News

Jacksonville, IL– Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri is on a two race win streak after dominating the Thursday night show at Quincy Raceways and now the Jacksonville Speedway event. Holding off Concordia, Missouri’s Nathan Benson for a majority of the race, Miller had to stay one step ahead of the three time and defending POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series champ to take the Illinois SPEED Week victory. Starting on the pole with Benson behind him, Miller never once...more

Jacksonville, IL– Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Illinois dominantly defeated a solid 20 car field to claim night number three of Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Bruns’ victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI D II Midget Series was his fifth of 2016. Tyler Vantoll followed Bruns to the stripe after running second a majority of the race. Mitchell Davis took third, holding off Andy Malpocker who finished fourth, while Quincy Raceways winner Chett Gehrke rounded out the top...more

Quincy, IL– Austin Brown of Millstadt, Illinois took the lead away from Spencer Bayston on lap 25, running away from the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports driver on his way to his first POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory of 2016. Brown’s win at Quincy Raceways earned him night number two of Illinois SPEED Week. On the opening lap of the feature, Andy Malpocker would jump into the early lead trailed by Brown, as a gaggle of cars battled behind. By lap eight, Brown would be in...more

Quincy, IL– Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Missouri wired the field on his way to victory lane for night number two of Illinois SPEED Week with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Starting outside, front row, Miller lurched into the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back. On his way to victory, Miller’s pace was slowed three times. The first, on lap six when Nic Harris ended up spun in turns three and four. Aryton Gennetten ended up upside down, while...more

Quincy, IL– Chett Gehrke took the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series feature event at Quincy Raceways for night two of Illinois SPEED Week. Leading every single lap of the 20 lap main event, Gehrke had 13 laps in the books before cautions began to plague him. Andy Malpocker ran second until lap 16 when Patrick Bruns was able to move past him and into the second position. Malpocker ended up taking final podium position. “This place is fun,” Chett Gehrke said. “A lot better...more

Belleville, IL– Minden, Nevada native Tanner Thorson claimed the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series at Belle-Clair Speedway. Swooping in and stealing the lead on lap nine and never looking back, Thorson chose the long way around and put his Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry up on the fence for the win. Starting inside, second row, Thorson would have to chase down pole-sitter Zach Daum and second place runner Jake Neuman for the...more

Belleville, IL– Andrew Peters of Converse, Indiana wired the field to capture his first POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series feature victory of 2016 on the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week at Belle-Clair Speedway. Starting on the pole of the 20 lap main, Peters barely edged Nathan Benson for the lead on the opening lap. Dodging several slide job attempts in the early goings, Peters worked to maintain a solid rhythm only for the red to fly on lap three for Matt Howard and...more

Belleville, IL – Tyler Vantoll of Belleville, Illinois swept the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week in the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series at Belle-Clair Speedway, snagging the heat race win and dominating every lap of the feature. Vantoll’s victory at Belle-Clair has been a long time coming as the driver has had several opportunities to capture his first win snatched away by bad luck. However, Vantoll was able to keep the gremlins away long enough to get to stand in...more

Belleville, IL – The 4th Annual Illinois SPEED Week is shaping up to be one of the largest events for 2016 with a world-wide driver presence set to tackle five straight days of racing. All five nights will feature POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series action, paired with both the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series and the POWRi/ILLINI Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series. The grueling weeks kicks off on Wednesday, June 8th at the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway. Thursday,...more

Tulsa, OK | June 4,2016; As Mother Nature has played havoc on the Lucas Oil POWRi West schedule the sun finally shined and 24 drivers signed in for competition at Creek County Speedway. Side by side, three wide, action packed heat races proved drivers were ready to race. Heat race wins would go to Andrew Felker, Blake Edwards, and Alex Sewell. Alex Sewell would be the nights Integrity Customs Hight Point driver of the night and during intermission would pick Integrity Customs rep Jake Mills to...more