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Belleville, IL – Buckle up race fans, as POWRi takes to the final two shows in the Midwest. Friday, October 19th the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League return to Jacksonville Speedway. After Mother Nature took a toll on the October 12th show and won the battle, POWRi and Jacksonville Speedway officials weren’t about to let her win the war and immediately rescheduled. On Saturday, October 20th both Leagues will head south to Southern...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is thrilled to announce that the Saturday 10/20 Southern Illinois Shootout at SIR Raceway will be tape delayed for broadcast on MAVTV. The Southern Illinois Shootout 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. Check your local listings for MAVTV channel numbers. For the latest breaking...more

Jacksonville, IL – Jordan Howell of Columbia, Missouri snagged his second-career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League victory. Howell’s second win comes at Jacksonville Speedway, and follows his break-through victory at Macon Speedway back on August 18th. By virtue of passing points through heat races, Howell earned the pole position and shared the front row with Andrew Peters. At the drop of the green flag, Howell powered into the early lead with Peters and Austin Schaeffer in...more

Jacksonville, IL – Tyler Thomas outlasted a relentless Tanner Carrick on an elbows-up Jacksonville Speedway to take his second POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory of 2018. Thomas’s Jacksonville victory is the 12th of his POWRi career. At the drop of the green flag, Jake Neuman took the early lead followed by Cannon McIntosh. By lap two, Thomas had moved past McIntosh for second with Tucker Klaasmeyer in tow. After the caution was displayed for McIntosh and Alex Bright, Thomas...more

Marion, IL – For what was a hard-fought battle right to the very end, Harley Hollan’s victory at Southern Illinois Raceway helped the veteran driver claw his way past a 20-point deficit to Austin Schaeffer, capturing the 2018 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League championship. Hollan’s SIR victory is his third of 2018. Starting deep in the field in 11th, Hollan had his work cut out for him in the action-packed feature event. Enduring several cautions on the initial start, BJ...more

Belleville, IL – For what is an enduring and trying season for anyone who attempts to tackle the full season, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League tour displays some of the best micro sprint racing competition in the United States. Veteran driver Harley Hollan out of Tulsa, Oklahoma committed to the full 2018 tour and proved that with resounding confidence, grit, and determination that he has what it takes to be a champion. Joining the ranks of drivers such as Dereck King,...more

Belleville, IL – The always exciting Turnpike Challenge dates have been set for 2019. The Sixth Annual event has been expanded into four nights of racing with a back-up week in the event of inclement weather. With both the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues in attendance, as well as the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, this week will definitely be one you won’t want to miss. The week will open on Thursday, March 21st at Creek County Speedway in Kellyville,...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (December 20, 2018) - The 2018 POWRi Championship Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the River City Casino & Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The evening will kick off at 6:30 PM with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and the awards ceremony. Champions, along with the top ten in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets (Drivers & Owners), POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets, POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros and POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints will be honored plus...more

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Belleville, IL – The 2019 schedule has been set for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, featuring 27 events. The POWRi micros will tackle three new venues throughout 2019, the first coming at the opening night of the Sixth Annual Turnpike Challenge. Featured alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues, the POWRi micros will head to Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on Thursday, March 21st to kick off four nights of racing for the Turnpike...more