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Indianapolis, IN – Saturday, April 8th the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Cars will make their long-awaited season debut at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. The season opener will include talented non-wing drivers from throughout the Midwest such as Chris Parkinson, TJ Muths, Korey Weyant, Wyatt Burks, Danny Thoman, Ryan Kitchen, Terry Babb, Warren Johnson, and many others. Clinton Boyles, the defending WAR Champion, will try to grab his first WAR win at Valley Speedway. The POWRi WAR...more

By Chad Buford (Grain Valley, MO) -- 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. PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n Photos - http://www.highfly-nphotos.com 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...more

By POWRi WAR PR (Grain Valley, MO) -- The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Cars are set to return to Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri for the second time this season on Saturday April 22. The third race of the 2017 WAR season will prove to be thrilling with an already fierce point battle taking shape. Currently Korey Weyant leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints point standings. Trailing close behind with only a fifteen-point gap is Wyatt Burks. Dylan Kadous, Chris Parkinson, and Slater Helt...more

Indianapolis, IN – The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Cars are set to return to Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri for the second time this season on Saturday April 22. The third race of the 2017 WAR season will prove to be thrilling with an already fierce point battle taking shape. Currently Korey Weyant leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints point standings. Trailing close behind with only a fifteen-point gap is Wyatt Burks. Dylan Kadous, Chris Parkinson, and Slater Helt round out the top...more

By Chad Buford (Grain Valley, MO) -- In the last POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car show at Farmington, MO, Joe B. Miller dominated to only be found light at the scales taking away his win. Friday night at Valley Speedway, Miller got redemption as he passed Zach Daum just past the midway point and went on to his second career win during the first night of Thunder in the Valley. PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n Photos -- http://www.highfly-nphotos.com Zach Daum led the first thirteen laps as...more

Grain Valley, MO (July 14, 2017) - In the last POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car show at Farmington, MO, Joe B. Miller dominated to only be found light at the scales taking away his win. Tonight at the Valley Speedway, Miller got redemption as he passed Zach Daum just past the midway point and went on to his second career win during the first night of Thunder in the Valley. Zach Daum led the first thirteen laps as Miller challenged him multiple times for the top spot even leading at certain...more

Belleville, IL – For the first time ever, Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri will host a double header show featuring nothing but POWRi Racing. The Inaugural Thunder in the Valley will showcase the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West, and Allstar Midget Leagues, alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League. Typically hosting the opening night of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals, Valley Speedway is usually a once-a-year visit. However, new for 2017, fans will be treated to a...more

Grain Valley, MO (July 15, 2017) - In a race that saw four different leaders, Wyatt Burks made a late race pass of Zach Daum to pick up his second POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint win of the season Saturday, July 15 at Valley Speedway. Chris Parkinson started on the pole of the feature event and would take the lead as the green flag dropped over Clinton Boyles, Danny Thoman, and Korey Weyant. With a lap in the books, the race's only caution would come out for Craig Carroll, who stopped with a flat...more

Indianapolis, IN - POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Director Casey Shuman has announced multiple schedule changes for the remainder of the 2017 season. Saturday, July 8 at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri and Saturday, August 12 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri have been cancelled. Saturday, August 26 which was originally scheduled to be at I-35 Speedway has been moved to Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri. "The great family behind I-35 Speedway partnered with us in 2016...more

By POWRi (Grain Valley, MO) -- Kory Schudy would use low-line precision through late-race dramatics to earn the throne as King of Kansas City with the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League at Valley Speedway to notch his ninth career league feature victory in thrilling fashion Early on track accomplishments would witness Kory Schudy clock fast-time in hot laps with a 13.793-second-lap as Anthony Nicholson and Cody Baker would each earn a heat racing victory. Soaring into the...more