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The “35th annual Pepsi Midget Nationals,” one of midget racing’s crown jewel events will be run on Sunday, July 3 at Angell Park Speedway. The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series event will draw some of the sport’s biggest names to 1/3-mile clay oval. Paying $3,000 to win and $500 to start, the feature race will be increased to 35 laps celebrating thirty-five years of the event. Non-qualifiers will receive $300. Angell Park is also celebrating their 70th anniversary season of racing...more

Belleville, IL– With his POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory at Belle-Clair Speedway, Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nevada continued the Keith Kunz Motorsports stranglehold on the National Midget scene. Thorson’s victory at Belle-Clair was his sixth triumph of the 2016 season. Starting in the fourth position for the 30 lap main event, Thorson fell in line third at the drop of the green flag and dispatched Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Spencer Bayston on lap eight,...more

Farmington, MO – Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, Indiana wired the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series feature event at Saint Francois County Raceway. Piloting a Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports Toyota-powered Bullet, Bayston trounced teammate Tanner Thorson on the opening lap and placed distance between eventual second place finisher, Zach Daum. Daum would never seriously close on Bayston until a caution with two to go. On the final restart Bayston wasn’t able to pull Daum by very much,...more

Crandall, TX | June 24, 2016; A debut that has been long awaited for the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series at RPM Speedway proved to be better than expected. 17 cars signed in for competition at the fast 1/4 mile speedway, and proceeded to put on an excellent show for the massive crowd in attendance. Two action packed heat races would be won by Steven Shebester and Grady Chandler, with the Integrity Customs High point award going to Shebester. At intermission a fan was chosen from the stands...more

Tulsa, Oklahoma| June 26, 2016; 12 drivers signed in for competition at the Lawton Speedway on a warm evening in front of an outstanding crowd. Once the sun went down, a nice breeze picked up making conditions perfect for a great night of racing. Heat races would be won by Steven Shebester and Travis Scott, with the Integrity Customs High point award going to Shebester. At intermission, Jasmine was chosen from the stands to come down from the stands to roll the dice. With a little a coaching...more

Another competitive field of POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets presented by Nutech Seed were pitside for the evening’s events. After claiming their heat race wins, Patrick Bruns and Adam Taylor were slated alongside one another for the 15-lap feature. Immediately on the wave of the green, Champaign, IL driver Bruns raced out front. Drivers ran the high side and lowside of the race track, looking for the fastest line to suit their needs. While Bruns dominated out front, Mitchell Davis was putting on...more

Belleville, IL – After reviewing the data provided by on-track results from POWRi Illinois SPEED Week and races up until present day and comparing that data to information from the races earlier in the season, pre-current rev limiter rules, it has become apparent that the rev limit rules must be adjusted. Effective immediately, POWRi will be going back to the previous rev limits allowed. Gathered data has shown that with the two major types of engine designs (push rod engines and overhead cam...more

This coming Saturday, July 2, Mighty Macon IL Speedway will have its fourth visit of the season from the quick and nimble racers of POWRi. Drivers from a number of different states will be competing with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets, a fan favorite of many. The wicked fast POWRi Speedway Motors Micros will buzz around the 1/5-mile track as well. To top it off, fans of the stock car variety will get to see their UMP Pro Late Models, a Big 10 Street Stock event, and the UMP...more

Sun Prairie, WI – Carson Macedo of Lemoore, California overtook Monrovia, Indiana’s Justin Peck and held off teammate Spencer Bayston to win the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series feature event for the 35th annual Pepsi Nationals at Angell Park Speedway. Macedo is only the fourth driver to win the Pepsi Nationals in their first attempt. Pole sitter Justin Peck held the lead from the get go until an early race caution on lap five. On the restart, Macedo was able to stay with Peck and dove...more

Marion, IL– Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri has a clean sweep in 2016 with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series at Southern Illinois Raceway, taking both appearances of the series at the high-banked 1/8th mile. Miller’s victory is his 24th career, placing him one win behind the all-time leader in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series, Dereck King. Winning his heat, Miller would start outside row four by virtue of passing points. Pole sitter Kyle Schuett...more