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Belleville, IL. (2/14/2022) Membership registration for race teams and drivers planning on contending with POWRi for all divisions in 2022 can be found online by entering the Membership Registration link on the top right side of the POWRi website or competitors can also join under the Info link located at the top of POWRi website. Entrants must be POWRi members to be eligible for the year-end point fund and secondary medical insurance. Members of POWRi in any division will not need to pay a...more

Belleville, IL. (2/17/22) Advocating as a leading auto-racing sanctioning body since 1946, the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association, based in Albuquerque New Mexico, will see a solid showing of thirteen racing events scheduled for the 2022 season while staying in the “Land of Enchantment”. State-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park, in Vado New Mexico, will serve as home-facility for the POWRi NMMRA by hosting eight competitive racing dates this season including the Season Opener on April 2nd....more

Belleville, IL. (2/28/22) Ready to kick-start the racing season, the POWRi Vado Super Sprints are set to being their year-long quest for a championship at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park for Military Appreciation Night-Season Opener on Saturday, March 5th. Hitting off the Vado Super Sprint season with a great schedule of nightly racing action will also see Late Models, B-Mods, Super Trucks, and Pure Stocks compete on the finely prepared surface of Vado Speedway Park with the on-track...more

Belleville, IL. (2/28/2022) Entering into their third full season of competition, the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints are all set to start their outstanding 2022 season with a wingless weekend racing visit to Imperial Valley Speedway on March 5-6. Boasting “The Fastest 1/5-mile Under the Sea”, Imperial Valley Speedway will host the California Mid-Winter Fair on March 5-6 for a weekend of fun and wingless action with the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints as well as Non-Wing 600cc Micro’s, and...more

Belleville, IL. (3/1/22) Remaining a staple of seasonal-opening POWRi racing, the Ninth Annual Turnpike Challenge is slated to hit the speedy surfaces of a pair of Sooner State facilities in a ferocity of top-notch league battles on March 23-26. Featuring the fast-paced excitement of the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets linking up with the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midgets presented by Realty Connect, as well as action from the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros presented by Engler Machine & Tool in the...more

Belleville, IL. (3/1/22) Adding to the excitement surrounding the upcoming racing season, Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprints and Eagle Motorsports INC (EMI) are happy to announce a partnership for the full 2022 season. The POWRi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Series will now operate with EMI as the series Title Sponsor. EMI, as title Sponsor for the RMLSA, will be competing under the POWRi sanctioning banner and serves as another sign that Lightning Sprint racing is strong and growing in...more

Sweet Springs, MO. (3/4/22) Same Race, Same Place, Same Date, Just Going Topless in 2022 as the Fourth Annual Small Town Throwdown at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex will have a whole new non-wing appeal July 1-3. The fan-favorite Small Town Throwdown continues the traditions of years past with a slight topless alteration with Practice Night on Friday, July 1st, Preliminary Qualifying Night on Saturday, July 2nd, all culminating in the Sunday, July 3rd Championship Night for the POWRi Outlaw...more

Belleville, IL. (3/7/22) Kick-starting the racing season, the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado Super Sprints began their year-long quest for a championship at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park on Military Appreciation Night-Season Opener Night with Mike Archuletta earning the first series feature win of the season and third series victory of his career. Battling to heat race victories would find Mike Archuletta and Richard Wilbee earn early honors and claim the slight advantages entering the...more

Belleville, IL. (3/8/22) Amplifying attention around the 2022 season, the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints are excited to announce the addition of Olson Underground as the Title Series Sponsor. “I feel like the Minn-Kota Lighting Sprints is a rapidly growing class, there are so many wonderful families involved in this group and we really just want to see this class continue to grow,” said Jason Olson owner/operator of Olson Underground Inc. Preparing for their third highly successful season...more

Belleville, IL. (3/9/22) Starting the series' third full season of competition, the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints would go wingless weekend racing with an inaugural visit to Imperial Valley Speedway on March 5-6 with the father/son duo of Dalton and Brent Sexton claiming the weekend feature wins. Boasting “The Fastest 1/5-mile Under the Sea”, Imperial Valley Speedway would see a whole new look to the layout of the racing surface with hard work during the off-season culminating in the...more