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Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (September 5, 2018) – It will be an action-packed Saturday night at Oklahoma City’s I-44 Riverside Speedway as the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA makes a return to the 1/5-mile clay oval. The 23rd round of competition on the 2018 season for the POWRi West Midget League also marks the ninth round of Sooner Series competition. Saturday’s I-44 Riverside Speedway tilt will count toward POWRi West Sooner Series points as well as...more

Belleville, IL – As both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League enter the final quarter of the 2018 season, there are a handful of schedule updates that teams and fans need to be aware of. First off, the Meents Memorial, originally scheduled for Friday, September 29th has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 13th. Belle-Clair Speedway has a RV Show at the fairgrounds on that day, creating the scheduling conflict. The Meents Memorial...more

Jacksonville, IL – When the checkered flag waived, veteran Aaron Andruskevitch stood in victory lane with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League at Jacksonville Speedway. Andruskevitch’s victory is the 10th of his career with POWRi. Starting on the pole, Andruskevitch led all 15 laps on his way to victory. Checking out in the opening laps as the field thinned itself out, Andruskevitch laid down a blistering pace while the rest of the field searched for grooves. After the...more

Jacksonville, IL – Taking his fifth POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory of the 2018, and his first-career Herb Barlow Memorial win, Logan Seavey took the checkers first at Jacksonville Speedway over Tanner Carrick and Zeb Wise. Starting outside the front row to Tanner Carrick, at the drop of the green flag Seavey fell in line as Carrick set a blistering pace. Quickly reaching lapped traffic, Carrick gradually worked through the traffic in an effort to maintain the lead, allowing...more

Lewistown, IL – Zeb Wise of Angola, Indiana picked up his first career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Saturday night at Spoon River Speedway. Wise used a unique line on the high-banked 3/8 mile Spoon River Speedway to etch his name in the history books as the winner of the 32nd annual Tom Knowles Memorial. Starting inside row three, Wise charged to the front battling through a field of heavy hitters including last night’s winner at Jacksonville Speedway in the Herb Barlow Memorial,...more

Sept 15, 2018 - The RMMRA concluded the 2018 season bringing 22 cars to Butch Speicher’s I-76 Speedway. Heat race action began with Patrick Bourke, Keith Rauch, and Zack Merritt taking wins. A “12” on the speed dice invert set up the feature line up and saw Paul Babich and Jesse Fernandez leading the field to green. On the start, Babich jumped to the lead with the field in tow. Tony Rossi from his 5th starting spot made his way through the field taking the lead a few circuits in with Babich...more

With this season coming to a close, the Officials at POWRi West would like to thank our 2018 season sponsors. Without the help of these companies, we cannot travel up and down the road to bring fans the best in the West. This season, Executive Concrete Polishing NWA came on board as the 2018 Presenting Sponsor. Based out of Bentonville, Arkansas, Executive Concrete Polishing NWA provides services for residential and commercial concrete flooring from epoxy, staining, repairs and maintenance. ...more

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (October 3, 2018) – The Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA makes its final stop of the season atop Oklahoma City’s 1/5-mile clay oval I-44 Riverside Speedway at this Saturday night’s “Twister Nationals”. Saturday’s card that goes green at 7:00 p.m. marks the sixth event of the year at I-44 Riverside Speedway for the POWRi West Midgets after last month’s card fell victim to Mother Nature. The 23rd round of competition on the 2018...more

Belleville, IL – As the season winds down, the point battle amongst the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League is hot as can be. Heading into the Ron Milton Fall Classic at Jacksonville Speedway on Friday, October 12th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League looks to race alongside the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars. Tucker Klaasmeyer holds a 570-point margin over Ryan Robinson with a handful of races left to decide the 2018 POWRi Lucas...more

Belleville, IL– Leading all 20 laps, Carlee Gress picked up a career first win with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, winning the 14th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway. Starting on the pole by virtue of collecting the most passing points through the heat races, Gress took a commanding lead as the laps clicked off. Enduring two cautions throughout the feature event, Gress never flinched and continued to slow-roll the bottom for the entire feature. On...more