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Hard to do it much bigger than I-44 Riverside Speedway did Saturday night. Gathering all 7 classes capable of racing to raise autism awareness and packing the venue on both sides of the fence. Approximately 167 entries signed in to race in the Inaugural Blue River Classic headlined by the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series. -Lucas Oil POWRi West Midgets: 16 -Outlaw: 16 -A Class*: 44 -Non Wing*: 38 -Restricted*: 25 -Turf Tire: 16 -Junior Sprints: 12 *TOWR vs. Riverside vs. Now600 Oklahoma vs....more

The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series took to the Turner Turnpike following a Friday night outing at Creek County Speedway, heading southwest to Oklahoma City for Saturday night’s Blue River Classic at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Sixteen midgets checked in to race to raise autism awareness, and also compete amongst an all-too-typical early spring Oklahoma windstorm. Riverside dirt likely left a layer or two in Bricktown, but did not stop a packed house of 500 fans - all in lawn chairs as the...more

A huge gathering is in the works this coming Saturday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Almost a struggle where to start. THE Blue River Classic. We direct all patrons to don their best Saturday night blues as we race to raise autism awareness. This is the first auto racing event in OKC to raise autism awareness. And what a fitting time to blare that blue. This Saturday, April 12th I-44 Riverside Speedway features the best talents in SEVEN classes of competition. Headlining that lucky number...more

Cody Morris Lucas Oil POWRi West Public Relations Sunday, December 15th, 2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Each year, the Sooner State hosts the largest Midget event in the world in Tulsa. To the surprise of the open wheel nation, Midget racing has struggled to find a foothold in Sooner Country the remaining 360 days of the year. Not anymore. Oklahoma officially welcomes the premier Midget sanctioning body in the country to the heartland. While many of the Dirt Nation elite gather in Indianapolis,...more

I44 Riverside Speedway / Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Saturday, September 7th / Event 14 of 19 / Points race 10 of 13 The kind of night that forced reminders. A reminder of the road we’ve been on. A reminder of why we built that road so we could keep going. That road can’t always be smooth. Such was seen and heard as the PA system passed two sound checks during the week, but failed on race day. A few hundred race fans didn’t complain - neither did any of the 96 teams on hand for Prelude to...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 11, 2020) – For the first time since their POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League championship campaign in 2017, Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.), crew chief Flea Ruzic, and owner Steve Reynolds will reunite in POWRi action at Team Ripper. Racing the seventh annual Turnpike Challenge (March 26-29), Seavey will drive the No. 21KS with Ruzic on the wrenches when the season opener heads for Creek County Speedway, I-44 Riverside Speedway and Port City Raceway in Oklahoma. A...more

(Photo by Jessica Edmiston Photography) Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (June 2, 2020) – Brenham Crouch captured a top five and two top 10s during a busy weekend of racing, but most importantly he gained a book’s worth of knowledge. Crouch improved throughout his first three starts in a midget while making his debut with Keith Kunz Motorsports during the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League’s 7th annual Turnpike Challenge. “It was fierce competition and was harder than I thought it...more

(Photo by Danny the Shoe Clum Motorsports) Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (May 26, 2020) – Brenham Crouch is heading into one of the biggest weekends of his career. The young micro sprint competitor will make his midget debut for Keith Kunz Motorsports during the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League’s 7th annual Turnpike Challenge, which runs Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; Friday and Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Sunday at Port...more

Day 2 of the POWRi West midget weekend sent us back to where the season started, I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK. Now that the Flying Tee Golf sponsored #24 had been tried and tested, Fischer Racing was ready to tackle the 1/5 mile dirt track (with a fresh set of brake pads) against a field of 20 cars. The new BOSS chassis must be good luck... Hunter drew onto the pole position of the 1st heat for 2nd time this weekend! Showing off the new Flying Tee Golf paint scheme, Hunter...more

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (July 29, 2019) – After a sprint car crash on Friday night left 18-year old Edmond, Okla. native Grady Chandler hospitalized with serious injuries, a group of racers and promoters quickly came together to create the Grady Chandler Benefit Race, a POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League event scheduled for Saturday, August 17 at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Injured in a non-wing sprint car crash on Friday night at Creek County Speedway, Grady suffered a severe neck injury with...more