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Oklahoma City, OK – If a name was to become synonymous with the Annual Turnpike Challenge, it would be Christopher Bell. Taking eight of the ten POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget League Turnpike Challenges, Bell remains undefeated in the event. The two he did not win were because he was not present. At that time, he was testing for the NASCAR truck series and was unable to attend the event. At the wave of the green flag, Bell took off from the sixth place starting position and...more

Fischer Racing entered their Flying Tee sponsored #24 into The Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge this weekend for a 2-day matchup between the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues. Held at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK, 65 midget class sprint cars competed for the top spot, including NASCAR Truck series champion and the reigning two-time Chili Bowl Nationals Champion, Christopher Bell. Starting spots are drawn each day. Friday put our driver, Hunter Fischer, in the 1st heat of...more

Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. (POWRi) will be the official micro sanctioning body for all classes at both I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK and Port City Raceway in Tulsa, OK. By coming under the POWRi banner, Oklahoma micro racers will have a consistent rule package within the industry standards, enabling growth of car counts at both venues. “When racetracks work together, everyone wins,” stated POWRi’s Kenny Brown. “We are excited to...more

Belleville, IL – This Friday and Saturday kicks off the Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With practice on Thursday night, teams will have the opportunity to gear up for what has become one of the largest outdoor events of the year, for both midgets and micros. With over 60 POWRi Lucas Oil National and West midgets at last year’s event, Christopher Bell was the class of the field, sweeping the annual co-sanctioned weekend. Bell’s sweep...more

Belleville, IL – The time is once again upon us for midget and micro teams to converge upon I-44 Riverside Speedway in the annual trek to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for the Fifth Annual Turnpike Challenge. Kicking off the weekend with racing on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Leagues will be battling to see who comes out on top with bragging rights until the annual Missouri Mid-State Midget Nationals weekend. An...more

I-44 Speedway Riverside Oklahoma, OK. www.i44riversidespeedway.com 5th Annual Turnpike Challenge POWRi Lucas Oil National/West Midgets POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro’s Thursday 3/22 Practice Friday 3/23 & Saturday 3/24 - I44 Speedway

(Photo by Mike Howard Photos) Inside Line Promotions – OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (June 13, 2017) – Zane Hendricks has climbed to eighth in the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget Series championship standings during his first full season competing in a midget. However, last Saturday’s show at I-44 Riverside Speedway was a struggle. The team was forced to park their micro sprint because of mechanical woes and they didn’t fare much better in the midget competition. “We started on the pole and got into it...more

Saturday, June 10th the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midgets are back in their home state where it all got started at I-44 Speedway Riverside Oklahoma for $1500 to WIN $150 to start. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing at 7:00pm Grady Chandler has the point lead over Steven Shebester(-150), Wesley Smith(-160), Kory Schudy(-190) and Matt Moore(-200).

Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (June 6, 2017) – Zane Hendricks will do double duty this Saturday at I-44 Riverside Speedway, where he will pilot both a midget and a micro sprint on the same night for the first time in his career. “It’ll definitely help because that’s where I started racing,” he said. “I raced there a lot. I know the track pretty well and the patterns of how it wears, where it gets slick and where it gets tacky. There’s definitely some stiff competition...more

Indianapolis, IN - The POWRi Online Merchandise Store is now open on POWRi.com. All new apparel can be found under the "STORE" tab. All apparel available online will also be available for sale at the Fourth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Friday, March 24th and Saturday, March 25th. Head to the POWRi Online Store now to check out all of the new designs including National Midgets, Micros, and the fresh POWRi logo tee and hat. POWRi Racing will...more