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Belleville, IL. (05/27/2020) Originally slated as a stand-alone weekend as the start of the season for the POWRi Lucas Oil Iowa Sprint League, Friday, June 5th and Saturday, June 6th is now a joint event for both the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League and the POWRi Lucas Oil Iowa Sprint League. Combining League forces for Friday’s event with extra money on the line at a new location. Initially scheduled to race at US-36 Raceway and Bethany Speedway for the weekend, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR and...more

Belleville, IL. (05/28/2020) With ongoing restrictions in the state of Illinois, POWRi and track officials have postponed the Illinois SPEED WEEK with rescheduling dates to soon follow. Securing a venue to continue the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League season, competitors will now travel to the Lake of the Ozarks for a thrilling two-day event. Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th Lake Ozark Speedway will host the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues for...more

Oberlin, Kansas – May 28, 2020 – The Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing president Rick Salem has been busy. With counties and states slowly reopening, he has been on the phone contacting track promoters to give his “Rebels” a chance to hit the track. On Wednesday afternoon he scored a marque event as the tour will be the support division for the upcoming Ollie’s Bargin Outlet All-Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 appearance at 81...more

Donnellson, IA. (05/29/2020) Pepsi Lee County Speedway will see a bit of normalcy returned to their roaring-racing program on Friday, June 5th with grandstands re-opening for spectators for the first time in 2020. POWRi Lucas Oil WAR and Iowa Sprint Leagues will combine forces for one-of-a-kind thrilling racing action, with $3000 to win and $300 to start, traditional sprint-car competitors from all corners of the country will congregate on south-east Iowa for some fast Friday night fun on the...more

Belleville, IL. (05/29/2020) POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget competitors from all over would show up in huge numbers to Night 1 of the 7th Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway. With sixty-one total drivers signing into the pits the great racing action on track would keep fans in attendance on the edge of their seats the whole night as Logan Seavey would park his #19az in victory lane. Leading all thirty circuits around I-44 Riverside Speedway Logan Seavey would...more

Belleville, IL. (05/30/2020) A stacked field of forty-one POWRi Engler Machine and Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint League competitors would file into the pits at I-44 Riverside Speedway for the first night of racing action for the Seventh Annual Turnpike Challenge. With battles for positions all over the multi-grooved racing surface, the familiar face of #51b Joe B. Miller would end the feature riding the high line to the checkers first. As the teams fired off turn four from the initial start...more

Belleville, IL. (05/30/2020) The POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues' two-day stint at I-44 Riverside Speedway during the seventh annual Turnpike Challenge would take center stage Saturday night as 58 distinct talents would check into the pits in hopes of gaining POWRi glory. In an action-packed slider-filled feature a new name has been added to the all-time win tally as Michael “Buddy” Kofoid would claim the night’s top spot. The feature action was all over I-44 Riverside...more

Belleville, IL. (05/30/2020) With thirty-four POWRi Engler Machine and Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League drivers logging in for competition on Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway the second night of racing would not disappoint for fans of side-by-side green flag racing. After twenty fast-paced caution-free laps California racer Jake Hagopian would emerge the winner. Pole-Sitter #1X Brent Crews would appear to have the car to beat by gaining an early advantage and stretching the field with a...more

North Dakota (5/31/20) This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints in conjunction with the NLSA had two great nights of racing on tap for the weekend. It was kicked off by a trip to River Cities Speedway better know as "the bullring" across the country to sprint car fans. The track itself has gone thru some major changes over the course of last fall and spring that it was almost like a new race track for everyone! It was definitely a beautiful night for racing and the 12...more

Belleville, IL. (05/31/2020) Wrapping up the Seventh Annual Turnpike Challenge the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues would travel to Port City Raceway Sunday Night as 53 top notch competitors would try to find the fastest way to the checkers. After 30 trips around a beautiful prepared racing surface Cannon McIntosh would use a low line run to perfection claiming his first ever POWRi Lucas Oil National Feature Win. Cannon McIntosh #71k would be on a rail all night, hooking up in...more