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Belleville, IL. (03/08/2021) We are a little over a week away from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League season opener at Monarch Motor Speedway. The ultra-fast ¼ mile semi banked dirt oval located in Wichita Falls, Texas will host two days of midget racing to kick start the season March 19th and 20th. The track will be opening the gates up on Thursday, March 18th for a practice day for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Practice will begin at 7:00 PM at Monarch Motor...more

Belleville, IL. (03/11/2021) As the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is gearing up to start the season, teams and drivers are thrashing to come together and conquer the 40 races on the schedule. Ryan Timms, the 14-year-old out of Oklahoma City, OK. joined forces with CBIndustries to compete for Rookie of the Year with POWRi. With a little over a handful of races in a midget during the 2020 season, Timms also has a successful background behind the wheel of Micros and Sprint cars. “I think...more

Wichita Falls, TX. (03/19/2021) Michael “Buddy” Kofoid out of Penngrove, CA. trumped the field at Monarch Motor Speedway to capture the season opener for the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League. Kofoid was undeniable in the 30-lap main event. After taking the lead from his teammate, Daison Pursley around lap 20, Kofoid held on for his first POWRi victory of the season aboard the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67. The 30-lap main event started off with a bang as rookie, Jade...more

Wichita Falls, TX. (03/20/2021) During a thrilling 30-lap main event, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid went from the lead, to the work area, and back to the lead to steal the victory and go back-to-back at Monarch Motor Speedway. Kofoid was hot all night, he drew the pole for his heat race and never looked back. To start the 30-lap main event Jake Neuman, Emerson Axsom and Kofoid battled three wide for the lead, while teammate Pursley got caught in the mix and found himself running in the top...more

Tulsa, OK (March 22, 2021) - As POWRi West prepares to kick off the 2021 race season this Thursday, officials are excited to welcome Tulsa based Realty Connect as the series presenting sponsor. Realty Connect is the Tulsa area’s premier flat-fee real estate service company that provides a better and fiscally responsible way to sell and market your home. The team at Realty Connect provides an excellent alternative to traditional commission-based real estate selling. Racers, race fans, and...more

Belleville, IL. (03/23/2021) State-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park would kick off the 2021 season on a beautiful March 20th Saturday night, with a five-division program for the eager fans in attendance. Headlined by a hungry group of over eighty competitors descending on the facility for the first time since January 2020, when the track last hosted an event prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, race fans were treated to outstanding racing all night. The Lucas Oil POWRi Vado 305 Wing Sprint Cars main...more

Belleville, IL. (03/23/2021) Practice for Creek County Speedway on Wednesday, March 24th has been canceled due to wet conditions. See everyone Thursday, March 25th at Creek County Speedway for the kickoff of the Eighth Annual Turnpike Challenge presented by DriveWFX and Realty Connect. 3/25 Details: Pit’s Open – All Day Driver’s Registration – 2:00-5:30 PM Pill Draw – 6:00 PM Hot Laps – 6:30 PM Racing action to follow. For further information, visit www.powri.com, “Like” POWRi on Facebook and...more

Belleville, IL. (03/24/2021) Continuing to add to the weekly driver incentives and yearly competition, Alien Motor Speedway will now race under the POWRi Super Sprint Division banner. Formally titled as 305 Wing Sprints, the Roswell New Mexico speedway will now race under the POWRi 305 Super Sprints sanctioning. After a successful inaugural season the staff and management at the Alien Motor Speedway in Roswell, New Mexico, are looking forward to its sophomore season under the POWRi banner for...more

Tulsa, OK. (03/25/2021) Due to overnight rain showers and more forecasted precipitation POWRi and Creek County officials have made the decision to cancel racing for Thursday, March 25, 2021. Racing will resume as scheduled for the remainder of the Turnpike Challenge weekend. Friday, March 26th at I-44 Riverside Speedway will now kick off the Eighth Annual Turnpike Challenge presented by Drive WFX and Realty Connect. 3/26 Details at Riverside Speedway: Pit’s Open – All Day Driver’s...more

Lakeside, CA, (March 25, 2021) The Lucas Oil POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprint Series will kick off their second season of competition this Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27, with the Southwest Lightning Sprint Championships at Arizona’s Mojave Valley Raceway. Both nights will be complete shows with $1,500 going to the winner on Saturday’s Championship Night. In addition, more than $500 in bonuses have been added to the purse throughout the field. Among the entrants expected for the...more