MACON SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT – MERIDIAN SCHOOL NIGHT, SALUTE TO MOMS, CRAZY CHICKS N CARS
by: Tonya Moschell

MACON, IL (May 12) -  Macon Speedway’s Racing on Saturday night was once again exciting and played to a full house of fans. 110 cars were able to take advantage of Macon’s new pit area and tonight’s tribute to the Meridian schools and Mom was fun for all.

With the sun going down over the backstretch, the heat races were warming up the track. Underdogs pushed their way to a few impressive finishes. Brian McLemore of Decatur held off heavy favorite Kyle Logue for hat most have seemed like an endless number of laps.

As the feature contenders were being worked out, Macon Speedway featured the Crazy Chicks N Cars race, raced by won by a stretch by Angela Reed. Dixie Kreher finished in second place.

The feature races started strong with a fiery Sportsman race, lead by four different drivers. The number 27 of Greg Kimmons squeezed by for the lead of a race that was led mostly by Norm Wood out of Sullivan. Third place finisher Dave Smith stayed with the leaders through the race, shooting his car around the outside of every turn.

Kyle Logue of Cisco won his fourth straight Modified feature race by starting from the pole position, and leading every lap. Everyone wanted to see who would challenge Logue. Al Crawley from Decatur looked like the premiere challenger. Crawley used the high, fast outside line, moving his car from fourth to second place in only a few laps. But at lap 13 Crawley’s car lost its grip and clipped the turn two wall, ending his night. Jeremy Nichols, second place, and Dave Crawley Jr., third place, couldn’t catch up.

The street stock feature race was led mostly by Decatur’s Steve Ewing and his #95 “Lightning McQueen” car. Ewing moved to the outside to move from third to the lead and never looked back. The smooth driving Mike Pickering couldn’t run down the leader. Brian Cassell, from Decatur, placed third.

Terry Babb started on the pole for the Late Model feature race. Babb had won his heat by using the outside of the track to make a last lap pass. In the feature, his car wouldn’t stick. Babb tried the outside lane a few times without any luck and resorted to playing defense on the bottom of the track. Kyle Logue’s car had plenty of grip, and used the speed of the outer line to pass Babb. Babb settled into second and got a few passing opportunities from caution flags, but couldn’t capitalize. Mike Hammerle of St. Charles, Missouri placed third.

With 27 hornets racing at Macon this evening, the racing fans got an extra hornet feature. In the first of two features, Lance Johnson took the lead early. A few laps in, Johnson’s car began to spew white smoke out behind him. “I think I started losing the clutch.” Johnson remarked. His engine held on long enough to get him the win. Michael Pundt and James Hankins were the runners-up. The second hornet feature was dominated by Joe Reed’s number 22 that gripped the bottom of the track. Weekly racing at Macon Speedway features five UMP sanctioned divisions: Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, Street Stock and Hornet. New for 2007 is the addition of the C.A.R.S. Late Models.

On Saturday, May 19, gates at Macon Speedway will open at 5:00 PM. Racing starts at 7:00.

General Admission is $10.00 for weekly races at Macon Speedway. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Pit admission is $25. Full season reserved seats are still available. Contact the Speedway at 217-764-3000 for more information.

Mark your calendars:
Advance reserved seat tickets for NASCAR Nights I and II and III (May 28, June 14 and July 20) are presently on sale. Call 217-764-3000 or 217-764-3200 to order your reserved seat today! May 19 will be the first race in the “Fast Five Racer Appreciation Series”. Late Models will be racing for $1500 to win, special product prizes and an opportunity to win a Cruise for Two! May 26 is Kids Night with Quacky the Clown and Box Car Races for the Kids. NASCAR Night I on May 28 features the Northern All Stars Late Model Series and NASCAR Stars Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace will be in attendance.

NASCAR Stars Kenny Wallace, Ken Schrader, Tony Stewart and local Promoter Bob Sargent purchased Macon Speedway in January of 2007.
Macon Speedway – racing every Saturday Night – is proud to be part of the $100,000 Contingency Connection program for the 2007 season. 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), or contact Tonya Moschell via email at tonya.trackenterprises@yahoo.com  or visit www.maconracing.com .

UMP Late Model 5/12/2007 Feature: 1. Kyle Logue (Cisco, IL), 2. TERRY BABB (decatur, IL), 3. MIKE HAMMERLE (ST CHARLES, MO), 4. ANDY PRYOR (CASEYVILE, IL), 5. GREG KIMMONS (PLEASANT PLAINS, IL), 6. CORY DAUGHTERY (BLUE MOUND, IL), 7. DON CISCO III (OREANA, IL), 8. DOUG HEMER (MOWEAQUA, IL), 9. CHRIS BOLYARD (VANDALIA, IL), 10. JASON CLEAVER (MECHANICSBURG, IL), 11. Mike Durbin Jr (Decatur, IL), 12. RYAN LITTLE (SPRINGFIELD, ), 13. JASON CECIL (DECATUR, il),

UMP Modified 5/12/2007 Feature: 1. Kyle Logue (Cisco, IL), 2. JEREMY NICHOLS (DECATUR, ), 3. DAVE CRAWLEY JR (DECATUR, IL), 4. CURT RHOADES (TAYLORVILLE, ), 5. JOE STRAWKAS (BUFFALO, ), 6. Clark Robertson (Shelbyville, IL), 7. roger drake (decatur, IL), 8. jim leka (illiopolis, il), 9. Danny Page (Harristown, IL), 10. CHRIS VEECH (MATTOON, ), 11. RANDY MYERS (SPRINGFIELD, IL), 12. BUTCH GARNER (FORSYTH, IL), 13. ANDREW BARNES (ASSUMPTION, IL), 14. BRIAN MCLEMORE (DECATUR, IL), 15. SHAWN BOHM (DECATUR, IL), 16. AL CRAWLEY (DECATUR, IL), 17. eric hamilton (macon, il), 18. JIM WORKMAN (CLINTON, IL), 19. steve shaw (mt. zion, il),

UMP Sportsman 5/12/2007 Feature: 1. GREG KIMMONS (PLEASANT PLAINS, IL), 2. Norm Wood (Sullivan, IL), 3. DAVE SMITH (MONTICELLO, ), 4. MIKE PICKERING (DECATUR, IL), 5. Scott Landers (Taylorville, IL), 6. Jeff Graham (Stonington, IL), 7. phil moreland (assumption, ), 8. TOM GRAHAM (STONINGTON, ), 9. BILL WILHOUR (TAYLORVILLE, IL), 10. Travis Martin (Ramsey, IL), 11. curtis hobbs (farmer city, il), 12. rick hamm (edinburg, ), 13. TIM BEDINGER (TAYLORVILLE, IL), 14. Lonnie Nichols (Shelbyville, IL), 15. Nathan LYNCH (HILLSBORO, IL), 16. JEFF MOE (SPRINGFIELD, IL),

UMP Street Stock 5/12/2007 Feature: 1. STEVE EWING (DECATUR, IL), 2. MIKE PICKERING (DECATUR, IL), 3. BRIAN CASSELL (DECATUR, IL), 4. Larry Russell Jr. (Decatur, IL), 5. TOM RIECH (SPRINGFIELD, IL), 6. BRIAN MILEHAM (LAWNDALE, IL), 7. TERRY REED (DECATUR, IL), 8. JIM CARDONI (CHATHAM, IL), 9. MIKE PAISLEY (TAYLORVILLE, ), 10. GEORGE EWING (DECATUR, ), 11. GREG SCRIBNER (BETHANY, IL), 12. MITCHELL LOWE (SPRINGFIELD, IL), 13. CODY WICKLINE (ASSUMPTION, IL), 14. BRIAN DASENBROCK (DECATUR, IL), 15. MIKE MAESTAS (LINCOLN, IL), 16. jeffrey reed (blue mound, il), 17. DANIEL WINTERBAUER (LINCOLN, IL), 18. Gene Reed (Decatur, IL), 19. Kyle Jenkins (Decatur, IL), 20. Dustin Tucker (Decatur, IL), 21. ROY MAGEE (SPRINGFIELD, IL), 22. KEVIN MCDERMAND (SPRINGFIELD, ), 23. CARL HAMM (MT AUBURN, IL), 24. BRAD BEDINGER (taylorville, IL), 25. JUSTIN HILL (LOVINGTON, IL),

UMP Hornet 5/12/2007 Feature 1: 1. Lance Johnson, 2. Michael Pundt, 3. Jim Hankins, 4. Steve Dulgar, 5. Mike Stephens, 6. Steve Stanton, 7. Todd Rush, 8. Jacob Hicks, 9. 51R Reed, 10. Stephanie Eskew, 11. Jeremy Reed, 12. Jim Goodrich, 13. Brian Dasenbrock

UMP Hornet 5/12/2007 Feature 2: 1. Joe Reed, 2. Bruce Dulgar, 3. Richard Johnson , 4. Jeff Dodd, 5. Jeff Gill, 6. James Banister , 7. Mike Morse, 8. Mark Reed, 9. Brandon Watts, 10. WillieTucker, 11. Beau Hankins,Jr. , 12. Dustin Reed, 13. Mark Reed II