Belleville, IL – This weekend the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League take to two high-banked bullrings for the 2nd Annual Southern Illinois Shootout. Friday night both divisions will be at Belle-Clair Speedway before heading to Southern Illinois Raceway on Saturday. Tackling the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, NASCAR stars Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe are prepared to run both nights.
Both drivers originally got their starts in open wheel racing on dirt tracks throughout the Midwest before their rise to NASCAR. Christopher Bell, before rise to NASCAR stardom and his midget racing tenure with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, raced micro sprints throughout the country and won the Inaugural “Phillips 66” at Southern Illinois Raceway back in 2011 with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League.
Chase Briscoe, a good friend of Christopher Bell’s through iRacing, is the youngest driver to win a 410 sprint car race (age 13), beating Jeff Gordon’s record by one year. Bell, looks to defend his 2017 win at Southern Illinois Raceway in the Inaugural Southern Illinois Shootout weekend and will again be piloting a midget for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports. Briscoe, and the long list of POWRi regulars and competitors, look to dethrone Bell and etch their names in the record books.
The Friday event will feature the UMP Late Models, POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget & POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League
Spectator gates will open at 5:00pm, hot laps at 6:00pm with racing following hot laps. General Admission is $20.00 Kids (under 12) FREE with adult. For more Information, go to www.belleclairspeedway.com.
Times
Pit Gates Open – 1:00pm
Spectator gates open – 5:00pm
General Admission – $20.00, Kids (under 12) FREE with adult
Hot Laps - 6:00pm, racing following hot laps
Classes
UMP Late Models - $2000 to WIN
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League - $2000 to WIN
POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League - $1000 to WIN
For further information, visit www.powri.com, “Like” POWRi on Facebook and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter.
Both drivers originally got their starts in open wheel racing on dirt tracks throughout the Midwest before their rise to NASCAR. Christopher Bell, before rise to NASCAR stardom and his midget racing tenure with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports, raced micro sprints throughout the country and won the Inaugural “Phillips 66” at Southern Illinois Raceway back in 2011 with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League.
Chase Briscoe, a good friend of Christopher Bell’s through iRacing, is the youngest driver to win a 410 sprint car race (age 13), beating Jeff Gordon’s record by one year. Bell, looks to defend his 2017 win at Southern Illinois Raceway in the Inaugural Southern Illinois Shootout weekend and will again be piloting a midget for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports. Briscoe, and the long list of POWRi regulars and competitors, look to dethrone Bell and etch their names in the record books.
The Friday event will feature the UMP Late Models, POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget & POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League
Spectator gates will open at 5:00pm, hot laps at 6:00pm with racing following hot laps. General Admission is $20.00 Kids (under 12) FREE with adult. For more Information, go to www.belleclairspeedway.com.
Times
Pit Gates Open – 1:00pm
Spectator gates open – 5:00pm
General Admission – $20.00, Kids (under 12) FREE with adult
Hot Laps - 6:00pm, racing following hot laps
Classes
UMP Late Models - $2000 to WIN
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League - $2000 to WIN
POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League - $1000 to WIN
For further information, visit www.powri.com, “Like” POWRi on Facebook and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter.
