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The Annual “Bill Lawson Memorial“ at Valley Speedway! Bill Lawson, Open Wheel Driver during the 50's & 60's was the Father of Dan Lawson and Grandfather of Justin Lawson. He served in the Marines during WWII and in the Air Force as an Aircraft Mechanic during the Korean War. He competed alongside all of our Local & Regional Sprint Car & Midget legends but Lawson had an outstanding fan following & talent in midgets which was the premiere class in Dirt Track Racing of his era! You can even find...more

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 4:30pm Happy Hour from 5pm -...more

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 3rd championship in the...more

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 powerful machines....more

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 when Howard finished 6th in...more

As winter grows closer, and before the USAC MWRA Banquet on Saturday Night November 19th, we salute the top 20 drivers in points for 2022 in the Midwest Wingless Racing Association starting with positions 16 thru 20. Number 16 Kansas City, Missouri’s, Tom Curran is one of the young upcoming drivers in non winged racing in the Heartland. Curran, driving his beautiful 11 is a former winged micro champion who has adapted well to the much larger non winged sprint cars over the last couple seasons,...more

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 that end with a positive...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Vallley, 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. PHOTO CREDIT: Ryan Black of D.T.O Photography 29 cars checked into the pits at Valley Speedway on a beautiful fall night for racing at the...more

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 Topeka, Kansas, driving...more

By Ray Cunningham (Grain Valley, MO) -- This Saturday night September 24th at Valley Speedway the Stars of the Wholesale Batteries, USAC Racing Sprint Cars will do battle one more time in 2022 to decide not only a champion, but literally every position in the coveted “Dirty Dozen” that will walk across the stage at the awards banquet on November 19th. As well as awards that will include that hotly contested Rookie of the Year award (ROY) this season. PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n...more