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Canyon Speedway Park has had success with moving in new directions and looks to venture out again. Promoter Doug Gabbard said that "it’s exciting to inject a new direction into our business and we are confident that the success of the POWRi in the Midwest is not a coincidence". “I am eager to get back to my home town of Phoenix and work with all my longtime friends, drivers and Promoter Doug Gabbard,” said Rue Stone, Border Tour Series Director. “With Canyon coming on board this will certainly...more

Membership registration for race teams planning on competing with POWRi for all divisions in 2020 can be found on line by entering the Diver Register link at the top right side of the POWRi website. You can also join under the Info link located at the top of POWRi web site. 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 temporary fee to compete in any other division. ...more

Belleville, IL. (2/25/2020) A leading auto-racing sanctioning body since 1946 the New Mexico Motor Racing Association, based in Albuquerque New Mexico, will now compete under the POWRi banner in the 2020 race season. Setting a solid showing of 18 events for the season, the NMMRA will venture to three separate tracks throughout the land of enchantment extending from early April to October. Starting the season in style on Saturday, April 4th at the newly built state-of-the-art Vado Speedway...more

BELLEVILLE, IL. (February 28, 2020) – POWRi is proud to announce the addition of the Southwest Lightning Sprint Series, making it the fourth series to join the POWRi Lightning Sprint League. Based out of Southern California, the Southwest Lightning Sprints will run under a unified POWRi rule package, with Brent Sexton serving as series director. Continuing to function as the sanctioning body for three of the biggest lightning sprint organizations, the POWRi Lightning Sprint League will consist...more

Belleville, IL. (2/28/2020) Capitalizing off the successes of previous seasons the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League aims to not only expand in 2020 but continue to serve the drivers while thrilling the fans with captivating superiority of wheelman-ship. Tripling the point fund in three years POWRi will again offer a point’s championship to registered POWRi members with over a total of $15,000 on the line: 1. $3,500.00, 2. $2,500.00, 3.$1,500.00, 4. $1,250.00, 5. $1,150.00, 6. $1,050.00,...more

Belleville, IL. (3/3/2020) Wanting to give drivers as many opportunities to take to the track as possible, the newly sanctioned POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints are set to roll out their 2020 campaign. Debuting under the “Mid-Winter Fair” lights of Imperial Valley Speedway on Saturday, March 7th, Southwest Lightning Sprints continue the side-by-side racing during some daytime dueling on Sunday, March 8th. Presented by Imperial Motorsports Promotions, Imperial Valley Fairgrounds will play...more

Belleville, IL. (3/4/2020) Entering into their first full season under the POWRi brand, the Minn-Kota Lightning Sprint Series is excited to get the 2020 action started. Reveling an ambitious 28 race-date venture during the course of the summer months now competing under the unified POWRi rule-package. Based out of the North Dakota and Minnesota area, the POWRi Minn-Kota Lightning Sprints will continue to operate with Jason Berg, the series owner, remaining as head of the series. As part of...more

BELLEVILLE, ILL. (March 4, 2020) – Quickly morphing into a marquee event on the POWRi calendar, the Turnpike Challenge has experienced a meteoric rise to national prominence since debuting in 2014. A thrilling four-race swing throughout the “Sooner State,” the 2020 TPC is only three weeks away from kick starting a new campaign for the POWRi Lucas Oil National / West Midgets and the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Outlaw Micro League. From Creek County to I-44 to Port City, teams will be tested...more

Belleville, IL. (3/5/2020) Offering some of the nation’s best Lightning Sprint racing year after year the POWRi Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association aims to continue offering the on-track excitement in 2020. Sanctioning a variety of 21 events in the summer months ranging from early-May until late-September. With a few battling features offering drivers the added thrill of going traditional, with five race-dates scheduled for non-wing racing accomplishments. Starting the season on...more

Belleville, IL. (3/6/2020) To be a champion in the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League is no small task. To repeat as point’s champion is even more daunting. A feat first thought impossible, has now become a reality, as Warsaw, Missouri’s own Riley Kreisel can boast such accolades. The competition level was beyond high in 2019, having over 150 separate entries - 12 different drivers wheeling their way into victory lane, as five motorists would gain their first-ever POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint...more