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BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 15, 2019) – With the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League on the sidelines, the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League takes centerstage this weekend. Set for the “Southern Illinois Shootout,” the POWRi Micros will encounter a pair of exciting bullrings with a doubleheader at Belle-Clair Speedway on Friday, May 17 and Southern Illinois Raceway on Saturday, May 18 on tap. Making back-to-back trips to “Belle-Vegas,” the POWRi Micros return to the Belleville,...more

TORRANCE, CALIF. (May 14, 2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series will make its second of three 2019 appearances at the Barona Speedway this Saturday night, May 18th. Gates will open at noon and the first race will get the green flag at 5:00. Coming off his second win of the 2019 campaign at Ventura two weeks ago, Barona local Jarrett Kramer of Spring Valley brings a 61-point lead into the sixth race of the season. Five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz of Lomita...more

DODGE CITY, KANS.* (May 14, 2019) - A busy stretch consisting of two weekends of racing for the Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing kicks off this coming Saturday night as the tour makes their second trip of the young 2019 race season to Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas and another battle with the Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprints. Three events have been completed thus far this season with Jake Martens of Fairview, Oklahoma picking...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 14, 2019) – Ushering in a new era of online presence, the Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. group is proud to introduce Brian Walker as the Director of Media Relations at POWRi Racing. From press releases to social media and so much more, Walker will handle the content management for POWRi leagues nationwide, with a vision of expanding the brand into the digital age and beyond. “Having Brian on board will help our brand tremendously in giving fans, sponsors, and racers...more

(Macon, IL) Unseasonable weather continued to plague Central Illinois on Saturday, May 11, as high temperatures in the low 50’s and wet weather forced the cancelation of the first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget visit of 2019 to Macon Speedway. Four other divisions were also on schedule. For the Macon, IL track, it’s the second rainout in five tries this season, with the other being the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. In the three events that the track has held, car counts and crowds have...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 10, 2019) – Leading from start-to-finish, Austin Brown of nearby Millstadt, Illinois was the hometown hero on Friday night as he dominated Belle-Clair Speedway for an impressive triumph in the 28th annual “Knepper Memorial.” The wire-to-wire score aboard his BOSS Chassis, Toyota Racing No. 17 marked the fifth-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory for Brown. Earning the pole position via a strong sixth-to-first heat race win, Brown took the green flag for...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 10, 2019) – Commanding the lead from the outset, Aiden Purdue of Clinton, Illinois picked up a wire-to-wire win on Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway as he earned his first-career POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League victory aboard the Hyper Racing No. 37. With an aggressive field of 43 entries signed-in for action, the large field was split into six heat races with a pair of semi-features to fill out the 22-car feature field. Heat races were won by Matt...more

(Torrance, CA, May 7, 2019) Two-time and defending POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series champion Jarrett Kramer posted his second win of 2019 when he led every inch of the way in the 25-lap main event last Saturday at the Ventura Raceway. The win was the second of the year for the 37-year-old and both wins have come at Ventura. Twenty-two cars showed up for the race on the track that is located adjacent to the beach on the Ventura County Fairgrounds. San Diego’s A.J. Bender...more

HUMBOLDT, KANS. (May 9, 2019 – For the sixth time in eight races, Mother Nature has stricken the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League with yet another rain out. Due to record-setting downpours throughout the week and a near-flooded facility, officials at Humboldt Speedway made the call to cancel Friday’s WAR Sprint event at the Humboldt, Kansas track. Saturday’s show at the Salina Highbanks in Salina, Oklahoma is still on as scheduled at the moment. Marking not only the inaugural visit in league...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (May 7, 2019) – The 2019 season for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League rolls on this weekend with the Midwest Season Opener at Belle-Clair Speedway and Macon Speedway. The Illinois doubleheader begins on Friday, May 10 at the Belleville, Illinois 1/5th-mile of Belle-Clair Speedway. On Saturday, May 11, the POWRi Midgets and Micros move on to the “Mighty” Macon Speedway located in Macon, Illinois. After an April...more