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Buy One Ticket, Get One Free Saturday At Macon

6 Divisions Plus Hall Of Fame Reunion And Kid's Boxcar Races Fill Program

(Macon, IL) After one of the biggest Herald & Review 100's in recent memory Thursday night, Macon Speedway officials have little time to get prepared for another action packed night at the 1/5-mile speedplant in Macon, IL.

Six divisions of racing will be back at it this Saturday, July 8 with a special "Buy One, Get One" general admission special.  Fans who bring an extra guest along can get the guest in free once paying for their own ticket.  It's a great deal for those trying to bring the whole family out for an action packed evening.  CEFCU Kid's Club featuring Kid's Box Car races and a Hall Of Fame Drivers Reunion will also be held.

Leading the list of divisions on track for Saturday night is the UMP Pro Late Model class.  After a sluggish start this season with low car counts, the division has rebounded nicely over the last few weeks, having great races as well as solid fields of cars.  New Berlin, IL driver, Tommy Sheppard, Jr. currently leads the Macon standings by 16 points over Blue Mound, IL's Jeff Reed, Jr.  Sheppard has picked up two wins in nine starts this season, while Reed and third place point contender, Cody Maguire, have not found victory lane quite yet.  Jake Little and Roben Huffman complete the top five in points.

Thursday night's show had 38 Billingsley Elite Wash Modifieds on the property for the Summit Modified National race.  Many of the local regulars were on track to compete, including point leader, Curt Rhodes, of Taylorville, IL.  Rhodes is up by 22 points on Austin Lynn of Mason City, IL.  Alan Crowder, Brian Lynn, and Danny Smith complete the top five in standings.  Rhodes has two feature wins, while Brian Lynn has claimed three.

A strong field of 21 UMP B-Mods were on track Thursday and the division will again race this Saturday night.  Godfrey, IL driver, Cody Stillwell, leads the points by 14 over Tim Hancock.  Jerry Thompson, Tom Riech, and Tim Riech round out the top five in the standings.  Arguably, the B-Mods have been Macon's strongest and most consistant division on a weekly basis this season.  46 different drivers have been on track in the division this year.

The UMP Street Stocks have had some great races this year as well.  Saturday nights event will be a final tune-up before the big Dean Garland Classic next weekend for the Midwest Street Stock Championship Series.  Boody, IL driver, Shawn Ziemer, is coming off of his first feature win and leads the standings by just six points over Decatur, IL's Brian Dasenbrock.  Jason Scrimpsher, Jeremy Nichols, and Garrett Lewis round out the top five.  Nichols has run just eight out of the eleven features but has won seven of them.

The UMP Hornets will be on track as well, after having 25 at the previous event, the Hornet Challenge.  Decatur, IL driver, Dustin Reed, has been extemely close to feature wins all year but has yet to seal the deal.  That said, he holds a 26 point lead over Lincoln, IL's Cook Crawford.  Adam Webb, the Hornet Challenge Macon winner, is third in points, running just a part-time schedule.  Marty Sullivan and Ryan Cantrell complete the top five in points.

Rounding out the classes will be the Beach House Micros.  Last week, the Micros had over 30 cars on track during the USAC National Midget appearance.  In addition to a pair of POWRi sanctioned shows so far, the Micros have also run a couple times under the track banner and have been average over 30 cars at each event.

For the kids, the night will have another edition of CEFCU Kid's Club.  The special event for kids club will be the kid's boxcar races.  Kids 11 and under are to design a box with a racing theme to strap over their shoulders and compete on track at intermission.

Last but not least, the Macon Speedway Hall Of Fame Reunion will take place before the races and each of those attending will be introduced at intermission.  The Illinois Stock Car Hall Of Fame will also have a display set up, including a vintage racecar.

Pits open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, pill draw will end when the drivers meeting begins at 5:50, hotlaps start at 6:00, and racing will begin at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $12 but if you bring someone along, they get in free!  It's a buy one, get one free grandstand admission night at the track.  Just mention, "buy one, get one" when you purchase your ticket.  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). 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. Macon Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's $100,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10's)

UMP Pro Late Models

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
500
0

2
52R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
484
16

3
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
480
20

4
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
406
94

5
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
394
106

6
24
Matt
Taylor
Springfield
IL
328
172

7
67R
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
322
178

8
84
Myles
Moos
Lincoln
IL
260
240

9
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
248
252

10
4T
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
228
272

Billingsley Elite Wash UMP Modifieds

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
488
0

2
72A
Austin
Lynn
Mason City
IL
466
22

3
14C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
386
102

4
14
Brian
Lynn
Mason City
IL
368
120

5
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
360
128

6
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
324
164

7
7
Blake
Thompson
Troy
IL
308
180

8
99
Tim
Luttrell
Riverton
IL
252
236

9
7S
Ethan
Schnapp
Springfield
IL
220
268

10
51
Jamie
Riech
Riverton
IL
170
318

UMP B-Mods

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
00s
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
418
0

2
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
404
14

3
18
Jerry
Thompson
Troy
IL
376
42

4
57R
Tom
Riech
Springfield
IL
348
70

5
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
338
80

6
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
306
112

7
74
Amanda
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
274
144

8
0JR
Tim
Hancock
Mt. Olive
IL
224
194

9
74
Billy
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
222
196

10
66
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
162
256

UMP Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
558
0

2
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
552
6

3
55S
Jason
Scrimpsher
Decatur
IL
486
72

4
J24
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
478
80

5
28L
Garrett
Lewis
Decatur
IL
382
176

6
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
362
196

7
1
Fredie
Thomas
Macon
IL
342
216

8
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
314
244

9
5
Terry
Reed
Decatur
IL
304
254

10
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
174
384

UMP Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
1R
Dustin
Reed
Decatur
IL
432
0

2
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
406
26

3
40
Adam
Webb
Decatur
IL
300
132

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
296
136

5
87
Ryan
Cantrell
Decatur
IL
234
198

6
63
Paul
Peters
Pana
IL
228
204

7
911
Brad
Rexroad
Hammond
IL
158
274

8
J4
Bradley
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
144
288

9
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
132
300

10
6S
Stacy
Stinson
Decatur
IL
130
302

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