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KREISEL TAKES FIRST ALLSTAR MIDGET

KREISEL TAKES FIRST ALLSTAR MIDGET...

6/6/2017
Grain Valley, MO (June 3, 2017) - Riley Kreisel picked up his first POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League feature win of 2017 Saturday, June 3 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Luke Howard, Kory Schudy, Dustin Gilbert, and Pat Schudy rounded out the top five. K.Schudy and Gilbert were each heat race winners. Lee Lengel was the Hard Charger for the evening in the feature event. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midgets are back in action Saturday, June 10 at...more
LUKE HOWARD SCORES ALLSTAR MIDGET

LUKE HOWARD SCORES ALLSTAR MIDGET...

6/14/2017
Grain Valley, MO (June 10, 2017) - Thirteen year old, Luke Howard picked up his first POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget win Saturday, June 10 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. Morgan Frewaldt, Dustin Gilbert, Lee Lengel, and Pat Schudy rounded out the top five. Schudy was the heat race winner for the evening. M.Frewaldt was the Hard Charger. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League will be back in action Saturday, June 17 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley,...more
FREWALDT SCORES SECOND ALLSTAR MID

FREWALDT SCORES SECOND ALLSTAR MID...

7/3/2017
Grain Valley, MO (July 1, 2017) - Chad Frewaldt was victorious Saturday night, July 1 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri with the POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League. Chad Winfrey, Jason Walls, Merril Lamb, and Rick Murcko rounded out the top five. Winfrey and Luke Howard were heat race winners Saturday night. Todd Jackson was the Hard Charger starting last, passing six cars, and finishing sixth. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League is back in action...more
5th Annual John E. Helm Memorial H

5th Annual John E. Helm Memorial H...

9/19/2022
Grain Valley, Missouri: This Saturday night September 24th at Valley Speedway the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Cars Will battle it out for the final time in 2022 to Crown a Champion. For the 2nd year in a row the Midwest Wingless Racing Association will conclude their points season racing in the John E. Helm Memorial in honor of “The Colonel” John E. Helm passed at age 82 in 2016. The Patriarch of the Helm Racing Family was a veteran of the Korean War serving...more
Big Night For Baker and Burks at H

Big Night For Baker and Burks at H...

9/25/2022
Grain Valley, 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. 29 cars checked into the pits at Valley Speedway on a beautiful fall night for racing at the 5th annual Helm Memorial. “The Sheriff” from...more
Resolve, Redemption, and Rejuvenat

Resolve, Redemption, and Rejuvenat...

10/5/2022
Lone Jack, Missouri: Simply put entering the Helm Memorial for the USAC MWRA Sprint Cars at Valley Speedway on September 24th the Ted Hall & Tribble Racing Team had seen and experienced almost everything you could on and off the track, and most of it had been disheartening, discouraging, and disappointing, over the last two seasons for racer Cody Baker, his grandfather Ted Hall, and everyone associated with the 38 & 9 non winged sprint car team. But like many stories...more
Top 20 Countdown For USAC MWRA in

Top 20 Countdown For USAC MWRA in...

10/24/2022
As winter grows closer, and before the USAC MWRA banquet on Saturday night November 19th, we salute the top 20 drivers in points for the Midwest Wingless Racing Association. Now continuing on with positions 11th thru 15. Number 11 Overland Park, Kansas, standout “Cool Hand” Luke Howard missed the first few races in 2022 with the MWRA after a breakout campaign in 2021. When he did come out to play, the results were just as spectacular, if not more so than last season...more
Top 20 Countdown For USAC MWRA in

Top 20 Countdown For USAC MWRA in...

10/26/2022
As winter grows closer, and before the USAC MWRA Banquet on Saturday night November 19th, we salute the top 20 in Midwest Wingless Racing Association points for 2022 with positions 6 thru 10. Number 6 Oak Grove, Missouri’s, Brian Beebe has been a mainstay competing in non winged sprint racing for many years driving his 37b. Beebe uniquely enough always runs with a 360 motor against primarily 410 engined drivers, but always finds a way to compete favorably against those...more
Top 20 Countdown for USAC MWRA in

Top 20 Countdown for USAC MWRA in...

10/30/2022
As winter grows closer, and before the USAC MWRA banquet on Saturday November 19th, we salute the top 20 drivers in Midwest Wingless Racing Association points for 2022. Ending now with the positions 1 thru 5. Number 1 Topeka, Kansas, racer Wyatt Burks is your 2022 USAC MWRA sprint car champion. “The Sheriff” once again shot down the competition to win his second MWRA championship in the last three years driving for the late Don Rumsey in the Burks Racing 11w. And his...more
MWRA Night of Champions - End of S

MWRA Night of Champions - End of S...

11/2/2022
Join us for our Night of Champions as we honor our 2022 Champion, Champion Car Owner, Top 12 in points, Rookie of the year, Mechanic of the Year, Most Improved Driver and our Media Person of the Year. Tickets will be $25 each per person. This year is a BYOB event with dinner provided by Pit Stop Catering. Free water, iced tea, and lemonade so if you would like anything else to drink please bring it. We will have canned soda available for $1ea. Doors open at...more
Lid Lifter For MWRA This Friday at

Lid Lifter For MWRA This Friday at...

4/19/2023
Butler, Missouri: This Friday night April 21st at Electric City Speedway in Butler, Missouri the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Non Winged Sprint Car Series will kick off their campaign with the first of 18 scheduled points paying races this year. The Midwest Wingless Racing Association will be conducting its 4th season of competition racing under the USAC banner in 2023 with more races and prize money than ever before. While adding three new venues to the slate, I-70...more
Countdown to Butler & the MWRA Cha

Countdown to Butler & the MWRA Cha...

4/18/2023
T-Minus 4 days until we get our 2023 race season started!! Who will step up and claim the $10k championship from Wholesale Batteries? Comment your pick below!!! Electric City Speedway 5634 Ne Country Rd 3 Butler, Mo 64730 Spectator Info: Grandstands open @ 5pm Hot Laps 7:30pm Ticket: $15 Competitor info: Pit Gate opens @ 5pm. Pit Gate is now located on the NW of the track. Take the second entrance into the facility. First/Old Entrance to the Pits will only be open...more
Cromwell is “Electric” in First Ev

Cromwell is “Electric” in First Ev...

4/21/2023
Butler, Missouri: Friday night at Electric City Speedway “The Cowboy” Braydon Cromwell corralled the field in thrilling fashion to pick up his first ever Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Victory in non winged sprint car competition! The Lone Jack, Missouri, gasser would beat a stellar field to the stripe in the 25 lapper besting 2021 MWRA Champ Kory Schudy of Battlefield, Missouri, Wesley Smith of Nixa, Mo., Quinton Benson from Sweet Springs, Mo., and defending MWRA...more
Braydon Cromwell Is Always Going (

Braydon Cromwell Is Always Going (...

4/27/2023
Lone Jack, Mo: Braydon Cromwell got strapped into his BCR #4 non winged sprint car last Friday night at Electric City Speedway. Razor sharp focused he would need to advance thru a field that would include in front of him fellow Lone Jack racer Jack Wagner and 2021 MWRA Champ Kory Schudy. While beside him Quinton Benson, and behind him Wesley Smith, and defending MWRA Champion Wyatt Burks were ready to pounce if even the slightest mistake was made on a technical track...more
Burks Blasts His Way To Victory At

Burks Blasts His Way To Victory At...

4/29/2023
Odessa, Missouri: Saturday night at I-70 Motorsports Park the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Cars would race for the first time in conjunction with the POWRi WAR Sprints in the Open Wheel Classic. When flagman Lonnie Pauley’s Checkered Flag was waved, defending MWRA champ Wyatt Burks of Topeka, Kansas, would take a impressive victory in the Wyatt Burks Racing 11w over Jack Wagner from Lone Jack, Missouri, in the Wagner Boys Racing 77, Wesley Smith of Nixa running...more
Double Header Weekend For MWRA!

Double Header Weekend For MWRA!

5/3/2023
Kansas City: This weekend Friday May 5th Points Race - Humboldt, Speedway, (Kansas) and Saturday May 6th Points Race - 81 Speedway in Park City, (Kansas) the stars of the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA will compete in a unique double header with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series on both nights. On Friday May 5th at Humboldt Speedway located in Southeastern Kansas the MWRA will be competing for the first time ever at the Allen County dirt track known for exciting side by...more
Questions to ask, while taking a l

Questions to ask, while taking a l...

5/3/2023
Who will stand atop the MWRA leader-board after our double header weekend? What effect will the series first trip to The Hummer, Humboldt Speedway have on the Championship points? What secretes does 81 Speedway hold, that newcomers or veterans can master to squeeze every finishing spot out that they can attain? Will Braydon Cromwell maintain his Strangle Hold on the top spot? Does the Helm-Smith racing connection propel Wesley Smith into the winners circle for the...more
Humboldt Win Goes to Goff!

Humboldt Win Goes to Goff!

5/5/2023
Humboldt, Ks: Friday night at the track nicknamed “The Hummer” Chad Goff of (Spring Hill, Ks) hummed his own tune winning the 25 lap feature for the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Cars in his 9x over Braydon Cromwell of (Lone Jack, Mo.) driving the BCR 4, Ty Hulsey of (Owasso, Ok) in the Risley 24H, Kobe Simpson from (Bonham, Tx) racing the 21K, and Chad Winfrey, (Gladstone, Mo.) wheeling the Chris Parkinson Racing 65w to round out the top 5. While Craig...more
US36 Technical Bulletin for 5-26-2

US36 Technical Bulletin for 5-26-2...

5/22/2023
USAC MWRA Treks back towards Northwest Missouri, to US 36 Raceway Dirt Track, near the town of Osborn, Mo. for some Friday night lights to kick off Memorial Day Weekend, after a Southern Kansas swing to bring in May! The 1st visit of season to 36 will be race #5 on the docket for the Wholesale Batteries, Inc. Road to a Championship. Fort the first time the Warriors of the USAC Regional series is tackling the Highbanks of 36 in conjunction with Western Iowa Non-wing...more
Richmond Gear Award & WinglessNati

Richmond Gear Award & WinglessNati...

5/22/2023
T-Minus 1 day 20 hours until we visit US 36 Raceway with the Western Iowa Non-wing Sprint Cars!! Richmond Gear will award a $250 prize packages to two (2) drivers featuring product certificates, apparel, and other Richmond promotional awards. How cool is that?? Can't be there in person? Catch the action live at...more
MWRA Returns This Friday at US 36!

MWRA Returns This Friday at US 36!

5/25/2023
Osborn, Missouri: This Friday night May 26th the Wholesale Batteries USCA Midwest Wingless Racing Association returns to competition for race number #5 of 2023 at US36 Raceway in a co-sanctioned event for the first time ever with the Western Iowa Non-wing Sprint Cars. So far this season Braydon Cromwell of (Lone Jack, Mo.), Wyatt Burks from (Topeka, Ks.), Chad Goff (Spring Hill, Ks.) and Ty Hulsey (Owasso, Ok.) have found victory lane with the MWRA this year. While...more
Burks High Sides to Victory at US

Burks High Sides to Victory at US...

5/27/2023
Osborn, Mo: Friday night at the US 36 Raceway Dirt Track defending Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint champ Wyatt Burks took a hard fought victory in the 25 lap feature event after passing first Kory Schudy for 2nd, and then Ty Hulsey for 1st, on the high side during a wild sequence of events after a restart for stalled leader Cody Baker with 6 laps to go. When the dust settled on this one the (Topeka, Kansas) racer Burks driving the WBR 11w would take his 12th...more
Upcoming Weekend Technical Bulleti

Upcoming Weekend Technical Bulleti...

6/13/2023
USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association chauffeurs tussle with each other 2 times for double the adventure this weekend! The KCKS facility Lakeside Speedway hosts MWRA on Friday, June 16th! After the series’ event at Belleville Short Track was cooled down, from mother nature washing out the show, the action heats back up on Wolcott Drive. On Friday, also in contention for the Lakeside Weekly series are USRA Modifieds, USRA B-Mods, E-Mods, & USRA Stock Cars. The...more
Burks Storms To Victory at Lakesid

Burks Storms To Victory at Lakesid...

6/18/2023
KCK: Friday night at Lakeside Speedway Wyatt Burks of (Topeka, KS) took his 3rd victory of the season in the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Series in dominating fashion. With 2nd place Dakota Earls (Independence, MO) and (Lone Jack, MO) driver Braydon Cromwell, grabbing the final spot on the podium at the Kansas City, Kansas dirt track. While Luke Howard (Overland Park, KS) in 4th, battled Chris Parkinson (Gladstone MO,) who came home 5Th, lap after lap until the...more
Earls Earns His Best Result Ever I

Earls Earns His Best Result Ever I...

6/20/2023
Independence, MO: Dakota Earls was ripping the lip, mashing the gas, pushing his 15E to the limit last Friday night at Lakeside Speedway to finish a career best second place to Wyatt Burks after winning his heat race, and then leading the feature early. Afterwards in the pits, a sweaty, but jubilant, Earls, was soaking it all in as family, friends, and well wishers, stopped by to celebrate, and congratulate the recent high school graduate. The scene was definitely one...more
Schudy Sizzles In MWRA Go At Valle

Schudy Sizzles In MWRA Go At Valle...

6/25/2023
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. 24 cars earlier had checked into the pits, and...more
Schudy Streaks To Victory At US 36

Schudy Streaks To Victory At US 36...

7/25/2023
Osborn, Mo: Kory Schudy of Battlefield, Missouri, streaked to victory Friday at US 36 Raceway for his second straight win with the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series in 2023. The 2021 MWRA Champion running the Jon Sawyer Racing 28 would lead this one from start to finish to record his 6th all-time win as well with the Midwest Wingless Racing Association. Point Leader Wyatt Burks of Topeka, Kansas, would come home in second place on this evening trying...more
Helm Memorial At Valley This Satur

Helm Memorial At Valley This Satur...

9/5/2023
Grain Valley, Missouri: Saturday night September 9th at Valley Speedway the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association will compete in the Sixth Annual John E. Helm Memorial. This race has become a staple for the MWRA since the club was established in 2020, and honors the life of the man affectionately known as “The Colonel”. John E. Helm passed at age 82 in 2016. The Patriarch of the Helm Racing Family was a veteran of the...more
Race Number 15 Honors Helm And Bri

Race Number 15 Honors Helm And Bri...

9/7/2023
Grain Valley, Missouri: This Saturday Night at Valley Speedway, The 6th Annual Helm Memorial takes place for the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series. While some of the best drivers and teams in Heartland non winged sprint car racing will be on hand for this event that honors the memory of the late John E. Helm, patriarch of the Helm racing family. This race has been a favorite at Valley Speedway since 2018, and has become one of the top events on the MWRA...more
Lucky Number 13 For Lewis at Helm

Lucky Number 13 For Lewis at Helm...

9/11/2023
Grain Valley, Missouri: 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...more
US 36 Hosts MWRA For Race Number 1

US 36 Hosts MWRA For Race Number 1...

9/21/2023
Osborn, Mo: For the 4th time this season the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association Sprint Cars take to the track at US 36 Raceway this Friday night September 22nd for race number 16 of 18 on “The Road To A Championship” in 2023. This event will be the last one before the MWRA concludes their 2023 slate on Friday, September 29th, and Saturday, September 30th, for the Missouri Nationals also at the US 36 Raceway Dirt Track. So far in 2023 this USAC...more
The Road To A Championship Comes T

The Road To A Championship Comes T...

9/27/2023
Osborn, Mo: This Friday night September 29th, and Saturday, September 30th, the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association will race the final two programs for the MWRA in 2023 at US 36 Raceway for the two day Missouri Nationals. In 2023 this USAC series has raced 15 points paying programs so far, after running 9 in 2022, 13 in 2021, and 12 during the first campaign for the club in 2020. Races number 16 and 17 will represent the most races ever run...more
Smith Speeds To Victory At US 36!

Smith Speeds To Victory At US 36!

9/30/2023
Osborn, Mo: Wesley Smith of Nixa, Missouri, raced to victory during the preliminary round of the Missouri Nationals at US 36 Raceway for the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series Friday night in Northwest Missouri. The Show Me State racer would have to get past rivals that included point leader of the series Wyatt Burks of (Topeka, Ks), second place in the standings, Chris Parkinson, (Gladstone, Mo), and 3-time winner in 2023 with the MWRA, Kory Schudy of...more
Missouri Nationals To Schudy: Cham

Missouri Nationals To Schudy: Cham...

10/1/2023
Osborn, Missouri: Saturday night at US 36 Raceway, Kory Schudy would storm to his fourth victory with the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprints in 2023 driving the Jon Sawyer Racing (JSR) 28. While Wyatt Burks would complete his “Road To The Championship” with his 3rd title in the last 4 seasons with this USAC series after finishing on the podium in third for the 12th time in 17 feature events this year. At the Northwest Missouri Speed Plant it was night number two of...more
Season For MWRA Kickoffs Saturday

Season For MWRA Kickoffs Saturday...

4/2/2024
Grain Valley, Mo: This Saturday night April 6th at Valley Speedway the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Car Series invade Grain Valley for the first of six shows in 2024. In the 5th season of competition for this USAC series the championship will once again be a test of determination, skill, endurance, and good fortune, to crown a champion for 2024. Valley Speedway has represented for many years the home of non winged sprint cars in the...more
Schudy Sizzles In MWRA Season Open

Schudy Sizzles In MWRA Season Open...

4/7/2024
Grain Valley, Mo: Saturday Night at Valley Speedway, 28 USAC MWRA non winged sprint cars would put on a memorable performance with Battlefield, Missouris, Kory Schudy taking home the first place prize in the 25 lap A feature. Holding off the Wagner Boys, Jack Wagner, in 2nd, and brother Samuel Wbr Wagner with a career best 3rd place finish racing in the Midwest Wingless Racing Association sponsored by Wholesale Batteries Inc. The 25 lapper was a barn burner with 22...more
Double Header Weekend Up Next for

Double Header Weekend Up Next for...

4/17/2024
Butler, Missouri: This Friday Night April 19th at Electric City Speedway, and Saturday night April 20th, I-70 Speedway, the Wholesale Batteries USAC MWRA Sprint Cars will do battle once again in races number 2, and 3, of the 2024 campaign. Running at ECS, the MWRA will compete in the first of 6 programs at the Butler, Missouri speed plant in 2024 on Friday night, with all being full points shows. This will be the 3rd race for this USAC series at Electric City. Last...more
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