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Belleville, IL. (9/24/23) Soaring into the final weekend of September’s potential point-earning conquests in the 2023 season, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would find a dou of regions hosting events spanning the weekend as the constantly narrowing National Championship chase remains active as Dexter Dvergsten continues to set the standard with defending champion Alex Truscinski making a late-season push for a potential repeat prize. Proving the duality of the division, feature winners...more

Belleville, IL. (10/02/23) Soaring into the final weekend of a pair of potential point-earning regions in the racing season, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would witness a duo of regions hosting a trio of events spanning the weekend as the National Championship chase remains active with Dexter Dvergsten setting the standard for a potential prize earning season. Racing over the weekend would find Josh Flood adding his eighth win of his career while racing at Night One of the El Paso...more

Belleville, IL. (10/3/23) Finalizing the yearly quests and accomplishments of title-clinching performances, the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues as well as the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League will see action at a trio of premier Oklahoma facilities while honoring open-wheel industry icons in four days of speed on October 11-14. Starting the four-day Oklahoma showcase of speed, Creek County Speedway will welcome the POWRi National and West Midgets Leagues as well as the POWRi Outlaw...more

Belleville, IL. (10/4/23) Starting the four-day Oklahoma showcase of speed, Creek County Speedway will welcome the POWRi National and West Midgets Leagues as well as the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League on Wednesday, October 11 for the inaugural running of the Sooner State Showdown. Driving into event number five hundred for the POWRi National Midget League since its inception back in 2005, Creek County Speedway will mark a celebration of sorts for the sanctioning body. Classes scheduled for...more

Belleville, IL. (10/4/23) The Meents family is excited to welcome Driven 2 Save Lives as the presenting sponsor for the 19th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial. Driven 2 Save Lives was created in 2016 by the Indiana Donor Network to promote organ and tissue donation during the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. When Bryan Clauson, winner of the 2014 Charlene Meents Memorial, tragically lost his life later in 2016, his choice to be an organ donor helped save five lives and his tissue donation...more

Belleville, IL (10/3/23) Mounting in momentum, the Fifth Annual KKM Giveback Classic, returning to Port City Raceway on October 19-21, continues to intensify the intrigue surrounding the event for the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League main events as entries escalate. Driver Registration remains available online at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/7898 with an entry fee of $250 before October 9th; entries received after the deadline will be $300 for the Outlaw Non-Wing...more

Belleville, IL. (10/5/23) Returning to realms of royalty after a rescheduling, the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League will next see competition in the fifth annual and honorary quest to be ‘King of Kansas City’ presented by Lies Trash Service on Saturday, October 7th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri with bonus pay on the line. Going down to the wire, the seasonal standings within the POWRi WAR Sprint League witness the most recent victor at Valley Speedway Jack Wagner...more

Belleville, IL. (10/5/23) Remaining true to traditions of the previous trio of seasons with hyped fanfare, Hard Eight Racing, in collaboration with The Donnie Ray Crawford Legacy Foundation, Port City Raceway, and Performance Open Wheel Racing Incorporated, is eagerly anticipating the Fourth Annual Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner-State 55 on Thursday, October 12th headlined by the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series. Featuring the...more

Belleville, IL. (10/6/23) Remaining steady with the highly successful change of location and expansion of intrigue, the 19th Annual Charlene Meents presented by Driven to Save Lives will once again tackle the red-clay and fast times of I-44 Riverside Speedway for a two-day open-wheel spectacle of speed on October 13-14 with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, honoring a great groundbreaking innovator of our sport while crowning league...more

Belleville, IL. (10/8/23) Lighting issues in turn four would darken then cancel the feature just as the A-Main began to roll out on the track in the fifth annual running of the King of Kansas City feature at Valley Speedway with the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League; unable to remedy the electrical issues would force track officials to cancel the remainder of the event. Initial on-track actions would witness Wyatt Burks start quickest in hot laps with a 13462-second lap as Samuel...more