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Old Guys Still Got It At Macon Speedway

| June 12, 2022
Old Guys Still Got It At Macon Speedway

    By BZ   (Macon, IL) The veterans, the ones who got race fans and drivers into the action, still got it. Of the seven division night on Saturday at Macon Speedway, three drivers claimed themselves as “old guys on the senior citizens tour” and took the checkered flag during the feature races.   […]

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Next Generation Taylor Wins Checkered Flag at Macon Speedway

| June 5, 2022
Next Generation Taylor Wins Checkered Flag at Macon Speedway

  By BZ   (Macon, IL) During the recent years when a Taylor wins a race at Macon Speedway, many would guess it to be Guy Taylor, the son of Hall of Famer Dick Taylor and brother of former track champion Matt Taylor. But now, a new Taylor has emerged as a feature race winner–Zach […]

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Late Passes Score Twin 50 Wins at Macon Speedway

| May 31, 2022
Late Passes Score Twin 50 Wins at Macon Speedway

  By BZ   (Macon, IL) In keeping with the annual tradition of Memorial Day racing at Macon Speedway, Monday night featured two 50-lap feature races for the premier classes in the circuit, the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models and the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds.   Alan Crowder worked a solid race in the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds. […]

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Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge Weekend Up Next For Lincoln & Macon Speedways

| May 31, 2022
Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge Weekend Up Next For Lincoln & Macon Speedways

  Possible $1,000 To Win Each Night (Macon, IL) This coming weekend, Lincoln Speedway, Friday, June 3, and Macon Speedway, Saturday, June 4, will be hosting another big weekend for DIRTcar Hornets, as the annual Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge is held. The unprecedented weekend of racing, camping, partying, and all out fun for Hornet competitors will […]

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Memorial Day Monday Twin 50’s On Tap For Macon Speedway

| May 29, 2022
Memorial Day Monday Twin 50’s On Tap For Macon Speedway

      (Macon, IL) Macon Speedway is set for its annual Memorial Day race, this coming Monday, May 30. Six full divisions of action will be racing but the headline events will be 50-lappers for the Decatur Building Trades Big 10 Pro Late Models and the BillingsleyRewards.com Big 10 Modifieds.   2022 Macon Speedway […]

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Durbin makes it two straight at East Moline Speedway

| May 23, 2022
Durbin makes it two straight at East Moline Speedway

  Hanna, Veloz, Struck, Gonzales, LaMar, Wise also take checkers   BY ROB HINCKLEY   EAST MOLINE, Ill. (May 22) – He slowed the car in turn three, but the accelerator was down off turn four. Brandon Durbin found a way to negotiate the final two turns and won his second straight 20-lap J&J Camper […]

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PIERCE CASHES IN: Pierce Holds Off Sheppard at FALS

| May 15, 2022
PIERCE CASHES IN: Pierce Holds Off Sheppard at FALS

  Fairbury, IL (May 14, 2022) – The 2022 Mars Racing Series opening weekend continued Saturday night at the Fairbury Speedway for the Spring Shootout paying a whopping $30,000 to win. This was the final race of the Illinois Speedweeks presented by FloRacing. The highly anticipated finale to the four days of racing can to […]

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Parga Returns to Macon Speedway Victory Lane

| May 15, 2022
Parga Returns to Macon Speedway Victory Lane

    By BZ   (Macon, IL) Tough luck has kept Jose Parga from being at Macon Speedway. Whether it was timing and scheduling conflicts or a broken hauler, Parga had yet to appear at a track he won a lot of races. His return Saturday night propelled him to victory lane during the Decatur […]

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Terbo Time: Last Corner Pass Lifts Erb to Mars Opener Win

| May 15, 2022
Terbo Time: Last Corner Pass Lifts Erb to Mars Opener Win

  May 13, 2022 (Farmer City Raceway) – The 2022 Mars Racing Series kicked off with a bang on Friday night at Farmer City Raceway. The highly anticipated Farmer City 74 to kick off the season did not disappoint. The pits filled up with 52 cars as the Illinois Speedweeks continued through the Land of […]

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Rothzen flies to East Moline opener and first career win

| May 9, 2022
Rothzen flies to East Moline opener and first career win

  Durbin, Grimm, Bonney, Gonzales, Burk, Hawkins also win   BY ROB HINCKLEY   EAST MOLINE, Ill. (May 8) – The right rear of Brandon Rothzen’s MastersBilt barely touched the turn one wall…just the way he wanted. Using the diamond technique in turns one and three, Rothzen drove away from the Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Late […]

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