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Jacksonville, IL – At the end of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League show at Jacksonville Speedway, Logan Seavey stood victorious for his fourth career win with the League. Seavey’s victory came in the third night of the Sixth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEED Week. Tanner Thorson, the SPEED Week point leader heading into Jacksonville Speedway dropped out with mechanical woes in the feature event, deflating any chances he had of going three-in-a-row. Starting ninth on the grid, Seavey went...more

Jacksonville, IL – After suffering two difficult nights in a row, Joe B. Miller rebounded, taking the victory with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League at Jacksonville Speedway. Miller’s win was the sixth of his POWRi Illinois SPEED Week career, and Miller is the third different driver to take a win with the POWRi Speedway Motors Micros during POWRi Illinois SPEED Week in the past three races. Starting in the sixth position, Miller had his work cut out for him after last...more

Brownstown, IL – If there was any question about last night’s dominating performance with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League at Belle-Clair Speedway in the opening night of the Sixth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEED Week, Tanner Thorson doubled down and won night two at Fayette County Speedway. By virtue of the pole position after earning high point honors, Thorson led every lap of the feature event, stretching his lead during long green flag runs. Enduring three yellows and one open red,...more

Brownstown, IL – Building upon last night’s finish at Belle-Clair Speedway, Harley Hollan marked off a second-career victory with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League and etched his name into the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week record books. By winning at Fayette County Speedway, Hollan is now one of 13 different drivers to capture a win during POWRi Illinois SPEED Week. Starting in the back half of the field in the 11th position, Hollan went to work at the drop of the green flag...more

Belleville, IL – By the time the checkered flew with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Minden, Nevada’s Tanner Thorson stood on the front stretch taking the win in POWRi’s Sixth Annual Illinois SPEED Week opener at Belle-Clair Speedway. Thorson’s win at Belle-Clair is his seventh win during Illinois SPEED Week competition, adding to his hefty hedge over Michael Pickens, the next closest with three Illinois SPEED Week wins. Starting mid-pack in the 9th position, Thorson charged...more

Belleville, IL – Andy Bishop etched his name in the POWRi record books by breaking through with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League to take a career-first. Bishop’s career-first came during the opening night of the Sixth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Belle-Clair Speedway. Starting in the third position, Bishop immediately fell in behind early race leader Joe B. Miller. On lap nine, Miller’s engine let go causing the caution and allowed Bishop to take over the top...more

FAIRBURY, IL (June 5, 2018) – Landon Simon was the victor Tuesday night at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois with the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprint League. It was his first WAR win of the 2018 season as he won multiple WAR races in 2017. Thomas Meseraull (2nd) and Mitch Wissmiller (3rd) completed the podium. After earning the LRB Inc. “High Point Man” award from his stellar heat race performance, Simon pulled the ace for the redraw which left him to start on the...more

Belleville, IL – In just a few short days, Illinois race fans’ most anticipated week of open wheel racing roars to life. POWRi’s Sixth Annual Illinois SPEED Week kicks off Wednesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois featuring a double-dose of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League alongside the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League. Thursday, both divisions tackle the fan and driver favorite of Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois. ...more

Sun Prairie, Wis., June 3--- Andrew Felker won the 20-lap Zimbrick Chevrolet of Sun Prairie Badger Midget Racing Series feature Sunday Night at Angell Park Speedway. The event was co-sanctioned with the POWRi Lucas Oil Regional Midget Series. The event also kicked off the 72nd year of racing at the track and is the first of nine nights of racing this season at the facility. Polesitter Mitchell Davis took the lead at the drop of the green flag, with Felker passing three cars in the opening lap....more

Morris, IL – Saturday night Jimmy Anderson etched his name in the POWRi record books by winning the inaugural POWRi Lucas Oil Pavement Series race Presented by Heroes West in Morris, Illinois at Grundy County Speedway. Driving his Beast-Mopar, Anderson set quick time in qualifying and started on the pole for the feature event. Even though Anderson set a good pace, he was dogged by the Spike-Esslinger entry piloted by second place finisher, Bill Hulbert. “This is so exciting to bring...more