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The POWRi Micro League has scheduled 27 events for the new season. (Richard Bales photo)

27 Events For POWRi Micros

BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Venturing from the traditions of previous seasons, the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine and Tool will offer competitors 27 events, while continuing to mirror similar racing dates of the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League at six tracks.

Headlining a pair of marquee events including the continuance of the fourth annual Keith Kunz Motorsports Giveback Classic at Port City Raceway Oct. 20-22, the Engler Machine & Tool POWRi Outlaw Micros will also take center stage in the non-wing racing action of the Small-Town Throwdown at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex in July. 

Starting the season with the annual star-studded Turnpike Challenge, the three-day/two-track event from March 24 to March 26. 

Stand-alone events at Macon Speedway throughout the season will see drivers challenging their merits on six occasions. 

The POWRi Micro Illinois SPEEDWeek will host three fast-paced nights of racing with the opener at Lincoln Speedway on June 24, then night two heads to Macon Speedway on June 25, before wrapping up the three-day adventure at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on June 26.

Returning to the Engler Machine and Tool POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League’s foundations will see five stand-alone events at Jacksonville Speedway including April 29, May 13, July 29, and Sept. 9.

Adding to the adrenalin rush of the 2022 POWRi Micro schedule, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex will host the League for six highly anticipated showings.

The final stretch of the season for the Lucas Oil POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micro League presented by Engler Machine & Tool will see an Oklahoma POWRi statement, featuring the Donnie Ray Crawford Sooner State 55 at Port City Raceway on Oct. 13 followed by the two-day Charlene Meents Memorial at I-44 Riverside Speedway on Oct. 14-16.

The schedule:

March 24, Port City Raceway, Tulsa, Okla.; March 25-26, I-44 Riverside Speedway, Oklahoma City, Okla.; April 16, Macon Speedway, Macon, Ill.; April 29, Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, Ill.; May 7, Macon Speedway; May 13, Jacksonville Speedway; June 24, Lincoln Speedway, Lincoln, Ill.; June 25, Macon Speedway; June 26, Jacksonville Speedway; July 1-3, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex, Sweet Springs, Mo.; July 17, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex; July 29, Jacksonville Speedway; July 30, Macon Speedway; Aug. 20, Macon Speedway; Sept. 9, Jacksonville Speedway; Sept. 10, Macon Speedway; Sept. 30-Oct. 1, Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex; Oct. 13, Port City Raceway; Oct. 14-15, I-44 Riverside Speedway; Oct. 20-22, Port City Raceway.