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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

Indianapolis, IN - POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Director Casey Shuman has announced multiple schedule changes for the remainder of the 2017 season. Saturday, July 8 at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri and Saturday, August 12 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri have been cancelled. Saturday, August 26 which was originally scheduled to be at I-35 Speedway has been moved to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri. "The great family behind I-35 Speedway partnered with us in 2016...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

By POWRi PR (Grain Valley, MO) -- Karter Sarff would fend off all challengers in an action-packed thriller at Valley Speedway Saturday night to earn his first career feature victory with the Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midget Leagues in Night Two of the Thunder in the Valley Weekend. PHOTO CREDIT: Ken Simon Early POWRi National & West Midget League competition would see Chase McDermand start the night on the right foot by clocking a 13.521-second lap and notch the quickest hot-lap time as...more

By POWRi (Grain Valley, MO) -- Chase McDermand would use a late-race restart at Valley Speedway Friday Night to narrowly notch his second career feature win with the Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midget Leagues opening the Thunder in the Valley Weekend stretch in a nail-bitter at the finish line. PHOTO CREDIT: Ken Simon Early POWRi National Midget League competition with a stout field of entries would find Chase McDermand set the tone by clocking a 13.424-second lap and earning the quickest...more

Grain Valley, MO (June 3, 2017) - Riley Kreisel picked up his first POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League feature win of 2017 Saturday, June 3 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Luke Howard, Kory Schudy, Dustin Gilbert, and Pat Schudy rounded out the top five. K.Schudy and Gilbert were each heat race winners. Lee Lengel was the Hard Charger for the evening in the feature event. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midgets are back in action Saturday, June 10 at Valley Speedway in Grain...more

By POWRi (Grain Valley, MO) -- In an exciting race that saw a handful of different lead changes, Daison Pursley of Locust Grove, OK. outlasted them all to complete his second ever Lucas Oil POWRi Midget League Victory on a Sunday night at Grain Valley Speedway. A field of 28 POWRi National & West Midgets Filled the pit area for the second night of racing, a program that saw Jake Neuman, Shelby Boise, Daison Purlsey, and Cannon McIntosh split the four heat race wins. PHOTO CREDIT: Nicole...more

Due to soaking ground conditions with more forecasted precipitation, POWRi and Valley Speedway officials have decided to reschedule racing on Friday, April 23rd for Sunday. Now the Mid-State Nationals with the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues as well as the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League will take place on Sunday, April 25th. Currently, the Open Wheel Showdown presented by Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps at Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, April 24th is...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO (June 2, 2018) - Picking up his first win of 2018 after getting by early leader Mitchell Davis and holding off the challenges of Riley Kreisel through different parts of the 25 lapper, Korey Weyant was victorious at the Valley Speedway on Saturday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints. Davis led the first handful of laps as Weyant moved forward and made his way past the young driver from Auburn, Illinois. Also on the move was Kreisel as he would work his way past Davis...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 30, 2018) - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints are headed back to Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri for their seventh round of competition so far this 2018 season. This Saturday, June 2 will be WAR's second trip to Valley this year. Riley Kreisel was victorious at the end of the last visit which was back in early May. Kreisel currently leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints Championship points over Quinton Benson (2nd), Anthony Nicholson (3rd), Korey Weyant (4th),...more