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DuQuoin, IL. (12/14/24) Christopher Bell would be triumphant in his dramatic return to dirt and lead all twenty-five laps in claiming his first feature win of the year with the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League at the Southern Illinois Center, in DuQuoin Illinois, after an action packed event in support of the Jr Knepper 55. Entering a stout field of thirty-eight POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro competitors, Christopher Bell would clock an overall hot lap quick-time with a 9.433-second lap as...more

Belleville, IL. (12/20/24) Remaining motivated with the burgeoning growth of 360-Wing desert-region sprint racing for the fifth year of operation, the POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series will see a familiar schedule of eighteen events that spans April until November in an action-packed double-header weekend season. Bookending the season in Casa Grande, Arizona, the POWRi DWSS will witness a trio of trips to Central Arizona Speedway. The season begins on April 25-26, with a Western World...more

Belleville, IL (12/27/24) The 2025 POWRi National and West Midget Leagues racing season will feature a highly anticipated schedule of 23 events running from March to December, with exciting visits to 10 different venues across Oklahoma, Missouri, and Illinois. “Another solid year is on the horizon for the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues," said Talin Turner, Director of POWRi. "Midget racing is where POWRi started, and it will always hold an important place in our organization. We’ve...more

Belleville, IL. (1/1/25) Continually joining forces to create an action-packed yearly agenda, POWRi Racing, in collaboration with Keith Kunz Motorsports, is thrilled to announce the return of the fan-favorite KKM Challenge Series. This seven-event mini-series will span sixteen thrilling race nights, featuring the Stock Non-Wing, Non-Wing Restrictor, and Jr. Sprint divisions. The 2025 KKM Challenge Series will feature a new three-day format, with practice and parking scheduled for Thursday,...more

Belleville, IL. (1/2/25) Growing interest regionally while annually presenting great traditional open-wheel entries and accomplishments, the Sunset Grill POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprints will return to picturesque Vado Speedway Park on a limited basis in 2025 engaging in a fan-friendly five-event schedule from April through August. Beginning the yearly journeys of Saturday actions within the POWRi Vado Non-Wing Sprint Series at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park on April 26 for the Non-Wing Season...more

Belleville, IL. (1/2/25) Escalating entries regionally while annually displaying outstanding open-wheel action at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park, the Jackson Compaction POWRi Vado 305 Sprints will return to bi-monthly battles in 2025 in an exhilarating eleven-event yearly agenda spanning from April until October. Starting the season of Saturday Night rushes on April 5, the series will then take action in the Easter Eggstravaganza on April 19 before adventuring on four events of regular...more

Belleville, IL. (1/3/25) Established as a premier regional 360-Wing sprint touring series, the POWRi Southern Sprint Car Association will witness a thrilling eighteen-event lineup of action in the 2025 racing season spanning from March until December with trips to nine premier hosting tracks in a trio of welcoming states. Kicking off the season in style, the POWRi SSCA will venture to North Florida Speedway, in Lake City Florida, to begin the 2025 year-long quest for a series title on March...more

Belleville, IL. (1/6/25) Membership registration for race teams and drivers planning on contending within POWRi for all leagues, series, and divisions in the 2025 season is online and available for competitors. Competitors can find the Membership Registration link at the top right of the POWRi website, under the Info link, or at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/. Entrants must be POWRi members to be eligible for the year-end point fund and secondary medical insurance....more

Belleville, IL. (1/6/25) Continuing as a highlight of membership advantages since the prized addition in 2016, the POWRi Lifetime Membership maintains a staple in league competitions in a way to honor previous divisional champions. Benefiting from gaining championship titles within the tiers of the POWRi Open Wheel competition, all champion-earning entrants since 2016 in the National & West Midget, WAR Sprint, and 410 Outlaw Sprints continue to automatically receive membership based on...more

Belleville, IL (1/8/25) Building a resolute yearly agenda, the Honest Abe Roofing POWRi FAST on DIRT Series presented by Ti22 Performance is thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated 2025 schedule featuring twenty-four exhilarating dates at some of the most iconic dirt tracks from March until October. Kicking off the FAST on DIRT 2025 season on Saturday, March 15 at Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway setting the stage for a thrilling year of high-speed action as drivers battle across Ohio,...more