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Macon Speedway Set For Return Of POWRi National Midgets Saturday Night

(Macon, IL) The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets are set for their return to Mighty Macon Speedway this coming Saturday night, August 17.  The series, which had a couple of events rained out at the track, earlier this year, will be making their second visit of the season, this time for the Camfield Memorial. Four other divisions will also be in action.

Jake Neuman, of New Berlin, IL, will be looking for his second Macon Speedway victory, after claiming the win on July 27.  Neuman bested Tyler Thomas, Daniel Adler, point leader Jesse Colwell, and Daison Pursley.  Decatur, IL’s Terry Babb took sixth in that event.

Adding to the fun Saturday will be a barrage of other talented drivers who decided to make a Central Illinois visit this weekend.  Hot shoes Tyler Courtney, Logan Seavey, Tanner Thorson, Zach Daum, Tanner Carrick, CJ Leary, and Thomas Meseraull are also in competition with the Midgets this weekend, as they had Fairbury Thursday, Lincoln Friday, and Macon Saturday marked on their calendars.

The POWRi National Micros presented by Bailey Chassis will make their first official appearance at the track this season.  A number of local unsanctioned shows have been held with good fields of cars.  Springfield, IL’s Daryn Stark leads the track standings, while Jacob Tipton, John Barnard, Molly Day, and Will Armitage have had plenty of Macon track time this season.

In the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds, Tommy Sheppard comes into the week leading the standing by 130 over Alan Crowder.  Sheppard has taken 8 wins in just 13 starts.  Tim Hancock is third in points, while Curt Rhodes, and Zach Rhodes complete the top five.

Mt. Olive, IL driver Tim Hancock is looking for yet another Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modified championship in and is in pretty good position to do so.  Hancock is up 82 points on Nick Justice, Rob Timmons, Tim Riech, and Tim Hancock, Jr.  Hancock, Sr. has claimed 10 feature wins, while Justice, Timmons, and Hancock, Jr. have each claimed one victory.

Brady Reed, of Decatur, IL is looking to continue his strong season in the DIRTcar Hornet class.  Reed has a 104 point advantage in the standings, winning four feature events this year.  Carter Dart, Cook Crawford, Marty Sullivan, and Billy Mason complete the top five.

Pit gates will open Saturday at 3:00, with grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps at 6:00, and racing at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $18 for adults and free for kids 11 and under.

Saturday night’s event is part of a huge weekend of racing in Central Illinois featuring POWRi Midgets at Lincoln on Friday night, USAC Silver Crown Saturday afternoon at the Springfield Mile, and the ARCA Menards Series on Sunday afternoon in Springfield.

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 $150,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League

Pos
Car
Driver
Hometown
Wins
Points
Gap

1 71 Jesse Colwell Red Bluff, CA 1 4240

2
5D
Zach Daum
Pocahontas, IL
 
3910
330

3
3N
Jake Neuman
New Berlin, IL
2
3790
450

4
28
Ace McCarthy
Tahlequah, OK
1
3500
740

5
67K
Holley Hollan
Tulsa, OK
 
3490
750

6
9
Daison Pursley
Locust Grove, OK
 
3360
880

7
08
Cannon McIntosh
Bixby, OK
 
3290
950

8
67
Logan Seavey
Sutter, CA
7
3010
1230

9
27
Tucker Klaasmeyer
Paola, KS
 
2530
1710

10
91T
Tyler Thomas
Collinsville, OK
1
2440
1800

Micros By Bailey Chassis (track standings)

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
320
0

2
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
318
2

3
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
300
20

4
17
Molly
Day
Atwood
IL
298
22

5
7A
Will
Armitage
Athens
IL
246
74

6
84
Tyler
Day
Atwood
IL
218
102

7
11
Jeff
Beasley
Urbana
IL
186
134

8
5B
Chad
Baldwin
Lincoln
IL
184
136

9
21
Aaron
Andruskevitch
Riverton
IL
178
142

10
28
Luke
Verardi
Taylorville
IL
172
148

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
762
0

2
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
632
130

3
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
580
182

4
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
448
314

5
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
424
338

6
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
358
404

7
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
310
452

8
28S
Joe
Strawkas
Buffalo
IL
310
452

9
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
286
476

10
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
256
506

Neal Tire & Auto Pro Mods

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
792
0

2
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
710
82

3
5
Rob
Timmons
Centralia
IL
704
88

4
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
646
146

5
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
564
228

6
11
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
528
264

7
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
488
304

8
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
428
364

9
35
Tom
Davidson
Springfield
IL
426
366

10
B21
Billy
Nail
Decatur
IL
404
388

Hornets

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
32B
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
690
0

2
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
586
104

3
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
500
190

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
456
234

5
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
400
290

6
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
366
324

7
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
354
336

8
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
322
368

9
69M
Michael
Abbott
Taylorville
IL
322
368

10
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
314
376

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