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Chett Gehrke started in the front row of the POWRi/Illini Division II Midgets and went on claim the checkered flag in a 20-lap race. Cars ran the highside and lowside during the course of the 20-lap event but Gehrke mastered the 1/5-mile. Tyler Vantoll and Adam Taylor tried to keep pace but to no avail as Gehrke cruised to the win. POWRi/Illini Lucas Oil D-II point leader Patrick Bruns had issues in the heat that put him deep in the feature field. Bruns labored to a ninth place...more

Mitchell Davis and Patrick Bruns started alongside one another in the 20-lap POWRi/Illini D-II Midget presented by Nutech Seed A-Main. Davis pulled out to the early lead but it was short lived as division frontrunner, Patrick Bruns, took the spot on lap three. Bruns pulled out to a healthy advantage as Davis settled into second with a big gap over third. Track point leader, Tyler Vantoll, moved from fifth to third but never had a caution to help him close the gap on the top two. As the...more

The Friday, July 29th POWRi North 600cc Outlaw Micro race originally scheduled at Eagle River Speedway has been canceled. The POWRi North 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will run their next schedule event Sunday, July 31st at Angell Park co-sanctioned with Badger Micros. We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused.

Urbana, IL – For the first open wheel racing event held at the Champaign County Fairgrounds since the late 1970’s, and the inaugural appearance of the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series, Tyler Vantoll of Freeburg, Illinois was the dominant car from the moment cars touched the dirt of the semi-banked quarter mile. Vantoll started on the outside front row of the heat race, getting the jump on the opening lap and holding off Champaign-native, Patrick Bruns. Come feature time,...more

Urbana, IL – Three-time and defending POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Champion Nathan Benson picked up his third win of 2016 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds, his 18th overall. Friday’s race at the Champaign County Fairgrounds was the first night of open wheel racing at the fairgrounds since the late 1970’s, and the inaugural appearance of the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series at Champaign. In heat race action Benson worked his way from eighth to third on the...more

POWRi Micros and D II Midgets Head to Champaign Fairgrounds, National Midgets Take Weekend Off Belleville, IL – On Friday, July 22nd, the POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will head to the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, Illinois. The POWRi Lucas Oil ILLINI Division II Midget Series feature will be paying $500 to win and $100 to start. Kicking off the opening night of the Champaign County Fair, both divisions look...more

POWRi West Readies For Port City Raceway Tulsa, OK | July 15, 2016: After a weekend at the track where it all started for the Lucas Oil POWRi West series teams have a few weeks to prepare for the track where the season starts, Port City Raceway in Tulsa Oklahoma. We would like to welcome Executive Concrete Polishing Solutions as out presenting sponsor for the night. Executive Concrete Polishing Solutions specializes in high quality concrete floor grinding and polishing for commercial and...more

Fairbury, IL – In what was the first actual race held at Fairbury American Legion Speedway for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series due to the initial two being rained out that past two seasons, the racing most definitely did not disappoint. At the drop of the green flag, pole sitter Tanner Thorson took control with eventual race winner and Pocahontas, Illinois native Zach Daum in tow. On a high-banked, hammer down race track, Daum overtook Thorson for the lead on lap four as Garrett...more

Patrick Bruns of Champaign IL. WINS the POWRi/ILLINI Feature Friday night in front of a full house. Exciting POWRI D2 Midget Series racing was not to be missed at Lincoln on Friday night. 17 D2 racers took to the tricky quarter-mile oval to try and get top spots in the feature. It was a beautiful evening and a memorable event. For the 8th time this season, Patrick Bruns, driving his Mobil 1 Triple T Car Wash and Lube sponsored Boss Chassis-MWR powered Chevy Ecotec, took command and...more

Belleville, IL – Taking to the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway for the 25th Annual Knepper Memorial, Joe B. Miller took the checkers over a relentless Slater Helt for his 25th career POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series main event, placing him at a tie with Dereck King on the all-time win list. Starting on the pole, this would be no easy feat for Miller as Slater Helt pressured from the drop of the green flag, closely followed by Weldon, Illinois’s Garrett Duff. A mix of action...more