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POWRi West ready to head east to I-30 Speedway Tulsa, OK (April 16, 2017) It has been over three weeks since the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midgets presented by HE&M Saw kicked off their 2017 race season, but the series will return to action on Saturday, April 22nd at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. After being the only POWRi West driver to make both A-mains during the Fourth Annual Turnpike Challenge, 2016 POWRi West Champion, Steven Shebester will take a slim 30-point lead over Missouri...more

The POWRi Division II Midgets are set to open up this Friday and Saturday, with a doubleheader weekend at two Central Illinois tracks. On Friday, the nimble racecars visit Lincoln Speedway, the 1/4-mile dirt track in Lincoln, IL, for their season opener. Then on Saturday, the series will head 45 minutes southeast to Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL. On Friday night, the headlining event is the Railsplitter 40 for the Midwest Street Stock Championship Series. It's a brand new series, which will be...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League and the UMP Late Models show set for tonight at Belle-Clair Speedway has been cancelled. “With the rain moving in and the forecast calling for more rain for the rest of the day, the tough decision has been made to cancel tonight’s show. While this decision may be seen as preemptive, considering all the teams that are traveling to get here combined with the potential to get over an...more

Belleville, IL – Tomorrow’s Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League has been cancelled due to the persistent rainfall, with more due overnight and into the day. For all National Midget teams looking for a place to race, the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League is racing tomorrow night, Saturday, April 22nd in Little Rock, Arkansas at I-30 Speedway. Pit gates open at 4pm, pill draw is 4:30pm, hot laps at...more

Indianapolis, IN - Gedd Ross came from the fifth starting position to win the POWRi Division II Midgets Season Opener at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois on April 21, 2017. Mitchell Davis, Tyler Vantoll, Christopher Baue, and Dave Baugh rounded out the top five. Davis and Andy Baugh would take home heat race victories. Baue was the Hard Charger passing eight cars to finish fourth. The POWRi Division II Midgets are back in action April 22 at Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois. POWRi...more

Tonight’s race Saturday, April 22nd at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock Arkansas featuring the POWRi West Midget League has been cancelled due to persistent rainfall. The next race on the schedule will be Friday May 5th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley MO. and Saturday May 6th at Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland MO. for the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals. For further information, visit www.powri.com, “Like” POWRi on Facebook and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter.

VANTOLL SCORES VICTORY AT MACON IN D-II Indianapolis, IN - Tyler Vantoll, who started third, took home the POWRi Division II Midgets victory at Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois on April 22, 2017. Aidan Roosevans, Ryan Probst, Josh Thomas, and Daltyn England rounded out the top five. Roosevans took home a heat race victory. Vantoll was the hard charger passing two cars. The POWRi Division II Midgets are headed to the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on April 27 for their next...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League portion of Throwback Thursday – Open Wheel Style at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Thursday, April 27th is presented by Heroes West Sports Grill in honor Jim “Jimmy” McClean and will pay $500 to win and $100 to start. Heroes West Sports Grill, the presenting sponsor, is a quick jaunt, less than 10 miles away from the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, and offers all kinds of entertainment from your favorite area cover...more

Belleville, IL – This Thursday, April 27th three POWRi Leagues will take the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois for Throwback Thursday – Open Wheel Style. Sitting idle for almost a dozen years with the exception of some specialty shows, the sweeping 3/8 mile Dirt Oval at Route 66 will roar to life featuring a trifecta of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint Car League, and POWRi Lucas Oil D-II Midget League. Conveniently nestled on the...more

Belleville, IL – Prelude to the Missouri Mid-State Midget National this Saturday, April 29th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley Missouri. The POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget Series will be racing for a $1000 to WIN a $100 to start along with numerous gift certificates. This race is in preparation for the tri-sanctioned event Friday, May 5th at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley MO. and Saturday, May 6th at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland MO. The Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals will...more