Illinois

Winger Uses Bottom Lane, Avoids Late Collision To Win Adams County

admin | June 29, 2023

QUINCY, ILL (June 28, 2023) – Like the summer temperatures, Ashton Winger has been heating up recently and threw another load of coal in the fire with his second Feature win in two weeks Wednesday night at Adams County (IL) Speedway. Winger, 23, of Senoia, GA, is in hot pursuit of his first DIRTcar […]

Sprint Invaders’ Return To Spoon River Goes To Chris Martin

admin | June 25, 2023

Banner, Illinois (June 24, 2023 ) – After a fourteen-year absence the Sprint Invaders returned to the Spoon River Speedway south of Canton, Illinois, on Saturday and despite sweltering conditions in the afternoon and the area being placed under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the evening, twenty-three Winged Sprint Car drivers checked in. It […]

T-MEZ Speeds Past McIntosh for POWRi Finish

admin | June 25, 2023

By BZ Macon, IL (June 24, 2023) – Thomas Meseraull was the solid top driver of the 22-car 30-lap POWRi Feature race until a caution came out and forced a side-by-side restart. The POWRi National Midgets use a backstretch cone to reform the lineup on caution flags for more competitive racing. As Mersaull, […]

Drivers to Watch: Tenth Annual Illinois SPEEDWeek POWRi National Midgets

admin | June 22, 2023

POWRi Midget Series To Visit Central Illinois Tracks This Week Belleville, IL. (6/21/23) Escalating the excitement surrounding the swiftly approaching Tenth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEEDWeek, top drivers from around the country set their sights on the Land of Lincoln from June 22-25 at four separate fast-paced facilities. Entering the illustrious Illinois SPEEDWeek in the […]

“Daumination” at Macon Speedway

admin | June 18, 2023

By BZ (Macon, IL) The “Dauminator” Zach Daum from Pocahontas returned to Macon Speedway with his Built Ford Tough 410 MOWA Sprint Car with ambitions of taking the checkered flag. He did with relative ease on Saturday night. During his untimed and unofficial hot laps, Daum crossed with his best time of nearly […]

Shirley Dominates Kankakee, Goes Back-To-Back To Kick Off 38th Hell Tour

admin | June 16, 2023

KANKAKEE, IL (June 15, 2023) – One night after his return to DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory Lane, Brian Shirley backed it up with his second win-in-a-row Thursday night at Kankakee County Speedway. Similar to his performance Wednesday night at Peoria, Shirley – the four-time Hell Tour champion from Chatham, IL – led all 40 circuits around the […]

Babb passes Erb Jr. in closing laps for second, Winger DNF after running inside podium

admin | June 15, 2023

PEORIA, ILL (June 14, 2023) – Though he now rolls on the national trail of the Outlaws, Brian Shirley hasn’t forgotten how to compete and win with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. The four-time Hell Tour champion led all 40 laps en route to his 39th career Feature win with the tour in the season opener Wednesday […]

Billy Mason tops in Hornet Challenge at Macon Speedway

admin | June 11, 2023

By BZ (Macon, IL) The second leg of the annual Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge saw Billy Mason cross the finish line ahead of former track champions to win the big prize. The first part of the weekend was raced at Lincoln Speedway Friday night where Mason finished sixth in the 17-car field. Mason […]

Flud Takes $5k Macon Speedway “Cornfield Combat” Payday

admin | May 28, 2023

(Macon, IL) The inaugural “Cornfield Combat” was a huge success this past weekend at Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL. The Thursday-Saturday show featured the PureMax Racing Oil HART Non-Wing Micros, Restricted Micros, and the Junior Sprints. Nearly 100 cars attended the event, including 63 Non-Wing Micros. The buildup for the three days was […]

Macon Speedway Cornfield Combat Friday Night Results