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Belleville, IL. (11/9/2021) Sealing his status in the series as a championship-caliber contender, Broken Arrow Oklahoma talent Emilio Hoover flexed his racing muscle in 2021 to capture the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Realty Connect championship title. Finding speed all season, Emilio Hoover would enter into twenty-two feature POWRi West events in 2021 placing inside the top-ten on seven driving occasions. Notching five top-five finishes as well as six heat race victories,...more

Belleville, IL. (11/9/2021) Witnessing rarified greatness in 2021, the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League would see Colby, Kansas wheelman Bryant Weideman clench both the outright series championship as well as rookie of the year honors in an outstanding show of open-wheel excellence through a year-long showing of perseverance. “First, I would just like to thank my family, mainly my mom and dad. It means a lot to me the sacrifices they make to let me do what I love. I’d also like to thank...more

Belleville, IL. (11/17/2021) Continuing to strive to provide top-notch racing divisions that are dedicated for drivers to have a common set of rules and guidelines to match their progress through our sports racing divisions, Performance Open-Wheel Racing Inc. (POWRi) is excited to announce the development of a 410-Wing Outlaw Sprint League hitting tracks in 2022, a Missouri Valley based series running a projected 20-35 events in the Heartland of America with a home base of racing operations at...more

Belleville, IL (11/22/2021) Progressing open-wheel racing at every level of competition, the Lucas Oil POWRi Super Sprint division would continue to see growth in numbers of entries as well as sanctioned tracks with outstanding action aplenty. Keeping the chase for championship close at all venues would add to the excitement as Charlie Graham, Randy Martin, and Lorne Wofford all gained seasonal honors within POWRi Super Sprint racing. Competing in their first POWRi sanctioned season, Alien...more

Belleville, IL. (11/21/2021) Finding footing on their first season of sanctioned competition, the POWRi Desert Wing Sprint League would battle intensely in eight events with six different drivers gaining feature wins. Using a late-season surge in points by way of back-to-back series wins Josh Grady would earn the inaugural championship title. Entering into all eight of the POWRi Desert Wing Sprint League feature events Josh Grady, of Farmington New Mexico, would notch four heat racing...more

Belleville, IL. (11/22/2021) Honoring the achievements and commitment of outstanding competitors in a grueling season of on-track excitement, the 2021 POWRi & Lake Ozark Speedway Championship Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the Margaritaville Lake Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. The evening will kick off at 5:30 PM with a social cocktail hour followed by dinner and the awards ceremony. WHAT: POWRi | Lake Ozark Speedway | 2021 Championship Awards...more

Belleville, IL. (11/28/2021) Capping off the season of outstanding racing action at the picturesque Vado Speedway Park, the Lucas Oil POWRi Vado Super Sprints would partake in the Annual Turkey Bowl as racers from all over the region flocked to the premiere event. With two separate shows over the weekend the newly crowned 2021 series champion, Lorne Wofford would earn the checkers on night one with Caleb Saiz capturing the feature win on the final night of seasonal racing. Early in Friday’s...more

Belleville, IL (11/28/2021) Wrapping up the 2021 racing season at the fan-favorite annual Turkey Bowl at Vado Speedway Park, the Lucas Oil POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association would see a two-day show full of excitement and on-track action aplenty with Mother Nature thwarting the trackside battles on Night One setting the stage for double the feature fun on Saturday. Racing two features in one night would find rookie-of-the-year winner Caleb Stelzig notched his second career victory in...more

Belleville, IL. (12/10/2021) Ready to resume racing for the 2022 season, the Lucas Oil POWRi Vado Super Sprints schedule for the state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park in Vado, NM has been finalized with marquee events spanning from March until November. Offering competitors thirteen Saturday Night events throughout the season beginning with the Military Appreciation Season Opener on March 6th. Continuing forms of racing on a monthly flex-scheduling, the POWRi Vado Super Sprints will then witness...more

Belleville, IL. (12/10/2021) Doubling the amount of 360-Wing sprint racing for their second year of operation, the POWRi Desert Wing Sprint Series will see a sixteen-event season-spanning an early April open until a late October finale. Venturing to four fantastic racing venues across three southwest states, return trips to fan-favorite facilities of the inaugural season will be in store with Vado Speedway Park (May 28&29/September 02&03) and Aztec Speedway (June 10&11/August 19&20) each...more