Illinois
Ready to Win but Didn’t Saturday Night at Macon Speedway
By BZ (Macon, IL) For the drivers of the six racing divisions at Macon Speedway on Saturday night, many of those who led laps in the feature looked like locks for the victory lane. And then something happened to where that didn’t happen. Either a broken racecar or a late-race pass kept […]
Pierce Scores Third Herald & Review 100 Championship
By BZ (Macon, IL) Bobby Pierce challenged for the lead early in the 2021 edition of the Herald & Review 100 Thursday night at Macon Speedway but it wasn’t a pass for the lead that gave him the advantage, it was a caution flag and a flat tire on leader Brian Shirley that allowed Pierce […]
Begyn sparkles in EMS July 4 sweep
Nezworski, Larson, Veloz, Simmons, Padilla, Lamar also take checkers BY ROB HINCKLEY EAST MOLINE, Ill. (July 4) – Dustin Begyn saw it was a different track. He formulated the same strategy as earlier in the evening, got to the front and completed the July 4 sweep of the Riverbend Pizza Place Sport […]
Sheppard & Helmick take Firecracker 40s at Macon Speedway
By BZ (Macon, IL) The Independence Day holiday got started a night early with the 95Q/Dynagraphics Firecracker 40s at Macon Speedway. The annual tradition to the track showcased two 40-lap features plus fireworks after the races completed for the evening. As the 40-lappers took to the track in the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late […]
Lincoln IL Speedway Ready For Race Of The Year Sunday July 4th
(Lincoln, IL) The DIRTcar Summer Nationals are now into week #3 of this year’s “Hell Tour” and that means the top Super Late Model stars in the country are on their way to Lincoln Speedway this coming Sunday, July 4 for the Graue Chevrolet Showdown. Modifieds, 305 Sprint Cars, and fireworks are also on […]
Mulvany first to East Moline Late Model checkers
Denning, Franzen, Henry, Zemo, Fulton, Hawkins, Begyn also pick up wins BY ROB HINCKLEY EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 13) – The car tiptoed off turn four and all could feel Shawn Mulvany’s sigh of relief. Mulvany paced all 25 laps of the Eriksen Chevrolet IMCA Late Model feature Sunday evening at […]
Nichols Scores Street Stocks Special at Macon Speedway
By BZ (Macon, IL) Jeremy Nichols led wire-to-wire to take a special 30-lap Archer’s Alley Street Stocks feature win on Saturday. Jayne Exvacating & Welding in Oblong sponsored the race and added some bonus money to the purse prize to bump up the first place prize to $750. Nichols was chased the […]
East Moline Speedway to honor Gary Webb’s 50-year career with tribute race June 20
NASCAR’s Ken Schrader also to compete EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 10) – As well as he is running right now, he may even win it. At age 72, Hall of Famer Gary Webb’s dirt track racing career is still at high speed. Webb is in his 50th season of speeding around […]
Ross, Ryan roar to East Moline Late Model wins
Larson, Balensiefen, Owen, Burk, Gonzales, Begyn also take checkers BY ROB HINCKLEY EAST MOLINE, Ill. (June 13) – Joe Ross looked up and then said he couldn’t remember when he won last. “Especially at East Moline,” he said in winners circle and laughed. The Ross family special was a bullet on the […]
Rippin Ricky Take Non-Wing Sprint Win At Macon Speedway
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway, located in Macon, IL, hosted a Non-Wing Sprint Car race for the first time since 2009. The show was a good one, thanks in part to sponsorship from Judy Smith and Tony Robertson in addition to a competitive field of drivers. Former Ventura, CA native, Ricky Lewis, decided to […]
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