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Wade Nygaard Nabs Midwest Power Series Opener at C...

5/4/2019

After rainy weather forced the scheduled season opener at the Princeton Speedway on Friday night May 3 to be cancelled, the 2019 Midwest Power Series presented by GRP Motorsports kicked off their season at the Cedar Lake Speedway the following night May 4 under sunny skies and seasonal temperatures. At the end of the 25 lap feature race, Grand Forks, North Dakota driver Wade Nygaard earned his fourth career 360 winged sprint car feature win at the Cedar Lake Speedway coming from the seventh...more

Tags: Cedar Lake Speedway, Midwest Power Series, 360 Sprints - Winged

Tatnell Tops Richert Memorial, Kennedy Claims Cham...

9/7/2019

Brooke Tatnell “The Awesome Aussie” residing in Forest Lake, MN and a member of the famed Richert racing family made history on Saturday night September 7 at the Cedar Lake Speedway when he became the first driver in the nineteen year history of the Jerry Richert, Sr. Memorial to race in all three divisions and win two out of three feature races! Tatnell won the Midwest Power Series feature for 360 winged sprint cars and later in the evening, racing a non-winged sprint car for the first time...more

Tags: Cedar Lake Speedway, Midwest Power Series, 360 Sprints - Winged

Richert Memorial offers a "Gem" of an event for MP...

9/9/2020

September 9, 2020: The Dekalb/Asgrow Midwest Power Series presented by GRP Motorsports returns to racing and returns to the state of Wisconsin this coming Saturday, September 12! The Jerry Richert Sr. Memorial has been called one of the “hidden gems” of the sprint car racing scene in the upper Midwest, and this season the event will be run for the 20th time. The IRA Bumper to Bumper sprints will headline the evening, and the Midwest Power Series will run in support of the IRA as they have each...more

Tags: Cedar Lake Speedway, IRA Interstate Racing Association, Midwest Power Series

Henderson fends off Tatnell in Titanic battle for...

9/12/2020

Justin Henderson is having a great season, adding to his records with every feature he races. He’s won five features this year with the Midwest Power Series; no one else has more than one. That is a series record for wins in a season. He’s won the last three features consecutively with the series matching a record set by…Justin Henderson. Tonight’s win at Cedar Lake was the 10th of his career with MPS, which is a record. He’s a legendary driver in the region, and 2020 is a real return to form...more

Tags: Justin Henderson, Cedar Lake Speedway, Midwest Power Series

Dekalb/Asgrow Midwest Power Series presented by GR...

1/8/2021

The 2021 season is quickly approaching, and the Dekalb/Asgrow Midwest Power Series presented by GRP Motorsports is proud to unveil the 2021 Season Schedule! MPS is pleased to extend relationships with many tracks in the region, including two that we visited in 2020 for the first time. Headlining the new season will be returning marquee events like the Tabor Memorial at Ogilvie Raceway, the Richert Memorial in Cedar Lake Speedway, and a massively expanded Power Series Nationals, along with a...more

Tags: Cedar Lake Speedway, I-90 Speedway, Knoxville Raceway

QualityFreightRate.com Midwest Power Series gearin...

4/14/2023

We are just over a month away from what should be a great season for 360 sprint car racing in the Upper-Midwest for the QualityFreightRate.com Midwest Power Series. 10 nights of racing are on the horizon, and we can't wait to get started. Headlining the 2023 season for the MPS will be three big nights at the Jackson Motorplex, a trip to the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, an action packed two nights at the Huset's Speedway, and the season closes with the Jerry Richert Memorial at Cedar...more

Tags: Cedar Lake Speedway, I-90 Speedway, Knoxville Raceway

Kaleb Johnson Produces Successful Rookie Season in...

9/28/2020

(Photo by Paul Arch) Inside Line Promotions – SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Sept. 28, 2020) – Kaleb Johnson enjoyed a successful – albeit shorter than scheduled – rookie season in 360ci sprint car competition. The 23-year-old handily won the Rookie of the Year Award at Knoxville Raceway, where he finished ninth in the championship standings. He also placed fifth in the Midwest Power Series standings. “I thought our year went pretty well overall, especially considering that we changed our plans kind of at...more

Tags: Kaleb Johnson, Cedar Lake Speedway, Knoxville Raceway

Kaleb Johnson Races to Runner-Up Result at Jerry R...

9/14/2020

(Photo by Rob Kocak Photos) Inside Line Promotions – NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Kaleb Johnson equaled his career-best finish in a 360ci sprint car with a second-place run during the 20th annual Jerry Richert Memorial last Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway. "We had a pretty good night,” said Johnson, who also finished second at Cedar Lake Speedway two years ago. “Our car ran well and we had a little luck, which also helps. I knew it would be tough to beat Justin Henderson. I was behind...more

Tags: Kaleb Johnson, Cedar Lake Speedway, Midwest Power Series