Macon Speedway

MACON SPEEDWAY RETURNS TO ACTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH FLAG NIGHT!

by Macon Speedway on 05/16/12

(Macon, IL)Join us this Saturday night at Macon Speedway, and watch as all six UMP divisions will take to the track to try to pick up some track points in their hunt to be track champion. Also Macon Speedway. Flag night will be the theme for this Saturday night as the first 200 fans into the main gate will receive a free flag to wave to help cheer on the local dirt track heroes.

Joining the UMP Late Models will be the Billingsley Towing Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, Amatuer & Pro Hornets. Kyle Logue (Cisco, Il) Leads the Late Model points, Jeremy Nichols (Decatur, Il) sits on top of the Billingsley Modifieds with Rick Roedel (Shelbyville, Il) in Sportsman, Larry Russell jr.(Harristown, Il) in the Street Stocks, Derek Peters (Pana, Il) in Amatuer Hornets and Jeremy Reed (Decatur, Il) in the Pro Hornets all leading their respective divisions. Macon Speedway hosts some of the best racing in the Midwest each and every Saturday night, so come out to the track and check out what everyone has been talking about.

Macon Speedway's exciting summer schedule includes next week's Memorial Day Specials featuring the ''Raminator'' Monster Truck for Scout Night Boys & Girls on Saturday May 26th. A pinewood derby will take place at 1 PM in the fan fest area in front of the racetrack that is free to the public. Then back to Macon on Monday May 28th for Bully Dog Night of NASCAR Stars which includes Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace. The UMP Super Late Models will be on tap to cap a fun filled Memorial Day holiday for another spectacular week at the super-fast 1/5 mile.

Coming up June 2nd is Caterpillar Employee Night as we host a big party for all the Cat Employees. 2011 NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart will be the Grand Marshall for the second Night of NASCAR Stars at Macon Speedway on June 12.

Macon Speedway races every Saturday night from April through September. Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles. For more information, call 217-764-3000(track), 217-764-3220(information hotline), or contact us via email at track@trackenterprises.com. Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com and follow us on twitter @maconspeedway

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Macon Speedway Shows the Power

by Macon Speedway on 05/13/12

(Macon, IL) An overcast day turned into a pleasant evening for racing at the World's Fastest 1/5th mile dirt track with the POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints on the schedule. The previous attempt at the end of April was rained out and open-wheel racers galore rushed their way to Macon. 37 Midgets and 47 Micro Sprints graced Macon Speedway along with four stock car divisions to give the night's car count over 150 racecars!

The Street Stock division treated all fans with an exciting finish capped off with Mike Pundt, Jr.'s first feature win. Following former division champion Larry Russell, Jr., Pundt changed to the high groove while Russell kept low and the top allowed Pundt to gain throughout the race but a helpful caution on the tenth lap of 12 gave Pundt the chance to get the checkered flag. The only time he led was coming out of the fourth turn to the final flag of the race. Russell was the runner-up. Gene Reed raced to third, Greg Osman had a good showing for fourth and defending champion Bobby Beiler rounded out the top five.

Jeremy Nichols was able to win his third Modified feature of the season in front of the division sponsor, Billingsley Towing of Decatur. Taking hold of the race from the beginning, Nichols did not make it a close race to the finish as he passed lapped traffic with little difficulty. Guy Taylor tried to stay close but finished second. Brian Bielong of Summerfield took third, Brock Bauman in fourth and then Ethan Schnapp was fifth.

Jeremy Reed is out to win all the Pro Hornet features in 2012. Of four features at Macon Speedway, he has won all of them. Derek Peters won his first Amateur Hornet feature and first since the High School Hornet class two years ago.

The main events of the night were the open-wheel POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints. Zach Daum started in the front row of the POWRi National Midget Series 30-lap feature and the “Dauminator” dominated his way through the race and was the best of the 22 cars in the field. Alex Harris motored his way through three rows to get to the front and won the POWRi Micro Sprint feature.

Next week, Macon Speedway returns with a full show of stock car racing featuring the Late Models, Billingsley Towing Modifieds, Sportsman, Street Stocks, and the Pro & Amateur Hornets.

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POWRi Makes First Macon Speedway Stop

by Macon Speedway on 05/10/12

Macon Speedway present's a powerhouse night of racing action this Saturday night, May 12th! The speedway will be featuring the combination of the POWRi and the National Badger Midgets associations in a co-sanctioned event along with the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros. The UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro and Amateur Hornets will also be in attendance for the adrenaline pumping action.

Brad Kuhn, the 2011 Badger Midget Champion, leads the early season POWRi points followed by Tyler Thomas and Tyler Courtney. Trent Beckinger, the 2011 POWRi Outlaw Micro champion faces off against the 2012 championship challenger Jacob Patton (Bethalto). Both will head up a stellar field for the group's first appearance of the year at Macon Speedway. Jeremy Nichols, (Decatur) Joe Strawkas (Buffalo)and Jeff Graham (Stonington) are off to good 2012 starts in the ever exciting Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds point race while Mike Pickering (Decatur), Larry Rusell Jr. (Harristown) and Terry Reed (Decatur) headline the UMP Street Stock division. The Hornet divisions, both Amatuer and Pro have had some great races this year at Macon Speedway. Michael Gossett, (Decatur) Brady Reed (Macon) , and Derek Peters (Pana) in the Amateur division are locked in battle for the top spot. In the Pro Hornet division Jeremy Reed (Decatur), Billy Justice(Niantic) and Bruce Dulgar (Decatur) in are locked in a dogfight for the top of the leader board.

This Saturday, May 12th the front gates open at 5 pm with racing at 7 pm. Adults are $15 with kids 11 and under Free with paying adult.

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Macon Receives Picture Perfect Night of Racing

by Macon Speedway on 05/07/12

(Macon, IL) For the first time in the five weeks that Macon Speedway has had a race schedule, the weather played out perfectly for Teacher Appreciation Night, sponsored by The Teacher’s Lounge. Macon Speedway has endured racing every other week to start the season due to rain and cold but received conditions favorable to both drivers and fans to kick off the month of May.

It was a very favorable evening for Springfield’s Roger Brickler, who won the Late Model 25-lap A-Main event. Spinning around the 1/5th mile oval, Brickler took control of the race from the pole position and stopped all trying to knock him out of the lead. Brickler ran the high side of the track nearly the entire race and would not be stopped by either Terry Babb or Matt Taylor. For Brickler, it would be his first feature victory at Macon since June 27, 2009. Brickler would be followed by Taylor, Chuck Mitchell, Kyle Logue and Jim Moon. Logue was the fastest qualifier of 15 Late Models and won his head but due to the inversion, Logue would start in the third row and would not be able to get past Mitchell or Taylor to contend with Brickler.

By far, the best and closest race of the night goes to the Sportsman class. Dennis Vandermeersch and Dave Crawley, Jr. raced 1-2 for the whole show but as they came to the backstretch, Crawley and Vandermeersch tapped and Crawley inched closer and as they came out of the final turn to flagman Joey Webb’s checkered flag Crawley narrowly won. Crawley didn’t want to have it end in bad feelings and didn’t intend on racing dirty as that final lap played out.

Jeremy Nichols of Decatur was the best of 15 Billingsley Towing Modifieds on Saturday, leading all 20 laps and winning his second feature of the season. Starting from the front row inside spot, Nichols was not contested through much of the event and darted away from all lapped traffic to open a sizeable advantage over second place finisher, Springfield’s Ethan Schnapp. Joe Strawkas finished in third ahead of Alan Crowder and Jeff Graham.

Terry Reed found victory lane in the Street Stocks for the first time since June 13, 2009. He has raced primarily Late Models in 2010 and 2011, returning to the Street Stock division this season and took ahold of the lead early and didn’t let up. Larry Russell, Jr. chased after Reed to no avail. Mike Pickering, Kevin Crowder and Mike Pundt, Jr. rounded out the top five.

The Reed brothers, Jeremy in the Pro Hornets and Brady in the Amateur Hornets, swept the 4-cylinder division for the second time in 2012. The season debut of the High School Hornets led to Lanphier High School freshman Robert Goveia getting to hold the checkered flag. Macon Speedway tries to welcome the POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints next week after their initial visit was cancelled due to rain last week. Billingsley Towing Modifieds, Street Stocks and the Pro & Amateur Hornets will be featured at Macon Speedway, as well.

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The Teacher's Lounge and Macon Speedway Proudly Present Teacher's Appreciation Night

by Macon Speedway on 05/02/12

(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway welcomes The Teacher's Lounge Teacher Appreciation Night at the races this coming Saturday, May 5. All teachers in the surrounding areas will be admitted into the races FREE OF CHARGE with their teacher's identification card. The Teacher's Lounge is located at 2828 N Main Street Suite 101 in Decatur.

All UMP classes will be racing this Saturday night; Late Models, Sportsman, Billingsley Towing Modifieds, Street Stocks and Pro & Amateur Hornet division. Additionally the High School Hornets will be making their debut at Macon's 1/5 mile this Saturday night. Kyle Logue (Cisco, IL) leads the points charge in the UMP Late Models. There is a three way tie for the lead in UMP Modifieds between Guy Taylor (Mechanicsburg, IL) , Joe Strawkas (Buffalo,IL) and Jeremy Nichols. The Sportsman also have a tie for the lead with Nick Justice (Harristown, IL) and Rick Roedel (Shelbyville, IL). Steve Ewing (Decatur, IL) sits atop the UMP Street Stock division by 2 marks. Michael Gossett (Decatur, IL) leads the amateur Hornets with Jeremy Reed (Decatur, IL) on top of the Pro Hornet stats for at least this week. The Macon Speedway points races are tight with a host of drivers ready to take the lead.

The POWRi Series, which was rained out last Saturday night, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 12th to be racing alongside the Crazy Chick n Cars. Make plans to attend this weekend's races and mark your calendars for up-coming special races.

Pit gates open this Saturday night at 4 PM, front grandstands at 5 PM and racing will start at 7 PM

Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles. For information, call 217-764-3000 (track), 217-764-3220 (information hotline); also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com and follow us on Twitter @Maconspeedway

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