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Lonnie Wheatley, MEEKER, Okla. (June 15, 2018) – Nixa, Missouri’s Wesley Smith put the wraps on a perfect night in Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA competition by winning Friday’s 25-lap “Third Annual Sooner Midget Nationals” feature event atop the ¼-mile Red Dirt Raceway clay oval. After winning his heat race earlier in the evening from fourth aboard the All Metal Recycling/Midwest Sheet Metal No. 44 entry to earn BOSS Performance High Point driver of the...more

Lonnie Wheatley, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (June 16, 2018) – Jonathan Beason has certainly found Oklahoma City’s I-44 Riverside Speedway to his liking, as he raced to his second Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA triumph of the season atop the 1/5-mile clay oval in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event. The Broken Arrow, OK, racer, who also topped the April 28 event at I-44 Riverside Speedway, assumed the lead on lap 18 and led the rest of the way aboard the Hard...more

The POWRi Pavement Series returns to action at Grundy County Speedway during NASCAR weekend in the Chicagoland area! POWRi and Grundy County Speedway are proud to announce that on Friday & Saturday, June 29 & 30th our racing events will be will be sponsored by Shorewood Animal Hospital. Shorewood Animal Hospital has been giving excellent care of pets since 1976. Additional purse money has been added to both nights thanks to Shorewood Animal Hospital. The June 30th race will also be the 30 lap...more

Belleville, IL – With the 2018 rain-shortened POWRi Illinois SPEED Week in the books, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League eye the weekend ahead. Friday, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will head to Belle-Clair Speedway for the Belle Vegas Bash, staring the micros as the solo-POWRi attraction. Saturday, the Micro League will join up with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and head to the “Mighty Macon...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 27, 2018) – The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA dips into the Lone Star state for the first time this season with a pair of events this weekend. The weekend’s “Red River Shootout” begins on Friday night with the mighty Midgets taking to the ¼-mile RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX. The weekend in North Texas then wraps up with Saturday night’s “Freedom 25 Midget Championships” atop the ¼-mile Kennedale Speedway Park. Riding...more

Lonnie Wheatley, CRANDALL, Texas (June 29, 2018) – Kyle Jones added his name to the list of 2018 Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA winners by racing to victory lane in Friday night’s 25-lap feature atop the ¼-mile RPM Speedway. The Kennedale, TX, shoe became the ninth different series winner of the year in 12 events by taking the checkered flag after starting third. Pole starter Weston Gorham jumped into the early lead ahead of Wesley Smith and Hank Davis...more

Tom Eyman notches a win in the POWRI Pavement Midget Series at Grundy County Speedway, Morris, Illinois, Friday night. Eyman, from Joliet, Illinois, won round two of the POWRI Pavement series after Jimmy Anderson had taken round one. The POWRi Pavement Series returns Saturday night for round three.s Taylor Fenske, a popular female driver, was the highest finishing production-based engine of the night. We would like to thank our fans, drivers and crews for coming out and supporting the series...more

Macon, IL – Notching another victory to his name with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Tucker Klaasmeyer stole the show at Macon Speedway, earning his third career victory with the league. By virtue of passing points, Klaasmeyer earned the top point position for his Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports Toyota-powered mount and shared the front row with Tyler Courtney. In the opening laps, Klaasmeyer narrowly edged Courtney for the lead as the two raced in close-quarters around the...more

Lonnie Wheatley, KENNEDALE, Texas (June 30, 2018) – Blake Edwards picked off his first Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA feature win of the year by racing to victory lane in Saturday night’s 25-lap main event at Kennedale Speedway Park that wrapped up the series’ North Texas weekend double. The Claremore, OK, racer took the lead away from Jeb Sessums to post the win aboard the No. 17e entry atop the ¼-mile clay oval. While Edwards started outside the front...more

June 30, 2018. Grundy County Speedway, Morris, Illinois At the end of another hot summer night at Grundy, Bill Holbert and his Dad were all smiles in victory lane. After the race, the Holberts commented that winning this race was very special due to their close personal relationship to the Carter family. A victory in this feature had been top priority on their bucket lists. Holbert took the lead early with Kyle O'Gara, in second, trying to run him down but Holbert was much the best and very...more