6/29/2023
Macon Speedway
$10 Ticket Special for Macon Speedway Fan Appreciation Night Saturday
Event Leads Up To Huge 3-Day Racing Festival July 6-8
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway officials are preparing for their second busy stretch of the 2023-racing season and this one arguably has the biggest events in speedway history. It starts this Saturday, July 1 with a $10 Fan Appreciation Night followed by a three-day racing festival Thursday, July 6-Saturday, July 8 featuring the Herald & Review 100 and the USAC National Sprints in “Top Gun”.
This Saturday’s Fan Appreciation Night, presented by 95Q and Decatur Building Trades, will have six divisions of racing action for the low price of $10, a savings of $5 per ticket. The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models, DIRTcar Pro Mods, Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman, DIRTcar Street Stocks, DIRTcar Hornets, and Non-Wing Micros By Bailey Chassis will all be in action.
Taylorville, IL driver, Braden Johnson, leads the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models into the weekend. The division, which hasn’t been on track since June 10, has seen Johnson claim two feature wins in six events. Ryan Miller finds himself 18 points behind, while Brandon Miller, Colby Eller, and Jose Parga complete the top five. Parga has claimed four of the six features but has missed two events, relegating him to fifth in the standings.
Decatur, IL driver, Dalton Ewing, is having himself quite a season in the DIRTcar Pro Mod class, leading the standings with four feature wins. Ewing has a 56-point lead with Adam Rhoades second, and Maxx Emerson, Zach Taylor, and Guy Taylor completing the top five. The Taylors have each collected one feature win, while Kyle Helmick also took a victory.
The Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman division remains the best attended class this season, boasting large fields each week. Phil Moreland is atop the standings by 6 points over Ed Cleeton. The two driving veterans are followed by Jeff Ray, Randy Huffman, and Tim Riech. The class is veteran laden to the point that the average age of the current top ten in points is 53.4.
Blue Mound, IL driver Bobby Beiler is off to a great 2023 start, claiming four of the six feature wins in the DIRTcar Street Stock division. Beiler’s lead, however, is only 18 points over veteran Terry Reed. The duo is followed by Jaret Duff, Brad Peters, and Brian Dasenbrock. Rudy Zaragoza and Zane Reitz have both claimed feature wins this season, in addition to Beiler’s four.
In the DIRTcar Hornet division, Decatur, IL driver, Tristin Quinlan leads the standing by just ten over Brownstown, IL’s Billy Mason. Each of the two have claimed a pair of feature wins. John Bright, Jr. is having a solid season and is third in points, with Colin Reed and Bridget Fulton fourth and fifth. Jimmy Dutlinger and Michael McKay have also claimed feature wins.
Rounding out Saturday’s divisional action will be the Non-Wing Micros by Bailey Chassis. This is one of four events this season where the Micros are unsanctioned and just a track run show.
Pit gates open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps are at 6:00, and racing is at 7:00 PM. Grandstand admission is $10, while kids 11 and under are free.
Looking ahead to next week, Macon Speedway is preparing to host the three biggest days of racing in its 78 seasons of racing.
Thursday, July 6 features the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour in the 43rd running of the Herald & Review 100, paying $7,500 to win. Joining the Super Late Models will be the Summit Modified Nationals/Red’s Place Modifieds. At intermission, a special Hornet showdown will take place with Super Late Model racers facing off against the best in Sprint cars.
On Friday, July 7, the track will host its largest firework display in history plus the first ever visit for the USAC/AMSOIL National Sprint Cars in night #1 of the Inaugural “Top Gun”. The HART Non-Wing Micros will also race.
Saturday, July 8 action features night #2 of USAC “Top Gun” plus Vintage Racing of Illinois and DIRTcar Hornets. The Sprint cars will be racing for $10,000 to win.
The three days of racing also features free camping and parking, a giant carnival slide for kids, advance sale discounted reserved and general admission tickets, and brand-new event t-shirts.
For more information or to purchase advance sale discounted three and two-day ticket packages, 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 specials including Lucas Oil Late Models, Summernationals, Corn Field Combat, and Top Gun.
Macon Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's $100,000 Racer Rewards Program.
CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)
Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 14J Braden Johnson Taylorville IL 6 2 6 6 346 0
2 11 Ryan Miller Lincoln IL 6 0 5 6 318 28
3 9B Brandon Miller Lincoln IL 6 0 1 5 276 70
4 10C Colby Eller Taylorville IL 5 0 4 5 266 80
5 6P Jose Parga New Berlin IL 4 4 4 4 240 106
6 11E Randy Eller Taylorville IL 5 0 0 5 238 108
7 12 Curtis Eller Taylorville IL 4 0 3 4 220 126
8 64 Donny Koehler Macon IL 4 0 1 4 190 156
9 25 Dakota Ewing Warrensburg IL 3 0 2 2 154 192
10 77 Blaise Baker Clinton IL 2 0 2 2 112 234
DIRTcar Pro Mods
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 27 Dalton Ewing Decatur IL 7 4 5 7 384 0
2 10 Adam Rhoades Clinton IL 7 0 3 5 328 56
3 78 Maxx Emerson Taylorville IL 5 0 3 5 248 136
4 Z24 Zach Taylor Springfield IL 4 1 4 4 230 154
5 4T Guy Taylor Springfield IL 4 1 4 4 230 154
6 15C Kevin Crowder Argenta IL 5 0 2 3 228 156
7 8 Brayden Beiler Blue Mound IL 5 0 1 1 210 174
8 42 Chad Ziegler Oakwood IL 4 0 3 3 206 178
9 360 John Seets Brighton IL 4 0 2 3 190 194
10 7B Brian Burns Bethany IL 4 0 0 4 188 196
Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 07 Phil Moreland Assumption IL 5 0 2 4 252 0
2 21 Ed Cleeton Tovey IL 5 0 3 4 246 6
3 18 Jeff Ray Springfield IL 5 0 3 4 242 10
4 46 Randy Huffman Maroa IL 4 0 4 4 224 28
5 55 Tim Riech Petersburg IL 5 0 1 4 224 28
6 17 Barry Bell Windsor IL 5 0 1 2 210 42
7 87 Wes O'Dell Springfield IL 4 3 3 3 206 46
8 75 Jeff Gill Bethany IL 5 0 0 1 200 52
9 11 Roy Magee Springfield IL 4 0 1 4 192 60
10 5S Ronald Bacon Decatur IL 5 0 0 2 188 64
DIRTcar Street Stock
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 17 Bobby Beiler Blue Mound IL 6 4 5 5 336 0
2 11 Terry Reed Cerro Gordo IL 6 0 4 5 318 18
3 21 Jaret Duff Maroa IL 6 0 4 6 304 32
4 78B Brad Peters Stonington IL 6 0 3 5 296 40
5 08 Brian R. Dasenbrock Decatur IL 6 0 1 6 288 48
6 187 Korey Bailey Stonington IL 5 0 0 5 236 100
7 2Z Andy Zahnd White Heath IL 4 0 4 4 224 112
8 67 Rudy Zaragoza Jacksonville IL 4 1 3 3 206 130
9 4 Zach Clark Illiopolis IL 3 0 0 3 148 188
10 21E Eric Boomer Bethany IL 3 0 0 2 142 194
DIRTcar Hornets
Pos # First Name Last Name City State Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Gap
1 95Q Tristin Quinlan Decatur IL 6 2 6 6 344 0
2 357 Billy Mason Brownstown IL 6 2 5 6 334 10
3 7 John Bright Long Creek IL 6 0 4 6 316 28
4 10 Colin Reed Decatur IL 6 0 2 6 284 60
5 20B Bridget Fulton Marissa IL 4 0 2 4 218 126
6 37 Lukas Robison Sullivan IL 4 0 2 3 194 150
7 98 Ken Reed Decatur IL 3 0 0 3 152 192
8 DA28 Jimmy Dutlinger Peoria IL 2 1 2 2 116 228
9 111 Brandon Justice Niantic IL 2 0 1 2 106 238
10 41 Jaekob Durbin Ramsey IL 2 0 1 2 104 240
Submitted By: Adam Mackey
