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VANTOLL SCORES THIRD D-II MIDGET WIN OF 2017 Jacksonville, IL (May 12, 2017) - Tyler Vantoll picked up his third POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget win of 2017 at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois Friday, May 12. Andy Malpocker, Chase McDermand, Jack Routson, and Josh Thomas rounded out the top five. Malpocker picked up the heat race win for the evening, while Thomas was Hard Charger passing five cars to finish fifth in the feature event. The POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midgets...more

Jacksonville, IL – In typical thrilling fashion that fans and drivers love, Friday night’s POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League action at Jacksonville Speedway amazed fans by giving Tyler Thomas his second 2017 win, a hard fought victory over Keith Kunz Motorsports drivers Spencer Bayston and Tanner Thorson. Thomas’s first victory of 2017 came during the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals Weekend at Valley Speedway. Starting eighth, Thomas immediately took off towards the front at the drop...more

NOCELLA TAKES HOME OUTLAW MIDGET WIN IN SEASON OPENER Fultonville, NY (May 12, 2017) - Anthony Nocella took home his first trophy of 2017 winning the POWRi Lucas Oil Outlaw Midget feature event Friday, May 12 at Glenridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, New York. Anthony Nocella, Rick Stone, Alex Adamsky, Nate Furman, Lou Torres rounded out the top five. Rick stone held on to the lead for the first few laps until the caution came out for a mechanical failure on the 00x car driven by Alex...more

Belleville, IL – After a thrilling Midwest Season Opener weekend, in which Tyler Thomas swept the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League portions and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League saw a career-first with Craig Ronk and Jacksonville Speedway and a repeat winner with Joe B. Miller at Macon Speedway, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League gets to take a night off on Friday, May 19th while the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will be in action at...more

Belleville, IL – The storm system that has plagued a majority of the racing throughout the Midwest this weekend has made its way through Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois, forcing the cancellation of tonight’s events featuring POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros. The next event is the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Wednesday, May 31st. For further information, visit www.powri.com,...more

POWRi Lucas Oil West readies for Second Annual Midget Round Up presented by Burtis Motor Company, Inc Tulsa, OK (May 16, 2017) Last year on Labor Day weekend, TBJ Promotions brought together the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by HE&M Saw and the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association for the inaugural Midget Round Up at Airport Raceway in Garden City, Kansas. After a weekend of great racing, it was quickly decided that the two would meet up again in 2017; but changing it up to...more

Indianapolis, IN - The Official 2017 POWRi Illinois Speed Week t-shirts are available for pre-order at http://www.powri.com/shopping/?ic=14110. They are available in black, red, and gray in limited supplies (adult sizes only). All shirts pre-ordered on the POWRi website will be shipped out on Tuesday, May 30. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National...more

Grain Valley, MO (May 20, 2017) - Saturday night at Valley Speedway Chad Frewaldt bested Pat Schudy, Chad Winfrey, Dustin Gilbert, and Broc Hunnell, for the win in race number three for the POWRi Lucas Oil Allstar Midget League in 2017. The veteran Kansas City racer passed Schudy after the two-time champion led from his front row starting spot during the first third of the race. Once in the lead, Frewaldt powered to the win. Rough and gummy conditions brought on by pounding rain storms earlier...more

Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car League. New to the Illinois...more

Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car League. New to the Illinois...more