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OBERLIN, KANS. (July 1, 2019) - The busy stretch coming weekend as the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing touring regulars kick off this Independence Holiday weekend this Thursday night atop the Belleville High Banks Speedway in Belleville, Kansas before making their lone 2019 appearance at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta on Saturday night. 305-ci drivers from throughout the area are expected to tackle the famed high-banks in the final tune up...more

TORRANCE, CALIF. (July 1, 2019) - The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will hit the halfway point in its 26th season at its home track, Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night, July 6th. Spectator gates at the “Best Little Dirt Track in America” will open at 3:00 P.M. and the first race will be at 5:30. Going into this weekend’s race, Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley, the 2010 and 2018 CLS champion, is on top of the 2019 championship standings. The 37-year-old...more

GARDEN CITY, KANS. (July 2, 2019) – Converging on Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kans. this Friday and Saturday, July 5-6, fans of the “Midget Round Up” will be treated to a duel between teams of the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League and the POWRi Lucas Oil Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association. An annual meeting between the Oklahoma and Colorado organizations, the Midget Round Up has turned into a yearly staple at the Garden City, Kans. facility. An event promoted by fellow racer Tony...more

FAIRBURY, ILL. (July 2, 2019) – For the fourth time in league history, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets will take center stage at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Ill. this Saturday night, July 6. Fresh off a Sunday showing at Lincoln Speedway where Christopher Bell reigned supreme, the National Midgets will keep the momentum rolling into a Saturday night showdown at Fairbury, a track known for creating unmatched excitement. In three previous appearances at the Fairbury, Ill....more

LINCOLN, ILL. (July 1, 2019) – With his 29th-career victory on Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway, Christopher Bell of Norman, Okla. moved within two wins of the late Bryan Clauson (31 wins) for second and sits only five wins behind Brad Loyet (34 wins) for the title of winningest driver in POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League history. Although his full-time job with Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series keeps him plenty busy these days, Bell still finds time here and there to get back...more

LINCOLN, ILL. (June 30, 2019) – For Christopher Bell, a change of scenery could do nothing in deterring his drive to victory lane on Sunday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the 29th time in his storied, yet young career. Switching to the Tucker-Boat Motorsports, Pristine Auction, Spike/Toyota No. 84, the Norman, Okla. native went wire-to-wire at Lincoln Speedway to win in dominating fashion. Starting from the pole position after he earned PAC Sprints High Point Man...more

CANTON, ILL. (June 29, 2019) – Advancing from the 11th spot, inside of row six, Anthony Nicholson of Bartlett, Tenn. methodically marched his way through the field and into contention for the lead by halfway of Saturday’s 25-lap main event at Spoon River Speedway. Sneaking by Mario Clouser and Kory Schudy, Nicholson assumed the lead on lap 13 and held on for his second-career victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League. With a fleet of 27 entries on hand, another slate of four heats, a...more

GRANITE CITY, ILL. (June 28, 2019) – After storming around the outside of Colten Cottle on the second circuit, Korey Weyant went the distance on Friday night at Tri-City Speedway to win the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League debut at the Granite City, Ill. 3/8th-mile. Fending off a hard charging Riley Kreisel in the closing laps, Weyant of Springfield, Ill. held on for his 14th-career triumph, extending his record as the winningest driver in WAR history. Attracting a strong group of 32 racers...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 25, 2019) – For the first time in over two years, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is set to race at Lincoln Speedway with a Sunday, June 30 showing at the Lincoln, Ill. quarter-mile. Making the 17th appearance in league history, the National Midgets will star alongside the DIRTcar Late Models and Modifieds of The Hell Tour. Leading into the solo show on Sunday, attention remains on the dominance of current points leader, Logan Seavey, who is also the most...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 25, 2019) – A pair of $2,000 to win, $200 to start events await the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League this weekend with an Illinois doubleheader on tap, and Speed Shift TV will be on the scene to broadcast it live. Beginning with the league’s first-ever visit to Tri-City Speedway on Friday, June 28, the weekend wraps up on Saturday, June 29 at the always-exciting Spoon River Speedway. In an early-season stretch hampered by Mother Nature’s relentless rain outs, the parity...more