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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...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Valley, MO) -- Saturday night at Valley Speedway the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association once again put on a great show in the final battle of 2021. And when the dust settled Wesley Smith would win the Helm Memorial over Jack Wagner, Kory Schudy, Wyatt Burks and Riley Kreisel. While rival Kory Schudy would be crowned MWRA Champion for 2021! PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly;n Photos -- http://www.highfly-nphotos.com The...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Valley, MO) -- For (Ventura, California) racer Ricky Lewis everything lined up perfectly for his 13th feature win of the 2023 season in non winged sprint car racing, this time racing with the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Series at Valley Speedway for the Helm Memorial. The Californian wheelman was fast all night running at the Helm Memorial, and the early results showed just that. Lewis, who has raced out of Indiana this summer, would run second in his heat...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Valley, MO) -- Saturday night the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association sprint cars raced at Valley Speedway for the first time in 2023 with Battlefield, Missouri, chauffeur Kory Schudy taking the win driving the Jon Sawyer Racing 28. The conditions were hot and steamy with temperatures reaching up into the 90’s, and a heat index in the 100’s, while the racing would be just as hot as the weather. PHOTO CREDIT: Ken Simon 24 cars earlier had...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

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