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OBERLIN, Kansas (June 29, 2021) – The Drive to Zero United POWRi Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing returns to action this Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4 after a weekend off. Series promotors and drivers saw a break in action before hitting the ground full-fledge with a hasty fifteen races scheduled in seven weeks. On Saturday, July 3, the Drive to Zero United Rebel Sprint Series heads to “The Bullring” of Rush County Speedway in LaCrosse, Kansas. Always a favorite...more

Belleville, IL. (06/27/2021) Hitting the mid-season stride, many outstanding area POWRi Super Stock tracks would be thwarted by the wrath of Mother Nature with strong storms rolling through the region canceling the racing for the weekend. With multiple cancelations, a few venues braved the weather forecast to produce great side-by-side action as Super Stock competitors attempted to state their superiority. Can Tony Anglin continue to run away with the points by reigning atop the standings, or...more

Belleville, IL. (06/26/2021) Due to forecasted precipitation and saturated grounds at the facility, POWRi, and Lake Ozark Speedway officials have canceled the event scheduled at the speedy one-third-mile oval for Saturday, June 26th with the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League. The Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint League will next see racing action at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, July 10th for the Corn Belt Clash in a co-sanctioned event with USAC. Can’t make it out to the track and...more

Belleville, IL. (06/23/2021) The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League is preparing for the one day show this weekend, Saturday, June 26th at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK. Teams and drivers prepare for their stand-alone show, and venture back to the famous 1/5-mile, banked clay oval for an action-packed weekend. The POWRi West racing series has had two stand-alone races within the 2021 season thus far. Two different drivers have come out victorious, Kyle Jones in the 7U and...more

Belleville, IL. (06/22/2021) Father’s Day Weekend at state-of-the-Art Vado Speedway Park would provide exceptional open-wheel excitement as the Lucas Oil POWRi Vado Super Sprints displayed the driving talents of competitors all trying to tame the fantastically prepared racing surface. With a stout field of twenty-one feature starters, the twenty-five-lap main event would see the familiar face of Lorne Wofford emerge triumphantly. Early racing action would find Rick Ziehl, Royal Jones, and...more

Belleville, IL. (06/22/2021) Fresh off an outstanding open-wheel swing in the Land of Lincoln, the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League will now venture back into the Show-Me State for an action-packed night of racing excitement. Saturday, June 26th, Lake Ozark Speedway welcomes WAR as competitors prepare for the eleventh event of the season with many storylines developing throughout the year. Within POWRi WAR racing in 2021, Mario Clouser has taken a solid advantage in the...more

Belleville, IL. (06/22/2021) Growing in entries and popularity among Lake Ozark Speedway fans the Lucas Oil Super Sprints would continue their bi-weekly scheduled program with excitement aplenty as drivers contended for the feature victory. When the final checkered flags were displayed, previous event’s victor Randy Martin would double-down on his feature winning ways and notching another win to his legendary career. Early Lake Ozark Speedway heat races would find Stanley Kreisel and Randy...more

Albuquerque, NM (6/22/21) – Farmington, New Mexico’s Josh Grady took home the victory on Saturday night at Sandia Speedway for round eight of the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series. The win marked Grady’s third of the year, and he continues to be the only Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA driver with multiple wins in 2021. For the first time this year at Sandia, the summer heat was visibly taking a toll on the surface of the 3/8ths high-banked oval as dry slick conditions were imminent from the...more

Belleville, IL. (06/22/2021) Sixteen-year-old Grant Sexton extended his streak of recent domination within the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series after coasting to his third consecutive feature victory at Barona Speedway leading every lap of the most recent event. Gaining momentum as the final stretch of the chase for the championship approaches, Grant Sexton remains atop the season standings going into the next race at Barona Speedway on Saturday, June 26th, this time...more

Belleville, IL. (06/21/2021) Growing in leaps and bounds weekly, the POWRi Super Stock Division continues to provide outstanding on-track racing action with more tracks adding dates to their season schedule. Premier area racing venues would witness many POWRi members stake claims to feature wins as the chase for the championship gets tighter. Double-date race weekends, added incentives from track-partnerships, and make-up feature events would provide competitors ample opportunity to add to...more