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By Lonnie Wheatley (Oklahoma City, OK) -- The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA makes its final stop of the season atop Oklahoma City’s 1/5-mile clay oval I-44 Riverside Speedway at this Saturday night’s “Twister Nationals”. Saturday’s card that goes green at 7:00 p.m. marks the sixth event of the year at I-44 Riverside Speedway for the POWRi West Midgets after last month’s card fell victim to Mother Nature. The 23rd round of competition on the 2018 season...more

Belleville, IL – The always exciting Turnpike Challenge dates have been set for 2019. The Sixth Annual event has been expanded into four nights of racing with a back-up week in the event of inclement weather. With both the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues in attendance, as well as the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, this week will definitely be one you won’t want to miss. The week will open on Thursday, March 21st at Creek County Speedway in Kellyville,...more

Belleville, IL. (4/21/23) Due to predicted colder temperatures and extremely high winds anticipated, POWRi West Midget League and I-44 Riverside Speedway officials have agreed to cancel Saturday, April 22nd. Next up for the POWRi West Midget League will be joining forces with the POWRi National Midget League, along with the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League, at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex for the Mid-State Nationals on Friday, May 5th; followed by the trio of Leagues traveling to...more

By POWRi (Oklahoma City, OK) -- Trey Marcham would earn his ninth career Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Realty Connect feature victory, leading the last fifteen laps at I-44 Riverside Speedway on the way to the exciting feature finale. Early Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Realty Connect competition would witness Taylor Reimer clock the quickest hot-lap time with a 12.115-second lap as Andrew Deal would notch the heat racing victory with Taylor Reimer notching...more

By POWRi (Belleville, IL) -- In just one month's time, the POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League will kick start what is slated to be the biggest season in league history with the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge. The traditional season opening event for a handful of years, the "Sooner State" special returns to first on the docket in 2019 as the event is bigger and better than ever. Running from Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24, this year's Turnpike Challenge features a...more

By POWRi (Oklahoma City, OK) -- 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. PHOTO: Logan Seavey passes Tucker Klaasmeyer to win Saturday night's Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway--CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n Photos --...more

By POWRi PR (Oklahoma City, OK) -- 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. PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n Photos -- http://www.highfly-nphotos.com Starting...more

By POWRi (Belleville, IL) -- 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 behind...more

Jody Rosenboom Racing is headed south for this week's season opening four day event with the POWRi National Midgets. The team will be fielding two cars starting Thursday, March 21st at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. The series will then head south to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City for the two day event on Friday and Saturday. Teams will then head back north to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they will hope to finish off the Turnpike Challenge on a strong note at Port City...more

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – In the late stages of the winter offseason, Overland Park, Kan. native Luke Howard has entered the running for the 2019 POWRi National Midget League season. Pairing with Chad Shields Racing, Howard will be behind the wheel of a Fontana-powered Hyper Racing entry, chasing the 42 nights of competition with the Belleville, Ill. based series. Additionally, Howard plans to fill off-weekends with action in sprint car and micro sprint competition, and may include events from the...more