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Oklahoma City, OK – In fan-thrilling fashion, Christopher Bell stole the checkers in the opening night of the Fourth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway and then backed it up with a dominant victory for night two, claiming a weekend sweep with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and West Midget Leagues. Bell’s 23rd career victory moved him solidly into the third position on the all-time win list with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League. Starting outside front row to...more

Oklahoma City, OK – After a postponement of the remaining portion of Friday’s show due to rain, it was hometown hero and NASCAR star Christopher Bell charging to the front from the ninth starting position to dominate night one’s POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget and West Midget League feature event for the Fourth Annual Turnpike Challenge. Bell’s opening night win places him tied for third with Brad Kuhn on the all-time win list with 22 victories. Cutting his racing teeth at I-44 Riverside...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

Fourth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway Belleville, IL – The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League, and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League will kick off the Fourth Annual Turnpike Challenge at I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Friday, March 24th and Saturday, March 25th. Open practice will take place on Thursday, March 23rd. Always an event that brings out big names and helps fuel a healthy...more

Turnpike Challenge Rescheduled Belleville, IL – Effective immediately, the fifth annual Turnpike Challenge, originally scheduled at Port City Raceway on March 24th and 25th has been moved to I-44 Riverside Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This is due to the new ownership at Port City Raceway keeping the track closed until renovations have been completed. I-44 Riverside Speedway will host the fifth annual Turnpike Challenge with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series joined by the...more

Tulsa, Oklahoma | July 10, 2016; Race fans packed the stands as 17 drivers signed in on a warm afternoon at I44 Riverside Speedway. The temperature would cool off providing excellent conditions come race time. Heat races would be won by Steven Shebester and Frank Flud, with the Integrity Customs High point award going to Grady Chandler. At intermission, Christopher was chosen to be the POWRi West Jr fan of the night and came to roll the dice. Christopher would give the dice a roll landing on a...more

Season First for Felker in South Side Showdown Cody Morris Lucas Oil POWRi West Public Relations Saturday, September 20th, 2014 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Photos courtesy Gary Pigg Photography What an effort this show took! Originally scheduled for September 6th and promptly rained out by the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Norbert, POWRi West management called that show early in attempt to save teams as many miles as we possibly could. But in that process, the promoting team also noticed that a...more

Someone must have mentioned going over 20 total races this season without a rainout and forgot to knock on wood, as rain postponed a stellar card this past Saturday headlined by the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series and 2nd installment of the First Annual Red River Shootout featuring the stars of the Texas Open Wheel Racing Series (TOWR) pitted against the top micro sprint talents of the Sooner State. That race also marked the 19th Round of the I-44 Riverside Speedway’s Champions Cup for all...more

All Photo Credits: Special Thanks to Kristy McDougal Just a week after shattering records for attendance in turnout on both sides of the fence in the 15th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals, I-44 Riverside Speedway hosted the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series for the 7th time this season along with Round 16 of the 2014 Champions Cup for the five weekly micro sprint divisions. For the 12th time this season, I-44 Riverside pits boasted over 100 entries as approximately 105 arrived to wheel it around...more

The Western arm of Performance Open Wheel Racing, Inc. invaded Oklahoma City’s for the seventh time this season to stage their 12th overall affair. Sixteen teams checked into I-44 Riverside pits, but only one emerged as the first three time POWRi West winner. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Alex Sewell earned the pole position via a sensational heat race win from the final row and was joined on the front row of the 25 lap main event by Guthrie, Oklahoma’s Michelle Decker, herself the second highest...more