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Racing, Fireworks, And Destruction To Thrill Fans Saturday

Eve Of Destruction III A Great Event For Families

(Macon, IL) Families looking for great entertainment this weekend need to mark Macon Speedway on their calendar for Saturday night.  In addition to great racing from six familiar divisions of cars, Eve Of Destruction III will bring fans to their feet for a car rollover contest and a Race 'Em Wreck 'Em event.  Fireworks will end the night's show, all presented by Dale's Southlake Pharmacy.

Eve Of Destruction, in its third straight year at the track, has shifted to a couple of new events this year, the rollover contest and Race 'Em Wreck 'Em.  The rollover contest will feature two or three cars with brave pilots trying to see who can have the most impressive rollover off of a ramp.  That event is set for intermission.

Toward the end of the night, Macon Speedway will have its first ever Race 'Em Wreck 'Em event.  The race will be 15 laps and feature compact sized cars with very few rules.  The one main rule is, each driver must make contact with another car at least one every half a lap.  In essence, it's a demo derby circle track race.

From a racing standpoint, six classes will fill the night with on track competition, led by the UMP Pro Late Model class.  The division has seen 35 different drivers race at the track this season with New Berlin, IL's Tommy Sheppard, Jr. leading the points.  Sheppard has won two features this year and holds a 52 point edge on Jeff Reed, Jr., of Blue Mound, IL.  Cody Maguire, Jake Little, and Roben Huffman complete the top five in points.  Jake Little has five feature wins, Ryan Little has two, Sheppard two, and Matt Taylor, Rudy Zaragoza, Myles Moos, and Kyle Logue have one each.

The Billingsley Elite Wash UMP Modified class will be back on track this Saturday night with a fairly tight point battle at the top.  2016 champion, Curt Rhodes of Taylorville, IL, leads the way by just 28 over Mason City, IL's Austin Lynn.  Alan Crowder, Jeff Graham, and Blake Thompson round out the top five in points.  Rhodes and Brian Lynn have claimed three feature wins each, while Rodney Standerfer and Mike Harrison have won two each.  Austin Lynn, Tim Hancock, and Ken Schrader have recorded one win apiece.

When it comes to tight point battles, the UMP B-Mod class is the one to highlight.  Godfrey, IL's Cody Stillwell is the point leader by just eight over Tim Hancock.  Stillwell has won just two features compared to Hancock's seven but Hancock has also had a few dnf's from some bad mechanical luck, while Stillwell has been consistent.  Jerry Thompson, Tom Riech, and Tim Riech complete the top five in points.  Other feature winners include Tim Hancock, Jr. (2) and Richie Gabriel (1).

Decatur, IL driver Brian Dasenbrock leads the points in the Macon UMP Street Stock class.  Dasenbrock has yet to win a feature but has 13 top tens in 14 races.  Shawn Ziemer, of Boody, IL, is second in the class, 30 points behind Dasenbrock.  Jason Scrimpsher, Jeremy Nichols, and Garrett Lewis are top five competitors.  Nichols has won eight features in the class, Terry Reed two, and Ziemer, Nick Macklin, and Dave Crawley, Jr. one each.

Rounding out the regular track divisions will be the UMP Hornets.  Decatur, IL's Dustin Reed leads the points by 60 over Lincoln, IL's Cook Crawford.  Marty Sullivan, Paul Peters, and Adam Webb complete the top five.  Webb has won five features, Jeremy Reed three, and Dustin Reed and Ryan Cantrell have won two each.

A semi-regular division, the Beach House Micros are also on schedule.  The winged 600cc outlaw Micro class has had great fields of cars at each race they've competed this year and have put on great shows.

Saturday, August 12 pit gates will open at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, competitor pill draw will end at 5:50, hotlaps begin 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 $100,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10's)

UMP Pro Late Models

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
672
0

2
52R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
620
52

3
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
588
84

4
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
582
90

5
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
552
120

6
24
Matt
Taylor
Springfield
IL
370
302

7
67R
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
370
302

8
84
Myles
Moos
Lincoln
IL
318
354

9
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
290
382

10
8
Ryan
Little
Springfield
IL
234
438

Billingsley Elite Wash UMP Modifieds

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
718
0

2
72A
Austin
Lynn
Mason City
IL
690
28

3
14C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
554
164

4
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
488
230

5
7
Blake
Thompson
Troy
IL
480
238

6
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
412
306

7
14
Brian
Lynn
Mason City
IL
368
350

8
28S
Joe
Strawkas
Buffalo
IL
358
360

9
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
350
368

10
99
Tim
Luttrell
Riverton
IL
338
380

UMP B-Mods

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
00s
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
648
0

2
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
640
8

3
18
Jerry
Thompson
Troy
IL
562
86

4
57R
Tom
Riech
Springfield
IL
560
88

5
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
520
128

6
11
Amanda
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
442
206

7
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
356
292

8
66
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
316
332

9
74
Billy
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
302
346

10
1
Dante
Brown
Morrisonville
IL
272
376

UMP Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
706
0

2
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
676
30

3
55S
Jason
Scrimpsher
Decatur
IL
614
92

4
J24
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
560
146

5
28L
Garrett
Lewis
Decatur
IL
474
232

6
1
Fredie
Thomas
Macon
IL
420
286

7
5
Terry
Reed
Decatur
IL
410
296

8
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
394
312

9
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
388
318

10
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
278
428

UMP Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
1R
Dustin
Reed
Decatur
IL
668
0

2
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
608
60

3
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
516
152

4
63
Paul
Peters
Pana
IL
374
294

5
40
Adam
Webb
Decatur
IL
352
316

6
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
320
348

7
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
272
396

8
87
Ryan
Cantrell
Decatur
IL
244
424

9
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
238
430

10
911
Brad
Rexroad
Hammond
IL
158
510

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