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CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS OPEN SEASON AT BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY! (Torrance, CA, March 12, 2019) The Lucas Oil POWRi California Lightning Sprint Car Series will kick off its 26th consecutive season this Saturday night, March 16th, at “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval,” the Bakersfield Speedway. The race will be the first under the POWRi banner for the CLS. Joining the CLS on the quadruple header will be the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock Cars and the American...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Sacramento, CA )- A busy off season for the Bay Cities Racing Association has seen the storied organization join forces with Performance Open Wheel Racing Inc. (POWRi) to create the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series. For the first time ever a POWRi sanctioned race will take place in California Friday night at The Dirt Track and Kern County in Bakersfield, CA. Friday night kicks off a fresh season of Midget action for the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series as it marks the...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 12, 2019) – Joining a trio of previously announced drivers, Daison Pursley of Locust Grove, Oklahoma and Noah Gass of Mounds, Oklahoma, have announced their commitment to compete for POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Rookie of the Year honors in 2019. Making an already stout rookie class even stronger, the addition of these two up-and-coming racers could arguably make this 2019 Rookie of the Year battle potentially the greatest in POWRi National Midget League...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 11, 2019) – The field of 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League championship contenders continues to grow stronger with the addition of two more entries declaring their commitment to the POWRi title chase. Bringing a two-car tandem to the table this year, Jim Neuman Racing of New Berlin, Illinois will be represented by longtime driver, Jake Neuman, and a new combatant in Oklahoma’s Ace McCarthy. Neuman, a graduate of the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 12, 2019) – Since the inception of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League in 2005, the history books have pieced together record-setting performances and noteworthy accomplishments nearly every single season. Heading into the 2019 campaign, the 15th year of POWRi, Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois will be chasing his own slice of history. Committed to the full 2019 campaign, Daum looks to become the first four-time champion in POWRi National Midget League history....more

Oberlin, Kansas – March 16, 2019 - The Kansas-Based United Rebel Sprint Series president Rick Salem has announced that the Kansas 305-cci sprint car series and Illinois-based POWRi Racing Series have formed a partnership for the upcoming 2019 race season. “We are excited to be aligned with POWRi and we look forward to working with them to help build their 305 sprint car division. With POWRi aligning with IMCA/Racesaver not much will change and with their dedication to open wheel racing we feel...more

BAKERSFIELD, CAL. (March 16, 2019) – A brand new era of the Bay Cities Racing Association was ushered in on Friday night as the first chapter of the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series was written. Opening the 2019 season at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California, Chase Johnson topped a field of 17 cars to earn his first-career POWRi BCRA Midget victory. Starting the main event from fifth, Johnson immediately guided the Morris Motorsports No. 47M to the front of the field, securing...more

BELLEVILLE, IL. (March 17, 2019) – Although he’s not listed as an official rookie, there is no doubting the fact that 16-year old Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, Oklahoma is one of the nation’s fastest rising young guns with superstar potential. Driving for his family-owned operation, Dave Mac Motorsports, McIntosh has committed to chase to 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Championship. His title pursuit will begin next week inside his home state with the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge. A...more

Belleville, IL. (March 18, 2019) – When it comes to modern day midget racing, arguably no statistic is as impressive as the numbers behind Christopher Bell’s dominance inside his home state of Oklahoma. Over the years, Bell has competed in eight POWRi National Midget League races in the Sooner State, and he was won all eight races. Yes, you read that right; he has NEVER LOST a Turnpike Challenge event. When the sixth annual edition of the Turnpike Challenge begins next week, Bell will be back...more

Carrick Tops The Charts on Practice Night at Creek County SAPULPA, OKLA. (March 20, 2019) – The unofficial kickoff to the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge, Wednesday’s practice night gave drivers one final opportunity to shake down their cars before business picks up with the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League season opener on Thursday night at Creek County Raceway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Some of the biggest names in midget racing unloaded and hit the track for practice, with the likes...more