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Belleville, IL – This Thursday, October 20th will kick off the 4th Annual Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County Speedway, an event sanctioned by both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and USAC. Doubling down and again paying $20,000 to Win, the 4th Annual Jason Leffler Memorial is the richest paying midget event for 2016 and will feature some of the best midget racing talent from across the United States. Previous Jason Leffler Memorial Champions include the freshly crowned 2016...more

Jacksonville, IL – Justin Peck of Monrovia, Indiana impressed a full house at Jacksonville Speedway, taking his second-career POWRi Luca Oil National Midget Series victory. Pacing the field to start the 30 lap main event, Andrew Felker and Colten Cottle shared the front row. When engines roared to life, it would be Kansas, Illinois’ own Colten Cottle jumping to the early lead as freshly crowned 2016 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series champion Zach Daum quickly worked his way to the...more

Jacksonville, IL – In POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI D- II Midget Series competition, Andy Malpocker made it a clean sweep for the weekend at Jacksonville Speedway. Mirroring the previous night, starting outside pole, at the drop of the green flag, Malpocker took command from pole sitter Mitchell Davis and charged to the cushion of the high-banked quarter mile Jacksonville Speedway. Showing strong drive and stretching his lead, Malpocker’s momentum was slowed with 12 laps down as Ryan Probst slowed...more

Jacksonville, IL – In typical thrilling fashion, Friday night’s action at Jacksonville Speedway amazed fans by crowning a first time winner with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series. The icing on the cake was that the first time winner was New Berlin, Illinois’ own, Jake Neuman. With his third place finish, Zach Daum was able to mathematically secure the 2016 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series championship. Neuman started in the seventh position as the field was led to the green...more

Jacksonville, IL – In POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI D- II Midget Series competition, Andy Malpocker snagged the victory over Tyler Vantoll and Johnny Murdock at Jacksonville Speedway. At the drop of the green flag, Malpocker took command from pole sitter Chase McDermand and charged to the cushion of the high-banked quarter mile Jacksonville Speedway while the action took place behind him. While the gaggle of cars jockeyed for position behind him, Malpocker’s smooth laps on the top side quickly...more

Belleville, IL – Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th POWRi will invade the high-banked ¼ mile Jacksonville Speedway for the final two times of 2016. Displaying talents from both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the POWRi Division II Midget Series, the double header Shaheen’s Super Weekend will be an excellent display of open wheel racing. With the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series point standings closer than ever for Zach Daum and Tanner Thorson, the points...more

TULSA, Okla. (October 3, 2016) Already generating plenty of buzz across the “Sooner State” and beyond, the return of the Fall Fling to Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. featuring the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network will be a true open wheel extravaganza as the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midgets are set to join the lineup. “Creek is a great track for Midgets, and we’ve be fortunate to have a great turn out every time we’ve rolled in,” said POWRi...more

Riley Kreisel of Warsaw, MO. WINS the POWRi Outlaw Midget event Saturday 10/1 at Valley Speedway. Riley currently leading the point standings with one more race on tap Saturday 10/15.

Belleville, IL – The 12th Annual Meents Memorial was an action-packed evening for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro series as Joe B. Miller took the victory over Craig Ronk, collecting his 27th career victory and 8th of 2016, while Nathan Benson mathematically earned his fourth championship in a row, cementing his legacy with POWRi as one of the most dominant drivers in the series. At the conclusion of the 20 lap main, Aidan Roosevans was able to celebrate earning the POWRi...more

Belleville, IL – In an almost identical, cowboy up 30 laps that were similar to his first-career victory four years ago at the 8th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial, Austin Brown claimed the 12th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial for his third career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory in front of a hometown crowd at Belle-Clair Speedway. Brown’s Meents Memorial victory was his second win of 2016, with the first coming at Quincy Raceways for night one of Illinois SPEED Week. Starting...more