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Belleville, IL – In honor of longtime POWRi announcer, Jim Childers, POWRi will be hosting a Chili Dump at the conclusion of the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial on Friday, September 29th at Belle-Clair Speedway. Childers’ contributions and continued efforts not only for POWRi, but open wheel racing as a whole, have left a long-lasting shine on the sport. Always a familiar voice behind the microphone, his tone and race calling is recognizable nationwide. Childers will be present this Friday and...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National & West Midget League is thrilled to announce that the Saturday 9/30 Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway will be tape delayed broadcast on MAVTV. The Meents Memorial Presented by Priority Aviation will bring out National & West Midget drivers from all over the Mid-West. The broadcast will include driver interviews, in-car cameras, and various technical segments. MAVTV is available nationwide. Check your local listings for MAVTV channel...more

The 13th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial presented by Priority Aviation is looking to be the best one yet. At this time, we will have nearly $4,000 in extra cash and contingencies up for grabs this Saturday night. The Meents Family would like to send a special thank you to everyone who is supporting this year’s memorial event. Thank you – Richard and Jennifer Marshall with Priority Aviation for being our presenting sponsor and to all our heat race, A-main laps, special awards, and contingency...more

Belleville, IL – Jason McDougal of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma broke through and notched not only a career-first with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, but also a prestigious win taking the micro portion of the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial. Battling with Luke Verardi and fending off Joe B. Miller, McDougal’s first win came in defying fashion. Leading the field to green, Luke Verardi shared the front row with Kurt Westerfield and immediately took command. Holding the lead until...more

Belleville, IL – Lebanon, Indiana’s Spencer Bayston took the checkers with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway, fending off teammate Tanner Thorson to claim the win. Bayston adds his name to the short list of repeat Knepper Memorial winners with his first Knepper victory coming in 2015 and now, tonight’s victory. Leading the field to green, Aidan RoosEvans shared the front row with Colby Copeland for a career-first highpoint...more

Belleville, IL – After claiming his first-career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League victory in Friday night’s Knepper Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway, Jason McDougal backed it up by leading all 20 laps of the 13th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial to sweep the weekend. McDougal started on the pole of the main event, setting a healthy pace from the get-go. Sara Elrod and Holley Hollan battled from the start over second as McDougal stayed out front. McDougal remained relatively...more

Belleville, IL – Building on a solid victory from the previous night, Spencer Bayston capitalized on Logan Seavey’s misfortune to claim his second POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League victory of the weekend. Bayston’s Belle-Clair win was his ninth career, capturing the 13th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial presented by Priority Aviation Services LLC, co-sanctioned by the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League. Starting inside row two, Bayston faded early as Tucker Klaasmeyer took the lead with...more

INDIANAPOLIS, In. (October 9, 2017) - 25-year-old Christian Galicia has been named the 2017 POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High Micro League Champion after wrapping up the points battle September 9 at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado with a victory in the feature event from his tenth place starting position. Galicia racked up an impressive 5 wins in the 2017 season plus 7 top 5's and he never finished outside of the top ten with his Factor One/Yamaha R6. He gives all of the credit to his wife,...more

Belleville, IL – This weekend, POWRi looks to the doubleheader Super Weekend at Jacksonville Speedway. Friday, October 13th kicks off the weekend, with Saturdays show dubbed the Ron Milton Race of Champions. Both nights will feature the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League. With tight margins in both Leagues, this weekend plays a deciding factor in the outcomes for the championship. Holding a 230 point advantage, Logan Seavey sits...more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (October 9, 2017) - Cody Dons scored his first POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High Micro League victory Saturday night, October 7 at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado. The "High Altitude Showdown" proved to be full of drama as Devon Amos originally took the checkered flag but was later disqualified for illegal use of cockpit adjustable shocks. Dons assumed the victory over Christian Galicia, Jadyen Friesen, Dylan Riggs, and Tyler James Cangleton rounded out the top five. Dons,...more