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Californian Leads Midget Charge Into Macon Speedway Saturday

Top Open Wheelers To Make First Visit Of 2018

(Macon, IL) Most race fans know that Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL, is at the top of the list when it comes to action packed race tracks.  When they think of wild and crazy racecars, Midgets are a popular vote.  Put those two together and you always have a show to remember.  This Saturday, May 12 will be the first of four appearances for the Midgets of POWRi, as the quick and nimble racers keep fans on the edge of their seats.

Foresthill, California driver, Ryan Robinson, leads the tight point battle for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets, coming into the Macon event.  Teammate, Tucker Klaasmeyer, of Paola, KS is just 30 points behind Robinson and has two feature wins, something Robinson hasn’t been able to garner in the six events so far.  Robinson has been able to secure the point lead with great consistency, having six top five’s in the six races.  Zach Daum, from Pocahontas, IL, Andrew Felker, of Carl Junction, MO, and Sutter, CA, Logan Seavey, complete the top five.

Last year, POWRi held three events at the 1/5-mile oval with Tyler Thomas, Michael Pickens, and Logan Seavey ending up in victory lane.  The races were, as always, crazy with slide jobs, crossovers, and plenty of passes for the lead, right up until the checkered flag fell.  This year should be no different with another stout field of open wheelers from all over the country, heading for Central Illinois.  It is a two day weekend for the series, as they race in nearby Jacksonville, IL on Friday night.

POWRi not only provides the excitement of the Midgets, they will also have the Speedway Motors Micros this Saturday night.  The Micros have run just three events to this point of the season but have already had 78 different participants.  Millersville, MO driver, Joe B. Miller, leads the standings by 60 points over Tulsa, OK’s Harley Hollan.  Missouri drivers, Jordan Howell and Austin Schaeffer are third and fourth, while Iowa’s, Jackson Frisbie is fifth.  Miller, Schaeffer, and Gage Robb have won feature events on this year’s tour.

The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models have a special event on tap this Saturday night, as well, as it’s the second Big Ten Series race of the year.  Springfield, IL driver, Guy Taylor, leads not only the Macon standings but the Big Ten points as well.  Taylor ran only part time in 2017 but has made a splash in his full-time return this spring.  In addition to winning the Big Ten race at Lincoln, Taylor also won the opener at Macon and picked up a top five last weekend.  Others to watch for will be Dakota Ewing, of Warrensburg, who came off of wins at Farmer City and Macon last weekend, Kyle McMahon, Cody Maguire, and Roben Huffman.  The Pro Late fields have been up and very competitive early this season.

The Macon Speedway DIRTcar Street Stocks will also be on track this weekend.  Decatur, IL driver, Billy Nail, is off to a good start with finishes of 7th and 3rd to start the year.  Nail leads the standings by four, over last year’s champion and fellow Decatur, IL resident, Brian Dasenbrock.  Justin Crowell is third in points after nabbing a top five finish last Saturday night.  Nick Justice and Kevin Lewis complete the top five in points.

Rounding out Saturday’s classes will be the much improved DIRTcar Hornet class.  The division is averaging 20 cars, after two nights of racing this season.  Decatur, IL’s Jeremy Reed leads the standings after claiming both feature wins.  Fellow Decatur driver, Jerad Matherly, has had a good start and is second in points, 12 back of the lead.  Mike Eskew, Marty Sullivan, and Steve Stine complete the top five.

Pit gates will open this Saturday at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, local pill draw ends at 5:45 when the driver meeting begins, hotlaps will start at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 11 and under.

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)

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets

Pos
Car
Driver
Hometown
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Features
Points
Gap

1
71
Ryan Robinson
Foresthill, CA

7 8 8 2170

2
27
Tucker Klaasmeyer
Paola, KS
2
5
8
8
2140
30

3
5D
Zach Daum
Pocahontas, IL

4
6
8
1790
380

4
67
Logan Seavey
Sutter, CA
1
5
6
6
1680
490

5
7F
Andrew Felker
Carl Junction, MO

1
2
8
1490
680

6
51B
Joe B. Miller
Millersville, MO

2
4
7
1450
720

7
21KS
Karter Sarff
Mason City, IL

2
8
1390
780

8
3N
Jake Neuman
New Berlin, IL

3
6
1290
880

9
67K
Holly Shelton
Gold River, CA

3
6
1270
900

10
71K
Tanner Carrick
Lincoln, CA
1
1
3
5
1200
970

 

POWRi Speedway Motors National Micros

Pos
Car
Driver
Hometown
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
Features
Points
Gap

1 51b Joe B. Miller Millersville, MO 1 2 2 3 760

2
14h
Harley Hollan
Tulsa, OK

2
3
700
60

3
05
Jordan Howell
Columbia, MO

3
3
690
70

4
71S
Austin Schaeffer
Kansas City, MO
1
1
2
3
660
100

5
38
Jackson Frisbie
IA

1
1
3
600
160

6
47R
Tyler Rennison
Sweet Springs, MO

1
2
2
550
210

7
39
Russ Disinger
Francesville, IN

1
1
2
460
300

8
73
Jason McDougal
Broken Arrow, OK

1
2
340
420

9
2
Chase Porter
St. Joseph, MO

1
1
340
420

10
37
Blake Carrick
Lincoln, CA

2
340
420

Midwest Big Ten Pro Late Models

Pos
Car #
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
4T
Guy Taylor
Springfield
IL
60
0

2
45
Kyle McMahon
Mt. Vernon
IL
58
2

3
67R
Rudy Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
56
4

4
33H
Roben Huffman
Midland City
IL
54
6

5
7M
Adam Mefford
Jacksonville
IL
52
8

6
7Z
Michael Maestus
Lincoln
IL
50
10

7
15M
Colby Eller
Taylorville
IL
48
12

8
2K
Kyle VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
46
14

9
38J
Jake Little
Springfield
IL
44
16

10
25
Tucker Finch
Jacksonville
IL
42
18

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models            

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
4T
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
118
0

2
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
114
4

3
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
104
14

4
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
94
24

5
15M
Colby
Eller
Taylorville
IL
94
24

6
14
Donnie
Koehler
Macon
IL
80
38

7
67R
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
58
60

8
45
Kyle
McMahon
Mt Vernon
IL
56
62

9
14
Braden
Johnson
Taylorville
IL
54
64

10
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
52
66

DIRTcar Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
23B
Billy
Nail
Decatur
IL
104
0

2
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
100
4

3
24
Justin
Crowell
Lincoln
IL
96
8

4
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
90
14

5
3T
Kevin
Lewis
Decatur
IL
88
16

6
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
86
18

7
31
Roy
Beal
Springfield
IL
84
20

8
J24
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
60
44

9
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
58
46

10
22T
Timmy
Dick
Monticello
IL
58
46

DIRTcar Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
120
0

2
J4
Jerad
Matherly
Decatur
IL
108
12

3
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
108
12

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
90
30

5
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
90
30

6
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
88
32

7
44
John
Lewis
Cerro Gordo
IL
84
36

8
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
70
50

9
12K
Kodi
Landholt
Buffalo
IL
68
52

10
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
66
54

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