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2016 POWRi Championship Banquet will be held on Sunday, February 26th 2017 at Andre’s Banquet Facility in St. Louis, MO. The event opens at 12:00pm with an open bar, dinner at 12:30pm, and awards at 1:30pm. Drivers and car owner champions from the POWRi National Midget, Division-II Midget and 600cc Outlaw Micro-Sprint divisions, as well as the top 10 in points and the Rookies of the Year in all three classes, will be honored and will receive their year-end awards, contingencies, and point...more

Belleville, IL – The youthful and thriving Allstar Midget Series based out of the Kansas City, Missouri region will join POWRi in 2017. The goal of the Allstar Midget Series at its inception in 2014 was to bring midget racing back to the Kansas City area on a regular basis, after a 40 year absence. This goal has been accomplished and the next task for the Allstar Midget Series is to continue on the trajectory of growth for the series, building on their solid footing in the Kansas City...more

Indianapolis, IN (December 30, 2016) – A competitive total of thirty-one events will make up the Lucas Oil POWRi/WAR Sprints schedule in 2017. There are many exciting improvements in store for the future of the series as the fast approaching race season takes shape. Four new venues will make their debut on the Lucas Oil POWRi/WAR Sprints 2017 schedule to complement the original WAR tracks from 2016. Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., will host 10 events throughout the coming season. The...more

360 Wildcat Winter Sprints Rules Update The non-wing portion of the 360 Wildcat Winter Sprints events will run under the POWRi/WAR Sprint Series rules and procedures with the exception of the engine rule and weight rule. Those two exceptions will be as follows: ENGINE -ASCS heads will require a 2 3/16 restrictor, with a length of 3 inches. -Any other head will require a 1 7/8 restrictor, with a length of 1 inch. (must be 23 degree head) -No aluminum block engines will be allowed -No down...more

Indianapolis, IN (December 26, 2016) - The POWRi/WAR Sprint Cars have partnered with Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, NM and Aztec Speedway in Aztec, NM to sanction the Lucas Oil POWRi 305 sprints series in 2017. This 305 wing sprint series will consist of fifteen races in the “Land of Enchantment,” with the defending champion Don Grable leading the list of names scheduled to compete for the 2017 championship. The series will utilize a passing points format. The top eight in passing...more

POWRi/WAR Sprints Partner with Wildcat Raceway Indianapolis, IN (December 22, 2017) - The Lucas Oil POWRi/WAR Sprint Car Series will lay claim to a new state this coming February after aligning a fresh partnership with Wildcat Raceway in Tuscon, Arizona to sanction the 360 Wildcat Winter Sprints series. The POWRi/WAR Sprints debut in the Grand Canyon state on February 4, 2017 at Wildcat Raceway paying $3,000 to win and $250 to start. There will be a follow up two-day weekend of competition on...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series is thrilled to announce that the Belle-Clair Speedway Meents Memorial Presented by Priority Aviation will be broadcast on MAVTV. The October 1st Belle-Clair Speedway event will be broadcast on MAVTV Thursday, December 1st at 8:30am, 12:00pm and 3:00pm eastern time. The Meents Memorial Presented by Priority Aviation brought out National Midget drivers from all over the Mid-West. The broadcast will include driver interviews, in-car...more

Tulsa, OK (October 27, 2016) When the 2016 POWRi West schedule was released, everyone knew that it would take a strong team to earn the season championship. With 31 originally scheduled events, as the season progressed, the season got smaller and smaller thanks to Mother Nature and track closings. At the end of it all, 22 events were completed and Steven Shebester from Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma shined through to pick up his first POWRi West Midget Championship. In the 22 races, Shebester ran 20...more

Belleville, IL – Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) has officially expanded the brand into the non-wing sprint car circuit by partnering with the Kansas City, Missouri-based Wingless Auto Racing (WAR) Sprint Car Series to form the Lucas Oil POWRi WAR Sprint Car Series. This partnership was formed with drivers and their teams in mind to continue to develop sprint car racing in the Midwest. "We are very excited about the opportunities and doors that have opened for WAR this off season...more

Tulsa, Oklahoma (November 6, 2016) A weekend that started with Jason McDougal being out of his midget ride due to motor problems, ended with McDougal driving the Jared Sewell owned Boss Chassis to POWRi West Victory Lane during night two of the John Christner Trucking Fall Fling powered by Pizza Express. McDougal started on the outside of row one for the 25-lap A-main event and quickly set sail, leaving the field behind. A caution on lap four slowed the racing action and pole sitter, Alex...more