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Crandall, TX | June 24, 2016; A debut that has been long awaited for the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series at RPM Speedway proved to be better than expected. 17 cars signed in for competition at the fast 1/4 mile speedway, and proceeded to put on an excellent show for the massive crowd in attendance. Two action packed heat races would be won by Steven Shebester and Grady Chandler, with the Integrity Customs High point award going to Shebester. At intermission a fan was chosen from the stands...more

Belleville, IL– With his POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory at Belle-Clair Speedway, Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada continued the Keith Kunz Motorsports stranglehold on the National Midget scene. Thorson’s victory at Belle-Clair was his sixth triumph of the 2016 season. Starting in the fourth position for the 30 lap main event, Thorson fell in line third at the drop of the green flag and dispatched Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Spencer Bayston on lap eight,...more

Belleville, IL– Capitalizing on Joe B. Miller’s misfortune, Shelby Bosie of Sherman, Illinois captured his second career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series victory, this time at Belle-Clair Speedway. Bosie’s first victory came earlier this season at Fayette County Speedway. Earning the pole starting position for the 20 lap feature by virtue of passing points, Bosie was overtaken by Joe B. Miller at the drop of the green. Staying in the second position for the following 15 laps...more

Belleville, IL – This Friday, June 24th kicks off the annual Race Around the Arch Weekend, with Friday night’s show at the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway for both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Both series will then head to Saint Francois County Raceway on Saturday to race on the D-shaped 3/8 mile. In 2015 fans saw Darren Hagen take the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series win at Saint Francois County Raceway in thrilling...more

Tulsa, OK | June19 ,2016; On a warm afternoon, 11 drivers made the trip for what would turn out to be a great night of racing at the fast track of Springfield Raceway. The racing surface was superb, and the stands were full of outstanding fans. After Heat races were won by Blake Edwards and Kinzer Edwards, it would be Blake receiving the nights Integrity Customs High Point Man of the night. During intermission Blake would have a fan roll the dice for him, landing on a 2 and moving Blake to the...more

Lincoln, IL– Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada recovered from a late race flat tire on a rubber-down Lincoln Speedway to win the Illinois SPEED Week finale with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series. By virtue of the win, Thorson also secured the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week championship. The 30 lap main was action packed right from the get go, as the previous night’s winner Carson Macedo got upside down on the opening lap in turn three. Macedo would be done for the night and racing would...more

Lincoln, IL– Jeremy Camp of Blue Mound, Illinois wired the Illinois SPEED Week finale at Lincoln Speedway with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series, while Nick Howard sealed up the Illinois SPEED Week Championship. Coming out of turn four, Jeremy Camp would get the jump on Nathan Benson and stay out of striking distance until late in the race when Aaron Andruskevitch had a full head of steam after the final restart on lap 14. Andruskevitch would pull alongside Camp coming to...more

Lincoln, IL– Chett Gehrke of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma won the final night of Lucas Oil ILLINI D II Midget Series competition during Illinois SPEED Week at Lincoln Speedway, while Andy Malpocker claimed the Illinois SPEED Week title. Battling for the lead with Andy Baugh and Mitchell Davis, Gehrke took the lead from Andy Baugh on lap three, but then lost the lead to Mitchell Davis on lap seven. After a late race yellow on lap 15, Gehrke shot to the inside of Davis entering lap one and after...more

Macon, IL– Carson Macedo of Lemoore, California wired night four of Illinois SPEED Week with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series to take his second victory of 2016. Macedo’s first National Midget victory of 2016 came during the POWRi event at Fayette County Speedway last month. Starting on the pole for the 30 lap main, the initial start would be called back after Spencer Bayston, Zach Daum, and Garrett Aitken were collected in turn four. Macedo then jumped out front at the drop of...more

Macon, IL– Nick Howard of Lawrence, Kansas dominated night four of Illinois SPEED Week at Macon Speedway with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Leading the Illinois SPEED Week points, Howard’s win strengthens his lead going into the final night at Lincoln Speedway on Sunday. Howard lined up seventh to start the 20 lap feature and on lap three would steal the lead away from Evan Weyant, diving to the bottom side of turn three and take the lead coming out of four. Howard...more