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GALICIA GRABS MILE HIGH OPENER WIN Indianapolis, IN - Falcon, Colorado native Christian Galicia was victorious in the POWRi Mile High Micro League season opener at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado on Saturday, April 22. Ed Wagoner, Tim Snelling, Jared McIntyre, and Marsha James rounded out the top five. Logan Hershey was the heat race winner. Snelling passed five cars in the A-Main, making him the Hard Charger. The POWRi Mile High Micro League is back in action May 13 at El Paso...more

Belleville, IL – Tonight’s Throwback Thursday – Open Wheel Style event at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois has been postponed. Overnight rain has caused the track to be less than desirable for race conditions. Originally scheduled to feature a trifecta of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League, and POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League, officials have rescheduled the event for next week, Wednesday, May 3rd featuring the POWRi...more

Belleville, IL – This Wednesday, May 3rd POWRi War Sprint League and POWRi Division-II Midget Series will take the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois for Open wheel Wednesday. Sitting idle for almost a dozen years with the exception of some specialty shows, the sweeping 3/8 mile Dirt Oval at Route 66 will roar to life featuring Sprints, D-II Midgets, Modifieds and Late Models. Conveniently nestled on the south-side of Joliet, Illinois, the Dirt Oval at Route 66 sits a stone’s throw...more

Belleville, IL - This weekend, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League, and POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League make the annual trek to Valley Speedway on Friday, May 5th and kick off the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. A thrilling, fan favorite weekend, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League will be up against a stout field of regulars at Valley Speedway Friday night when they take on the POWRi Lucas Oil...more

WOFFORD WINS AT SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Indianapolis, IN (April 30, 2017) – Lorne Wofford ran away with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR 305 Sprint League victory Saturday, April 29 at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico. L. Wofford started on the pole of the 25 lap A-Main after winning the American Linen Uniform & Supply Dash for Cash earlier in the night. Jason Grady, Wes Wofford, Kyle McCutcheon, and Royal Jones rounded out the top five. McCutcheon, W. Wofford, Grady, and Richard...more

Dirt Oval at Route 66 Rescheduled for Illinois SPEED Week Belleville, IL – The May 3rd show at Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League and the POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League has been postponed due to uncontrollable weather circumstances. Dirt Oval at Route 66 is rescheduled for May 31 as the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week, kicking off Wednesday night and featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR...more

Grain Valley, MO – Tyler Thomas of Owasso, Oklahoma stole his first victory of 2017 in the tri-sanctioned POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League and POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League carnage-filled feature event at Valley Speedway for night one of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. Thomas’ victory at Valley Speedway against a 53-car field is the seventh of his career. With provisionals utilized in all three leagues, Holly Shelton and Wesley Smith...more

VANTOLL VICTORIOUS AT LINCOLN Lincoln, IL (May 5, 2017) - Tyler Vantoll scored the POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget win at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois on Friday, May 5, 2017. Mitchell Davis, Andy Baugh, Dave Baugh, and Broc Hunnell rounded out the top five. Mitchell Davis took home a heat race victory after starting sixth. Broc Hunnell started eighth and passed three cars to finish fifth which earned him the Hard Charger title. The POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midgets are back in...more

Wheatland, MO – When the dust settled and the cars cleared, it was Indianapolis, Indiana’s own Tyler “Sunshine” Courtney claiming his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League co-sanctioned Open Wheel Showdown at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” Lucas Oil Speedway for night two of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. In an action-packed feature event, Courtney started 11th and set off charging to the front at the drop of the green...more

GRANT GRABS LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY WIN Wheatland, MO (May 6, 2017) - In a race that went twenty-five non stop laps and saw all twenty two starters complete the A-Main, Justin Grant picked up a win on Saturday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints at Lucas Oil Speedway. Korey Weyant, Zach Daum, Clinton Boyles, and eighteenth starting Brandon Mattox rounded out the top five. Grant, who has been one of open wheel racing's hottest drivers in 2017, moved from his outside starting spot into the...more