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Membership forms for teams planning on competing with POWRi National Midgets, POWRi West Midgets, POWRi/ILLINI Division II Midgets, POWRi Outlaw Midgets, and/or 600cc Outlaw Micros in 2016 can be found under the DOWNLOADS link located at the top of POWRi web site. You must be a POWRi member to be eligible for the year end point fund and receive secondary medical insurance. To hold your same number from last year, you need to send your registration form to the POWRi office no later than March...more

Millstadt, IL – The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series schedule has been revised and will now kick off 2016 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois on Friday, April 15th. Originally scheduled to open at Jacksonville Speedway on Friday, April 22nd, the Micros will now begin one week earlier with the additional date at Belle-Clair. The April 15th show at Belle-Clair Speedway dubbed the “Non-Wing Nationals” will host the WAR Series in addition to the POWRi Micros and...more

Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, the Midwest Micro Sprints based out of Kewaskum, Wisconsin has partnered with POWRi to create the POWRi North Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series presented by Cab Construction. “I approached POWRi to join forces and help get the Northern region a more consistent rule package with the rest of the Midwest and to grow micro sprint racing in the state of Wisconsin,” said Midwest Micro Sprints owner, Andy Rein. The POWRi North Speedway Motors 600cc...more

Belleville, IL – After their weekend off, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will head to Belle-Clair Speedway on Friday, May 13th before taking to Southern Illinois Raceway on Saturday, May 14th. After starting off the season on the high-banked fifth mile, Belle-Clair has hosted two action packed POWRi Micro events so far in 2016 with Nathan Benson taking both. Saturday, May 14th will be one of two events for Southern Illinois Raceway to host POWRi in 2016. Both tracks are...more

Marion, IL – Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri wired the feature at Southern Illinois Raceway from the pole to claim his 20th career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series feature event. At the drop of the green flag, Miller took off from outside front row starter Danny Clark, setting a blistering pace. Three laps in the caution flew for a cluster of cars off turn two. Luke Kilgore, BJ Gatewood, Tyler Rust, and Brian Jones were involved. Coming back to green, Miller again...more

Belleville, IL – This Friday, May 20th the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will make the annual trip to Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois. Known as a driver favorite in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series, the high-banked quarter mile in Brownstown, Illinois always puts on a spectacular show. After Fayette County, both series will make the short distance...more

Belle-Clair Memorial Day Weekend Special Postponed Belleville, IL – The Bull Ring Nationals originally scheduled for May 27th and 28th has been postponed until further notice. POWRi and track officials are working on a new date towards the end of the season. “With Illinois SPEED Week right around the corner, we want to give drivers and teams ample time to be prepared,” said Kenny Brown. “In the past, SPEED Week has been four days, but this year we added a fifth. Also, this frees up...more

Brownstown, IL– In the first time that POWRi has ran a race at Fayette County Speedway since 2012, the high-banked ¼ mile produced two first time winners. Carson Macedo took the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series win, while veteran Shelby Bosie earned his first-career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series victory. In POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series competition, Shelby Bosie started inside the second row, quickly moving into the second position behind leader...more

Macon, IL – Jeremy Camp of Blue Mound, Illinois had a breakthrough evening in front of his hometown crowd for his 12th career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series victory after a third place finish the night before at Fayette County Speedway. Camp started on the inside second row and chased down early race leaders Levi Curry and Nathan Benson for his first win of 2016. In an action packed event for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series at Macon Speedway, Levi Curry...more

Macon, IL– Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, Indiana finally broke through to claim his first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory in 2016 and his first with new team, Keith Kunz Curb-Agajanian Motorsports. After three third place finishes in a row, including both nights of the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals and Friday night’s show at Fayette County Speedway, Bayston took the checkers leading every circuit of the 30 lap main event at Macon Speedway. In a caution filled main event,...more