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BELLEVILLE, Kansas (July 8, 2020) - The POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing is in full preparation for the Belleville Nationals at the historic Belleville High Banks. The event is slated to take place on Friday, July 31st, and Saturday, August 1st at the famed ½-mile dirt track. A purse of more than $65,000 has been set, and drivers have a little extra incentive with an added money to many non-qualifiers and a bounty to beat the two-time and defending...more

Hays, KS (July 6, 2020) Drivers in the POWRi Lucas Oil United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing are busy gearing up for 12th Annual Wheat-Shocker Nationals at Rolling Plains Motor Speedway in Hays, Kansas on July 11th and 12th. The Wheat-Shocker Nationals at RPM Speedway remains a long-standing staple on the POWRi URSS schedule since 2008, many years continuing as the highest paying race to win in 305 sprint competition as well as serving as a sort of proving grounds...more

Belleville, IL. (07/06/2020) This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micros, and the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints will be on tap for a two day show at the famous Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. The inaugural appearance for the Leagues, Valley Speedway presents the opportunity for two nights of back-to-back racing. Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th all three POWRi Series will be competing for the Thunder in the...more

Belleville, IL. (07/06/2020) Humboldt Speedway welcomes back POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League along with the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League. Friday, July 10th will be both POWRi Midget Leagues only second visit to Humboldt Speedway. Both POWRi Midget Leagues will go head to head, to start off a three-day race weekend. Starting off night one at the 3/8 mile, high-banked clay oval, Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas. Followed by a two day show at the famous Valley Speedway in Grain...more

Belleville, IL. (7/6/2020) Quickly becoming a fan-favorite division at “The Lake” the POWRi RaceSaver 305 Sprint’s continue to alternate weekends of competition as Saturday, July, 11th marks their third feature for 2020 at the fast one-third mile oval on the outskirts of Eldon, Mo. Weekly racing resumes Saturday, July 11th at Lake Ozark Speedway with Missouri State Penitentiary Night at the Races. In the eighth event of the shortened season, feature racing has been highly contested nearly...more

Belleville, IL. (7/6/2020) The Missouri State Fair Championship at the historic half-mile in Sedalia, Missouri, scheduled for Sunday, August 23rd, has been confirmed by Missouri State Fair Board and POWRi officials. Customarily marking the closing events of the Missouri State Fair, the racing action at the fairgrounds makes the rare occurrence for drivers the compete around the iconic Sedalia Speedway. Last year in traditional sprint car competition Braydon Cromwell #4 would cowboy-up,...more

Belleville, IL. (7/6/2020) For the second time in as many years, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will take on “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” for the Brandt Agricultural Corn Belt Nationals. Co-Sanctioned with USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship all the top names of traditional sprinters will head to Knoxville Iowa for this one-of-a-kind two-day show. Friday, July 10th the main event will pay $5,000-to-win as the Saturday, July 11th finale has a top pay-day of...more

Fairbury, Nebraska (July 4, 2020) - Independence Day led the Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series to the 1/5-mile bullring of Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Nebraska. A stacked 13-car field was on hand for the historic marking, as the first time sprint cars ever took to the semi-banked dirt track, and three time URSS Champion Jake Bubak was the victor. The format would see the field participate in a qualifying run, heat races, and a dash that lined up the feature...more

Garden City, KS. (07/04/2020) Wrapping up night two of the 5th Annual Midget Roundup for the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League at Airport Raceway, where 25 midgets battle it out to find the fastest way to victory lane. After 30 trips around the fastest 1/6-mile dirt oval in Kansas, Gropp would use the high line to perfection, to capture his first ever POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League Win. Trey Gropp found himself on fire all night. Picking up a heat race win early in the night would set...more

Oberlin, Kansas (7/3/2020) The Independence Day weekend got off to an early start at Dodge City Raceway Park on Thursday night with Brett Becker picking up the $1,000 winner’s share in the Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series vs. DCRP “Sprint Car Clash” atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. Becker gridded the feature outside the front row but it was 16-year-old pole starter Kyler Johnson gunning into the initial lead. Forth starting Jake Bubak would handle Becker on lap 2 to move...more