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Macon Speedway Season Finale Set For Saturday Night

Giveback To Fans Night Features Plenty Of Prizes

(Macon, IL) One final night is left on the 2019 schedule for Macon Speedway and it’s this Saturday, September 28.  The BRANDT Season Finale presented by Dale’s Southlake Pharmacy will have six divisions racing for the special cup trophies.  In addition, plenty of prizes have been donated by area businesses for the giveback to fans night.  Rounding out the night’s program will be the return of powder puff and mechanic races.

Tommy Sheppard, Jr. of New Berlin, IL leads the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds into the final night and has already clinched the championship with a 72 point lead.  Sheppard will be racing for his ninth win of the year.  Alan Crowder is second in the standings, while Tim Hancock, Curt Rhodes, and Zach Rhodes complete the top five.

The Neal Tire & Auto Pro Modified championship is also secure.  Tim Hancock, Sr. has won 13 out of 18 features and is atop the standings by 98.  Centralia, IL’s Rob Timmons is second in the standings, having won two features and grabbing an impressive 14 top fives.  Nick Justice, Tim Riech, and Roy Magee finish off the top five drivers in the class.

One battle to keep an eye on is in the Sportsman division.  Scott Landers of Taylorville, IL, is looking to claim his first career division championship and has a 22 point lead on Dennis Vander Meersch.  Tim Bedinger is third in the standings, while Terry Myers and Wes O’Dell complete the top five.  Vander Meersch has won eight features but missed a night and with Landers consistency, that might be all it takes to clinch the championship.  The 22 point difference is a matter of 11 feature positions.

The Archers Alley Street Stock division is a wrap when it comes to the championship but the racing has been highly competitive this season in resurgence for the class.  Terry Reed of Cerro Gordo, IL leads the points by 118 over Darrell Dick.  Reed has won four features this season but a number of other drivers have found victory lane as well, including Dick.  Larry Russell, Jr., Bobby Beiler, and Jaret Duff complete the top five in points.

Brady Reed of Decatur, IL, has had a great season as a first year, full-time driver.  Reed has claimed four feature wins and is leading the standings by 214 points.  Carter Dart is second in points, while Cook Crawford, Marty Sullivan, and Steve Stine are in the top five.

The closest championship battle comes in the Micros By Bailey Chassis class.  Springfield, IL’s Daryn Stark, one of the youngest drivers at the track, leads the points by just six over Jacob Tipton.  Molly Day is third in the points, while John Barnard and Chad Baldwin complete the top five.  Mathematically, anyone in the top three or four could have a chance, depending on the number of cars that start the feature.

For the fans, plenty of giveaway items will be handed out throughout the evening, donated by plenty of area businesses.  Finishing out the night, mechanic races will be held for Modified, Pro Modified, Sportsman, and Street Stocks.  For the ladies, powder puff races will be held for Street Stocks and Hornets.

Pits open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps are at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $12 for adults and free for kids 11 and under.

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)

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
850
0

2
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
778
72

3
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
746
104

4
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
550
300

5
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
502
348

6
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
482
368

7
28S
Joe
Strawkas
Buffalo
IL
398
452

8
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
360
490

9
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
358
492

10
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
344
506

Neal Tire & Auto Pro Mods

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
1030
0

2
5
Rob
Timmons
Centralia
IL
932
98

3
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
868
162

4
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
832
198

5
11
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
696
334

6
22
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
670
360

7
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
548
482

8
35
Tom
Davidson
Springfield
IL
538
492

9
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
488
542

10
14B
Brady
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
464
566

Sportsman

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
502
0

2
25
Dennis
Vander Meersch
Springfield
IL
480
22

3
17B
Tim
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
410
92

4
12M
Terry
Myers
Buffalo
IL
400
102

5
87
Wes
O'Dell
Springfield
IL
334
168

6
94
Mitch
Ringler
Taylorville
IL
306
196

7
3J
Joel
Irvin
Harristown
IL
298
204

8
61
Stefan
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
286
216

9
06
Connor
Klay
Stonington
IL
244
258

10
07
Phil
Moreland
Assumption
IL
210
292

Archers Alley Street Stocks

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T5
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
818
0

2
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
700
118

3
X7
Larry
Russell
Decatur
IL
670
148

4
B26
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
600
218

5
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
598
220

6
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
574
244

7
1
Gene
Reed
Hammond
IL
542
276

8
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
528
290

9
80
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
512
306

10
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
464
354

Hornets

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
32B
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
840
0

2
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
626
214

3
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
592
248

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
550
290

5
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
512
328

6
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
492
348

7
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
420
420

8
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
400
440

9
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
396
444

10
69M
Michael
Abbott
Taylorville
IL
356
484

Micros By Bailey Chassis

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
500
0

2
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
494
6

3
17
Molly
Day
Atwood
IL
464
36

4
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
456
44

5
5B
Chad
Baldwin
Lincoln
IL
320
180

6
55
Hayden
Harvey
Warrensburg
IL
316
184

7
11
Jeff
Beasley
Urbana
IL
286
214

8
44
Trevin
Littleton
Jacksonville
IL
268
232

9
7A
Will
Armitage
Athens
IL
246
254

10
28
Luke
Verardi
Taylorville
IL
228
272

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