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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

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

POWRi National Midgets – Illinois SPEED Week Point Standings (Through 1 of 4 Races): 300 PTS – Logan Seavey, Sutter, CA (Keith Kunz Motorsports #67) 290 PTS – Tanner Thorson, Minden, NV (Keith Kunz Motorsports #98) 280 PTS – Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (Keith Kunz Motorsports #71) 270 PTS – Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ (Petry Motorsports #25) 260 PTS – Ethan Mitchell, Mooresville, NC (Bundy Built Motorsports #19M) 250 PTS – Michael Pickens, Auckland, NZ (RMS Racing #1NZ) 240 PTS – Thomas...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

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

BROWNSTOWN, ILL. (June 13, 2019) – As the sixth annual Illinois SPEED Week kicked off on Thursday night at Fayette County Speedway, the story for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League looked quite familiar; that being the dominance of Logan Seavey this season. Leading all 30 laps, the Sutter, California native drove a flawless race and took the Keith Kunz Motorsports, Mobil 1, Spike/Toyota No. 67 to victory lane for the fifth time in eight races, opening his pursuit of back-to-back SPEED...more

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

Belleville, IL – With an imminent threat of rain entering the Metro-East region and keeping the best interests of the numerous teams traveling to the area from across the nation to chase a POWRi Illinois SPEED Week title, the opening night at Belle-Clair Speedway has been cancelled. “I’ve fielded several calls from our local teams, as well as teams traveling from out of the area to come race our POWRi Illinois SPEED Week regarding the weather for today’s race at Belle-Clair,” stated Kenny...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (June 12, 2019) – We’ve seen it time and time again, the talented and budding teenage racer chalked full of potential and making waves on the national scene with a powerhouse organization. This week, a new batch of youngsters with dreams and aspirations of leading the next generation of midget racing will square up against the veterans and experienced competitors of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League in the exciting five-night Illinois SPEED Week. The 2019 class of...more

(Torrance, CA, June 10, 2019) The POWRi Lucas Oil California Lightning Sprint Car Series heads to the Bakersfield Speedway for round #8 of its championship season this Saturday night, June 15th. The race will be the third of five for the CLS at the 1/3 of a mile Kern County clay oval in 2019. (Attached photo of Bobby Michnowicz courtesy of Pit Princess Photography) Going into this week’s race, five-time series champion Bobby Michnowicz has the point lead for the second race in a row. The...more