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Justin Grant Unstoppable In Third

Justin Grant Unstoppable In Third...

1/18/2019
(Image Credit: Richard Bales) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 18, 2019) Wheeling his NOS Energy Drink No. 4a to the pole of Friday’s Vacuworx Qualifying Night, Justin Grant set a feverish pace for 25 non-stop laps to garner his third career preliminary night win in as many years at the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire. “This one was a lot of work. You know I’ve been really fortunate to win some decent races and most of them have been...more
Last Lap Pass Gives Bell His Third

Last Lap Pass Gives Bell His Third...

1/20/2019
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 19, 2019) A finish for the ages, Kyle Larson looked to have his first Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire in hand, but with a furious run as the leaders worked into traffic, Christopher Bell found the hole on the low line entering turn one on the white flag lap to win his third Golden Driller in a row aboard the iRacing/Keith Kunz Motorsports No. 71w. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to...more
Nienhiser Races into Chili Bowl Pr

Nienhiser Races into Chili Bowl Pr...

1/21/2019
PETERSEN MEDIA: Feeling really good about the Joe Roosevans owned entry heading into the Chili Bowl following the Junior Knepper 55 back in December, Paul Nienhiser had a nice week in Tulsa, OK highlighted by him racing to a ninth place finishing during his preliminary night feature event. “I thought it was really a bittersweet way for our Chili Bowl to end on Saturday night, I am really pleased with how we performed and how things went for the most part,” Paul...more
A Word from JRR and Chili Bowl Rev

A Word from JRR and Chili Bowl Rev...

1/22/2019
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa -- The 33rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals Presented by General Tire was an eventful week of action for the 3 entries from Jody Rosenboom Racing. Everyone involved with JRR would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all of those who make these events possible. Our sponsors include Ohsweken Speedway, Rosy's Raceland, Schure Built Suspensions, and Heitritter Graphix. Most notably, we'd like to thank the fans. Your words of encouragement and...more
2019 POWRi Membership

2019 POWRi Membership

1/24/2019
Membership registration for race teams planning on competing with POWRi for all divisions in 2019 can be found on line by entering the Register Here link at the top right side of the POWRi website. You can also join under the Rules link located at the top of POWRi web site. You must be a POWRi member to be eligible for the year end point fund and secondary medical insurance. If you are member of POWRi in any division, you will not pay a TP fee to compete in any other...more
POWRi Announces Creation of a Unif

POWRi Announces Creation of a Unif...

2/7/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (February 6, 2019) – POWRi, the most diversified sanctioning body in the country, is proud to announce the addition of another new league in 2019. In an effort to create a unified front for lightning sprints around the country, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League has been formed. Serving as the sanctioning body for four of the nation’s biggest lightning sprint organizations, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League will consist of the California Lightning...more
2020 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl National

2020 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl National...

2/8/2019
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (February 13, 2019) The time to set your reminder is now. Reserved Seat ticket renewals and new ticket orders for the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire begin on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, and run through Thursday, April 11, 2019. Slated for January 13-18, 2020, tickets for the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire will again be sold in six, five, and four-day packages for...more
SUNSHINE DOUBLE-DIPS IN OCALA WITH

SUNSHINE DOUBLE-DIPS IN OCALA WITH...

2/10/2019
If Friday’s victory at Bubba Raceway Park was one small step toward a successful USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget season for Tyler Courtney, then Saturday night’s win was a giant leap toward what could be a banner year in the series for the Indianapolis, Indiana driver. Courtney slid by Tucker Klaasmeyer with nine laps remaining in Saturday’s 30-lap “Winter Dirt Games X” feature, blasting to victory for the second time in as many nights on the 3/8-mile, D-shaped...more
POWRi & BCRA Form New Partnership

POWRi & BCRA Form New Partnership...

2/15/2019
BELLEVILLE, IL. (February 14, 2019) – Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi), an already established midget racing powerhouse, is proud to announce the addition of some west coast flavor to the brand as a partnership with the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) has been formed. The BCRA group will be rebranded as the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series. Founded in 1939, the Bay Cities Racing Association has a rich and flavorful history of midget racing in the...more
POWRi TECH BULLETIN

POWRi TECH BULLETIN

2/16/2019
Belleville, IL. – February 16, 2019; In an effort to grow the sport of midget racing and make the cost of our sport more affordable to a broader spectrum, we have revised our current engine rules. Officials of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget & West Midget League have announced the following changes to the 2019 Rule Book. Fontana - Maximum of 179 CID (2934cc) Gaerte Block - Maximum of 177 CID (2900cc) Mopar Block – Maximum of 171 CID (2803cc) ...
Speed Shift TV and POWRi Partner f

Speed Shift TV and POWRi Partner f...

2/18/2019
Shawn Miller – MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (Feb. 18, 2019) – Speed Shift TV is pleased to announce a partnership with POWRi Racing beginning with the 2019 season. The motor sports marketing, production and live streaming provider will live broadcast approximately 40 POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro events this season with the complete schedule being announced in the near...more
POWRi National Midgets and OCRS Wi

POWRi National Midgets and OCRS Wi...

2/21/2019
Bryan Hulbert – SAPULPA, Okla. (February 21, 2019) The 2019 season opener at Creek County Speedway is just under a month away, and the track is opening with two high profile events. Starting off Thursday, March 21, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will open their 6th annual Turnpike Challenge at the quarter-mile oval with the nation’s top Midget drivers making their way back to the Tulsa area just a couple months removed from the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl...more
Season Opening Turnpike Challenge

Season Opening Turnpike Challenge...

2/23/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (February 22, 2019) – In just one month’s time, the POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League will kick start what is slated to be the biggest season in league history with the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge. The traditional season opening event for a handful of years, the “Sooner State” special returns to first on the docket in 2019 as the event is bigger and better than ever. Running from Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24, this...more
Bryson, Colwell, Love Headline POW

Bryson, Colwell, Love Headline POW...

2/26/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (February 26, 2019) – A new and exciting season is on the horizon for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, which brings to light a group of fresh, young faces that are set to contend for Rookie of the Year honors. A historically significant honor, some previous winners of the award have eventually moved on to become POWRi National Midget Champions and even advance their career into the sprint car and stock car world. Heading into the 2019...more
Warrior Sprints team up with Hatha

Warrior Sprints team up with Hatha...

3/3/2019
Colorado’s premier dirt tracks will become coliseums in the 2019 season as the raging beasts of the POWRi Warrior Sprint Car Series are unleashed. Joe Bellm, president of Blood, Sweat & Tears Promotions, is spearheading the new series’ ventures into Colorado. “Wingless sprint cars have provided some of the best racing since the beginning of time,” he said of the POWRi machines. “They’re fast and they bring exceptional competition.” That competition will hit the...more
2020 Chili Bowl Ticket Reminder

2020 Chili Bowl Ticket Reminder

3/7/2019
Ticket orders for the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire have begun. Here are some quick reminders. All orders, renewals and new, are being taken at the same time. You have until April 11, 2019, to renew your ticket or get on the waiting list. Tickets are sold in 4, 5, or 6-day packages. Prices for the 2020 event are as follows: 4-Day (Wednesday-Saturday) $227; 5-Day (Tuesday-Saturday) $282; 6-Day (Monday-Saturday) $337 Prices shown...more
Max Papis Innovations to become th

Max Papis Innovations to become th...

3/9/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 8, 2019) – Max Papis Innovations (MPI), racing’s premier steering wheel manufacturer, has come on board to become The Official Steering Wheel of POWRi Racing in 2019. Constructed with the utmost care and concern of the racer in mind, MPI has developed an ultra-lightweight, uber-comfortable, and sleek-looking design that is applicable in many forms of racing from NASCAR to the Sprint Car, Midget and Micro ranks of POWRi Racing. Founded in 2009 by...more
2019 POWRi 6th Annual Turnpike Cha

2019 POWRi 6th Annual Turnpike Cha...

3/11/2019
2019 POWRi Season Opener - 6th Annual Turnpike Challenge Schedule of Events – POWRi National & West Midgets, 600cc Outlaw Micros Creek County Speedway: Wednesday 3/20/19 – Open Practice Pits Open 9:00am Practice 6:00pm to 9:00pm Thursday 3/21/19 – Race Day Pits Open All Day Registration 2:00pm to 5:00pm Drivers Meeting 5:30pm Hot Laps – 6:00pm I-44 Speedway: Friday 3/22/19 & Saturday 3/23/19 – Race Day Pits Open All Day Registration 2:00pm to 5:00pm Drivers Meeting...more
POWRi West Midget League Welcomes

POWRi West Midget League Welcomes...

3/11/2019
Tulsa, Ok. (March 11, 2019) – The anticipation for another stellar season with the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League continues to mount with the additional of two exciting sponsors to the 2019 season. Executive Concrete Polishing, who stepped up to serve as the presenting sponsor in 2018, will be back again as the presenting sponsor this year. Offering innovative solutions to customers in Northwest Arkansas, they also serve clients in the Little Rock, Arkansas and...more
MAVTV MADERA POWRi BCRA MIDGETS TA

MAVTV MADERA POWRi BCRA MIDGETS TA...

3/12/2019
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (March 11, 2019) – The fifth year of MAVTV coverage of the Madera Speedway has seen an expansion to 24 episodes, with the new Madera POWRi BCRA Midgets taking center stage for this Saturday’s TV slate. The newly formed series is a combined effort between the nation’s fastest growing short track, the nation’s fastest growing open wheel sanctioning body, and the oldest sanctioning body in Midget racing history. They will combine for five races...more
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS O

CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS O...

3/13/2019
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS OPEN SEASON AT BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY! (Torrance, CA, March 12, 2019) The Lucas Oil POWRi California Lightning Sprint Car Series will kick off its 26th consecutive season this Saturday night, March 16th, at “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval,” the Bakersfield Speedway. The race will be the first under the POWRi banner for the CLS. Joining the CLS on the quadruple header will be the USAC West Coast Sprint Cars, IMCA Stock...more
POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series

POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series...

3/13/2019
(PETERSEN MEDIA- Sacramento, CA )- A busy off season for the Bay Cities Racing Association has seen the storied organization join forces with Performance Open Wheel Racing Inc. (POWRi) to create the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series. For the first time ever a POWRi sanctioned race will take place in California Friday night at The Dirt Track and Kern County in Bakersfield, CA. Friday night kicks off a fresh season of Midget action for the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget...more
PURSLEY & GASS JOIN POWRi NATIONAL

PURSLEY & GASS JOIN POWRi NATIONAL...

3/13/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 12, 2019) – Joining a trio of previously announced drivers, Daison Pursley of Locust Grove, Oklahoma and Noah Gass of Mounds, Oklahoma, have announced their commitment to compete for POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Rookie of the Year honors in 2019. Making an already stout rookie class even stronger, the addition of these two up-and-coming racers could arguably make this 2019 Rookie of the Year battle potentially the greatest in POWRi...more
NEUMAN & McCARTHY TEAMING FOR POWR

NEUMAN & McCARTHY TEAMING FOR POWR...

3/13/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 11, 2019) – The field of 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League championship contenders continues to grow stronger with the addition of two more entries declaring their commitment to the POWRi title chase. Bringing a two-car tandem to the table this year, Jim Neuman Racing of New Berlin, Illinois will be represented by longtime driver, Jake Neuman, and a new combatant in Oklahoma’s Ace McCarthy. Neuman, a graduate of the POWRi Speedway...more
DAUM ENTERS 2019 WITH CHANCE AT MA

DAUM ENTERS 2019 WITH CHANCE AT MA...

3/14/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 12, 2019) – Since the inception of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League in 2005, the history books have pieced together record-setting performances and noteworthy accomplishments nearly every single season. Heading into the 2019 campaign, the 15th year of POWRi, Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois will be chasing his own slice of history. Committed to the full 2019 campaign, Daum looks to become the first four-time champion in POWRi National...more
URSS Partners with POWRi

URSS Partners with POWRi

3/16/2019
Oberlin, Kansas – March 16, 2019 - The Kansas-Based United Rebel Sprint Series president Rick Salem has announced that the Kansas 305-cci sprint car series and Illinois-based POWRi Racing Series have formed a partnership for the upcoming 2019 race season. “We are excited to be aligned with POWRi and we look forward to working with them to help build their 305 sprint car division. With POWRi aligning with IMCA/Racesaver not much will change and with their dedication to...more
JOHNSON WINS POWRi BCRA OPENER AT

JOHNSON WINS POWRi BCRA OPENER AT...

3/17/2019
BAKERSFIELD, CAL. (March 16, 2019) – A brand new era of the Bay Cities Racing Association was ushered in on Friday night as the first chapter of the POWRi BCRA Lucas Oil Midget Series was written. Opening the 2019 season at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California, Chase Johnson topped a field of 17 cars to earn his first-career POWRi BCRA Midget victory. Starting the main event from fifth, Johnson immediately guided the Morris Motorsports No. 47M to the...more
McIntosh's Pursuit of POWRi Nation

McIntosh's Pursuit of POWRi Nation...

3/18/2019
BELLEVILLE, IL. (March 17, 2019) – Although he’s not listed as an official rookie, there is no doubting the fact that 16-year old Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, Oklahoma is one of the nation’s fastest rising young guns with superstar potential. Driving for his family-owned operation, Dave Mac Motorsports, McIntosh has committed to chase to 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Championship. His title pursuit will begin next week inside his home state with the sixth annual...more
Bell Looking to Extend Unprecedent

Bell Looking to Extend Unprecedent...

3/19/2019
Belleville, IL. (March 18, 2019) – When it comes to modern day midget racing, arguably no statistic is as impressive as the numbers behind Christopher Bell’s dominance inside his home state of Oklahoma. Over the years, Bell has competed in eight POWRi National Midget League races in the Sooner State, and he was won all eight races. Yes, you read that right; he has NEVER LOST a Turnpike Challenge event. When the sixth annual edition of the Turnpike Challenge begins next...more
Blake Hahn Rolls To I-30 Speedway

Blake Hahn Rolls To I-30 Speedway...

3/19/2019
(Image Credit: Jimmy Jones) Bryan Hulbert – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 19, 2019) Salvaging a weekend that was scheduled to see action at the Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Blake Hahn adjusted his schedule to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. for a chance to shake down his DriveWFX.com No. 52 where the result was a third-place finish. “We were really happy with the car. We’ve made a few small changes over the off-season that seemed to make the car a little more responsive. I was...more
JRR Follows POWRi To Oklahoma For

JRR Follows POWRi To Oklahoma For...

3/20/2019
Jody Rosenboom Racing is headed south for this week's season opening four day event with the POWRi National Midgets. The team will be fielding two cars starting Thursday, March 21st at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. The series will then head south to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City for the two day event on Friday and Saturday. Teams will then head back north to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they will hope to finish off the Turnpike Challenge on a strong...more
Carrick Tops The Charts on Practic

Carrick Tops The Charts on Practic...

3/21/2019
Carrick Tops The Charts on Practice Night at Creek County SAPULPA, OKLA. (March 20, 2019) – The unofficial kickoff to the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge, Wednesday’s practice night gave drivers one final opportunity to shake down their cars before business picks up with the 2019 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League season opener on Thursday night at Creek County Raceway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Some of the biggest names in midget racing unloaded and hit the track for...more
Trey Robb Picks Up Opening Turnpik

Trey Robb Picks Up Opening Turnpik...

3/22/2019
Sapulpa, Oklahoma – Starting outside the second row, Trey Robb survived an eventful 20 laps to pick up his first career POWRi Engler Machine & Tool feature victory. Hailing from New Castle, Oklahoma, Robb’s brother Gage started on the pole of the feature event after earning high point honors. After two complete restarts ensuing from carnage involving the 2018 POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Champion, Harley Hollan who went for a tumble down the backstretch, Gage Robb was...more
Bell Remains Undefeated in Turnpik

Bell Remains Undefeated in Turnpik...

3/22/2019
Sapulpa, Oklahoma – Heading into the Sixth Annual Turnpike Challenge featuring POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League competition, Christopher Bell would have been a safe bet for the victor heading into tonight’s race at Creek County Speedway. And that safe money bet would have paid off; Christopher Bell is now nine for nine in Turnpike Competition. While the opening night of four straight nights of racing presented a challenge, as this was the inaugural visit...more
Bacon’s Third Career POWRi Micro V

Bacon’s Third Career POWRi Micro V...

3/23/2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – An unusual sight in a micro as of late, but a very familiar face to open wheel racing and Oklahoma, Brady Bacon is back in a micro at his old stomping grounds of the Oklahoma bullrings for the Sixth Annual Turnpike Challenge. After starting outside the front row, Brady Bacon found his groove, took the lead early on and never looked back. Bacon’s victory with the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League is the third of his...more
Seavey Dethrones Bell at I-44

Seavey Dethrones Bell at I-44

3/23/2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – In what was a fairytale ending for Logan Seavey, the Californian was finally able to hold off Christopher Bell and end a streak that may very well go down in history unmatched. Bell looked to go 10 for 10 in Turnpike Challenge competition, but Seavey had other hopes and took his first career Turnpike Challenge victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League. d the field to green at I-44 Riverside Speedway, sharing the front row...more
Bryson Takes Career First POWRi Mi

Bryson Takes Career First POWRi Mi...

3/24/2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – In what was a dominating performance with the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League, Kaylee Bryson immediately took the field to task and led all 20 laps in route to her first career victory with the league. Bryson’s victory adds her to a short list of female POWRi victors, placing her as the fourth female to accomplish the task. At the drop of the green flag, Bryson jumped out front over Daison Pursley. Shortly thereafter,...more
Seavey Goes Two-For-Two in Turnpik

Seavey Goes Two-For-Two in Turnpik...

3/24/2019
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Backing up a dominant performance from the previous night, Logan Seavey doubled down and took a second consecutive Turnpike Challenge victory. Seavey’s second Turnpike Challenge POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League victory came again at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Starting inside the second row behind Cannon McIntosh and Jerry Coons, Jr., Seavey fell in behind Jerry Coons at the start of the race. Coons, Jr. looked to have the upper...more
BEASON BEATS BELL IN TURNPIKE CHAL

BEASON BEATS BELL IN TURNPIKE CHAL...

3/25/2019
TULSA, OKLA. (March 24, 2019) – The standing-room only crowd in attendance and the thousands of fans watching around the world on Speed Shift TV were given a finish for the ages on Sunday night as the sixth annual Turnpike Challenge concluded at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hosting a side-by-side affair for the majority of the 30-lap main event, Jonathan Beason of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and Christopher Bell of Norman, Oklahoma delivered an early candidate for...more
URSS Announces Partnership with Me

URSS Announces Partnership with Me...

4/2/2019
With the season opener just one week away, officials with the POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series are excited to announce a new partnership has been formed with Mel Hambelton Ford Racing out of Wichita, Kansas. Mel Hambelton Ford Racing will become presenting partner with the series and contribute to the year-end 2019-point fund. “We are honored to be associated with the fine people of Mel Hambelton Ford Racing and are excited to have them climb aboard with our series,”...more
POWRi Sanctions Bandit Sprint Seri

POWRi Sanctions Bandit Sprint Seri...

4/5/2019
Belleville, IL – POWRi is thrilled to announce the formation of the POWRi Lucas Oil Bandit Sprint Series. Based out of Box Elder, South Dakota, the POWRi Lucas Oil Bandit Sprint Series’ main focus will be on traditional non-wing sprint car racing. Under the guise of series owner/promoter, Bill Keester, the POWRi Lucas Oil Bandit Sprint Series will run primarily at Bandit Speedway in 2019. “We are excited to partner with POWRi to create the POWRi Lucas Oil Bandit...more
POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint 201

POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint 201...

4/5/2019
The Midwest Lightning Sprints will begin the 32nd year of competition in 2019 making it the oldest continuous sanctioning body in the Kansas City area. The big news revealed during the off season was MLS and POWRi Racing have combined forces in an effort to unite lightning sprint groups across the country. Serving as the sanctioning body for four of the nation’s biggest lightning sprint organizations, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League will consist of California...more
Have You Renewed? Deadline To Reta

Have You Renewed? Deadline To Reta...

4/5/2019
Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (April 9, 2019) The countdown has almost hit zero for fans to renew their tickets for the 34th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire with the deadline set to pass at 5:00 P.M. (CT) on Thursday, April 11, 2019. A reminder that tickets are sold in 4, 5, or 6-day packages. Prices for the 2020 event are as follows: 4-Day (Wednesday-Saturday) $227; 5-Day (Tuesday-Saturday) $282; 6-Day (Monday-Saturday) $337 Prices shown...more
Macon Speedway Season Opener Satur

Macon Speedway Season Opener Satur...

4/9/2019
Calling ALL MICROS!! The 2019 season will open this Saturday, April 13 at Macon Speedway. Micros by Bailey Chassis will be in action. Event details below... Also, full schedules are attached for Macon Speedway is attached. Hope to see you there! MACON SPEEDWAY Saturday, April 13 74th Season Opener Driver Autographs before Races CEFCU Kids Club Milliken University Night Divisions: *Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models *BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds *Neal Tire &...more
Kansas Teen takes on POWRi Nationa

Kansas Teen takes on POWRi Nationa...

4/7/2019
In 2019 Overland Park, Kansas, Racer Luke Howard will challenge for ROY in the POWRi National Midget Series. The 15 year-old Driver who started in racing at age 5, will be behind the wheel racing for Chad Shields Racing out of Independence, Missouri, with primary sponsorship from The Fuel House, as well as Nading Industrial and, Staco Electric among others. Young Howard has been racing full size midgets since age 12, and won his first midget race at Valley Speedway in...more
Jake Martens Claims URSS Season Op

Jake Martens Claims URSS Season Op...

4/5/2019
Park City, Kansas – April 5, 2019 - Jake Martens of Fairview, Oklahoma took the lead on lap five and never looked back to claim the season opener for the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing Friday night at 81 Speedway in Park City. Buddy Tubbs and Andy Shouse started on the front row for the twenty-five-lap feature with Tubbs taking the lead as the green flag fell. Tubbs lead would be short lived, however, as he would bring...more
Cranston Tops URSS Dodge City Seas

Cranston Tops URSS Dodge City Seas...

4/6/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, DODGE CITY, Kan. (April 6, 2019) – Luke Cranston opened the 2019 season at Dodge City Raceway Park by racing to victory lane in the 25-lap Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Car vs. POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Racing feature event atop the 3/8-mile clay oval. In the 25-lap DCRP Sprint Car vs. URSS feature, Ness City native Cranston gridded the feature inside the third row as Brian Herbert and Koby Walters led the way to...more
POWRi West Set to Invade I-44 Rive

POWRi West Set to Invade I-44 Rive...

4/9/2019
Belleville, IL – After a successful Sixth Annual Turnpike Challenge, the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League sets its sights on returning to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 13th. I-44 was the host of two nights of the Turnpike Challenge, which was swept by Logan Seavey, marking a sign of defeat for Christopher Bell, a first in Turnpike Challenge history. Heading into I-44, a strong field of competition for the POWRi Lucas Oil West...more
Nunes Waits Till Late to WIN his 2

Nunes Waits Till Late to WIN his 2...

4/12/2019
(Torrance, CA, April 11, 2019) Kingsburg, California’s Doug Nunes waited till near the end to take the lead and then run away from the field for his second POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car main event victory of the season last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway. Forty-two-year-old Nunes started the night by timing in second quick in the 28-car field with a lap of 14.558. That was just a tick behind the fast time of 14.545 set by 16-year-old Eric...more
Wesley Smith class of the field at

Wesley Smith class of the field at...

4/13/2019
Grain Valley: Wesley Smith was once again the class of the field at Valley Speedway in POWRi Valley Outlaw Midgets Friday night. The first race of 2019 for the series was Smith’s 17th victory in the KC Metro Midgets since 2015, and followed his victory last week at Valley in the POWRi Valley Sprints driving the Helm #12. Under the Friday night lights of Valley Speedway Smith would take the first heat of the evening as well driving the WSR Racing #44. And in the...more
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