Alex Karpowicz is stepping into the national Midget ranks in 2025 with ambitions to win the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota Series championship in his first year.
To do so, the 21-year-old from Spring Branch, TX native has switched from Micro Sprints to the No. 97 Lynk Chassis Midget for Keith Kunz/Curb Agajanian Motorsports (KKM).
“I’ve been running Micros the last few years and we really felt like we did everything we could,” Karpowicz said. “We felt like I mastered a lot of Micro-practices and figured it was time to move up. (I’m) getting a little up there in age, and thought I was ready. So, we’ll run at the best team and give it our best shot.”
Karpowicz found his success piloting Micro Sprints around Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, picking up two NOW600 Stock Non-Wing Division championships in 2022 and 2023.
He got his first laps in a KKM Midget during his NOS Energy Drink Chili Bowl Nationals debut in January. While it was a new experience for him, Karpowicz said he’s already confident he’ll find comfort with the team and car.
“Their cars are definitely different from what I’m used to,” Karpowicz said. “We came (to Tulsa) to try and shorten that learning curve as quickly as we could. The team’s great, and I got to adjust my driving style to fit their setups and we all know that they’re capable of winning, so I gotta do my part now.”
Looking at the 2025 slate of races that the Series tackles, Karpowicz expressed excitement to compete on larger-scale racetracks like Pevely, MO’s Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, which gives him memories of racing similar tracks around his home.
“Down home in Texas, we run a lot of quarter miles,” Karpowicz said. “I mean, true quarter miles, bigger tracks. So, I’m pretty stoked for a lot of the bigger tracks at the beginning of the season, and I think I-55 is gonna be pretty fun too, high-banked and fast.”
Entering the season, Karpowicz has two goals with KKM: win the 2025 Rookie of the Year title and the Series championship.
“I’m big into championships,” Karpowicz said. “So, we’re gonna give our best run in a championship. Hopefully, Rookie of the Year if we can pull that off too. If we’re really lucky, we’ll get both.”
Karpowicz begins his new journey with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota at Farmer City Raceway for the Illini 100 – joining the World of Outlaws Late Models for action on Thursday-Saturday, April 10-12.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVIsion – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
