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Belleville, IL. (08/16/2021) The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League and Lucas Oil Micro Sprint League Presented by Engler Machine & Tool, gears up to head into a two-day race weekend back to the state of Illinois. The drivers and teams will attack Charleston Speedway in Charleston, IL. Friday, August 20th. They will get back on the road and finish off the weekend in Macon Illinois, at the Mighty Macon Speedway Saturday, August 21st. The last driver to become victorious at Charleston...more

Belleville, IL. (8/10/2021) As the season end draws near, the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League chase for the championship continues to heat up heading into the penultimate weekend of racing action on Saturday, August 21st at the fast lap times of Lake Ozark Speedway. Fresh off crowning a new King of Kansas City at Valley Speedway on August 7th in Wesley Smith, the POWRi WAR Sprint League points championship continues to see Mario Clouser atop the standings with Xavier Doney...more

OBERLIN, Kansas (August 13, 2021) – Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series competitors took to action for night one of the Bob Salem Memorial honoring Tosha Garrison at Oberlin Speedway on Friday night. Sixteen cars checked in for competition atop the 3/8-mile dirt oval located in Oberlin, Kansas. Current series points leader, Ty Williams, was victorious on the first of two nights. Todd Plemons and Koby Walters set the pace for Friday’s 20-lap feature event. Plemons took off with the...more

Belleville, IL. (8/16/2021) Showcasing the top talents from around the country the Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Summer Shoot-Out out pull-out all the stops for the final night of competition with blazing fast lap-times and side-by-side adrenaline filled battles. With an eager twenty-nine entries ready for racing, Braden Chiaramonte would emerge victorious using speed all event and a mid-race pass for the lead to gain the feature win as well as the over points championship for the...more

Belleville, IL. (8/16/2021) Battling weather forecasts over the previous weekend, POWRi Super Stock tracks around the region would see many drivers seeking new opportunities at different venues in hopes of gaining as many points as possible as the season championship ramps up in excitement. With great side-by-side racing in all but two of the scheduled events, drivers would prove their merit by using solid performances to gain traction in the latter stages of the season. Tony Anglin again...more

OBERLIN, Kansas (August 14, 2021) – Sixteen cars checked in for competition on Saturday night with the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. Racing action again took place atop the 3/8-mile oval of Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, Kansas for the Bob Salem Memorial finale, honoring Tosha Garrison. Koby Walters claimed victory with a last-lap pass around Monty Ferriera, taking home the $1,000 pay day. Monty Ferriera and Koby Walters set the pace for...more

Belleville, IL. (8/17/2021) Returning to the Aztec Speedway since the track grand re-opening in June, the POWRi Desert Wing Series will once again tackle the smooth surfaces of the Aztec New Mexico venue for wing-to-wing battles for a two-day stay on August 20-21. Previous events would find Sammy Swindell winning the first series event with Eric Wilkins earning the second feature event victory, both at the picturesque Vado Speedway Park. Then, in June at Aztec, the series would witness Rick...more

DODGE CITY, Kansas (August 16, 2021) – Up next for the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing is Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas on Saturday, August 21. United Rebel Sprint Series competitors will duel with the DCRP regulars atop the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval. Racing is expected to begin at 7:30PM on Saturday. General admission will be $12, kids 12 and under free of charge. Also slated for competition with the Sprint Cars are...more

Albuquerque, NM (8/14/21) – After a long six weekends of racing, the summer swing came to a close for the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series on Saturday night with a surprise winner. It has been a couple of years since Robert Marfia stood in victory lane, seven years in fact, but you wouldn’t know by watching the race this weekend at Sandia Speedway. As teams began to feel the strain of six consecutive weekends on the road, it was clear that a handful of competitors have found it as...more

Macon, IL) The biggest racing weekend in Central Illinois is on tap this weekend with MOWA Sprints at Lincoln Speedway Friday night, State Fair Races in Springfield Saturday and Sunday, and the POWRi Midgets at Macon Speedway Saturday night. The Macon Speedway event will now be known as “Jack Hewitt Night”, set for Saturday, August 21 as the open wheel cars of POWRi make their second appearance of the season. Hewitt is a two-time champion of the USAC Silver Crown Series as well as a former...more