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Jacksonville, IL – Leading all 30 laps and holding off a late race charge from Rookie Zeb Wise, Tanner Thorson found victory lane for the 16th time with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Thorson’s Ron Milton Race of Champions win at Jacksonville Speedway is his fourth of 2017. Enduring several cautions throughout the 30-lap feature event, Tanner Thorson appeared to be the class of the field as the Minden, Nevada driver was able to jump right back into rhythm and power away from the...more

Wayne City, Illinois………With an impending forecast of heavy rain on race day, USAC and POWRi officials have cancelled the Sunday, October 22 “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway. The $20,000-to-win event was to have brought some of the biggest names in the sport to compete for the largest payday in midget racing, but with an 80-90% chance of continuous rain throughout the day, and without much improvement or change in the forecast all week, the decision was made to cancel the event.

TULSA, Okla. (October 24, 2017) While the rain has left the forecast for this weekend, the freezing cold just keeps getting colder, prompting officials with the Creek County Speedway to forego this weekend’s J.C.T. Fall Fling with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network and POWRi West Midgets. “When the rain moved on, we figured we had a shot but the temperatures just keep dropping to where now it’s showing into the 20’s and that’s not good for...more

Belleville, IL – For the first time ever, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will enter into the sunshine state, kicking off the 2018 season at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida. Set for Friday, February 9th and Saturday, February 10th, the Inaugural Toyota Sunshine State Midget Challenge will headline sanctioned national dirt midget racing in Florida for the first time in over a decade. Thursday, February 8th is slated to be the practice night, prefacing the double-header...more

Chandler Captures POWRi West Championship Tulsa, OK (November 2, 2017) Although the 2017 season had been shortened by Mother Nature with only 19 of the 26 scheduled events being ran, it was evident that it would still take teams to their limits. In the end, Grady Chandler from Piedmont, Oklahoma forged through to pick up his first POWRi West Midget League Championship. Out of the 19 races scheduled, Chandler competed in 18 feature events, earning one win, 8 top five finishes and 11 top 10...more

POWRi West Sooner Series Tulsa, OK. – For immediate release, the POWRi West Lucas Oil Sooner Series has been created for 2018. In an effort to expand midget racing within Oklahoma, the POWRi West Lucas Oil Sooner Series has been formed within the POWRi West Lucas Oil Midget League. Offering teams an additional point fund to support this newly created series, this will create an infrastructure to help continue the overall growth of midget racing in Oklahoma and the surrounding area. More...more

Belleville, IL – Proving yet again to his competition that he is the one to beat at any given track he unloads, Joe B. Miller earned his second POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League championship. Miller’s three victories helped propel and keep him at the top of the all-time win list within the league, totaling 30 career victories. Miller’s three wins in the 2017 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League came at Macon Speedway on May 13th, Jacksonville Speedway during Illinois...more

Belleville, IL – In what has been a banner year for the Sutter, California driver, Logan Seavey captured not only the 2017 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League championship, but also took Rookie of the Year honors with the League. Wrapping up the 2017 season with only two wins, it is clear that it was Seavey’s consistency that brought home the championship for the rookie midget driver. Piloting the Toyota-powered Factory Boss Performance, Rockwell Security/RAM’s Racing-sponsored entry,...more

Belleville, IL (November 21, 2017) – The 2017 POWRi Championship Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 27, 2018, 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. 2017 was a breakthrough season for Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi), and to honor an outstanding year the League has announced that for the first time a collective banquet will feature members from six POWRi...more

Belleville, IL – The Texas-based Elite Sprint Car Series will come under POWRi sanction for 2018 effectively creating the POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprint Car Series. POWRi and the Elite Sprints have partnered together to continue the growth of traditional sprint car racing in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. The Elite Sprints are currently a non-wing 305 sprint care league and will be converting to POWRi WAR rules in 2018. Look for the POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprint Car Series to release...more