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Vado, NM (4/5/2021) – The 2021 season kicked off on Saturday night for the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series at Vado Speedway Park for their annual EgggggStravaganza event. As kids hunted for Easter eggs around the speedway, competitors were hunting for their first opportunity to stand in victory lane this year. A beautiful spring day welcomed 20 drivers to the 3/8th’s mile clay oval in southern New Mexico, where three qualifying heat races would determine the starting lineup for a...more

Belleville, IL. (04/06/2021) For the first time in the history of POWRi, all four all major racing Leagues will join forces at the same venue with the running of the inaugural Little Rock Nationals at I-30 Speedway on Friday, April 16th, and Saturday, April 17th. The Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, the Lucas Oil POWRi Outlaw 600cc Micros presented by Engler Machine and Tool, and the Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint League will all embark on unchartered territory as the Leagues dip...more

Belleville, IL. (04/06/2021) The storied history of the Kansas City Midget Racing scene dates back over eighty-five years as top open-wheel talents hone their skills on the local dirt tracks. With the last decade consisting of outstanding occasional area venue visits and excellent National touring stops, local midget drivers will now gain their own regional series with the formation of the new POWRi Central States Midget Series, kicking off in the 2021 racing season. Organized by Veteran...more

Belleville, IL. (04/08/2021) Opening the 2021 racing season with a great double-header weekend of on-track action, the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints will welcome the beautiful racing weather scheduled as picturesque Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex welcomes racers on Friday, April 9th, and Saturday, April 10th. Moving into the third full season of outstanding POWRi sanctioning competition, the Midwest Lightning Sprints have continued to grow year in and year out while competition...more

Belleville, IL. (04/08/2021) As many area tracks begin weekly racing programs in the 2021 season, the POWRi Super Stock Division has seen rapid growth and fantastic on-track action. With many drivers contemplating a season championship at their respective home tracks, several regional talents have started the year with strong showings that equaled solid points-earning opening weekends. POWRi Super Stocks Top 5 Results March 13th through April 3rd: (M)=POWRi Member Old No. 1 Speedway...more

Belleville, IL. (04/08/2021) The Little Rock Nationals at I-30 Speedway will host the Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midgets, the Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Micro Sprints, and the Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint cars for the two day show Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17th. With five races under the POWRi Midget drivers, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid has won four of them. Kofoid was the first driver in the POWRi Record books to ever win four consecutive races in a row, let alone the first four...more

Belleville, IL. (04/12/2021) The POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints will now see their 2021 racing campaign kick-off at the familiar home facility of I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri with an action-packed Saturday, April 17th night of on-track excitement. After suffering a weather postponement of the original season send-off that was slated for a two-day stay at Sweet Spring Motorsports Complex on April 9-10, the POWRi MLS will now venture to the fast three-eighths-mile oval of I-35...more

OBERLIN, Kansas (April 13, 2021) – The Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing is slated to kick-off their 16th season this Saturday, April 17. Competitors will head to 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas for the first race of a brimming 32-event schedule in 2021. Heading into a fresh season, competition is slated to be at its best in 2021. Coming off a slow start and off-schedule year due to restrictions throughout the country last year, the United...more

Belleville, IL. (04/13/2021) With many area tracks establishing a regular weekly racing program in the 2021 season, the POWRi Super Stock Division continues the outstanding on-track action with side-by-side duels for the top position. Weekend racing on April 9-10 would see competition from several top-notch venues stopped due to precipitation as the contest for the POWRi Super Stock National Championship remains on many driver’s minds. POWRi Super Stocks Top 5 Results April 9th through April...more

Belleville, IL. (04/13/2021) After scoring a convincing feature victory with the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Car Series two weeks ago, San Diego California wheelman Parker Dumas will be aiming to make it two wins in a row at Barona Speedway this Saturday, April 17th with racing starting at 5:00 PM. With his victory at Barona Speedway earlier in the season, Parker becomes the third different POWRi SWLS winner in as many races in 2021 continuing the trend of variety in the victory...more