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Jacksonville, IL – Craig Ronk of Warsaw, Indiana led from flag to flag in the 20 lap POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League feature event at Jacksonville Speedway to claim a career-first victory. By virtue of passing points, Ronk’s sixth to first heat race run was good enough to place him on the pole. Ronk’s blistering pace was only slowed a handful of times, most notable when Jeremy Camp flipped hard down the backstretch with four laps in the books. Camp was all right, but the...more

Belleville, IL – With the recent storm that has moved through the area and with more on the way, Belle-Clair Speedway has been forced to cancel the Klein Klassic “28” for Friday, May 19th featuring the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, Late Models, Modifieds, B-Mods, Pure Stocks, and Sport Compacts. Next up is Fayette County Speedway for tomorrow, Saturday, May 20th featuring both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro...more

Belleville, IL – The storm system that has plagued a majority of the racing throughout the Midwest this weekend has made its way through Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois, forcing the cancellation of tonight’s events featuring POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros. The next event is the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Wednesday, May 31st. For further information, visit www.powri.com,...more

Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car League. New to the Illinois...more

Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car League. New to the Illinois...more

Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League is set to join the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week roster for the first time ever. The WAR East Sprints will compete in three of the total five nights of SPEED Week. Please find WAR payout details below. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints plus National and D-II Midgets. Thursday,...more

Jacksonville, IL – Joe B Miller of Millersville, Missouri capitalized on lap traffic late in the race to pick off Craig Ronk in route to his 29th career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League victory on night three of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Starting outside the front row and losing ground to Ronk on the start, it looked as though the driver out of Warsaw, Indiana was perhaps on his way to repeating his victory at Jacksonville Speedway from...more

Macon, IL – With three of five POWRi Illinois SPEED Week shows completed, Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand leads the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League SPEED Week point standings by a mere 10 points over Keith Kunz Motorsports driver, Tanner Thorson. With two shows left, tonight’s Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois and tomorrow’s Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois, both tracks have unique characteristics that could change the outcome for the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week...more

Macon, IL – Nick Howard of Lawrence, Kansas became the 64th different feature winner with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League after capturing his first career victory during night four of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Macon Speedway. Starting mid-pack in the 11th position, Howard picked off several cars and worked his way towards race leader Luke Verardi. Working his way through the field, Howard eventually found himself behind Verardi on lap 14 after second place runner Eric...more

Lincoln, IL – After an impressive last lap win at Macon Speedway, Nick Howard doubled down, collecting his third career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League feature victory during the fifth and final night of the 2017 POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Lincoln Speedway. Starting outside the front row to Nathan Benson, at the drop of the green flag, Benson went to work on the bottom while Howard screamed the top side of the Lincoln Speedway racing surface. Enduring multiple yellows,...more