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Belleville, IL – This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League take to two high-banked bullrings for the 2nd Annual Southern Illinois Shootout. Friday night both divisions will be at Belle-Clair Speedway before heading to Southern Illinois Raceway on Saturday. Tackling the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, NASCAR stars Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe are prepared to run both nights. Both drivers originally got their...more

Belleville, IL – In just a few short days, Illinois race fans’ most anticipated week of open wheel racing roars to life. POWRi’s Sixth Annual Illinois SPEED Week kicks off Wednesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois featuring a double-dose of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League alongside the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League. Thursday, both divisions tackle the fan and driver favorite of Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois. ...more

Belleville, IL – Andy Bishop etched his name in the POWRi record books by breaking through with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League to take a career-first. Bishop’s career-first came during the opening night of the Sixth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Belle-Clair Speedway. Starting in the third position, Bishop immediately fell in behind early race leader Joe B. Miller. On lap nine, Miller’s engine let go causing the caution and allowed Bishop to take over the top...more

Brownstown, IL – Building upon last night’s finish at Belle-Clair Speedway, Harley Hollan marked off a second-career victory with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League and etched his name into the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week record books. By winning at Fayette County Speedway, Hollan is now one of 13 different drivers to capture a win during POWRi Illinois SPEED Week. Starting in the back half of the field in the 11th position, Hollan went to work at the drop of the green flag...more

Jacksonville, IL – After suffering two difficult nights in a row, Joe B. Miller rebounded, taking the victory with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League at Jacksonville Speedway. Miller’s win was the sixth of his POWRi Illinois SPEED Week career, and Miller is the third different driver to take a win with the POWRi Speedway Motors Micros during POWRi Illinois SPEED Week in the past three races. Starting in the sixth position, Miller had his work cut out for him after last...more

SPEED Week Championship Down To Final Event Sunday At Lincoln Speedway (Macon, IL) After completing the first three events of the 2018 POWRi Illinois SPEEDWEEK, rain hit hard on Saturday morning in Macon, Illinois, forcing the cancelation of the Macon Speedway event. Drivers, officials, and fans are left highly disappointed as the event was sure to be huge with a great field of cars and the typical crazy action the Midgets bring to the high banked 1/5-mile dirt track. The Macon Speedway event...more

Hollan Takes POWRi Illinois SPEED Week Title Belleville, IL – At the conclusion of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week, Harley Hollan captured the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League Championship. In the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League portion of SPEED Week, Harley Hollan captured the title with a win at Fayette County Speedway in night two, a fifth place finish at the SPEED Week opener at Belle-Clair Speedway, and a second place finish at Jacksonville Speedway in night...more

Belleville, IL – With the 2018 rain-shortened POWRi Illinois SPEED Week in the books, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League eye the weekend ahead. Friday, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will head to Belle-Clair Speedway for the Belle Vegas Bash, staring the micros as the solo-POWRi attraction. Saturday, the Micro League will join up with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and head to the “Mighty Macon...more

Belleville, IL – Tomorrow’s POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro show at Belle-Clair Speedway has been rained out. “We really wanted to get this one in,” commented Brian Thompson of Belle-Clair Speedway. “But the storm that came through tonight, on top of the storm from the other night, was just too much." Saturday, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League are set to tackle the Mighty Macon Speedway for some close-quarters racing. ...more

Macon, IL – In what was an enduring, elbows-up feature event, pole-sitter Austin Schaeffer led all but the opening lap of the 20-lap POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League main event. After taking back the top position from opening-lap leader Gunner Ramey, Schaeffer took off on a torrid pace running away from the field in between each caution. While drivers jockeyed for second on back, Schaeffer was eventually challenged by Joe B. Miller in the final laps, as Miller climbed to the...more