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Belleville, IL – POWRi and Grundy County Speedway officials have entered into a multi-year agreement to sanction pavement midget racing at the Morris, Illinois Grundy County Speedway under the POWRi Pavement Midget Series banner. “I have been working on putting this together for the last couple of years with Bob Guess,” said Neil Gacke, POWRi Pavement Series Director. “This is a great opportunity because we are going to start out strong right out of the box, implementing ideas to maintain...more

Belleville, IL - The 2018 POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series schedule has been released featuring 21 events. New for 2018, the POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series will co-sanction events with the Badger Midget Series at Sycamore Speedway and Angell Park Speedway. Engine rules have been aligned between the two series to allow a cohesive season. The Division II Midgets will kick off 2018 with two shows at Sycamore Speedway in the month of May before their inaugural appearance at...more

Speed Shift TV will be broadcasting the 7th Annual Winter Nationals Friday 2/9 & Saturday 2/10. Both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and USCS Sprint Cars will be broadcasted live. Go to www.speedshifttv.com for more information

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is thrilled to announce that as part of the 7th Annual Winter Nationals, The Inaugural Sunshine State Midget Challenge Friday 2/9 & Saturday 2/10 will be broadcast on MAVTV. The Inaugural Sunshine State Midget Challenge Presented by Toyota will bring out National Midget drivers from all over the Mid-West. The broadcast will include driver interviews, in-car cameras, and various technical segments. MAVTV is available nationwide. ...more

Membership forms for teams planning on competing with POWRi for all divisions in 2018 can be found under the Rules and Driver Information link located at the top of POWRi web site. You can also join on line by entering the Register Here link. You must be a POWRi member to be eligible for the year end point fund and secondary medical insurance. If you are member of POWRi in any division, you will not pay a TP fee to compete in any other division. Insurance will carry over from one division to...more

CONCORD, N.C. (March 6, 2018) – Racing Electronics has reached an agreement with Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) to become the sanctioning body’s “Official Radio Supplier,” a relationship that will debut at the POWRi events at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City on March 23-24. “Racing Electronics is the most trusted two-way communications services provider in American motorsports, and we look forward to this new relationship with POWRi,” said Kevin Hughes, Vice President of...more

Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) will be the official micro sanctioning body for all classes at both I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, OK. By coming under the POWRi banner, Oklahoma micro racers will have a consistent rule package within the industry standards, enabling growth of car counts at both venues. “When racetracks work together, everyone wins,” stated POWRi’s Kenny Brown. “We are excited to...more

Belleville, IL - Effective immediately, Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) has partnered with both the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series (UMSS) and Northern Renegade Sprint Car Series (NRSS). By coming under the POWRi banner, this will help create and keep a consistent rule package within the industry standards, helping to bolster car counts. “These partnerships that POWRi is creating will continue to expand the brand’s presence in the North, while affirming our commitment to...more

Oklahoma City, OK – If a name was to become synonymous with the Annual Turnpike Challenge, it would be Christopher Bell. Taking eight of the ten POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League Turnpike Challenges, Bell remains undefeated in the event. The two he did not win were because he was not present. At that time, he was testing for the NASCAR truck series and was unable to attend the event. At the wave of the green flag, Bell took off from the sixth place starting position and...more

Belleville, IL – When the dust settled, Tucker Klaasmeyer notched two career-firsts in the same night at Belle-Clair Speedway. Adding his name to the lengthy list of Knepper Memorial victors, Klaasmeyer claimed his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win and the 27th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial. Starting outside row two, Klaasmeyer immediately jumped into the second position behind Andrew Felker on the initial lap. In what was a marathon of cautions, Klaasmeyer eventually...more