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$5 Admission For Ladies At Macon Speedway This Saturday Night

Bud Light Ladies Night Features 7 Divisions Of Action & Kids Gold Rush

(Macon, IL) If you are looking for a great ladies night out activity this weekend, look nowhere else than Macon Speedway on Saturday night, September 2.  As part of Bud Light Ladies Night, women will receive general admission tickets for just $5 each and get to see a great program of racing, featuring seven divisions.  At intermission, kids 11 and under will head onto the track for the kids gold rush, with a chance to pick up as much change as they can.

The night's action will be headlined by the Billingsley Elite Wash UMP Modifieds.  Last week, Taylorville, IL driver Curt Rhodes drove to victory in dominating fashion, surprising some with a strong field that included Decatur, IL's Dave Crawley, Jr.  Joining the Macon regulars this weekend will be retired NASCAR driver, Ken Schrader, who will race Macon as part of a four race in four day trip to Illinois.  Rhodes leads Austin Lynn in this year's standings by 40, entering the night.

The UMP Pro Late Models will be back in action this weekend, after having the week off last Saturday for the Super Late Model show.  Several drivers decided to go ahead and compete with the Supers and had a decent showing, led by veteran Jeff Ray, of Springfield, IL.  Ray was the top finishing Pro Late Model competitor, netting him an additional cash bonus.  New Berlin, IL's Tommy Sheppard leads the points at Macon by 58 over Jeff Reed, Jr., from Blue Mound, IL.

A strong field of UMP B-Mods have been on hand for much of the season, including last week when 15 took the green flag.  Tim Hancock grabbed the point lead after last week's win but his lead is just two points over Cody Stillwell.  The two drivers have five nights left to determine this year's champion.

Monticello, IL driver, Timmy Dick, leads the UMP Sportsman points at Macon but it's by only six markers over Danny Smith.  The Sportsman will also be in action at Lincoln Speedway on Friday night as part of a rare doubleheader weekend for the class.

The UMP Street Stock class has a somewhat tight point battle between a couple of Macon County drivers.  Brian Dasenbrock, of Decatur, IL and Shawn Ziemer, of Boody, IL are first and second in the standings, with only 38 points separating the two.  Both are looking for their first career championships in the division.

Decatur, IL's Dustin Reed leads the UMP Hornet standings at Macon by a convincing margin of 102.  Reed has driven a couple of different cars this season to garner the points and has found victory lane.  Cook Crawford, from Lincoln, IL, is second in points, just as he is at his home track.  The last couple of Macon races have seen strong fields of Hornets.

Rounding out the classes will be the 600cc Beach House Outlaw Micros.  While the division does not compete on an every night basis, when it does, the count is normally strong, with fields in upwards of 20 cars.  The speeds are very high for this quick and nimble class.

Pit gates open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, pill draw will end around 5:50 when the drivers meeting begins, hotlaps start at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand is $12 for men, but $5 for women for Bud Light Ladies Night.  Kids 11 and under are free.

Those unable to attend the races can tune into "Macon Speedway Live", a pay-per-view video stream of all of the night's events.  The stream goes live shortly before the races start at 7:00 and will broadcast until the last checkered flag falls.  This week's price is $12, the cost of a general admission ticket.  The event automatically goes into an on-demand section and is available for $10 after the races end.

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
778
0

2
52R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
720
58

3
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
702
76

4
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
662
116

5
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
646
132

6
67R
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
460
318

7
24
Matt
Taylor
Springfield
IL
370
408

8
84
Myles
Moos
Lincoln
IL
318
460

9
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
290
488

10
4T
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
282
496

Billingsley Elite Wash UMP Modifieds

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
834
0

2
72A
Austin
Lynn
Mason City
IL
794
40

3
14C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
598
236

4
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
578
256

5
7
Blake
Thompson
Troy
IL
480
354

6
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
412
422

7
28S
Joe
Strawkas
Buffalo
IL
396
438

8
14
Brian
Lynn
Mason City
IL
368
466

9
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
350
484

10
99
Tim
Luttrell
Riverton
IL
338
496

UMP B-Mods

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
760
0

2
00s
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
758
2

3
18
Jerry
Thompson
Troy
IL
648
112

4
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
622
138

5
57R
Tom
Riech
Springfield
IL
604
156

6
11
Amanda
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
520
240

7
66
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
402
358

8
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
372
388

9
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
356
404

10
1
Dante
Brown
Morrisonville
IL
318
442

UMP Sportsman

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
22
Timmy
Dick
Monticello
IL
328
0

2
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
322
6

3
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
290
38

4
12M
Terry
Myers
Buffalo
IL
290
38

5
11
Rick
Roedel
Shelbyville
IL
254
74

6
25
Tim
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
212
116

7
44
Bill
Berghaus
Chapin
IL
190
138

8
112
Scott
Williams
Anchor
IL
166
162

9
25
Dennis
Vandermeersch
Arlington
IL
150
178

10
56
Brandon
Pralle
Ashkum
IL
146
182

UMP Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
878
0

2
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
840
38

3
55S
Jason
Scrimpsher
Decatur
IL
760
118

4
J24
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
680
198

5
28L
Garrett
Lewis
Decatur
IL
618
260

6
5
Terry
Reed
Decatur
IL
516
362

7
1
Fredie
Thomas
Macon
IL
476
402

8
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
404
474

9
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
388
490

10
58
Jerit
Murphy
Lodge
IL
316
562

UMP Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
1R
Dustin
Reed
Decatur
IL
792
0

2
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
690
102

3
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
562
230

4
63
Paul
Peters
Pana
IL
510
282

5
40
Adam
Webb
Decatur
IL
434
358

6
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
418
374

7
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
384
408

8
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
358
434

9
13
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
250
542

10
87
Ryan
Cantrell
Decatur
IL
244
548

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