Midwest Throwback Sprint Cars To Headline Macon Speedway Racing Saturday

(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway drivers, teams, and race fans are ready to head back to the track this Saturday, August 12, after a two-week layoff for a scheduled night off as well as weather related issues last weekend. This Saturday’s program should be a good one, featuring the Midwest Throwback Sprint Cars in addition to six other classes of racing and CEFCU Kids Club.

The Midwest Throwback Sprint Car Series is made up of sprint cars from yesteryear and competes on tracks in the Midwest such as Kankakee, Circle City, Champaign, Terre Haute, and Macon Speedway. The series is coming off an event in Champaign just a couple weeks ago that saw a solid field of nearly 20 cars put on a good show. Steve Thomas currently leads the standings followed by Dan Ingram, Gary Cummins, John Tosti, and Chad Freeman complete the top five.

The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models will be on track with Taylorville, IL competitor Braden Johnson leading the points over Lincoln, IL’s Ryan Miller. Brandon Miller, Jose Parga, and Randy Eller complete the top five in points. Parga has claimed five feature wins with Johnson taking two and Dakota Ewing one.

Decatur, IL driver, Dalton Ewing, leads the field of DIRTcar Pro Mods into Saturday night’s action. Ewing has won five of the nine features this season. Adam Rhoades is second in points with Maxx Emerson, Guy Taylor, and Zach Taylor completing the top five. Guy Taylor garnered two features, while Zach Taylor took one and Kyle Helmick also found victory lane.

Blue Mound, IL’s Bobby Beiler is having a great season, grabbing four features in eight starts. His point lead, however, is only ten points on veteran racer Terry Reed. Jaret Duff, Brad Peters, and Brian Dasenbrock are in the top five in the track standings.
The HART Micros are back for this week’s show but with a twist. This week, the Micros will be running with wings for the first time this season. The track had traditionally been a Winged Micro track until this year when POWRi switched to non-wing as is HART.
Rounding out this week’s classes will be the High School Racing Association and KidModz. For the HSRA, it will be their third and final appearance of the season, a new series at the track this season. For the KidModz, it’s their second and final appearance of the year at the 1/5-mile track.

Pit gates open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps are at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15, while kids 11 and under are free.
About Macon Speedway:

For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.maconracing.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/maconracing) and Twitter (@maconspeedway). Updates are also available by calling Macon Speedway at 217-764-3000.
Macon Speedway is located nine miles south of Decatur on U.S. 51, then 0.6 miles west on Andrews Street and south to 205 N. Wiles. Macon Speedway hosts racing every Saturday night, plus many specials including Lucas Oil Late Models, Summernationals, Corn Field Combat, and Top Gun.

Macon Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection’s $100,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)
Midwest Throwback Sprint Car Series
1. Steve Thomas 160
2. Dan Ingram 130
3. Gary Cummins 90
3. John Tosti 90
5. Chad Freeman 80
6. John Gee 75
7. Scott Hermanson 60
7. Jarrett Thomas 60
7. Bobby Logan 60
7. Tres Mehler 60

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 14J Braden Johnson Taylorville IL 8 2 8 8 460 0
2 11 Ryan Miller Lincoln IL 8 0 7 8 426 34
3 9B Brandon Miller Lincoln IL 7 0 2 6 330 130
4 6P Jose Parga New Berlin IL 5 5 5 5 300 160
5 11E Randy Eller Taylorville IL 6 0 0 6 280 180
6 25 Dakota Ewing Warrensburg IL 5 1 4 4 272 188
7 10C Colby Eller Taylorville IL 5 0 4 5 266 194
8 12 Curtis Eller Taylorville IL 5 0 3 5 264 196
9 64 Donny Koehler Macon IL 5 0 2 5 242 218
10 77 Blaise Baker Clinton IL 3 0 3 3 166 294

DIRTcar Pro Mods
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 27 Dalton Ewing Decatur IL 9 5 7 9 500 0
2 10 Adam Rhoades Clinton IL 9 0 5 7 432 68
3 78 Maxx Emerson Taylorville IL 7 0 5 7 362 138
4 4T Guy Taylor Springfield IL 6 2 6 6 348 152
5 Z24 Zach Taylor Springfield IL 6 1 5 6 334 166
6 15C Kevin Crowder Argenta IL 7 0 2 3 304 196
7 8 Brayden Beiler Blue Mound IL 7 0 1 2 288 212
8 360 John Seets Brighton IL 5 0 3 4 244 256
9 24M Matt Milner Chatham IL 4 0 3 4 220 280
10 42 Chad Ziegler Oakwood IL 4 0 3 3 206 294

DIRTcar Street Stocks
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 17 Bobby Beiler Blue Mound IL 8 4 7 7 442 0
2 11 Terry Reed Cerro Gordo IL 8 0 6 7 432 10
3 21 Jaret Duff Maroa IL 8 0 6 8 416 26
4 78B Brad Peters Stonington IL 8 0 4 7 396 46
5 08 Brian R. Dasenbrock Decatur IL 8 0 2 8 392 50
6 187 Korey Bailey Stonington IL 7 0 0 7 324 118
7 67 Rudy Zaragoza Jacksonville IL 5 2 4 4 266 176
8 T5 Gene Reed Hammond IL 5 0 0 4 226 216
9 2Z Andy Zahnd White Heath IL 4 0 4 4 224 218
10 4 Zach Clark Illiopolis IL 4 0 0 4 198 244

 

Category: Illinois