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Belleville, IL. (05/08/2020) Initially an idea as a way for POWRi competitors to pass the time until they could get back to the joys of real-world dirt track racing quickly morphed into a full-fledged racing venture for many drivers. Rich with outstanding side-by-side racing and nail-biting photo-finishes week-in and week-out, the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget iRacing League inaugural six-week season has drawn to a conclusion as #09 Daison Pursley emerges the season champion. Gaining valuable...more

Oberlin, Kansas – May 7, 2020 - The long wait appears to be over. After close to three months hiatus due to the country’s pandemic, the 2020 season for the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing will finally kick off on Saturday and Sunday night, May 23-24 with the (Partial) Liberty Nationals at Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, KS Yet there will be some restrictions that need to take place for this double-header weekend to be successful. “As of today...more

Belleville, IL. (05/15/2020) Due to the amount of rainfall throughout the week and the predicted rain forecasted through Saturday, May 16th, the POWRi WAR event Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO. has been postponed. Officials from Lake Ozark Speedway and POWRi are disappointed to miss the start of the point’s season and are working to reschedule as soon as a suitable date becomes available. The POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues and the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will now...more

Belleville, IL. (05/15/2020) Joining the POWRi sanctioning body in 2020, the Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series is eager to get their inaugural season underway. Friday, May 22nd and Saturday, May 23rd Lightning Sprint competitors from all over will swarm North Dakota, to battle on the dirt at Red River Valley Speedway and Devils Lake Speedway. The POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series event at Red River Valley Speedway on Friday, May 22nd includes the Pit Gates opening at 4:30 pm, Drivers...more

Belleville, IL. (05/18/2020) A Memorial Day Weekend of adrenaline and speed will now start the seasons for the staples of POWRi. As Valley Speedway, in Grain Valley, Missouri, hosts the Annual Mid-State Open-Wheel Nationals on May 23rd and 24th. Featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues as well as the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League on Saturday, May 23th and Sunday, May 24th. Valley Speedway pits will be open all day for competitors with driver entry and registration...more

Greenfield, IN. (5/20/2020) After a long wait, the season is finally about to kick off and Petry Motorsports is excited to share that up-and-coming driver Emerson Axsom has been tapped to drive the #15 Keizer Wheels midget, running the complete POWRi schedule and select USAC events for the 2020 season. The super-hot Axsom is coming off one of his best racing seasons in his young career, winning some of the biggest races including a prestigious driller at the 2020 Tulsa Shootout. Axsom will...more

Kansas City, Mo (05/20/2020) Like most racing series, 2020 isn’t starting off very well. The Covid-19 pandemic has put a stranglehold on all of racing. But we are finally starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. State by state, the restrictions are being lifted. Missouri is one of the few states that has allowed racing to resume. The POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints season opener is scheduled for May 30th at the 3/8 mile I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo. We have lost 4 point races and...more

Oberlin, Kansas (05/21/2020) - It has been a bustling 24 hours for Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing president Rick Salem. After thinking the upcoming Memorial Day weekend of racing would not happen after the proposed event at Oberlin Speedway was shut down by county officials, a late-night phone call from Salina (Kansas) Speedway owner Tommie Hendrickson and Chris Sutton wanting to bring in Sprint cars for a Memorial weekend special, both...more

Belleville, IL (05/23/2020) For the first time in 2020, the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League would take to the racing surface in hopes of finding speed and a winning formula. Valley Speedway was the setting as the Mid-State Open Wheel Nationals presented by POWRi roared to life with 27 POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget drivers checking into the pits. When the final flags were shown on the field, the familiar face of the three-time National Champion Zach Daum #5D would...more

Belleville, IL. (05/23/2020) Packing the pits with forty entrants, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League at Valley Speedway’s Mid-State Open-Wheel Nationals would not disappoint with epic edge-of-your-seat excitement and great side-by-side racing. After twenty-five trips around the pristine racing surface mixed with a plethora of top-position swapping, Mario Clouser #6 would gain the lead and not look back en route to grabbing his third POWRi Lucas Oil WAR career feature victory. Clouser...more