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Pursley Pounces for First USAC National Midget Win! Wins Mid-America Midget Week at Red Dirt Raceway’s “Tuesday Night Thunder” Lonnie Wheatley, MEEKER, Okla. (July 13, 2021) – Daison Pursley had been painfully close to USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series victory lane on several occasions previously, only to see it slip away. The Locust Grove, OK, teen sensed an opportunity at Red Dirt Raceway’s “Tuesday Night Thunder” event that kicked off “Mid-America Midget Week” and made the most...more

Lonnie Wheatley, FAIRBURY, Neb. (April 1, 2019) – Rapidly evolving into a must-see summer staple for Midget racing, the USAC National Midget series returns to the 1/5-mile Jefferson County Speedway for the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt’s Sanitation on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13. It will mark the fourth consecutive year of USAC Midget action before a packed house at the Jefferson County Speedway with this year’s events once...more

Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (July 9, 2018) – It’s been nearly a month and a half since Zane Hendricks last competed, which is both a blessing and a curse. The break allowed the Tucker-Boat Motorsports team to rebuild following a rough outing throughout Indiana Midget Week in late May and early June. However, it also has kept Hendricks from staying fresh behind the wheel. “The thing that’s been the most challenging part of this year is racing five or six times and then have a...more

(Image Credit: TeeJay Crawford) Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (April 17, 2018) Taking advantage of an off weekend with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Blake Hahn raced close to home with a pair of top-five finishes in POWRi West Midget and Champ Sprint competition. Taking the Velocita/Parker Lee Project No. 52 to Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla. on Friday with the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midgets, Blake picked up the win in his Heat Race to start the...more

(Photo by High Fly-N Photos) Inside Line Promotions – CANEY, Kan. (Sept. 18, 2017) – A fast car was thwarted by circumstances beyond Zane Hendricks’s control last weekend, resulting in a pair of DNFs in POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series competition. “We were really fast both nights,” he said. “We just had some tough luck.” The weekend began on Friday night at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., where he drew the pole position for his heat race. “The track was really slick and I got in a little...more

Meeker, Oklahoma (September 15, 2017)- For the revival of The Sooner Midget Nationals, the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League returned to Oklahoma and made their way to Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Oklahoma for the first and only scheduled midget race at Red Dirt Raceway. The Smith Titanium Heat 1 would be won by the 00 of Grady Chandler from the 6th position. The Saldana Racing Products Heat 2 would be won by the 91T of Tyler Thomas from the 7th position, and the Keizer Wheel Heat 3 would be...more