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(Photo by High Fly’n Photos) WHEATLAND, Mo. – A POWRi trip to the Show-Me State for a pair of race nights sent Justin Peck on a long journey west from Monrovia, Ind. to two Missouri ovals, seeking his first victory of the season. Running near the front in both events, he was able to bring home third place on Friday at Valley Speedway before a water temperature gauge failure at Lucas Oil Speedway Saturday indicated that the engine was running too hot, with Peck retiring his entry. 35 midgets...more

Dupo, IL (May 4, 2015) He’s a rookie, right? Young Kyle Schuett may be in his first year of midget racing, but he definitely isn’t racing like it. This past weekend, Kyle and his Schuett Racing team loaded up and headed west for the Lucas Oil POWRi - Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. Beautiful weather and great car counts would be on hand for the two nights of racing in Missouri. The first stop for the weekend was Valley Speedway in Grain Valley and night two was at the amazing facility...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

By POWRi PR (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...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

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

Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (May 1, 2018) – Zane Hendricks is looking forward to returning to the track this weekend during a pair of POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League races in Missouri. Hendricks will pilot a midget for Tucker-Boat Motorsports throughout the Missouri Mid-State Nationals on Friday at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley and on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland. “Grain Valley is one of my favorite tracks to race at in a midget,” he said. “It’s a really...more

Belleville, IL – On Friday, May 4th the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues, alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will tackle the fast quarter-mile Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri for night one of the Open Wheel Showdown Weekend. Saturday all three Leagues will head to the title-sponsor owned, incredible “Diamond of Dirt Tracks,” Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri to round out the tour. One of the most anticipated events of the year, the Open Wheel...more

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 8, 2018) – Zane Hendricks endured a tough weekend of racing in Missouri that saw a pair of promising nights in competition with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League both end in crashes for the Tucker-Boat Motorsports driver. “It was a really rough weekend,” he said. “Both crashes were my fault. I apologize to the others involved and to my team. They’ve given me a great opportunity and work hard to give me a fast car...more