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Officials with the Lucas Oil POWRi West series, presented by Executive Concrete Solutions, would like to welcome back Max Papis Innovations for the 2018 race season. TWO years ago, MPI came on board to become the official steering wheel of POWRi West and has continued to support the series. MPI has provided steering wheels and gift certificates which will be presented to competitors at the end of the season. POWRi West would like to thank MPI for their continued support in building our grass...more

Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) will be the official micro sanctioning body for all classes at both I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, OK. By coming under the POWRi banner, Oklahoma micro racers will have a consistent rule package within the industry standards, enabling growth of car counts at both venues. “When racetracks work together, everyone wins,” stated POWRi’s Kenny Brown. “We are excited to...more

Belleville, IL – This Friday and Saturday kicks off the Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With practice on Thursday night, teams will have the opportunity to gear up for what has become one of the largest outdoor events of the year, for both midgets and micros. With over 60 POWRi Lucas Oil National and West midgets at last year’s event, Christopher Bell was the class of the field, sweeping the annual co-sanctioned weekend. Bell’s sweep...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (March 12, 2018) - After starting seventh in the POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprints feature, John Ricketts picked up the win Saturday night, March 10 at 105 Speedway in Cleveland, Texas with Kyle Jones finishing second and Paul White rounding out the podium. Johnny Miller out of Burleson, Texas started on the pole and lead the first half of the feature event before Jones got around him to take over the lead. Soon after White passed Jones and was the new leader. But, Ricketts would...more

CONCORD, N.C. (March 6, 2018) – Racing Electronics has reached an agreement with Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) to become the sanctioning body’s “Official Radio Supplier,” a relationship that will debut at the POWRi events at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City on March 23-24. “Racing Electronics is the most trusted two-way communications services provider in American motorsports, and we look forward to this new relationship with POWRi,” said Kevin Hughes, Vice President of...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (March 10, 2018) - Kennedale, Texas native Kyle Jones scored the POWRi Lucas Oil Elite Sprints season opener win at Heart O' Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas Friday night, March 9, 2018. Paul White (2nd), Jake Bland (3rd), Tyson Hall (4th), and Chase Parson (5th) rounded out the top five. The Gordon Woolley Classic proved to be an exciting night with Jones starting in the fourth position and charging past Jake Bland on the bottom groove of the racetrack a couple laps into the...more

Belleville, IL – The time is once again upon us for midget and micro teams to converge upon I-44 Riverside Speedway in the annual trek to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge. Kicking off the weekend with racing on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Leagues will be battling to see who comes out on top with bragging rights until the annual Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals weekend. An...more

Belleville, IL – POWRi has released the rules for the POWRi Pavement Midget Series. Rules can be found on the POWRi website (www.powri.com) under the “Rules and Driver Info” tab. A downloadable PDF is under the “POWRi Rules Information” section. To develop the pavement series, POWRi and Grundy Speedway need the support of all pavement midgets. The series will be setup as a “come one, come all” organization in order to bolster car counts in the initial phase. Look for the official schedule...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (February 27, 2018) – Anticipation for the 2018 POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League’s season is building. In addition to the buzz surrounding the league's opening weekend, March 30-31 at US 36 Raceway in Osborn, Missouri, and Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska, an announcement was made regarding a partnership with Bell Racing USA to sponsor a five-figure bonus opportunity. The “Bell Racing Triple Crown Challenge” is a $20,000 bonus that will be awarded to any one driver who can...more

I-44 Speedway Riverside Oklahoma, OK. www.i44riversidespeedway.com 5th Annual Turnpike Challenge POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Midgets POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro’s Thursday 3/22 Practice Friday 3/23 & Saturday 3/24 - I44 Speedway