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BROWNSTOWN, ILL. (June 12, 2019) – Following the unfortunate rain out of the originally scheduled Illinois SPEED Week opener on Wednesday at Belle-Clair Speedway, the first of now four race switches to Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill. on Thursday, June 13. The youngest track on the Illinois SPEED Week schedule, Fayette County has only hosted a pair of SPEED Week events with previous competition in 2016 and 2018. Overall, POWRi Racing has visited the Brownstown, Illinois facility on...more

BROWNSTOWN, ILL. (June 13, 2019) – Earning his 11th-career POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League victory, Aaron Andruskevitch of Riverton, Ill. did so on Thursday night in dominating fashion, snagging a wire-to-wire win at Fayette County Speedway in the Illinois SPEED Week opener. With a field of 31 entries on hand, four heat races and a B-Main filled the docket ahead of the 20-lap main event. Harley Hollan, Jeremy Camp, Aaron Andruskevitch and Scotty Milan picked up heat race wins,...more

JACKSONVILLE, ILL. (June 14, 2019) – The second night of the sixth annual Illinois SPEED Week rolls on tonight as the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League invade Jacksonville Speedway. Highlighted by double features, the show will begin with a makeup POWRi National Midget feature from April 28th followed by a new, full program for both divisions. The home of the first-ever Illinois SPEED Week event, Jacksonville hosted the inaugural...more

POWRi Outlaw Micros – Illinois SPEED Week Point Standings (Through 1 of 4 Races): 300 PTS – #21 Aaron Andruskevitch, Riverton, IL 290 PTS – #11 Riley Goodno, Knoxville, IA 280 PTS – #51B Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO 270 PTS – #14G Gunner Ramey, Sedalia, MO 260 PTS – #08C Allen Cope, Fenton, MO 250 PTS – #15X Jake Galusha, Lincoln, NE 240 PTS – #44T Trevin Littleton, Jacksonville, IL 230 PTS – #46 Kyle Schuett, Philo, IL 220 PTS – #71 Jake Cheatham, Bethalto, IL 210 PTS – #23 Jeremy Camp,...more

JACKSONVILLE, ILL. (June 14, 2019) – After off-and-on showers plagued round two of Illinois SPEED Week all day on Friday at Jacksonville Speedway, officials made the call to postpone the evening when a 10:00 PM downpour was the final straw. An official announcement on a future rescheduled date will be made as plans are finalized. Teams were preparing to head out for B-Main action when a final pop-up cell doused the track and facility once more, forcing officials to call the action as curfew...more

(Lincoln, IL) Saturated grounds from several days of rain have forced the cancellation of the Sunday, June 16 event at Lincoln Speedway, in Lincoln, IL. On tap were the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets in addition to Micros, Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and the Nutech Seed DII Midgets. Heavy rains throughout the day on Saturday, in addition to another wave of overnight rain into Sunday proved to be too much for the ¼-mile facility. Pit parking in addition to the horse track that surrounds the...more

Grundy County Speedway will be hosting the Burdette Carter Classic and Veterans Night July 6, 2019. It is part of the Grundy County Fair racing program and it has been a tradition that the midgets run during the Fair dates....a tradition that has lasted many years! The POWRi midgets will be running the National-style engines and the Production-style motors at the same time.....or.....two races in one! We run this way as we are developing the series and increasing the car count. Additional...more

Belleville, IL - Due to unforeseen circumstances, the POWRi Lucas Oil National, West Midget League and Engler 600cc Outlaw Micros has been dropped from the program at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex on Sunday, July 14. The Annual Thunder in the Valley double header at Valley Speedway will take center stage this coming weekend as the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League will duel for top honors on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13. For more information on POWRi you can visit...more

GRAIN VALLEY, MO.(July 9, 2019) – A trio of POWRi Racing leagues will converge upon Valley Speedway this Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, as Thunder in the Valley presented by Rod End Supply returns. The two-day show at the Grain Valley, Mo. quarter-mile will feature the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets alongside the POWRi Engler. Machine & Tool Outlaw Micros. An annual July doubleheader, this weekend’s event marks the third annual Thunder in the Valley....more

The POWRi URSS-sanctioned Belleville 305 Sprint Car Nationals is rapidly approaching with the highly-anticipated event set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 1st 2nd and 3rd. The eartly entry deadline is July 15th and is only $30 and all early entrants will receive one free pit pass for Fridays preliminary night. Thursday night will be practice only so drivers can acclimate themselves to the famed high banks. The Friday portion of the event will offer up a $2,500 winner’s share with...more