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PARK CITY, Kansas (September 18, 2021) – Sixteen cars attended Saturday’s event at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas with the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. The night saw Oklahoma-native, Ty Williams, with a dominating performance over the field from the drop of the green to the checkered. Williams also captured the dash win ahead of Kansas’ Jordan Knight, placing them on the front row for the 25-lap feature event. Williams quickly hurried...more

Belleville, IL. (9/19/2021) Wrapping up the season in style, the Lucas Oil POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints would travel to a trio of tracks with driving glories on the minds of lightning sprint racers across North Dakota and Minnesota. With Dexter Dvergsten winning at River Cities Speedway first, then Bryce Haugeberg victorious at Devils Lake Speedway, and capping off the season with Alex Truscinski leading every lap to win at Buffalo River Speedway. River Cities Speedway would see Dexter...more

Belleville, IL. (9/21/21) Winding down the season with less than a month and a half remaining in the points competition, the POWRi Super Stock Division continues to heat up and highlight the weekly racing at area venues. Tightening points battles trend persists this week with many drivers still within striking distance of the top spot. Can Donnie Miller remain the driver to beat or will Tony Anglin and Ted Welschmeyer be able to reclaim their rankings atop the season points standings? The...more

ODESSA, Missouri (September 20, 2021) – The Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing are prepping for a three-day event at I-70 Motorsports Park. The Lubbock Wrecker Service 305 Nationals will take place Thursday, September 23rd through Saturday, September 25th. Thursday and Friday’s feature winners will pocket $600, while the main event on Saturday pays $3,000 to win. Several contingencies are in place each year for the Lubbock Wrecker Service...more

Belleville, IL. (9/21/2021) After a weekend off of racing, the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League prepares for a two-day race weekend back in the state of Oklahoma. Friday, September 24th the series will travel down the road to the new Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, OK. Saturday, September 25th the action will be back for night No. 2 at I-44 Riverside Speedway to finish off the weekend. Headed into this weekend, Emilio Hoover behind the wheel of the RIPPER chassis No. 21 currently leads the...more

Albuquerque, NM (9/21/21) – Caleb Saiz, driver of The Twister Tribute No. 1HA for Hal Burns Racing, has officially been named the 2021 Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series champion. This comes after an announcement last week that the final two scheduled points events at Sandia Speedway have been canceled. The Lucas Oil POWRI NMMRA Sprint Car Series were able to experience a plethora of firsts this season as they completed 16 of the 18 scheduled events this season, at three different...more

Belleville, IL. (9/21/21) Returning with hyped fan-adulation, Hard Eight Racing, in collaboration with The Donnie Ray Crawford Legacy Foundation, Port City Raceway, and Performance Open Wheel Racing Incorporated, are excited to present the Second Annual Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner-State 55 on Thursday, October 14th. Featuring the outstanding racing of the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues; Port City Raceway, in Tulsa Oklahoma, will headline action with a Fifty-Five lap feature to...more

Belleville, IL. (9/22/21) After a highly successful change of location and extension of racing dates, the 17th Annual Charlene Meents presented by Priority Aviation Services LLC will once again tackle the red-clay and fast times of I-44 Riverside Speedway for a two-day open-wheel spectacle on October 15-16 honoring a groundbreaking innovator of the sport. Charlene Meents, a longtime officer, and race official for the MARA midgets served in all capacities, including President during her 27...more

Lonnie Wheatley, ODESSA, Mo. (September 23, 2021) – Luke Cranston already has the Belleville 305 Nationals crowns to his credit this season. Now, the Ness City, KS, racer is seeking to add another feather to his cap with this weekend’s United Rebel Sprint Series-sanctioned Fifth Annual Lubbock Wrecker Service 305 Sprint Car Nationals atop the I-70 Motorsports Park clay oval. He is off to a strong in that pursuit by racing to victory lane in Thursday night’s 20-lap preliminary main event that...more

Tulsa, Oklahoma (September 24, 2021) The Newcastle, Oklahoma native Trey Marcham made a late race charge to pass Kyle Jones and claim his second win of the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League season. At the drop of the green flag, Marcham, who started seventh for the main event, methodically worked his way through traffic as Jones took the early lead away from Emilio Hoover. Jones paced the field through multiple cautions while Hoover, Andrew Felker, and Hank Davis battled for positions behind...more