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Belleville, IL (12/16/2021) Fresh off wrapping up a third Lucas Oil POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association Non-Wing Sprint Championship, top-tier wheelman Caleb Saiz will set his sights on conquering another form of open-wheel excitement by joining the ranks Chili Bowl of contenders. David Burns, Hal Burns Truck RV and Equipment, Darns Racing, NAPA Auto Parts Albuquerque, Weise (NAPA) Santa Fe Auto Supply, New Mexico Motorsports Report, Pro Body, FK Rod Ends, and Performance Plus Racing...more

Belleville, IL. (12/17/2021) Running a limited schedule of five POWRi events as a team in 2021, Chase McDermand and Mounce/Stout Motorsports will continue to join forces for full-time 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League competition as well as entering into the 36th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals in January. “We would like to Welcome 2021 Badger Midget Champ, Chase McDermand as one of five Chili Bowl Nationals entries for Mounce/Stout Motorsports. Chase is looking to expand in 2022 and run...more

Belleville, IL. (12/21/21) Veteran open-wheeler and 2021 POWRi Lightning Sprint Nationals Champion Chris Crowder is set to make his on-track debut at the Tulsa, Oklahoma’s 36th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in January. Residing in Colorado Springs, Crowder will be one of more than seventy-five drivers attempting to become the Rookie of the Race, with over three-hundred-fifty total entries anticipated. Wheeling the Del Morris Motorsports, Accelerated Services Auto Transporters, Morris...more

Belleville, IL. (12/22/2021) Finishing off their second season of intense sanctioned competition, the Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints would contend for eleven feature events with seven different drivers checking into victory lanes throughout the racing season. Capturing the championship after a year-long quest of driving conquests, Grant Sexton would earn the title with consistency and a league-leading feature win-count. Racing out of Lakeside, California, Grant Sexton in his #3...more

Belleville, IL. (12/31/2021) Fan-favorite running grounds return with highly anticipated marquee events are on the agenda for the 2022 Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint Car League season with twenty-eight tentative race dates spanning ten separate places of speed. Setting a driver-friendly schedule of competition, drivers will see open-wheel action from April until September as the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League and the Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Series will witness...more

Belleville, IL. (1/6/22) Packing a portion of the honored pedigree for the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League Points Champion entails an automatic entry into the Vacuworx Race of Champions held annually during Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Winning the League accolades in 2021, Bryant Weideman, of Colby Kansas, will become the youngest driver to compete in the special race during Monday’s Cummins Qualifying Night. Chili Bowl officials have altered the scheduled fifteen drivers...more

Belleville, IL. (1/8/22) Thirty-two POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League events span the 2022 racing schedule for the premiere of the series, with visits to thirteen various outstanding factories of open-wheel excitement. Basing the POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League home-track of operations at Lake Ozark Speedway, the league will witness twelve events at “The Lake” spanning the 2022 racing season beginning with the Season Opener Showcase on Saturday, April 2. Weekend events populate the...more

Belleville, IL. (1/9/22) Featuring premier midget racing across multiple state swings staying close to their Oklahoma roots, the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Realty Connect will travel to ten various venues of speed throughout the twenty-eight race-date 2022 season schedule. Continuing with the traditions of previous seasons, the West Midget League will join forces with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets throughout yearly competitions as well as increased promotions at...more

Belleville, IL (1/9/22) The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League in the 2022 racing season will see a schedule of thirty-eight events spanning from March through October with highly anticipated visits to sixteen various racing venues. Serving as the POWRi Season Opener the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets will link up with the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midgets for the Ninth Annual Turnpike Challenge. Starting with Port City Raceway for practice night on Wednesday, March 23rd, followed by the...more

Belleville, IL. (01/11/22) Continuing to grow in entries and excitement, while moving into the fourth full season of POWRi sanctioning competition, the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints have revealed their thirty-event 2022 season schedule. With five fantastic speed-venues hosting the tight-quarter racing that ranges from April until September as well as a pair of POWRi National Lightning Sprint events to entice competitors. Opening the POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint 2022 racing season and...more