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Belleville, IL. (1/28/2022) Continuing to evolve to meet the growing demand of premier grassroots racing while broadening horizons, Performance Open Wheel Racing Incorporated is honored to sanction the POWRi Midwestern Modifieds and POWRi Pure Stock Divisions for the 2022 season and beyond. “After the initial successful launch of the POWRi Super Stock Division that will see even more tracks added to the program in 2022, we have been working with tracks to develop a package to ensure programs...more

Belleville, IL. (1/29/22) Expanding their celebrated family racing program, Jake Neuman, of New Berlin Illinois, continues to adapt to the evolutionary changes of his open-wheel racing career with the addition of forecasted entries into the newly created POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Sprint League for the 2022 season. Cementing his legacy in the POWRi history books with a 2020 National Midget League Championship, Neuman has notched eight career feature victories with wins in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, &...more

Belleville, IL. (1/30/22) Reaching the pinnacle of success within the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool in 2017 as champion, the all-time career leader in league wins Joe B Miller aims to add to his already astonishing victory count while continuing to multiply to his repertoire of open-wheel talents. Driving to forty-four career POWRi Micro victories Joe B Miller, of Millersville, MO, has maintained at least a pair of feature wins every year since 2011....more

Belleville, IL. (1/31/2022) With the intention to keep Micro racing a fun, safe, simple class that is accessible to both current and new participants while continuing to broaden sanctioning horizons, POWRi is excited to sanction to 600cc MicroSprints Australia Series. The newly formed POWRi 600CC MicroSprints Australia aims to provide a competitive, fun, and enjoyable racing environment without the red tape and will see the series debut on Sunday, February 6th at Lake Liddell Speedbowl in...more

Belleville, IL. (1/31/22) Expanding to meet the continual request of cost-effective and competitive weekly racing, POWRi is excited to announce the addition of four new venues for the 2022 POWRi Super Stock Division. Adding to the already action-packed yearly agenda, POWRi welcomes Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord Oklahoma, Callaway Raceway in Fulton Missouri, Double X Speedway in California Missouri, and Nevada Speedway in Nevada Missouri to the division with high expectations from these...more

Belleville, IL. (2/10/2022) Building off of the successes of great regional series racing action from outstanding competitors within the POWRi Midwest, Minn-Kota, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest Lightning Sprints Series, POWRi has developed a National Point Championship Fund presented by Henchcraft Chassis Canada, as an added incentive for drivers to contend for as well as the yearly regional series titles. Answering feedback from competitors within Lightning Sprint racing, POWRi will now offer...more

Belleville, IL. (2/14/2022) Membership registration for race teams and drivers planning on contending with POWRi for all divisions in 2022 can be found online by entering the Membership Registration link on the top right side of the POWRi website or competitors can also join under the Info link located at the top of POWRi website. Entrants must be POWRi members to be eligible for the year-end point fund and secondary medical insurance. Members of POWRi in any division will not need to pay a...more

Belleville, IL. (2/17/22) Advocating as a leading auto-racing sanctioning body since 1946, the POWRi New Mexico Motor Racing Association, based in Albuquerque New Mexico, will see a solid showing of thirteen racing events scheduled for the 2022 season while staying in the “Land of Enchantment”. State-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park, in Vado New Mexico, will serve as home-facility for the POWRi NMMRA by hosting eight competitive racing dates this season including the Season Opener on April 2nd....more

Belleville, IL. (2/28/22) Ready to kick-start the racing season, the POWRi Vado Super Sprints are set to being their year-long quest for a championship at state-of-the-art Vado Speedway Park for Military Appreciation Night-Season Opener on Saturday, March 5th. Hitting off the Vado Super Sprint season with a great schedule of nightly racing action will also see Late Models, B-Mods, Super Trucks, and Pure Stocks compete on the finely prepared surface of Vado Speedway Park with the on-track...more

Belleville, IL. (2/28/2022) Entering into their third full season of competition, the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints are all set to start their outstanding 2022 season with a wingless weekend racing visit to Imperial Valley Speedway on March 5-6. Boasting “The Fastest 1/5-mile Under the Sea”, Imperial Valley Speedway will host the California Mid-Winter Fair on March 5-6 for a weekend of fun and wingless action with the POWRi Southwest Lightning Sprints as well as Non-Wing 600cc Micro’s, and...more