Sunday Finale To Be Held At Lincoln IL Speedway
The 2016 edition of the highly popular Illinois Midget SPEEDWEEK, sanctioned by POWRi, is officially underway, after completing the Belle-Clair Speedway event last night. In what can be a grueling week for drivers and teams, fans love seeing some of the best open wheelers in the country converge in Illinois. Everything will wrap up on Sunday evening, June 12, at the Lincoln Speedway finale, in Lincoln, IL.
In opening night action at Belle-Clair Speedway, in Belleville, IL, 32 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets, 55 POWRi Speedway Motors Micros, and 20 POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets were on track for a great kickoff to the week. In 2015, the car count ballooned to huge numbers by the weekend, having in upwards of 55 Midgets and 65 Micros at the Macon Speedway event Saturday. Again this year, the car count is expected to grow as the weekend nears.
The Sunday SPEEDWEEK finale at Lincoln Speedway will see racing in all three POWRi divisions in addition to racing action in the UMP Midwest Technical Institute Modified division. Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, IL has had a great start at Lincoln, winning the first three Modified features before last year’s champion, Brian Lynn claimed the victory at the May 20 event. NASCAR’s Kenny Wallace will also be on hand trying to take the trophy back from Brian Lynn who made a late race pass the last time the two met up.
Pit gates on Sunday, June 12 at Lincoln Speedway will open at 2:30, grandstands at 4:00, Modified pill draw will end at 4:50, hotlaps will begin at 5:00, Modified group qualifying will begin at 5:45, and racing will take the green at 6:00.
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For more information on the track, follow Lincoln Speedway online at www.lincolnspeedwayil.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LincolnILSpeedway), and Twitter (@LincolnILSpdwy). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.
Lincoln Speedway is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds, in Lincoln, IL. The physical address is 1408 Short 11th St., Lincoln, IL 62656. Lincoln Speedway races a number of UMP classes as well as specials on a near bi-weekly schedule of Friday and Sunday evenings.
POINT STANDINGS AS OF SPEEDWEEK START (TOP 10’s)
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 Modifieds
Pos Car Driver Points Gap
1 77 Ray Bollinger 232 0
2 14 Brian Lynn 226 6
3 10 Curt Rhodes 182 50
4 25W Allen Weisser 170 62
5 14C Alan Crowder 166 66
6 10A Shawn Vaughn 158 74
7 10K Kelly Kovski 146 86
8 32 Donovan Lodge 138 94
9 11 Zach Rhodes 130 102
10 83B Nathan Balensiefen 122 110