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Millstadt, IL – The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series schedule has been revised and will now kick off 2016 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois on Friday, April 15th. Originally scheduled to open at Jacksonville Speedway on Friday, April 22nd, the Micros will now begin one week earlier with the additional date at Belle-Clair. The April 15th show at Belle-Clair Speedway dubbed the “Non-Wing Nationals” will host the WAR Series in addition to the POWRi Micros and...more

Jacksonville, IL– Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana utilized the bottom side of the high-banked ¼ mile to overtake Tyler Thomas in route to his 30th career Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series victory. The Lincoln, Nebraska native, Frank Galusha, was able to keep Nathan Benson at bay in the final laps to claim a career-first Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Series feature victory. Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Illinois doubled down and made it two-in-a-row in the Lucas Oil POWRi...more

Belleville, IL – The 4th Annual Illinois SPEED Week is shaping up to be one of the largest events for 2016 with a world-wide driver presence set to tackle five straight days of racing. All five nights will feature POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series action, paired with both the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series and the POWRi/ILLINI Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series. The grueling weeks kicks off on Wednesday, June 8th at the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway. Thursday,...more

Jacksonville, IL– Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Illinois dominantly defeated a solid 20 car field to claim night number three of Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Bruns’ victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI D II Midget Series was his fifth of 2016. Tyler Vantoll followed Bruns to the stripe after running second a majority of the race. Mitchell Davis took third, holding off Andy Malpocker who finished fourth, while Quincy Raceways winner Chett Gehrke rounded out the top...more

Jacksonville, IL– Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri is on a two race win streak after dominating the Thursday night show at Quincy Raceways and now the Jacksonville Speedway event. Holding off Concordia, Missouri’s Nathan Benson for a majority of the race, Miller had to stay one step ahead of the three time and defending POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series champ to take the Illinois SPEED Week victory. Starting on the pole with Benson behind him, Miller never once...more

Jacksonville, IL– Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Illinois took the lead on lap 17 and fended off a late race charge by Spencer Bayston to take this first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory of 2016 for the third night of Illinois SPEED Week. Daum started in the third position behind Tucker Klaasmeyer and Ryan Robinson. Klaasmeyer led the initial eight laps of the 30 lap main event before succumbing to a mechanical failure, forcing the Paola, Kansas native to pull off the track while...more

Tyler Vantoll WINS on a last lap pass on Adam Taylor

Belleville, IL – One of the most highly anticipated weekends of the year is just around the corner. Friday, September 9th will kick off the Herb Barlow Memorial at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. On Saturday, September 10th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will break off from the micros and head north to Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Illinois with the MOWA sprint...more

Belleville, IL – The Herb Barlow Memorial scheduled for today at Jacksonville Speedway has been cancelled due to rain. POWRi officials and Jacksonville Speedway officials are looking at mutually beneficial dates to reschedule the event that was set to host both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Details will be released when an agreement has been reached. The next scheduled event for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series is...more

Belleville, IL – A double header for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series has been added to the docket list at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois. Slated to run on Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th, the National Midgets will run in conjunction with the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series and the MOWA Sprint Cars. Friday’s show will be the makeup for the previously rained out Herb Barlow Memorial. For further information, visit www.powri.com,...more