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EAGLE, NE (September 9, 2018) - In arguably the most impressive feature run of the 2018 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League season, Jason Martin fed off the hometown crowd and stormed from the inside of the ninth row to take his first-career WAR Sprints victory in thrilling fashion. After Slater Helt, Dylan Kadous and Quinton Benson waged war in what was a knockdown, drag out fight for the top spot in the opening half, Martin, who resides in nearby Lincoln, Nebraska, stole the show in the...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (September 13, 2018) - The most anticipated event of the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League season is quickly approaching as the eighth annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial is just over one week away. With 62 pre-entries already signed-in for the sprint car extravaganza at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, the WAR Sprints have revamped the format and boosted the purse, with a racer-friendly focus in mind. Instead of the typical six heat race, three semi...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (September 18, 2018) - When the highly-anticipated Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial fires off this Thursday at Lucas Oil Speedway, the high-stakes Bell Racing USA Triple Crown Challenge resumes with a potential five-figure payday on the line for Kyle Cummins. After earning a dominating score in Lake Ozark Speedway's WAR Non-Wing Nationals, Cummins is only two more victories away from claiming a $20,000 check and becoming the inaugural champion of the Bell Racing USA...more

Wheatland, MO (September 20, 2018) - Change was in the air on Thursday night in Wheatland, Missouri as the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League debuted a completely revamped format to kick off the eighth annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway. At the conclusion of the Mesilla Valley Transportation qualifying night, it was Denton, Nebraska's Terry Richards standing in victory lane following his first-career triumph with the series, however, it was Sapulpa, Oklahoma's...more

Wheatland, MO (September 21, 2018) - The fans in attendance at Lucas Oil Speedway on Friday night were treated to a thrilling show as the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial continued on with the Rockwell Security qualifying night. Another field of 39 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League competitors signed-in for action, giving us a new event record of 78 total entries this weekend. At the conclusion of Friday's show, another new winner rose to the top as Anthony Nicholson of Millingston,...more

Wheatland, MO (September 22, 2018) - Following two nights of preliminary action at Lucas Oil Speedway, we have seen a record-setting field of 78 drivers and a total of 238 laps turned in POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League competition. Heading into Saturday's finale of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial, the feature event lineups are set with a pair of 12-lap C-Mains, a pair of 15-lap B-Mains, a unique pole shuffle, and the 30-lap main event to decide this year's champion. Utilizing a...more

Wheatland, MO (September 22, 2018) - Outlasting a historic 78-car field, Kyle Cummins dominated Saturday's Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial main event to extend his POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints League record to three career victories. After earning LRB, Inc. #HighPointMan honors in preliminary action, the Princeton, Indiana native followed that up with a win in the RAMS Racing Pole Shuffle and then a wire-to-wire triumph as he led all 30 feature laps. The victory means that if Cummins can...more

Wheatland, MO (September 23, 2018) - The Bell Racing USA Triple Crown Challenge is going to come down to the wire at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on Saturday, October 6th, with Kyle Cummins fighting for a potential $20,000 payday. The Princeton, Indiana took the opening round of the challenge on August 18th at Lake Ozark Speedway and last night, he scored the Hockett/McMillin Memorial title at Lucas Oil Speedway. A victory in Sprint Mania at Fairbury in two weeks would provide Cummins a...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (September 26, 2018) - Following the cancellation of Sprint Mania by Fairbury American Legion Speedway due to forecasted rain, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League was committed to finding new venues for scheduled races on October 5 and 6. New host tracks have been found for both races, and the 2018 season - along with the Bell Racing USA Triple Crown Challenge - will continue. The Friday, October 5, show will now take place at Jacksonville Speedway and will be the POWRi...more

Jacksonville, IL (October 5, 2018) - Hosting the 20th and final event of 2018 tonight, October 5th, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will conclude a stellar season with an appearance at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois. Set to crown the newest champion, the standings will see one final shakeup as the top five point-getters Kreisel, Benson, Hulsey, Parkinson and Carroll fight for one last race to determine the outcome of this year's campaign. Tonight's trip to Jacksonville...more