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Belleville, IL. (11/19/2020) Initially run as the Corn Belt Nationals the renamed Corn Belt Clash, held annually at Knoxville Raceway since 2018, will go from a two-day event to a single day spectacle and feature great co-sanctioned racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League and the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series. Standing as the single non-wing sprint car race at the historic half-mile in Knoxville Iowa, the Corn Belt clash will now run for Saturday, July 10th, 2021 while...more

Belleville, IL. (11/19/2020) With the cancelation earlier in the week of the POWRi Winter Nationals Quarter Midget’s annual event held in Las Vegas Nevada, due to ongoing gathering restrictions. Tucson Quarter Midget Association, working with the Valley of the Sun Quarter Midget Association, has stepped up to offer a great alternative to the yearly Thanksgiving race weekend, with the I-10 Turkey Showdown. November 24th through November 28th, Marana Arizona will be flocked by drivers from all...more

Belleville, IL. (11/20/2020) Uncertainty would linger all season as Caleb Saiz and Hal Burns Racing were able to make the most out of the 2020 racing season in the land of enchantment, scoring their second POWRi Lucas Oil New Mexico Motor Racing Association Non-Wing Sprint Car Championship in just three years. With the first championship season for Saiz occurring in 2018, there were quite a few noticeable differences between then and now. “It was definitely different,” said Saiz. “In 2018,...more

Legacy. Although it is defined as what is left behind in an organization, I would argue that its definition runs so much deeper. A legacy is not awarded, nor is it earned overnight. A legacy is something that is built day by day with hard work backing it up along the way. There are few people that built a larger legacy for motorsports in New Mexico than the late Truman West. Although his racing career was cut short due to an injury, Truman never let that change the way that he thought about...more

Belleville, IL. (11/30/2020) Continuing to expand brand horizons while meeting the ever-changing demand of the industry, Performance Open Wheel Racing Incorporated will now offer fans and competitors alike the thrill of wing sprint car racing with the POWRi Desert Winged Sprint Car Series presented by MVT Services launching in 2021. The POWRi Desert Winged Sprint Car Series presented by MVT Services has been formed with the racer, as well as the track promoter, in mind. Established as a way...more

It was a short but sweet year for Rio Rancho, New Mexico’s Devon Amos. With the COVID-19 virus striking the nation, it left the New Mexico Motor Racing Association rookie with only a handful of races to attack the learning curve that a rookie season in any sport brings. Luckily, Amos and his Hal Burns Racing team was up for the challenge and turned many heads while earning the 2020 Rookie of the Year award coupled with an impressive 2nd place finish to end their season at the Sprint Car...more

Belleville, IL. (12/4/2020) Branching out to new territories in 2021, Performance Open Wheel Racing Incorporated will see sanctioning sweep into the gulf-coast area with the development of the POWRi Lucas Oil Outlaw Midget Series. Set to compete at various venues of speed throughout the south, the POWRi Lucas Oil Outlaw Midget Series will primarily run in Florida and Mississippi with series officials planning on racing visits to Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Louisiana as the series...more

Belleville, IL. (12/12/2020) Over fifty of the top digital and reality midget competitors would log-in for the inaugural POWRi Midget iNationals presented by LSRTV on December 12th. Drivers were allowed an Open Setup, with a single Fast-Repair available, running the World of Thunder Rules as well as the iRacing Sporting Code in full effect at the virtual realms of Fairbury Speedway for the forty-lap main event, with Evan Seay using precise driving to take the event and pocket the...more

Belleville, IL (12/22/2021) The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League campaign has been established with an eager 2021 season schedule, visiting various pristine racing facilities in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. Serving as the POWRi Season Opener on Friday, March 19th, and Saturday, March 20th the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets will invade Wichita Falls, Texas in hopes of glory at Monarch Speedway. Remaining a staple to early season racing action the...more

Belleville, IL. (12/22/2020) Featuring premier midget racing across a four-state swing, the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League will travel to ten various venues of speed throughout the thirty-three race-date schedule ranging from late-March to early-November 2021. Continuing with the traditions of previous seasons, the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League will join forces with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget’s in seventeen events throughout 2021 competitions, with sixteen stand-alone events...more