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18 POWRi RMLSA Lightning Sprints made the trip down to Calhan Colorado’s El Paso County Raceway, and were treated to a beautiful day and a great track surface. The racy 1/4 mile oval was recently revived with a lot of new clay. 3 heat races were run, and won by #0 BJ Sauer, #9F Andy Flood and #61 Jesse Fernandez. The feature was a great race starting out with the #3J driven by Joel Mellon taking the lead. A yellow flag on lap 3 regrouped the field with the #39x Dakota Dillin close behind the...more

(Torrance, CA, August 15, 2019) Jarrett Kramer took another step towards his third POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series championship when he won his fifth main event of 2019 last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway. The win allowed the Spring Valley resident to extend his lead in the standings with only six races to go in the season. (Attached photo of Jarrett Kramer courtesy of Pit Princess Photography) Nineteen cars showed up for the third and final CLS appearance at the...more

Oberlin, Kansas – August 17, 2019 - The old saying “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” is a cliché often used in racing. But that statement could not be more accurate than the outcome of last night’s annual Bob Salem Memorial at Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, Kansas as Jake Bubak passed leader Zach Blurton on the white flag lap to claim the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing on Friday night. Blurton and Kyler Johnson started on the front...more

Oberlin, Kansas – August 17, 2019 - Jason Martin took the lead near the races midway point and led the rest of the way to claim the annual Bob Salem Memorial on Saturday night as the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing wrapped up their annual two-night event at Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, Kansas. Shayle Bade and Zach Blurton started on the front row for the thirty-lap-feature with Bade taking the lead as the green flag fell. Third-starting Ty...more

The POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints were back at the beautiful Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, MO on Sat night to join the POWRi War Sprint cars and the Winged 360 Sprint Cars. The track was in a great shape for some good racing. HEAT 1 1st 85 Ken Billings KC, MO 2nd 71 Jeff Bard Basehor, KS 3rd 49b Kenny Bowers Olathe, KS (R) 4th rj45 J P Falke Odessa, MO (R) 5th 99 Emma Martin Independence, MO ...more

Colorado Springs, CO – With the new resurgence of the Lucas Oil POWRi Warrior Sprint Series, Director Mike Hathaway and his team have been working hard to build a strong foundation for the last few races of the season. The future is bright as the car count has nearly doubled with promise of continued growth and Mystic Mountain Distillery has become the victory lane sponsor with “Chase for the Case”. Now taking it to the next level for the competitors and the fans, another new twist has been...more

(Torrance, CA, August 20, 2019) POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car driver Jarrett Kramer will return to what has been his own private playground in 2019, the Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night, August 24th. In the CLS first four appearances at the track this year, Kramer has won each time. (the attached photo of nose to tail action from earlier in the year at Ventura is courtesy of Pit Princess Photography) A two-time and defending series champion, Kramer, 36, of Spring Valley,...more

On Saturday August 10th, the POWRi Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) mighty midgets visited the new Stockton 99 Speedway for the 4th annual Tom Manning Memorial race. There were ten cars signed in at the pit gate, but the machines of Mark Maliepaard and Cody Jessop were withdrawn following hot laps with mechanical maladies. The day’s first qualifier, BCRA stalwart JR Williams was involved in an incident with a wayward push truck that left the #74 midget with a broken rear axle that ended...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (August 24, 2019) - Bobby Layne of Kansas City, Mo. extended his points lead with the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints this weekend as he nailed down his second win of the year at Valley Speedway. Chasing Layne to the finish line at the Grain Valley, Mo. facility was Jeff Bard in second, Kyle Lewis in third, Tyler Johnson in fourth and Emma Martin in fifth. Up next for the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint League is a Saturday, August 31 appearance at I-35...more

By Bryan Gapinski Madison, Wis., Aug. 25---2013 Badger Midget Series Car Owner Champion Amy Christine (Ecker) Reisdorf, age 49, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 22 at UW Health University Hospital. Amy was born on April 27, 1970 in Enterprise, Alabama, the daughter of William and Rosemary Ecker. Her father Bill was a long-time crew chief, and crew member with several teams before turning his attention to be a car owner in the late 90's. A few years later RAB (Rose, Amy, Bill)...more