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(Lincoln, IL) Saturated grounds from several days of rain have forced the cancellation of the Sunday, June 16 event at Lincoln Speedway, in Lincoln, IL. On tap were the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets in addition to Micros, Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and the Nutech Seed DII Midgets. Heavy rains throughout the day on Saturday, in addition to another wave of overnight rain into Sunday proved to be too much for the ¼-mile facility. Pit parking in addition to the horse track that surrounds the...more

CALIFORNIA, MO. (June 16, 2019) – As overnight rain turned into early-morning showers and the evening forecast worsened, officials made the call to cancel Sunday’s special event for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League at Double-X Speedway in California, Missouri. On tap next for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints is an Illinois doubleheader to conclude the month of June. On Friday, June 28, Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. will host their first WAR race with Spoon River Speedway in...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (June 16, 2019) – Earning his second triumph of the season, Wesley Smith of Nixa, Mo. scored a popular win on Friday night at Valley Speedway as he piloted the Helm Racing No. 12 to victory lane in the John E. Helm Memorial with the POWRi Lucas Oil Valley Outlaw Sprint League. Racing to the lead on lap 10, Smith worked by polesitter and early-leader, Brian Beebe, to take command just prior to the halfway mark. Coming down to the final lap, Smith fought off a hard-charging...more

Grundy County Speedway will be hosting the Burdette Carter Classic and Veterans Night July 6, 2019. It is part of the Grundy County Fair racing program and it has been a tradition that the midgets run during the Fair dates....a tradition that has lasted many years! The POWRi midgets will be running the National-style engines and the Production-style motors at the same time.....or.....two races in one! We run this way as we are developing the series and increasing the car count. Additional...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

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