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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) has partnered with both the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series (UMSS) and Northern Renegade Sprint Car Series (NRSS). By coming under the POWRi banner, this will help create and keep a consistent rule package within the industry standards, helping to bolster car counts. “These partnerships that POWRi is creating will continue to expand the brand’s presence in the North, while affirming our commitment to...more

Oklahoma City, OK – When the dust settled, the preliminary night victory for the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League’s Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge went to Christopher Bell. No stranger to the red clay, the NASCAR star cut his proverbial dirt track teeth at I-44 Riverside Speedway. Out of the nine Turnpike Challenge feature events, Bell owns seven total wins, with three weekend sweeps to this point. Going into tomorrow night’s finale, Bell’s confidence level is high as he...more

Oklahoma City, OK – If a name was to become synonymous with the Annual Turnpike Challenge, it would be Christopher Bell. Taking eight of the ten POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League Turnpike Challenges, Bell remains undefeated in the event. The two he did not win were because he was not present. At that time, he was testing for the NASCAR truck series and was unable to attend the event. At the wave of the green flag, Bell took off from the sixth place starting position and...more

Belleville, IL – The Inaugural Spring Nationals at Jacksonville Speedway has been cancelled due to inclement weather and the forecasted low temperatures. Originally scheduled for Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th, the Inaugural Spring Nationals was set to host a trifecta of POWRi racing including the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and on Saturday, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Wildcard Sprint Car League. Saturday was scheduled to be...more

Grundy County Speedway Hoosier tires for POWRi Pavement Series will be available to purchase on Thursday 4/12 at Grundy County Speedway. Right and Left Rear tires will cost $150.00 and Front tires will cost $140.00 this does include tax. All tires must be purchased at Grundy County Speedway. Please contact Bob Guess at 815-955-9621. Right Rear 10.0/23.5-13 760 (catalog #13210760) - $150.00 Left Rear must be a 10.0/22.0-13MG5 (catalog #13195MG5) - $150.00 Left and Right Front must be...more

POWRi West Set for Red Dirt Raceway’s “Midget Meltdown” on Friday Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 11, 2018) – The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA fires back into action with Friday night’s “Midget Meltdown” event atop Meeker, Oklahoma’s ¼-mile Red Dirt Raceway. Friday’s card will mark the third round of action for the POWRi West Midget League after kicking off the 2018 campaign in tandem with the National series with two nights of competition last...more

McCarthy Aces POWRi West at Red Dirt Raceway Lonnie Wheatley, MEEKER, Okla. (April 13, 2018) – According to the lap sheets, Ace McCarthy led all 25 laps of Friday night’s Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA feature event atop the ¼-mile Red Dirt Raceway clay oval. However, it wasn’t without a genuine Friday the 13th scare for the Tahlequah, OK, racer in the “Midget Meltdown 2k18” event as he withstood a wicked Blake Hahn slider on the final lap to secure his...more

Belleville, IL – This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League take to the high-banked 1/5the mile of Belle-Clair Speedway on Friday, April 20th for the 27th Annual Knepper Memorial. Friday’s show will be the first of five events throughout 2018 for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and one of six for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League. Saturday, April 21st the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will cross...more

Belleville, IL – When the dust settled, Tucker Klaasmeyer notched two career-firsts in the same night at Belle-Clair Speedway. Adding his name to the lengthy list of Knepper Memorial victors, Klaasmeyer claimed his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win and the 27th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial. Starting outside row two, Klaasmeyer immediately jumped into the second position behind Andrew Felker on the initial lap. In what was a marathon of cautions, Klaasmeyer eventually...more