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Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is thrilled to announce that as part of the 7th Annual Winter Nationals, The Inaugural Sunshine State Midget Challenge Friday 2/9 & Saturday 2/10 will be broadcast on MAVTV. The Inaugural Sunshine State Midget Challenge Presented by Toyota will bring out National Midget drivers from all over the Mid-West. The broadcast will include driver interviews, in-car cameras, and various technical segments. MAVTV is available nationwide. ...more

Ocala, FL – Kevin Thomas, Jr. claimed the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League’s opening night at Bubba Raceway Park in the inaugural Sunshine State Midget Challenge. Thomas, Jr.’s Florida victory was his second career with POWRi, his first coming back in 2015. With the initial start called back, the actual start saw Tanner Thorson leading lap one, only to relinquish the lead to Thomas, Jr. down the backstretch. The following lap the action slowed for Holly Hollan spun entering turn...more

Ocala, FL – After snagging the opening night of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League’s inaugural Sunshine State Midget Challenge at Bubba Raceway Park, Kevin Thomas, Jr. picked up where he left off, leading all 30 laps of the main event. This was Thomas, Jr.’s third victory with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. On the opening lap, Thomas, Jr. immediately took command. With one lap complete, the red was displayed for Sam Johnson who made contact with the wall exiting turn...more

Membership forms for teams planning on competing with POWRi for all divisions in 2018 can be found under the Rules and Driver Information link located at the top of POWRi web site. You can also join on line by entering the Register Here link. You must be a POWRi member to be eligible for the year end point fund and secondary medical insurance. If you are member of POWRi in any division, you will not pay a TP fee to compete in any other division. Insurance will carry over from one division to...more

I-44 Speedway Riverside Oklahoma, OK. www.i44riversidespeedway.com 5th Annual Turnpike Challenge POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Midgets POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro’s Thursday 3/22 Practice Friday 3/23 & Saturday 3/24 - I44 Speedway

Belleville, IL – POWRi has released the rules for the POWRi Pavement Midget Series. Rules can be found on the POWRi website (www.powri.com) under the “Rules and Driver Info” tab. A downloadable PDF is under the “POWRi Rules Information” section. To develop the pavement series, POWRi and Grundy Speedway need the support of all pavement midgets. The series will be setup as a “come one, come all” organization in order to bolster car counts in the initial phase. Look for the official schedule...more

Belleville, IL – The time is once again upon us for midget and micro teams to converge upon I-44 Riverside Speedway in the annual trek to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge. Kicking off the weekend with racing on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Leagues will be battling to see who comes out on top with bragging rights until the annual Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals weekend. An...more

CONCORD, N.C. (March 6, 2018) – Racing Electronics has reached an agreement with Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) to become the sanctioning body’s “Official Radio Supplier,” a relationship that will debut at the POWRi events at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City on March 23-24. “Racing Electronics is the most trusted two-way communications services provider in American motorsports, and we look forward to this new relationship with POWRi,” said Kevin Hughes, Vice President of...more

Belleville, IL – This Friday and Saturday kicks off the Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With practice on Thursday night, teams will have the opportunity to gear up for what has become one of the largest outdoor events of the year, for both midgets and micros. With over 60 POWRi Lucas Oil National and West midgets at last year’s event, Christopher Bell was the class of the field, sweeping the annual co-sanctioned weekend. Bell’s sweep...more

Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) will be the official micro sanctioning body for all classes at both I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, OK. By coming under the POWRi banner, Oklahoma micro racers will have a consistent rule package within the industry standards, enabling growth of car counts at both venues. “When racetracks work together, everyone wins,” stated POWRi’s Kenny Brown. “We are excited to...more