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(Photo by High Fly’n Photos) OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Heading into his sophomore season in the midget ranks, Luke Howard had a new challenge ahead of him: transitioning from his Chevy Ecotec-powered Stealth Chassis into a new BOSS Chassis with a much more powerful Esslinger engine under the hood. Three tries to make a POWRi National Midget main event were unsuccessful, but there were other massive strides made in 2017. Though everyone in the talented 13-year-old’s pit area envisioned his...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

Belleville, IL - This weekend, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League, and POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League make the annual trek to Valley Speedway on Friday, May 5th and kick off the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. A thrilling, fan favorite weekend, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League will be up against a stout field of regulars at Valley Speedway Friday night when they take on the POWRi Lucas Oil...more

Belleville, IL – The youthful and thriving Allstar Midget Series based out of the Kansas City, Missouri region will join POWRi in 2017. The goal of the Allstar Midget Series at its inception in 2014 was to bring midget racing back to the Kansas City area on a regular basis, after a 40 year absence. This goal has been accomplished and the next task for the Allstar Midget Series is to continue on the trajectory of growth for the series, building on their solid footing in the Kansas City...more

(Photo by High Fly’n Photos) GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – With all the changes that 2016 has brought, Luke Howard has quickly adapted. At the age of 12, he’s competing with some of Missouri’s top racing talents in the stock winged and nonwing divisions at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex, as well as with the Allstar Midget Series at Valley Speedway. In the micro sprint classes at Sweet Springs, Howard has attained a top-ten once in each division, headed by an eighth-place run on April 30. However, the...more

For Immediate Release – Valley Speedway Sanctions with POWRi Belleville, IL – Effective retroactively to the beginning of the season, Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri has sanctioned under POWRi to form the POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Speedway Outlaw Midget Series. This series will stay true to the name, running an “outlaw” set of rules in which various types of midgets will be allowed to run, ranging from chain driven cars to national midgets. “Valley Speedway has been part of our...more

Grain Valley, MO (September 2, 2017) - Joey Wirth scored his first POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League feature win Saturday night at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Chad Winfrey, Luke Howard, Broc Hunnell, and Pat Schudy rounded out the top five. Howard was the heat race winner for the evening. Dustin Gilbert continues to hold the lead in the 2017 Championship Points over Winfrey by 260 points with five races left. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midgets are back in action at Valley...more

Belleville, IL – Prelude to the Missouri Mid-State Midget National this Saturday, April 29th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley Missouri. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget Series will be racing for a $1000 to WIN a $100 to start along with numerous gift certificates. This race is in preparation for the tri-sanctioned event Friday, May 5th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley MO. and Saturday, May 6th at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland MO. The Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals will...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

Grain Valley, MO (July 1, 2017) - Chad Frewaldt was victorious Saturday night, July 1 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri with the POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League. Chad Winfrey, Jason Walls, Merril Lamb, and Rick Murcko rounded out the top five. Winfrey and Luke Howard were heat race winners Saturday night. Todd Jackson was the Hard Charger starting last, passing six cars, and finishing sixth. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League is back in action next for a two day weekend...more