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Albuquerque, NM (02/09/2021) – Entering its 75th year of excitement, the POWRi Lucas Oil New Mexico Motor Racing Association is geared up for one of the most competitive seasons in series history. The bar is set as high as ever and quality teams have made themselves well-known after the shortened 2020 season due to the shutdown. Caleb Saiz No. 1 We start our season preview with our 2020 POWRi Lucas Oil NMMRA Champion. A new number will debut for Saiz and Hal Burns Racing this season as they do...more

Belleville, IL. (02/11/2021) Marking the start of the 2021 racing season for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will see the semi-banked quarter-mile dirt oval of Monarch Motor Speedway will host a two-day event of speed on Friday, March 19th, and Saturday, March 20th. Opening the racing action for 2021 will see the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League taking the lone yearly journey to “The Lone Star State” as Monarch Motor Speedway host the two-day season send-off on March 19-20. ...more

Belleville, IL. (02/15/2020) Owners, Flea Ruzic and Steve Reynolds with Team Ripper finished the 2020 race season on some high notes, but they aren’t done yet. As the beginning of the season approaches, teams and drivers and gearing up to dominate another year with the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues. With a little over 40 races scheduled for the 2021 race season, consistent runs and top finishes are what the drivers and teams strive for to lock up the Championship at the end...more

CORONA, Calif. (February 16, 2021) - MAVTV Motorsports Network is committed to showcasing grassroots racing in America. To further that commitment, MAVTV has announced it will be the exclusive home for POWRi Racing and all of its series’ in 2021. POWRi Racing brings a powerful brand of open-wheel racing to MAVTV, including its Lucas Oil National Midgets, WAR Sprints, and its Outlaw Micro Sprints. In all, 62 POWRi Racing events will enjoy coverage across the MAVTV Motorsports Network. "We are...more

This year marks the POWRi Lucas Oil New Mexico Motor Racing Association’s 75th year of racing action in the southwest. One of the few names that has been a part of the excitement from the very beginning is the Nix family, and the latest self-proclaimed ‘throttle jockey’ to have spent time in the organization is former champion, Steve Nix. “I was fortunate to be born into racing. My dad, uncle, and the whole family were racing in the early 50’s and I was born in 1957. By that time, my dad was...more

Belleville, IL. (02/22/2021) The Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team continues to bring the talented and gifted individuals to the track to showcase and develop their talents. As of right now they will have a six-car team traveling to Monarch Motor Speedway to the action-packed two-day show, March 19th and 20th. Five of which who be rather familiar faces with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and one youngster looking to run for the Rookie of the Year title The 2021 class of...more

Belleville, IL. (02/22/2021) Expanding the number of POWRi National Lightning Sprint Events in 2021 will see competitors from all over make the long trek to the north for the inaugural POWRi MKLS Summer Shootout from August 12th through August 15th. Locked and loaded with visits to four fantastic venues, spanning Minnesota and North Dakota, with four nights of action-packed Lightning Sprint racing hosted by the POWRi Lucas Oil Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series. “We’re all really excited about...more

Belleville, IL. (02/23/2020) The winningest female in Port City Raceway history books, Taylor Reimer out of Tulsa, Oklahoma jumps aboard the Dave Mac Motorsports team for the 2021 season. Alongside well-known teammates Cannon McIntosh and Tanner Thorson, Reimer will have a great opportunity to learn from arguably some of the best in midget racing. As this will be her rookie season, Reimer is looking to lock up the Rookie of the Year title with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the...more

CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA (February 26, 2021) – 14-year-old Jade Avedisian will carry primary sponsorship from Sheesh! into the 2021 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, driving the #84 for Chad Boat Industries in nearly 20 events. Avedisian’s car will also be supported by associate sponsor CMT. Her POWRi debut will come on March 19-20 at Monarch Speedway in Wichita Falls, TX. The entire Midget slate will be live streamed on MAVTV Plus. Sheesh! is a Nashville-based apparel company owned by Eric...more

Belleville, IL (3/1/2021) The 2020 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Champion, Jake Neuman is ready to take on the 2021 season. Neuman will be back behind the wheel of his family-owned team this season and looks to capture more wins for the team. The season will start off at Monarch Motor Speedway Friday, March 19th and Saturday, March 20th. During the 2020 season Neuman never strayed from the front and captured one win, 8 top five and 18 top ten finishes. Neuman captured his win at Macon...more