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MACON, IL (June 4) - Macon Speedway is excited to announce the popular Midwest Big Ten Series will be back in action this Saturday night at Macon Speedway as part of the Lite Beer Twin 50’s event. Morgan County Speedway, Jacksonville, IL, and Shepps Speedway, Alexander, IL has teamed up with Macon Speedway for our promotion, the “Midwest Big Ten Series”. The three tracks will host a series of races to be held in the 2009 racing season, the dates of the four remaining races to be held at Macon Speedway are this Saturday, June 6, July 4, July 25 and August 22. Shepps Speedway will host their races starting with this Sunday, June 7, July 26 and August 23. Morgan County will host its remaining night on Friday, August 14. Each of the ten races will include larger winnings to the winner of the feature. At the end of the season the points each driver has accumulated in those 10 races will be totaled and there will be $10,000 distributed throughout the top ten Late Models with the top point fund winner taking home another $3,000! So far with two of the ten races down our point’s leader is Steve Sheppard Jr. racing his #5 Late Model. Closing in on Sheppard is his son, Brandon Sheppard in his 5B and Kyle Logue in his Sav Mor Pharmacy #21 Late Model. Both Brandon Sheppard and Kyle Logue are tied for second with 112 points, a mere 8 behind the point’s leader. This weekend’s events will be crucial for all three drivers to sustain their point’s leads. Not far behind the top three is Macon Speedway’s Dick Taylor of Springfield, IL who has been going around in circles at Macon Speedway since 1973 in the #24, and racing very competitively since the early 80’s. Dick’s number #24 has been a fan favorite for four decades and we hope to see the 5th. Join in the fun as these drivers compete in the 50 lap feature event. Tickets for this Saturday are $15 for adults and children 12 and under are free. Our grandstands open at 5pm with Late Models qualifying at 7pm. Don’t miss our Night of Nascar Stars II featuring Tony Stewart and Mark Martin this coming Thursday, June 11. We have plenty of good seats still available by calling 217-764-3000. Tickets are $20 for adults and children 12 & under are $5. Gates will open at 3pm with the autograph session taking place from 4:30-5:30pm. Get your chance to meet Tony and Mark! 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 us via email at track@trackenterprises.com. Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com for additional information.
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