7/28/2019
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Neuman, Babb triumph at Macon Speedway
By POWRi (Macon, IL) -- Aiming for redemption after he lost last year’s trip to Macon Speedway in a nail-biting finish, Jake Neuman of New Berlin, Ill. found exactly what he was looking for on Saturday night. Leading the final 26 laps, Neuman drove the Jim Neuman Racing, BRANDT, BOSS/SR-11 No. 3N to an impressive fourth-career win with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League.
Earning PAC Racing Springs High Point Man honors with a fourth-to-first heat win, Daniel Adler of St. Louis, Mo. had the privilege to lead the 23-car field to the green flag. After pacing the opening four laps, his No. 50 went to the wayside as Neuman slid his way into command.
From there, Neuman was large and in charge as the field behind him continued to jockey for position on the tight 1/5th-mile bullring. Tyler Thomas, who picked up Friday’s win at Belle-Clair Speedway, was patient in the early running before he mounted a late charge and drove by Adler for the second spot with ten laps left.
However, Thomas nor 22 other competitors could prevent Jake Neuman from tasting that sweet redemption at Macon Speedway on Saturday night. Leading the final 26 laps and parking the No. 3N in victory lane, Neuman’s triumph marked the fourth of his POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League career and is his second win in the last five races.
Chasing Neuman to the checkered flag at Macon was Tyler Thomas with a solid second-place effort in the BT Machine, Spike/Toyota No. 91T. Daniel Adler rounded out the podium with an impressive third-place result for his No. 50 machine. Closing out the top five was Jesse Colwell and Daison Pursley of the Keith Kunz-Curb Agajanian Motorsports squad.
Also finishing inside the top ten was hard-charging Terry Babb in sixth-from-19th, Zach Daum in seventh, Karter Sarff in eighth, Daniel Robinson in ninth and Shelby Bosie in tenth.
The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets will be back on track next weekend with one of the most anticipated events of the season. Running alongside the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, the POWRi National / West Midgets will be competing on Friday and Saturday, August 2-3 at the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
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Auto Meter Heat One (8 Laps):
- 50-Daniel Adler, St. Louis, MO (4); 2. 37T-Ronnie Gardner, Corona, CA (2); 3. 91T-Tyler Thomas, Collinsville, OK (6); 4. 67-Holley Hollan, Tulsa, OK (8); 5. 97A-Austin O’Dell, Rochester, IL (7); 6. 37X-Karter Sarff, Mason City, IL (3); 7. 103-Broc Hunnell, Eolia, MO (5); 8. 21D-Justin Dickerson, Pittsboro, IN (1).
KSE Racing Products Heat Two (8 Laps):
- 86C-David Camfield, Decatur, IL (1); 2. 9-Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, OK (4); 3. 71-Jesse Colwell, Red Bluff, CA (6); 4. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (7); 5. 3B-Shelby Bosie, Sherman, IL (8); 6. 37-Max Guilford, Auckland, NZ (3); 7. 5T-Presley Truedson, Kennedy, MN (2); 8. 09-Robby McQuinn, Springfield, IL (5).
Advanced Racing Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
- 00-Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, OK (1); 2. 3N-Jake Neuman, New Berlin, IL (4); 3. 97K-Jesse Love, Redwood City, CA (5); 4. 11-Daniel Robinson, Ewing, IL (3); 5. 28-Ace McCarthy, Tahlequah, OK (6); 6. 17C-Devin Camfield, Decatur, IL (2); 7. 88-Terry Babb, Decatur, IL (7).
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Main Event (25 Laps):
- 3N-Jake Neuman (3); 2. 91T-Tyler Thomas (4); 3. 50-Daniel Adler (1); 4. 71-Jesse Colwell (5); 5. 9-Daison Pursley (2); 6. 88-Terry Babb (19); 7. 5D-Zach Daum (10); 8. 37X-Karter Sarff (16); 9. 11-Daniel Robinson (14); 10. 3B-Shelby Bosie (12); 11. 103-Broc Hunnell (20); 12. 97K-Jesse Love (9); 13. 37-Max Guilford (17); 14. 97A-Austin O’Dell (13); 15. 37T-Ronnie Gardner (11); 16. 17C-Devin Camfield (18); 17. 86C-David Camfield (6); 18. 21D-Justin Dickerson (23); 19. 28-Ace McCarthy (15); 20. 67-Holley Hollan (8); 21. 00-Cannon McIntosh (7); 22. 09-Robby McQuinn (22); 23. 5T-Presley Truedson (21);
Lap Leader(s): Adler 1-4; Neuman 5-30.
Hard Charger(s): Babb +13.
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TERRY BABB HEADLINES MOWA AT MACON SPEEDWAY
By Brendon Bauman (Macon, IL) -- Terry Babb emerged from the cockpit of his #47 Samonds Racing machine wearing a “fifth-mile smile” after 25 laps around Macon Speedway, where he dominated Saturday night.
Babb took advantage of his second place starting spot and jumped to the early lead over polesitter Andy Bishop. He constantly was able to fight back against challenges from other competitors, as well as multiple red and yellow-flag conditions which slowed the field.
It was quite the battle behind the two frontrunners, as Zach Daum, Chad Boespflug and Paul Nienhiser raced for position within the top five. Boespflug, who is normally found running non wing sprint cars in Indiana managed to record a solid fourth place finish.
It seemed as if the eyes of all fans were locked in on Nienhiser, who started 19th in the A-Main and rallied to a fifth-place finish.
Babb’s victory at Macon was his first of 2019. “We just ran really well tonight. I was able to be in the right position when it counted most”, said Babb in Victory Lane.
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Feature Finish – Starting Position in Parentheses
1 - Terry Babb 47 (2)
2 - Andy Bishop 33 (1)
3 - Zach Daum 31 (4)
4 - Chad Boespflug 98 (7)
5 - Paul Nienhiser 9X (19)
6 - Cory Bruns 44 (9)
7 - Brayton Lynch 29X (20)
8 - Robby McQuinn 57M (16)
9 - Dustin Barks 22 (17)
10 - Steve Short 8S (13)
11 - Jeremy Standridge 10S (3)
12 - Colton Fisher 007 (15)
13 - Jacob Patton 79J (10)
14 - George Crawford 57 (14)
15 - Robbie Standridge 14M (18)
16 - Kyle Schuett 9K (6)
17 - Justin Standridge 01 (5)
18 - Logan Faucon 52F (11)
19 - Dylan Tuxhorn 9T (12)
20 - Chris Urish 77U (8)
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
