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Belleville, IL – In honor of longtime POWRi announcer, Jim Childers, POWRi will be hosting a Chili Dump at the conclusion of the races Friday, September 30th at Belle-Clair Speedway. Childers’ contributions and continued efforts not only for POWRi, but open wheel racing as a whole, have left a long-lasting shine on the sport. Always a familiar voice behind the microphone, his tone and race calling is recognizable nationwide. Childers will also be present this Friday and Saturday night at...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series is thrilled to announce that the Saturday 10/1 Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway will be broadcast on MAVTV. The Meents Memorial Presented by Priority Aviation 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. Check your local listings for MAVTV channel numbers. For the latest breaking...more

Priority Aviation is the presenting sponsor for the 12th Annual Meents Memorial at Belle-Clair Speedway. In memory of Bryan Clauson, they will be awarding cash in the amount of $500 to the driver who starts on the pole position.

Belleville, IL – In an almost identical, cowboy up 30 laps that were similar to his first-career victory four years ago at the 8th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial, Austin Brown claimed the 12th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial for his third career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series victory in front of a hometown crowd at Belle-Clair Speedway. Brown’s Meents Memorial victory was his second win of 2016, with the first coming at Quincy Raceways for night one of Illinois SPEED Week. Starting...more

Belleville, IL – The 12th Annual Meents Memorial was an action-packed evening for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro series as Joe B. Miller took the victory over Craig Ronk, collecting his 27th career victory and 8th of 2016, while Nathan Benson mathematically earned his fourth championship in a row, cementing his legacy with POWRi as one of the most dominant drivers in the series. At the conclusion of the 20 lap main, Aidan Roosevans was able to celebrate earning the POWRi...more

2016 POWRi Championship Banquet will be held on Sunday, February 26th 2017 at Andre’s Banquet Facility in St. Louis, MO. The event opens at 12:00pm with an open bar, dinner at 12:30pm, and awards at 1:30pm. Drivers and car owner champions from the POWRi National Midget, Division-II Midget and 600cc Outlaw Micro-Sprint divisions, as well as the top 10 in points and the Rookies of the Year in all three classes, will be honored and will receive their year-end awards, contingencies, and point...more

Belleville, IL – The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series 2017 schedule has been released featuring 23 events. New for 2017, the Speedway Motors Micros will kick off the season in Tulsa, Oklahoma at Port City Raceway for the fifth annual Turnpike Challenge, being featured alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series. For the sixth year, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series will partake in Illinois SPEED Week, with...more

Turnpike Challenge Rescheduled Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, the fifth annual Turnpike Challenge, originally scheduled at Port City Raceway on March 24th and 25th has been moved to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This is due to the new ownership at Port City Raceway keeping the track closed until renovations have been completed. I-44 Riverside Speedway will host the fifth annual Turnpike Challenge with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series joined by the...more

MVT Confirmed Official Carrier of POWRi Belleville, IL. (February 8, 2017) – As the 2017 season gets underway for the POWRi National Racing League with over one hundred events scheduled across the U.S., a new partnership has surfaced. Mesilla Valley Transportation announced today that MVT will be the official carrier of the POWRi National Racing League for the 2017 racing season. MVT has been an advocate for dirt track racing for many years sponsoring multiple drivers, teams, racetracks and...more

Belleville, IL – POWRi Racing has secured 10 races to be aired on the MAVTV Motorsports Network in 2017. Sean Buckley of Jackslash Media will be overseeing production of the events. Notable events that will be broadcasted include the upcoming show for the POWRi/WAR Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series on Saturday, February 18th for the 360 Wildcat Winter Sprints series at Wildcat Raceway in Tucson, Arizona. MAVTV will also cover the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series, POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget...more