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Midwest Season Opener Weekend

Midwest Season Opener Weekend

5/8/2017
Belleville, IL – This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will be featured at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois Friday night alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League. Saturday, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will venture to the high-banked “Mighty” Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois. Heading into the Midwest...more
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  • administrator on May 08, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/8/2017
Tags: Macon Speedway, Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi National Midgets
PROBST TAKES SYCAMORE WIN IN D-II

PROBST TAKES SYCAMORE WIN IN D-II...

5/8/2017
PROBST TAKES SYCAMORE WIN IN D-II MIDGET Sycamore, IL (May 6, 2017) - Ryan Probst took home the trophy winning the POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget feature event Saturday, May 6 at Sycamore Speedway in Sycamore, Illinois. Tyler Vantoll, Aaron Schuck, John Smith, and Jack Routson rounded out the top five. Probst held off a last lap slidejob by Vantoll to pick up his first POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget win of 2017. Aaron Schuck earned the heat race win of the...more
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  • administrator on May 09, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/8/2017
Tags: Tyler Vantoll, Aaron Schuck, Ryan Probst
Brady Bacon – Busy Weekend at Eldo

Brady Bacon – Busy Weekend at Eldo...

5/9/2017
Brady Bacon – Busy Weekend at Eldora/Haubstadt! (Bill W) May 9, 2017 – Brady Bacon will be doing double duty this weekend at Eldora Speedway’s “Let’s Race Two”. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma driver will be competing in both the Bacon/Marshall Motorsports #99 with the World of Outlaws and the Dooling/Hayward Racing #63 with the USAC National Sprint Series. On Sunday, the Outlaws visit Tri-State Speedway near Haubstadt, Indiana, where Brady has had three near misses in...more
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  • administrator on May 09, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/9/2017
Tags: Brady Bacon, Missouri State Fair Speedway, 81 Speedway
Blake Hahn Rebounds To Fourth With

Blake Hahn Rebounds To Fourth With...

5/9/2017
(Image Credit: KC Shaw) SAPULPA, Okla. (May 9, 2017) With the plan to run double duty this past Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in ASCS Regional and POWRi Midgets competition, three rounds into Hot Laps signaled the end of Blake Hahn’s Sprint Car hopes as a problem in the valve-train put Hahn’s focus solely on his Toyota powered Midget. “We didn’t even get the car dirty before the Sprint Car was done. We’re not sure how it happened, but one of the Rocker Arm studs...more
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  • Bryan Hulbert on May 09, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/9/2017
Tags: Blake Hahn, Lucas Oil Speedway, ASCS Warrior Region
Shebester Seeking to Defend Midget

Shebester Seeking to Defend Midget...

5/10/2017
(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – OWASSO, Okla. (May 10, 2017) – Defending POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series champion Steven Shebester will be tackling the 2nd annual Midget Round Up on May 27-28 at Airport Raceway. Shebester claimed the finale during last season’s inaugural event at the bullring in Garden City, Kan., which was one of his four victories that led to the championship with the series. “It was fun,” he said. “I remember stopping on a...more
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  • Shawn Miller on May 10, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/10/2017
Tags: Steven Shebester, Airport Raceway, Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association
"Eight days until Badger Midget s

"Eight days until Badger Midget s...

5/12/2017
Sun Prairie, WI, May 12--- Season Number Eighty-one for the Mid-State Equipment / Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series kickoffs in eight days with a opening weekend doubleheader at Sycamore Speedway and Angell Park Speedway. Saturday night May 20 Badger opens at Sycamore (IL) Speedway site of the 2016 season finale won by Tyler Baran. Also on the event’s schedule will be the track’s regular divisions of stock car racing. The series will also...more
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  • administrator on May 12, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/12/2017
Tags: Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger Midgets, Midgets
VANTOLL SCORES THIRD D-II MIDGET W

VANTOLL SCORES THIRD D-II MIDGET W...

5/13/2017
VANTOLL SCORES THIRD D-II MIDGET WIN OF 2017 Jacksonville, IL (May 12, 2017) - Tyler Vantoll picked up his third POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget win of 2017 at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois Friday, May 12. Andy Malpocker, Chase McDermand, Jack Routson, and Josh Thomas rounded out the top five. Malpocker picked up the heat race win for the evening, while Thomas was Hard Charger passing five cars to finish fifth in the feature event. The POWRi Lucas...more
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  • administrator on May 13, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/13/2017
Tags: Gedd Ross, Andy Baugh, Andy Malpocker
Tyler Thomas Thrills at Jacksonvil

Tyler Thomas Thrills at Jacksonvil...

5/13/2017
Jacksonville, IL – In typical thrilling fashion that fans and drivers love, Friday night’s POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League action at Jacksonville Speedway amazed fans by giving Tyler Thomas his second 2017 win, a hard fought victory over Keith Kunz Motorsports drivers Spencer Bayston and Tanner Thorson. Thomas’s first victory of 2017 came during the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals Weekend at Valley Speedway. Starting eighth, Thomas immediately took off...more
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  • administrator on May 13, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/13/2017
Tags: Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi
NOCELLA TAKES HOME OUTLAW MIDGET W

NOCELLA TAKES HOME OUTLAW MIDGET W...

5/14/2017
NOCELLA TAKES HOME OUTLAW MIDGET WIN IN SEASON OPENER Fultonville, NY (May 12, 2017) - Anthony Nocella took home his first trophy of 2017 winning the POWRi Lucas Oil Outlaw Midget feature event Friday, May 12 at Glenridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, New York. Anthony Nocella, Rick Stone, Alex Adamsky, Nate Furman, Lou Torres rounded out the top five. Rick stone held on to the lead for the first few laps until the caution came out for a mechanical failure on the...more
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  • administrator on May 14, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/14/2017
Tags: Glen Ridge Motorsports Park, POWRi, POWRi Outlaw Midgets
Brady Bacon – Roller Coaster Weeke

Brady Bacon – Roller Coaster Weeke...

5/15/2017
Brady Bacon – Roller Coaster Weekend with WoO/USAC! (Bill W) May 15, 2017 – Brady Bacon was a busy man last weekend. He performed double duty with the World of Outlaws and USAC National Sprint Cars Friday and Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, finishing third in the USAC finale there. On Sunday, he finished fifth with the WoO at Tri-State Speedway near Haubstadt, Indiana. Friday, the USAC National Midget point leader will get back behind the wheel of...more
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  • administrator on May 15, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/15/2017
Tags: Brady Bacon, Eldora Speedway, Tri-State Speedway
Great Racing Set for 2nd annual Mi

Great Racing Set for 2nd annual Mi...

5/15/2017
Inside Line Promotions – OWASSO, Okla. (May 15, 2017) – The 2nd annual Midget Round Up is picking up steam as the marquee event is right around the corner. Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., will host the two-day TBJ Promotions’ event on May 27-28 when the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association will battle it out during a $2,000-to-win midget main event each night. Rising NASCAR star Christopher Bell captured the first...more
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  • Shawn Miller on May 15, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/15/2017
Tags: Airport Raceway, Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association, POWRi West Midgets
Howard Law Cash Draw Set for 2017

Howard Law Cash Draw Set for 2017...

5/16/2017
May 16, 2017 – Sun Prairie, WI – Officials of the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association and the Law Office of Marty R. Howard, P.C. are proud to announce the establishment of the new Howard Law Cash Draw, a $200 special purse adder to be awarded to one lucky driver at every Angell Park Speedway Badger midget event in 2017. During each Angell Park midget event in 2017, one lucky Kids Club member will be randomly selected to draw a number from a hat. The driver finishing...more
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  • administrator on May 16, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/16/2017
Tags: Angell Park Speedway, Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger Midgets
Belle Clair for Speedway Motors Mi

Belle Clair for Speedway Motors Mi...

5/17/2017
Belleville, IL – After a thrilling Midwest Season Opener weekend, in which Tyler Thomas swept the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League portions and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League saw a career-first with Craig Ronk and Jacksonville Speedway and a repeat winner with Joe B. Miller at Macon Speedway, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League gets to take a night off on Friday, May 19th while the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will...more
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  • administrator on May 17, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/17/2017
Tags: Belle-Clair Speedway, Brownstown Bullring, POWRi National Midgets
Grays Harbor Raceway Back in Actio

Grays Harbor Raceway Back in Actio...

5/17/2017
Mother Nature decided to not cooperate last Saturday night, but this weekend is looking much better. The fire breathing, mud slinging, 360 Sprint Cars, Shipwreck Beads Modifieds, Northwest Focus Midget Series, and the Outlaw Tuners will take to the 3/8 banked clay oval. This will be the first appearance of the 360 Sprint Car division and Northwest Focus Midget Series for the year, as the Modifieds have seen one event so far where Cosmopolis driver Tom Sweatman picked...more
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  • Social Media on May 17, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/17/2017
Tags: Grays Harbor Raceway, Northwest Focus Midget Series, 360 Sprints - Winged
Taylor Scores First Sprint Car Vic

Taylor Scores First Sprint Car Vic...

5/17/2017
Inside Line Promotions – CALHAN, Colo. (May 17, 2017) – Zac Taylor recorded his first win of 2017, driving his 305ci winged sprint car to a dominating victory last Saturday at El Paso County Raceway. He also piloted Todd Henry’s midget to a third-place finish the same night. “Usually when I drive the sprint and then the next week get in the midget it takes me awhile to adjust,” he said. “It’s a big learning curve. But Saturday when I got out of the midget after hot...more
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  • Shawn Miller on May 17, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/17/2017
Tags: Zac Taylor, El Paso County Raceway, RMMRA
Schuett makes return to POWRi Raci

Schuett makes return to POWRi Raci...

5/18/2017
Photo credit - Allen Horcher Dupo, IL (May 16, 2017) It’s been a little while since Kyle Schuett and the Schuett Racing team have raced inside the Illinois borders, but this past weekend they returned to two of the tracks that Kyle has a lot of laps at. The weekend kicked off with the POWRi National Midget League’s first visit of the season to Jacksonville Speedway, the site of Kyle’s career best POWRi finish in 2015. Following Friday’s events, the team followed the...more
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  • Kyle Schuett on May 18, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/18/2017
Tags: Kyle Schuett, POWRi National Midgets, Midgets
Five Meet and Greets and Pre-Race

Five Meet and Greets and Pre-Race...

5/18/2017
Inside Line Promotions – OWASSO, Okla. (May 18, 2017) – The 2nd annual Midget Round Up will kick off next week with numerous festivities throughout the community that surrounds Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., which hosts the marquee TBJ Promotions event on May 27-28. Next Friday (May 26), meet and greets featuring drivers and race cars will be held at Jax Sports Grille, Burtis Motors, Peerless Tires, Oil Alley and Chappel Liquor from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Following...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on May 18, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/18/2017
Tags: Airport Raceway, POWRi West Midgets, RMMRA
Pushin The Cushion Race Videos Nam

Pushin The Cushion Race Videos Nam...

5/19/2017
May 18, 2017 – Sun Praire, WI – The Badger Midget Auto Racing Association officials announced today that Pushin The Cushion Race Videos will be the official videographer for all BMARA Midget events in 2017. Luke Ross, the owner of Pushin The Cushion Race Videos, has pledged to follow the BMARA Midget Series to every event in 2017 and document all the action. Fans and competitors will be able to find highlight videos from each event on the new BMARA YouTube Channel as...more
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  • administrator on May 19, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/19/2017
Tags: Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger Midgets, Midgets
Fayette County Speedway 5.20.17 Ra

Fayette County Speedway 5.20.17 Ra...

5/20/2017
Belleville, IL – The storm system that has plagued a majority of the racing throughout the Midwest this weekend has made its way through Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois, forcing the cancellation of tonight’s events featuring POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros. The next event is the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Wednesday, May 31st. For further...more
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  • administrator on May 20, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/20/2017
Tags: Brownstown Bullring, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
Wheatley, Evans, Miller and Wharto

Wheatley, Evans, Miller and Wharto...

5/22/2017
With temperatures in the low 70's, the racing action at Grays Harbor Raceway was red hot as the 360 Sprint Cars and Northwest Focus Midget Series made their first appearance of 2017. The Shipwreck Beads Modifieds and Outlaw Tuners returned as well. A great field of cars in all divisions saw great racing action! 360 Sprint Cars: Austen Wheatley of Lake Stevens led the field down to the green flag for the 25 lap feature. Snohomish driver Chase Goetz raced side by side...more
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  • Social Media on May 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/22/2017
Tags: Austen Wheatley, Grays Harbor Raceway, 360 Sprints - Winged
Almost Three Dozen Midgets Tabbed

Almost Three Dozen Midgets Tabbed...

5/22/2017
Inside Line Promotions – OWASSO, Okla. (May 22, 2017) – Nearly three dozen midget drivers are expected to compete this weekend during the 2nd annual Midget Round Up. Officials with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association projected at least 25 drivers are committed while the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series expects at least 10 competitors to tackle Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., this Saturday and Sunday when the TBJ Promotions event pays $2,000 to win each...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on May 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/22/2017
Tags: Airport Raceway, Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association, POWRi West Midgets
Hendricks Heading to 2nd annual Mi

Hendricks Heading to 2nd annual Mi...

5/23/2017
(Photo by Dylan Duvall Photography) Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (May 23, 2017) – Zane Hendricks has a big weekend of racing on deck this Saturday and Sunday when he will compete in the 2nd annual Midget Round Up. Hendricks, who is only a handful of races into his first full season competing in a midget, will make his debut at Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kan., this weekend when the doubleheader features the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series and the...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on May 23, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/23/2017
Tags: Zane Hendricks, Airport Raceway, POWRi West Midgets
POWRi Lucas Oil West readies for S

POWRi Lucas Oil West readies for S...

5/23/2017
POWRi Lucas Oil West readies for Second Annual Midget Round Up presented by Burtis Motor Company, Inc Tulsa, OK (May 16, 2017) Last year on Labor Day weekend, TBJ Promotions brought together the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by HE&M Saw and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association for the inaugural Midget Round Up at Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kansas. After a weekend of great racing, it was quickly decided that the two would meet up again in...more
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  • administrator on May 23, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/23/2017
Tags: Airport Raceway, POWRi West Midgets, POWRi
Chick Scores Top-10 Result During

Chick Scores Top-10 Result During...

5/23/2017
Inside Line Promotions – GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (May 23, 2017) – Another rainout for her late model team sent Mandy Chick in search of another opportunity to race last weekend. “I was kind of bummed out about the rainouts at Lebanon,” she said. “We were really looking forward to racing there again before the JEGS/CRA All Stars Tour comes in a couple of weeks, but a great opportunity presented itself otherwise.” Fortunately, a last-minute deal came about for Chick to make...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on May 23, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/23/2017
Tags: Mandy Chick, Valley Speedway, Midgets
"Four divisions highlight May 28

"Four divisions highlight May 28...

5/25/2017
Sun Prairie, WI, May 25---After last week’s rain out the seventy-first season of racing begins at Angell Park Speedway on Sunday Night May 28. The event is the first of the eleven-race season. Sunday’s “Salute to Fallen Service Members” features the Mid-State Equipment / Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series, Badger 600 Micro Series presented by My Race Pass, Wisconsin Wingeless Sprint Series, and Vintage Racing Of Illinois Stock Car...more
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  • administrator on May 25, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/25/2017
Tags: Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger 600 Winged Micros, 600cc Winged Micros
POWRi Illinois SPEED WEEK Shirts R

POWRi Illinois SPEED WEEK Shirts R...

5/25/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The Official 2017 POWRi Illinois Speed Week t-shirts are available for pre-order at http://www.powri.com/shopping/?ic=14110. They are available in black, red, and gray in limited supplies (adult sizes only). All shirts pre-ordered on the POWRi website will be shipped out on Tuesday, May 30. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the...more
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  • administrator on May 25, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/25/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Jacksonville Speedway, Lincoln Speedway
FREWALDT TAKES FIRST POWRI ALLSTAR

FREWALDT TAKES FIRST POWRI ALLSTAR...

5/27/2017
Grain Valley, MO (May 20, 2017) - Saturday night at Valley Speedway Chad Frewaldt bested Pat Schudy, Chad Winfrey, Dustin Gilbert, and Broc Hunnell, for the win in race number three for the POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League in 2017. The veteran Kansas City racer passed Schudy after the two-time champion led from his front row starting spot during the first third of the race. Once in the lead, Frewaldt powered to the win. Rough and gummy conditions brought on by...more
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  • Brooke Rowden on May 27, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/27/2017
Tags: Valley Speedway, POWRi Allstar Midgets, POWRi
Wet Grounds force Cancellation

Wet Grounds force Cancellation

5/28/2017
Sun Prairie, WI, May 28-- The races for tonight at Angell Park Speedway have been cancelled due to wet grounds! There is standing water at the track. Track crews tried feverishly this morning to make an effort to no avail.
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  • administrator on May 28, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/28/2017
Tags: Angell Park Speedway, Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger 600 Winged Micros
2017 Illinois SPEED Week

2017 Illinois SPEED Week

5/29/2017
Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car...more
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  • administrator on May 29, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/29/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway
Dirt Oval at Route 66 Wednesday, M

Dirt Oval at Route 66 Wednesday, M...

5/29/2017
Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car...more
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  • administrator on May 29, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/29/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS JOIN I

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS JOIN I...

5/30/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League is set to join the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week roster for the first time ever. The WAR East Sprints will compete in three of the total five nights of SPEED Week. Please find WAR payout details below. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints plus National and...more
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  • administrator on May 30, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/30/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Jacksonville Speedway, Dirt Oval at Route 66
Matt Moore WINS Night 1 at Airport

Matt Moore WINS Night 1 at Airport...

5/30/2017
Airport Raceway lends itself to two first-time POWRi West winners Tulsa, OK (May 30, 2017) Memorial Day weekend saw the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League, presented by HE & M Saw, and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association meet up at Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kansas for the second annual Midget Round-Up. Tony Bruce, Jr. and his TBJ Promotions team gave the two series’ and their nearly 40 competitors each night a stellar race track, which provided two...more
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  • administrator on May 30, 2017
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Tags: Airport Raceway, POWRi West Midgets, Midgets
Kory Schudy Seals the Deal

Kory Schudy Seals the Deal

5/30/2017
Tulsa, OK (May 30, 2017) Memorial Day weekend saw the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League, presented by HE & M Saw, and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association meet up at Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kansas for the second annual Midget Round-Up. Tony Bruce, Jr. and his TBJ Promotions team gave the two series’ and their nearly 40 competitors each night a stellar race track, which provided two grooves of racing all weekend long. Battling Mother Nature on...more
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  • administrator on May 30, 2017
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Tags: Airport Raceway, POWRi West Midgets, Midgets
Taylor Gains Valuable Experience T

Taylor Gains Valuable Experience T...

5/31/2017
Inside Line Promotions – GARDEN CITY, Kan. (May 31, 2017) – Zac Taylor gained valuable experience last weekend that will pay big dividends in the weeks to come as he looks to put Todd Henry’s midget in Victory Lane. Taylor competed in the 2nd annual Midget Round Up last Saturday and Sunday at Airport Raceway, where the event pitted the teams of the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association against the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series. On Saturday a bobble in his heat...more
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  • Shawn Miller on May 31, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/31/2017
Tags: Zac Taylor, Airport Raceway, Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association
Pickens Wins Night One of Illinois

Pickens Wins Night One of Illinois...

6/1/2017
Joliet, IL – Michael Pickens has only been back in the United States for a short while, but it didn’t take him long to find victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week, in what was the league’s inaugural visit to the Dirt Oval at Route 66. Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Pickens won his Speedway Motors heat race from the fourth position, garnering enough points to earn the pole for what would be his...more
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  • administrator on Jun 01, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/1/2017
Tags: Dirt Oval at Route 66, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi
MALPOCKER MAKES IT TO VICTORY LANE

MALPOCKER MAKES IT TO VICTORY LANE

6/1/2017
Joliet, IL (May 31, 2017) -St. Charles, Missouri native Andy Malpocker picked up the POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget victory at The Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Wednesday evening, May 31. Adam Taylor, Aaron Schuck, Brad Greenup, and Tyler Vantoll rounded out the top five. Schuck and Greenup were heat race winners. Jack Routson passed five cars to finish sixth in the A-Main event, earning him the Hard Charger title. The POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League is...more
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  • administrator on Jun 01, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/1/2017
Tags: Dirt Oval at Route 66, POWRi Division II Midgets, POWRi
"Angell Park Speedway & Badger ope

"Angell Park Speedway & Badger ope...

6/1/2017
Sun Prairie, Wis., June 1--- The season opener for Angell Park Speedway begins one week from today, Thursday Night June 8. The “Sprint Spectacular with Tony Stewart” features the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series, Badger Midgets and the Wisconsin Dirt Racing Legends Association. The event is the first of the ten-race season at the popular 1/3-mile clay oval. The Mid-State Equipment /Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series also kicks off their...more
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  • administrator on Jun 01, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/1/2017
Tags: Angell Park Speedway, Badger Midget Auto Racing Association, Badger Midgets
Thorson Takes FALS Last Lap Thrill

Thorson Takes FALS Last Lap Thrill...

6/2/2017
Fairbury, IL – After a relatively quiet start to POWRi Illinois SPEED Week for Tanner Thorson, the driver returned to victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for his first 2017 win, this time for night number two of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Fairbury American Legion Speedway. The Minden, Nevada native started fifth and quickly worked his way towards the front, battling early on with Auckland, New Zealand’s Michael Pickens, POWRi Lucas Oil...more
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  • administrator on Jun 02, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/2/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi
DAVIS DOMINATES FALS IN D-II MIDGE

DAVIS DOMINATES FALS IN D-II MIDGE...

6/2/2017
Fairbury, IL (June 1, 2017) - Mitchell Davis picked up the POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget victory Thursday night, June 1 at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois. Aaron Schuck, Brent Burrows, Shane Morgan, and Andy Baugh rounded out the top five. Morgan and Davis each won a heat race at FALS. Schuck passed eight cars to finish runner up which earned him the Hard Charger title. The POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midgets are back in action Friday, June 2 at...more
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  • administrator on Jun 02, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/2/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, POWRi Division II Midgets, POWRi
MALPOCKER WINS D-II AT JACKSONVILL

MALPOCKER WINS D-II AT JACKSONVILL...

6/3/2017
Jacksonville, IL (June 2, 2017) - Andy Malpocker scored the POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget feature win Friday night, June 2 at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois. Gedd Ross, Broc Hunnell, Brent Burrows, and Tyson Hart rounded out the top five. Burrows and McDermand were heat race winners. Tyler Vantoll was the Hard Charger after starting eighteenth and finishing sixth. The POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League is back in action Saturday, June 3 at...more
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  • administrator on Jun 03, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/3/2017
Tags: Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi Division II Midgets, Economy Midgets
Thorson Doubles Down, Takes Night

Thorson Doubles Down, Takes Night...

6/3/2017
Jacksonville, IL – Tanner Thorson has hit his stride, doubling down and winning the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature for night number three of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Winning the previous night’s event at Fairbury American Legion Speedway with a last lap, last corner pass, rather than waiting until the final corner to make his move, Thorson took the lead midway and was on the defending side rather than the offensive from the...more
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  • administrator on Jun 03, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/3/2017
Tags: Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi
Michael Pickens Leads POWRi Illino

Michael Pickens Leads POWRi Illino...

6/3/2017
Macon, IL – With three of five POWRi Illinois SPEED Week shows completed, Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand leads the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League SPEED Week point standings by a mere 10 points over Keith Kunz Motorsports driver, Tanner Thorson. With two shows left, tonight’s Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois and tomorrow’s Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois, both tracks have unique characteristics that could change the outcome for the POWRi...more
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  • Kenny Brown on Jun 03, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/3/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway
MALPOCKER DOUBLE DIPS WITH D-II MI

MALPOCKER DOUBLE DIPS WITH D-II MI...

6/4/2017
Macon, IL (June 3, 2017) - Andy Malpocker went back to back and picked up another POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League feature win Saturday night, June 3 at Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois. AJ Hill, Broc Hunnell, Andy Baugh, and Shane Morgan rounded out the top five. Malpocker, Hill, and Gedd Ross were heat race winners. Baugh passed fifteen cars in the feature event to finish fourth, earning him the Hard Charger title. The POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League is...more
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  • administrator on Jun 04, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/4/2017
Tags: Macon Speedway, POWRi Division II Midgets, POWRi
Pickens Takes Night Four of POWRi

Pickens Takes Night Four of POWRi...

6/4/2017
Macon, IL – Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand proved his versatility by taking night four of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Macon Speedway. Pickens won the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Illinois SPEED Week Mesilla Valley Transportation opening feature event at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 on Wednesday, May 31st, a big, sweeping track. Tonight’s victory on the tight, high-banked Macon Speedway extended his POWRi Illinois SPEED Week championship points...more
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  • administrator on Jun 04, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/4/2017
Tags: Macon Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi
Seavey Captures Career-First for F

Seavey Captures Career-First for F...

6/5/2017
Lincoln, IL – Logan Seavey, the leading candidate for not only the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Rookie of the Year, but also a contender for the championship, captured his first career victory with the league at Lincoln Speedway in the fifth and final night of the 2017 POWRi Illinois SPEED Week. Starting in the 12th position, the Sutter, California native carefully crept his way towards the front, almost appearing out of nowhere to the top three a little...more
Kenny Brown
  • Kenny Brown on Jun 05, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/5/2017
Tags: Lincoln Speedway, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi
ROSS SCORES SECOND D-II WIN OF 201

ROSS SCORES SECOND D-II WIN OF 201...

6/5/2017
Lincoln, IL (June 4, 2017) - Gedd Ross scored his second POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget win of the 2017 season at the finale of POWRi Illinois Speed Week on Sunday, June 4 at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois. Andy Malpocker, Chase McDermand, Aaron Leffel, and Austin Archdale rounded out the top five. Ross, Archdale, and Malpocker each were heat race winners. Rohan Beasley passed eight cars to finish sixth which earned him the Hard Charger award. The POWRi...more
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  • administrator on Jun 06, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/5/2017
Tags: Lincoln Speedway, POWRi Division II Midgets, POWRi
33rd Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootou

33rd Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootou...

6/6/2017
(Image Credit: Richard Bales) TULSA, Okla. (June 6, 2017) The Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout will once again bring the best drivers in the world to the Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the River Spirit Expo Center in Tulsa, Okla. for a New Year’s Party with Horsepower as the 33rd edition is set to go green on Thursday, December 28, 2017 with the finale on Sunday, December 31, 2017. Leading up to the Mecca of Micro Racing, Preferred Parking will begin on Tuesday, December 26...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Jun 06, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/6/2017
Tags: Tulsa Expo Raceway, Tulsa Shootout, Micro Sprints
Taylor Earns First Career Midget V

Taylor Earns First Career Midget V...

6/6/2017
Inside Line Promotions – FORT MORGAN, Colo. (June 6, 2017) – Zac Taylor made up for a late-race bobble as he went on to score his first career midget win last Saturday at I-76 Speedway. Taylor, who advanced from third to second place in a heat race, started on the outside of the front row for the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association main event in the Todd Henry owned machine. Taylor quickly grabbed the lead, but he missed his marks on Lap 20 and slid up the track,...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Jun 06, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/6/2017
Tags: Zac Taylor, I-76 Speedway, Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association
Hendricks Excited for Double Duty

Hendricks Excited for Double Duty...

6/6/2017
Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (June 6, 2017) – Zane Hendricks will do double duty this Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway, where he will pilot both a midget and a micro sprint on the same night for the first time in his career. “It’ll definitely help because that’s where I started racing,” he said. “I raced there a lot. I know the track pretty well and the patterns of how it wears, where it gets slick and where it gets tacky. There’s definitely some stiff...more
Shawn Miller
  • Shawn Miller on Jun 06, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/6/2017
Tags: Zane Hendricks, I-44 Riverside Speedway, POWRi West Midgets
POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midgets Part

POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midgets Part...

6/6/2017
Lincoln, IL) - The POWRi Lucas Oil DII Midgets are coming off of a strong Illinois SPEED Week, which saw solid fields of cars at Macon and Lincoln Speedways last Saturday and Sunday night. The division will now be back in action this Friday, June 9 as part of the Arctic Cat All-Star Sprint car show at Lincoln Speedway, which will feature Tony Stewart behind the wheel. This week's POWRi Lucas Oil DII Midget show, presented by Nutech Seed, will see increased pay of $400...more
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  • administrator on Jun 06, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/6/2017
Tags: Lincoln Speedway, POWRi Division II Midgets, POWRi
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