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2015 POWRi National, West Midget Series and 600cc Outlaw Micro Schedule Released, Featuring Largest Paying Midget Event

POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series Schedule Released, 20 Events on Tap For 2015

Millstadt, IL. – The growing POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series has 20 scheduled events for the 2015 season including fan-favorites such as the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals and the season-opener Turnpike Challenge at Port City Raceway. Full Story

POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series – 27 Events Scheduled for 2015

Millstadt, IL. – The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series is scheduled to run 27 events in 2015. The 2015 season starts off at Belle-Clair Speedway on April 10th and will conclude at Jacksonville Speedway on October 10th. The schedule includes the four-event POWRi Illinois SPEED Week as well as a visit to Fayette County Speedway on May 15th, Wayne County Speedway on June 12th, and Southern Illinois Raceway on June 13th. Three days of racing
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2015 POWRi National Midget Series Schedule Released, Featuring Largest Paying Midget Event

Millstadt, IL. – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series has scheduled 39 events for the 2015 season and will include fan-favorites such as the Turnpike Challenge at Port City Raceway, The Thiel Memorial and Pepsi Nationals at Angell Park Speedway, and the $20,000-to-win Great Clips Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County Speedway. The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will also make their debut at Fairbury Speedway in 2015, a track POWRi was originally scheduled to make their debut at in 2014, but inclement weather forced the cancellation of the event.
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Joey Saldana Steals the Fifth Annual Great Clips Battle at the Center Presented by K & N Filters

Du Quoin, IL. – Joey Saldana of Brownsburg, Indiana led the final five laps in the Shannon Saldana-owned Esslinger-powered Spike Chassis, cruising to victory in the non-points event organized by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series on the 1/6 “Mini-Magic Mile” at the Southern Illinois Center at the Du Quoin State Fair Grounds.
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Belle Clair Speedway to Re-Open in 2015

MILLSTADT, IL (November 30, 2014) - Belle Clair Speedway will reopen in 2015 after reaching a multi-year agreement with Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (“POWRi”). Because Belle Clair Promotions, LLC elected to terminate their partnership with Belle Clair Speedway, POWRi will take over the promotion of the Belleville, IL track starting in 2015. POWRi will sanction the open wheel divisions while Allied will continue to sanction the stock car divisions.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup’s Ricky Stenhouse enters Battle at the Center POWRi Midgets at Du Quoin

DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 16, 2014)—NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Rickey Stenhouse Jr. will return to his short-track, open-wheel roots Saturday to race in the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filers on the one-sixth Mini-Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center on the grounds of the De Quoin State Fair.
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Toyota New and Used Midget Engine Purchase Program

TRD has announced that it is offering a $15,000 incentive to qualified teams on the purchase of new Toyota midget motors. Motors must be ordered through Speedway Engine Development, Inc. or Stanton Racing Engines.
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Andrew Felker Returns to POWRi "Battle at the Center" with Victory in Sight!

Carl Junction, MO | December 15, 2014 - The final full event on the 2014 calendar sits just five days away and Andrew Felker is prepared more than ever to claim victory in POWRi's fifth annual "Battle at the Center." After falling just one spot short of the win in 2012, the Carl Junction, Missouri native will return to one of his favorite races as he takes on the "Mini Magic Mile" with his BOSS-Fontana No. 11A.
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Tyler Thomas looking for more success at Du Quoin in POWRi Midgets

DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 15, 2014)—Tyler Thomas will race on the one-sixth Mini-Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center for the fourth time Saturday in the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters, a non-points event organized by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series.
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Christopher Bell going for 28th victory of year in POWRi Midgets Battle at the Center

DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 11, 2014)—Christopher Bell of Norman, Okla., will be going for his 28th victory to close out a remarkable year in the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters on Dec. 20 at the one-sixth Mini-Magic Mile in the Southern Illinois Center on the grounds of the Du Quoin State Fair.
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WoO Sprint Car star Joey Saldana to race in POWRi Midgets Battle at the Center in Du Quoin

DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 9, 2014)—World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car star Joey Saldana will race in uncharted waters on Dec. 20 in the fifth annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters.. The non-points event organized by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will be his first time on the one-sixth Mini-Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center on the grounds of the Du Quoin State Fair and only his sixth career event in a Midget.
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Short-track superstar Bryan Clauson enters POWRi Midgets Battle at the Center

DU QUOIN, Ill. (Dec. 3, 2014)—Short-track superstar Bryan Clauson will race in the 5th annual Great Clips Battle at the Center presented by K & N Filters on Dec. 20, a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series non-points event which features at all-star field on the Mini-Magic Mile at the Southern Illinois Center on the grounds of the Du Quoin State Fair.
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5th Annual Battle at the Center Set for December 20th

The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series returns to DuQuoin, Illinois on Saturday, December 20th for the 5th Annual Great Clips Battle at the Centerpresented by K&N Filters. The one-day race will feature a 40-lap main event on the one-sixth Mini Magic Mile in the DuQuoin Southern Illinois Center.
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Spencer Bayston and Austin Stewart Earn Rookie of the Year Honors

Millstadt, IL. – Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, Indiana driving the Bryan Clauson Racing, Inc. Esslinger-powered Spike Chassis earned the prestigious 2014 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series Rookie of the Year. Austin Stewart of Jacksonville, Illinois earned the 2014 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Rookie of the Year title, piloting the family-owned Suzuki-powered PMP Chassis.
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Daum and Benson Repeat, Go Two in a Row for POWRi Championships

Millstadt, IL. – Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois and Nathan Benson of Concordia, Missouri are the 2014 POWRi champions, each going two in a row for their respective titles.
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Benson Clinches Micro Championship, Clauson Wins Season Ending Thriller

Jacksonville, IL. – Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana earned a hard fought POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory at the semi-banked, ¼ mile Jacksonville Speedway for the season finale and Aaron Andruskevitch of Riverton, Illinois won the POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series feature. By coming in second in the season finale to Andruskevitch, Nathan Benson clinched the 2014 POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series championship.
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