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Saturday's Eve Of Destruction Features Diane Bennett Memorial

Drivers To Race For Thousands In Bonus Money

(Macon, IL) This coming Saturday, August 10, Macon Speedway will have an action packed evening that will feature a little bit of everything.  Not only will the fifth annual Eve Of Destruction, with events like the flagpole race, race ‘em-wreck ‘em, and a car rollover, the six racing divisions will have plenty of bonus money on the line.  The on track action will honor the late Diane Bennett, a longtime scorer at the speedway.  To top it all off, a fireworks display will end the night.

The Eve Of Destruction event started back in 2015 and will be entering its fifth year.  Fans can expect to see the flagpole race return for a second year in-a-row as well as the race ‘em-wreck ‘em event at the end of the night.  Throw in a car rollover ramp and fans young and old will be entertained.  The events will be spread throughout the night, during the race program before the firework display lights the sky.

For those who love to race as well as those who love to watch it, Saturday night will be a great night to come out to the track.  Six divisions are on the ticket, racing in honor of Diane Bennett, a scoring official at the track for over 30 years.  Bennett passed away in 2015 and family stepped forward to put the event together for her memory.  An amazing list of donors/sponsors have stepped forward to sponsor feature positions, creating pretty impressive payouts for the night.

Heading into the weekend, the BillingsleyRewards.com Modified class will be racing for $2,050 to win, four times the normal amount due to all of the donations.  The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models will also see an impressive payout, with the winner taking home just under $1,500.  With additional money throughout the field, the Pro Late feature will actually be paying $150 to start.

Those two divisions aren’t the only ones which will benefit.  The Midwest Big 10 Series Archers Alley Street Stock event will be paying $850 to win, the Hornets will race for at least a $240 top prize, and the Neal Tire & Auto Pro Mods have had an additional $480 added throughout the top ten.

Point leaders coming into the week are Tommy Sheppard, Jr. of New Berlin, IL in the Modifieds, Warrensburg, IL driver Dakota Ewing in the Pro Lates, Tim Hancock in the Pro Mods, Terry Reed in the Street Stocks, Brady Reed in the Hornets, and Molly Day in the Micros by Bailey Chassis.

Pit gates will open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps start at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $15, while 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 $150,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s) 

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
708
0

2
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
596
112

3
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
536
172

4
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
410
298

5
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
394
314

6
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
358
350

7
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
276
432

8
28S
Joe
Strawkas
Buffalo
IL
264
444

9
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
256
452

10
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
252
456

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
638
0

2
14
Donny
Koehler
Macon
IL
556
82

3
10
Blake
Damery
Blue Mound
IL
516
122

4
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
478
160

5
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
464
174

6
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
400
238

7
52R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
392
246

8
14J
Braden
Johnson
Taylorville
IL
332
306

9
33B
Storm
Beiler
Decatur
IL
266
372

10
22
Chris
Dick
Deland
IL
248
390

Neal Tire & Auto Pro Mods 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
732
0

2
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
674
58

3
5
Rob
Timmons
Centralia
IL
646
86

4
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
596
136

5
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
564
168

6
11
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
490
242

7
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
448
284

8
B21
Billy
Nail
Decatur
IL
404
328

9
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
396
336

10
35
Tom
Davidson
Springfield
IL
384
348

Archers Alley Street Stocks 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T5
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
560
0

2
1
Gene
Reed
Hammond
IL
494
66

3
X7
Larry
Russell
Decatur
IL
486
74

4
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
458
102

5
B26
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
430
130

6
3J
Jonathon
Hall
Harristown
IL
398
162

7
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
390
170

8
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
366
194

9
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
342
218

10
80
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
332
228

Hornets 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
32B
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
634
0

2
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
536
98

3
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
500
134

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
410
224

5
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
400
234

6
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
330
304

7
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
322
312

8
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
314
320

9
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
310
324

10
69M
Michael
Abbott
Taylorville
IL
284
350

Micros By Bailey Chassis 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
17
Molly
Day
Atwood
IL
298
0

2
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
272
26

3
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
264
34

4
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
254
44

5
84
Tyler
Day
Atwood
IL
218
80

6
7A
Will
Armitage
Athens
IL
194
104

7
21
Aaron
Andruskevitch
Riverton
IL
178
120

8
28
Luke
Verardi
Taylorville
IL
172
126

9
37
Aiden
Purdue
Clinton
IL
172
126

10
27
Devin
Feger
East Peoria
IL
166
132

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