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North Dakota (5/31/20) This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints in conjunction with the NLSA had two great nights of racing on tap for the weekend. It was kicked off by a trip to River Cities Speedway better know as "the bullring" across the country to sprint car fans. The track itself has gone thru some major changes over the course of last fall and spring that it was almost like a new race track for everyone! It was definitely a beautiful night for racing and the 12...more

Belleville, IL. (05/31/2020) Wrapping up the Seventh Annual Turnpike Challenge the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues would travel to Port City Raceway Sunday Night as 53 top notch competitors would try to find the fastest way to the checkers. After 30 trips around a beautiful prepared racing surface Cannon McIntosh would use a low line run to perfection claiming his first ever POWRi Lucas Oil National Feature Win. Cannon McIntosh #71k would be on a rail all night, hooking up in...more

Belleville, IL. (05/31/2020) Outstanding racing action was front-and-center Sunday Night at Port City Raceway for the final night of the 7th Annual Turnpike Challenge with 41 POWRi Engler Machine and Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint League drivers checking into the pits. Using veteran skills and perfect lap-traffic timing, Harley Hollan would notch another win onto his long list of feature victories. From earning a high point qualifying award and starting on the pole of the feature Harley...more

Belleville, IL. (06/02/2020) The POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints opened their season at I-35 Speedway Saturday night with eighteen cars registered in the pits the racing action was fierce all evening. As the largest opening night car count in the thirty-three-year history of MLS, competitors would take to the near-perfect track with Stanley Kreisel earning the edge and onto the feature victory. 1st 18 Stanley Kreisel, Heat Race Winner 2nd 17 Dan Hillberg 3rd 51...

Belleville, IL. (06/02/2020) Completing a successful two day weekend, the POWRi Minn-Kota Lighting Sprints 2020 season will continue Saturday, June 6th at Devils Lake Speedway in Crary, North Dakota. Lighting Sprint warriors from all over the Upper-United States will venture to the fast ¼ mile North Dakota track in hopes of earning the feature victory. Pit-Gates will open at 4:00 pm, driver’s registration 4:30-6:30 pm with hot-lap action starting at 7:00 pm and racing to follow. Will the...more

Belleville, IL. (06/02/2020) With the season in full-force the next race for the RMLSA is this Saturday, June 6th at I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, CO. With drivers taking the tops off for great wingless-lightning sprint racing. Pit Gates open at 3:00 pm with drivers able to register anytime between 3:30-5:30 pm at the RMLSA trailer. Hot Laps will start the night’s festivities at 6:00 pm with racing to follow. Phillips County Raceway in Holyoke, Colorado was the beautiful location to kick off...more

Belleville, IL. (06/05/2020) As thirty top-tier POWRi Lucas Oil WAR and Iowa Sprint League competitors filed into the Pepsi Lee County Speedway on Friday, June 5th, the top side would be the fastest way around the beautifully prepared racing surface. When the final flags were shown on an outstanding feature event, Chris Windom would emerge the winner by tip-toeing the high-line. Using an outside row one starting spot #19 Chris Windom would gain the early advantage in the feature action,...more

Belleville, IL (6/07/2020) The POWRi Lucas Oil War Sprint League would roll into Valley Speedway for epic side-by-side battles for the top position. Going caution-free in an action packed feature, the familiar face of Riley Kreisel would stand tall in victory lane. In a heart pumping non-stop 20 lap feature, all eyes were glued on the front row as Riley Kreisel #91 and Jack Wagner #77 would both start in the front row dueling for the top position when the green flag was shown. With Jack...more

Belleville, IL. (06/08/2020) Article credit: Jason Berg. The POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series returned to take on the high banked Devils Lake Speedway this past Saturday night. Thirteen cars registered for an event that was not a typical June summer day, as it was cool and extremely windy. Two heat races were on tap with Kelsi Pederson claiming the victory in heat one, while Alex Truscinski claimed the victory in heat two. With weather moving in intermission was scrapped and...more

Belleville, IL. (06/07/2020) Seventeen POWRi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint drivers would make the trip to I-76 Speedway for race number three of the 2020 racing season to compete in the Al Wilson Memorial races on Saturday night. After a brief but heavy rainstorm delayed the racing program for several hours and the cancellation of the heat racing action, race fans were treated to a smooth and tacky track that made for some fast lap times. The non-wing racing went green for most of the...more