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Belleville, IL. (10/19/2020) Making the ultimate decision to change classes of competition is never an easy choice, especially if the driver questioning those changes is considered one of the nation’s top contenders. Tom Curran, of Kansas City Missouri, would prove to be up to the task of altering his racing career in 2020, parking his winning micro to undertake a full-size non-wing sprint car endeavor. Heading into his first race with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Racing Tom Curran...more

Belleville, IL. (10/19/2020) Navigating various setbacks in 2020, such as Covid-19 and some inclement weather issues, the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would persevere through their first series season with outstanding on-track action throughout their twenty-two points-race season at five separate northern tracks. Stretching through two states of competition, the POWRi MKLS season championship would come down to the wire with the final race dictating the eventual series...more

Belleville, IL. (10/19/2020) Forced into a lengthy shut down for nearly the entirety of the 2020 racing season, the POWRi Lucas Oil New Mexico Motor Racing Association would compete in six events at two separate racing venues this year with wheel-to-wheel action throughout. Visiting their home racing surfaces of Sandia Speedway on four speedy occasions while spectacularly visiting Alien Raceway for a two-day show. With only seven points separating the top-two championship finishers, Caleb...more

Belleville, IL. (10/20/2020) Marking the inaugural season of competition for the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints, 2020 would offer a fair share of struggles for the series. Racing in co-sanctioning with the Northern Lightning Sprint Association throughout the season at various events, the POWRi MKLS would see a spectacular season put forth by all competitors all season long. Series owner Jason Berg would share, "I am extremely excited about the season, despite having to...more

Belleville, IL. (10/20/2020) After a valiant effort in 2019 with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Jake Neuman came up two spots short in the final championship standings. Neuman determined to make 2020 his year, the New Berlin, IL. native set one goal in mind; to win the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Championship. With the conclusion of the 2020 season, Jake Neuman did just that and is officially your 2020 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Champion. The hot shoe out of...more

Belleville, IL. (10/20/2020) For a season that had been cut short due to COVID-19, The POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micro Sprint League tour displayed some of the best micro sprint racing competition in the United States. Veteran Driver Harley Hollan out of Tulsa, OK. committed once again to the full 2020 tour. Hollan also captured a season championship in 2018, adding 2020 to his list makes it two POWRi Micro Championships under his belt. With only two wins to his credit in 2020 proves just...more

Belleville, IL (10/20/2020) After a freshman season with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Lincoln, Nebraska’s Trey Gropp claimed Rookie of the Year honors and an eighth-place finish overall in the championship standings. In July 2019, Gropp stepped into a midget for the first time, piloting a ride out of Jay Mounce’s MSW stable at Valley Speedway in Grain valley, Missouri. Results showed a promising heat race win and a 20th place finish in the feature. Building on a handful of...more

Belleville, IL. (10/22/2020) Christopher Townsend of La Porte, TX. only visited with the POWRI Engler Machine & Tool Micro Sprint League a few times this year. Townsend joined Frank Gaulsha Development for the 2019 race season, found some speed and rejoined for the 2020 season. Townsend has been behind the wheel of some sort of race car since a young age, winning races all across the boards. Townsend has made his way up into the POWRi Micros and is finding himself to grow and learn. Joining...more

Belleville, IL. (10/19/2020) Finishing out the complicated 2020 racing season in perhaps the best race of the year, the POWRi Lucas Oil Southwest Lighting Sprints would once again tackle their home-racing track of Barona Speedway in Lakeside, California on October 17th with a nail-biting finish for the ages. Pacing the field to perfection, David Bezio would grab his first career POWRi SWLS feature victory in dramatic fashion. Caution-free was the theme Saturday with the POWRi Lucas Oil...more

Belleville, IL. (10/24/2020) Winning a season championship is no small task, winning a second is even more difficult. Winning a pair of POWRi series championships in the same season is unheard of, until now as open-wheel journeyman Chris Crowder of Colorado Springs Colorado can now claim such accolades. Having already been crowned champion of the 2020 POWRi Lucas Oil Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints, Crowder has doubled down as titleholder by earning the POWRi Lucas Oil Southwest Lightning...more