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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

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