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Taylor And Crawley Extend Point Leads After Busy Holiday Weekend

Six Division Show On Tap For Macon Speedway Saturday

Race fans in Central Illinois got to see a little bit of everything this past weekend at Macon IL Speedway.  Not only did the track hold its Saturday show, a Monday special event was also on tap featuring seven divisions plus NASCAR's Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace.  All-in-all, those attending got to see some great racing in a vast array of classes.  At the end of the weekend, two veteran drivers extended their point leads in Macon's premier classes.

#24 Matt Taylor

In the UMP Pro Late Model division, Springfield, IL driver Matt Taylor continued his fantastic season with a pair of runner-up finishes.  Taylor finished second to his brother, Guy, on Saturday night, while Nick Bauman fended off his challenges on Monday.  In six races this year, Taylor has two wins and four second place finishes, which now gives him a 28-point lead in the standings over Clinton, IL driver Roben Huffman.  Jake Little, Guy Taylor, and Cody Maguire complete the top five in Macon Pro Late Model points.

#37 Dave Crawley, Jr.

Decatur, IL driver, Dave Crawley, Jr., continued his outstanding season in the Billingsley Towing UMP Modified division.  Crawley took third on Saturday night before getting back into victory lane on Monday with his fourth win this season.  Rodney Standerfer's win on Saturday night was the only blemish on Crawley's near perfect record.  Curt Rhodes, Jeff Graham, Standerfer, and Zach Rhodes complete the top five in Modified standings at Macon.

In other divisions that will be competing this Saturday night, Mt. Olive, IL driver Tim Hancock, is a perfect 4-for-4 in the B-Mod class to give him a 24 point lead over Ryan Timmons in the standings.  Nick Justice has an 18 point lead on Kyle Waters in the Street Stocks leading into the $500 to win Big Ten Street Stock race.  In the Hornet class, Tony Reed holds a 12 point lead over Michael Gossett.  Both drivers picked up feature victories this past weekend.  Rounding out the classes this weekend will be the Beach House Micros, who are coming off their only non-POWRi sanctioned race of the season this past Monday.

The Saturday, June 4 show features six divisions of racing including the $500 to win Midwest Big Ten Street Stock feature event.  The fields have been very strong in the Street Stock class this year with 38 different drivers on the Macon roster already this season.  In Big Ten action, Decatur, IL driver, Dave Crawley, Jr., has won both races, claiming victories at Lincoln Speedway on April 22 and at Macon on May 14.  This weekend's race will be the third of the ten scheduled events.  Kyle Waters, Terry Reed, Brian Dasenbrock, and Jeremy Nichols are top five point competitors in the series.

Adding to Saturday's show will be the UMP Pro Late Models, Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds, UMP B-Mods, UMP Hornets, and Beach House Micros.  Congregations from area churches will be filling the stands as they watch their pastors compete in the BG Nevitt Memorial Faster Pastor race.  It will also be "Three Dog Night", featuring $1 hot dogs in the concession stands and a hot dog eating competition at intermission.

Pit gates will open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, competitor pill draw ends at 5:50, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $12 for adults and free for kids 11 and under.

For information on Macon, 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 (TOP 10's)

UMP Pro Late Models

Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap

1
24
Matt Taylor
352
0

2
33H
Roben Huffman
324
28

3
38J
Jake Little
310
42

4
4T
Guy Taylor
260
92

5
32M
Cody Maguire
240
112

6
25
Dakota Ewing
186
166

7
Z23
Shawn Ziemer
184
168

8
B1
Nick Bauman
172
180

9
46
Eric Wilson
148
204

10
52R
Jeffrey Reed
144
208

Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds

Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap

1
37
Dave Crawley, Jr
296
0

2
10
Curt Rhodes
242
54

3
71
Jeff Graham
224
72

4
28
Rodney Standerfer
204
92

5
11
Zach Rhodes
202
94

6
14C
Alan Crowder
196
100

7
10A
Shawn Vaughn
184
112

8
96
Cory Daugherty
116
180

9
517
Rick Hamilton
110
186

10
3
Wade Glover
108
188

UMP Street Stocks

Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap

1
36
Nick Justice
398
0

2
26
Kyle Waters
380
18

3
08
Brian Dasenbrock
322
76

4
7
John Bright, Jr.
290
108

5
5
Terry Reed
266
132

6
21R
Dustin Reed
256
142

7
45
Luke Force
212
186

8
J24
Jeremy Nichols
202
196

9
3T
Kevin Lewis
190
208

10
28
Greg Osman
182
216

UMP B-Mods

Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap

1
0
Tim Hancock
238
0

2
23
Ryan Timmons
214
24

3
2
Eric Brackett
176
62

4
00s
Cody Stillwell
162
76

5
55
Tim Riech
158
80

6
57R
Tom Riech
130
108

7
32
Brett Page
114
124

8
40
Adam Webb
68
170

9
14
Tommy Gaither
58
180

10
24S
Steve Phillips
56
182

UMP Hornets

Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap

1
1R
Tony Reed
328
0

2
G3
Mike Gossett
316
12

3
J4
Jerad Matherly
258
70

4
87
Ryan Cantrell
244
84

5
64CK
Cook Crawford
236
92

6
66
Mike McChristy
210
118

7
39M
Marty Sullivan
210
118

8
50
Ben McChristy
204
124

9
40
Adam Webb
180
148

10
20
Torry Lyons
146
182

Beach House Micros

Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap

1
30T
Tyler Vantoll
50
0

2
4
Garrett Duff
48
2

3
38
Evan Weyant
46
4

4
28
Luke Verardi
44
6

5
23
Tony Clifton
42
8

6
8
Gabe Verardi
40
10

7
2
Tyler Duff
38
12

8
83
Jeff Beasley
36
14

9
59
Luke Vaughn
34
16

10
18
Steve Finn
32
18

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