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Belleville, IL. (6/14/22) With the approaching Ninth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEEDWeek and market tire supply replenishing, Hoosier tires are required on all four corners; right rear must be an SP2 or SP3. Left rear must be a D-12 or harder. POWRi will no longer be allowing 82-RD12 tires in competition moving forward. Each driver will be allowed to purchase one tire per event. POWRi officials are monitoring the tire supply closely and will update further on a league-by-league basis. Future...more

Belleville, IL. (6/17/22) Leading into the week-long adventure, the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League’s Ninth Annual Illinois SPEEDWeek from June 22-26, will offer five nights of open-wheel action at five different venues of speed. Who will be the next drivers to stake their claim in the POWRi history books? Looking back at the past nine years of POWRi ILLINOIS SPEEDWeek racing, Cannon McIntosh enters the seasonal SPEEDWeek as the defending champion from 2021 with Michael “Buddy” Kofoid...more

Belleville, IL (6/13/22) Teams within the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool will flock to “The Prairie State” for two days of intense action in support of the POWRi National Midget’s Illinois SPEEDWeek; at Lincoln Speedway on Friday, June 24th, and Macon Speedway on Saturday, June 25th. Friday, June 24 – Lincoln Speedway | Live on MAVTV Plus POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League | POWRi National Midget League Pits Open – 3:00 PM Drivers Registration – 3:15-5:15...more

Belleville, IL. (6/17/22) Adding to the anticipation of the Ninth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEEDWeek in support of the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League, the POWRi WAR Wildcard Series will roar back into existence at Charleston Speedway for non-points on Wednesday, June 22nd. Wednesday, June 22 – Charleston Speedway | Live on MAVTV Plus POWRi WAR Wildcard Series | POWRi National Midget League Pits Open – 2:00 PM Drivers Registration – 3:30-5:30 PM Drivers Meeting – 6:00 PM Hot Laps – 6:30...more

Belleville, IL. (6/19/22) Caleb Stelzig would seize the moment and race to his league-tying fifth career feature win over the weekend at Vado Speedway Park with the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association with the POWRi Sunset Grill Vado Non-Wing Sprints. Visiting the pristine and picturesque pits of Vado Speedway Park to celebrate Father’s Day Weekend, the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association co-sanctioned with the POWRi Sunset Grill Vado Non-Wing Sprints would first witness the heat...more

Belleville, IL. (6/19/22) Randy Martin would make his first appearance in victory lane of 2022 in the POWRi LOS Wray’s Lawn and Landscaping 305 Sprint Division Saturday night, gaining his sixth divisional career feature victory in the weekly appearance of the Honest Abe’s Home Service LOS Chase for the Championship at “The Lake”. Early heat racing action would witness Mike Trent and Kenny Potter each earn victories with a parallel Potter front row with Kenny Potter grabbing the night’s...more

Belleville, IL (6/20/22) Continuing to offer competitors events run in conjunction, the Lucas Oil POWR Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League as well as the Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Series presented by LOW-E Insulation will again link up for outstanding action, this time around inaugurally visiting Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the two-day St Louis Firecracker Faceoff scheduled for June 24-25. Classes scheduled to compete at the St Louis Firecracker Faceoff on both Friday, June 24th, and...more

Belleville, IL. (6/20/22) Finding open-wheel racing excitement in a trio POWRi Lightning Sprint Series’, competitors from the Midwest, Minn-Kota, and Rocky Mountain would find four possibilities of speed throughout the country in hopes of earning National Points. Adding to their all-time POWRi Lightning Sprint win counts would witness Trice Roden of the Midwest notch his second regional feature victory as Blair Cooper in RMLS would earn his second straight, and the fifth career win, with Alex...more

Belleville, IL. (6/20/22) Noting nine fantastic venues of speed throughout the region offering competitors plenty of possibilities of gaining National Points, the POWRi Pure Stock Division continues to offer top-notch sanctioned fender action with several drivers jockeying for divisional victories. Alex Crawford, Tyler Knudtson, Tyrel Jones, Richard Adams, Benton Vinson, Darin Porter, and James Redus would each earn feature wins with Trevor Wilson gaining a pair of track triumphs over the...more

Belleville, IL. (6/20/22) Seeing seven fantastic venues of competition open over the past weekend, the POWRi Midwestern Mods would witness impressive fields entered at regional racing facilities Weekend on-track accomplishments would witness Colt Cheevers, Jeff Douty, Steve Muilenburg, Shawn Burns, Dayton Newell, Daniel Anders, Gary Krebs, and Jacob Carter all earn feature victories. Currently, within the POWRi Midwestern Mod Divisional National Championship chase, Pete Richardson leads the...more