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Hello, Fans, Racers, and Staff of I44 Riverside Speedway, Since the inception of the racetrack in 1998, when Mark Banister and Clyde Steen built I44 Speedway, the first season was in April 1999. I44 Speedway has had a great history of racing marking 2024 as its 25th season. When the property was for sale, Mark exercised his first right of refusal, purchased the property, and brought in a partner. As of last night July 8th, 2024, Mark has sold I44 Riverside Speedway to his partner. The new...more

Belleville, IL (4/21/24) Continuing on-track open-wheel excitements of previous years, the POWRi West Midget League’s next stand-alone seasonal competition takes a southern drive into ‘Slide-Job-City’ by the first yearly appearance at I-44 Riverside Speedway, in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, on Saturday, April 27th. Classes scheduled for competition at I-44 Riverside Speedway on Saturday, April 27th will include the POWRi West Midget League, Jr Sprint, Restrictor, Mod 600, Turf Tire, Non-Wing,...more

Belleville, IL. (9/22/23) Remaining steady with the highly successful change of location and expansion of intrigue, the 19th Annual Charlene Meents presented by Driven to Save Lives will once again tackle the red-clay and fast times of I-44 Riverside Speedway for a two-day open-wheel spectacle of speed on October 13-14 with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues, running in conjunction with Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, honoring a great groundbreaking innovator of our sport while crowning league...more

Belleville, IL. (10/4/23) The Meents family is excited to welcome Driven 2 Save Lives as the presenting sponsor for the 19th Annual Charlene Meents Memorial. Driven 2 Save Lives was created in 2016 by the Indiana Donor Network to promote organ and tissue donation during the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. When Bryan Clauson, winner of the 2014 Charlene Meents Memorial, tragically lost his life later in 2016, his choice to be an organ donor helped save five lives and his tissue donation...more

By Jordan DeLucia, Xtreme Outlaw Midgets Series (Oklahoma City, OK) -- When the pressure turned up, the heroes emerged Saturday night at I-44 Riverside Speedway. PHOTO CREDIT: Jacy Norgaard It was a nail-biting conclusion to the inaugural season for the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, where the first-ever repeat winner was found and the first-ever champion was crowned by the end of the night. Jade Avedisian all 35 laps of the 18th annual Charlene Meents Memorial to become the...more

Belleville, IL. (4/26/24) Due to soaking precipitation with more impending rain forecasted, I-44 Riverside Speedway in connection with POWRi West Midget League officials has decided to cancel the full upcoming event scheduled for Saturday, April 27th. Next up for the POWRi West Midget League will be a venture with the POWRi National Midget League competing at Callaway Raceway for the first time in League history on Friday, May 3rd before traveling to Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, May 4th for...more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 30, 2024) - Frank Flud, Joey Starnes, and Cash Lacombe each collected Dirt2Media NOW600 Micro Sprint National Championship presented by Hi Plains Building Division victories on Saturday at I-44 Speedway. A staggering field of 105 entries were on hand for the finale of the Oklahoma Spring Nationals with 38 NOW600 A-Class Micros, 34 NOW600 Non-Wing Micros and 33 NOW600 Restricted Micros on hand. Frank Flud swept the weekend in Stock Non-Wing competition. Colton...more

Photo Credit: Drew Salisbury DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (March 25, 2024) - The Dirt2Media NOW600 Micro Sprint National Championship presented by Hi Plains Building Division is set for another double header weekend this Friday and Saturday. I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City will play host to the traveling caravan of 600cc micro sprints as they take on the local talent. In the last visit to the I-44 River Speedway, it was Shawn Mahaffey, Matt Carr and Jett Nunley topping the Saturday night portion...more

(Photo Credit: Mike Howard) MEEKER, Okla. (November 15, 2023) - Entering the 2024 season, the National Open Wheel 600 Series (NOW600), Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK) and I-44 Riverside Speedway (Oklahoma City, OK) have established a set of rules for the ever growing Turf Tire class in the region. The NOW600 Turf Tire class will be apart of weekly racing at Red Dirt Raceway on Friday nights and I-44 Riverside Speedway on Saturday nights in Oklahoma while obtaining NOW600 points between the two...more

TULSA, Okla. (October 21, 2023) Five events across Midget and Micro racing in Oklahoma, Gunnar Setser collected three A-Feature starts with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, including a podium finish at Port City Raceway. The opening run to the two weeks of racing, Setter's time in a Midget is limited, but quick to improve with his bronze finish at the Tulsa oval on October 12. Down the Turn Pike to I-44 Riverside Speedway the next two nights, Gunnar finished 14th and 11th respectively. Back at Port...more