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Belleville, IL. (7/6/22) The Show-Me State will get a triple-shot of open-wheel adrenaline rushes with the “Thunder in the Valley” events, starting two nights for the Lawson Memorial at Valley Speedway on July 15-16 followed by a weekend wrap-up at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex on Sunday, July 17th. Featuring the edge of the seat adrenaline rushes of the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues as well as the Lucas Oil Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League scheduled for full-event...more

Belleville, IL. (7/7/22) Extensive precipitation causing saturated facility grounds mixed with more forecasted rainfall totals have forced POWRi and Lee County Speedway officials to postpone the originally scheduled program of Thursday, July 7th with the Lucas Oil POWRi 410-Wing Outlaw Sprint League until Sunday, July 10th. Classes scheduled for competition on Sunday, July 10th at Lee County Speedway include the Lucas Oil POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League, Donnellson Tire & Service IMCA...more

Belleville, IL. (7/7/22) Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Realty Connect and I-44 Riverside Speedway officials have mutually agreed to cancel the scheduled league appearance on Saturday, July 9th with regular I-44 Riverside Speedway weekly racing moving forward as originally planned. Next up for the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Realty Connect joining forces with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League, along with the Lucas...more

Belleville, IL. (7/9/22) Adding to the event with much fanfare and added team excitement, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex will now welcome the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League to enhance the POWRi leagues showcase on Sunday, July 17th for the final night of the three-day Thunder in the Valley. POWRi leagues scheduled for a full-event competition on Sunday, July 17th include the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues presented by Realty Connect as well as the Lucas Oil POWRi...more

Belleville, IL. (7/10/22) Austin McCarl would wire the field for thirty laps of green flag feature racing for the Lucas Oil POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League feature event at Lee County Speedway’s Fair Event in the elbows up main event of the and notching their first career series victory. Cruising onto the track with eighteen competitors entered Ayrton Gennetten would clock top-time with 14.833-qualifying time as heat racing action would witness Garrett Williamson and Terry McCarl each earn...more

Belleville, IL. (7/11/22) Driving into the mid-summer stretch of fender action regionally, the POWRi Pure Stock Division would witness seven venues of speed offering competitors the opportunity to attain National Championship Chase notoriety. Over the weekend of POWRi Pure Stock fender-action Alex Crawford, Grayson McKiney, Jakob White, Michael McKnight, Trevor Wilson, Landyn McGlothlin, and Darin Porter would each earn feature race-winning accolades. Staying atop the standings in the POWRi...more

Belleville, IL. (7/11/22) Seeing six venues of on-track action available, the POWRi Midwestern Mods division continues to impress in excitement while tracks maintain hosting impressive fields of competitors entered regionally. Weekend on-track accomplishments would witness Jeff Douty, Derek Davis, Elijah Keepper, Garrett Thompson, Steve Muilenburg, Austin Harrell, and Ryan Larsen each earning feature wins. Currently, within the POWRi Midwestern Mod Divisional National Championship chase, Pete...more

Belleville, IL. (7/11/22) Hitting the mid-season stride of weekly competition, seven POWRi Super Stock Divisional tracks would serve weekend excitement with outstanding fender-to-fender racing highlighted as National Point implications remain at stake. Weekend feature winners would include Donnie Miller, Brian Brown, Tim Hogan, and Mark Davis as Devin Irvin notched a pair of wins with Richie Tosh grabbing the marquee victory at Lake Ozark Speedway’s POWRi Super Stock Nationals. Reflecting a...more

Belleville, IL. (7/11/22) Witnessing outstanding open-wheel action from all four series, the POWRi Lightning Sprint National Point Chase continues to grow in excitement as competitors from across the country would find events held throughout the Midwest, Minn-Kota, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest Series over the weekend to offer valuable National Points. Adding to their all-time POWRi Lightning Sprint win counts would observe national point leader Alex Truscinski continue to ride the wave of...more

Belleville, IL. (7/12/22) Meeting the demand of much fanfare, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex and POWRi have added the Restrictor Division to enhance the POWRi League showcase on Sunday, July 17th to highlight the final night of the three-day Thunder in the Valley weekend. Classes scheduled for a full-event competition on Sunday, July 17th include the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Leagues presented by Realty Connect as well as the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint...more