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Belleville, IL. (10/5/25) Returning to the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds inside the Southern Illinois Center on Saturday, December 20, the POWRi National Midget League will continue competition in remembrance of one of the region’s most accomplished talents with the Junior Knepper 55. Featuring an enticing $5,000-to-win grand prize for the headlining POWRi National Midget League, a full evening of action will also showcase POWRi Outlaw Wing Micro competition paying $1,000-to-win. The Jr. Knepper...more

Belleville, IL. (12/2/25) - POWRi Racing is preparing for the upcoming 2025 Open Wheel/StockMod Championship Banquet on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the beautiful Camden on the Lake Resort in Lake Ozark, Missouri. Bringing together members from across POWRi-sanctioned leagues and divisions, the evening will honor the champions and top performers who showcased excellence throughout the season. The event will feature an awards presentation, dinner, and reflections on a year filled with racing...more

Belleville, IL. (12/4/25) - Forty nights of action across seven states and twenty-two facilities are on tap for the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League in 2026. The season opens in Texas as RPM Speedway in Crandall welcomes the POWRi 410 Sprint Cars for the first time on February 27-28. After a break in March, competition resumes with a doubleheader at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on April 3-4. The Bluebonnet Showdown follows at Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas on April...more

Belleville, IL (12/3/25) - The POWRi National Midget League is set for an action-packed 2026 campaign, releasing a schedule that features iconic events, destination venues, and a balanced slate of early-spring, summer, and fall racing across multiple states. The season kicks off with the always-anticipated Turnpike Challenge, returning March 12–14 with three nights in Oklahoma featuring stops at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa and Port City Raceway in Tulsa. This traditional opener once again...more

Belleville, IL. (11/29/25) - POWRi, in conjunction with the NOW600 Series, has unveiled the 2026 $uper $eries schedule featuring 13 action-packed nights of micro sprint racing at five premier venues. The season opens with the first of two weekends at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the Milestone Home Service Co. Outlaw Nationals presented by S2F TV, headlined by a $10,000-to-win Winged Outlaw main event on March 6-7. From there, the $uper $eries heads down the Turner Turnpike to I-44...more

Belleville, IL. (11/25/25) - Kicking off a brand-new year of premier micro competition, the POWRi/NOW600 $uper $eries will launch its 2026 campaign with the eighth running of the Milestone Home Services Outlaw Nationals presented by Start2Finish at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 5–7. “We’re excited to bring the $uper $eries to Port City Raceway for one of micro racing’s marquee season openers,” said Talin Turner of T2 Promotions. “The Outlaw Nationals has become a staple to the...more

Belleville, IL. (11/20/25) – Launching into 2026 with a Lone Star State doubleheader, the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League will ignite its new season at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, February 27–28. Serving as the official season opener, the two-night event at the racy quarter-mile will give drivers and teams an early opportunity to set the tone for championship contention. Both nights will feature a complete program, highlighted by a $5,000-to-win...more

Belleville, IL. (11/17/25) - Two major sanctioning bodies in micro sprints have joined forces together to form a conjoined big money series. Tentatively slated for six weekends in 2026, the POWRi/NOW600 $uper $eries will see action at five different tracks across four states. “We are very excited to partner with POWRi to give our drivers a chance to race for bigger purse payouts,” commented NOW600 Series Owner and Founder, Terry Mattox. “We are working to take NOW600 to the next level, and...more

Belleville, IL (11/10/25) Wrapping up a season defined by determination and on-track excellence, Dayton Shelton has been officially crowned the 2025 POWRi Avanti Windows & Doors Southwest Ecotec Midget Series Champion, capping a campaign filled with fierce competition and breakthrough performances. Piloting the No. 2 Shelton Motorsports entry throughout the Southwest-based tour, Shelton — of Prescott, Arizona — pieced together a stellar season that included four feature victories, 15 top-five...more

Belleville, IL (11/12/25) In a season that combined steady results with decisive victories, Versailles, Missouri’s Ayrton Gennetten completed an exceptional campaign to capture his third consecutive POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League championship. The 2025 tour featured 25 events across the Midwest, and Gennetten was a fixture at the front from the outset. The familiar No. 3 machine visited Victory Lane three times, including triumphs at Terre Haute Action Track and Tri-City...more