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POWRi National Midgets To Thrill Fans At Macon Saturday Night

Four Divisions Join The Top POWRi Class

(Macon, IL) The tradition of the Illinois State Fair race weekend continues this weekend with Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL, being part of the four event in three day extravaganza.  As has been the case for several years, Macon Speedway will play host to the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets on Saturday night, August 19th, after the Silver Crown cars run the Springfield Mile earlier in the day.  Four other classes will be part of Saturday night's show.

In the Midget division, Pocahontas, IL's Zach Daum leads the way in the standings by 460 over Sutter, CA's Logan Seavey.  Each driver has claimed one win each.  Daum's point lead comes from his impressive consistency with 13 top ten's in 15 races.  Tucker Klaasmeyer, Jake Neuman, and Andrew Felker round out the top five in standings.  A very diverse field of drivers from all over the country is expected as seven different states are represented by the top ten in points including Illinois, California, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Nevada.

Joe B. Miller leads the way in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600 cc Outlaw Micro Sprints.  The division, which has run a couple of POWRi sanctioned shows at the track this year, has also had a few appearances under the track's Beach House Restaurant banner.  A strong field is expected with Luke Verardi, from Taylorville, IL second in national points to Miller.  Kurt Westerfield, Nathan Benson, and Slater Helt round out the top five.  Jeremy Camp, formerly of nearby Blue Mound, has been tough to beat in recent events for the division at the track.

New Berlin, IL's Tommy Sheppard, Jr. comes into the week, leading the UMP Pro Late Model division standings.  The Pro Lates will also have an event on Friday night at Lincoln, with drivers having a chance at bonus money if they run both nights.  Blue Mound, IL's Jeff Reed, Jr. and Springfield, IL's Jake Little are podium point contenders.  Roben Huffman and Cody Maguire complete the top five in current points.  Several different winners have found victory lane this year including Little (6), Sheppard and Ryan Little (2), and Rudy Zaragoza, Matt Taylor, and Myles Moos each have one.

The UMP Street Stocks are on schedule for this Saturday night at Macon Speedway.  The division, which is coming off of a great Big 10 show at Lincoln last Sunday, has newly married, Brian Dasenbrock of Decatur, IL leading the points over Shawn Ziemer of Boody, IL.  Decatur, IL's Jason Scrimpsher is third, while Jeremy Nichols and Garrett Lewis are fourth and fifth in the track points.

Rounding out the Macon entertainment for Saturday will be the UMP Hornets.  Decatur, IL driver Dustin Reed is on top of the standings by 64 on the driver of the 64CK, Cook Crawford of Lincoln, IL.  Marty Sullivan, Paul Peters, and Carter Dart complete the current top five.  Reed has won two features, with Adam Webb winning five during a part time schedule at the track this year.

Pits open Saturday at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps start at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission will be $15, while kids 11 and under are free.

It's all part of three great days of racing in Central Illinois.  On Friday, the POWRi/WAR East 410 Sprint cars put on the show at Lincoln Speedway along with Pro Lates, Mods, and DII Midgets.  Saturday afternoon, fans will flock to the Illinois State Fair for the Bettenhausen 100 before heading to Macon Speedway Saturday night.  Rounding out the weekend will be the Herr's Potato Chips Chase The Taste 100 on Sunday afternoon at 1:30.

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)

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
5D
Zach
Daum
Pocahontas
IL
4040
0

2
4A
Logan
Seavey
Sutter
CA
3580
460

3
27
Tucker
Klaasmeyer
Paola
KS
3150
890

4
3N
Jake
Neuman
New Berlin
IL
3060
980

5
37
Andrew
Felker
Carl Junction
MO
2950
1090

6
97
Spencer
Bayston
Lebanon
IN
2830
1210

7
71
Ryan
Robinson
Foresthill
CA
2690
1350

8
91T
Tyler
Thomas
Collinsville
OK
2310
1730

9
67
Tanner
Thorson
Minden
NV
2290
1750

10
71K
Tanner
Carrick
Lincoln
CA
2010
2030

POWRi Speedway Motors Beach House Micros

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
51B
Joe B
Miller
Millersville
MO
1800
0

2
28V
Luke
Verardi
Taylorville
IL
1410
390

3
14
Kurt
Westerfield
Unknown
IL
1390
410

4
2B
Nathan
Benson
Concordia
MO
1360
440

5
22S
Slater
Helt
Harrisonville
MO
1300
500

6
5R
Craig
Ronk
Warsaw
IN
1260
540

7
37H
Nick
Howard
Lawrence
KS
1130
670

8
38
Jackson
Frisbie

IA
1070
730

9
77W
Joey
Wirth
Waterloo
IL
1070
730

10
42
Andy
Bishop
Harrisburg
IL
1040
760

UMP Pro Late Models

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
722
0

2
52R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
672
50

3
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
642
80

4
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
608
114

5
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
588
134

6
67R
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
414
308

7
24
Matt
Taylor
Springfield
IL
370
352

8
84
Myles
Moos
Lincoln
IL
318
404

9
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
290
432

10
4T
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
282
440

UMP Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
764
0

2
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
730
34

3
55S
Jason
Scrimpsher
Decatur
IL
658
106

4
J24
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
620
144

5
28L
Garrett
Lewis
Decatur
IL
516
248

6
1
Fredie
Thomas
Macon
IL
466
298

7
5
Terry
Reed
Decatur
IL
462
302

8
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
394
370

9
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
388
376

10
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
278
486

UMP Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
1R
Dustin
Reed
Decatur
IL
726
0

2
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
662
64

3
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
516
210

4
63
Paul
Peters
Pana
IL
424
302

5
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
372
354

6
40
Adam
Webb
Decatur
IL
352
374

7
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
320
406

8
87
Ryan
Cantrell
Decatur
IL
244
482

9
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
238
488

10
J4
Bradley
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
200
526

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