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BELLEVILLE, ILL. (December 19, 2018) - When the 2019 racing season fires up in a few short months, the state of Colorado will welcome a new non-wing sprint car series to the docket. The POWRi Lucas Oil Warrior Sprint League will engulf the "Centennial State" with a 12-15 race schedule, offering racers and teams an affordable yet competitive venue to compete with. Based on the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League that has blossomed to national acknowledgment, the newly-formed POWRi Lucas Oil...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (December 20, 2018) - The 2018 POWRi Championship Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the River City Casino & Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The evening will kick off at 6:30 PM with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and the awards ceremony. Champions, along with the top ten in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets (Drivers & Owners), POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets, POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros and POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints will be honored plus...more

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 7, 2019) – The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League’s 2019 schedule announcement has been hindered by a couple final dates that are currently still in the negotiation phase between League Director, Casey Shuman, and the respective track promoters. The 2019 schedule’s official release will take place the week of Chili Bowl Nationals (January 14-19). 2019 holds many exciting changes and opportunities for the steadily growing WAR Sprints. New racetracks, an improved...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (January 17, 2019) - The much-anticipated wait is finally over, the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League schedule has arrived! After a thriving campaign in 2018 that saw booming growth and a rise to national recognition, this little series that started in America's Heartland is prepared to show off another stellar season. From March through September, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will host 28 events while encountering 17 unique race tracks and visiting six...more

Membership registration for race teams planning on competing with POWRi for all divisions in 2019 can be found on line by entering the Register Here link at the top right side of the POWRi website. You can also join under the Rules link located at the top of POWRi web site. You must be a POWRi member to be eligible for the year end point fund and secondary medical insurance. If you are member of POWRi in any division, you will not pay a TP fee to compete in any other division. Insurance will...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (February 6, 2019) – POWRi, the most diversified sanctioning body in the country, is proud to announce the addition of another new league in 2019. In an effort to create a unified front for lightning sprints around the country, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League has been formed. Serving as the sanctioning body for four of the nation’s biggest lightning sprint organizations, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League will consist of the California Lightning Sprints (CLS), the Rocky...more

BELLEVILLE, IL. (February 14, 2019) – Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi), an already established midget racing powerhouse, is proud to announce the addition of some west coast flavor to the brand as a partnership with the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) has been formed. The BCRA group will be rebranded as the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series. Founded in 1939, the Bay Cities Racing Association has a rich and flavorful history of midget racing in the “Golden State” of...more

Shawn Miller – MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (Feb. 18, 2019) – Speed Shift TV is pleased to announce a partnership with POWRi Racing beginning with the 2019 season. The motor sports marketing, production and live streaming provider will live broadcast approximately 40 POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro events this season with the complete schedule being announced in the near future. “POWRi boasts a stellar field...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (February 22, 2019) – In just one month’s time, the POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League will kick start what is slated to be the biggest season in league history with the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge. The traditional season opening event for a handful of years, the “Sooner State” special returns to first on the docket in 2019 as the event is bigger and better than ever. Running from Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24, this year’s Turnpike Challenge...more