Decatur Area CVB To Present 1st Responders Night At Macon Speedway Saturday

Decatur Area CVB To Present 1^st Responders Night At Macon Speedway Saturday

(Macon, IL) First responders throughout Central Illinois are in for a treat at Macon Speedway this coming Saturday, July 15. A full night of racing entertainment is on tap with free general admission tickets for first responders who can present valid ID proof. It’s open to EMT’s, paramedics, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. The night is presented by the Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

In addition to great racing action in six divisions, CEFCU Kids Club will be held between 5:30-7:00 in the pavilion next to the main scoring tower and kids will get the opportunity to ride in race cars at intermission.

Braden Johnson, of Taylorville, IL, leads the standings in the Decatur Building Trades DIRTcar Pro Late Model division, winning two of the six features so far this season. Ryan Miller is having a great season and is second in points, while Brandon Miller, Colby Eller, and Jose Parga complete the top five. Parga has claimed four feature wins but has missed two events.

In the Red’s Place DIRTcar Modified class, Elwin, IL’s Alan Crowder leads the points by 18 over Jeremy Nichols. Nichols has missed an event but has been strong in the other six to stay close. Each have claimed one feature win, while Tim Luttrell (2), Austin Lynn (1), and Jeff Graham complete the top five.

Dalton Ewing, of Decatur, IL, has a healthy point lead in the DIRTcar Pro Mod class, winning four of the seven features coming into Saturday’s event. Adam Rhoades, Maxx Emerson, Zach Taylor, and Guy Taylor complete the top five. The two Taylors and Kyle Helmick have won the other feature events.

The elder statesman of the Sportsman class, Phil Moreland, currently leads the points in the division by six over Ed Cleeton. The two drivers are followed by Jeff Ray, Randy Huffman, and Tim Riech. None of the top five have claimed a feature win this season as Wes O’Dell has three, and Ethan Schnapp and Tommy Duncan have claimed one each.

In the DIRTcar Street Stock division, Bobby Beiler has won four out of the six features and has just an 18 point lead on Terry Reed. Jaret Duff is third, with Brad Peters and Brian Dasenbrock fourth and fifth. Rudy Zaragoza and Zane Reitz have also taken main event wins.

Rounding out Saturday’s action will be the POWRi 600cc Non-Wing Outlaw division. Kale Drake, of Collinsville, OK leads the points over Alex Midkiff, Tyler Kuykendall, Corbin Rueschenberg, and Tobias Midkiff. The feature event will pay $700 to win.

Pit gates will open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps start at 6:00, with racing at 7:00 PM. Grandstand admission will be $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 specials including Lucas Oil Late Models, Summernationals, Corn Field Combat, and Top Gun.

Macon Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection’s $100,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Gap
1	14J	Braden	Johnson	Taylorville	IL	6	2	6	6	346	0
2	11	Ryan	Miller	Lincoln	IL	6	0	5	6	318	28
3	9B	Brandon	Miller	Lincoln	IL	6	0	1	5	276	70
4	10C	Colby	Eller	Taylorville	IL	5	0	4	5	266	80
5	6P	Jose	Parga	New Berlin	IL	4	4	4	4	240	106
6	11E	Randy	Eller	Taylorville	IL	5	0	0	5	238	108
7	12	Curtis	Eller	Taylorville	IL	4	0	3	4	220	126
8	64	Donny	Koehler	Macon	IL	4	0	1	4	190	156
9	25	Dakota	Ewing	Warrensburg	IL	3	0	2	2	154	192
10	77	Blaise	Baker	Clinton	IL	2	0	2	2	112	234

Red’s Place Modifieds

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Gap
1	87C	Alan	Crowder	Elwin	IL	7	1	4	6	350	0
2	J24	Jeremy	Nichols	Findlay	IL	6	1	5	6	332	18
3	99	Tim	Luttrell	Riverton	IL	6	2	4	5	316	34
4	72A	Austin	Lynn	Mason City	IL	6	1	3	5	292	58
5	71	Jeff	Graham	Stonington	IL	5	0	1	4	248	102
6	4G	John	Goveia	Riverton	IL	5	0	0	0	188	162
7	11	Zach	Rhodes	Taylorville	IL	3	0	2	3	162	188
8	4M	Clint	Martin	Ramsey	IL	3	0	1	3	160	190
9	36	Nick	Justice	Decatur	IL	3	0	2	3	154	196
10	28S	Joe	Strawkas	Buffalo	IL	4	0	0	2	146	204

 

DIRTcar Pro Mods

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Gap
1	27	Dalton	Ewing	Decatur	IL	7	4	5	7	384	0
2	10	Adam	Rhoades	Clinton	IL	7	0	3	5	328	56
3	78	Maxx	Emerson	Taylorville	IL	5	0	3	5	248	136
4	Z24	Zach	Taylor	Springfield	IL	4	1	4	4	230	154
5	4T	Guy	Taylor	Springfield	IL	4	1	4	4	230	154
6	15C	Kevin	Crowder	Argenta	IL	5	0	2	3	228	156
7	8	Brayden	Beiler	Blue Mound	IL	5	0	1	1	210	174
8	42	Chad	Ziegler	Oakwood	IL	4	0	3	3	206	178
9	360	John	Seets	Brighton	IL	4	0	2	3	190	194
10	7B	Brian	Burns	Bethany	IL	4	0	0	4	188	196

DIRTcar Sportsman

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Gap
1	07	Phil	Moreland	Assumption	IL	5	0	2	4	252	0
2	21	Ed	Cleeton	Tovey	IL	5	0	3	4	246	6
3	18	Jeff	Ray	Springfield	IL	5	0	3	4	242	10
4	46	Randy	Huffman	Maroa	IL	4	0	4	4	224	28
5	55	Tim	Riech	Petersburg	IL	5	0	1	4	224	28
6	17	Barry	Bell	Windsor	IL	5	0	1	2	210	42
7	87	Wes	O’Dell	Springfield	IL	4	3	3	3	206	46
8	75	Jeff	Gill	Bethany	IL	5	0	0	1	200	52
9	11	Roy	Magee	Springfield	IL	4	0	1	4	192	60
10	5S	Ronald	Bacon	Decatur	IL	5	0	0	2	188	64

 

DIRTcar Street Stocks

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Gap
1	17	Bobby	Beiler	Blue Mound	IL	6	4	5	5	336	0
2	11	Terry	Reed	Cerro Gordo	IL	6	0	4	5	318	18
3	21	Jaret	Duff	Maroa	IL	6	0	4	6	304	32
4	78B	Brad	Peters	Stonington	IL	6	0	3	5	296	40
5	08	Brian R.	Dasenbrock	Decatur	IL	6	0	1	6	288	48
6	187	Korey	Bailey	Stonington	IL	5	0	0	5	236	100
7	2Z	Andy	Zahnd	White Heath	IL	4	0	4	4	224	112
8	67	Rudy	Zaragoza	Jacksonville	IL	4	1	3	3	206	130
9	4	Zach	Clark	Illiopolis	IL	3	0	0	3	148	188
10	21E	Eric	Boomer	Bethany	IL	3	0	0	2	142	194

POWRi Non-Wing Micros

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Pos	Car	Driver	Hometown	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Features	Points	Gap
1	26	Kale Drake	Collinsville, OK		4	4	4	1130	–
2	11	Alex Midkiff	Belleville, IL	1	1	3	3	790	340
3	8K	Tyler Kuykendall	Warsaw, MO	1	2	2	3	780	350
4	26	Corbin Rueschenberg	Mesa, AZ		1	2	3	640	490
5	101	Tobias Midkiff	Belleville, IL				3	540	590
6	96	Parker Leek	Warsaw, IN		1	2	2	530	600
7	94	Jordan Clary	Edwardsville, IL		1	2	2	490	640
8	20	Logan Null	Marion, IL	1	1	1	2	450	680
9	21H	Dylan Kadous	Topeka, KS		1	1	1	290	840
10	17S	Baron Silva	Bartlesville, OK		1	1	1	270	860