6/3/2021
Macon Speedway
Non-Wing 410 Sprint Cars Set For Special Saturday Event At Macon Speedway
(Macon, IL) Open wheel racing fans in Central Illinois are excited for Macon Speedway’s event this coming Saturday, June 5, as the Non-Wing Sprint Cars appear for the first time in many years. The event, presented by J Smith and T Robertson, will also have five other divisions racing at the Macon, IL track.
The Non-Wing Sprint Cars will be the headline division, competing for the $1,500 top prize. The track typically hosts MOWA Winged Sprint Cars at least once a year but has not hosted a Non-Wing race in nearly two decades.
The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models are back this Saturday, for their first race since May 22. New Berlin, IL driver, Jose Parga, is atop the standings after a dominant start at the track, winning all four races. Colby Sheppard is second in points, scoring four top fives in as many starts. Donny Koehler, Ryan Miller, and Derek Smith complete the current top five.
The BillingsleyRewards.com Modified have a familiar face at the top of their standings again this season, as defending champion, Tommy Sheppard, Jr. leads with three feature wins in five races. Springfield, IL veteran, Guy Taylor, is second in points with one win, while Alan Crowder, Kyle Helmick, and Billy Knebel round out the top five. Zach Rhodes has also claimed a victory this season.
Watching the DIRTcar Pro Mods this season has been like watching a different division from one season ago. This year, the racing is highly entertaining and relatively caution free. Kevin Crowder, of Argenta, IL, leads the points by just ten over Kyle Helmick. The division has shown a lot of parity as five different drivers have found victory lane in five races including Crowder, Helmick, Jake Montgomery, Ryan Hamilton, and B.J. Deal.
Maroa, IL driver, Jaret Duff, leads the point standings in the Archers Alley Street Stock class over one of the toughest fields of drivers the track has to offer. Duff has not claimed a feature win quite yet but has some solid finishes to give him a six-point lead over veteran, Guy Taylor. Bobby Beiler, Nick Macklin, and Terry Reed complete the top five. The Street Stocks have a regular show this week to prepare for a $750 to win 30-lap Big Ten Series feature next Saturday, sponsored by Jayne Excavating & Welding.
Rounding out this Saturday’s action will be the DIRTcar Hornet division, which has been growing in numbers over the last couple of races. In fact, this past Saturday’s event saw the biggest turnout and the best race of the year. Allan Harris leads the points by 16 over Shelby Beiler, after claiming two wins so far. Following the duo are Billy Mason, Justin Coffey, and Zach Miller. The Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge, which was originally scheduled for this weekend will be held on Saturday, July 24 at Macon and Sunday, July 25 at Lincoln Speedway.
Pit gates open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00 PM. Grandstand admission is $15, while kids 11 and under are free.
For more information, visit www.maconracing.com.
CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)
Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
6P
Jose
Parga
New Berlin
IL
240
0
2
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
222
18
3
64
Donny
Koehler
Macon
IL
204
36
4
11
Ryan
Miller
Lincoln
IL
146
94
5
14
Derek
Smith
Decatur
IL
142
98
6
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
140
100
7
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
114
126
8
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
112
128
9
14J
Braden
Johnson
Taylorville
IL
102
138
10
34
Eric
Doran
Clinton
IL
100
140
BillingsleyRewards.com Modified
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
296
0
2
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
252
44
3
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
232
64
4
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
224
72
5
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
194
102
6
4M
Clint
Martin
Ramsey
IL
166
130
7
78
Maxx
Emerson
Taylorville
IL
162
134
8
27
Dalton
Ewing
Decatur
IL
158
138
9
4G
John
Goveia
Riverton
IL
154
142
10
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
152
144
DIRTcar Pro Mods
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
272
0
2
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
262
10
3
21.5
Jake
Montgomery
East Peoria
IL
260
12
4
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
260
12
5
24
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
248
24
6
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
232
40
7
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
218
54
8
3X
Justin
Reynolds
Hillsboro
IL
204
68
9
10
Adam
Rhoades
Clinton
IL
192
80
10
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
186
86
Archers Alley Street Stocks
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
260
0
2
X7
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
254
6
3
29
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
250
10
4
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
228
32
5
11
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
218
42
6
01
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
216
44
7
Z24
Zach
Taylor
Springfield
IL
212
48
8
53R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
210
50
9
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
210
50
10
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
158
102
DIRTcar Hornets
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
3H
Allan
Harris
Chatham
IL
292
0
2
324
Shelby
Beiler
Macon
IL
276
16
3
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
264
28
4
J13
Justin
Coffey
Stonington
IL
198
94
5
9Z
Zac
Miller
Lincoln
IL
152
140
6
187
Korey
Bailey
Stonington
IL
144
148
7
1
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
124
168
8
V91
Tyler
Vonbehren
Weldon
IL
124
168
9
44
Bill
Basso
Athens
IL
108
184
10
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
102
190
