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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

Lonnie Wheatley, BELLEVILLE, Kan. (August 8, 2021) – After earning the pole position on Saturday night, Luke Cranston put the finishing touches on the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series’ Fourth Annual Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals by wiring the field in Sunday’s 30-lapper to take the $7,000 victory atop the ½-mile Belleville High Banks clay oval. Cranston outgunned Friday preliminary winner Jason Martin for the point at the drop of the green flag and set a blistering pace...more

Vado, NM (8/7/21) – Patience prevailed on Saturday night for the 2020 Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series Champion, Caleb Saiz, as he worked the bottom of the Vado Speedway Park to perfection to collect his second victory of the 2021 season. Round 14 of the Lucas Oil POWRi NMMRA Sprint Car Series brought teams to New Mexico’s newest racing facility just south of Las Cruces, New Mexico. This would be drivers’ last opportunity to find victory lane in the regular season down south, as just...more

OBERLIN, Kansas (August 10, 2021) - The Bob Salem Memorial is on tap for the Drive to Zero POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing. The event is held dear to series promoter, Rick Salem, as a race honoring his late father. This year along with Salem is a tribute to Tosha Garrison, who was a beloved fan of the series and dirt track racing in general. Racing action will take place atop the ?-mile oval of Oberlin Speedway in Oberlin, Kansas on Friday, August 13 and...more