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By POWRi (Oklahoma City, OK) -- Michael “Buddy” Kofoid steals the victory for the first night of the 8th annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway. This marks Kofoid’s third victory on the 2021 season, and he also goes down in the history books for the first to capture all three wins of any Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League to start the season. Kofoid started his night strong and ended it by leading the field to the checkered flag for the main event around I-44 Riverside...more

By POWRi (Oklahoma City, OK) -- Winning his first career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Feature on Saturday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway for the 16th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial, Daison Pursley was undeniable in the 30-lap main event. Driving around his teammate, Jessie Love on lap 22, Pursley then fended off a few attacks from hard charging Buddy Kofoid as he held on for an impressive first-career victory aboard the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, Craftsman Tools,...more

By POWRi (Oklahoma City, KS) -- Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, OK. collects his third POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win on the season at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Driver of the Keith Kunz /Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, Bullet/Toyota No. 71K passed teammate Daison Pursley for the lead with three laps left of the 30-lap feature event. PHOTO CREDIT: Allen Horcher McIntosh started back in the 14th starting position for the 30-lap dash to the finish line at the famous 1/5-mile banked red clay...more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 30, 2024) - Frank Flud, Joey Starnes, and Cash Lacombe each collected Dirt2Media NOW600 Micro Sprint National Championship presented by Hi Plains Building Division victories on Saturday at I-44 Speedway. A staggering field of 105 entries were on hand for the finale of the Oklahoma Spring Nationals with 38 NOW600 A-Class Micros, 34 NOW600 Non-Wing Micros and 33 NOW600 Restricted Micros on hand. Frank Flud swept the weekend in Stock Non-Wing competition. Colton...more

Photo Credit: Drew Salisbury DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (March 25, 2024) - The Dirt2Media NOW600 Micro Sprint National Championship presented by Hi Plains Building Division is set for another double header weekend this Friday and Saturday. I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City will play host to the traveling caravan of 600cc micro sprints as they take on the local talent. In the last visit to the I-44 River Speedway, it was Shawn Mahaffey, Matt Carr and Jett Nunley topping the Saturday night portion...more

(Photo Credit: Mike Howard) MEEKER, Okla. (November 15, 2023) - Entering the 2024 season, the National Open Wheel 600 Series (NOW600), Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK) and I-44 Riverside Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK) have established a set of rules for the ever growing Turf Tire class in the region. The NOW600 Turf Tire class will be apart of weekly racing at Red Dirt Raceway on Friday nights and I-44 Riverside Speedway on Saturday nights in Oklahoma while obtaining NOW600 points between the two...more

By POWRi PR (Oklahoma City, OK) -- The POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League was back in action at I-44 Riverside Speedway. for the final night of the two-day race weekend. With a 25-car field in attendance, Blake Hahn conquered his home track and made his way into victory lane to capture his first POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League win of the year. PHOTO CREDIT: Danny Clum Hanh started off strong in the night with a second-place finish in the heat race, which ultimately put him in the fourth...more

By POWRi PR (Oklahoma City, OK) -- Trey Marcham out of Oklahoma City, OK. adds another clean sweep to his belt for the 2020 race season. Marcham seems to have the I-44 Riverside Speedway dialed in every time he attends the fast 1/5-mile banked red clay oval. Making Saturday night, August 22his second clean sweep, meaning winning the heat race, being high point man, and taking himself to victory lane to finish off the night. Marcham started the 25- lap main event starting in the second...more

(Photo by RCM Design) Inside Line Promotions – HAUBSTADT, Ind. (Oct. 13, 2020) – Brenham Crouch is venturing to Oklahoma this weekend for a tripleheader with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Crouch will be behind the wheel of a Toyota Racing sponsored midget for Keith Kunz Motorsports on Thursday at Port City Raceway in Tulsa and on Friday and Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City. Thursday’s event is the Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner State 55, which will feature a...more

By POWRi (Belleville, IL) -- Due to unforeseen circumstances regarding the POWRi Season Championship on October 16-17, originally scheduled at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa Oklahoma, POWRi officials have moved the hosting venue to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Classes scheduled to compete will be the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues as well as the POWRi Engler Machine and Tool Outlaw 600cc Micros. Unfortunately, the POWRi Lucas Oil Wingless Auto Racing...more