[kylecumminsfan]

Anybody know a price for pit passes?

[Charles Nungester]

In 12 it was ten more than the gate price

The Southern Illinois Center is located on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Front doors open at 3:00pm. Hot laps begin at 5:00pm with racing immediately following. Tickets will be sold on the day of the event only. General admission tickets are $20.00 and children ages 12 and under are free.

[Andrew S. Quinn]

NASCAR Sprint Cup’s Ricky Stenhouse enters Battle at the Center POWRi Midgets at Du Quoin
DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 16, 2014)—NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Rickey Stenhouse Jr. will return to his short-track, open-wheel roots Saturday to race in the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filers on the one-sixth Mini-Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center on the grounds of the De Quoin State Fair.
It will be the second Battle of the Center, a non-points all-star-type event organized by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series. The 27-year-old from Olive Branch, Miss., finished second at Du Quoin to Casey Shuman in 2010.
Stenhouse will drive for Bryan Clauson Racing to prepare him for the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl in Tulsa, Okla., held from Jan. 12-17. Stenhouse finished ninth in the championship feature in 2012, but failed to make it out of the B feature last year.
“We’re always trying to get him up here for the Battle at the Center to get him in the car and get him in the car before Tulsa (Chili Bowl) and hit the ground running,” Clauson said. “He needs to get the rust off in a midget. This year, his schedule allowed him to do it.”
Stenhouse drove sprint cars in his native Mississippi before Tony Stewart hired him in drive for his USAC teams in 2007. Stenhouse had five Honda USAC National Midget victories and to USAC National Sprint Car wins that season and it led to opportunities in stock cars in 2008. Stenhouse became NASCAR’s Nationwide champion in 2011 and 2012 with Roush Fenway Racing, which promoted him to its Sprint Cup operation the next season. Stenhouse was NASCAR’s Sunoco Rookie of the Year in 2013 and spent another full season in Cup with Roush Fenway in 2014.
Clauson, a two-time USAC National Midget and Sprint Car champion from Noblesville, Ind. , will be competing against Stenhouse at the Battle at the Center. Other entries include World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car star Joey Saldana of Brownsburg, Ind., 2014 National Midget Driver of the Year Chris Bell of Norman, Okla. and 2012 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget champion Andrew Felker of Carl Junction, Mo.
Saturday’s general admission tickets are $20 and children ages 12-and-under are free. Tickets will be sold only on the day of the event. Spectator doors open at 3:00 p.m., hot laps begin at 5 with racing immediately following. The feature will be 40 laps.
Entries as of Dec. 15 for the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters: Seth Motsinger, Stratton Briggs, Colten Cottle, Justin Peck, Matt Ponder, Sean Murphy, Lucas Schott, Anton Julian, Austin Brown, Parker Price-Miller, Patrick Bruns, Andrew Felker, Chett Gehrke, Ryan Criswell, Jody Rosenboom, Matt Westfall, Tim Siner, Duke Nalon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Robert Ballou, Joey Saldana, Justin Dickerson, Jimmy Light, Dylan Peterson, Matt Juhl, David Hair, Kyle Schuett, Payton Pierce, Spencer Bayston, Trey Marcham, Isaac Chappell, Aaron Schuck, Matt Harms, Bryan Clauson, Christopher Bell, Jacob Patton, Terry Babb, Dereck King, Tyler Thomas, Darren Kingston, Dillon Welch, Bubba Altig and David McKay.
For more information, go to www.POWRi.com.
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CONTACT:
Tim Tuttle
Public relations for the Battle at the Center
765 721-7599
Timetuttle@aol.com

[Andrew S. Quinn]

Andrew Felker Returns to POWRi "Battle at the Center" with Victory in Sight!
Carl Junction, MO | December 15, 2014 - The final full event on the 2014 calendar sits just five days away and Andrew Felker is prepared more than ever to claim victory in POWRi's fifth annual "Battle at the Center." After falling just one spot short of the win in 2012, the Carl Junction, Missouri native will return to one of his favorite races as he takes on the "Mini Magic Mile" with his BOSS-Fontana No. 11A.
After capping off an impressive 2014 season that saw Felker claim five victories, start 55 features, and grab 14 top five finishes, the 22-year old Midget star hopes to close the year with one of the biggest wins of his career. This event that features a 40-lap feature race will also serve as a tune-up for Felker and his team as the prestigious "Chili Bowl Midget Nationals" sits only one month away.
Piloting his family owned Sixty-Six Truck & Foreign Salvage No. 11A, Felker roared from the 11th starting spot to take home second place in the 2012 running of this growing event. In 2011, at the second annual running, mechanical issues troubled the team all night long and ultimately without a feature start.
"I feel like I gave away the last Battle at the Center after having the better car and not taking my shot at Stewart," said Felker. "I'm hoping to have another great car there and to take advantage of it this time."
POWRi's fifth annual "Battle at the Center" will be run on Saturday, December 20th at the "Mini Magic Mile" inside the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, Illinois. The event features heat races, qualifiers, and a 40-lap main event.
Felker would like to thank 66 Truck & Foreign Salvage, Auto Xpress, MelMark Pipe & Supply, Fontana Automotive, CSI Shocks, Engler Machine & Tool, Inc., Momo’s Racing Engines, BOSS Chassis, Schluckebier Farms, Pro Powder Coating, All-Pro Auto Interiors, Aggressive Graphics, KBR Performance, Weld Wheels, Heath II, Wilwood, Bell Helmets, Rod End Supply, Midwest Sheet Metal, and Butler Built for their continued support.

[Andrew S. Quinn]

Tyler Thomas looking for more success at Du Quoin in POWRi Midgets
DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 15, 2014)—Tyler Thomas will race on the one-sixth Mini-Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center for the fourth time Saturday in the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters, a non-points event organized by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series.
The 18-year-old from Collinsville, Okla., will be attempting to continue the considerable success he’s had on the indoor track at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.
Thomas won in his initial event and finished second, passed by Bryan Clauson on the final lap, the next night in the late summer of 2012 in regular-season POWRi Midget events. He was running in the top 10 in the Battle of the Center in December, 2012, when a flat tire eliminated him and he finished 17th.
“Everything clicked that weekend,” Thomas said of his one-two finishes. “The car was working awesome. Hopefully, we’ll be able to have another weekend like that. We had a really fast car in feature at the Battle at the Center, too, but we had to start really far back because we didn’t get the passing points in the heats. It’s been a pretty good track for us.”
Thomas had one victory, the fourth of his POWRi Midget career, included in 12 top-fives in 22 events this season. He finished sixth in the championship. Thomas diversified his racing schedule in 2014, running seven Late Model stock car features with one victory and four runners-up in seven events, and also ran Honda USAC National Midgets and American Sprint Car Series national and regional events.
Thomas most recent Midget event was the famed USAC Turkey Night Grand Prix at Perris, Calif., on Nov. 27. He had climbed from 15th starting position to ninth when unavoidable contact took him out on the 75th of 98 laps.
“We came home from California and began working on our cars and we found something we’ve been struggling with all season,” Thomas said. “I’m looking forward to the Battle at the Center, really excited about it. A win at the Battle of the Center in that tough field would be pretty special.
“The heats will be the most important races. You need to get passing points to start up front for the qualifying races because you start pretty much straight up from where you finish for the feature.”
General admission tickets are $20 and children ages 12-and-under are free for the Battle at the Center. Tickets will be sold only on the day of the event. Spectator doors open at 3:00 p.m., hot laps begin at 5 with racing immediately following. The feature will be 40 laps.
For more information, go to www.TylerThomasMotorsports.com
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CONTACT:
Tim Tuttle
Public relations for Tyler Thomas
765 721-7599
Timetuttle@aol.com

[SETracing]

Any word on a Internet broadcast for those who can't make it?

[neiljohnston17]

SETracing, I was wondering the same thing. I know last year they did not do live ppv because it's being tapped by Mav Tv to air at a later date. Hopefully that's not the case this year.

[Charles Nungester]

Last year was cancelled. Jackslash filmed the 2011-2012 events for both their mutual uses. Wouldn't surprise me though to see a Mav-TV showing of this one.

Struck me as funny to say Filmed, Guess I should say Recorded

[rimrider69]

quatros pizza in carbondale, 20mins south. damn good stuff. very filling

[Flatrightrear]

Any decent food at the track?