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Belleville, IL. (4/24/22) Starting the season off strong in the POWRi RaceSaver Sprint Division, Trevin Littleton of Jacksonville Illinois would emerge victorious at Lake Ozark Speedway for the first race of the 2022 weekly season. Battling the unpredictable weather of the Midwest, the POWRi RaceSaver Sprints would fly onto the smooth as glass surfaces of “The Lake” for Opening Night with outstanding wing-to-wing action from the stout fifteen entry field with Mike Trent and Trevin Littleton...more

Belleville, IL. (4/25/22) Jumpstarting the seasonal swing of premier POWRi League action, Lake Ozark Speedway will next act as a hosting venue for top talents in a two-day weekend of speed on April 29-30 with the Frost Breaker Nationals. Classes scheduled for competition at Lake Ozark Speedway for the Frost Breaker Nationals include the Lucas Oil POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League, the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League, POWRi RaceSaver Sprints, as well as an ASCS Sooner vs...more

Belleville, IL. (4/25/22) Continuing a strand of stand-alone events in 2022, the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool will next tackle one of the “baddest bullrings in America” for the opening night of Jacksonville Speedway on Saturday, April 29th. So far in the early season racing action, the POWRi Micro League has witnessed outstanding action and solid fields of entrants with the previous event at Macon Speedway going to Craig Ronk over the thirty-six other...more

Belleville, IL. (4/28/22) Ongoing regional rainfall with more projected precipitation combined with saturated and soft facility grounds; Lake Ozark Speedway, and POWRi officials have canceled the Frost Breaker Nationals weekend originally scheduled for April 29-30. Classes scheduled for competition at Lake Ozark Speedway for the Frost Breaker Nationals include the Lucas Oil POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League, the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League, POWRi RaceSaver Sprints, as...more

Belleville, IL. (5/1/22) Battling the intense action of the POWRi Jackson Compaction Vado Wing Sprints for the third time this season, twenty competitors would file into the pristine pits of Vado Speedway Park over the past weekend with Vance Wofford joining the ranks of his winning racing family by capturing his first career feature victory in the division. Early on-track action would witness heat race victories from Jesse Baker and Justin Lasiter with Lasiter gaining the pole starting...more

Belleville, IL. (5/2/22) Witnessing a pair of premier POWRi Lighting Sprint events scheduled for competition over the weekend, the Midwest and the Southwest Divisions would attempt to continue the National Points chase as the quest to become the Inaugural champion begins to heat up with excitement in the early season with Grant Sexton winning in California as rain would halt racing in Missouri. Currently within the POWRi Lightning Sprint National Point Championship Braden Chiaramonte has a...more

Belleville, IL (5/2/22) Adjusting to meet the demand of the unprecedented nationwide tire shortage, Performance Open Wheel Racing Inc. and Hoosier Racing Tire have mutually agreed to open up the requirements on Right and Left Rear tires to any Hoosier tire compound or size, including all Chili Bowl Hoosier tires, for all Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midget League events until further notice. “We’re trying to limit the impact the current market outlook has on our race teams and series,” said...more

Belleville, IL. (5/2/22) Due to the current tire-shortage market as well as the impending weather forecast, POWRi and Charleston Speedway have ultimately decided to postpone the Friday, May 6th scheduled appearance in Charleston, IL for Night One of the ILLIANA Showdown with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League. Future dates for rescheduling are currently under review by both POWRi and Charleston Speedway with the announcement forthcoming once details are confirmed. Macon Speedway,...more

Belleville, IL. (5/2/22) Returning by popular demand on a limited scope, the Second Annual ILLIANA Showdown revisits the Land of Lincoln on May 7th at Macon Speedway with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League as well as the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool. Saturday, May 7th will witness the tight battle of reigning Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League champion Bryant Weideman holding a slight points advantage over Cannon McIntosh as competitors...more

Belleville, IL. (5/3/22) Dodging the unpredictable weather patterns of the Midwest in April, the POWRi Pure Stock Division would find scattered racing over the weekend of competition with six palaces of speed parked with rain cancelations as three venues of racing would witness side-by-side fender racing including Tyler Knudtson winning at Midway Speedway, North Central Arkansas Speedway going to Kolby Vinson, and James Redus earning the victory at Springfield Raceway in their completed...more