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Belleville, IL. (2/24/2023) Debuting in the 2023 season, the POWRi Desert Micro Series will embark on a three-track journey spanning fifteen events throughout New Mexico and into Colorado with sanctioned classes to include A-Class Wing Micro as well as Stock Non-Wing Micro. “Expanding upon the established sanctioned Wing & Non-Wing Sprint racing regionally, POWRi was a great choice for our micro series sanctioning,” said series director Bobby Huish Primarily focused on the A-Class Wing and...more

Belleville, IL. (2/27/23) Raising the level of competition for 2023, Mesa, Arizona's Corbin Rueschenberg is setting his sights on the POWRi National Midget Rookie of the Year honors with Mounce/Stout Motorsports. Earning a trio of POWRi National Midget starts in 2022, Rueschenberg remains eligible and ready to compete for the Championship as well as the recently renamed Jim Childers Rookie of the Year Honor when the season launches at the Turnpike Challenge March 22-25. Excited for the...more

Effective Date: March 01, 2023 Belleville, IL. (2/27/23) As the 2023 racing season rapidly approaches, the POWRi National & West Midget Leagues competition rule book has been updated and will continue to require Hoosier Racing Tires. POWRi National Midget League: Hoosier SP-3 will be the mandatory compound right rear tire. However, Hoosier Tire SP-2 will be allowed for use to phase out the teams remaining inventory throughout early season POWRi events; no SP-2 tires will be allowed to use...more

Belleville, IL. (3/6/23) Growing the excitement level surrounding competition for the 2023 POWRI National Midget League season, Basehor, Kansas talent Talin Turner is finalizing preparations in his quest for a championship season. Registering less than a handful of POWRi National Midget career starts, Turner, driving the Chandler Grand Prix entry, stays eligible and ready to compete for the recently renamed Jim Childers Rookie of the Year Honor as well as the point championship title when the...more

Belleville, IL. (3/9/2023) Expanding upon open wheel competitional offerings while supporting grassroots racing, the Illinois Midget Racing Association will compete under the POWRi sanctioning in the 2023 season and beyond. Embarking on a tentative three-venue journey spanning thirteen events throughout Illinois and into Iowa, the newly sanctioned POWRi IMRA will be primarily dedicated as an introductory and cost-effective midget division. “Our biggest goal within POWRi sanctioning is to help...more

Belleville, IL. (3/9/23) Launching into the year at a familiar running ground, the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League will kickstart the 2023 season on Saturday, March 25th at Springfield Raceway. Previously visiting the quarter-mile semi-banked oval on ten separate occasions, most recently in 2018 with local Billings Missouri talent Wesley Smith earning the hard-fought feature victory. All-time Casey Shuman(2013 & 2015) and Korey Weyant(2016 & 2017) each set atop the leaderboard with a...more

Belleville, IL. (3/12/23) Getting back into the racing season with the opening weekend of possible points in a duo of outstanding open-wheel possibilities, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would start the seasonal quest of National Championship infamy with all eyes shifted west in the Southwest Lightning Sprint region running. Feature winners within the Southwest Lightning Sprints at Imperial Speedway would see AJ Bender secure his inaugural career SWLS feature victory on Friday as...more

Belleville, IL. (3/13/23) Continuing to build their own legacy while adding more distinction to the competition will witness the two-time POWRi Privateer Award recipient Karter Sarff throw his name in the mix of championship contenders in 2023. Earning his family team’s first career POWRi National Midget League feature victory at Valley Speedway in 2022, Karter Sarff of Mason City Illinois maintains his upward momentum of career establishment while proving his driving prowess on a national...more

Belleville, IL. (3/15/23) Due to weather related delays in the Creek County Speedway Improvement Projects, event officials have been forced to cancel the Creek County Speedway portion of the Tenth Annual POWRi Turnpike Challenge on March 22-23. Additional information pertaining to the Tenth Annual POWRi Turnpike Challenge as well as times, prices, and payouts will be announced in the near future, stay tuned for updates. Follow along for more information such as race recaps, updates, full...more

Belleville, IL. (3/15/23) Maintaining the staple of the seasonal-opening POWRi competition, the Tenth Annual Turnpike Challenge has pivoted and relocated to the speedy and smooth racing surface of Port City Raceway on March 23-25. Staying at Port City Raceway for the three-day season send-off, practice will ignite the experience on Thursday, March 23rd followed by the first dual event of the season on Friday, March 24th, and Saturday, March 25th. Featuring the fast-paced excitement of the...more