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Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League portion of Throwback Thursday – Open Wheel Style at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Thursday, April 27th is presented by Heroes West Sports Grill in honor Jim “Jimmy” McClean and will pay $500 to win and $100 to start. Heroes West Sports Grill, the presenting sponsor, is a quick jaunt, less than 10 miles away from the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, and offers all kinds of entertainment from your favorite area cover...more

Belleville, IL – This Thursday, April 27th three POWRi Leagues will take the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois for Throwback Thursday – Open Wheel Style. Sitting idle for almost a dozen years with the exception of some specialty shows, the sweeping 3/8 mile Dirt Oval at Route 66 will roar to life featuring a trifecta of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League, and POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League. Conveniently nestled on the...more

Belleville, IL – Tonight’s Throwback Thursday – Open Wheel Style event at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois has been postponed. Overnight rain has caused the track to be less than desirable for race conditions. Originally scheduled to feature a trifecta of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League, and POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League, officials have rescheduled the event for next week, Wednesday, May 3rd featuring the POWRi...more

Belleville, IL – This Wednesday, May 3rd POWRi War Sprint League and POWRi Division-II Midget Series will take the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois for Open wheel Wednesday. Sitting idle for almost a dozen years with the exception of some specialty shows, the sweeping 3/8 mile Dirt Oval at Route 66 will roar to life featuring Sprints, D-II Midgets, Modifieds and Late Models. Conveniently nestled on the south-side of Joliet, Illinois, the Dirt Oval at Route 66 sits a stone’s throw...more

Dirt Oval at Route 66 Rescheduled for Illinois SPEED Week Belleville, IL – The May 3rd show at Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League and the POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League has been postponed due to uncontrollable weather circumstances. Dirt Oval at Route 66 is rescheduled for May 31 as the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week, kicking off Wednesday night and featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR...more

Indianapolis, IN - The Official 2017 POWRi Illinois Speed Week t-shirts are available for pre-order at http://www.powri.com/shopping/?ic=14110. They are available in black, red, and gray in limited supplies (adult sizes only). All shirts pre-ordered on the POWRi website will be shipped out on Tuesday, May 30. 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 National...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

Joliet, IL – Michael Pickens has only been back in the United States for a short while, but it didn’t take him long to find victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week, in what was the league’s inaugural visit to the Dirt Oval at Route 66. Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Pickens won his Speedway Motors heat race from the fourth position, garnering enough points to earn the pole for what would be his ninth career Mesilla Valley...more