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Belleville, IL – This Thursday, October 20th will kick off the 4th Annual Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County Speedway, an event sanctioned by both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and USAC. Doubling down and again paying $20,000 to Win, the 4th Annual Jason Leffler Memorial is the richest paying midget event for 2016 and will feature some of the best midget racing talent from across the United States. Previous Jason Leffler Memorial Champions include the freshly crowned 2016...more

Wayne County Race has been rescheduled for Friday, October 21st, 2016 Belleville, IL – This Thursday, October 20th 4th Annual Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County has been rescheduled for Friday, October 21st.

Wayne City, Illinois.........Wayne County Speedway in southern Illinois is a place that's become near and dear to Brady Bacon and the FMR Racing team. "I think it's amazing how far we've come from this race last year to now," Bacon said. "We were good at this race last year, but at the beginning of this year, we had some struggles and had to fine-tune some stuff and get things rolling to catch Keith (Kunz Motorsports) and some of the faster guys. I'm impressed how fast we've been able to do...more

Wayne City, Illinois………With an impending forecast of heavy rain on race day, USAC and POWRi officials have cancelled the Sunday, October 22 “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway. The $20,000-to-win event was to have brought some of the biggest names in the sport to compete for the largest payday in midget racing, but with an 80-90% chance of continuous rain throughout the day, and without much improvement or change in the forecast all week, the decision was made to cancel the event.

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford Photography) MONROVIA, Ind. – After encountering issues with both of his engines this weekend at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway, Justin Peck has teamed with Hard Eight Racing for the upcoming “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill on October 21. The one-race-only deal with Jon Kantor will pair a team needing a driver and a driver needing a team for midget racing’s top-paying race in tribute to one of midget racing’s greatest drivers. Hard...more