Category: Macon Speedway
MACON SPEEDWAY SET FOR 2 BIG NIGHTS THIS WEEKEND
RAMINATOR MONSTER TRUCK VISITS MACON SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY NASCAR NIGHT OF STARS WITH ALLGAIER, WALLACE & SCHRADER MONDAY (Macon, IL) Macon Speedway will be racing both Saturday and Monday nights this Memorial Day weekend with 2 very special shows. Join us at the track as we welcome the monster truck “Raminator” to Macon Speedway this [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway
Taylor Returns to Victory Lane at Macon Speedway
By Brett Zerfowski (Macon, IL) It has been a long time since Matt Taylor of Springfield has been in victory lane at Macon Speedway. He won the Herald & Review 100 in 2000 and has not had good luck during the 2012 season but things seemingly fell into place for him on Armed Forces Night. [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Macon Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
MACON SPEEDWAY RETURNS TO ACTION THIS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH FLAG NIGHT!
(Macon, IL)Join us this Saturday night at Macon Speedway, and watch as all six UMP divisions will take to the track to try to pick up some track points in their hunt to be track champion. Also Macon Speedway. Flag night will be the theme for this Saturday night as the first 200 fans into [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway
Zach Daum wins 1st in POWRi Midgets, Alex Harris takes 1st in POWRi Micros at Macon
MACON, Ill. (May 12, 2012)—Zach Daum drove to his first victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Alex Harris claimed his first triumph in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Saturday at Macon Speedway. “It’s nice to get one,” Daum said. “I’ve won in USAC (Midgets), SMRS (Southern Midget Racing [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Macon Speedway Shows the Power
By Brett Zerfowski (Macon, IL) An overcast day turned into a pleasant evening for racing at the World’s Fastest 1/5th mile dirt track with the POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints on the schedule. The previous attempt at the end of April was rained out and open-wheel racers galore rushed their way to Macon. 37 Midgets [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
POWRi Makes First Macon Speedway Stop
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway present’s a powerhouse night of racing action this Saturday night, May 12th! The speedway will be featuring the combination of the POWRi and the National Badger Midgets associations in a co-sanctioned event along with the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros. The UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro and Amateur Hornets will also be [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Chris Bell bounces back from rough start to season to climb to 5th in POWRi Midgets heading into Macon Speedway
MACON, Ill. (May 8, 2012)—Chris Bell has rebounded from a difficult start to the season in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series to climb into fifth in the points heading into Saturday’s (May 12) event at Macon (Ill.) Speedway. Bell finished fourth Friday (May 4) at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., and second [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Roger Brickler, Jeremy Nichols, David Crawley, Jr., Terry Reed, Brady Reed & Jeremy Reed take wins at Macon Speedway!
Late Model 1 82 Roger Brickler 2 24 Matt Taylor 3 117 Chuck Mitchell 4 21K Kyle Logue 5 1 Jim Moon 6 12 Rick Standridge 7 31 Steve Ewing 8 27 Greg Kimmons 9 DC3 Don Cisco 10 7H Joseph Hughes 11 24S Steve Phillips 12 56 Troy Newberry 13 8 John Woodard 14 [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Macon Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
POWRi National Midget Series visits Macon Speedway on Saturday, April 28th!
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway present’s a powerhouse night of racing action this Saturday night, April 28th! The speedway will be featuring the combination of the POWRi and the National Badger Midgets associations in a co-sanctioned event along with the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros. The UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro and Amateur Hornets will also be [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Teenager Tyler Thomas takes POWRi Midget championship pursuit to Jacksonville, Macon
Teenager Tyler Thomas takes his pursuit of the championship in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series to Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on Friday (April 27) and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (April 28). The 16-year-old from Collinsville, Okla., emerged in second place in the points after the opening two events of the season at Cowtown [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Cold Night at Macon Speedway Yields Success for Logue, Schnapp & Roedel
By Brett Zerfowski (Macon, IL) Weather is amazing. In January & February, central Illinois enjoyed temperatures in the 70s and 80s, including lows in the 50s and 60s but in mid-April, the temps have been frosty as of late. That didn’t stop the die-hard race fans from visiting the 67-year-old dirt oval in Macon for [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Macon Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Jacob Patton bringing momentum into POWRi 600cc Micros season openers at Jacksonville, Macon
Jacob Patton of Bethalto, Ill., should carry over plenty of momentum from 2011 when the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint Series opens its season at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on April 27 and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on April 28. Patton had three victories, two second places and two thirds in the final 11 features [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Macon’s 67th Season is Off and Running
By Brett Zerfowski (Macon, IL) The off-season was much different entering 2012. A warmer winter had racers and racing fans more eager than usual or the start of the season and as the first Saturday in April arrived, Macon Speedway was ready to welcome a large number of racecars (116) and a full crowd was [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Macon Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
SUNDROP PRESENTS THE 2012 SPRING FLING SEASON OPENER AT MACON SPEEDWAY
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway gears up to roar into another action packed summer for the 2012 racing season. The annual Opening Night Spring Fling presented by Sun Drop on April 7 will kick off an exciting season of racing at Macon Speedway in Macon, IL featuring UMP Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stock racing as [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway
Test N Tune II coming up at Macon Speedway!
One Last Practice Before Opening Night (Macon, IL)Macon Speedway drivers will have one final opportunity to prepare their freshly built cars for the 2012 racing season during the second and last Test N Tune day scheduled for Sunday, April 1 from 12 to 4 PM. Fans are welcome to view practice and get a glimpse [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway
POWRi Midgets, Micros, UMP Modifieds at Belle-Clair cancelled due to rain
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (March 24, 2012)— POWRi’s Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series and UMP Modifieds event scheduled for Saturday night (March 24) at Belle-Clair Speedway has been cancelled due to rain. Organizers are working to reschedule the Open Wheel Mania Bullring 30s, featuring 30-lap features for all three series. [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
MACON SPEEDWAY SAYS GOODBYE TO WINTER WITH TEST n TUNE DAY
Macon Speedway drivers will have an opportunity to prepare their freshly built cars for the 2012 racing season during the Test N Tune days scheduled for Sunday, March 25 from Noon to 4 PM. Fans are welcome to view practice and get a glimpse of the new cars. Admission to the grandstands will be free [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway
MACON SPEEDWAY GEARS UP FOR 2012 WITH CARSHOW
The Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum, and Macon Speedway have partnered up to bring you an amazing car show to kick off the 2012 racing season. The car show will take place at The Chevrolet Hall Of Fame Museum on Rt 36 East in Decatur, IL, on Saturday, March 24 starting at 1 p.m. and [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway
