Category: POWRi Series News
Chris Bell wins 1st in POWRi Midgets, Miller takes Micros at Belle-Clair
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (May 17, 2013)—Chris Bell finished less than a car length over Nick Knepper to win his first feature in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Joe B. Miller drove to victory in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series on Friday at Belle-Clair Speedway. Knepper of Belleville, Ill., drove deep [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
SPEED to broadcast POWRi Midgets’ Charlene Meents Memorial Saturday
SPEED Channel’s “Lucas Oil…On the Edge!” will broadcast the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series’ Charlene Meents Memorial, run Oct. 6, 2012 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., on Saturday (May 18) at 10 a.m.
Category: POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Austin Brown seeking to bounce back from rough start in POWRi Midgets at Belle-Clair, Macon
Austin Brown will try to rebound from an unfortunate start to the season when the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series races at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., on Friday (May 17) and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (May 18). Brown won his heat at Jacksonville, Ill., in the sole event of 2013 on April [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRi National/West Midgets at Lucas Oil Speedway canceled
WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 3, 2013)—Saturday’s POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Midget Series event at Lucas Oil Speedway has been canceled by snow, rain and cold temperatures. The next events on the schedule for the POWRi National Midgets are at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., on May 17 and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on May 18. For more [...]
Category: Lucas Oil Speedway, Missouri, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRi National/West Midgets at Grain Valley canceled by bad weather
POWRi National/West Midgets for Valley Speedway canceled by unfavorable weather forecast The POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Midget Series event at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., on Friday has been canceled because of an unfavorable weather forecast. The National Weather Service has forecast 100 percent chance of rain and snow for Thursday and 70 percent [...]
Category: Missouri, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News, Valley Speedway
Tyler Thomas heads to Valley Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway with unfinished business in POWRi Midgets
Tyler Thomas led a combined 24 laps in three POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Series features at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., in 2012, but he wasn’t able to capitalize on his show of speed to take home a victory. The 17-year-old from Collinsville, Okla., will be trying [...]
Category: Lucas Oil Speedway, Missouri, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News, Valley Speedway
First Open Wheel Show of 2013 set for Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway!
Media Contact: Ashley Berry Wheatland, Missouri – April 30th, 2013 – The Speedway Motors Warrior Region ASCS Sprint Car Series will make its first appearance at the Diamond of Dirt Tracks, on Saturday, May 4th for the the 2nd annual Impact Signs, Awnings, and Wraps Open Wheel Showdown.The all Open Wheel Show will also include [...]
Category: Lucas Oil Speedway, Missouri, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Rain cancels POWRi Midgets, Micros at Macon
MACON, Ill. (April 27, 2013)—Rain has forced POWRi’s Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series on Saturday (April 27) at Macon Speedway to be cancelled. POWRi’s next National Midget event is scheduled for May 3 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., followed by the Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals at [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Shane Cockrum takes breakthrough victory in Midgets, King wins 21st in Micros to open POWRi season
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (April 26, 2013)—Shane Cockrum drove to his first victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Dereck King extended his all-time lead in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series to 21 wins Friday night at Jacksonville Speedway. It was a career breakthrough for Cockrum–his first triumph in a Midget–and [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Young Gun Colten Cottle heads to Jacksonville, Macon for POWRi Midgets
Colten Cottle entered his first event in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway late in the 2011 season and drove in his fourth early in 2012. He failed to advance to the feature in both events. Sixteen events later, the 17-year-old from Kansas, Ill., returned to Jacksonville late last season [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Jacob Patton returns to Jacksonville, Macon looking to continue strong runs in POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros
The POWRi Speedway Motors Outlaw Micro Series begins the season at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on Friday (April 26) and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (April 27). They’re tracks with different lengths—Jacksonville is a quarter-mile, Macon a one-fifth mile—but share a characteristic that Jacob Patton finds appealing and it has helped him have considerable success on [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Kokomo Grand Prix for POWRi/USAC National Midgets canceled by rain, flooding
KOKOMO, Ind. (April 12, 2013)— The Kokomo Grand Prix scheduled for Saturday and Sunday has been cancelled by excessive rain that flooded Kokomo Speedway, leaving the one-third mile track unable to hold the co-sanctioned event featuring the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and USAC Mopar National Dirt Series. “We hate to pull the plug,” [...]
Category: Indiana, Kokomo Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Jeremy Camp taking on challenges of new car, new motor on unfamiliar track in POWRi 600cc Micros at Kokomo Grand Prix
KOKOMO, Ind. (April 11, 2013)—Jeremy Camp of Blue Mound, Ill., will bring a new chassis and engine to an unfamiliar track Saturday and Sunday to race in the Kokomo Grand Prix, the opening events of the season for POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. It’s a tall order to put all those pieces together, [...]
Category: Indiana, Kokomo Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
KOKOMO GRAND PRIX CHANGES To SATURDAY, SUNDAY!
KOKOMO, Ind. (April 10, 2013)–The “Kokomo Grand Prix” has been switched to Saturday and Sunday at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. Track, USAC and POWRi officials have agreed to move the two-night USAC/POWRi National Midget event back one day to create a more acceptable weather scenario, based on expected heavy rains and cold temperatures on Thursday [...]
Category: Indiana, Kokomo Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Jake Blackhurst begins POWRi Midget championship pursuit at season-opening Kokomo Grand Prix
KOKOMO, Ind. (April 9, 2013)—Jake Blackhurst embarks what he believes can be a championship campaign in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series with the season-opening Kokomo Grand Prix on Friday (April 12) and Saturday (April 13), two events with full programs co-sanctioned by the USAC Mopar National Dirt Midget Series. It will be Blackhurst’s [...]
Category: Indiana, Kokomo Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Justin Peck, 14, to make debut in POWRi Midgets at Kokomo Grand Prix
KOKOMO, Ind. (April 2, 2013)—At the age of 14, Justin Peck of Monrovia, Ind., will make a full-time move into the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series this season, which begins at Kokomo Speedway on April 12-13 in a co-sanctioned event with the USAC Mopar Midget National Championship. Peck’s resume supports the decision. He became [...]
Category: Indiana, Kokomo Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Forecasted rain, snow cancel Saturday show for POWRi’s Midgets, Micros, UMP Modfieds at Belle-Clair
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (March 21, 2013)—The Bullring 30s for POWRi Racing’s Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series and UMP Modifieds scheduled for Saturday night (March 23) at Belle-Clair Speedway has been canceled because of an 80 percent forecast of rain and snow by the National Weather Service. The Bullring 30s [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Felker launches run for two championships in season opener for POWRi Midgets, 600cc Outlaw Micros at Belle-Clair
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (March 20, 2013)—Andrew Felker had a breakout season in 2012, winning his initial two features and the championship in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series. The 20-year-old from Carl Junction, Mo., also became the first driver to take victories in POWRi’s Midget and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series in the same [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
