[DiehardRaceFan]

The weather, for now, looks promising FINALLY for some great midget racing in Central Illinois this weekend as the Lucas Oil POWRi Midgets and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros invade Jacksonville Speedway Friday Night and Macon Speedway Saturday Night.

Friday Night, joining the Midgets and Micros are the 305 Winged Sprints, UMP Street Stocks, and UMP Hornets. America's Baddest Bullring is SURE to put on a great show in ALL classes. It will be a BIG SHOW.

Stands open at 5 PM Friday at Jacksonville. Admission is $18 for adults, $7 for kids 11-18, Kids 10 and under Free. .

Saturday Night the excitement of the Midgets and Micros heads to a track rich in open wheel racing history, Macon Speedway.

Entering its 70th Season, Macon has seen the likes of AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Al Unser, Parnelli Jones, Stan Fox, Kenny Irwin, Tony Stewart, and MANY MORE race open wheel cars at thr 1/5 mule bullring. Expect plenty of wheel to wheel racing and sliders galore.


Saturday Night the 1/5 mile Macon Speedway, joining the Midgets and Micros are the Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds, UMP Street Stocks, and UMP Outlaw Hornets.


Gates open 5pm and Racing Starts 7pm General Admission is Adults $15 and Kids 11 & Under FREE

Current 2015 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Point Standings (Top 10): 1. Zach Daum (830) 2. Darren Hagen (720) 3. Andrew Felker (690) 4. Austin Brown (610) 5. Christopher Bell (600) 6. Spencer Bayston (570) 7. Kyle Schuett (570) 8. Daniel Robinson (520) 9. Tanner Thorson (510) 10. Kevin Thomas Jr (500)

Current 2015 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Point Standings (Top 10): 1. Dereck King (300) 2. Aaron Andruskevitch (290) 3. Ayrton Gennetten (280) 4. Kurt Westerfield (270) 5. Shelby Bosie (240) 6. Chad Elliott (230) 7. Jeremy Camp (210) 8. Joey Wirth (200) 9. Slater Helt (190) 10. Carlee Gress (180)

[Andrew S. Quinn]

Jacksonville Speedway & Macon Speedway - Friday, April 24th & Saturday, April 25th
April 20, 2015

Millstadt, IL - As the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget series gears up for five straight weekends of racing, a test of endurance for even the most experienced teams, the 2015 championship battle has already begun.

With 830 points, defending POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series Champion (2013,2014) Zach Daum sits atop the charts with a comfortable 110 point margin heading into the double header weekend for Jacksonville Speedway and Macon Speedway. Darren Hagen holds 720 points in second and Andrew Felker rounds out the top three, currently with 690 points. With all three competitors extremely strong at both the ¼ mile Jacksonville Speedway and the high-banked 1/5th mile bullring "Mighty" Macon Speedway, spectators will be sure to view excellent shows.

With only the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series season opener at Belle-Clair Speedway in the books, the 2015 championship is still up for grabs. Currently in the lead with 300 points after winning the Belle-Clair event, Dereck King carries his wealth of experience, including 3 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Championships (2007,2008,2009) and being the all-time win leader with 25 victories, into this weekend driving the Josh Kilgore-owned, FTZ-powered BOSS Chassis. Sitting in second place with 290 points after coming up a few feet short at Belle-Clair, Aaron Andruskevitch couldn't feel more comfortable as the series invades the Riverton, IL native's home tracks. Currently in third place, Ayrton Gennetten holds 280 points in the Ozark Barge & Docking Service, Suzuki-powered Pace Chassis. Be on the lookout for the defending POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Champion (2013,2014), Nathan Benson who looks to rebound after suffering a devastating engine failure while leading the season opener at Belle-Clair.

Both the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros are scheduled to run at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, IL on Friday, April 24th. The ¼ mile high-banked oval hosted two POWRi events in 2014. Bryan Clauson and Christopher Bell each took midget feature wins while Aaron Andruskevitch and Joe B. Miller brought home micro feature wins at Jacksonville Speedway last year. The April 24th event will be the first of four times that POWRi will visit the Jacksonville, IL track during the 2015 season.

Following Friday night at Jacksonville Speedway, both the midgets and micros will visit Macon Speedway in Macon, IL on Saturday, April 25th. Macon Speedway will host 6 events throughout the 2015 season dishing spectators a full plate of open wheel racing with slide jobs galore. In midget competition, Zach Daum and Bryan Clauson each came out on top in 2014. In the micros, Devin Feger and Nathan Benson claimed feature wins at the track in 2014.

Current 2015 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Point Standings (Top 10): 1. Zach Daum (830) 2. Darren Hagen (720) 3. Andrew Felker (690) 4. Austin Brown (610) 5. Christopher Bell (600) 6. Spencer Bayston (570) 7. Kyle Schuett (570) 8. Daniel Robinson (520) 9. Tanner Thorson (510) 10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (500)

Current 2015 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Point Standings (Top 10): 1. Dereck King (300) 2. Aaron Andruskevitch (290) 3. Ayrton Gennetten (280) 4. Kurt Westerfield (270) 5. Shelby Bosie (240) 6. Chad Elliott (230) 7. Jeremy Camp (210) 8. Joey Wirth (200) 9. Slater Helt (190) 10. Carlee Gress (180)

Information on pit gate, driver sign in, and drivers meeting can be found under SCHEDULE - MORE INFO for your division (Midgets / Micros). Printable schedules, rules, contingencies, and payouts can be found under the DOWNLOADS link located at the top of POWRi web site. If you are going to be late for pill draw, please contact Lindsey Schuett at 618-975-8554 to have a pill drawn for your starting position.

Contact:
Derek Schuett
POWRi Media
info@powri.com

[AustinSprinter]

with Zack Daum returning home from Racing in Australia, as the PowrI pts. leader by 110, will he be ready to strap in with the Collarbone so sensitive in that horrific crash over there??...hope so, besto luck!!...
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Brucer'

[DiehardRaceFan]

Originally Posted by AustinSprinter with Zack Daum returning home from Racing in Australia, as the PowrI pts. leader by 110, will he be ready to strap in with the Collarbone so sensitive in that horrific crash over there??...hope so, besto luck!!... ___________ Brucer'

Without question that will be one of the storylines to watch going in to this weekend besides the great racing itself. Hope Mr. Daum is feeling better. I am sure a trip to victory lane sure wouldn't hurt

[miledirt]

Excited about Macon... but driving a long way... surely they will run midget feature first

[DiehardRaceFan]

Friday is going to be great. Job interview, announcing alongside Jim Childers (sorry for a lack of updates in advance). Hoping the forecast is 100% wrong Saturday as it has been TOO LONG for me since I've seen POWRi at Macon.

[dirt_trackgurl006]

I am looking forward to being back at the races again!! triple hitter for this crew...Jacksonville Friday, Macon Saturday and Terre Haute Sunday!!! Unfortunately, I had to miss out on last weekends races, but I am back and ready to take some photos, hang out with the racing family and see some awesome racing again!!! Mother Nature please, please, please cooperate with us this weekend!!!!! safe travels to all and hopefully I will see some of yal at one of the races this weekend, if not all of them!! Lets go racing!!!
Kasi