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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

Macon, IL– Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Illinois battled his way to the front from seventh to lead the final four laps for the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI D II Midget Series victory. Andy Baugh would lead the opening lap, but Mitchell Davis would work past Baugh to lead lap two. By lap three, Chett Gehrke would move past both Davis and Baugh for the lead. On lap five, Tyler Vantoll would move into the second position, trying to set Gehrke up. Enduring multiple cautions, Vantoll would eventually...more

Jacksonville, IL– Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois took the lead on lap 17 and fended off a late race charge by Spencer Bayston to take this first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory of 2016 for the third night of Illinois SPEED Week. Daum started in the third position behind Tucker Klaasmeyer and Ryan Robinson. Klaasmeyer led the initial eight laps of the 30 lap main event before succumbing to a mechanical failure, forcing the Paola, Kansas native to pull off the track while...more

Jacksonville, IL– Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri is on a two race win streak after dominating the Thursday night show at Quincy Raceways and now the Jacksonville Speedway event. Holding off Concordia, Missouri’s Nathan Benson for a majority of the race, Miller had to stay one step ahead of the three time and defending POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series champ to take the Illinois SPEED Week victory. Starting on the pole with Benson behind him, Miller never once...more

Jacksonville, IL– Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Illinois dominantly defeated a solid 20 car field to claim night number three of Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Bruns’ victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI D II Midget Series was his fifth of 2016. Tyler Vantoll followed Bruns to the stripe after running second a majority of the race. Mitchell Davis took third, holding off Andy Malpocker who finished fourth, while Quincy Raceways winner Chett Gehrke rounded out the top...more

Quincy, IL– Austin Brown of Millstadt, Illinois took the lead away from Spencer Bayston on lap 25, running away from the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports driver on his way to his first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory of 2016. Brown’s win at Quincy Raceways earned him night number two of Illinois SPEED Week. On the opening lap of the feature, Andy Malpocker would jump into the early lead trailed by Brown, as a gaggle of cars battled behind. By lap eight, Brown would be in...more

Quincy, IL– Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri wired the field on his way to victory lane for night number two of Illinois SPEED Week with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Starting outside, front row, Miller lurched into the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back. On his way to victory, Miller’s pace was slowed three times. The first, on lap six when Nic Harris ended up spun in turns three and four. Aryton Gennetten ended up upside down, while...more

Quincy, IL– Chett Gehrke took the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series feature event at Quincy Raceways for night two of Illinois SPEED Week. Leading every single lap of the 20 lap main event, Gehrke had 13 laps in the books before cautions began to plague him. Andy Malpocker ran second until lap 16 when Patrick Bruns was able to move past him and into the second position. Malpocker ended up taking final podium position. “This place is fun,” Chett Gehrke said. “A lot better...more