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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (July 27, 2019) – Continuing his stellar championship or bust campaign, Andrew Felker of Carl Junction, Mo. added another POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League win on Saturday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Piloting the Chad Shields Racing, MelMark Pipe & Supply, Ripper/Fontana No. 44S, Felker executed a late-race move on Blake Edwards to secure his fourth win of the year. Earning high point man honors with a seventh-to-third heat race run, Blake Edwards of Claremore,...more

FARMINGTON, MO. (July 27, 2019) – Electing to roll the bottom on a lap 15 restart, Riley Kreisel found the sweet spot around the bottom of St. Francois County Raceway and took the lead away from Mitch Wissmiller just past halfway. Going the distance from there, Kreisel landed his third WAR Sprints win of the year and sixth of his career while donning a special No. 00 for Grady Chandler. Bringing the field to the green flag, Anthony Nicholson of Bartlett, Tenn. and Patrick Budde of Bartelso,...more

MACON, ILL. (July 27, 2019) – Aiming for redemption after he lost last year’s trip to Macon Speedway in a nail-biting finish, Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. found exactly what he was looking for on Saturday night. Leading the final 26 laps, Neuman drove the Jim Neuman Racing, BRANDT, BOSS/SR-11 No. 3N to an impressive fourth-career win with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Earning PAC Racing Springs High Point Man honors with a fourth-to-first heat win, Daniel Adler of St. Louis,...more

SAPULPA, OKLA. (July 26, 2019) – Matt Sherrell of Owasso, Okla. was the top dog on Friday night at Creek County Speedway, claiming his first POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League victory of the 2019 season on night one of the Oklahoma Midget Nationals. A pair of Andrew’s added heat race wins over the 18-car field to start the night as Andrew Deal of Caney, Kans. topped Smith Titanium heat one and Andrew Felker of Carl Junction, Mo. won Keizer Wheels heat two. Earning high point man honors on the...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 26, 2019) – Assuming the lead on lap eight, Tyler Thomas of Collinsville, Okla. ensued to go the distance and earn his 13th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. Acing restart after restart and mastering the tricky, thick cushion, Thomas was undeniable as he nabbed the fourth Lil’ Belleville triumph of his career aboard the BT Machine, Spike/Toyota No. 91T. Bringing the 24-car main event field to life, Cannon...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 26, 2019) – Leading from start-to-finish, Riley Kreisel of Warsaw, Mo. controlled Friday’s “Border WAR” opener at Belle-Clair Speedway in convincing fashion. Earning his fifth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory, the defending series champion shot his No. 90 to the top of the points chase with only a handful of races left. Earning LRB, Inc. #HighPointMan honors, Kreisel had a little luck of the draw with a zero-inversion leaving his No. 90 on the pole...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 22, 2019) – The POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League fires back off this weekend with a doubleheader of the Oklahoma Midget Nationals. The action kicks off on Friday, July 26 with a trip to Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. followed by a stop at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla. on Saturday, July 27. In the opening 15 races of the year, Andrew Felker of Carl Junction, Mo. has built a dominant point lead and grabbed firm control of the championship...more

MACON, ILL. (July 22, 2019) – After a four-week hiatus, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League returns to the “Illini State” once more. Set for a Saturday, July 27 stop at the “Mighty” Macon Speedway, the stars and cars of the POWRi National Midgets will be on full display with wheel-to-wheel racing and sliders galore atop the always-thrilling 1/5th-mile joint. Marking the 39th appearance in league history, POWRi’s storied legacy at Macon dates back to July 20, 2007, when the National...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 22, 2019) – Fans of Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. will receive the best of both worlds this Friday, July 26 as the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints storm into town for an epic evening together atop the 1/5th-mile surface. A rare occasion, Friday’s double date will mark only the second event of the 2019 season in which POWRi’s National Midgets and WAR Sprints come together to compete at the same track on the same night....more

Oberlin, Kansas – July 21, 2019 - The busy portion of the year for the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing begins this coming weekend as two of the six races in eight days takes place in western Kansas. In conjunction with the county fair, Solomon County Raceway in Beloit will host the first and only series appearance of the season on Saturday night, July 27. This event will pay $700 to-win and will be the thirteenth event on the 2019 race season....more