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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

Belleville, IL. (5/3/22) Battling rain-outs all weekend the POWRi Midwestern Mods would witness six venues succumb to the cancelations with a pair of tracks offering weekly competition including Pete Richardson winning at Midway Speedway and Scott Campbell earning the victory in Springfield Raceway’s A-Class as Nathan Bresee would win in the Springfield Raceway B-Class. Currently, within the POWRi Midwestern Mod Divisional National Championship picture, Pete Richardson leads the way by...more

Belleville, IL. (5/3/22) Fighting storm cells throughout the region over the past weekend, the POWRi Super Stock Division would see six separate rain-outs across the division with only four fantastic venues able to complete their weekend of racing excitement with Rex Berry notching the victory at Poplar Bluff Motorsports Park, Trevor Ford winning at North Central Arkansas Speedway, Michael Muskrat mastering Midway Speedway, and Donnie Miller grabbing the feature racing advantage at Legit...more

Belleville, IL. (5/7/22) Kyle Cummins would use late-race dramatics at Macon Speedway to seal his first career Lucas Oil POWRi National & West Midget League presented by Realty Connect feature victory after an intense thirty-lap thriller. Early Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League competition of the twenty-four entries would find Joe B Miller clock the quickest hot-lap time with an 11.036-second lap. Cannon McIntosh, Jade Avedisian, and Chase McDermand would all notch heat racing victories...more