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Belleville, IL. (8/5/2021) Continuing to mount in momentum while growing in entries, the Inaugural Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints Summer Shoot-Out is on pace to highlight the late-season lightning sprint year for many competitors across the country. With representatives from POWRi Midwest, POWRi Minn-Kota, POWRi Rocky Mountain, POWRi Southwest, as well as drivers from other regions and even Canada all vying for the top spots over the four-day sweep of Minnesota and North Dakota...more

Pevely, MO. (08/06/2021) The Denver, North Carolina Native Brent Crews steals a spectacular win on night No. one at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 with the Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midget Leagues. Crews claimed his second career, and Lucas Oil POWRi Midget victory of the 2021 season. Crews carries great momentum into tomorrow night's event back at the raceway. Ryan Timms and Rico Abreu set the pace on the front row for the 30-lap main event. At the drop of the green flag, Timms...more

Lonnie Wheatley, BELLEVILLE, Kan. (August 6, 2021) – Jason Martin made the trek to the United Rebel Sprint Series’ Fourth Annual Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals on a mission. And he made his way through Friday’s preliminary event in impressive fashion, earning the pole position for the feature event by racking up the most points in heat and qualifying race action and then leading all 20 rounds atop the ½-mile Belleville High Banks clay oval to collect the $2,500 winner’s share. Slicing...more

Pevely, MO. (08/7/2021) The Thirteen-year-old Brent Crews of Denver, North Carolina sweeps the weekend at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the Iron Man 55. The youngster took Auto Meter Heat Race No. 3 win, and earned himself the Max Papis Innovations High Point Man awards to set himself up on the front row of the 30-lap main event. On the opening lap, Brent Crews immediately took command. With only seven laps complete the yellow flag was displayed for four cars piled up on the front...more

Belleville, IL. (8/7/2021) With only a handful of races remaining in the 2021 points season, the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League would flank Valley Speedway with twenty-seven entries for the annual star-studded King of Kansas City Event. Showing outstanding speed all night, Wesley Smith would emerge victorious by riding the high-side to perfection around the well-prepared smooth racing surface. Early heat racing action would find Wesley Smith, Cody Baker, and Mitchell Moore...more

Belleville, IL. (8/7/2021) Back to the familiar running grounds of I-35 Speedway, the Lucas Oil POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints would once again battle wing-to-wing at their home facility for feature race supremacy. After an elbows-up event on a tricky track, Bobby Layne would notch his fourteenth feature win since 2016 and grabbing the outright lead in career POWRi MLS wins in the process. Heat racing action would find the fast, up-and-coming, Trice Roden fly to the early on-track victory. ...more

Belleville, IL. (8/7/2021) Competition in a rare-lone event weekend at Devils Lake Speedway for the Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would not disappoint in outstanding on-track action with Jason Berg notching his first career sanctioned feature win within POWRi MKLS feature racing. Early on-track battles would find Weston Olson pick up the heat racing victory and earn a pole-starting position for the feature event. Pacing the field to the initial start would see Olson taking off with...more

Belleville, IL. (8/8/2021) Taking the wings off for racing competition at I-76 Speedway, the Lucas Oil POWRi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints would tackle the speedy and smooth Fort Morgan, Colorado facility with precision and an elbows-up attitude. Racing wheel-to-wheel in the feature event would witness Josh Flood capture his third feature victory of the 2021 series season. Early on-track action would find Josh Flood, Johnny Boos, and Joel Melon each earn heat racing victories with Frank...more

Belleville, IL. (8/8/2021) Clear skies and outstanding fender racing action would headline the weekend for many area POWRi Super Stock tracks as six feature events would be highly contested. With several racing options for POWRi Super Stock competitors to gain points, the Chase for the Championship has a new look atop the season standings. Using a pair of podium finishes over the weekend, Ted Welschmeyer has overtaken Tony Anglin for the National Championship lead by a mere ten points. Will...more

Belleville, IL. (8/8/2021) Hitting the smooth as glass one-third-mile racing surfaces of Lake Ozark Speedway, the LOS Super Sprints would battle wing-to-wing nearly every lap in an outstanding feature event with Monty Ferriera earning his second series win of the season. Heat racing battles would find Austin Crane and Mike Trent grabbing the early on-track sprinting action with each competitor earning a front-row feature starting grid. Flying into the first corners of the initial feature start...more