POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series returns to DuQuoin Illinois Saturday, December 15th for the 3rd annual Battle at the Center on the Mini Magic Mile in the DuQuoin Southern Illinois Center. The event is expected to draw an "All Star" cast of drivers. The one-day race will feature a 40-lap Main Event. The event is being taped by NEWAVE Productions for delayed broadcast on SPEED Channel LUCAS Oil on the Edge.
The Southern Illinois Center is located on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. Front gates open at 3:00pm, hot laps at 5:00pm with racing immediately following.
Due to the limited pit space, pit spots will be assigned by date of entry. The Battle at the Center entry form can be found under the DOWNLOADS link located at the top of POWRi web site.
• General Admission Tickets - $20.00
• Kids 12 and under Free
• Front Doors Open at - 3:00pm
• Hot Laps start at – 5:00pm
• Racing following hot laps
If this December 15th show in The Center is anywhere near as entertaining as last years' December race or this past September 1st show during the Du Quoin State Fair it is sure to be a great one!
We will definitely be making the 5 hour drive to Du Quoin again this December. Kind of a Christmas present to ourselves!
Silver Crown Championship Dirt Cars properly driven on a one mile dirt track are classic poetry in motion. Using that analogy, Jack Hewitt is one of the greatest poets of all time.
Last years race was great with quite a battle between Bryan Clauson,and T-Mez for quite a few laps,with Clauson taking the win over T-Mez,and Chett Gehrke finishing 3rd in his old Focus midget that was fitted with an Ecotec motor.
Originally Posted by Andrew S. Quinn:
Last years race was great with quite a battle between Bryan Clauson,and T-Mez for quite a few laps,with Clauson taking the win over T-Mez,and Chett Gehrke finishing 3rd in his old Focus midget that was fitted with an Ecotec motor.
Speaking of Gehrke, has anyone heard how is coming along, after the bad crash at Belle-Claire this past summer?
Originally Posted by skids59:
Speaking of Gehrke, has anyone heard how is coming along, after the bad crash at Belle-Claire this past summer?
I saw the "One man driving machine" at the Gold Crown and asked about any upcoming races. He said he was planning on being at the Battle at the Center,and also a couple other races in late November and early December in Texas as I recall.In his own old Focus Midget now with an Ecotec under the hood. He's basically healed up from that crash.Hated to see him get hurt. He was having a fairly good season (2nd in POWRi points at the time of the crash) up until then.
