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Belleville, IL. (07/01/2020) Lincoln, Nebraska-native, Trey Gropp, is making a valiant effort to capture POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Rookie of the Year honors. The 16-year-old, driver of Jay Mounce’s MSW #00, Trey Gropp and team have their goals set in hopes to capture the Rookie of the Year title for the 2020 race season. Gropp ran multiple races in a Non-Wing 410 sprint car in 2019 with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League, along with many micro races across the country. Gropp...more

Garden City, KS. (07/03/2020) Cannon McIntosh, hops back in his family owned #08 for the weekend with POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League, and finds himself in victory lane. At the fastest 1/6- mile dirt oval in Kansas, all eyes were glued on the front-runners battling for the top positions. After losing the lead to Trey Gropp, McIntosh regrouped and found himself back in victory lane for the third time this season with the POWRi Midget Leagues. Cannon McIntosh in the #08 lead the field to...more

Oberlin, Kansas (7/3/2020) The Independence Day weekend got off to an early start at Dodge City Raceway Park on Thursday night with Brett Becker picking up the $1,000 winner’s share in the Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series vs. DCRP “Sprint Car Clash” atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. Becker gridded the feature outside the front row but it was 16-year-old pole starter Kyler Johnson gunning into the initial lead. Forth starting Jake Bubak would handle Becker on lap 2 to move...more

Garden City, KS. (07/04/2020) Wrapping up night two of the 5th Annual Midget Roundup for the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League at Airport Raceway, where 25 midgets battle it out to find the fastest way to victory lane. After 30 trips around the fastest 1/6-mile dirt oval in Kansas, Gropp would use the high line to perfection, to capture his first ever POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League Win. Trey Gropp found himself on fire all night. Picking up a heat race win early in the night would set...more

Fairbury, Nebraska (July 4, 2020) - Independence Day led the Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series to the 1/5-mile bullring of Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Nebraska. A stacked 13-car field was on hand for the historic marking, as the first time sprint cars ever took to the semi-banked dirt track, and three time URSS Champion Jake Bubak was the victor. The format would see the field participate in a qualifying run, heat races, and a dash that lined up the feature...more

Belleville, IL. (7/6/2020) For the second time in as many years, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will take on “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” for the Brandt Agricultural Corn Belt Nationals. Co-Sanctioned with USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship all the top names of traditional sprinters will head to Knoxville Iowa for this one-of-a-kind two-day show. Friday, July 10th the main event will pay $5,000-to-win as the Saturday, July 11th finale has a top pay-day of...more

Belleville, IL. (7/6/2020) The Missouri State Fair Championship at the historic half-mile in Sedalia, Missouri, scheduled for Sunday, August 23rd, has been confirmed by Missouri State Fair Board and POWRi officials. Customarily marking the closing events of the Missouri State Fair, the racing action at the fairgrounds makes the rare occurrence for drivers the compete around the iconic Sedalia Speedway. Last year in traditional sprint car competition Braydon Cromwell #4 would cowboy-up,...more

Belleville, IL. (7/6/2020) Quickly becoming a fan-favorite division at “The Lake” the POWRi RaceSaver 305 Sprint’s continue to alternate weekends of competition as Saturday, July, 11th marks their third feature for 2020 at the fast one-third mile oval on the outskirts of Eldon, Mo. Weekly racing resumes Saturday, July 11th at Lake Ozark Speedway with Missouri State Penitentiary Night at the Races. In the eighth event of the shortened season, feature racing has been highly contested nearly...more

Belleville, IL. (07/06/2020) Humboldt Speedway welcomes back POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League along with the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League. Friday, July 10th will be both POWRi Midget Leagues only second visit to Humboldt Speedway. Both POWRi Midget Leagues will go head to head, to start off a three-day race weekend. Starting off night one at the 3/8 mile, high-banked clay oval, Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas. Followed by a two day show at the famous Valley Speedway in Grain...more

Belleville, IL. (07/06/2020) This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micros, and the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints will be on tap for a two day show at the famous Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. The inaugural appearance for the Leagues, Valley Speedway presents the opportunity for two nights of back-to-back racing. Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th all three POWRi Series will be competing for the Thunder in the...more