4/20/2016
Macon Speedway
Rico Readies For Macon Speedway POWRi Event
Open Wheel Star To Race Saturday
               This coming Saturday, April 23, the open wheel stars from POWRi will be setting blistering laps at the Might Macon 1/5-mile, for the second week of the 2016 racing season. On the card are the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets, Lucas Oil POWRi Division II Midgets, the Speedway Motors POWRi Winged Micros, and the UMP Street Stocks. Over 100 competitors are expected to compete with a number of favorites set to battle.
Leading the list of stars entered is two-time Chili Bowl champion and current NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Rico Abreu. Abreu has the weekend off in the Truck Series so he's making the weekend double for Keith Kunz Motorsports, which includes the visit to Macon Speedway on Saturday. The Californian has also won the Eldora 4 Crown and has an amazing resume built up in open wheel cars.
The series that Abreu will be racing with, the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets, kicked off 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a duel against the Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget Series at Port City Raceway. Both nights, drivers from the West division cleaned house with Matt Sherrell taking night number one, while Jason McDougal thrilled the crowd with his Saturday night victory. Look for the National drivers to come back with a renewed head of steam at the next round of co-sanctioned events in May. Coming out of the Turnpike Challenge, 2013 and 2014 Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series champion Zach Daum sits atop the standings with a 20 point lead over Monrovia, Indiana’s Justin Peck. Spencer Bayston sits in third, trailing Peck by 30 points. Veteran Keith Kunz Motorsports driver Tanner Thorson holds fourth, while rookie Logan Seavey rides in fifth.
After their season opener at Belle-Clair Speedway, Nathan Benson picked back up right where he left off in 2015, claiming victory after battling with Jeremy Camp and fending off Joe B. Miller. Joe B. Miller sits in second for the Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series standings, with Jeremy Camp in third. Matt Howard currently holds fourth, while Slater Helt rounds out the top five.
Heading into this weekend, Patrick Bruns holds the top spot after the Lucas Oil POWRi Division II Illini Midget Series season opener at Lincoln Speedway. Hunter Lane holds down second in the standings, followed by Jake Neuman, Tyler Vantoll, and Max Pozsgai.
In the UMP Street Stock opener at Macon, a large field of 20 cars were pitside with 16 taking the green flag in the feature. Nick Justice, of Decatur, IL came out on top of the strong field, while Aaron Cole, Jeff Watts, Terry Reed, and Luke Force finished off the top five. The Street Stocks have a big weekend planned with the Midwest Big Ten Series season opener at Lincoln Speedway on Friday night.
Pit gates open at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission will be $15 for adults and kids 11 and under are free.
For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.maconracing.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/maconracing) and Twitter (@maconspeedway). It’s easy to join the Macon Speedway text service. Fans can text MSFANS to 74574 to receive fan information. Drivers text MSDRIVERS to 74574 to receive driver information. Message and date rates apply. 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 weeknight specials.
CURRENT STANDINGS
UMP Pro Late Models (Top 10)
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
24
Matt Taylor
60
0
2
4T
Guy Taylor
58
2
3
B1
Nick Bauman
56
4
4
38J
Jake Little
54
6
5
25
Dakota Ewing
52
8
6
33H
Roben Huffman
50
10
7
52R
Jeffrey Reed
48
12
8
Z23
Shawn Ziemer
46
14
9
77
Patrick Younger
44
16
10
71
Jim Reynolds
10
50
UMP B-Mods (Top 10)
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
0
Tim Hancock
60
0
2
32
Brett Page
58
2
3
57R
Tom Riech
56
4
4
23
Ryan Timmons
54
6
5
15L
Nick Lowe
52
8
6
33
Dave Eckel
50
10
7
16E
Todd Eyman
48
12
8
2
Eric Brackett
46
14
9
44
John Lewis
10
50
10
60
Tharen Reno
10
50
11
55
Tim Riech
10
50
12
40
Adam Webb
10
50
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Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds (Top 10)
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
37
Dave Crawley, Jr
60
0
2
96
Cory Daugherty
58
2
3
25
Brett Korves
56
4
4
10A
Shawn Vaughn
54
6
5
3
Wade Glover
52
8
6
24S
Jacob Steinkoenig
50
10
7
11
Zach Rhodes
48
12
8
71
Jeff Graham
46
14
9
15L
Jim Farley III
44
16
10
14C
Alan Crowder
42
18
11
99
David Luttrell
40
20
12
28
Rodney Standerfer
38
22
13
517
Rick Hamilton
36
24
14
10
Curt Rhodes
34
26
15
32B
TD Burger
10
50
16
28S
Joe Strawkas
10
50
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UMP Sportsman (Top 10)
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
22
Timmy Dick
60
0
2
J24
Jeremy Nichols
58
2
3
98
Danny Smith
56
4
4
25
Tim Bedinger
54
6
5
41
Scott Landers
52
8
6
12M
Terry Myers
50
10
7
18
Jerry Myers
48
12
8
72
Tom Graham
46
14
9
93
Ty Nation
44
16
10
51
Jamie Riech
10
50
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UMP Street Stocks (Top 10)
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
36
Nick Justice
60
0
2
33
Aaron Cole
58
2
3
J1
Jeff Watts
56
4
4
5
Terry Reed
54
6
5
45
Luke Force
52
8
6
22
Chris Dick
50
10
7
52R
Jeffrey Reed
48
12
8
26
Kyle Waters
46
14
9
7
John Bright, Jr.
44
16
10
21R
Dustin Reed
42
18
11
3T
Kevin Lewis
40
20
12
#1
Terry Reed, Sr
38
22
13
4
Matthew Reed
36
24
14
55S
Jason Scrimpsher
34
26
15
17
Jamie Suddarth
32
28
16
R23
T Elam
30
30
17
08
Brian Dasenbrock
10
50
18
51
Jeremiah Hoadley
10
50
19
28
Greg Osman
10
50
20
11
Cecil Tippit
10
50
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UMP Hornets (Top 10)
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
40
Adam Webb
60
0
2
G3
Mike Gossett
58
2
3
1R
Tony Reed
56
4
4
J4
Jerad Matherly
54
6
5
55
Troy Newberry
52
8
6
6G
Thad Gee
50
10
7
39M
Marty Sullivan
48
12
8
87
Ryan Contrell
46
14
9
2S
Travis Sumpter
44
16
10
88
Brian Offer
42
18
11
20
Dakota Osborne
40
20
12
25C
Caleb Branch
38
22
13
X
Dillon Justice
36
24
14
66
Mike McChristy
34
26
15
02
Roger Reed
32
28
16
64CK
Cook Crawford
10
50
17
20
Torry Lyons
10
50
18
911
Brad Rexroat
10
50
