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SAPULPA, OKLA. (June 22, 2019) – Scoring his first victory of 2019 with the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League, Tyler Thomas of Collinsville, Okla. was the top dog on Friday night as he controlled the Executive Concrete / Snatch-It A-Main on night one of the Sooner Showdown at Creek County Speedway. With a strong 27-car field on hand, a trio of heat races set the stage for the 25-lap main event. Points leader Andrew Felker of Carl Junction Mo. topped Smith Titanium heat one, Thomas drove the...more

OBERLIN, KANS. (June 17, 2019) - A huge weekend double-header awaits the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing 305-ci sprinters this coming weekend as they head to 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas on Friday night (June 21) and Longdale Speedway in Longdale, Oklahoma on Saturday night. These events are the rescheduled shows from the rainout double-header originally scheduled for Memorial Day weekend. The URSS will be joined by the Sprint Series of...more

TORRANCE, CALIF. (June 20, 2019) - Doug Nunes ended a two-month long winless streak when he swept the show at the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series race at the Bakersfield Speedway last Saturday night. The win was the third of the year for the Kingsburg, California resident. Nunes, 42, served early notice on what was going to come on the night the out-qualified the 25-car field with a lap of 13.566 on the 1/3 of a mile high banked clay oval. CLS newcomer Jacob Williams...more

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (June 18, 2019) – The POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League roars back to life this weekend with the Sooner Showdown set to tackle two Oklahoma bullrings. The doubleheader will open the weekend on Friday, June 21 at Sapulpa’s Creek County Speedway followed by a Saturday, June 22 trip to Tulsa’s Port City Raceway. In a season that has been hindered by seemingly never-ending rain, the POWRi West Midgets have been able to sneak just two solo shows in at this point, with six...more

DODGE CITY, KANS. (June 15, 2019) – The Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP 305 Sprint Car Nationals turned out to be a lucrative venture for three time POWRi Lucas Oil United Rebel Sprint Series Champion Arvada, Colorado’s Jake Bubak and the Dubose/Wells-powered Coyote Candle Company No. 74b Maxim Sprint Car team. After topping both the Thursday and Friday preliminary features, Bubak topped the Triple 8 Trucking Dash for Cash to earn the pole position for Saturday night’s 30-lap championship feature...more

FORT MORGAN, COLO. (June 18, 2019) – Brent Rees of Arvada, Colo. became the fourth winner in six POWRi Lucas Oil Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association events this weekend. Driving the Brandon Steele owned R1 powered Triple-X No. 5, Rees topped a 19-car field at I-76 Speedway. Following Rees to the stripe was Johnny Boos in second, Adam Trimble in third, Jason Woods in fourth and Dakota Dillin in fifth. Rounding out the top ten was Jenn Woods, Josh Flood, Jason Wessling, BJ Sauer and...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (June 16, 2019) – Earning his second triumph of the season, Wesley Smith of Nixa, Mo. scored a popular win on Friday night at Valley Speedway as he piloted the Helm Racing No. 12 to victory lane in the John E. Helm Memorial with the POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League. Racing to the lead on lap 10, Smith worked by polesitter and early-leader, Brian Beebe, to take command just prior to the halfway mark. Coming down to the final lap, Smith fought off a hard-charging...more

CALIFORNIA, MO. (June 16, 2019) – As overnight rain turned into early-morning showers and the evening forecast worsened, officials made the call to cancel Sunday’s special event for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League at Double-X Speedway in California, Missouri. On tap next for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints is an Illinois doubleheader to conclude the month of June. On Friday, June 28, Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. will host their first WAR race with Spoon River Speedway in...more

(Lincoln, IL) Saturated grounds from several days of rain have forced the cancellation of the Sunday, June 16 event at Lincoln Speedway, in Lincoln, IL. On tap were the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets in addition to Micros, Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and the Nutech Seed DII Midgets. Heavy rains throughout the day on Saturday, in addition to another wave of overnight rain into Sunday proved to be too much for the ¼-mile facility. Pit parking in addition to the horse track that surrounds the...more

JACKSONVILLE, ILL. (June 14, 2019) – Continuing his historic hot streak on Friday night, Logan Seavey of Sutter, California led all 25 laps of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League makeup feature from April 28 to score a dominating victory at Jacksonville Speedway. Driving the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Mobil 1, Bullet/Toyota No. 67, Seavey won his third consecutive feature, making it six victories in nine starts this season, and pushing his career total to 13 POWRi National Midget...more