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Belleville, IL. (07/11/2021) Heavy rainfall with more predicted in the immediate future would force Nevada Speedway and POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint Officials to postpone the races scheduled for Saturday, July 10th. Track and series officials are currently working to reschedule the event at a later date in the racing season. Up next for the Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints will be a return trip to always entertaining Central Missouri Speedway, in Warrensburg, Missouri, on Saturday, July...more

Belleville, IL. (07/11/2021) Flying into the weekend for not only one feature event but a make-up feature to boot, the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would tackle the speedy Greenbush Race Park over the weekend with Dexter Dvergsten grabbing his seventh win of the year by driving his way to the front in both outstanding races. Running the Greenbush Race Park make-up feature from the July 3rd rain-out first, the POWRi MKLS would see Kelsi Pederson and Alex Truscinski each gain...more

Belleville, IL. (7/11/2021) Finding speed everywhere on the expertly prepared racing surfaces of El Paso County Raceway over the weekend, the Lucas Oil POWRi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints would once again rise to the occasion of talented driving displays. Notching his first win of the racing season Blair Cooper would reign supreme, winning his third feature event in the previous two years. Early on-track battles would find Jenn Woods and Mike McMillen each gain heat racing victories to...more

Belleville, IL. (07/11/2021) Encountering heavy rainfall over the previous weekend, many POWRi Super Stock racing was halted with five sanctioned venues canceling. Even with the cancelations of several tracks, other fantastic racing surfaces would still hold events as three premier facilities were able to dodge the wrath of Mother Nature. As the Chase for the Championship heats up atop the standings, will Tony Anglin be able to hold off the hard-points charge of Ted Welschmeyer now only...more

Belleville, IL. (07/11/2021) Suffering through the previous two events succumbing to the whims of Mother Nature, the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League will now shift their focuses back to Grain Valley Missouri for Thunder in the Valley on July 16-17 with the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues also on the racing docket. Currently, in the 2021 Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint League season standings Mario Clouser, of Auburn IL, has stretched out a solid 220-point...more

Belleville, IL (7/11/2021) Added to the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues season schedules to much fanfare, Sweet Spring Motorsports Complex will welcome competitors from all over to contend for supremacy on the one-sixth mile oval on Sunday, July 18th to wrap up The Thunder in the Valley weekend event. Sunday, July 18th – Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex: Pits Open – 12:00 PM Drivers Registration – 3:00-5:00 PM Drivers Meeting – 5:30 PM Hot Laps – 6:00 PM Racing to...more

HAYS, Kansas (July 11, 2021) – Twenty-four cars checked in for night one of Wheat Shocker Nationals competition with the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing on Saturday. A dicey RPM Speedway gave fans spectacular racing action. Arcadia, Oklahoma’s Ty Williams claimed the preliminary night victory, his third win of the season in series competition. Ty Williams and Luke Cranston led the field to the green for the 20-lap feature event. Williams...more

Belleville, IL. (07/12/2021) Keith Kunz Motorsports, in conjunction with POWRi and NOW600, are proud to announce the joining of forces for the KKM Giveback Classic on October 20-23, at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Already an action-packed racing program, the KKM Giveback Classic will now also feature the NOW600 National Restricted Micros for three nights at Port City Raceway. Driver Entry for the Restricted portion of the KKM Giveback Classic is available on the POWRi homepage or at...more

HAYS, Kansas (July 12, 2021) – Twenty-two cars checked in for competition for the Wheat Shocker Nationals finale on Sunday with the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. It was Lincoln, Nebraska’s Jason Martin putting on a dominating performance and cashing in on the night’s $2,000 top prize. The front row of Sunday’s 25-lap feature event was composed of Jason Martin and Steven Richardson, who were the top finishers of the pole dash. Jason...more

Albuquerque, NM (7/14/21) – Since 2015, Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Spencer Hill has been searching for a break-through behind the wheel of a full-sized Sprint Car. On Saturday night at Sandia Speedway, Hill’s long winless streak was finally snapped as fans would finally see the driver of the SEH Motorsports No. 7D7 capture his first career victory in round nine of the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series. As monsoon season is in full swing, precipitation was once again a threat on Saturday...more