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As winter grows closer, and before the USAC MWRA banquet on Saturday night November 19th, we salute the top 20 drivers in points for the Midwest Wingless Racing Association. Now continuing on with positions 11th thru 15. Number 11 Overland Park, Kansas, standout “Cool Hand” Luke Howard missed the first few races in 2022 with the MWRA after a breakout campaign in 2021. When he did come out to play, the results were just as spectacular, if not more so than last season when Howard finished 6th in...more

As winter grows closer, and before the USAC MWRA Banquet on Saturday Night November 19th, we salute the top 20 drivers in points for 2022 in the Midwest Wingless Racing Association starting with positions 16 thru 20. Number 16 Kansas City, Missouri’s, Tom Curran is one of the young upcoming drivers in non winged racing in the Heartland. Curran, driving his beautiful 11 is a former winged micro champion who has adapted well to the much larger non winged sprint cars over the last couple seasons,...more

Lone Jack, Missouri: Simply put entering the Helm Memorial for the USAC MWRA Sprint Cars at Valley Speedway on September 24th the Ted Hall & Tribble Racing Team had seen and experienced almost everything you could on and off the track, and most of it had been disheartening, discouraging, and disappointing, over the last two seasons for racer Cody Baker, his grandfather Ted Hall, and everyone associated with the 38 & 9 non winged sprint car team. But like many stories that end with a positive...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Vallley, MO) -- Saturday night the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries, Inc. USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association did battle one last time this season for the Helm Memorial. Cody Baker would take the victory, while Wyatt Burks won the MWRA Championship for the 2nd time in the last three years racing with this USAC series. PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Black of D.T.O Photography 29 cars checked into the pits at Valley Speedway on a beautiful fall night for racing at the...more

Grain Valley, Mo: Saturday night the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries, Inc. USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association did battle one last time this season for the Helm Memorial. Cody Baker would take the victory, while Wyatt Burks won the MWRA Championship for the 2nd time in the last three years racing with this USAC series. 29 cars checked into the pits at Valley Speedway on a beautiful fall night for racing at the 5th annual Helm Memorial. “The Sheriff” from Topeka, Kansas, driving...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Valley, MO) -- This Saturday night September 24th at Valley Speedway the Stars of the Wholesale Batteries, USAC Racing Sprint Cars will do battle one more time in 2022 to decide not only a champion, but literally every position in the coveted “Dirty Dozen” that will walk across the stage at the awards banquet on November 19th. As well as awards that will include that hotly contested Rookie of the Year award (ROY) this season. PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n...more

The points standings wheeling into MWRA's Season Finale at Valley Speedway for the 5th Annual John E. Helm Memorial!! Who will walk away with the 2022 Wholesale Batteries, Inc. Championship!? Can Wyatt Burks wrap up his Second United States Auto Club MWRA Championship? Will Chris Parkinson race his way into victory lane and come out on top of the standings? 200 Points to Win Saturday night! Which of our Rookie of the Year contenders will finalize their spot at the top of the Rookie Standings?...more

#winglessnation Let's pack the stands for the 5th Annual John E. Helm Memorial race September 24th at Valley Speedway!! This is also our last points race for the season. Who will step up & grab the $5,000 from Wholesale Batteries, Inc. and claim the 2022 MWRA Championship? Pit Gates open 3pm Grand Stands 5pm Hot Laps 5:30pm Heat Races 6:00pm USAC Racing Rod End Supply Race Clean Products BSmithEnterprises dirt2media.com Country Kids Day Care JDLawsonMedia Pit Stop Catering Creationsby Ravyn

Grain Valley, Missouri: This Saturday night September 24th at Valley Speedway the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Cars Will battle it out for the final time in 2022 to Crown a Champion. For the 2nd year in a row the Midwest Wingless Racing Association will conclude their points season racing in the John E. Helm Memorial in honor of “The Colonel” John E. Helm passed at age 82 in 2016. The Patriarch of the Helm Racing Family was a veteran of the Korean War serving as a Corporal in the...more

By POWRi (Grain Valley, MO) -- Kory Schudy would use low-line precision through late-race dramatics to earn the throne as King of Kansas City with the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League at Valley Speedway to notch his ninth career league feature victory in thrilling fashion Early on track accomplishments would witness Kory Schudy clock fast-time in hot laps with a 13.793-second-lap as Anthony Nicholson and Cody Baker would each earn a heat racing victory. Soaring into the...more