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2017 POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series Released

Belleville, IL - The 2017 POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series schedule has been released featuring 34 events. The Division II Midgets will kick off 2017 with a double-header weekend on April 21st at Lincoln Speedway and Macon Speedway on April 22nd.

On Thursday, April 27th, the Division II Midgets will visit Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois for the event dubbed Throwback Thursday. Throwback Thursday will feature the Division II Midgets, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR East Sprint Car Series. Route 66 Raceway shares the same hallowed ground as the famed Chicagoland Speedway and the Route 66 Dragstrip.

For the second year, the Division II Midgets will again be a part of Illinois SPEED Week. Fairbury American Legion Speedway will anchor the opening night of Illinois SPEED Week on Thursday, June 1st. The series will then head to Jacksonville Speedway on Friday, June 2nd before Macon Speedway on Saturday, June 3rd. Illinois SPEED Week will then conclude on Sunday, June 4th at Lincoln Speedway. It should also be noted that IMRA has agreed to keep the Illinois SPEED Week open on their schedule to allow teams to avoid any conflicts.

Friday, June 9th will kick off another big weekend for the POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series, as they head to Lincoln Speedway for the first of three nights of racing. Saturday night the series will head to Spoon River Speedway for night two of the weekend, but the first night of the Aaron Hull Memorial Weekend. Sunday, the series will round out the weekend at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa. The Aaron Hull Memorial weekend will be two of six nights in 2017 that will be co-sanctioned with IMRA.

Other co-sanctioned events with IMRA include the return of the Division II Midgets to the Champaign County Fairgrounds on July 21st after a successful debut in 2016, the Herb Barlow Memorial at Jacksonville Speedway on September 8th, the Tom Knowles Memorial on September 9th at Spoon River Speedway, and the Rail Splitter at Spoon River Speedway on September 30th.

Another standout weekend for the Division II Midgets includes the June 30th / July 1st weekend at Belle-Clair Speedway. Staring alongside the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series, the Division II Midgets will run Friday night in the Belle-Vegas Bash and then Saturday in the Knepper Memorial.

The POWRi Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series are slated to conclude their 2017 season at Jacksonville Speedway on Saturday, October 14th.
A printable schedule can be found under the “Schedule” tab for each division. For further information, visit www.powri.com, “Like” POWRi on Facebook and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter.

Fri, April 21 Lincoln Speedway - Season Opener
Sat, April 22 Macon Speedway
Thu, April 27 Route 66 - Season Opener
Fri, May 5 Lincoln Speedway
Sat, May 6 Sycamore Speedway
Fri, May 12 Jacksonville Speedway
Fri, May 19 Lincoln Speedway
Sat, May 20 Fayette County Speedway
Thu, June 1 Fairbury Speedway - Illinois SPEED Week
Fri, June 2 Jacksonville Speedway - Illinois SPEED Week
Sat, June 3 Macon Speedway - Illinois SPEED Week
Sun, June 4 Lincoln Speedway - Illinois SPEED Week
Fri, June 9 Lincoln Speedway
Sat, June 10* Spoon River Speedway - Aaron Hull Memorial Weekend
Sun, June 11* 34 Raceway - Aaron Hull Memorial Weekend
Fri, June 23 Lincoln Speedway
Sat, June 24 Fayette County Speedway
Fri, June 30 Belle-Clair Speedway- Belle Vegas BASH
Sat, July 1 Belle-Clair Speedway - Knepper Memorial
Sat, July 8 Sycamore Speedway
Fri, July 14 Lincoln Speedway
Sat, July 15 Fayette County Speedway
Fri, July 21* Champaign County Fairgrounds - Champaign Fair
Fri, July 28 Lincoln Speedway
Sat, July 29 Macon Speedway
Sat, Aug 5 Sycamore Speedway
Sun, Aug 13 Lincoln Speedway - Springfield Speedway Reunion
Fri, Aug 18 Lincoln Speedway - Springfield Fair
Sat, Aug 26 Macon Speedway
Fri, Sept 1 Lincoln Speedway
Fri, Sept 8* Jacksonville Speedway - Herb Barlow Memorial
Sat, Sept 9* Spoon River Speedway - Tom Knowles Memorial
Sat, Sept 30* Spoon River Speedway - Rail Splitter
Sat, Oct 14 Jacksonville Speedway
Co-Sanction - *IMRA

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