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As the Warrior Sprint Car Series heads to El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado this weekend, the series has a renewed sense of energy as the leadership of the series has been turned over to longtime racer and business owner, Mike Hathaway. Hathaway became the interim director of the series last week after a meeting was held to work on improving attendance and interest. Hathaway immediately went to work creating a staff to support the series. Within days, a new sponsor was named with...more

OSKALOOSA, IOWA (August 6, 2019) – Accepting the RAMS Racing To-The-Tail Challenge, Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. thrilled a capacity crowd at Southern Iowa Speedway on Tuesday night. Driving from 26th-to-1st in only 13 laps, Bacon was unstoppable aboard the Fatheadz Eyewear No. 99, banking upwards of $6,000 for his triumph in the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League. Welcoming 28 entries for the one-off appearance at the Oskaloosa, Iowa half-mile,...more

The POWERi Midwest Lightning Sprints were back at I-35 Speedway on Sat night. The track was in a really racey condition with “mother nature” helping during the week with extra moisture. A BIG thank you to our 2019 sponsors: Racin’ Boys, Oskvig Accounting and Rod End Supply HEAT 1 1st b20 Tom Brown Ceresco, NE 2nd 71 Jeff Bard Basehor, KS 3rd 7 Tyler Johnson Odessa, MO 4th 2 Kyle Lewis Springhill, KS 5th ...more

Lonnie Wheatley, BELLEVILLE, Kan. (August 3, 2019) – Jake Bubak kept his Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals perfection alive by storming to a $7,000 payday in Saturday night’s POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series-sanctioned Second Annual Belleville 305 Nationals 30-lap finale atop the ½-mile Belleville High Banks clay oval. It completed an improbably duplication of last year’s Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals two-night sweep with the Arvada, CO, shoe now four-for-four in event competition...more

Lonnie Wheatley, BELLEVILLE, Kan. (August 2, 2019) – Jake Bubak continues to find the Belleville High Banks to his liking. That was evident with his $2,500 triumph in Friday night’s POWRI United Rebel Sprint Series-sanctioned Second Annual Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals preliminary atop the lightning-fast half-mile clay oval aboard the Coyote Candle Company No. 74b entry. It marked the Arvada, Colorado racer’s fourth consecutive score atop the High Banks including a sweep of last year’s...more

Palmdale’s Eric Greco and Cody Nigh of Camarillo captured the heat races preceding the 25-lap main event. The main featured Santa Clarita’s Gage Cheek on the pole with Dyer, who was seventh fast qualifier and who placed fourth in his heat, on the outside of the first row. Lakeside 15-year-old Grant Sexton, fresh off an impressive seventh-place finish in the prestigious Clay Cup in Washington the week before, manned the inside of row two. Two-time CLS champ and current point leader Jarrett...more

Lonnie Wheatley, DESHLER, Neb. (July 31, 2019) – Jason Martin tuned up for this upcoming weekend’s Second Annual Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals by racing to victory lane in Wednesday night’s 25-lap POWRI United Rebel Sprint Series feature at Thayer County Speedway. The Lincoln, Neb., resident by way of Liberal, Kan., pounced on teen Kyler Johnson for the lead on a lap two restart and then kept a closing Jake Bubak at bay over the closing rounds to secure his third series win of the year...more

OSKALOOSA, IOWA (August 5, 2019) – For over a decade, the Ultimate Challenge was a cherished battleground for non-wing sprint car racing’s most daring drivers. However, it quietly faded away in year’s past and the August tradition was suddenly gone. Brought back to life by the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League in 2017, Tuesday’s second act at Southern Iowa Speedway will continue to serve as the resurgence for the once booming half-mile hero-maker. Tracing the origins of the Ultimate Challenge...more

PEVELY, MO. (August 3, 2019) – Breaking out the broom and going back-to-back, Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. completed an “Ironman Weekend” sweep on Saturday night at the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Becoming the fourth leader in a race filled with variety, Abreu assumed the lead with seven laps left and survived a hectic finish to win his 12th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature. Although not as deep as his 14th-starting position on Friday night, Abreu took the...more

PEVELY, MO. (August 3, 2019) – Earning his 11th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory on Friday night, Rico Abreu did so in jaw-dropping fashion at the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Driving from 14th-to-1st in 15 laps, Abreu put on a clinic as he marched through the field almost instantly and then ran away in the second half for a dominating triumph at the Pevely, Mo. 1/3rd-mile. While Abreu took the green flag from the outside of the seventh row, it was Zach Daum of...more