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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
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  • administrator on Mar 13, 2019
  • Article Date: 3/13/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
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
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  • administrator on Mar 13, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 13, 2019
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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
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  • Kenny Brown on Mar 14, 2019
  • Article Date: 3/14/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
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
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  • Kenny Brown on Mar 16, 2019
  • Article Date: 3/16/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
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
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  • administrator on Mar 17, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 18, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 19, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 21, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 22, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 23, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 24, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Mar 24, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 02, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 05, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 05, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2019
  • Article Date: 4/7/2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 09, 2019
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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
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  • administrator on Apr 12, 2019
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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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  • administrator on Apr 13, 2019
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Kramer and Nunes Lead POWRi Califo

Kramer and Nunes Lead POWRi Califo...

4/18/2019
(Torrance, CA, April 16, 2019) Current point leader Jarrett Kramer and two-time 2019 winner Doug Nunes lead the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series into the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday Night, April 20th. The race will be round #4 of the 2019 championship season. Spectator gates at “The West’s Fastest 1/3 of a Mile High Banked Clay Oval” will open at 5:00 P.M. and the first race will be at 7:00. Saturday’s race will be the second of the year...more
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  • administrator on Apr 18, 2019
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Daum Victorious at Valley Speedway

Daum Victorious at Valley Speedway

4/21/2019
Pocahontas, Illinois, chauffeur Zach Daum was victorious Friday night at Valley Speedway. But it wasn’t racing a POWRi Midget. Instead Daum the multiple-time POWRi Midget Champ would pace the field winning a wire to wire showdown over Nixa driver Wesley Smith racing in the POWRi Valley Outlaw Sprint Series. The victory however was no cakewalk for the veteran driver as Smith, a two-time winner already at Valley this season winning in sprints and midgets hounded Daum...more
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  • administrator on Apr 21, 2019
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Kyle Lewis WINs POWRi Midwest Ligh

Kyle Lewis WINs POWRi Midwest Ligh...

4/23/2019
The POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints opened our season at I-35 Speedway on Sat night. A BIG thank you goes out to our sponsors for 2019, Racin’ Boys, Oskvig Accounting and Rod End Supply. We had 5 Rookies for our first nite of the new season. Heat 1 1st 01 Bobby Layne KC, MO 2nd 49B Kenny Bowers Olathe, KS (R) 3rd 5 Tyler Murry Dover, MO 4th z8 Tim Davis KC, MO (R) 5th 88 ...more
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  • administrator on Apr 23, 2019
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POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series E

POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series E...

4/23/2019
After a successful two-night weekend to open the season and the month of April, the POWRi Lucas Oil United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing is set to open the month of May with a huge event as the “Rebels” head to Lincoln County Raceway in North Platte, Nebraska on Saturday night, May 4, for the fourth annual “Ron Williams/Dick Snoose Myers Memorial.” This one-night event will pay $1500 to win while just starting the night’s feature finale...more
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  • administrator on Apr 23, 2019
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Triple-header on Tap for National

Triple-header on Tap for National...

4/24/2019
Belleville, IL – Beginning Friday, April 26th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League has a big weekend on tap. Visiting three, fan-thrilling, action-packed tracks, the National Midgets begin the weekend at Belle-Clair Speedway, head to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Saturday, and then round out the weekend on Sunday at Jacksonville Speedway. Friday, April 26th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will invade Belle-Clair Speedway for the first...more
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  • administrator on Apr 24, 2019
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Friday, April 25th Knepper Memoria

Friday, April 25th Knepper Memoria...

4/25/2019
Belleville, IL – Tomorrow’s 28th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial featuring action from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool 600cc Outlaw Micro League has been cancelled due to the continuous rainfall over the past three days. POWRi and Belle-Clair Speedway officials are actively seeking a date for rescheduling. “The rain gauge at the track shows three inches of rain,” commented Brian Thompson of Belle-Clair Speedway. This...more
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  • administrator on Apr 25, 2019
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Five Time Series Champion Michnowi

Five Time Series Champion Michnowi...

4/26/2019
(Torrance, CA, April 24, 2019) Five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz etched his name onto the victory ledger for the first time in 2019 when he won the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event in a thrilling finish last Saturday night at the Bakersfield Speedway. The victory was Michnowicz first at the Kern County clay oval since 2017. Twenty-seven CLS cars took time trials at the longtime track that is referred to as “The West’s Fastest...more
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  • administrator on Apr 26, 2019
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Schudy Shines in POWRi Valley Show

Schudy Shines in POWRi Valley Show...

4/27/2019
Grain Valley: Pat Schudy returned to victory lane Friday night in POWRi Valley Outlaw Midget action leading from start to finish in the feature event. For the veteran driver who will be 60 years old in September, it was his first win in the series since 2014 when he won the championship. His 7s Machine was fast all night for the Springfield, Mo. ace as he earned the pole position for the 20 lapper by scoring the most passing points in his heat. Schudy credited his...more
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  • administrator on Apr 27, 2019
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Summer Thunder Sprint Car Series -

Summer Thunder Sprint Car Series -...

4/29/2019
For the first time in 2019, the stars and cars of the Summer Thunder Sprint Car Series will invade the 65-year-old Skagit Speedway on Saturday night with $2,000 on the line for the winner. Joining the Summer Thunder Sprint Car Series will be the rapidly growing Northwest Focus Midget Series as well as the Outlaw Tuners. Fresh off of a win at the Yakima Dirt Track, three-time Summer Thunder Sprint Car Series champion Jason Solwold is looking to take home the win this...more
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  • administrator on Apr 29, 2019
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Kaylee Bryson Bags First Midget To

Kaylee Bryson Bags First Midget To...

5/4/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, BIXBY, Okla. (May 3, 2019) – Kaylee Bryson notched her first top-ten finish in Midget racing competition with the POWRi West Midget League at Sapulpa, Oklahoma’s Creek County Speedway last Friday night. Now, the 18-year-old from Muskogee, OK, makes her first visit to Wheatland, Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday night for a Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget event. “It will be my first time to go there, I’m excited to be racing there,” Bryson...more
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  • administrator on May 04, 2019
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McIntosh Doing the Double Saturday

McIntosh Doing the Double Saturday...

5/4/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, BIXBY, Okla. (May 3, 2019) – With rain eliminating Friday night activities, 16-year-old Cannon McIntosh is set for a full night of action at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri in both Sprint Car and Midget action. McIntosh will take in both the ASCS Warrior Region Sprint Car portion of the event as well as the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League event aboard the Dave Mac Motorsports Toyota-TRD Spike No. 08. “It’s going to be fun racing both...more
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  • administrator on May 04, 2019
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Going Pavement Racing this Weekend

Going Pavement Racing this Weekend...

5/9/2019
Nik Larson racing heads to the pavement this weekend for the first time this season, after a rainout for the first Joes Speed Shop Northwest Focus Midget Series race, Nik and the team head to Evergreen Speedway in Monroe,Wa. to take on the 3/8 mile oval and race with some of the best midget drivers in the Northwest. Several times this season the Wicked Energy Gum Northwest Focus Midget Series will do a little Pavement racing, follow along with us at MyRacePass.com and...more
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  • Kevin Larson on May 09, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/9/2019
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POINT LEADER KRAMER DOMINATES POWR

POINT LEADER KRAMER DOMINATES POWR...

5/10/2019
(Torrance, CA, May 7, 2019) Two-time and defending POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Jarrett Kramer posted his second win of 2019 when he led every inch of the way in the 25-lap main event last Saturday at the Ventura Raceway. The win was the second of the year for the 37-year-old and both wins have come at Ventura. Twenty-two cars showed up for the race on the track that is located adjacent to the beach on the Ventura County...more
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  • administrator on May 10, 2019
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Afternoon Rain & Cold Temps Force

Afternoon Rain & Cold Temps Force...

5/11/2019
(Macon, IL) Unseasonable weather continued to plague Central Illinois on Saturday, May 11, as high temperatures in the low 50’s and wet weather forced the cancelation of the first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget visit of 2019 to Macon Speedway. Four other divisions were also on schedule. For the Macon, IL track, it’s the second rainout in five tries this season, with the other being the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. In the three events that the track has held,...more
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  • administrator on May 11, 2019
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POWRi INTRODUCES BRIAN WALKER AS D

POWRi INTRODUCES BRIAN WALKER AS D...

5/14/2019
BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 14, 2019) – Ushering in a new era of online presence, the Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. group is proud to introduce Brian Walker as the Director of Media Relations at POWRi Racing. From press releases to social media and so much more, Walker will handle the content management for POWRi leagues nationwide, with a vision of expanding the brand into the digital age and beyond. “Having Brian on board will help our brand tremendously in giving...more
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  • administrator on May 14, 2019
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Wesley Smith Schools Valley

Wesley Smith Schools Valley

5/20/2019
Grain Valley: It’s been a big week for POWRi Midget and Sprint Racer Wesley Smith. On Thursday night he became a college graduate, and on Friday night he schooled the field at Valley Speedway in POWRi Valley Outlaw Midget Competition. For Smith it was his second victory of the season in the Valley Midget Series, and his third victory at the Grain Valley Dirt Track in 2019 after also winning previously in the Helm #12 Sprinter. The Nixa gasman would take his 18th...more
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  • administrator on May 20, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/20/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
URSS Teams with SSO for 305 Weeken

URSS Teams with SSO for 305 Weeken...

5/20/2019
Oberlin, Kansas – May 20, 2019 - Two of the premier 305-ci sprint car groups in the region face off this coming Memorial Day weekend as the POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing and the Sprint Series of Oklahoma presented by Smiley’s Racing Products are geared for a weekend double-header. It all starts on Saturday night (May 25) at Longdale Speedway in Longdale, Oklahoma before heading to 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas for a special...more
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  • administrator on May 20, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/20/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
Inaugural Show-Me Nationals at Swe

Inaugural Show-Me Nationals at Swe...

5/23/2019
Belleville, IL – Due to the amount of rain received from severe storms over the previous week, the torrential downpours have forced track and series officials’ hands into cancelling the events at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in Sweet Springs, Missouri. “In light of the recent storms that have plagued the Midwest, more specifically the state of Missouri, we will be cancelling the events at Sweet Springs,” commented Jason McCord. “The track has received so much...more
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  • administrator on May 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/23/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
Nik Larson Racing On The Road Agai

Nik Larson Racing On The Road Agai...

5/23/2019
Nik Larson Racing is headed south for the Memorial Day weekend. This weekend Wicked Energy Gum Focus Midgets head to Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon as the support class for the Marvin Smith Memorial for 2 day of racing action, Nik is excited to be racing in this support series for a huge event like this one. All of us at Nik Larson Racing would like to take a moment and remember the military's fallen heroes this weekend that gave there lives so we can have the...more
Kevin Larson
  • Kevin Larson on May 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/23/2019
Tags: Nik Larson, Cottage Grove Speedway, Northwest Focus Midget Series
MICHNOWICZ CAPTURES 2ND POWRi CALI

MICHNOWICZ CAPTURES 2ND POWRi CALI...

5/25/2019
(Torrance, CA, May 23, 2019) Five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz raced to his second POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event win of 2019 last Saturday night at the Barona Speedway. Twenty-cars signed in on the night. The drama began in qualifying when 2019-point leader Jarrett Kramer’s car had engine ills knocking it out of the show. The Spring Valley based racer took off from the track to pick up another car. However, he did not get...more
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  • administrator on May 25, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/25/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
WAGNER SNAGS FIRST WAR WIN AT LAKE

WAGNER SNAGS FIRST WAR WIN AT LAKE...

5/26/2019
ELDON, MO. (May 25, 2019) – It was an emotional Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway as young Jack Wagner earned his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory. Driving for car owner Jack Hockett and Jesse Hockett Racing, Wagner won on May 25, just one day before the nine year anniversary of Jesse Hockett's passing on May 26, 2010. Marking the third WAR Sprints event of the 2019 season, Saturday’s show at Lake Ozark Speedway was a triumphant steal after...more
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  • administrator on May 26, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/26/2019
Tags: POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
Seavey Strikes in Lake Ozark Spect

Seavey Strikes in Lake Ozark Spect...

5/27/2019
Eldon, Missouri – In what started out as an all Jim Neuman Racing front row, with teammates Jake Neuman and Ace McCarthy sharing the top two positions, it would be Keith Kunz Curb-Agajanian Motorsports with Logan Seavey taking the checkers from the sixth starting position with the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues. At the drop of the green flag, Jim Neuman Racing teammates dueled each other for the top position with Jake Neuman holding the lead over...more
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  • administrator on May 27, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/27/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
POWRi LUCAS OIL CALIFORNIA LIGHTNI

POWRi LUCAS OIL CALIFORNIA LIGHTNI...

5/31/2019
(Torrance, CA, May 28, 2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will be heading back to its home track, the Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night for round #7 of the 2019 campaign. Going into the race, three different drivers have posted two wins each in the first six races. Saturday’s appearance will be the third of eight at Jim Naylor’s picturesque oval located a couple of hundred feet from the breaking blue waves of the Pacific Ocean on the...more
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  • administrator on May 31, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/31/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
URSS Heading to Dodge City Raceway

URSS Heading to Dodge City Raceway...

5/31/2019
May 29, 2019 - The POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing kicks back into racing action this coming Saturday night (June 1) as they make their second appearance of the season at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas in a showdown with the tracks Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Car division. This event will be a tune-up for the upcoming third annual Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP 305 Sprint Car Nationals that are set to take...more
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  • administrator on May 31, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/31/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
$1100 to Win Special Await United

$1100 to Win Special Await United...

6/6/2019
Oberlin, Kansas – June 4, 2019 - The only trip into the state of Colorado takes place this coming Saturday night as the POWRi Lucas Oil United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing makes their annual appearance to El Paso County Speedway in Calhan, Colorado. Rain has washed out three events thus far this season while Luke Cranston (2), Jake Martens and Jason Martin having taken home victories this 2019 race season. Courtesy of Kevin Schramek with...more
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  • administrator on Jun 06, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/6/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
KRAMER STAYS PERFECT AT VENTURA WI

KRAMER STAYS PERFECT AT VENTURA WI...

6/6/2019
(Torrance, CA, June 5, 2019) After Jarrett Kramer’s win last Saturday night in the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series main event at the Ventura Raceway, many of the championship contenders may be ruing the fact that the series still has five races at the track this year. Thus far in 2019, Kramer has won all three CLS races at the beachside oval and last Saturday night, he did it in convincing style leading every inch of the way. (Attached photo of...more
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  • administrator on Jun 06, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/6/2019
Tags: POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints, POWRi WAR Sprints
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