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A look into our top 12 in points after a 2 day show for the legendary Weld Memorial at Lakeside Speedway and our make up rain out at Nevada Speedway! "The Sheriff" Wyatt Burks remains on top as our points leader coming off a huge win at the Weld Memorial with Chris Parkinson hot on his tail as he has had some impressive finishes lately. Chad Winfrey jumps to the third spot as he improves each and every week. Brian Scott Beebe advances 2 spots and sits fourth in points as he had great finishes...more

US 36 Raceway has invited us back and with such positive feedback from the Drivers, Teams, Car Owners (polled at a previous drivers meeting), and Fans ---- We will be returning to US 36 on September 2nd to make up our April 23rd rain out. Originally, it was uncertain if the rain out would be able to be rescheduled. With this date being produced from Jon Boller we graciously accepted. This event will be a FULL POINTS race. Additionally, our August 20th race in Salina, KS has unfortunately been...more

By Ray Cunningham Grain Valley, Mo: Xavier “X-Man” Doney of Odessa, Mo. won Saturday nights Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA feature riding the rim to victory after starting 6th in the 25 lapper at Valley Speedway. During his spectacular run to the front he got by early leader Wyatt Burks of Topeka, Ks. And then fought off the advances of Jack Wagner of nearby Lone Jack, Mo. At the stripe the teenager who last season won the USAC MWRA Rookie of the Year award would take his 2nd all-time victory...more

Grain Valley, Missouri: This Saturday Night at Valley Speedway, The 6th Annual Helm Memorial takes place for the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series. While some of the best drivers and teams in Heartland non winged sprint car racing will be on hand for this event that honors the memory of the late John E. Helm, patriarch of the Helm racing family. This race has been a favorite at Valley Speedway since 2018, and has become one of the top events on the MWRA calendar since 2020 when...more

Grain Valley, Missouri: Saturday night September 9th at Valley Speedway the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association will compete in the Sixth Annual John E. Helm Memorial. This race has become a staple for the MWRA since the club was established in 2020, and honors the life of the man affectionately known as “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...more

Bethany, Missouri: Sunday night at the Northwest Missouri State Fairgrounds the driver nicknamed “Cool Hand Luke” Luke Howard lived up to that moniker by holding his ground and position to snap the 3 race win streak of Wyatt Burks racing in the USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series sponsored by Wholesale Batteries. The (Overland Park, Ks) driver would lead from start to finish in the 25 lap feature event. While surviving a wild and wacky night of racing that featured a wreck during the four abreast pace...more

Saturday night at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri Wyatt Burks of (Topeka, Ks) would win his 6th feature of the year racing with the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Series after grabbing the lead from Zach Clark of (Raymore, Mo) following a second lap restart. And then methodically worked through lapped traffic on his way to a series leading 16th all-time win. Though the path for Burks to victory appeared at times to be easy, the competition behind the winner turned into a fierce battle...more

Osborn, Mo: Friday Night “The Sheriff” Wyatt Burks of Topeka, Kansas, survived a wild shootout with rival Kory Schudy, of Battlefield, Missouri, as the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Series raced at US 36 Raceway Dirt Track. This was the third time this USAC series raced at the Northwest Missouri speed plant in 2023. With capital city racer Burks driving his Wyatt Burks Racing 11w to victory in May. While Schudy would take the win at US 36 in July driving the Jon Sawyer Racing (JSR)...more

For the first time ever the Wholesale Batteries Midwest Wingless Racing Association will invade Northwest Missouri For Three Straight Days of Racing at US 36 Raceway Dirt Track, Friday Night, September 1st in Osborn, I-35 Speedway Winston, Saturday night, September 2nd, and the Bethany Fairgrounds Speedway, Sunday night, September 3rd! Three big nights of racing which will kick off a seven race September for the MWRA on “The Road To a Championship” in 2023, and the $10,000 dollar first prize...more

KCK: This Friday night August 18th at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, many of the best sprint car drivers of the Heartland will compete in the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series for the Weld Memorial. The Weld Memorial was first run 50 years ago this month in 1973 to honor the late Jerry Weld at the old Lakeside Stadium. Fast forward to 2023 at the present day Lakeside Speedway located just down the road from the original facility where the modern stars of the Heartland...more