Category: POWRi Series News
Knepper, Loyet lead Midgets, King, Beckinger top Outlaw Micros going into 1st POWRi events at West Plains, Springfield
POWRi’s Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros will race for the first time at West Plains (Mo.) Motor Speedway on Friday (June 10) and Springfield (Mo.) Raceway on Saturday (June 11). Nick Knepper, of Belleville, Ill., leads the Midget championship over Brad Loyet, of Sunset Hills, Mo., 1,030-850 with six [...]
Category: Missouri, POWRi Series News, Springfield Raceway, Sprint Car & Midget News, West Plains Motor Speedway
POWRi National Midget Series Heads To Quick-Quarter Of Springfield Raceway Sat June11th Presented By Green Lawn Funeral Homes
Springfield,Mo.-For the 1st time ever in the history of the Springfield Raceway the Poer I National Midget series heads to the racy and ultra-fast Quick-Quarter of the SpringfieldRaceway Sat night June 11th along with the 600CC Outlaw Micro Series presented by Jake Diemer andGreen Lawn Funeral Homes in Springfield. Diemer a former area racer is [...]
Category: Missouri, POWRi Series News, Springfield Raceway, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRi National Midget Series Heads To Quick-Quarter Of Springfield Raceway Sat June11th
Springfield,Mo.-For the 1st time ever in the history of the SpringfieldRaceway the Poer I National Midget series heads to the racy and ultra-fast Quick-Quarter of the SpringfieldRaceway Sat night June 11th along with the 600CC Outlaw Micro Series. This will be the 1st time in 3 seasons that Midget Racing will be at the Springfield [...]
Category: Missouri, POWRi Series News, Springfield Raceway, Sprint Car & Midget News
PICKENS DUELS LOYET FOR POWRI VICTORY AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Felker, Bruce get wins as 2 drivers flip out of the ballpark (Peoria, IL) New Zealand driver Michael Pickens captured his second consecutive Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series event as the series made its’ inaugural appearance at Peoria Speedway Saturday night. Pickens, a three-time New Zealand and two-time Australian Speedcar Super Series champion, survived [...]
Category: Illinois, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News
Pickens wins 2nd straight in POWRi/BMARA Midgets, Felker triumphs in 600cc Micros at Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (June 4, 2011)—Michael Pickens held off Brad Loyet in the closing laps to take his second straight feature victory in a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget//Badger Midget Auto Racing Association co-sanctioned event Saturday at Peoria Speedway. Loyet, of Sunset Hills, Mo., climbed from 10th starting position to second on the 19th of 30 [...]
Category: Illinois, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News
New Zealand’s Pickens wins POWRi/BMARA Midgets, Beckinger takes 600cc Outlaw Micros at Fayette County Speedway
BROWNSTOWN, Ill. (June 3, 2011)—New Zealand’s Michael Pickens led all 30 laps en route to a runaway feature victory Friday in a POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series/Badger Midget Auto Racing Assocation co-sanctioned event at Fayette County Speedway. Pickens, a three-time New Zealand and two-time Australian Speedcar Super Series champion, started on pole next to [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Australasia star Pickens to challenge POWRi, BMARA drivers at Fayette County, Peoria on June 3-4
Australasia star Michael Pickens will challenge the drivers from the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Badger Midget Auto Racing Association at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill., Friday (June 3) and Peoria (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (June 4). Pickens, a 28-year-old from New Zealand, is a three-time New Zealand Midget champion and two-time [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
J.B. Gilbert takes promising start in POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros to Fayette County, Peoria
J.B. Gilbert and car owner Rick Marsh are off to a very promising start in their first season together in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Gilbert, of Charleston, Ill., is second in the points after three events. He has three top-10 finishes in the features, third at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRi Midgets headed for Fayette County, Peoria, with Badger Midgets, New Zealand’s Pickens
MILLSTADT, Ill. (May 27, 2011)—The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will have an expanded field of competition in its events at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill., on June 3 and Peoria (Ill.) Speedway on June 4, racing with the co-sanctioning Badger Midget Auto Racing Association plus New Zealand Midget champion Michael Pickens. Kiwi [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRi Midgets headed for Fayette County, Peoria, with Badger Midgets, New Zealand’s Pickens
MILLSTADT, Ill. (May 27, 2011)—The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will have an expanded field of competition in its events at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Ill., on June 3 and Peoria (Ill.) Speedway on June 4, racing with the co-sanctioning Badger Midget Auto Racing Association plus New Zealand Midget champion Michael Pickens. Kiwi [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
SPEED to Televise POWRi Lucas Oil Midgets “Battle at the Center” Saturday
The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets inaugural “Battle at the Center” on the Mini Magic Mile in Du Quoin, Ill., will be televised Saturday (May 28) at 7:30 p.m. EDT on SPEED Channel. The event was run on Dec. 18, 2010. If you’re in the mood for a battle on the dirt, we can deliver [...]
Category: DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Dereck King takes dominant victory in POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros at Wayne County Speedway
WAYNE CITY, Ill. (May 21, 2011)—Dereck King started from pole and led all 25 laps to take a dominant victory Saturday in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series at Wayne County Speedway. “We were good from the get go,” King said. “We won our heat and qualifier and got the points to start [...]
Category: POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Natasha Cox brings momentum into POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros at Wayne County Speedway
WAYNE CITY, Ill. (May 18, 2011)–Natasha Cox moved closer toward her goal of winning a feature in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series last Friday, finishing a career-best fifth at Belle-Clair Speedway. The 19-year-old from Casey, Ill., has her sights on a stronger performance Saturday (May 21) when the POWRi 600cc Micros race [...]
Category: Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Loyet wins 2nd straight in POWRi Midgets, Andruskevitch takes 1st triumph in POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros at Belle-Clair Speedway
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (May 13, 2011)—Brad Loyet drove to his second straight victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series on Friday at Belle-Clair Speedway. “I don’t know how many wins we’ve had here in the past four years, but it seems like every time we show up, we pick up a victory,” Loyet said. [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Nick Knepper goes into Belle-Clair for POWRi Midgets with mixed emotions Friday; Lucas Oil series races Saturday at Macon
Nick Knepper will be driving on his home-town track Friday night when the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series races at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. It’s an event he approaches with mixed emotions. “I love it and hate at the same time,“ Knepper explained. “I love the race track, the racing is unbelievable. It’s [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRI MIDGETS AND MICROS MAKE FIRST STOP OF THE SEASON AT MACON SPEEDWAY
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway is proud to bring open wheeled action to the track this weekend to keep you on the edge of your seats. The 2011 POWRi National Midget and 600cc Micro Sprint Series will thrill fans this weekend at the lightning quick Macon Speedway in Macon, IL on Saturday, May 14. Three top-four [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Piper brings extra energy, confidence into POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros at Belle-Clair, Macon
Devon Piper opened the season with a career-best third place in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. It has given the 19-year-old from Springfield, Ill., some extra spring in his step going into the second event of the season Friday at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., and the third event Saturday at Macon [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Knepper POWRi Midgets points leader, Langston tops 600cc Micros heading for Belle-Clair, Macon
MILLSTADT, Ill. (May 5, 2011)–Three top-four finishes has carried Nick Knepper into the lead of the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series championship going into the fourth event of the season May 13 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. The POWRi Midgets complete the weekend by racing at Macon (Ill.) Speedway on May 14. Knepper, [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
