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Belleville, IL. (04/01/2021) Rising teenage racer James Turnbull II and veteran wheelman Brent Sexton would both grab the main event feature win with the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway in a weekend of racing excitement. Friday’s feature event would witness the Indio, California based Jesse Turnbull in his Tierra Site Works/Pro-Tech Services/Steve Arey Construction/JD Fire/R&S Drywall/Ebco Off-Road/Brisas Air Condition/FK Racing Shocks/WEM/Sherman...more

Belleville, IL. (04/01/2021) With potentially one of the biggest fleets of rookies the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League has seen, the race for the Rookie of the Year title is going to be a good one. Keith Kunz Motorsports and Chad Boat Industries field the most rookies for the 2021 season. Brent Crews currently leads rookie points after the Turnpike Challenge in Oklahoma. Crews best finish so far on the 2021 season, is two fifth place finishes at Monarch Motor Speedway for the first race...more

Belleville, IL. (04/02/2021) The Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint League would kick off their 2021 season with the Lake Ozark Speedway Third Annual Non-Wing Nationals with a solid field of open-wheel competitors all vying for the top position. After the final checkered flag was waved, Wesley Smith would emerge as the 2021 LOS Non-Wing Nationals Night One Winner. After three heat races witnessing Xavier Doney, Kory Schudy, and Riley Kreisel all winning in the respective races, the high-point...more

Belleville, IL. (04/03/2021) Championship Night at the Third Annual Lake Ozark Speedway Non-Wing Nationals would not disappoint in amazing action with a full field of Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League competitors all trying to find the most speed on the one-third mile oval. With great side-by-side racing throughout the evening, Mario Clouser would use precision and late-race dramatics to claim the feature victory. With elbows up heat racing witnessing Wesley Smith, Joe B....more

Vado, NM (4/5/2021) – The 2021 season kicked off on Saturday night for the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series at Vado Speedway Park for their annual EgggggStravaganza event. As kids hunted for Easter eggs around the speedway, competitors were hunting for their first opportunity to stand in victory lane this year. A beautiful spring day welcomed 20 drivers to the 3/8th’s mile clay oval in southern New Mexico, where three qualifying heat races would determine the starting lineup for a...more

Belleville, IL. (04/06/2021) For the first time in the history of POWRi, all four all major racing Leagues will join forces at the same venue with the running of the inaugural Little Rock Nationals at I-30 Speedway on Friday, April 16th, and Saturday, April 17th. The Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, the Lucas Oil POWRi Outlaw 600cc Micros presented by Engler Machine and Tool, and the Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint League will all embark on unchartered territory as the Leagues dip...more

Belleville, IL. (04/06/2021) The storied history of the Kansas City Midget Racing scene dates back over eighty-five years as top open-wheel talents hone their skills on the local dirt tracks. With the last decade consisting of outstanding occasional area venue visits and excellent National touring stops, local midget drivers will now gain their own regional series with the formation of the new POWRi Central States Midget Series, kicking off in the 2021 racing season. Organized by Veteran...more

Belleville, IL. (04/08/2021) Opening the 2021 racing season with a great double-header weekend of on-track action, the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints will welcome the beautiful racing weather scheduled as picturesque Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex welcomes racers on Friday, April 9th, and Saturday, April 10th. Moving into the third full season of outstanding POWRi sanctioning competition, the Midwest Lightning Sprints have continued to grow year in and year out while competition...more

Belleville, IL. (04/08/2021) As many area tracks begin weekly racing programs in the 2021 season, the POWRi Super Stock Division has seen rapid growth and fantastic on-track action. With many drivers contemplating a season championship at their respective home tracks, several regional talents have started the year with strong showings that equaled solid points-earning opening weekends. POWRi Super Stocks Top 5 Results March 13th through April 3rd: (M)=POWRi Member Old No. 1 Speedway...more

Belleville, IL. (04/08/2021) The Little Rock Nationals at I-30 Speedway will host the Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midgets, the Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Micro Sprints, and the Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint cars for the two day show Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17th. With five races under the POWRi Midget drivers, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid has won four of them. Kofoid was the first driver in the POWRi Record books to ever win four consecutive races in a row, let alone the first four...more