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Belleville, IL – This Saturday, June 10th, the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League is set to invade the high banks of Southern Illinois Raceway in Marion, Illinois for the first of two visits in 2017. This weekend will be the final tune-up for micro drivers nationwide looking to tackle the high-banked 1/5th mile track before SIR’s annual Highbanks Hustle. In 2016, Joe B. Miller dominated both the May 14th showing, wiring the field leading all 20 laps, and the July 9th show,...more

Marion, IL – In what was the first of two visits in 2017 for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League to Southern Illinois Raceway, Dereck King charged from the eighth place starting spot to take the win over Joey Wirth and Jake Palmisano in front of a hometown crowd. At the drop of the green flag, King went to work picking off cars as pole sitter Joey Wirth led the field. Enduring multiple cautions and one red, Wirth held onto the lead until shortly after a mid-race caution. ...more

Belleville, IL – With the days counting down to the 26th Annual Knepper Memorial, the weather forecast is becoming apparently more unfavorable for Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway, therefore the decision has been made between POWRi and Belle-Clair Speedway officials to reschedule the 26th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial for Saturday, July 22nd. Both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League are slated for the rescheduled date of...more

Chandler Capitializes At RPM (photo credit: Rudy Garcia) Crandall, TX| July 1, 2017; 22 drivers signed in for competition at RPM Speedway for night one of the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League two step. Three heat races would be won by Ace McCarthy, Grady Chandler, and Kory Schudy. The nights Integrity Customs High Point driver of the night would be Kade Taylor, and with a lucky roll of the dice landing on one the field would start heads up. Kade Taylor and Grady Chandler would pace the...more

Belleville, IL – Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) has partnered with the Houston, Texas-based Lonestar 600 Series presented by K&K Earthworks to form the POWRi Lonestar Micro League, sanctioning both of the Lonestar 600’s divisions, the non-wing 600’s and restricted 600’s. This partnership formed to continue the growth and development of non-wing 600 and restricted 600 racing throughout the Southern United States region. “The partnership Katie and I have made with POWRi will allow...more

Fort Morgan, CO (July 15, 2017) - Tristan Ullstrom picked up his second POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High Micro feature win of 2017 on Saturday, July 15 at I-76 Speedway in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Christian Galicia, Tristan McCray, Brandon Rhodes, and Austin Ullstrom rounded out the top five. Tristan Ullstrom was the heat race winner for the evening. Tristan McCray was the Hard Charger in the main event passing four cars to finish on the podium. The POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High Micros are back in action...more

St. Louis, MO (July 19th, 2017) – This weekend’s action at Tri-City Speedway, Belle-Clair Speedway and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 have been canceled due to a multiple-day excessive heat advisory for the St. Louis area. From the National Weather Service St. Louis Office: “A major heat wave has unfolded on Tuesday and has gripped the area through Saturday. Dangerous levels of heat are forecast with the most oppressive conditions occurring Thursday through Saturday when highs will...more

Calhan, CO (July 21, 2017) - Christian Galicia picked up his third POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High Micro feature win of the season Friday night, July 21 at the El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado. Tristan Ullstrom, Austin Ullstrom, Tristan McCray, and Marsha James rounded out the top five. Tim Snelling was the heat race winner for the night. The POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High Micros are back in action Saturday, August 12 at El Paso County Raceway in Calhan, Colorado. POWRi Lucas Oil Mile High...more

Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprints head to Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois this Friday, August 18 for the first time in league history. The 1/4 mile dirt oval will provide the perfect stage for the WAR sprint regulars to display their side-by-side racing action. Friday's event will pay $2,000 to win and $200 to start. Illinois native Korey Weyant currenly leads the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East points over Terry Babb, Slater Helt, Steve Thomas, and Mario Clouser rounds...more

Belleville, IL – This Saturday, August 19th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League are set to invade the mighty Macon Speedway for the final visit of 2017. The Third Annual Rich Camfield Memorial honors the late Rich Camfield, a tremendous supporter of midget racing, nationwide. Hailing from Decatur, Illinois Rich Camfield was the 2001 Midwest Auto Racing Association (MARA) Champion and a frequent participant in the annual Chili Bowl...more