speedway - National Midgets Saturday, July 27 - Macon Speedway - National Midgets Friday, October 4 – Jacksonville Speedway – National Midgets Saturday, October 5 - Jacksonville Speedway - National Midgets,...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (July 12, 2019) – No matter the story, no matter the driver, no matter the place, rules are rules. Unfortunately, on Friday night at Valley Speedway, 16-year old Cannon McIntosh was disqualified after initially winning his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature. Rolling across the scales on numerous occasions, the No. 08 consistently came across short of the 1,050 lbs. minimum requirement, ultimately giving Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. his...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (July 13, 2019) – Winning his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature on Saturday night at Valley Speedway, Ace McCarthy of Tahlequah, Okla. was undeniable in the 30-lap main event. Driving around his teammate, Jake Neuman, on the second circuit, McCarthy then fended off several attacks from young Holley Hollan as he held on for an impressive first-career triumph aboard the Jim Neuman Racing, Two-Eight Drilling, BOSS/SR-11 No. 28. Sharing PAC Racing...more

HUMBOLDT, KANS. (July 14, 2019) – Another first-time winner made the trip to victory lane on Sunday night at Humboldt Speedway with Jesse Colwell of Red Bluff, Calif. topping the POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midget League feature. Inheriting the lead after Zach Daum flipped on lap 25, Colwell controlled the final five laps and drove the Keith Kunz Motorsports, JBL Audio, Bullet/Toyota No. 71 to his first-career triumph. Earning PAC Racing Springs High Point Man honors with a fifth-to-second...more

(Torrance, CA, July 10, 2019) Two-time POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Jarrett Kramer kept up his domination of the Ventura Raceway last Saturday night when he scored his fourth win in four 2019 appearances at the track. The victory allowed the veteran driver to increase his lead in the championship standings to 42-points as the season reached the halfway point. Eighteen cars signed into the CLS pits for the race at the track located on the Ventura County...more

The POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints were at I-35 Speedway Sat night for our 2nd night of the Mid-Season Championship weekend. The Mid Season Championship weekend sponsors are Country Kids Day Care, Layne Machine, Anthony’s Chimney Sweeps, Lowery Legal, and Miller Farms. Also, a BIG thank you goes out to our sponsors for 2019, Racing Boys, Rod End Supply and Oskvig Accounting. Bobby and Tyler Johnson brought the cars to the green. Stanley got by Tyler and was running beside Bobby on the first...more

PEVELY, MO. (July 19, 2019) - One of the most anticipated events on the POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midget calendar looms only two weeks away in the form the Ironman 55, a two-day showing at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 alongside the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Friday and Saturday, August 2-3. A staple on the schedule since 2015, the POWRi Midgets have been on the docket alongside the World of Outlaws for four years now at the Ironman 55. Previous to the recent return to the...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 22, 2019) – The POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League fires back off this weekend with a doubleheader of the Oklahoma Midget Nationals. The action kicks off on Friday, July 26 with a trip to Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. followed by a stop at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Saturday, July 27. In the opening 15 races of the year, Andrew Felker of Carl Junction, Mo. has built a dominant point lead and grabbed firm control of the championship...more