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WHEATLAND, MO. (May 4, 2019) – Taking advantage of a green-white-checkered finish, Kory Schudy of Springfield, Missouri mastered the final restart with a pitch-perfect slidejob on Korey Weyant to take the lead on lap 23 at Lucas Oil Speedway and hang on for his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory on Saturday night. A stout field of 36 entries came to play at the Wheatland, Missouri facility as the WAR Sprints hit the track for just the second time in what has been a...more

HUMBOLDT, KANS. (May 9, 2019 – For the sixth time in eight races, Mother Nature has stricken the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League with yet another rain out. Due to record-setting downpours throughout the week and a near-flooded facility, officials at Humboldt Speedway made the call to cancel Friday’s WAR Sprint event at the Humboldt, Kansas track. Saturday’s show at the Salina Highbanks in Salina, Oklahoma is still on as scheduled at the moment. Marking not only the inaugural visit in league...more

(Torrance, CA, May 7, 2019) Two-time and defending POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Jarrett Kramer posted his second win of 2019 when he led every inch of the way in the 25-lap main event last Saturday at the Ventura Raceway. The win was the second of the year for the 37-year-old and both wins have come at Ventura. Twenty-two cars showed up for the race on the track that is located adjacent to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds. San Diego’s A.J. Bender...more

(Macon, IL) Unseasonable weather continued to plague Central Illinois on Saturday, May 11, as high temperatures in the low 50’s and wet weather forced the cancelation of the first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget visit of 2019 to Macon Speedway. Four other divisions were also on schedule. For the Macon, IL track, it’s the second rainout in five tries this season, with the other being the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. In the three events that the track has held, car counts and crowds have...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 14, 2019) – Ushering in a new era of online presence, the Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. group is proud to introduce Brian Walker as the Director of Media Relations at POWRi Racing. From press releases to social media and so much more, Walker will handle the content management for POWRi leagues nationwide, with a vision of expanding the brand into the digital age and beyond. “Having Brian on board will help our brand tremendously in giving fans, sponsors, and racers...more

Grain Valley: It’s been a big week for POWRi Midget and Sprint Racer Wesley Smith. On Thursday night he became a college graduate, and on Friday night he schooled the field at Valley Speedway in POWRi Valley Outlaw Midget Competition. For Smith it was his second victory of the season in the Valley Midget Series, and his third victory at the Grain Valley Dirt Track in 2019 after also winning previously in the Helm #12 Sprinter. The Nixa gasman would take his 18th victory in the KC area midget...more

Oberlin, Kansas – May 20, 2019 - Two of the premier 305-ci sprint car groups in the region face off this coming Memorial Day weekend as the POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing and the Sprint Series of Oklahoma presented by Smiley’s Racing Products are geared for a weekend double-header. It all starts on Saturday night (May 25) at Longdale Speedway in Longdale, Oklahoma before heading to 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas for a special Sunday night...more

Belleville, IL – Due to the amount of rain received from severe storms over the previous week, the torrential downpours have forced track and series officials’ hands into cancelling the events at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Missouri. “In light of the recent storms that have plagued the Midwest, more specifically the state of Missouri, we will be cancelling the events at Sweet Springs,” commented Jason McCord. “The track has received so much rain over the last few days,...more

(Torrance, CA, May 23, 2019) Five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz raced to his second POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event win of 2019 last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway. Twenty-cars signed in on the night. The drama began in qualifying when 2019-point leader Jarrett Kramer’s car had engine ills knocking it out of the show. The Spring Valley based racer took off from the track to pick up another car. However, he did not get back in time to qualify...more

ELDON, MO. (May 25, 2019) – It was an emotional Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway as young Jack Wagner earned his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory. Driving for car owner Jack Hockett and Jesse Hockett Racing, Wagner won on May 25, just one day before the nine year anniversary of Jesse Hockett's passing on May 26, 2010. Marking the third WAR Sprints event of the 2019 season, Saturday’s show at Lake Ozark Speedway was a triumphant steal after mother nature looked to...more