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Heavy Rains Force Postponement Of Thursdays Herald & Review 100 At Macon Speedway; Raindate Changed For UMP DIRT Summer Nationals Event At Morgan County Speedway Morgan County/Macon Doubleheader Now Set For Aug. 15 & 16 MACON, IL (July 3) Heavy rain overnight and into the morning inundated the famed Macon Speedway, forcing the postponement of Thursday nights UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Herald & Review 100. It marks the second year in a row that the high-banked, one-fifth-mile tracks marquee extra-distance event has been rescheduled by rain. The $6,000-to-win Herald & Review 100 will now be run on Sat., Aug. 16, setting up a big weekend doubleheader of rescheduled Summer Nationals dates in Illinois. UMP DIRTcar director Sam Driggers said that Morgan County Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., which had its Summer Nationals show washed out midway through time trials on Wednesday night, has rescheduled its $6,000-to-win program for Fri., Aug. 15. Morgan County Speedway officials initially agreed to a raindate of Mon., July 7, but it was later determined that racing can not take place that evening due to preparations for the Morgan County Fair that begins on July 9. Macon Speedway is the fourth track that has rescheduled its 2008 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals event due to rain. A fifth event, on June 21 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., was canceled and not rescheduled due to flood waters that covered the tracks access road. The Morgan County/Macon swing on Aug. 15-16 will be classified as non-point UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals events because they fall after the series finale on July 12 at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. But with each $6,000-to-win race sure to attract a large car count, they will figure prominently in the UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model national points battle that begins to hits its homestretch in August. The Summer Nationals continues on Friday night (July 4) with a $10,000-to-win event at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. For more info on the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals, visit www.dirtcar.com. 2008 UMP DIRTcar Racing Summer Nationals Schedule (Date/Day/Track/Location/To Win/Winner Car Count): June 12 Thurs. - Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway/Calvert City, KY - $7,500 (Brad Neat - 40) June 13 Fri. - Brownstown (IN) Speedway - $10,000 (Rain postponed to July 11) June 14 Sat. - Kamp Motor Speedway/Boswell, IN - $10,000 (Wes Steidinger - 36) June 15 Sun. Tri-State Speedway/Haubstadt, IN - $6,000 (Dennis Erb Jr. 39) June 16 Mon - OFF June 17 Tues. Highland Speedway/Highland, IL - $6,000 (Terry English 47) June 18 Wed. Belle Clair Speedway/Belleville, IL - $6,000 (Will Vaught 41) June 19 Thurs. I-57/I-64 Raceway/Mt. Vernon, IL - $6,000 (Darren Miller 37) June 20 Fri. Farmer City Raceway/Farmer City, IL - $10,000 (Darren Miller 50) June 21 Sat. I-55 Raceway/Pevely, MO - $10,000 (CANCELED flooding) June 22 Sun. Vermilion Co. Speedway/Danville, IL - $6,000 (Jeep VanWormer 43) June 23 Mon. - OFF June 24 Tue. Sedalia State Fair Speedway/Sedalia, MO - $6,000 (Brian Shirley 27) June 25 Wed. Lake Ozark Speedway/Eldon, MO - $6,000 (Billy Moyer 31) June 26 Thurs. Paducah Intl Raceway/Paducah, KY - $6,000 (Kevin Claycomb 35) June 27 Fri. Lawrenceburg Speedway/Lawrenceburg, IN - $10,000 (Dennis Erb Jr. 36) June 28 Sat. Clarksville Speedway/Clarksville, TN - $10,000 (Rain postponed to July 19) June 29 Sun. Lincoln Speedway/Lincoln, IL - $6,000 (Brian Shirley 46) June 30 Mon. - OFF July 1 Tue. Peoria Speedway/Peoria, IL - $6,000 (Jeep VanWormer 40) July 2 Wed. Morgan Co. Speedway/Jacksonville, IL - $6,000 (Rain postponed to Aug. 15) July 3 Thurs. Macon Speedway/Macon, IL - $6,000 (Rain postponed to Aug. 16) July 4 Fri. Tri-City Speedway/Pontoon Beach, IL - $10,000 July 5 Sat. Fairbury American Legion Speedway/Fairbury, IL -$10,000 July 6 Sun. Quad City Raceway/East Moline, IL - $6,000 July 7 Mon. - OFF July 8 Tue. Quincy (IL) Speedway - $6,000 July 9 Wed. Spoon River Speedway/Canton, IL - $6,000 July 10 Thurs. La Salle Speedway/La Salle, IL - $6,000 July 11 Fri. Brownstown (IN) Speedway - $10,000 (Rescheduled date) July 12 Sat. Oakshade Raceway/Wauseon, OH - $10,000 July 19 Sat. Clarksville Speedway/Clarksville, TN - $10,000 (Rescheduled date) Aug. 15 Fri. Morgan Co. Speedway/Jacksonville, IL - $6,000 (Rescheduled date) Aug. 16 Sat. Macon Speedway/Macon, IL - $6,000 (Rescheduled date) |