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Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (June 27, 2018) – The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA dips into the Lone Star state for the first time this season with a pair of events this weekend. The weekend’s “Red River Shootout” begins on Friday night with the mighty Midgets taking to the ¼-mile RPM Speedway in Crandall, TX. The weekend in North Texas then wraps up with Saturday night’s “Freedom 25 Midget Championships” atop the ¼-mile Kennedale Speedway Park. Riding...more

Belleville, IL – With the 2018 rain-shortened POWRi Illinois SPEED Week in the books, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League eye the weekend ahead. Friday, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will head to Belle-Clair Speedway for the Belle Vegas Bash, staring the micros as the solo-POWRi attraction. Saturday, the Micro League will join up with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and head to the “Mighty Macon...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 25, 2018) - The Dirt Oval at Route 66 is prepped and ready to host the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints this Saturday, June 30 in Joliet, Illinois alongside the All Star Circuit of Champions winged sprint car series. $2,000 is up for grabs to the WAR winner this weekend. Last year Landon Simon was the victor at the 3/8 mile dirt oval with Mario Clouser and Terry Babb completing the podium. Landon Simon currently leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Championship...more

The POWRi Pavement Series returns to action at Grundy County Speedway during NASCAR weekend in the Chicagoland area! POWRi and Grundy County Speedway are proud to announce that on Friday & Saturday, June 29 & 30th our racing events will be will be sponsored by Shorewood Animal Hospital. Shorewood Animal Hospital has been giving excellent care of pets since 1976. Additional purse money has been added to both nights thanks to Shorewood Animal Hospital. The June 30th race will also be the 30 lap...more

ELDON, MO (June 23, 2018) - Fresh off of a second place finish on Friday night, Joe B. Miller improved one spot and won his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League race of 2018 Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway. Riley Kreisel led the first three laps as he was followed by Artz and Miller. On lap four, Kreisel slipped up high and nearly got into the turn four wall allowing Artz, who was utilizing the middle groove, to move into the lead. Kreisel and Miller then had a good battle for the...more

LEBANON, MO (June 22, 2018) - Taking the top spot from early leader Wesley Smith, Ty Hulsey earned his first career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint win at Lebanon Midway Speedway on Friday night after starting third. Smith took command early as he was chased by Hulsey. Smith would lead the first seven laps before Hulsey was able to move by around the outside and take command. Also moving forward was Joe B. Miller. Miller would work his way past Smith on lap eleven and set his sights on Hulsey. ...more

Sun Prairie, Wis., June 17--- Former Badger Midget Series Champion Davey Ray won the 20-lap Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned with the POWRi Lucas Oil Regional Midget Series. The victory for Ray was his first in a Badger sanctioned event since June 12, 2010. Zach Boden took the lead at the drop of the green flag, with Ray passing two cars in the opening lap. Boden continued to lead, with Ray...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 18, 2018) - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints are making their long-awaited return to Midway Speedway this Friday to kick off a two-day weekend of racing. Friday, June 22 WAR will be in action at Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri followed by Saturday, June 23 at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri. WAR has visited Midway Speedway a total of seven times since it's inception in 2012. WAR Winners at Midway include Cody Baker, Bob Thoman, Chad Shields, Chad Goff, Wyatt...more

Lonnie Wheatley, OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (June 16, 2018) – Jonathan Beason has certainly found Oklahoma City’s I-44 Riverside Speedway to his liking, as he raced to his second Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA triumph of the season atop the 1/5-mile clay oval in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event. The Broken Arrow, OK, racer, who also topped the April 28 event at I-44 Riverside Speedway, assumed the lead on lap 18 and led the rest of the way aboard the Hard...more

HAUBSTADT, IN (June 15, 2018) - With this news release, the Tri-State Speedway management would like to announce a change to the 2018 racing schedule at the track. The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car Series has accepted an offer to race at the Haubstadt oval on October 13, 2018. The agreement was reached in discussions to see if a rain date could be found for the “Summer Showdown” which was rained out on June 9th. Rather than add a new date to a crowded calendar a previously scheduled race...more