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Belleville, IL – Nathan Benson of Concordia, Missouri conquered the Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Series feature at Belle-Clair Speedway after a hard fought battle with Jeremy Camp, and holding off a hard charging Joe B. Miller to snag the season opener victory. Benson started on the front row outside of Lucas Pejakovich for the start of the 20 lap main event. At the drop of the green, Pejakovich looked to have the advantage over Benson and Jeremy Camp until Pejakovich clipped the...more

POWRi DII Midgets Set For Opener At Lincoln IL Speedway Point Funds & Contingencies Announced For Midget Class Belleville, IL – The Lucas Oil POWRi Division II Illini Midget Series will kick off this Friday, April 15th at Lincoln Speedway. Korey Weyant of Springfield, Illinois took the checkers back in October, going down in history as the winner of the first ever POWRi Lucas Oil D II-sanctioned midget race. The ILLINI Racing Series will be celebrating their 25th year of operation in 2016 as...more

Belleville, IL – The Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will kick off their 2016 tour on Friday, April 15th at Belle-Clair Speedway. Also in attendance alongside the POWRi Micros, the BOSS Chassis WAR non-wing sprint car series will be making non-wing sprint car racing’s debut at the high-banked 1/5th mile. This will be the first of 12 shows that the POWRi Micros will run at Belle-Clair Speedway in 2016. A favorite of drivers and fans alike, the POWRi Micros at Belle-Clair...more

Outlaw Motor Speedway Friday, 4/15 & I-30 Saturday, 4/16

Tulsa, OK – Jason McDougal relentlessly battled with Tanner Thorson before claiming his first Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series victory for the final night of the Turnpike Challenge at Port City Raceway. McDougal came from inside the fifth row of the POWRi West Midget Series co-sanctioned event. Leading the field to green, Logan Seavey would start from the pole position with Tanner Thorson to his outside. Heading into turn one, Thorson would take the lead with Seavey in tow. On lap...more

Tulsa, OK – Matt Sherrell of Owasso, Oklahoma inherited the lead late after starting inside row five and made POWRi history, claiming night one of the Turn Pike Challenge, co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil POWRi National and West Midget Series. Sherrell is the only driver other than Christopher Bell to claim a Turnpike Challenge victory. Rookie Chase Hill driving the Danny Felker BOSS Chassis entry shared the front row with Tyler Thomas to lead the field to green. Heading into turn one, Thomas...more

Belleville, IL – The Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series will kick off the 2016 season at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the Third Annual Turnpike Challenge. Open practice will take place Thursday night, March 31st, with racing taking place on Friday, April 1st and Saturday, April 2nd. The 1/8th mile oval will host the POWRi West Midget Series in addition to the National Series for this co-sanctioned event. Both the inaugural Turnpike Challenge and the Second Annual were captured...more

Tulsa, OK March 6 ,2016 : The chili weather didn't stop an abundance of fans from packing the Red River Speedway for the finale of the the Red River Round Up. With 34 drivers signing in for competition the night was surely going to action packed once again. Heat races would see drivers battling to be the nights Integrity Customs high point man. Plenty of side by side, 3 and 4 wide racing the action was intense. Heat race wins would be credited to Holly Shelton, Tim Crawley, Austin Brown and...more

Wichita Falls, TX March 6th 2016| On a chili evening in Texas 38 drivers signed in for competition at the season opener for the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series. 5 heat races would see drivers putting on an exciting show for those in attendance as the racing surface was in superb condition.Heat races would be won by Blake Edwards, Geo White, Carson Macedo, Austin Brown and Jason McDougal. B-Features would be won by Steven Shebester and Justin Melton. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Jason McDougal...more

Tulsa, OK| February 15, 2016: After a successful sophomore season the Lucas Oil POWRi West staff has been hard at work preparing for 2016. The fastest growing series in the Midwest sets the bar high for 2016 with 31 total shows with 6 of those being in conjunction with the Lucas Oil POWRi National series. There will be plenty of first time visits for POWRi West including the season opener at Red River Speedway. The Red River Round up will provide races fans with two nights of action packed...more