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Belleville, IL – After a disappointing rainout from strong storms at Lincoln Speedway, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League shifts focus to coming weekend at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois on Saturday and a trip to the historic Angell Park Speedway on Sunday. Saturday’s outing at FALS will be the National Midget’s solo appearance at the action-packed quarter mile in 2018. Sunday’s 37th Annual Pepsi Nationals at Angell Park Speedway will be one of two appearances...more

Fairbury, IL – Never short for close-quarter racing and action, Fairbury American Legion Speedway delivered with Tucker Klaasmeyer and Logan Seavey battling it out all the way to the line on the last lap in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature event. With a collision at the line resulting in Seavey flipping wildly into turn one and Klaasmeyer spun around, Klaasmeyer claimed his fourth victory of 2018 with the league. By virtue of passing points, Klaasmeyer started on the pole...more

Sun Prairie, WI – Standing tall in victory lane, Tanner Carrick etched his name in history, claiming the 37th annual Pepsi Nationals at Angell Park Speedway with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Carrick will now go down as the 22nd different victor in Pepsi Nationals competition. Starting in the sixth position after the invert for the main event, Carrick had his work cut out for him to move forward. Early race leader Ryan Robinson held the advantage over Zach Daum in the opening...more

Belleville, IL – This weekend kicks off the Second Annual Thunder in the Valley at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Slated for Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14, the Second Annual Thunder in the Valley will showcase the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West, RMMRA and Outlaw Midget Leagues, and for their first appearance at Valley Speedway, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League. Typically hosting POWRi midgets during the Open Wheel Showdown and Thunder in the Valley...more

Grain Valley, MO – Picking up his fifth win of 2018, Tucker Klaasmeyer took the checkers in front of a hometown crowd with the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West, and Outlaw Midget Leagues. Klaasmeyer of Paola, Kansas entered victory lane at Valley Speedway, which is the closest track to the hometown of the current point leader with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Klaasmeyer’s win in the opening night of the Thunder in the Valley weekend also handed Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian...more

Grain Valley, MO – In dominating fashion, Jake Neuman snapped the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports winning streak in POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League competition. By winning the second night of the Second Annual Thunder in the Valley, Neuman and his family owned team are now one of three different car owners to capture victories throughout 2018 with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and West League. Neuman, hailing from New Berlin, Illinois, took the top spot from early race...more

By: Michael Guglielmucci Morris, IL— Three years have passed since Mario Clouser last competed at the Grundy County Speedway. In those three years Clouser has ventured off into the dirt world competing primarily with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League. Friday night, the Auburn, Illinois native and current track record holder returned to his roots to compete in the POWRi Pavement Midget League. The three year hiatus seemed like three days for Clouser as he was quickly able to get up to speed...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (July 25, 2018) – The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA is back in action this Saturday night atop the 1/5-mile I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK. The 16th round of competition on the 2018 for the POWRi West Midget League also marks the eighth round of Sooner Series action for the series. Saturday’s I-44 Riverside Speedway tilt will count toward POWRi West Sooner Series points as well as POWRi West overall points. ...more

Lonnie Wheatley, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (July 28, 2018) – Flirting with a potential victory lane visit during much of the season, Cannon McIntosh put it all together on Saturday night to become the 13th different Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA feature winner of the year by topping the 25-lap main event at I-44 Riverside Speedway. After earning the BOSS Performance High Point Driver of the Night in heat race action aboard the RL Hudson/Toyota-TRD No. 08...more

By: Michael Guglielmucci Morris, IL—With a full moon shining bright in the Grundy County sky, Mario Clouser did not let that superstition bother him as he was able to capture his second consecutive Lucas Oil POWRi Pavement Midget feature of the 2018 season. The recently engaged Auburn, Illinois native capped off a memorable week by taking the checkers in just his second start of the season. The 20 lap main event was plagued by two blown engines, both by Rookie of the Year contenders, Ryan...more