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Belleville, IL. (11/14/2023) Adding intrigue and overall interest to the Southern Illinois Center return on December 16th, the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool has been included in the racing docket to honor the memory of one of the region’s most accomplished individuals in the industry with the Junior Knepper 55. Registrations for the Jr Knepper 55 are open and available online for both classes at https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/registrations/8693...more

Belleville, IL. (11/15/23) Enduring a lengthy season of competitional occasions in the yearly quest to crown the second-season National Champion, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would find a double-shot of weekend events with potential points on the line as the title will once again travel north as Dexter Dvergsten set the standard in prize-earning seasonal successes. Concluding the yearly racing agenda for all series would find the Southwest Region running the final pair of events with...more

Belleville, IL. (11/19/23) Finalizing the exciting 2023 racing season with a pair of action-packed events in the annual Zia Sprint Car Challenge, the POWRi Jackson Compaction Vado 305 Wing Sprints would witness Lorne Wofford clinch the checkers to notch his fifteenth career series victory on Friday with John Carney II claiming his second career series checkers on Saturday. Early on-track competitions would find Royal Jones, Caleb Saiz, and Lorne Wofford earning the heat racing wins with Wes...more

Belleville, IL. (11/19/23) Finalizing the yearly returns of open-wheel action in the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association, running in conjunction with the Sunset Grill POWRi Non-Wing Sprints, Vado Speedway Park would host the annual Zia Sprint Car Challenge featuring a duo of events to round out the 2023 adrenaline rushes as Ricky Lewis would capture the series feature win for the first time in his career on Friday with Colt Treharn winning for the fifth career time on Saturday. Starting...more

Belleville, IL. (11/21/23) Honoring the achievements of on-track accomplishments and commitments of competitors in a year of dedication, the 2023 POWRi & Lake Ozark Speedway Championship Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, at The Encore Banquet Center. WHAT: POWRi & Lake Ozark Speedway | 2023 Championship Awards Banquet WHEN: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 WHERE: The Encore Banquet Center | 3076 Bagnell Dam Blvd, Lake Ozark, MO. 65049 WHY: To Honor and Celebrate the Top...more

Belleville, IL. (11/20/23) Deciding the dedicated and difficult task of yearly title-clinching pursuits, the POWRi Lightning Sprint Division would witness the dominating drives of Dexter Dvergsten reign supreme in the sophomore season of the National Points Championship presented by Henchcraft of Canada. Driving the always impressive Benitt Construction, Storm Insurance, Todds Electric, NAPA, One Better Liquor, RCCA Coop, Premier Ag, Spina Custom Ag Service, S Ridge Ranch, Waage Farms – Purina...more

Belleville, IL. (12/2/2023) Highlighting outstanding open-wheel action throughout the desert region, the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association would witness the progression of a perennial powerhouse’s career with JR Bonesteel capturing the 2023 seasonal champion after a concentrated points battle that would be settled in the season's final event. Driving the JBR, Albuquerque Property Maintenance, REMAX, Tartan Construction, #0, JR Bonesteel would prove his driving power in 2023 by gaining...more

Belleville, IL. (12/2/23) POWRi (Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc.) is pleased to announce the signing of Talin Turner as the Series Director of Open Wheel for the 2024 season and beyond. “Turner's hiring marks an exciting chapter for POWRi as we continue to innovate and elevate our offerings in the world of open-wheel racing,” said POWRi Competition Director Jason McCord. “Working well together previously that provided a better flow for events, Talin has proved that his strategic insights...more

DuQuoin, IL. (12/16/23) Thomas Meseraull would wait until the perfect on-track timing while earning the feature win indoor at the Southern Illinois Center, in DuQuoin Illinois, with the POWRi National Midget League, in the Jr Knepper fifty-five lap feature event to capture his seventh career league victory. Early on-track excitement with fifty-three entries the POWRi National Midgets would find Cannon McIntosh start the action off with quick-time in hot laps of 9.599-second lap as Thomas...more

DuQuoin, IL. (12/16/23) Reed Whitney would perfect the night in claiming his first feature win of the year with the POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool at the Southern Illinois Center, in DuQuoin Illinois, in an actioned packed event in support of the Jr Knepper 55. Entering a stout field of twenty POWRi Outlaw Non-Wing Micro competitors, Reed Whitney would clock an overall hot lap quick-time with a 9.717-second lap as Daniel Robinson, Chevy Boyer, and Reed...more