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Belleville, IL. (10/6/2022) Immediately setting a precedent of racing precision, Steven Russell would make an emphatic statement of speed in his debut season with the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League to capture the 2022 Rookie of the Year Honors as well as runner-up placement in the seasonal championship chase. Notching a single heat race win as well as a lone semi-feature victory, Russell would shine in earning feature hard-charging accolades by collecting six on the year;...more

Belleville, IL. (10/6/22) Adding to the excitement surrounding the marquee event, Hard Eight Racing in collaboration with The Donnie Ray Crawford Legacy Foundation, will see the POWRi Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool race for $1,555 to win in support of the Third Annual Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner-State 55 on Thursday, October 13th at Port City Raceway. Classes Scheduled to compete in the Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner State 55 at Port City Raceway on Thursday, October 13th...more

Belleville, IL. (10/3/2022) History would be made in 2022 with the crowing of POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprints’ Chasity Younger, of St. Joseph Missouri, as the series champion while becoming the first female to tout the honors as a POWRi Champion in any series or league. Setting the record earlier in the season by becoming the first female driver to earn a win within POWRi Midwest Lightning Sprint feature competition, Younger has now solidified herself among the top-tier talents in open-wheel...more

Belleville, IL. (10/8/2022) Contending in ten events in 2022, the POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series presented by MVT Services would witness intense action at a trio of venues spanning a pair of Southwestern states as Lorne Wofford would find the championship-winning formula for the second-year series. Winning his series first feature event at Aztec Speedway in August, Lorne Wofford would start the season with a runner-up placement at Vado Speedway Park while notching five heat race wins on the...more

Belleville, IL. (10/9/22) Cruising into the final push for points of the season, the POWRi Pure Stock Division would find great entry counts at a single Saturday venue over the weekend with top talents battling for the National Championship. Weekend winners would include Jody Tillman in a stout field at Springfield Raceway. Sustaining a slim sixty-point margin point lead heading into the final month of points, James Redus resides atop the leaderboard in the POWRi Pure Stock 2022 National Point...more

Belleville, IL. (10/9/22) Slimming to a single venue offering weekly competition, the POWRi Midwestern Mods Division would flock to Springfield Raceway for intense battles in the National Championship quests with less than a month left of possible points. Weekend winners within the division at Springfield Raceway would include Elijah Keepper as Chase Walters earned the B-Class victory. Controlling the top of the POWRi Midwestern Mod Divisional National Championship chase continues to find Pete...more

Belleville, IL. (10/9/22) Witnessing a duo of venues on Saturday offering fender-adrenaline racing rushes in the final few weeks of action, the POWRi Super Stock Division continues the intense chase for the National Point Championship as drivers compete for notoriety. Feature weekend winners would include Justin Jarrett at Old No. 1 Speedway, and Michael Muskrat at Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park. Defending POWRi Super Stock Division National Champion Aaron Poe maintains his quest at a repeat in...more

Belleville, IL. (10/9/22) Positioning a triad of outstanding open-wheel prospects possible for the weekend, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division continues to wrap up the seasonal quest of Inaugural National Championship infamy with the Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions running. With only a pair of Southwest racing weekends remaining, the father-son Truscinski duo attempt to remain atop the championship picture with Alex leading his father Alan heading into the final few events of the yearly...more

Belleville, IL. (10/8/22) Heading into the final weekend stretch of competition at Port City Raceway on October 13 and I-44 Riverside Speedway on October 14-15, the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets League will see the rise of a champion after a season-long quest for racing notoriety. Riding into the weekend with a five-hundred-ten point advantage in the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League, Brenham Crouch continues his quest of becoming the 2022 POWRi National Midget League Champion...more

Belleville, IL. (10/11/2022) Capping off the Chase for a Championship in 2022, the POWRi Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool will witness a championship dream come to fruition after the final yearly stretch of competition at Port City Raceway on October 13 and I-44 Riverside Speedway on October 14-15. Flying onto the scene in his first year of competition, John Barnard of Sherman Illinois rides into the final weekend with a solid five-hundred-fifty point lead while also...more