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Exciting Finishes for Dear Ol’ Dad Program
By Brett Zerfowski
MACON, IL (June 20) - Father’s Day 2009 not only is a day to recognize the
dads of the world but it will also be the official start to summer. Saturday
night was a pretty good example of what is to be expected for the 2009
Summer of Fun at Macon Speedway.
A two-caution Touchstone Energy Sportsman feature saw two lead changes and
it was between the two drivers vying for the top spot in the standings.
Scott Landers of Taylorville and Rick Roedel of Shelbyville have been
neck-and-neck for the Touchstone Energy Sportsman points championship.
Entering the evening, the two drivers would be separated by four points with
Landers leading Roedel. Roedel followed Landers for the first two laps but
on lap three in the second turn, Roedel took over and never was challenged
again. Weaving his way through the lapped traffic, Roedel took his fourth
feature of 2009 and closed the gap on Landers, who finished second.
First-time visitor to the track, Shane Garrison of Dawson, took third before
Mike Pickering and Terry Reed.
The Late Model feature was filled with dramatic moments. Don Cisco III and
Dennis Vandermeersch started together in the front row and went side by side
for the early going before Vandermeersch took off. On the 18th lap, Cisco
had caught up to Vandermeersch and in the second turn, disaster struck for
both drivers. Cisco caught Vandermeersch and spun him around; Vandermeersch
kept going but Cisco spun around and was met by the oncoming Bill Wilhour.
Cisco’s damage would be superficial but Vandermeersch would be sent into the
infield with a flat left rear tire. After the change, Vandermeersch would
come back onto the track but not in his first place position; he would be
forced to the back because he worked on the racecar in the infield. Cisco
would be sent to the back, also, for the takeout of Vandermeersch.
The third-place car would become the leader, Mike Hammerle, and he would try
to defend the newly-awarded position from Kyle Logue and John Beck. Hammerle,
the current UMP National Points leader, would hold the lead for a few laps
but atop the second turn within five laps to go, Logue took the lead away
and raced off for his sixth feature win of 2009. Hammerle took second with
Chris Dick in third and Jason Cleaver in fourth. Logue had a rough feature
after being the fastest qualifier and started from the tenth position.
Dave Crawley, Jr. had also been going through a rough night. A poor heat
race put him in the 18th position of 20 racecars and after an accident
during the race’s first lap, he would be taken from the race due to a bent
right front axle. Danny Smith from Argenta had a good night with a heat win
and a front-row-outside starting position in the feature. Last week’s
feature winner Jeremy Nichols started second row inside behind pole sitter
Clark Robertson. All three drivers won their heats from the pole position.
Danny Smith had led the first ten laps before Nichols caught up to Smith,
who nearly spun himself out in the fourth turn of lap 12, and took the
advantage. Green flag racing allowed Nichols to pull away and take his
second feature in-a-row. Smith finished in second with Steve Ewing in third,
Don Koehler and Joe Strawkus (who was tied with Crawley for the Modified
points championship) took fourth and fifth.
The first three rows of the Street Stock feature had a combined ten feature
wins. Larry Russell, Jr. (the pole sitter) led the opening eight laps but
Steve Ewing, a four-time feature winner, came from the second row outside
spot to take over and make him a five-time feature winner. Ewing finished in
front of Russell, Mike Pickering, Blake Shelley, Troy Dodson, Al Crawley and
Terry Reed. All but Crawley have claimed the checkered flag in a feature
during the 2009 season.
After the Herald & Review newspaper wrote up a story on Heidi Hames, she was
fast to show off her car in the Pro Hornet class in her first full night in
the division. Michael Pundt, Jr. wasn’t about to let the owner of his car
take the victory easily so they raced side by side and bumper to bumper for
the majority of the eight-lap feature event. As the finish came and the
checkered flag waved, Pundt had finished in front of Hames by the absolute
smallest margin. Zach Dodd was a main stay in the top but finished third.
Ben Madaris finally was able to claim victory in the Amateur Hornets,
finishing in front of Brian Offer, who led the most laps in the eight-lap
race, and Cody Fleming.
To read Heidi Hames’ story by Executive Sports Editor Mark Tupper, log onto
www.herald-review.com. You can also pick your winner of the 29th Annual
Herald & Review 100. If your selection is correct, you will be put into a
drawing for a family pack of NASCAR Night tickets with special guest Kasey
Kahne on July 22nd. Log onto www.herald-review.com/hr100 for the contest
information.
The next Macon Speedway show will be another exciting night of racing with
the Kids Club Box Car races during the StarTek intermission program. That
will pave the way to the 29th running of the Herald & Review 100 on
Thursday, July 2nd and the 95Q Firecracker 40s on our nation’s birthday,
July 4th.
Result For June 20, 2009
UMP Late Model - Feature
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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 10 21 Kyle Logue Cisco , Il 50
2 5 16H Mike Hammerle St Charles, Mo 48
3 3 22 Chris Dick Deland , Il 46
4 4 C4 Jason Cleaver Mechanicsburg , Il 44
5 6 28B John Beck Springfield , Il 42
6 2 25 Dennis Vandermeersch Springfield , Il 40
7 8 12T David Thornton - 38
8 1 DC3 Don Cisco Blue Mound, Il 36
9 9 7M Kevin Moffett Moweaqua , Il 34
10 7 3W Bill Wilhour Taylorville , Il 32
11 11 38 Doug Hemer Moweaqua , Il 30
12 13 67 Michael Durbin Jr. Decatur , Il 28
13 12 31 Brent Helmkamp - 26
UMP Modified - Feature
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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 3 01 Jeremy Nichols Decatur , Il 50
2 2 D98 Danny Smith Argenta , Il 48
3 4 31 Steve Ewing Decatur , Il 46
4 6 64 Donny Koehler Jr. Macon , Il 44
5 7 28 Joe Strawkas Buffalo , Il 42
6 5 00 Aaron Burcham Decatur , Il 40
7 1 35 Clark Robertson Shelbyville , Il 38
8 12 7S Ethan Schnapp - 36
9 8 T2 Mark Tullis Taylorville , Il 34
10 15 42 Katie Lord Chatham , Il 32
11 10 58 Larry Ferguson Arcola , Il 30
12 19 18M Kenneth Morris Virginia , Il 28
13 14 16H Eric Hamilton Macon , Il 26
14 16 35S Randy Spaugh Decatur , Il 24
15 20 128 Mike Haas Mascoutah , Il 22
16 17 5G Brian Gates Morrisonville , Il 20
17 11 22 Scott Jones - 18
18 18 37 David Crawley Jr. Decatur , Il 16
19 9 57 Danny Page Mount Zion, Il 14
20 13 52 Roger Drake - 12
UMP Sportsman - Feature
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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 11 Rick Roedel Shelbyville , Il 50
2 2 41 Scott Landers Taylorville , Il 48
3 8 44G Shane Garrisson - 46
4 5 9 Mike Pickering Decatur , Il 44
5 1 11K Terry Reed Decatur , Il 42
6 3 22 Timmy Dick Monticello , Il 40
7 10 B99 Tim Bedinger Taylorville , Il 38
8 16 14 Nathan Lynch - 36
9 14 60 Kenny Hayes Macon , Il 34
10 11 90 Justin Ater Moweaqua , Il 32
11 9 22J Tony Clinton Dawson , Il 30
12 18 B88 Jim Bedinger Taylorville , Il 28
13 7 8K Ken Fustin Springfield , Il 26
14 15 7 Mark Reed Decatur , Il 24
15 12 14C Alan Crowder Elwin , Il 22
16 6 72 Tom Graham Stonington , Il 20
17 13 55 Kevin Cook Iblue Mound, Il 18
18 17 71 Jeff Graham - 16
UMP Street Stock - Feature
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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 95 Steve Ewing Decatur , Il 50
2 1 X7 Larry Russell Jr. Harristown , Il 48
3 3 99 Mike Pickering Decatur , Il 46
4 5 30 Blake Shelley Oakley , Il 44
5 6 21 Troy Dodson Cerro Gordo, Il 42
6 10 88 Albert Crawley Sr. Decatur , Il 40
7 2 11 Terry Reed Decatur , Il 38
8 8 3 Phil Moreland - 36
9 9 36 Nick Justice Harristown , Il 34
10 7 33 Justin Hill Lovington , Il 32
11 11 K14 Ryan Blair Edinburg , Il 30
12 13 08 Brian Dasenbrock Decatur , Il 28
13 12 14 Kurtis Ater Macon , Il 26
14 14 34 Jeremy Reed Decatur , Il 24
15 15 1 Cale Chandler - 22
UMP Amateur Hornet - Feature
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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 0 Ben Medaris Decatur , Il 50
2 4 88 Brian Offer Springfield , Il 48
3 3 28 Cody Fleming Decatur , Il 46
4 8 210 Brett Embry Decatur , Il 44
5 10 26K Austin Mulligan - 42
6 12 205 Michael Gossett - 40
7 11 83 Steven Dulgar Decatur , Il 38
8 14 7 Sam Mccoy Decatur , Il 36
9 9 X28 Nathan Chandler Decatur , Il 34
10 5 21R Gary Justice - 32
11 7 1F Fred Mifflin Mount Zion, Il 30
12 13 62 Kevin Brown Pana , Il 28
13 15 18 Brian Rynders Virginia , Il 26
14 18 44KIT Steven Kite Decatur , Il 24
15 2 5 Richard Johnson - 22
16 6 3G Brandon Kirby Decatur , Il 20
17 16 03 Roger Reed Decatur , Il 18
18 17 K1 Kelsie Gustus Decatur , Il 16
UMP Hornet - Feature
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Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 1 918 Michael Pundt Jr. Decatur , Il 50
2 4 15 Heidi Hames Decatur , Il 48
3 2 21Z Zach Dodd Riverton , Il 46
4 3 O Fred Reed Jr. Decatur , Il 44
5 5 7 Joe Reed Decatur , Il 42
6 8 71 Todd Rush Pawnee , Il 40
7 7 4SQ Stephanie Eskew Springfield , Il 38
8 9 26K Ryan Barton Kincaid , Il 36
9 11 83 Bruce Dulgar Decatur , Il 34
10 13 3G Jeff Gill Shelbyville , Il 32
11 16 19 James Hankins Taylorville , Il 30
12 6 18 Kenneth Morris Virginia , Il 28
13 15 6 Justunn Hilton Lovington , Il 26
14 14 2M Julie Marshall Springfield , Il 24
15 12 03 Michael Dick Decatur , Il 22
16 10 X28 Nick Lowe - 20
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