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Belleville, IL – After a thrilling Midwest Season Opener weekend, in which Tyler Thomas swept the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League portions and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League saw a career-first with Craig Ronk and Jacksonville Speedway and a repeat winner with Joe B. Miller at Macon Speedway, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League gets to take a night off on Friday, May 19th while the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will be in action at...more

Belleville, IL – The storm system that has plagued a majority of the racing throughout the Midwest this weekend has made its way through Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois, forcing the cancellation of tonight’s events featuring POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros. The next event is the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois on Wednesday, May 31st. For further information, visit www.powri.com,...more

Indianapolis, IN - The Official 2017 POWRi Illinois Speed Week t-shirts are available for pre-order at http://www.powri.com/shopping/?ic=14110. They are available in black, red, and gray in limited supplies (adult sizes only). All shirts pre-ordered on the POWRi website will be shipped out on Tuesday, May 30. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National...more

Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car League. New to the Illinois...more

Belleville, IL – With the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week on the horizon, fans and teams are hoping that Mother Nature plays nicely after a wet start to 2017 throughout the Midwest. Set to be bigger than ever, the Fifth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will host racing from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget League, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, and new for 2017, the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car League. New to the Illinois...more

Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint League is set to join the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week roster for the first time ever. The WAR East Sprints will compete in three of the total five nights of SPEED Week. Please find WAR payout details below. POWRi kicks off the first of a five-night series known as Illinois Speed Week on Wednesday, May 31 at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints plus National and D-II Midgets. Thursday,...more

Joliet, IL – Michael Pickens has only been back in the United States for a short while, but it didn’t take him long to find victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week, in what was the league’s inaugural visit to the Dirt Oval at Route 66. Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Pickens won his Speedway Motors heat race from the fourth position, garnering enough points to earn the pole for what would be his ninth career Mesilla Valley...more

Fairbury, IL – After a relatively quiet start to POWRi Illinois SPEED Week for Tanner Thorson, the driver returned to victory lane with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League for his first 2017 win, this time for night number two of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Fairbury American Legion Speedway. The Minden, Nevada native started fifth and quickly worked his way towards the front, battling early on with Auckland, New Zealand’s Michael Pickens, POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Rookie...more

Jacksonville, IL – Tanner Thorson has hit his stride, doubling down and winning the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League feature for night number three of POWRi Illinois SPEED Week at Jacksonville Speedway. Winning the previous night’s event at Fairbury American Legion Speedway with a last lap, last corner pass, rather than waiting until the final corner to make his move, Thorson took the lead midway and was on the defending side rather than the offensive from the previous night. Starting...more

Macon, IL – With three of five POWRi Illinois SPEED Week shows completed, Michael Pickens of Auckland, New Zealand leads the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League SPEED Week point standings by a mere 10 points over Keith Kunz Motorsports driver, Tanner Thorson. With two shows left, tonight’s Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois and tomorrow’s Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois, both tracks have unique characteristics that could change the outcome for the POWRi Illinois SPEED Week...more