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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

Belleville, IL – By the time the checkered flew with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Minden, Nevada’s Tanner Thorson stood on the front stretch taking the win in POWRi’s Sixth Annual Illinois SPEED Week opener at Belle-Clair Speedway. Thorson’s win at Belle-Clair is his seventh win during Illinois SPEED Week competition, adding to his hefty hedge over Michael Pickens, the next closest with three Illinois SPEED Week wins. Starting mid-pack in the 9th position, Thorson charged...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 – At the conclusion of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week, Logan Seavey captured the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Championship. Winning Night Three at Jacksonville Speedway, combined with a fifth place finish in the SPEED Week opener at Belle-Clair Speedway and a third place finish at Fayette County in Night Two, Seavey capitalized on Tanner Thorson’s misfortune at Jacksonville Speedway and was able to snag the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week title. In addition to Seavey’s POWRi...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

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 2, 2018) - It's time for the annual "BORDER WARS" this weekend with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League. While youngster Riley Kreisel holds the lead in the championship points, WAR heads into a challenging two-day race weekend. First up is Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois Friday night, July 6 followed up with St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Missouri Saturday. In 2016 Joe B. Miller was victorious at Belle-Clair and Terry Babb picked up the St....more

BELLEVILLE, IL (July 6, 2018) - Taking control on lap three and holding off a late charge from Terry Babb, Zach Daum picked up his second POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League win of 2018 Friday night at Belle Clair Speedway. The race was the first leg of the Border WAR which continues Saturday night at St. Francois County Raceway. Warren Johnson took control early as Daum moved quickly into the third spot on the opening lap. Daum continued to move forward and took the race lead with a turn two...more

Belleville, IL– Leading all 20 laps, Carlee Gress picked up a career first win with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, winning the 14th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway. Starting on the pole by virtue of collecting the most passing points through the heat races, Gress took a commanding lead as the laps clicked off. Enduring two cautions throughout the feature event, Gress never flinched and continued to slow-roll the bottom for the entire feature. On...more