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Belleville, IL. (3/9/26) - Continuing its role as the traditional season-opening event for POWRi National and West Midget League competition, the Thirteenth Annual Turnpike Challenge returns to Oklahoma with a three-night showcase across two premier Sooner State venues. The annual spring staple opens with a single-night stop at Creek County Speedway on Thursday, March 12, before shifting east to Port City Raceway for a two-night finale on Friday and Saturday, March 13–14. The event once again...more

Belleville, IL. (3/16/26) - For the first time since 2020, the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues will return to the Lone Star State, marking a historic first appearance at Lil’ Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. The highly anticipated debut weekend is set for Friday and Saturday, March 20–21, following an open practice session on Thursday, March 19. The two-night event brings POWRi Midget competition to the Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway, pairing the National and West Midget Leagues...more

Belleville, IL. (3/30/26) - Early-season intensity ramps up as the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League heads north for a two-night Iowa showcase at 34 Raceway on April 3–4. The high-speed weekend begins Friday night with a $5,000-to-win feature event before escalating to a $7,000-to-win Saturday finale, delivering a powerful double-header under the lights in West Burlington. With championship momentum beginning to build, the Iowa stop promises elite competition and...more

Belleville, IL. (4/6/26) - Opening the 2026 campaign on the high-banked clay of US 36 Raceway, the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League storms into action on Friday, April 10, for the ‘Season Send-Off.’ With $2,000 awaiting the winner, the early-season showdown sets the tone for the championship chase as teams unveil fresh equipment, dial in new combinations, and look to build immediate momentum. Friday, April 10 | US 36 Raceway Divisions: POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint...more

Belleville, IL. (4/6/26) - The POWRi West Midget League opens an exciting early-season stretch with a return to I-44 Speedway on Saturday, April 11, marking the first of four highly anticipated stand-alone events in Oklahoma throughout the 2026 campaign. The stand-alone format places full focus on West Midget League competition while pairing the division with a strong lineup of local support classes, setting the stage for an action-packed night at the Oklahoma City oval. I-44 Speedway |...more

Tulsa, OK. (3/14/26) - Jacob Denney made it back-to-back wins at Port City Raceway on Saturday night, driving from tenth to win the final night of the 13th Annual POWRi Turnpike Challenge presented by Milestone Home Services. Denney took the lead on lap thirteen and stayed out front the rest of the way to earn his eleventh career feature win with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues. A strong field of forty-eight entries filled the pit area for the POWRi National and West Midgets, with...more

Tulsa, OK. (3/13/26) - Jacob Denney picked up his first win of the 2026 season on Friday night at Port City Raceway, charging to victory in Night Two of the 13th Annual POWRi Turnpike Challenge presented by Milestone Home Services. Denney took over the lead on lap thirteen and held off a strong field the rest of the way to earn his tenth career feature win with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues. A strong field of forty-eight entries filled the pit area for the POWRi National and West...more

Kellyville, OK (3/12/26) - Zach Daum scored a commanding victory in Night One of the 13th Annual POWRi Turnpike Challenge at Creek County Speedway. Daum led every lap to earn his 24th career feature win with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, showing strength and consistency on the tricky Kellyville clay. Forty-eight drivers competed in the POWRi National and West divisions. Jacob Denney set quick time in qualifying with a 13.323-second lap. Heat race wins went to Ryan Padgett,...more

One of the deepest entry lists in Turnpike Challenge history is preparing to battle across Creek County Speedway and Port City Raceway. Belleville, IL. (3/11/26) - Continuing as the seasonal-opening staple of POWRi National and West Midget League competition, the Thirteenth Annual Turnpike Challenge presented by Milestone Home Services returns to a pair of familiar Sooner State venues this week. The event begins with a single-night stop at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa on Thursday, March...more

Belleville, IL. (3/8/26) Competing at the welcoming hosting venue of Adobe Mountain Speedway, the rapidly growing POWRi Avanti Windows & Doors Southwest Ecotec Midget Series would contend in a single night of on-track battles in the fourth seasonal event as Shon Deskins would earn the hard-fought feature victory over the racing weekend. Kickstarting the weekend night of series excitement with eighteen entries at Adobe Mountain Speedway with the POWRi SWEM Series would witness Tyler Ruth set...more