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MACON, ILL. (July 22, 2019) – After a four-week hiatus, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League returns to the “Illini State” once more. Set for a Saturday, July 27 stop at the “Mighty” Macon Speedway, the stars and cars of the POWRi National Midgets will be on full display with wheel-to-wheel racing and sliders galore atop the always-thrilling 1/5th-mile joint. Marking the 39th appearance in league history, POWRi’s storied legacy at Macon dates back to July 20, 2007, when the National...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (July 26, 2019) – Assuming the lead on lap eight, Tyler Thomas of Collinsville, Okla. ensued to go the distance and earn his 13th-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway. Acing restart after restart and mastering the tricky, thick cushion, Thomas was undeniable as he nabbed the fourth Lil’ Belleville triumph of his career aboard the BT Machine, Spike/Toyota No. 91T. Bringing the 24-car main event field to life, Cannon...more

MACON, ILL. (July 27, 2019) – Aiming for redemption after he lost last year’s trip to Macon Speedway in a nail-biting finish, Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. found exactly what he was looking for on Saturday night. Leading the final 26 laps, Neuman drove the Jim Neuman Racing, BRANDT, BOSS/SR-11 No. 3N to an impressive fourth-career win with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Earning PAC Racing Springs High Point Man honors with a fourth-to-first heat win, Daniel Adler of St. Louis,...more

PEVELY, MO. (July 30, 2019) – Back-to-back nights of POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midget League competition awaits race fans and drivers this weekend. Running alongside the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, the POWRi Midgets are scheduled for Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3 appearances at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Bringing the best of both worlds, fans will be offered a unique viewing experience between the midgets and sprint cars. Before Friday’s stop at I-55, you’d have to...more

Chad Frewaldt won the POWRi Valley Outlaw Midget Race Friday night July 26th at the Grain Valley Dirt Track. For the veteran racer from Kansas City, KS. It was his first victory of the season and came after Frewaldt spun his midget in the early going. The Jayhawk State Racer would then go from last to 3rd before relinquishing the spot after a mid race caution. However after a incident featuring point leader AJ Gilbert and runner up in points Pat Schudy after the next restart, Schudy, Heath...more

Jason Martin took the race lead near the races mid-way point to claim the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing Sprint Car Feature victory Saturday night at Solomon Valley Raceway in Beloit, Kansas. Tracy Hill and Zach Blurton started on the pole for the thirty lap feature with Blurton jumping out into the lead as the green flag fell. Martin quickly moved into the runner-up position from his fourth-starting position with Monte Ferriera, Hill and Jake...more

16 Lightning Sprints made the trip back to El Paso County Raceway after a few weeks off. Mother Nature rained out the heat races, but the track crew and racers packed in a bad fast smooth racetrack. Since there was no qualifying and no heat races, the feature was lined up by pill draw. #31 Steve Becker led the first couple laps, then #24B Johnny Boos took the lead and never looked back. Jason Woods in the #82 took over second on lap 7 trying to run down Boos, followed by Becker, #39X Dakota...more

The biggest week of the year awaits the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series as they head to the Thayer County Speedway in Deshler, NE on Wednesday night and then to the Famed Belleville High Banks on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night for the Belleville 305 Nationals. On Wednesday night the Thayer County Speedway in Deshler, NE will host the Rebels for their only visit of the year. With Deshler being only 30 miles north of Belleville it will give all teams coming to the 305 Nationals a...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

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