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IT'S RACE WEEKEND! POWRi 410’s v ‘INVADERS’ - All Systems GO! BIG O SPEEDWAY APRIL 24-25!
Ennis TX, by DarinShort.com (4/24/26). The POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprints National Series and the American Racer Modified Series (ARMS) will put on a pair of season-opening doubleheader events at the Big O Speedway in Ennis Texas starting TONIGHT, April 24 and Saturday April 25 with the running of the Bluebonnet Showdown! A great field of sprint car teams from 10 states are entered.
There are 17 POWRi national touring drivers (listed below) plus an “Invaders Bonus” will be open to all registered sprint car drivers that choose to race at this event that are not part of the POWRi national tour...so in effect, it will create a race within a race.
The ‘Invader’ bonus will be paid nightly, $500 to the highest finishing registered Invading driver – unless that Invading driver wins the A-feature, and then the bonus becomes $1,000 nightly!
Translated, the Friday A-feature pays $5,000 to win, and then it bumps up to $7,000 to win on Saturday. If a registered Invading driver happens to win both nights, they’ll take home a $14,000 weekend haul!
Here was the first and rounds of ‘Invaders’ that have registered to compete in this event: Weston Gorham, Marcus Thomas, Austin Mundie, Carson Bolden, John Carney II, Preston Perlmutter, Christopher Townsend, Claud Estes III, Seth Bergman and Austyn Gossel, Cory Bruns and Charlie Harmon. The ‘Invading’ drivers will be joining the 17 POWRi national tour drivers at this event.
Race fans can expect the following POWRi touring series 410 sprint drivers: Ayrton Gennetten, Joe B Miller, Scotty Milan, Landon Crawley, Blake Hahn, Ryder McCutcheon, Rodney Huband, Miles Paulus, Colton Fisher, Xavier Doney, Natalie Doney, John Barnard, Roger Crockett, Gage Montgomery, Kameron Key, Jack Potter and Jason Martin. Plus, a strong contingent of local and regional invaders will round out the field. They will all be vying for the $5,000 first place prize on Friday night and $7,000 winner’s share on Saturday night.
Race Day update: Note that Jason Martin (injury, get well soon Jason!) and Claud Estes III (engine) are no longer going to be racing at this event. That makes a total of 27 POWRi 410’s and ‘Invaders’ that are signed up. Additional teams can show without penalty when the gates open today.
Each night features a full points event for both touring series atop the 5/16th mile banked dirt track located just about six miles east of Ennis, TX (which is just south of the DFW Metroplex off of I-45). Limited Modifieds will round out the nightly racing card.
In what will be the opening round of 2026 events for the ground pounding American Racer Modified Series, it will include a large contingent of Series and regional drivers, such as Kale Westover, Sean Gaddis, Kenny Gaddis, Manuel Williams, Joe Duvall, Matthew Day, Cody Duke, Jason Hughes, Jamie Burford, Tyler Davis, Dustin Hyde, Dillon Pike, Chris Henigan, Jason Langford, Chase Hatton, Tyler Wolff and Jason Ingalls.
Advance online ticket sales are available by clicking https://www.myracepass.com/series/1572/tickets and there you can select which night(s) you would like to purchase advance tickets, or pit passes for. Just scroll down the schedule list and click on the tickets icon for the Big O Speedway event. You can also choose to purchase your event tickets upon arrival at the speedway on race night.
With few major Sprint Car and Modified events scheduled in the region for this particular weekend, a solid field of drivers in each division is expected.
410 Sprint Car Drivers can get registered by emailing Talin at [email protected] while Modified teams can visit www.AmericanRacerModifiedSeries.com for registration information. Limited Modified/B-Mod drivers will follow Big O Speedway rules and procedures.
Tonight and Saturday night’s action kicks off with hot laps and qualifying at 6:30pm, with racing to follow immediately.
Nightly Adult General Admission is $25, while Kid’s General Admission (ages 6-12) are $10/night. Senior and Military grandstand prices are $20 nightly. Pit passes for all ages are $40 nightly.
A special event info hub has been built to keep fans and teams informed of the latest event information. By clicking www.darinshort.com/powri.html you can find a variety of information: ticket links, nightly event lineup, latest event news, track weather & directions, and all the details you need to get the most out of your weekend at the track.
More details for Big O Speedway can be found online at: www.facebook.com/BIGOSPEEDWAYDIRTRACKPARK and the track is located at 3118 FM 85 Ennis, TX 75119.
All 2026 POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League events will be streamed LIVE on Start2Finish. For more information or to purchase an Xpress Pass, visit www.S2FTV.com. Stay updated with official POWRi news at www.POWRi.com, on X and Instagram @POWRi_Racing, and on Facebook at POWRi.
The current NOAA weather forecast for this weekend’s event is looking quite decent at the moment, with warm temps of mid-80's each day with small precip chances. Follow this link: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=32.3251&lon=-96.6327 to keep up with the latest NOAA forecast.
And for all your racing components, tires and accessories, Smiley's Racing Products will be in the pit area with their track sales rig, so stop by & see them to help keep you 'on track.'
Can an Invader top the POWRi tour this weekend?! Don’t miss seeing the first ever visit of the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint Series vs the regional invaders, the American Racer Modified Series plus the Limited Modifieds at the 5/16-mile banked dirt track of Big O Speedway, for two great nights of racing action, starting TONIGHT, Friday April 24 & then back for Round 2 set for Saturday, April 25 at the Bluebonnet Showdown!
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