6/9/2021
Macon Speedway
Street Stock Special Event Plus Power Wheel Demo Derby To Headline Macon Speedway Saturday
(Macon, IL) An action-packed Saturday night, June 12, is ahead for those attending Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL. In addition to a special 30-lap Jayne Excavating & Welding feature for the Street Stocks, six other divisions will be on track plus this year’s edition of the Kids Power Wheel Demo Derby.
Leading the field of Midwest Big Ten Street Stocks into town will be perennial favorite in the class, Jeremy Nichols. The Lovington, IL driver won the only Big Ten race held so far this year at Lincoln Speedway in April. Nick Macklin, Terry Reed, Guy Taylor, and George Ewing round out the top five in Big Ten points and will be fighting for the $750 top prize.
It will also be a points event for the Archers Alley Macon Speedway Street Stock class. Maroa, IL driver, Jaret Duff, currently leads the standings by eight over three-time feature winner, Bobby Beiler. Guy Taylor, Zach Taylor, and Darrell Dick finish off the top five in the weekly class, a division that boasts some of the best veteran drivers around.
New Berlin, IL driver Jose Parga has been unstoppable at the track in the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model division. Parga will be looking for his sixth win in six tries this coming Saturday night. Colby Sheppard continues to show great improvement and is second, while Donny Koehler, Ryan Miller, and Dakota Ewing complete the top five. Six place points man, Braden Johnson, showed promise last Saturday, holding Parga off half of the feature.
In the BillingsleyRewards.com Modified division, Tommy Sheppard, of New Berlin, IL, has won four of six features, including three in-a-row. Sheppard leads the points by 46 over Springfield, IL driving veteran, Guy Taylor who has claimed one feature win. Alan Crowder is having a solid season, sitting third, while Kyle Helmick and Billy Knebel are pulling double duty in their Pro Mods and holding top five positions.
The DIRTcar Pro Modified division has been a highlight of the season so far at the high banked 1/5-mile. This Saturday, the division may very well see its seventh feature winner in seven races, as no driver has been a repeat winner so far this year. Smithton, IL’s Kyle Helmick leads the points by just four over Jake Montgomery and two more over Nick Justice. Kevin Crowder and Guy Taylor complete the top five in the division. Feature winners include Helmick, Montgomery, Crowder, Knebel, Ryan Hamilton, and B.J. Deal.
Jim Farley, III leads the Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman division into this Saturday night’s action with a meager two-point advantage. Former champion, Scott Landers is second, while Rick Roedel, Brandon Dick, and Roy Magee complete the top five. Landers, Jeremy Nichols, and Tommy Duncan have claimed feature wins this year.
The DIRTcar Hornets car count has grown in leaps and bounds over the last couple of weeks after a sluggish start to the season. Allan Harris, of Chatham, IL, leads the points by 20 over Shelby Beiler, after claiming three feature wins. Bill Mason has won a feature and sits third in points, while Justin Coffey and Zac Miller finish off the top five.
Decatur, IL driver, Jacob Tipton came up just short for the Micros By Bailey Chassis championship last year. Coming into this Saturday’s event, Tipton leads the points, while last year’s champion John Barnard is second. Daryn Stark, Hayden Harvey, and Kyle Barker round out the top five in points.
Children ages 3-10 will also have a fun event at intermission, as the Power Wheel Demo Derby will be held. Two different age groups will take their Power Wheels into the infield to race for the winning trophy. Families must bring the power wheels to the track to participate. Full details, including the rules and entry form are available on the Macon Speedway Facebook page.
Pit gates 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 $15, while kids 11 and under are free.
About Macon Speedway:
For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.maconracing.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/maconracing) and Twitter (@maconspeedway). 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)
Midwest Big Ten Street Stocks
Pos
Car #
Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
O1
Jeremy Nichols
Lovington
IL
60
0
2
16
Nick Macklin
Argenta
IL
58
2
3
5
Terry Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
56
4
4
x7
Guy Taylor
Springfield
IL
54
6
5
69
George Ewing
Decatur
IL
52
8
6
21
Jaret Duff
Maroa
IL
50
10
7
44J
Jeremy Madsen
Pawnee
IL
48
12
8
22
Darrell Dick
Monticello
IL
46
14
9
z24
Zach Taylor
Springfield
IL
44
16
10
19
Matthew Yaden
Monticello
IL
42
18
Archers Alley Street Stocks
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
318
0
2
29
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
310
8
3
X7
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
306
12
4
Z24
Zach
Taylor
Springfield
IL
268
50
5
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
264
54
6
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
258
60
7
01
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
254
64
8
11
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
218
100
9
53R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
210
108
10
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
190
128
Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
6P
Jose
Parga
New Berlin
IL
300
0
2
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
278
22
3
64
Donny
Koehler
Macon
IL
204
96
4
11
Ryan
Miller
Lincoln
IL
190
110
5
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
182
118
6
14J
Braden
Johnson
Taylorville
IL
160
140
7
33B
Storm
Beiler
Decatur
IL
142
158
8
14
Derek
Smith
Decatur
IL
142
158
9
4
Jon
Easley
Benton
IL
128
172
10
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
114
186
BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
356
0
2
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
310
46
3
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
282
74
4
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
276
80
5
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
250
106
6
78
Maxx
Emerson
Taylorville
IL
210
146
7
4G
John
Goveia
Riverton
IL
192
164
8
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
170
186
9
4M
Clint
Martin
Ramsey
IL
166
190
10
24
Zach
Taylor
Springfield
IL
162
194
DIRTcar Pro Mods
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
320
0
2
21.5
Jake
Montgomery
East Peoria
IL
316
4
3
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
314
6
4
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
310
10
5
24
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
292
28
6
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
284
36
7
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
278
42
8
3X
Justin
Reynolds
Hillsboro
IL
252
68
9
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
236
84
10
10
Adam
Rhoades
Clinton
IL
202
118
Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
84L
Jim
Farley III
Springfield
IL
280
0
2
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
278
2
3
11
Rick
Roedel
Shelbyville
IL
266
14
4
42
Brandon
Dick
Decatur
IL
228
52
5
11
Roy
Magee
Springfield
IL
200
80
6
01
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
176
104
7
25
Dennis
Vander Meersch
Springfield
IL
144
136
8
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
126
154
9
32
Tommy
Duncan
Metamora
IL
120
160
10
87
Wes
O'Dell
Springfield
IL
112
168
DIRTcar Hornets
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
3H
Allan
Harris
Chatham
IL
352
0
2
324
Shelby
Beiler
Macon
IL
332
20
3
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
322
30
4
J13
Justin
Coffey
Stonington
IL
244
108
5
9Z
Zac
Miller
Lincoln
IL
202
150
6
187
Korey
Bailey
Stonington
IL
192
160
7
44
Bill
Basso
Athens
IL
160
192
8
1
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
124
228
9
V91
Tyler
Vonbehren
Weldon
IL
124
228
10
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
102
250
Micros By Bailey Chassis
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
164
0
2
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
160
4
3
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
156
8
4
55
Hayden
Harvey
Warrensburg
IL
156
8
5
27
Kyle
Barker
Cooksville
IL
132
32
6
2
Cody
Swisher
Atwood
IL
118
46
7
00
Joe
Taft
Dawson
IL
118
46
8
21
Aarik
Andruskevitch
Riverton
IL
112
52
9
17
Molly
Day
Allerton
IL
110
54
10
27
Devin
Feger
East Peoria
IL
102
62
