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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

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

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

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 3, 2019) – Convening upon “The Sprint Car Capital of the World” this weekend, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League is set to reach a milestone moment unlike any before. From the 2012 inception that saw our roots planted deep in America’s Heartland to now being invited to partake in the inaugural BRANDT Corn Belt Nationals at Knoxville Raceway, it has been a long, but fruitful adventure to this weekend’s historic event. Established in 2012, WAR’s debut season saw 15...more

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 4, 2019) – For POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League competitors, this weekend’s inaugural BRANDT Corn Belt Nationals will give them a stage that most have never seen. With the world tuned into Knoxville Raceway, drivers will be given the opportunity to shine and make a name for the name for themselves against the best of the best at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World.” With thousands in attendance and several thousand more watching at home on DIRTVision, guys like Riley...more

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 6, 2019) – Coming out on top of a wild opening half that saw countless lead changes, Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. outlasted Chris Windom and Kevin Thomas Jr. to score the win in Friday’s BRANDT Corn Belt Nationals preliminary feature at Knoxville Raceway. After two flights of qualifying, six cutthroat heat races, and two semi-features, a field of 51 non-wing sprint cars was cut down to 24 worthy feature starters. With points at all-time premium, every position...more

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 6, 2019) – With Friday’s preliminary now in the rear view mirror at Knoxville Raceway, all attention turns to Saturday’s championship program where the inaugural BRANDT Corn Belt Nationals champion will take home a cool $20,000 payday. Heading into the second night of action, the points situation is absurd, with the top seven separated by 10 points and countless drivers still eligible to punch their ticket into the feature. Utilizing a unique format that rewards racers in...more

OSKALOOSA, IOWA (July 6, 2019) – After a successful debut for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League at Southern Iowa Speedway last August, the budding sanctioning body is heading back to the Oskaloosa, Iowa half-mile for another round of the Ultimate Challenge on Tuesday, August 6. With some more money on the line this time, racers will be competing for a $3,000 to win payday along with one of the most unique trophies in sprint car racing, the championship belt. “Having traditional sprint cars...more

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (July 6, 2019) – Forever stamping his name into the history books, Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. did so in out-of-this-world dominating fashion on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. Securing a clean sweep of the weekend, Bacon was untouchable I the 30-lap main event, riding to victory lane in the Hoffman Racing, Mean Green No. 69 and collecting a cool $20,000 payday as the champion of the inaugural BRANDT Corn Belt Nationals. Starting from the outside pole, Bacon bolted...more

Belleville, IL - Due to unforeseen circumstances, the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West Midget League and Engler 600cc Outlaw Micros has been dropped from the program at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex on Sunday, July 14. The Annual Thunder in the Valley double header at Valley Speedway will take center stage this coming weekend as the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League will duel for top honors on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13. For more information on POWRi you can visit...more