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GRANITE CITY, ILL. (April 18, 2019) – Due to heavy rains throughout the early portion of Thursday along with steady showers forecasted for Thursday night and into Friday, track officials have made the call to postpone the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League event scheduled for Friday, April 19 at Tri-City Speedway until Friday, August 30. Following a whopping four consecutive rain outs at US-36 Raceway (3/29), Eagle Raceway (3/30), Springfield Raceway (4/13) and now Tri-City Speedway (4/19), the...more

Grain Valley: Wesley Smith was once again the class of the field at Valley Speedway in POWRi Valley Outlaw Midgets Friday night. The first race of 2019 for the series was Smith’s 17th victory in the KC Metro Midgets since 2015, and followed his victory last week at Valley in the POWRi Valley Sprints driving the Helm #12. Under the Friday night lights of Valley Speedway Smith would take the first heat of the evening as well driving the WSR Racing #44. And in the feature would hold of Luke...more

SPRINGFIELD, MO. (April 11, 2019) – Mother Nature’s relentless attack on the opening stages of the 2019 race season has continued, forcing the cancellation of Saturday’s POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League event at Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Missouri due to overwhelming forecasts of impending rain. The 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League season opener is now pushed back one week with teams slated for a doubleheader in the Illini State. An appearance at Tri-City Speedway in Granite...more

(Torrance, CA, April 11, 2019) Kingsburg, California’s Doug Nunes waited till near the end to take the lead and then run away from the field for his second POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car main event victory of the season last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway. Forty-two-year-old Nunes started the night by timing in second quick in the 28-car field with a lap of 14.558. That was just a tick behind the fast time of 14.545 set by 16-year-old Eric Greco of Lakewood. ...more

Belleville, IL – After a successful Sixth Annual Turnpike Challenge, the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League sets its sights on returning to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 13th. I-44 was the host of two nights of the Turnpike Challenge, which was swept by Logan Seavey, marking a sign of defeat for Christopher Bell, a first in Turnpike Challenge history. Heading into I-44, a strong field of competition for the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League is cropping...more

Calling ALL MICROS!! The 2019 season will open this Saturday, April 13 at Macon Speedway. Micros by Bailey Chassis will be in action. Event details below... Also, full schedules are attached for Macon Speedway is attached. Hope to see you there! MACON SPEEDWAY Saturday, April 13 74th Season Opener Driver Autographs before Races CEFCU Kids Club Milliken University Night Divisions: *Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models *BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds *Neal Tire & Auto Pro Mods *Archer’s...more

In 2019 Overland Park, Kansas, Racer Luke Howard will challenge for ROY in the POWRi National Midget Series. The 15 year-old Driver who started in racing at age 5, will be behind the wheel racing for Chad Shields Racing out of Independence, Missouri, with primary sponsorship from The Fuel House, as well as Nading Industrial and, Staco Electric among others. Young Howard has been racing full size midgets since age 12, and won his first midget race at Valley Speedway in 2017. The driver also...more

Lonnie Wheatley, DODGE CITY, Kan. (April 6, 2019) – Luke Cranston opened the 2019 season at Dodge City Raceway Park by racing to victory lane in the 25-lap Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Car vs. POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Racing feature event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. In the 25-lap DCRP Sprint Car vs. URSS feature, Ness City native Cranston gridded the feature inside the third row as Brian Herbert and Koby Walters led the way to the green flag but it...more

Park City, Kansas – April 5, 2019 - Jake Martens of Fairview, Oklahoma took the lead on lap five and never looked back to claim the season opener for the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing Friday night at 81 Speedway in Park City. Buddy Tubbs and Andy Shouse started on the front row for the twenty-five-lap feature with Tubbs taking the lead as the green flag fell. Tubbs lead would be short lived, however, as he would bring out the features first...more

The Midwest Lightning Sprints will begin the 32nd year of competition in 2019 making it the oldest continuous sanctioning body in the Kansas City area. The big news revealed during the off season was MLS and POWRi Racing have combined forces in an effort to unite lightning sprint groups across the country. Serving as the sanctioning body for four of the nation’s biggest lightning sprint organizations, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League will consist of California Lightning Sprints (CLS), the...more