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POWRi CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT

POWRi CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT...

5/15/2019
TORRANCE, CALIF. (May 14, 2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will make its second of three 2019 appearances at the Barona Speedway this Saturday night, May 18th. Gates will open at noon and the first race will get the green flag at 5:00. Coming off his second win of the 2019 campaign at Ventura two weeks ago, Barona local Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley brings a 61-point lead into the sixth race of the season. Five-time series champion...more
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  • administrator on May 15, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/15/2019
Tags: Barona Speedway Park, California Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
Jason Berg Racing Update

Jason Berg Racing Update

5/20/2019
Just to update everyone on our status for debuting the 2019 #100 Hyper Lighting Sprint the team is looking to make its debut this Saturday in Greenbush MN and follow that up with a Sunday night race at Buffalo River Race Park with the NOSA Sprint cars. One of the few nights BRRP will race on a Sunday this year.
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  • administrator on May 20, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/20/2019
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Jason Berg Racing Update

Jason Berg Racing Update

5/22/2019
Currently I am working to add the scheduled events for the #100 Lighting Sprint on my race pass but having some difficulty doing so at this time. So I thought I would update everyone that our schedule for the rest of the month is tentatively going to be: 5/25/19 Greenbush Race Park 5/26/19 Buffalo River Race Park 5/30/19 Norman County Raceway 5/31/19 Red River Valley Speedway 6/1/19 Off as Allison is graduating this weekend-The #100 plans on being at the track with a...more
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  • administrator on May 22, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/22/2019
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Jason Berg Racing Updated Schedule

Jason Berg Racing Updated Schedule...

5/24/2019
Great News!!!! Either I figured out how to accurately navigate my race pass or the tracks actually got the information up on the site. Regardless it seems that I finally have our race dates scheduled with the exception of River Cities Speedway and Devils Lake Speedway which I will try and upload yet today.
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  • administrator on May 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/24/2019
Tags: Jason Berg, Northern Lightning Sprint Association, Winged Sprints
LEWIS LANDS POWRi MLS VICTORY AT I

LEWIS LANDS POWRi MLS VICTORY AT I...

5/28/2019
WINSTON, MO. (May 28, 2019) – After back-to-back rain outs and a postponement, the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprints League finally hit the track for their second event of 2019 on Sunday night at I-35 Speedway in Winston, Missouri. Following heat race wins from Bobby Layne of Kansas City, Missouri and Jeff Bard of Basehor, Kansas, the feature event was set to roll with Tyler Johnson of Odessa, Missouri and Bobby Layne on the front row. While Johnson and Layne...more
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  • administrator on May 28, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/28/2019
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
Jason Berg Racing Update

Jason Berg Racing Update

5/30/2019
It finally Raceday with no worries of rain or to wet infields!!! Tonight the #100 Lightning Sprint Car heads NE to Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN to officially kick of the NLSA point season. The weather looks to be good and there is a great group of drivers that will be there tonight as well! Looking forward to my 1st night in a Hyper chassis and seeing all the great fans at NCR. Thanks to Dev Malmlov Wade Haugeberg Kelly Koehmstedt Marty Jorschumb Thanks guys for...more
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  • administrator on May 30, 2019
  • Article Date: 5/30/2019
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LEWIS LEADS WAY TO THIRD MLS WIN A

LEWIS LEADS WAY TO THIRD MLS WIN A...

6/3/2019
WINSTON, MO. (June 1, 2019) – Scoring his third POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint League triumph of 2019 on Saturday night at I-35 (Mo.) Speedway, Kyle Lewis of Spring Hill, Kans. bided his time behind Kenny Bowers until he saw the perfect moment to strike and seized it, capturing the lead and hanging on for another MLS victory. Mark Billings of Kansas City, Mo. and Bobby Layne of Kansas City, Mo. opened the evening by splitting heat race wins at the Winston,...more
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  • administrator on Jun 03, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/3/2019
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
The Downside of Racing

The Downside of Racing

6/4/2019
Well the weekend for the #100 lighting sprint did not go as I had hoped for. The team started the season of at Norman County Raceway in Ada MN last Thursday night. In the heat we had a clutch issue the relegated the #100 to a DNF for the heat. Once in the pits we were able to make some repairs and seemed to have the clutch working properly and headed out for the feature. The feature started out okay but after a few laps the car seemed to ne losing the breaks so I...more
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  • administrator on Jun 04, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/4/2019
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Jason Berg Racing Update

Jason Berg Racing Update

6/11/2019
Well mother nature played some havoc in our plans this weekend by raining out BRRP for Saturday night. We were able to make our 1st appearance ever at Sheyenne Speedway in Lisbon ND and had a great time! I am definitely finding out that the Hyper car has a different feel from the Bailey we previously drove but it seems to really drive well. In the heat race we finished 4th and that put us in the 7th starting position for the feature. Pretty much stayed that way until a...more
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  • administrator on Jun 11, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/11/2019
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REES RUNS AWAY WITH FIRST RMLSA WI

REES RUNS AWAY WITH FIRST RMLSA WI...

6/18/2019
FORT MORGAN, COLO. (June 18, 2019) – Brent Rees of Arvada, Colo. became the fourth winner in six POWRi Lucas Oil Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association events this weekend. Driving the Brandon Steele owned R1 powered Triple-X No. 5, Rees topped a 19-car field at I-76 Speedway. Following Rees to the stripe was Johnny Boos in second, Adam Trimble in third, Jason Woods in fourth and Dakota Dillin in fifth. Rounding out the top ten was Jenn Woods, Josh Flood, Jason...more
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  • administrator on Jun 18, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/18/2019
Tags: I-76 Speedway, Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association, Lightning Sprints
Cleaning & maintenance gearing up

Cleaning & maintenance gearing up...

6/19/2019
It's a busy week at the Jason Berg Racing shop this week as we prepare for a 3 night race weekend with the NLSA. Typically during the fair we race consecutive nights at River Cities but this year we have a twist..... Friday Night River Cities Speedway-Fair Race Saturday Night-Devils Lake Speedway Sunday Night River Cities Speedway-Fair Race You can follow the racing action on My Race Pass or Race Monitor and i will update the results as i can on Facebook. As you can...more
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  • administrator on Jun 19, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/19/2019
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NUNES SWEEPS CLS RACE AT BAKERSFIE

NUNES SWEEPS CLS RACE AT BAKERSFIE...

6/21/2019
TORRANCE, CALIF. (June 20, 2019) - Doug Nunes ended a two-month long winless streak when he swept the show at the POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series race at the Bakersfield Speedway last Saturday night. The win was the third of the year for the Kingsburg, California resident. Nunes, 42, served early notice on what was going to come on the night the out-qualified the 25-car field with a lap of 13.566 on the 1/3 of a mile high banked clay oval. CLS...more
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  • administrator on Jun 21, 2019
  • Article Date: 6/21/2019
Tags: Bakersfield Speedway, California Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT SEASON

CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT SEASON...

7/3/2019
TORRANCE, CALIF. (July 1, 2019) - The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will hit the halfway point in its 26th season at its home track, Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night, July 6th. Spectator gates at the “Best Little Dirt Track in America” will open at 3:00 P.M. and the first race will be at 5:30. Going into this weekend’s race, Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley, the 2010 and 2018 CLS champion, is on top of the 2019 championship...more
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  • administrator on Jul 03, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/3/2019
Tags: Ventura Raceway, California Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
JBR will be racing at BRRP this Sa

JBR will be racing at BRRP this Sa...

7/5/2019
It looks like mother nature is finally going to cooperate and allow us to race at our "home" track in Glyndon this Saturday night!!! The weather looks to be perfect as the temps are only going to be mid to low 70's at race time and no rain in the forecast finally!!! Also Greenbush is not racing lightning sprints this Saturday so hopefully we will see a few of the lighting sprints from the northern region come support the class. I myself am itching to race after last...more
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  • Jason Berg on Jul 05, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/5/2019
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LEWIS LEADS POWRi MLS FIELD TO I-3

LEWIS LEADS POWRi MLS FIELD TO I-3...

7/10/2019
WINSTON, MO. (July 6, 2019) – Kyle Lewis of Spring Hill, Kansas picked up another POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint victory on Saturday night as the league traveled to I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo. Following Lewis to the line in the main event was Bobby Layne of Kansas City, Mo. in second, Tyler Johnson of Odessa, Mo. in third, Tyler Miller of Pattonsburg, Mo. in. fourth and Kenny Bowers of Olathe, Kans. in fifth. On tap next for the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest...more
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  • administrator on Jul 10, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/10/2019
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
BOWERS TOPS POWRi MLS FEATURE AT V

BOWERS TOPS POWRi MLS FEATURE AT V...

7/13/2019
GRAIN VALLEY, MO. (July 12, 2019) – Sharing the stage alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midgets and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micros, the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints tackled Valley Speedway on Friday night. Charging from eighth, Kenny Bowers of Olathe, Kans. stormed to the lead by lap five and ran away with the victory. Bobby Layne of Kansas City, Mo. and Kyle Lewis of Spring Hill, Kans. split heat race victories while Jeff Bard of Basehor,...more
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  • administrator on Jul 13, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/13/2019
Tags: Valley Speedway, POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
Recap from the weekend for Jason B

Recap from the weekend for Jason B...

7/15/2019
The week kicked off for the #100 team in Wishek North Dakota on Thursday night and for the fair at Tri County Speedway. Lot's of work was done in the shop due to my flip over the week prior at BRRP so it was a feat in itself that we were ready to go! We had a good night finishing 4th in the feature with the #100 care. Friday night did not fare so well as a loose fuel line caused the car to stop during the race which resulted in a DNF. Saturday we made our way to the...more
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  • administrator on Jul 15, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/15/2019
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Lightning Sprint Special on tap fo

Lightning Sprint Special on tap fo...

7/17/2019
This weekend the Jason Berg Racing team along with the Haugeberg racing team plan to head north to Greenbush MN. for the annual lightning sprint car special. The event is always exciting and carries a $1,000.00 to win prize so everyone will be working hard to be on top of their game this weekend! It's no different for the #100 team as preparations began in the shop last night with washing the car, changing oil and going thru and changing some items out for maintenance....more
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  • administrator on Jul 17, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/17/2019
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MURRY SCORES FIRST-CAREER MLS WIN

MURRY SCORES FIRST-CAREER MLS WIN...

7/22/2019
WINSTON, MO. (July 20, 2019) – Advancing to the front and surviving several late-race restarts including a green-white-checkered finish, Tyler Murry of Dover, Mo. was the victor on Saturday night at I-35 Speedway as he nabbed his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint League win. Outgunning Mike Tindell into turn one, JP Falke of Odessa, Mo. took the early lead of the main event. A caution on lap three quickly restacked the field and saw Murry present a...more
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  • administrator on Jul 22, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/22/2019
Tags: I-35 Speedway, POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
CALIFORNIA LIGHTHNING SPRINT CARS

CALIFORNIA LIGHTHNING SPRINT CARS...

7/23/2019
(Torrance, CA, July 22, 2019) - The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will kick off the second half of its 2019 season this Saturday night, July 27th, with its only appearance of the year at the Santa Maria Raceway. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 P.M. with qualifying at 5:00 and racing at 5:30. (The attached photo of Doug Nunes, Shane Sexton and Frank Ditmar is courtesy of Pit Princess Photography) Through the first half of the season, Spring...more
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  • administrator on Jul 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/23/2019
Tags: Santa Maria Speedway, California Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
2019 Schedule Update

2019 Schedule Update

7/23/2019
Looking over the August schedule i noticed BRRP is not running on 8/17/19 so we will instead be heading north with the #100 to Greenbush race park that Saturday instead.
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  • administrator on Jul 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/23/2019
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The #100 lighting sprint returns t

The #100 lighting sprint returns t...

7/24/2019
The Jason Berg Racing #100 lighting sprint racing team returns to the Bullring in Grand Forks this Friday night with races starting at 7pm. While the #100 team has been on an upswing of some solid runs the Bullring has not been to kind to the #100 team. This year the results has not been the greatest to say the least!! On the plus side before this year the #100 team was something like 0-6 against finishing due to chain problems! Now that that problem seems to have been...more
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  • Jason Berg on Jul 24, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/24/2019
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Weekend Update for Jason Berg Raci

Weekend Update for Jason Berg Raci...

7/28/2019
This weekend we kicked off the racing with a stop at the bullring in Grand Forks for the 1st of two nights of racing this weekend. It started off with a very high draw and started our weekend near the back of the heat race. The heat race did not go very well as we never made forward progress and actually bounced off the 4th turn wall halfway thru the race and thankfully did not get upside down again. Fortunately their was no significant damage to the car and we worked...more
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  • administrator on Jul 28, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/28/2019
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BOWERS SHINES BRIGHT IN MLS WIN AT

BOWERS SHINES BRIGHT IN MLS WIN AT...

7/30/2019
ELDON, MO. (July 30, 2019) – Winning Saturday’s showdown at Lake Ozark Speedway, Kenny Bowers of Olathe, Kansas earned his second triumph of the season and joined four-time winner, Kyle Lewis, as the only two multi-time winners with the POWRi Lucas Oil Midwest Lightning Sprint League in 2019. Bobby Layne of Kansas City, Mo., Kyle Lewis of Spring Hill, Kans., and Mark Billings of Kansas City, Mo. topped heat race action over the season-high 18-car field. Kenny Bowers...more
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  • administrator on Jul 30, 2019
  • Article Date: 7/30/2019
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Weekend Recap for Jason Berg Racin

Weekend Recap for Jason Berg Racin...

8/5/2019
This weekend was just a single night event as the #100 car loaded up Saturday and made the long haul 12 mile haul to BRRP :). It's nice to race so close on Saturday nights so that your family and friends can watch you race! And this weekend was a good one!!! Last week the #100 machine won the heat and took 2nd in the feature only to see those results flipped this weekend as the #100 was 2nd place in the heat and ended up putting the #100 in victory lane Saturday...more
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  • Jason Berg on Aug 05, 2019
  • Article Date: 8/5/2019
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NCR Results

NCR Results

8/9/2019
NCR results not good....Started 3rd in the heat and finished their due to some incorrect gear in place. The gear we ran all last year wasn't able to get us past he flagstand before getting on the chip. Changed gears for the feature and was hoping for a good finish starting 4th but unfortunately the car in front of us stopped rolling going into turn 1. We got into him and in turn was hit by another car and caused considerable damage to both cars. Fortunately the #100...more
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  • administrator on Aug 09, 2019
  • Article Date: 8/9/2019
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Soirée bien commencée qui se termi

Soirée bien commencée qui se termi...

8/26/2019
C'est 19 voitures qui ce sont présenter du côté du Cornwall motor speedway pour la dernière manche du 417 bus line tour. Tomy avais 6 pigé ce qu'il le faisais partir en 3ème positions lors de la première qualification, suite à un lent départ Tomy tente de remonter par tous les façons mais sur une piste glissante cela était difficile et doit ce contenter de la 4ème positions. suite à la pige pour la final puisque les 6 premiers allaient à la pige, Tomy pige la 2ème...more
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  • administrator on Aug 21, 2019
  • Article Date: 8/26/2019
Tags: Tomy Moreau, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Lightning Sprint Quebec (AMSQ)
The #100 gets the clean sweep at R

The #100 gets the clean sweep at R...

8/22/2019
The NLSA lightning sprint series made their third and final appearance of the season to Red River Valley Speedway. Jason Berg of Fargo jumped to the lead on the opening lap and picked up a convincing win. The win was the first ever at the West Fargo speedway and the second of his career for Berg, who had spent countless years working at the speedway in various capacities until getting behind the wheel a couple of years ago. Credit Mike Spieker It was a great night for...more
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  • Jason Berg on Aug 22, 2019
  • Article Date: 8/22/2019
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Wrapping up the weekend for the #1

Wrapping up the weekend for the #1...

8/25/2019
Saturday night ended up being an okay night for the #100 team as we won the heat and finished 3rd in the feature. I'll take it was the car was not the best and i made some incorrect decisions on setup of the car so the best i can say is it was a good night points wise and the car is in the trailer in one piece. The highlight of the evening for the #100 team was definitely the meet and greet!!! You get the opportunity to visit the fans especially the little ones who...more
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  • administrator on Aug 25, 2019
  • Article Date: 8/25/2019
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Test N Tune BRRP 8-25-19

Test N Tune BRRP 8-25-19

8/25/2019
Well the weather held off and we were able to get a test n tune in tonight at Buffalo River Race Park and it was an exciting evening to say the least!!!! For me i love racing as i have been a part of it all of my life as a fan, part of a pit crew or as an official in some capacity for over 30+ years. This year marks my 3rd year of racing and all three of those are in the lighting sprint class. This class has had me hooked since getting behind the wheel and we...more
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  • Jason Berg on Aug 26, 2019
  • Article Date: 8/25/2019
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Début de weekend difficile qui Se

Début de weekend difficile qui Se...

9/2/2019
Samedi passé l'action se déroulait du côté de l'autodrome drummond où 26 voitures s'étaient déplacées, Tomy partant 8 dans la 1re qualif, après qu'elle que tours remontent à la 4ème position mais, le moteur rend l'âme aux tours numéro 5. suite à quelque discussion ont tien à remercier la générosité d'Éric Laurendeau qui prête la voiture à Tomy pour la finale, il doit donc, partir de la position 22 ou qu'il fait tout une remonter dans la final de 20 tours pour finir...more
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  • administrator on Sep 02, 2019
  • Article Date: 9/2/2019
Tags: Tomy Moreau, Lightning Sprint Quebec (AMSQ), Lightning Sprints
CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS A

CALIFORNIA LIGHTNING SPRINT CARS A...

9/4/2019
(Torrance, CA, September 1, 2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will return to its home track, the Ventura Raceway, this Saturday night, September 7th. The race will be the 13th of the 17-race schedule for the CLS in 2019 and the sixth of eight scheduled for Ventura. Two weeks ago at Ventura, local Cody Nigh narrowly beat San Diego’s A.J. Bender to the checkered flag for his first win of 2019. The victory was especially rewarding for Nigh...more
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  • administrator on Sep 04, 2019
  • Article Date: 9/4/2019
Tags: Ventura Raceway, California Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
Thoughts as 2019 comes to a close

Thoughts as 2019 comes to a close

9/6/2019
Well the 2019 is starting to wind down for Lighting Sprint Racing in the area so i have had a few days to reflect on how the season has gone. I was actually reading the news from the test n tune and how i said i had improved my entry into turn 1 & 2 at BRRP turned out to have been true as it lead to a great weekend for the corncob nationals. While i never set any specific goals in my first two years of racing this year i set a few and hoped to accomplish them since now...more
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  • administrator on Sep 06, 2019
  • Article Date: 9/6/2019
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What has the #100 team been up to

What has the #100 team been up to...

9/23/2019
To be honest absolutely nothing racing related. Since our last night of racing in Devils Lake the only thing done so far is to unload the race car and hang some new lights in the shop to brighten things up. We still have one more race to go and that is the Lighting Sprint Nationals in Eldon Missouri at Lake of the Ozark Speedway for a two nights of racing with Saturday night being the big one for us. Last year i traveled there for this event and had a great time and am...more
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  • Jason Berg on Sep 23, 2019
  • Article Date: 9/23/2019
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Team 100 appreciation party

Team 100 appreciation party

11/11/2019
Only 6 days away from our team #100 appreciation party at the Speedway Steakhouse & Event Center. We hope to see many family, friends and wonderful sponsors stop by and let us say thank you for a great season. There will be a free keg of Bud Light and some appetizers courtesy of the great folks at Speedway along with some great specials such as rib eye along with 2 for 1 on their famous ribs. We will be there from 5-9 so please stop on out!
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  • administrator on Nov 11, 2019
  • Article Date: 11/11/2019
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Great Lakes Super Sprints Acquires

Great Lakes Super Sprints Acquires...

10/2/2019
Story originally posted on TJSlideways.com By T.J. Buffenbarger (October 2, 2019) — The Great Lakes Super Sprints will expand its footprint for the 2020 season after it was announced they will acquire the Michigan Traditional Sprints series and start a series for Lightning Sprints. GLSS president Barry Marlow and now former head of Michigan Traditional Sprints Joey Irwin confirmed with TJSlideways.com that MTS will now fall under the umbrella of the Great Lakes Super...more
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  • administrator on Nov 18, 2019
  • Article Date: 10/2/2019
Tags: Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints
GLLS 2020 PAYOUT & POINTS FUND ANN

GLLS 2020 PAYOUT & POINTS FUND ANN...

1/21/2020
Merrill, MI - Great Lakes Lightning Sprints (GLLS) presented by Maxima Racing Oils Is excited to announce our 2020 driver payout schedule for our inaugural season. All of our shows, unless specified, will be $500 to win and $150 to start the A-Main. When we run a B-Main, GLLS members running the B, but missing the Transfer to the A-Main will still go home with $125. GLSS presented by Maxima Racing Oils is also pleased to announce a $5,000 points fund to be paid out...more
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  • administrator on Jan 22, 2020
  • Article Date: 1/21/2020
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MT PLEASANT SPEEDWAY ADDED

MT PLEASANT SPEEDWAY ADDED

2/14/2020
Merrill, MI - Mount Pleasant Speedway gave Great Lakes Lightning Sprints presented by Maxima Racing Oils and Great Lakes Traditional Sprints presented by Comp Cam a Valentines present today adding 4 total dates for the upcoming 2020 Season! Friday, May 29th will be the Lightning Sprints first visit to Mt Pleasant for the season, giving us a double header weekend. On Saturday, May 30th we will be "Taking Over" Crystal Motor Speedway rounding out our weekend. GLLS will...more
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  • Barry Marlow on Feb 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/14/2020
Tags: Mount Pleasant Speedway, Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints
HAPPY VALENTINES FROM MT PLEASANT

HAPPY VALENTINES FROM MT PLEASANT...

2/14/2020
Merrill, MI - Mount Pleasant Speedway gave Great Lakes Traditional Sprints presented by Comp Cam and Great Lakes Lightning Sprints presented by Maxima Racing Oils a Valentines present today adding 4 total dates for the upcoming 2020 Season! Friday, May 29th will be the Lightning Sprints first visit to Mt Pleasant for the season, giving us a double header weekend. On Saturday, May 30th we will be "Taking Over" Crystal Motor Speedway rounding out our weekend. GLLS will...more
Barry Marlow
  • Barry Marlow on Feb 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/14/2020
Tags: Mount Pleasant Speedway, Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints
EVOLUTION OF A LOGO

EVOLUTION OF A LOGO

2/15/2020
Merrill, MI – Designing a logo is fun stuff! The logo you design will be the identity of the organization and what gives people their first impression of the group they’re dealing with! With that being said, we have decided to make the round Great Lakes Sprints Logo our new combined series logo. When we started Great Lakes Super Sprints in the fall of 2015, we went to work on our first logo. The Oval shape was the initial winner, arching the letters GLSS across the...more
Barry Marlow
  • Barry Marlow on Feb 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/15/2020
Tags: Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, GLSS-Great Lakes Super Sprints, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints
EVOLUTION OF A LOGO

EVOLUTION OF A LOGO

2/15/2020
Merrill, MI – Designing a logo is fun stuff! The logo you design will be the identity of the organization and what gives people their first impression of the group they’re dealing with! With that being said, we have decided to make the round Great Lakes Sprints Logo our new combined series logo. When we started Great Lakes Super Sprints in the fall of 2015, we went to work on our first logo. The Oval shape was the initial winner, arching the letters GLSS across the...more
Barry Marlow
  • Barry Marlow on Feb 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/15/2020
Tags: Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, GLSS-Great Lakes Super Sprints, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints
EVOLUTION OF A LOGO

EVOLUTION OF A LOGO

2/15/2020
Merrill, MI – Designing a logo is fun stuff! The logo you design will be the identity of the organization and what gives people their first impression of the group they’re dealing with! With that being said, we have decided to make the round Great Lakes Sprints Logo our new combined series logo. When we started Great Lakes Super Sprints in the fall of 2015, we went to work on our first logo. The Oval shape was the initial winner, arching the letters GLSS across the...more
Barry Marlow
  • Barry Marlow on Feb 15, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/15/2020
Tags: Great Lakes Traditional Sprints, GLSS-Great Lakes Super Sprints, Great Lakes Lightning Sprints
New Mexico Motor Racing Associatio

New Mexico Motor Racing Associatio...

2/25/2020
Belleville, IL. (2/25/2020) A leading auto-racing sanctioning body since 1946 the New Mexico Motor Racing Association, based in Albuquerque New Mexico, will now compete under the POWRi banner in the 2020 race season. Setting a solid showing of 18 events for the season, the NMMRA will venture to three separate tracks throughout the land of enchantment extending from early April to October. Starting the season in style on Saturday, April 4th at the newly built...more
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  • administrator on Feb 25, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/25/2020
Tags: NMMRA-New Mexico Motor Racing Association, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
Douglas Claims 2nd Victory of 2019

Douglas Claims 2nd Victory of 2019...

9/7/2019
On 9/7, 12 cars made the trip to Sycamore Speedway after some attrition from the double-header weekend last week at Wilmot Raceway. The evening saw the 9 of John Kirk in his newly acquired car already finding speed as he set quick time of the night with a 14.628. Heat races went to the 16 of Mike Neau and the 13 of CJ Malueg. The feature saw a 3 pill pulled which put Malueg on the pole and Neau to his outside. At the drop of the green, it was Neau who took the point...more
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  • Mike Neau on Feb 26, 2020
  • Article Date: 9/7/2019
Tags: IRA Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints, Winged Sprints
Heinert Grabs 3rd Win of 2019!

Heinert Grabs 3rd Win of 2019!

9/14/2019
13 cars returned to Sycamore Speedway on 9/14. CJ Malueg was once again back atop the leader board after qualifying by setting a quick time of 14.633. Malueg was able to use that speed in the heat race as he was able to rocket around the top to the lead from his fourth place stating position on the opening lap of his heat race and go on to win. The 6 of Jeff Schmidt was also able to do the same from his outside front row starting position to claim heat 2. The feature...more
Mike Neau
  • Mike Neau on Feb 26, 2020
  • Article Date: 9/14/2019
Tags: IRA Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints, Winged Sprints
Malueg claims 6th feature of the y

Malueg claims 6th feature of the y...

9/28/2019
12 cars signed in for the season finale at Plymouth Dirt Track. The event, dubbed as the “Wisconsin State Sprint Car Championships”, saw the pits full with over 100 cars across 4 sprint car divisions. Coming into championship night, the 16 of Mike Neau held a 22 point lead over the 55H of Mark Heinert. Last week after taking his 3rd victory of the season, Heinert cut 18 points off of Neau’s previous lead so the 22 point deficit was definitely in striking distance...more
Mike Neau
  • Mike Neau on Feb 26, 2020
  • Article Date: 9/28/2019
Tags: IRA Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints, Winged Sprints
ILS 2019 Awards Banquet

ILS 2019 Awards Banquet

12/7/2019
On Saturday, Dec 7th – the ILS held their 2019 awards banquet at 1175 Sports Park and Eatery in Kansasville, WI. The club distributed a $3,000 point fund to eligible drivers as well as honoring the top 5 and Rookie of the year with trophies. Special recognition was also given to 4 individuals with plaques. Special thanks to 1175 for hosting the event, Fec’s place of Kenosha for continual support of the club, and Brannam Motorsports for sponsoring the trophies/special...more
Mike Neau
  • Mike Neau on Feb 26, 2020
  • Article Date: 12/7/2019
Tags: IRA Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints, Winged Sprints
2020 ILS Schedule Released!

2020 ILS Schedule Released!

1/21/2020
2020 will see the ILS again complete at 5 different tracks in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. With 16 nights total, we will visit our home track, Wilmot Raceway – Wilmot, WI 10 nights and travel the remainder of the season to: (2) Sycamore Speedway – Sycamore, Il , (2) 141 Speedway – Francis Creek, WI, Beaver Dam Raceway – Beaver Dam, WI, and Plymouth Dirt Track – Plymouth, WI We are privileged to support our fellow IRA 410's and the Wisconsin wingLESS Sprints...more
Mike Neau
  • Mike Neau on Feb 28, 2020
  • Article Date: 1/21/2020
Tags: IRA Lightning Sprints, Lightning Sprints, Winged Sprints
Southwest Lightning Sprints to lau

Southwest Lightning Sprints to lau...

2/28/2020
BELLEVILLE, IL. (February 28, 2020) – POWRi is proud to announce the addition of the Southwest Lightning Sprint Series, making it the fourth series to join the POWRi Lightning Sprint League. Based out of Southern California, the Southwest Lightning Sprints will run under a unified POWRi rule package, with Brent Sexton serving as series director. Continuing to function as the sanctioning body for three of the biggest lightning sprint organizations, the POWRi Lightning...more
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  • administrator on Feb 28, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/28/2020
Tags: NMMRA-New Mexico Motor Racing Association, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
Preparations Continue for the 2020

Preparations Continue for the 2020...

2/28/2020
Belleville, IL. (2/28/2020) Capitalizing off the successes of previous seasons the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League aims to not only expand in 2020 but continue to serve the drivers while thrilling the fans with captivating superiority of wheelman-ship. Tripling the point fund in three years POWRi will again offer a point’s championship to registered POWRi members with over a total of $15,000 on the line: 1. $3,500.00, 2. $2,500.00, 3.$1,500.00, 4. $1,250.00, 5....more
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  • administrator on Feb 28, 2020
  • Article Date: 2/28/2020
Tags: NMMRA-New Mexico Motor Racing Association, POWRi National Midgets, POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprints
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