News

BAKERSFIELD, CAL. (March 16, 2019) – A brand new era of the Bay Cities Racing Association was ushered in on Friday night as the first chapter of the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series was written. Opening the 2019 season at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California, Chase Johnson topped a field of 17 cars to earn his first-career POWRi BCRA Midget victory. Starting the main event from fifth, Johnson immediately guided the Morris Motorsports No. 47M to the front of the field, securing...more

BELLEVILLE, IL. (March 17, 2019) – Although he’s not listed as an official rookie, there is no doubting the fact that 16-year old Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, Oklahoma is one of the nation’s fastest rising young guns with superstar potential. Driving for his family-owned operation, Dave Mac Motorsports, McIntosh has committed to chase to 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Championship. His title pursuit will begin next week inside his home state with the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge. A...more

Belleville, IL. (March 18, 2019) – When it comes to modern day midget racing, arguably no statistic is as impressive as the numbers behind Christopher Bell’s dominance inside his home state of Oklahoma. Over the years, Bell has competed in eight POWRi National Midget League races in the Sooner State, and he was won all eight races. Yes, you read that right; he has NEVER LOST a Turnpike Challenge event. When the sixth annual edition of the Turnpike Challenge begins next week, Bell will be back...more

Carrick Tops The Charts on Practice Night at Creek County SAPULPA, OKLA. (March 20, 2019) – The unofficial kickoff to the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge, Wednesday’s practice night gave drivers one final opportunity to shake down their cars before business picks up with the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League season opener on Thursday night at Creek County Raceway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Some of the biggest names in midget racing unloaded and hit the track for practice, with the likes...more

Sapulpa, Oklahoma – Starting outside the second row, Trey Robb survived an eventful 20 laps to pick up his first career POWRi Engler Machine & Tool feature victory. Hailing from New Castle, Oklahoma, Robb’s brother Gage started on the pole of the feature event after earning high point honors. After two complete restarts ensuing from carnage involving the 2018 POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Champion, Harley Hollan who went for a tumble down the backstretch, Gage Robb was able to get out front...more

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – An unusual sight in a micro as of late, but a very familiar face to open wheel racing and Oklahoma, Brady Bacon is back in a micro at his old stomping grounds of the Oklahoma bullrings for the Sixth Annual Turnpike Challenge. After starting outside the front row, Brady Bacon found his groove, took the lead early on and never looked back. Bacon’s victory with the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League is the third of his career. Starting on the pole,...more

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – In what was a fairytale ending for Logan Seavey, the Californian was finally able to hold off Christopher Bell and end a streak that may very well go down in history unmatched. Bell looked to go 10 for 10 in Turnpike Challenge competition, but Seavey had other hopes and took his first career Turnpike Challenge victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League. d the field to green at I-44 Riverside Speedway, sharing the front row with eventual third...more

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – In what was a dominating performance with the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League, Kaylee Bryson immediately took the field to task and led all 20 laps in route to her first career victory with the league. Bryson’s victory adds her to a short list of female POWRi victors, placing her as the fourth female to accomplish the task. At the drop of the green flag, Bryson jumped out front over Daison Pursley. Shortly thereafter, Brady Bacon moved into the...more

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Backing up a dominant performance from the previous night, Logan Seavey doubled down and took a second consecutive Turnpike Challenge victory. Seavey’s second Turnpike Challenge POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League victory came again at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Starting inside the second row behind Cannon McIntosh and Jerry Coons, Jr., Seavey fell in behind Jerry Coons at the start of the race. Coons, Jr. looked to have the upper hand early on until coming...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (March 28, 2019) – The 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League season-opening doubleheader has been washed out, cancelling both the Friday, March 29 show at US-36 (Osborn, Mo.) Raceway and the Saturday, March 30 event at Eagle (Eagle, Neb.) Raceway. Due to recent levels of historic, widespread flooding, officials at Eagle made the call to cancel Saturday’s show as early as Monday. US-36 officials followed on Wednesday evening with the decision to scrap Friday’s race due to...more