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Grain Valley, MO – Tyler Thomas of Owasso, Oklahoma stole his first victory of 2017 in the tri-sanctioned POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League and POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League carnage-filled feature event at Valley Speedway for night one of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. Thomas’ victory at Valley Speedway against a 53-car field is the seventh of his career. With provisionals utilized in all three leagues, Holly Shelton and Wesley Smith...more

(Photo by A to Z Photography) GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – After a strong first season in midget competition in 2016, Overland Park, Kan. driver Luke Howard will make his foray into National midget action for the first time this weekend against the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues. Friday night, the youngster looks to be in action for his third appearance of the year at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and then may possibly add another track to his list, dependent on Friday’s result, as the...more

Will fill schedule with local weekly Friday & Saturday night eventsMatt Moore 2017 Tentative Race ScheduleMARCH 24 I-44 Riverside Speedway Okc, Ok POWRi National Midget $2k/$200 & Outlaw $750 25 I-44 Riverside Speedway Okc, Ok POWRi National Midget $3k/$300 & Outlaw $750 30 I-44 Riverside Speedway Okc, Ok Red Dirt Nationals Outlaw $1k/$100, A Class & Non Wing APRIL 1 I-44 Riverside Speedway Okc, Ok Red Dirt Nationals Outlaw $1k/$100, A Class & Non Wing 8 I-44 Riverside...more

(Photo by High Fly-N Photos) Inside Line Promotions – GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (July 18, 2017) – Zane Hendricks had a rocket of a race car throughout the first half of the main event during both nights of last weekend’s POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets Series doubleheader at Valley Speedway. “We had a lot of speed, but we didn’t get the end results that we wanted,” he said. The two-day show, which was co-sanctioned with the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets Series, started on Friday when Hendricks...more

Grain Valley, MO – Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada charged from a seventh place starting position, battling Andrew Felker and Zach Daum for the win, to claim his 15th career victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League in the opening night of the Inaugural Thunder in the Valley. The Thunder in the Valley featured both the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League and the POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League, alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Thorson’s Thunder in the...more

By POWRi PR (Belleville, IL) -- For the first time ever, Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri will host a double header show featuring nothing but POWRi Racing. The Inaugural Thunder in the Valley will showcase the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West, and Allstar Midget Leagues, alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League. Typically hosting the opening night of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals, Valley Speedway is usually a once-a-year visit. However, new for 2017, fans will...more

Belleville, IL – For the first time ever, Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri will host a double header show featuring nothing but POWRi Racing. The Inaugural Thunder in the Valley will showcase the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West, and Allstar Midget Leagues, alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League. Typically hosting the opening night of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals, Valley Speedway is usually a once-a-year visit. However, new for 2017, fans will be treated to a...more

Grain Valley, MO – Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, Indiana outlasted teammate Tanner Thorson to capture his sixth career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory in the second night of the Inaugural Thunder in the Valley. Thorson took the opening night of the Inaugural Thunder in the Valley and vied for the $1000 bonus paid to the driver who swept the weekend in their respective division, but came up one spot short. The Thunder in the Valley featured the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League...more

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – In the late stages of the winter offseason, Overland Park, Kan. native Luke Howard has entered the running for the 2019 POWRi National Midget League season. Pairing with Chad Shields Racing, Howard will be behind the wheel of a Fontana-powered Hyper Racing entry, chasing the 42 nights of competition with the Belleville, Ill. based series. Additionally, Howard plans to fill off-weekends with action in sprint car and micro sprint competition, and may include events from the...more

(Photo by Rich Forman) Inside Line Promotions – GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (April 28, 2021) – Brenham Crouch tied his career-best result in a midget last Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway, which hosted the 10th annual Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps Open Wheel Showdown. Crouch was strong throughout his debut at the dirt oval in Wheatland, Mo., guiding a Toyota Racing backed Keith Kunz Motorsports midget from seventh to win a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League heat race. That put him on the pole for the...more