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Belleville, IL – With the 35th Annual Pepsi Nationals in the books, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will take the weekend off, while the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series returns to the high-banked 1/5th mile Belle-Clair Speedway on Friday, July 8th. Previous winners in 2016 at Belle-Clair include Nathan Benson (Season Opener and 4/29), Andrew Peters (Illinois SPEED Week), and most recently, Shelby Bosie (Race Around the Arch). Saturday, July 9th the Speedway Motors...more

Belle-Clair Speedway: Friday, July 8th Cancelled Belleville, IL – Friday, July 8th at Belle-Clair Speedway has been cancelled due to the excessive amount of rain received Wednesday, Thursday, and overnight into Friday morning. With standing water on the racing surface in turns one and two, it would be impossible to prepare the track for tonight’s events. The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will head to Southern Illinois Raceway on Saturday, July 9th. For further information,...more

National Midgets and Micros Head to Belle-Clair on Friday, Fairbury for Midgets on Saturday Belleville, IL – After their final appearance for 2016 at Southern Illinois Raceway, Joe B. Miller stole the show, making a clean sweep of the two POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series visits to the high-banked 1/8th mile in Marion, Illinois. Miller’s win at SIR tallies his 24th career victory, one win out of tying with the all-time winner for the POWRi micros, Dereck King. The POWRi Lucas...more

Belleville, IL – On a hammer-down, running above the cushion Belle-Clair Speedway, it would be Minden, Nevada’s own Tanner Thorson finding his way into victory lane at the conclusion of the 30 lap POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series main event honoring the legendary Arnie Knepper. Grabbing the lead ten laps in from Andy Malpocker, Thorson had to deflect a hard charging Austin Brown who was the first car to attempt running above the tall cushion on the board walls, moving all the way to the...more

Belleville, IL – Taking to the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway for the 25th Annual Knepper Memorial, Joe B. Miller took the checkers over a relentless Slater Helt for his 25th career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series main event, placing him at a tie with Dereck King on the all-time win list. Starting on the pole, this would be no easy feat for Miller as Slater Helt pressured from the drop of the green flag, closely followed by Weldon, Illinois’s Garrett Duff. A mix of action...more

Belleville, IL – Friday, September 30th and Saturday, October 1st, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will take to Belle-Clair Speedway for the final time of 2016. Saturday’s event is held in honor of former Midwest Auto Racing Association President, Charlene Meents. During her years with MARA, Meents was instrumental in keeping midget racing alive in the Midwest, especially the St. Louis area. She played an important role in...more

Belleville, IL – In honor of longtime POWRi announcer, Jim Childers, POWRi will be hosting a Chili Dump at the conclusion of the races Friday, September 30th at Belle-Clair Speedway. Childers’ contributions and continued efforts not only for POWRi, but open wheel racing as a whole, have left a long-lasting shine on the sport. Always a familiar voice behind the microphone, his tone and race calling is recognizable nationwide. Childers will also be present this Friday and Saturday night at...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series is thrilled to announce that the Saturday 10/1 Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway will be broadcast on MAVTV. The Meents Memorial Presented by Priority Aviation 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

Priority Aviation is the presenting sponsor for the 12th Annual Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway. In memory of Bryan Clauson, they will be awarding cash in the amount of $500 to the driver who starts on the pole position.

Belleville, IL – In an almost identical, cowboy up 30 laps that were similar to his first-career victory four years ago at the 8th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial, Austin Brown claimed the 12th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial for his third career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory in front of a hometown crowd at Belle-Clair Speedway. Brown’s Meents Memorial victory was his second win of 2016, with the first coming at Quincy Raceways for night one of Illinois SPEED Week. Starting...more