Belleville, IL – The 4th Annual Illinois SPEED Week is shaping up to be one of the largest events for 2016 with a world-wide driver presence set to tackle five straight days of racing. All five nights will feature POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series action, paired with both the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series and the POWRi/ILLINI Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series. The grueling weeks kicks off on Wednesday, June 8th at the high-banked Belle-Clair Speedway. Thursday, teams will head north to Quincy Raceways, before Friday’s show at Jacksonville Speedway. Saturday, the divisions will invade Macon Speedway and for the fifth and final night, Illinois SPEED Week will conclude at Lincoln Speedway. The five nights of racing will be the ultimate test of endurance for drivers and crews, equipment maintenance, and an excellent display of driver talents.

The Macon Speedway event on Saturday, June 11 will not only have all three POWRi classes, the night will also include the UMP Pro Late Model division. In that class, Springfield, IL driver Matt Taylor has two wins and four straight second place finishes to lead the standings. Jake Little, Guy Taylor, Nick Bauman, and Jose Parga has also taken Macon wins.

Previous Illinois SPEED Week Champions for the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series include Christopher Bell (2013, 2015 tie), Tyler Thomas (2014), and Darren Hagen (2015 tie). In the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series, Cale Thomas took the inaugural Illinois SPEED Week in 2013, while Frank Flud was the champion in 2014. Joe B. Miller was the 2015 Illinois SPEED Week Champion for the micros. Newly added in their freshmen year, the POWRi/ILLINI Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series will be the third division on the roster for Illinois SPEED Week.

Currently atop the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series point standings and still looking for his first victory of 2016, Zach Daum holds an 80 point lead over Spencer Bayston going into Illinois SPEED Week. Andrew Felker rides in third, 100 points out, while Justin Peck sits in fourth, 180 points out of the top position. Fifth place Tanner Thorson has a 240 point disadvantage to overcome in order to reach the top spot.

Nathan Benson holds a commanding 420 point advantage over Slater Helt heading into Illinois SPEED Week for the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. Shelby Bosie rides in the third position 540 points out, while Jeremy Camp sits in fourth. Alec Long has the fifth position.

In the POWRi/ILLINI Lucas Oil Division II Midget Series, Patrick Bruns has a 100 point lead over Tyler Vantoll. Adam Taylor holds the third position 160 points out, while Hunter Lane is in fourth. Jack Routson holds the fifth position.

Pit gates on Saturday, June 11 at Macon Speedway will open at 3:00, grandstands at 4:00, Late Model pill draw will end at 5:50, hotlaps will begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 6:00.

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For more information, follow Macon Speedway online atwww.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.

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets
Pos Driver Points Gap
1 Zach Daum 2300 0
2 Spencer Bayston 2220 80
3 Andrew Felker 2200 100
4 Justin Peck 2120 180
5 Tanner Thorson 2060 240
6 Carson Macedo 1690 610
7 Holly Shelton 1670 630
8 Jake Neuman 1620 680
9 Tucker Klaasmeyer 1570 730
10 Ryan Robinson 1540 760

POWRi Speedway Motors Micros
Pos Driver Points Gap
1 Nathan Benson 2030 0
2 Slater Helt 1610 420
3 Shelby Bosie 1490 540
4 Jeremy Camp 1340 690
5 Levi Curry 1190 840
6 Alec Long 1190 840
7 Joe B Miller 1140 890
8 Garrett Duff 990 1040
9 Chad Elliott 970 1060
10 Allen Cope 830 1200

POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets
Pos Driver Points Gap
1 Patrick Bruns 2000 0
2 Tyler Vantoll 1930 70
3 Adam Taylor 1920 80
4 Hunter Lane 1510 490
5 Jack Routson 1450 550
6 Johnny Murdock 1350 650
7 Mitchell Davis 1190 810
8 Johnny Heydenreich 1120 880
9 Shane Morgan 800 1200
10 Jordan Caskey 770 1230

UMP Pro Late Models
Pos Car Driver Points Gap
1 24 Matt Taylor 352 0
2 33H Roben Huffman 324 28
3 38J Jake Little 310 42
4 4T Guy Taylor 260 92
5 32M Cody Maguire 240 112
6 25 Dakota Ewing 186 166
7 Z23 Shawn Ziemer 184 168
8 B1 Nick Bauman 172 180
9 46 Eric Wilson 148 204
10 52R Jeffrey Reed 144 208