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Sportsman Topless 40 Highlights Macon Speedway Saturday Racing

Firemen and First Responders To Receive Free Admission

(Macon, IL) The Sportsman drivers get their chance to shine this coming Saturday, July 11 at Macon Speedway, as the Topless 40 is on the docket. Each season, the Topless 40 is the top special for the class, with drivers removing the top of their cars, giving fans a great look into the cockpit. Six other divisions will also be in action.

The Sportsman have had just one event at the track this season, on opening night. It looked to be a carry over from a year ago, as Dennis Vander Meersch took the top spot with Scott Landers in tow. The two finished first and second in a lot of races in 2019 with Landers going on to the championship.

The BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds have two strong nights of racing in the history books and it’s a crate engine car leading the standings. Billy Knebel, of Pocahontas, IL, has been running not only in the Pro Mod class but also the Modified class. After two nights, Knebel is at the top of a list of 37 drivers in the Modified division, despite having less horsepower. The dry slick track has worked nicely for him, with a pair of top five finishes, while Guy Taylor is second in points after a pair of strong finishes. Another Pro Mod racer, Kyle Helmick, Jarrett Stryker, and Tommy Sheppard complete the top five.

Jake Little, of Springfield, IL, and Dakota Ewing, of Warrensburg, IL, are tied at the top of the Macon Speedway Pro Late Model standings. Just two points back is Jose Parga in third. Little and Parga have claimed victories this year, while Ewing has come up just short, after taking last year’s championship. The Pro Lates put on a great show, one week ago. This week’s overall top qualifier will have a $100 bonus on the line, courtesy of R33D Racecars.

The DIRTcar Pro Mods are still trying to get the offseason rust knocked off after two caution plagued races. Smithton, IL driver, Kyle Helmick leads the points by just six over Billy Knebel. Brian Burns is third, while Kevin Crowder and Dalton Ewing round out the top five. Crowder, Knebel, and Ewing all had great runs last week before falling out of the event. For Crowder and Knebel, it was contact while out front, for Ewing, it was mechanical failure while hammering the cushion.

The Archers Alley DIRTcar Street Stocks had another strong field last week and a feature that saw a last lap pass for the win. Veteran driver Terry Reed slipped by Bobby Beiler on the last lap to claim the victory a week ago, keeping Beiler from going 2-for-2 to start the season. Beiler does lead the points over Jaret Duff, Rudy Zaragoza, Darrell Dick, and Guy Taylor. Those who also run the Street Stock race on Friday night at Lincoln will be battling for some extra bonus money.

The DIRTcar Hornet features have been won by a father and son combo this year, Brady Reed and Joe Reed. At the top of the points is Billy Mason, of Brownstown, IL. Mason leads by six points over Bill Basso.

Rounding out Saturday’s slate will be the Micros By Bailey Chassis. Jeremy Camp, of Sullivan, IL, leads the points by two over Tyler Robbins of Collinsville, IL. 19 Micro drivers were on hand opening night, creating for an exciting event.

The night will also be a special one for firemen and first responders. Those who are one in one of the aforementioned lines of work will receive free grandstand admission by showing proper ID proof. Grandstand admission for all others is $15, while kids 11 and under are free.

Pit gates will open at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, local pill draw will end at 5:50, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will begin at 7:00.

For more information, visit www.maconracing.com.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
116
0

2
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
112
4

3
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
96
20

4
18
Jarrett
Stryker
Millstadt
IL
94
22

5
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
70
46

6
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
66
50

7
777
Trevor
Neville
Mackinaw
IL
62
54

8
24S
Jacob
Steinkoenig
Highland
IL
60
56

9
36
Kenny
Wallace
St. Louis
MO
60
56

10
517
Rick
Hamilton
Decatur
IL
60
56

DIRTcar Pro Late Models 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
116
0

2
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
116
0

3
6P
Jose
Parga
New Berlin
IL
114
2

4
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
98
18

5
93J
JR
Wiltermood
Windsor
IL
92
24

6
33B
Storm
Beiler
Decatur
IL
84
32

7
14B
Brady
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
84
32

8
22
Chris
Dick
Deland
IL
56
60

9
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
54
62

10
44
Blaze
Burwell
Mt Vernon
IL
52
64

DIRTcar Pro Mods 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
116
0

2
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
100
16

3
7B
Brian
Burns
Bethany
IL
98
18

4
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
96
20

5
27
Dalton
Ewing
Decatur
IL
96
20

6
54
Clint
Martin
Ramsey
IL
92
24

7
25
Jeff
Wallace
Decatur
IL
82
34

8
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
80
36

9
78
Maxx
Emerson
Taylorville
IL
80
36

10
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
74
42

DIRTcar Sportsman 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
25
Dennis
Vander Meersch
Springfield
IL
60
0

2
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
58
2

3
20R
Tyler
Roth
Fairbury
IL
56
4

4
11
Rick
Roedel
Shelbyville
IL
54
6

5
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
52
8

6
44
John
Lewis
Cerro Gordo
IL
50
10

7
84L
Jim
Farley III
Springfield
IL
48
12

8
07
Phil
Moreland
Assumption
IL
46
14

Archers Alley Street Stocks 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
B26
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
118
0

2
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
104
14

3
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
100
18

4
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
96
22

5
X7
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
96
22

6
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
94
24

7
12
Dean
Holt
Decatur
IL
72
46

8
3J
Jonathon
Hall
Harristown
IL
68
50

9
T5
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
60
58

10
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
56
62

DIRTcar Hornets 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
116
0

2
44
Bill
Basso
Athens
IL
106
10

3
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
100
16

4
32B
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
96
20

5
1
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
94
22

6
35
Alex
Higgs
Moweaqua
IL
92
24

7
20
Casey
Eskew
Springfield
IL
88
28

8
3H
Allan
Harris
Chatham
IL
76
40

9
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
76
40

10
29L
Markus
Lahr
Decatur
IL
72
44

Micros By Bailey Chassis 

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
23
Jeremy
Camp
Sullivan
IL
60
0

2
35
Tyler
Robbins
Collinsville
IL
58
2

3
84
Paul
Day
Atwood
IL
56
4

4
97D
Larry
Drake
Terre Haute
IN
54
6

5
17
Molly
Day
Allerton
IL
52
8

6
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
50
10

7
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
48
12

8
6
Kyle
Touchette
Collinsville
IL
46
14

9
2F
Mike
Frantz
 
 
44
16

10
2
Cody
Swisher
Atwood
IL
42
18

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