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Jack Hewitt Night to Feature POWRi Midgets Saturday at Macon Speedway

(Macon, IL) The biggest racing weekend in Central Illinois is on tap this weekend with MOWA Sprints at Lincoln Speedway Friday night, State Fair Races in Springfield Saturday and Sunday, and the POWRi Midgets at Macon Speedway Saturday night.  The Macon Speedway event will now be known as “Jack Hewitt Night�, set for Saturday, August 21 as the open wheel cars of POWRi make their second appearance of the season.

Hewitt is a two-time champion of the USAC Silver Crown Series as well as a former titlist of the All-Star Circuit of Champions.  In addition, Hewitt was the 1998 winner of the Eldora 4-Crown Nationals, winning features in USAC Sprints, Midgets, and Silver Crown as well as the UMP Modifieds.

Those who did not have the pleasure of watching Hewitt race may know him from the heated video interview that has gone viral on the web.  The interview, laced with some NSFW language, has been viewed over 1,000,000 times on Facebook alone.  It has also led to a line of apparel and souvenirs.  That interview just happened to take place at, you guessed it, Macon Speedway.

The August 21st event at Macon Speedway will feature Hewitt as the grand marshal.  He will be on hand, greeting fans, selling books and apparel, signing autographs, telling stories, and taking in some great Macon Speedway action.

The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will be competing in the Camfield Memorial while the POWRi Micros will race in the Chevy Hall of Fame Museum 20. The BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds, DIRTcar Pro Mods, and Hornets are scheduled to race.

The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League is led by Colby, KS driver, Bryant Wiedeman, who has yet to claim a victory but has a 180-point lead on Brent Crews, from Denver, NC. Crews has collected three wins this season in POWRi action. Last year’s champion, Jake Neuman is third in the standings, while Ryan Timms and Cannon McIntosh complete the top five.

Other point leaders coming into the night include Bradley Fezard from Arkansas, who leads the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micro class, Guy Taylor (BillingsleyRewards.com Modified), Kyle Helmick (DIRTcar Pro Mods), and Allan Harris (DIRTcar Hornets).

Pit gates will open Saturday at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps will begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00 PM. Grandstand admission is $20, while kids 11 and under are free.

For more information and further updates, visit www.maconracing.com.

About Macon Speedway:

For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.maconracing.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/maconracing) and Twitter (@maconspeedway). 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)

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League

Pos
Car
Driver
Hometown
Wins
Points
Gap

1 01 Bryant Wiedeman Colby, KS   4970

2
86
Brent Crews
Denver, NC
3
4790
180

3
3N
Jake Neuman
New Berlin, IL
1
4230
740

4
85T
Ryan Timms
Oklahoma City, OK
1
4140
830

5
08
Cannon McIntosh
Bixby, OK
2
3880
1090

6
15
Emerson Axsom
Franklin, IN
2
3790
1180

7
21K
Karter Sarff
Mason City, IL
 
3550
1420

8
71K
Daison Pursley
Locust Grove, OK
3
3340
1630

9
67K
Cade Lewis
Bakersfield, CA
 
3320
1650

10
97
Brenham Crouch
Lubbock, TX
1
3280
1690

 

POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micros presented by Bailey Chassis

Pos
Car
Driver
Hometown
Wins
Points
Gap

1 938 Bradley Fezard Bonnerdale, AR   2330

2
8K
Tyler Kuykendall
Warsaw, MO
 
2170
160

3
40S
Shain Kaiser
Cole Camp, MO
1
2100
230

4
44T
Trevin Littleton
Jacksonville, IL
 
2010
320

5
71K
Daison Pursley
Locust Grove, OK
1
1430
900

6
51b
Joe B. Miller
Millersville, MO
2
1310
1020

7
12
Frank Galusha
Lincoln, NE
1
1240
1090

8
122
Lane Warner
Bloomfield, MO
 
1120
1210

9
35
Aubrey Smith
Houstonia, MO
 
880
1450

10
08E
Elizabeth Phillips
Bixby, OK
 
860
1470

 

BillingsleyRewards.com Modified

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
670
0

2
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
622
48

3
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
590
80

4
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
576
94

5
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
572
98

6
78
Maxx
Emerson
Taylorville
IL
492
178

7
4G
John
Goveia
Riverton
IL
420
250

8
24
Zach
Taylor
Springfield
IL
394
276

9
27
Dalton
Ewing
Decatur
IL
382
288

10
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
320
350

DIRTcar Pro Mods

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
728
0

2
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
670
58

3
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
662
66

4
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
656
72

5
24
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
646
82

6
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
604
124

7
3X
Justin
Reynolds
Hillsboro
IL
558
170

8
10
Adam
Rhoades
Clinton
IL
476
252

9
21.5
Jake
Montgomery
East Peoria
IL
428
300

10
7B
Brian
Burns
Bethany
IL
418
310

DIRTcar Hornets

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
3H
Allan
Harris
Chatham
IL
664
0

2
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
610
54

3
324
Shelby
Beiler
Macon
IL
586
78

4
J13
Justin
Coffey
Stonington
IL
526
138

5
187
Korey
Bailey
Stonington
IL
440
224

6
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
394
270

7
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
340
324

8
9B
Brandon
Miller
Broadwell
IL
328
336

9
44
Bill
Basso
Athens
IL
306
358

10
9Z
Zac
Miller
Lincoln
IL
254
410

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