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INAUGURAL POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR EAST

INAUGURAL POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR EAST...

3/11/2017
Inaugural POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints Season Opener Indianapolis, IN – Saturday, April 1 will kick off the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints season with the inaugural race at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois. The much anticipated race will pay $2,000 to win and $200 to start. Twelve races make up the 2017 POWRi WAR East schedule which will award the top five in points at the end of the season with a point fund listed below. WAR East Point...more
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  • administrator on Mar 10, 2017
  • Article Date: 3/11/2017
Tags: Brownstown Bullring, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS HEAD T

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS HEAD T...

4/11/2017
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS HEAD TO I-35 SPEEDWAY Indianapolis, IN – Saturday, April 15th the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Cars will return to the familiar surface of I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri for the first time in 2017. The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints competed at I-35 Speedway six times last year. October 8 was the 2016 WAR season finale where Korey Weyant took home the trophy, but Clinton Boyles took home the championship. Terry Babb, Chris Parkinson, Boyles,...more
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  • administrator on Apr 11, 2017
  • Article Date: 4/11/2017
Tags: Terry Babb, Chris Parkinson, Korey Weyant
BENSON BLASTS TO FIRST POWRI LUCAS

BENSON BLASTS TO FIRST POWRI LUCAS...

4/23/2017
Grain Valley, MO (April 22, 2017) - After showing solid speed early on in 2017 and being plagued with some bad luck, Quinton Benson picked up his first career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win Saturday at Valley Speedway. Wyatt Burks led the first two laps from the pole. On lap three, Burks slipped high in turn two allowing Benson to get a run down the backstretch to take over the top spot. Benson would hold off many challenges from Dylan Kadous over the last part of...more
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  • administrator on Apr 23, 2017
  • Article Date: 4/23/2017
Tags: Cody Baker, Ryan Kitchen, Mitchell Moore
GRANT GRABS LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY WIN

GRANT GRABS LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY WIN

5/7/2017
GRANT GRABS LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY WIN Wheatland, MO (May 6, 2017) - In a race that went twenty-five non stop laps and saw all twenty two starters complete the A-Main, Justin Grant picked up a win on Saturday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints at Lucas Oil Speedway. Korey Weyant, Zach Daum, Clinton Boyles, and eighteenth starting Brandon Mattox rounded out the top five. Grant, who has been one of open wheel racing's hottest drivers in 2017, moved from his outside...more
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  • administrator on May 07, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/7/2017
Tags: Robert Bell, Kyle Clark, Justin Grant
BOYLES CLIMBS TO THE TOP AT LAKESI

BOYLES CLIMBS TO THE TOP AT LAKESI...

5/12/2017
BOYLES CLIMBS TO THE TOP AT LAKESIDE Kansas City, KS (May 11, 2017) - After picking up a win during his rookie season with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints last May at Lakeside Speedway, Clinton Boyles won for the second year in a row on Thursday night at the same racetrack. Cody Baker edged Isaac Chapple to lead lap one in the twenty lap feature. Baker set a torrid pace as he ran the high side of the 4/10 mile. Behind him, Boyles moved his way forward from his fifth...more
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  • administrator on May 12, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/12/2017
Tags: Cody Baker, Ryan Kitchen, Mitchell Moore
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS TACKLE

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS TACKLE...

5/17/2017
Indianapolis, IN - A two-day weekend of racing is up next for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints. First heading to US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri on Friday, May 19 for the first time since 2012, followed by their second showing this season at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri on Saturday, May 20. Austin Alumbaugh won the last WAR event at US 36 Raceway in 2012 in the Rick Smith owned number 26 machine. Many fresh faces will attempt to snag a WAR victory there this...more
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  • administrator on May 17, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/17/2017
Tags: I-35 Speedway, US 36 Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS JOIN I

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS JOIN I...

5/30/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League is set to join the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week roster for the first time ever. The WAR East Sprints will compete in three of the total five nights of SPEED Week. Please find WAR payout details below. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints plus National and...more
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  • administrator on May 30, 2017
  • Article Date: 5/30/2017
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Jacksonville Speedway, Dirt Oval at Route 66
BURKS LANDS ELUSIVE FIRST POWRI LU

BURKS LANDS ELUSIVE FIRST POWRI LU...

6/10/2017
Winston, MO (June 10, 2017) - Taking advantage of polesitter Slater Helt's misfortune, Wyatt Burks picked up his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win of 2017 Saturday night at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri. On the original start, Helt moved from the bottom and beat second-starting Korey Weyant down the backstretch to take over the lead. Just as Helt moved past the flagstand, the yellow flag came out for Quinton Benson, who got too high in turns three and four and...more
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  • administrator on Jun 11, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/10/2017
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS SET FO

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS SET FO...

6/14/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League will be competing at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks" Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri this Saturday, June 17. It is the second showing for the WAR Sprints in Wheatland this year. Justin Grant was victorious at Lucas Oil Speedway in May for the last WAR event there. Since the inception of WAR in 2012, there have been fourteen different WAR drivers in victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway. Dustin Morgan, Casey...more
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  • administrator on Jun 14, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/14/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR EAST SPRINTS U

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR EAST SPRINTS U...

6/21/2017
Indianapolis, IN - Saturday, June 24 marks the first visit to Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Cars in the league's history paying $2,000 to win and $200 to start. Rookie of the Year hopeful, Slater Helt currently leads WAR East points heading into this weekend's event. Korey Weyant trails close behind with only an eight point gap between them. Terry Babb sits third in points followed by Mario Clouser (4th), Steve...more
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  • administrator on Jun 21, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/21/2017
Tags: Brownstown Bullring, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
BORDER WARS - WAR VS. WAR EAST

BORDER WARS - WAR VS. WAR EAST

6/27/2017
Indianapolis, IN - For the first time in league history, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR and WAR East Sprints will go head to head for a two-day showdown Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1. Kicking off Friday at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois followed by Saturday at St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Missouri. The WAR Sprints traveled to Belle-Clair Speedway once in 2016 for their season opener where Joe B. Miller fought his way through heavy lapped...more
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  • administrator on Jun 27, 2017
  • Article Date: 6/27/2017
Tags: Belle-Clair Speedway, Farmington Empire Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints
POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS PREP F

POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR SPRINTS PREP F...

8/22/2017
Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Cars are prepped and ready for a two-day weekend of non-wing action. US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri kicks off the weekend on Friday, August 25 followed up by Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri Saturday, August 26. WAR Sprints last visited the high banked, quarter mile surface of US 36 Raceway in 2012 where Austin Alumbaugh was victorious. Friday's event will pay $1,000 to win and $200 to start. Lake Ozark...more
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  • administrator on Aug 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/22/2017
Tags: Lake Ozark Speedway, US 36 Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints
BABB ECLIPSES COMPETITION AT US 36

BABB ECLIPSES COMPETITION AT US 36

8/26/2017
Osborn, MO (August 25, 2017) - Running near the front throughout the 25 lap A-Main, Terry Babb capitalized on the misfortune of Wyatt Burks to win his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints race of 2017 Friday night at US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri. Chris Parkinson would lead the first three laps as the first caution would come out for Matt Richards, who spun to a stop in turn two, ending his evening. Before another lap could be completed after the restart, Slater Helt...more
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  • administrator on Aug 26, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/26/2017
Tags: US 36 Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
BABB SWEEPS POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR WE

BABB SWEEPS POWRI LUCAS OIL WAR WE...

8/27/2017
Eldon, MO (August 26, 2017) - A night after picking up his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win of 2017, Terry Babb made it two in a row winning Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri. Craig Carroll and Babb brought the field to the green flag as the pair battled side by side for the top spot through turns one and two and down the backstretch. Carroll spun in between turns three and four with drivers taking evasive action to miss him, He would...more
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  • administrator on Aug 27, 2017
  • Article Date: 8/27/2017
Tags: Lake Ozark Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
EAGLE INCREASES PAYOUT TO $2,000 F

EAGLE INCREASES PAYOUT TO $2,000 F...

9/5/2017
Indianapolis, IN - Friday, September 8 marks the first visit to Nebraska for the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints in league history. WAR invades the Cornhusker State, heading towards the welcoming Eagle Raceway facility that has increased the payout to $2,000 TO WIN and $225 to start in order to raise the stakes and show appreciation to supporting race teams. Following up Friday's event, the WAR Sprints head south to I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri Saturday, September 9....more
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  • administrator on Sep 05, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/5/2017
Tags: Eagle Raceway, I-35 Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints
BURKS SURVIVES WAR AT WINSTON

BURKS SURVIVES WAR AT WINSTON

9/10/2017
Winston, MO (September 9, 2017) - One night after destroying a car in a heat race flip, Wyatt Burks rebounded to pick up his third POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win of 2017 on Saturday night at I-35 Speedway. Katlynn Leer started on the pole and led the first lap as Korey Weyant moved into second. Leer ran out of racing room on lap two as she slid over the bank in turn four and spun to a stop. Weyant assumed the top spot and would lead comfortably until Burks found...more
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  • administrator on Sep 10, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/10/2017
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
SEAVEY SHINES IN POWRI LUCAS OIL W

SEAVEY SHINES IN POWRI LUCAS OIL W...

9/22/2017
Wheatland, MO (September 21, 2017) - Logan Seavey made his POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint debut in stunning fashion by taking the Daum Motorsports 5D machine to victory lane at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for Night 1 of the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial against a staggering 56 car field. Dustin Morgan, Mario Clouser, Brandon Mattox, and Quinton Benson rounded out the top five. Benson and Chris Phillips led the 22-car field to green flag racing....more
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  • administrator on Sep 22, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/22/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
LOGAN SEAVEY SWEEPS THE HOCKETT/MC

LOGAN SEAVEY SWEEPS THE HOCKETT/MC...

9/24/2017
Wheatland, MO (September 23, 2017) - Holding the broom high as he climbed atop the cage of his Daum Motorsports No. 5d, Logan Seavey made it a perfect weekend with the POWRi Lucas Oil War Sprints to win the 7th annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. Taking off from the right of the front row, Seavey jumped to the lead at the wave of the green flag. Crowding to the bottom line, the opening laps yielded several cautions with...more
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  • administrator on Sep 24, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/24/2017
Tags: Lucas Oil Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
KOREY WEYANT CROWNED AS 2017 POWRI

KOREY WEYANT CROWNED AS 2017 POWRI...

9/26/2017
INDIANAPOLIS, In. (September 26, 2017) - Korey Weyant wrapped up a championship season with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League last weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. The Springfield, Illinois driver qualified for all three feature events over the weekend against a 60-car field to clinch his first title with the league in his Weeble's Bar and Grill/Tosti's Transmission/Ealey Automotive Eagle with Automotive Machine power. Weyant racked up an...more
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  • administrator on Sep 26, 2017
  • Article Date: 9/26/2017
Tags: Korey Weyant, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
WESLEY SMITH EARNS FIRST WAR WIN

WESLEY SMITH EARNS FIRST WAR WIN

4/22/2018
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 21, 2018) - Missouri native, Wesley Smith earned his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League win Saturday night at Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Missouri over Ty Hulsey and JD Black. Smith was driving for the long-time WAR driver turned car owner, John Helm. The WAR season opener seemed to have been plagued after multiple rain outs hindered the season from kicking off and the weather remained a factor throughout Saturday night's event....more
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  • administrator on Apr 22, 2018
  • Article Date: 4/22/2018
Tags: Springfield Raceway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
KREISEL GOES BACK TO BACK WITH WAR

KREISEL GOES BACK TO BACK WITH WAR...

5/5/2018
GRAIN VALLEY, MO (May 4, 2018) - Continuing the momentum from his first career win last weekend in Eldon, MO, Riley Kreisel picked up his second career win at Valley Speedway on Friday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints. The freshly turned eighteen-year-old has been victorious at Valley Speedway in a midget multiple times, but this was his first trip to victory lane in a sprint car. Joe B. Miller led early as he battled with Terry Richards and Slater Helt....more
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  • administrator on May 05, 2018
  • Article Date: 5/5/2018
Tags: Valley Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
WAR WILDCARD KICKS OFF SEASON AT F

WAR WILDCARD KICKS OFF SEASON AT F...

5/7/2018
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 7, 2018) – The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League’s season has taken off with four events in the record books so far for 2018. Meanwhile the more Eastern based WAR Wildcard schedule has been hindered due to an uncooperative Mother Nature. But, that all changes this weekend. Saturday, May 12 the WAR Wildcard Sprints will invade Brownstown, Illinois and travel to Fayette County Speedway for their season opening event which will also be recorded for...more
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  • administrator on May 07, 2018
  • Article Date: 5/7/2018
Tags: Brownstown Bullring, POWRi, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprints
CLOUSER TOPS LAKE OZARK

CLOUSER TOPS LAKE OZARK

5/27/2018
Eldon, MO (May 26, 2018) - Just two weeks after picking up his first career win at Brownstown, IL with the WAR Wildcard Sprints, Mario Clouser picked up his first career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints win at Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday. Todd McVay would lead the first three laps as Clouser and Riley Kreisel battled each other for the second spot. Clouser would work his way past McVay on lap four and steadily built a comfortable lead over Kreisel, who had also moved...more
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  • administrator on May 27, 2018
  • Article Date: 5/27/2018
Tags: Lake Ozark Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
DAUM DOMINATES DOUBLE X SPEEDWAY W

DAUM DOMINATES DOUBLE X SPEEDWAY W...

5/28/2018
CALIFORNIA, MO (May 27, 2018) - Working his way past early leader Riley Kreisel on lap two, Zach Daum would go on to a convincing win in the Jesse Hockett Tribute on Sunday night at Double X Speedway with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints. Kreisel moved out front from his pole starting position with Daum giving chase. Daum was able to work his way past Kreisel on lap two and on lap four, Kreisel would get sideways in turn four with third running Korey Weyant hitting him...more
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  • administrator on May 28, 2018
  • Article Date: 5/28/2018
Tags: Double X Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
WAR SPRINTS HEAD TO VALLEY - WILDC

WAR SPRINTS HEAD TO VALLEY - WILDC...

5/30/2018
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 30, 2018) - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints are headed back to Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri for their seventh round of competition so far this 2018 season. This Saturday, June 2 will be WAR's second trip to Valley this year. Riley Kreisel was victorious at the end of the last visit which was back in early May. Kreisel currently leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints Championship points over Quinton Benson (2nd), Anthony Nicholson...more
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  • administrator on May 30, 2018
  • Article Date: 5/30/2018
Tags: Fairbury Speedway, Brownstown Bullring, Valley Speedway
WEYANT GRABS FIRST WAR WIN OF 2018

WEYANT GRABS FIRST WAR WIN OF 2018

6/3/2018
GRAIN VALLEY, MO (June 2, 2018) - Picking up his first win of 2018 after getting by early leader Mitchell Davis and holding off the challenges of Riley Kreisel through different parts of the 25 lapper, Korey Weyant was victorious at the Valley Speedway on Saturday night with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints. Davis led the first handful of laps as Weyant moved forward and made his way past the young driver from Auburn, Illinois. Also on the move was Kreisel as he would...more
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  • administrator on Jun 03, 2018
  • Article Date: 6/3/2018
Tags: Valley Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
IT'S MILLER TIME AT LAKE OZARK

IT'S MILLER TIME AT LAKE OZARK

6/24/2018
ELDON, MO (June 23, 2018) - Fresh off of a second place finish on Friday night, Joe B. Miller improved one spot and won his first POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League race of 2018 Saturday night at Lake Ozark Speedway. Riley Kreisel led the first three laps as he was followed by Artz and Miller. On lap four, Kreisel slipped up high and nearly got into the turn four wall allowing Artz, who was utilizing the middle groove, to move into the lead. Kreisel and Miller then...more
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  • administrator on Jun 24, 2018
  • Article Date: 6/24/2018
Tags: Lake Ozark Speedway, POWRi WAR Sprints, POWRi
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