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Belleville, IL. (7/10/23) Mounting in anticipation while expanding to multiple events by popular demand, Keith Kunz Motorsports, in conjunction with POWRi, are readying for the first yearly installment of the KKM Challenge on September 6-9 at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex. Classes scheduled to compete include the headlining $10,000 to-win split-field POWRi Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool as well as the support classes POWRi Restricted, POWRi A-Class Wing and POWRi...more

Belleville, IL. (7/10/23) Holding sanctioned competitional proceedings at a trio of hosting series across the country, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division competitors would gather over the weekend for spirited contests as entrants chase points in continually developing the National Championship picture. Feature winners over the weekend would include Trice Roden earning his twelfth career feature victory racing at I-35 Speedway in the Midwest as Darren Brown gained his first series victory at...more

Belleville, IL. (7/9/23) Returning to the fine hosting facility of Fairgrounds Speedway for a two-day occurrence of racing enjoyment, the POWRi Desert Micro Series would highlight highly skilled driving talents as Bradley Huish would grab both the feature weekend wins in dominating fashion. Kickstarting the weekend of racing excitement at Fairgrounds Speedway, Friday action would witness Joshua Huish notch the heat racing win while Bradley Huish would earn the feature victory after starting...more

Belleville, IL. (7/7/23) Venturing into new running grounds while also visiting familiar venues over the July 21-22 weekend will witness the POWRi National Midget League, running in conjunction with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets Series, battling across the ‘Mighty Mississippi’ with stops at Doe Run Raceway on Friday followed by a league return to Southern Illinois Raceway on Saturday. Debuting at Doe Run Raceway on Friday, July 21st will witness the side-by-side battles of the POWRi National...more

Belleville, IL (7/7/23) Hitting the mid-season point of yearly adrenaline rushes in stand-alone seasonal events, the POWRi West Midget League will next see battling action returning to the ‘slide-job-city’ speeds of I-44 Riverside Speedway on Saturday, July 29th. Classes scheduled for competition at I-44 Riverside Speedway on Saturday, July 29th will include the POWRi West Midget League, Mod’s, Junior Sprint Micros, Restrictor Micros, Turf Tire Micros, Non-Wing Micros, and A-Class Wing...more

Belleville, IL. (7/4/23) Returning to honor a lasting legacy of area great during the mid-season swing of familiar running grounds, the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League will next visit Valley Speedway on Saturday, July 15th for the Annual ‘Bill Lawson Memorial’. Open Wheel Driver during the 1950-1960s, father of Dan Lawson, and grandfather of Justin Lawson. Bill Lawson served in the Marines during WWII and in the Air Force as an Aircraft Mechanic during the Korean War. Competing...more

Belleville, IL (7/3/23) Organized to continue the edge-of-the-seat racing action for the 2023 season, the next stand-alone event for teams within the POWRi Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool will next test their merits at Macon Speedway on Saturday, July 15th. Competition at Macon Speedway for the First Responders Night/Kids Racecar Ride/CEFCU Kids Club presented by Decatur Area CVB on Saturday, July 15th includes the Bailey Chassis POWRi Outlaw Micro League presented by...more

Belleville, IL. (7/3/23) Steven Snyder Jr would continue his phenomenal showing in major micro event victories over the past few seasons by winning the Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex’s yearly Small Town Throwdown event with the POWRi Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool on Championship Night to claim his first seasonal league victory. Entering a stout field of over forty entries spanning the two days of competition in the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro, Chelby Hinton would...more

Belleville, IL. (7/323) Scheduling conflicts regionally have caused POWRi and track officials to mutually agree on the postponements of US-36 Raceway on Friday, July 7th as well as Monett Raceway on Saturday, July 8th for the POWRi 410 Bandit Outlaw Sprint Series with dates to be announced once confirmed. Regular weekly classes at US-36 Raceway as well as Monett Raceway as still scheduled as originally planned with additional event-specific information available at...more

Belleville, IL. (7/2/23) Challenging through the seventh feature event of the season in the POWRi Jackson Compaction Vado 305 Wing Sprints, Wes Wofford would clinch the checkers over a determined field of high-caliber racers to notch his thirteenth career series win. Early on-track competitions would find Wes Wofford and Mike Archuleta each earn heat race victories as after an intermission redraw shuffle would find both heat winners bringing the field to green as the first row. Speeding from...more