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Hays, KS (July 6, 2020) Drivers in the POWRi Lucas Oil United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing are busy gearing up for 12th Annual Wheat-Shocker Nationals at Rolling Plains Motor Speedway in Hays, Kansas on July 11th and 12th. The Wheat-Shocker Nationals at RPM Speedway remains a long-standing staple on the POWRi URSS schedule since 2008, many years continuing as the highest paying race to win in 305 sprint competition as well as serving as a sort of proving grounds...more

BELLEVILLE, Kansas (July 8, 2020) - The POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing is in full preparation for the Belleville Nationals at the historic Belleville High Banks. The event is slated to take place on Friday, July 31st, and Saturday, August 1st at the famed ½-mile dirt track. A purse of more than $65,000 has been set, and drivers have a little extra incentive with an added money to many non-qualifiers and a bounty to beat the two-time and defending...more

Belleville, IL. (7/9/2020) Due to ongoing coronavirus constraints, Performance Open Wheel Racing Incorporated have updated league schedules through August in effort to adhere to ongoing public gathering restrictions and special limitations on a state by state basis. POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League scheduling changes include the cancelation of Jacksonville Speedway-July 24th, Tri-City Speedway-July 25th, and Belle-Clair Speedway-July 31st, August 21st, September 5th, September 6th, and...more

Humboldt, KS (7/11/2020) – In what was an action-packed 30-lap feature event at Humboldt Speedway between the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid claimed the checkers over Kaylee Bryson and Daison Pursley for a Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports podium sweep. Kofoid’s Humboldt Speedway victory is his fourth POWRi win of 2020. Sharing the front row with Zach Daum, polesitter Chance Morton pounced to an early lead over Daum and Kaylee Bryson. But before...more

Knoxville, IA.(07/10/2020) Fifty-three traditional sprint car competitors would converge on the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” for the first night of the second annual Brandt Agricultural CornBelt Nationals held on Friday night. With a clean sweep of leading all twenty-five feature laps, Tyler Courtney would win the evening of co-sanctioned racing with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League and USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship. Wyatt Burks #11w and Riley Kreisel #91 would pace...more

Grain Valley, MO – In what was an eventful POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League feature event at Valley Speedway, Ace McCarthy had to fend off several challenges as he wired the field for his second career POWRi victory. McCarthy’s Valley Speedway victory was his first driving for Dave Mac Motorsports. Taking the early lead from polesitter Zach Daum after going three-wide into turn three, McCarthy took control of the 30-lap feature event coming out of turn four to lead lap one. ...more

Grain Valley, MO. (07/11/2020) Joe B. Miller took his #51B POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micro to Victory lane for the third consecutive time at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri, over Trevin Littleton and Jordan Howell to round out the podium. Joe B. Miller started on the front row with Jordan Howell to his inside, Howell took the lead early over Miller and Chase Porter. Howell and Miller gap the rest of the field, Miller found himself running a car length lower on exit in both of the...more

Knoxville, IA.(07/12/2020) Night two of the second annual Brandt Agricultural CornBelt Nationals featuring co-sanctioned non-wing sprint car competition with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League and the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship would not disappoint spectators of iconic Knoxville Raceway with heavily contested battles for nearly every position. Another great car count of 49 traditional sprinters would test their talents at the sprint car capital of the world and after a...more

HAYS, Kansas (July 11, 2020) - The United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing took on night one of the Wheatshocker Nationals at Rolling Plains Motor Speedway in Hays, Kansas on Saturday night. A stacked 20-car field was in attendance and Ty Williams was the front-runner. Shane Sundquist and JD Johnson lined up on the front row of the 25-lap feature event. Shane Sundquist took off with the early lead, but not without Koby Walters eager to grab the top position. On lap 4,...more

Grain Valley, MO. (07/12/2020) Joe B Miller Picks up his 40th POWRi Engler Machine and Tool Micro Sprint win at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley Missouri. Alongside picking up his 40th POWRi career win, he makes it four in a row out of the last 6 races. Joe B Miller started on the front row inside, with Jordan Howell starting to his outside, they lead the field to green. After a red on lap one for #97 of Scotty Milan, the field stacked back up for a complete restart. As the green flag waved,...more