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LINCOLN, ILL. (July 1, 2019) – With his 29th-career victory on Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway, Christopher Bell of Norman, Okla. moved within two wins of the late Bryan Clauson (31 wins) for second and sits only five wins behind Brad Loyet (34 wins) for the title of winningest driver in POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League history. Although his full-time job with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series keeps him plenty busy these days, Bell still finds time here and there to get back...more

LINCOLN, ILL. (June 30, 2019) – For Christopher Bell, a change of scenery could do nothing in deterring his drive to victory lane on Sunday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the 29th time in his storied, yet young career. Switching to the Tucker-Boat Motorsports, Pristine Auction, Spike/Toyota No. 84, the Norman, Okla. native went wire-to-wire at Lincoln Speedway to win in dominating fashion. Starting from the pole position after he earned PAC Sprints High Point Man...more

CANTON, ILL. (June 29, 2019) – Advancing from the 11th spot, inside of row six, Anthony Nicholson of Bartlett, Tenn. methodically marched his way through the field and into contention for the lead by halfway of Saturday’s 25-lap main event at Spoon River Speedway. Sneaking by Mario Clouser and Kory Schudy, Nicholson assumed the lead on lap 13 and held on for his second-career victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League. With a fleet of 27 entries on hand, another slate of four heats, a...more

GRANITE CITY, ILL. (June 28, 2019) – After storming around the outside of Colten Cottle on the second circuit, Korey Weyant went the distance on Friday night at Tri-City Speedway to win the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League debut at the Granite City, Ill. 3/8th-mile. Fending off a hard charging Riley Kreisel in the closing laps, Weyant of Springfield, Ill. held on for his 14th-career triumph, extending his record as the winningest driver in WAR history. Attracting a strong group of 32 racers...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 25, 2019) – For the first time in over two years, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is set to race at Lincoln Speedway with a Sunday, June 30 showing at the Lincoln, Ill. quarter-mile. Making the 17th appearance in league history, the National Midgets will star alongside the DIRTcar Late Models and Modifieds of The Hell Tour. Leading into the solo show on Sunday, attention remains on the dominance of current points leader, Logan Seavey, who is also the most...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 25, 2019) – A pair of $2,000 to win, $200 to start events await the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League this weekend with an Illinois doubleheader on tap, and Speed Shift TV will be on the scene to broadcast it live. Beginning with the league’s first-ever visit to Tri-City Speedway on Friday, June 28, the weekend wraps up on Saturday, June 29 at the always-exciting Spoon River Speedway. In an early-season stretch hampered by Mother Nature’s relentless rain outs, the parity...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 24, 2019) – With a dominant six-win stretch in the opening nine races of the season, Logan Seavey of Sutter, Calif. has put himself and his Keith Kunz Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67 on the fast track for the history books. Although Mother Nature has held a stranglehold on the 2019 campaign with a disheartening ten rain outs, when action did hit the track, it was rare to see Seavey lose. In victories at I-44 Riverside Speedway (March 22-23), Lucas Oil Speedway...more

PARK CITY, KANS. (June 21, 2019) - Tanner Conn from Oklahoma City, Okla. took the lead at the start and never looked back to claim the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing and Sprint Series of Oklahoma presented by Smiley’s Racing Products feature Friday night at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas. Conn and Steven Shebester started on the front row for the twenty-lap feature finale with Conn taking the lead as the green flag fell. Fourth starting Zach...more

TULSA, OKLA. (June 22, 2019) – The POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League visited Port City Raceway for their second standalone show this season last night, and for the second time this season it was Andrew Felker of Carl Junction, Mo. finding victory lane aboard the Chad Shields Racing, Ripper/Fontana No. 44S. Opening the 25-lap Executive Concrete / Snatch-It main event with three consecutive failed starts, the green flag finally flew as front row starters Wesley Smith of Nixa, Mo. and Felker...more

Grundy County Speedway will be hosting the Burdette Carter Classic and Veterans Night July 6, 2019. It is part of the Grundy County Fair racing program and it has been a tradition that the midgets run during the Fair dates....a tradition that has lasted many years! The POWRi midgets will be running the National-style engines and the Production-style motors at the same time.....or.....two races in one! We run this way as we are developing the series and increasing the car count. Additional...more