POWRi Midgets & Micros, Midwest Big Ten Series Pro LM, UMP B Mods close 2015 season at Macon Oct 3

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The 2015 Season at Macon Speedway wraps up in a BIG WAY as the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets, Speedway Motors Beach House 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints, the Midwest Big Ten Series DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Models, and UMP B Mods make up a great racing program. Don't miss your FINAL CHANCE to see RACING at Macon Speedway in 2015!

Gates open 4pm
Racing Starts 7pm

General Admission $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE

For more information visit maconracing.com or call 217-764-3000

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POWRi Midgets Heading To Macon For One Last Hurrah

Saturday Event To Close Out Season For Central Illinois Track

The 2015-racing season will screech to a halt this coming Saturday, October 3 at Macon IL Speedway. There's one thing that can be certain, it won't go out quietly, as the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets and Speedway Motors Micros scream into town. The highly popular POWRi divisions will be joined by the Midwest Big Ten Series DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Models for their season championship race and the UMP B-Mods in their finale.

The event, not on the original Macon schedule, is a makeup from the August 22 rainout. On that night, 33 Midgets and 33 Micros were pitside. Those, plus some additional entries are expected for this Saturday night's festivities. The Midwest Big Ten Series Pro Late Models and B-Mods are expected to have good turnouts for their season championship races, as well.

Riverside, CA driver Darren Hagen will lead the list of Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget competitors heading into Saturday's event. Hagen currently sits atop the standings with a huge point lead. Andrew Felker, Austin Brown, Kyle Schuett, and Spencer Bayston are top five competitors. Hagan has won just four features so far this season but his consistent finishes have propelled him to the sizable margin. Hagan will be looking for his first Macon win this Saturday.

Another driver who fans will be keeping a close eye on is Pocahontas, IL driver, Zach Daum. Daum, the 2014 POWRi National champion, sat out for much of the season, recovering from injuries he sustained in an early season crash overseas. Daum missed the previous Macon events this season but will be behind the wheel this weekend.

Carl Junction, MO driver Andrew Felker may be a good bet for those who like to lay a friendly wager on the line. Felker has won two of the three Midget events held at Macon this year, as he got the clean sweep on Freedom Fest weekend. Christopher Bell, who won USAC Midget and Silver Crown races over the weekend, won Macon's other Midget event in June.

The Speedway Motors POWRi Micros are set for their fourth appearance of the season, as well. Concordia, MO driver Nathan Benson leads the points by 190 over Ayrton Gennetten and will be the favorite this week. Benson won three of the four races he competed in during the Freedom Fest weekend at Macon. Not only did he race with the POWRi sanction, he took his wing off to claim a win in the Shelton wingless special. There will be a number of challengers trying to knock him off his pedestal as drivers have gained plenty of track time in the non-sanction Beach House Micro division this year.

The POWRi Micro division standings have Aaron Andruskevitch, Joe B Miller, and Chris Cochran completing the top five. Zac Taylor, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Joey Wirth, Slater Helt, and Shelby Bosie have been other frontrunners this season.

The POWRi divisions will be running at Macon in the second half of a doubleheader weekend. The two classes will be running this Friday night at Belle-Clair Speedway in the Meents Memorial.

Pit gates will open Saturday at 3:00, grandstands at 4:00, hotlaps will begin when the pill draw ends at 6:00, and racing will begin at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 11 and under.

For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.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.

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Midwest Big Ten Series DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Models & UMP B-Mods Join POWRi At Macon
Point Battles Are Tight On Final Night

While many fans will be attending Macon Speedway this coming Saturday, October 3, to see the open wheel stars in the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets and Speedway Motors POWRi Micros, a good number will be there watching the championship battles go down to the final laps in the Pro Late Model and B-Mod divisions.

Just two points separate Berlin, IL driver Tommy Sheppard, Jr. and Springfield, IL driver Guy Taylor in the Macon Speedway Pro Late Model points. Sheppard claimed the first feature of the year, back on April 18 at the season opener and has held the lead for much of the year. Taylor, who looks to be on his way to the Midwest Big Ten Series championship, has won six features at the 1/5-mile out of the ten held. Sheppard's consistency has been good enough to keep him ahead, though. Each position on Saturday night awards two more points than the next. It looks as if it will come down to who finishes ahead of who for the track championship. It's that close.

Touching on the Big Ten points a little further, Taylor has a 56 point lead on Sheppard and a 66 point lead on third place point man, Nick Bauman, of New Berlin, IL. Bauman has competed in one less event than Taylor and Sheppard. After Saturday night, each drivers best eight point nights will be used. That will put Bauman right there in the mix, but it doesn't look like Sheppard or Bauman can garner the points necessary to make it happen. The likely battle to watch will be for the runner-up spot.

Macon Speedway's other class running will be the ever growing B-Mod division. The point battle is tight there as well. Currently, two Springfield drivers are in contention as Thomas Riech has a ten point lead on James Farley, III. Riech has not found victory lane this season, while Farley won his lone feature of the year on June 6.

While the likelihood is not high, if a tie to occur for a point position, the tie-breaker would go to the driver with the most wins. If each driver has the same amount of wins, then the next tie-breaker would be second place finishes and on down the line. Taylor holds the advantage in wins for Pro Late Model competition, while Farley does in the B-Mod class. However, if Riech wins, that would give he and Farley the same amount of wins, resulting in tie-breakers moving to second place finishes.

It will definitely be a fun sideshow to watch on a great night of POWRi racing at Macon Speedway, where the racing action has been outstanding over the past month. We've seen track records, strong fields of cars in different divisions, two and three wide battles last for many laps, and overall, just good entertainment.

Pit gates will open this Saturday at 3:00, grandstands at 4:00, hotlaps will start at 6:00 when the pill draw ends, and racing will begin at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15, while kids 11 and under get in free.

For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.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.

CURRENT STANDINGS

UMP Pro Late Models (Top 10)
1)Tommy Sheppard, Jr.-Berlin, IL 530 2)Guy Taylor-Springfield, IL 528 3)Bobby Beiler-Blue Mound, IL 434 4)Matt Taylor-Springfield, IL 410 5)Robin Huffman Clinton, IL 404 6)Kevin Crowder-Argenta, IL 380 7)Shawn Ziemer-Boody, IL 320 8)Dakota Ewing-Decatur, IL 308 9)Cody Maguire-Carlinville, IL 294 10)Victor Overlin-Decatur, IL 286

UMP B-Mods (Top 10)
1)Thomas Riech-Springfield, IL 518 2)James Farley, III-Springfield, IL 508 3)Ryan Timmons-Centralia, IL 448 4)Roy MaGee, II-Springfield, IL 382 5)Cody Stillwell-Godfrey, IL 300 6)Justin Durbin-Mulberry Grove, IL 290 7)Tim Hancock-Mt. Olive, IL 254 8)Steve Phillips-Neoga, IL 236 9)Dave Eckel-Lovington, IL 224 10)Jim Lafferty-Carlinville, IL 204

FINAL STANDINGS

Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds (Top 10)
1)Rodney Standerfer-Germantown, IL 956 2)Jeff Graham-Stonington, IL 914 3)Curt Rhodes-Decatur, IL 798 4)Clark Robertson-Shelbyville, IL 738 5)TD Burger-Saunemin, IL 666 6)David Crawley, Jr.-Decatur, IL 576 7)Joe Strawkas-Buffalo, IL 570 8)Alan Crowder-Elwin, IL 516 9)Randy Spaugh-Decatur, IL 450 10)Zach Rhodes-Taylorville, IL 422

UMP Sportsman (Top 10)
1)Timmy Dick-Monticello, IL 346 2)Tim Bedinger-Taylorville, IL 308 3)Tom Graham-Stonington, IL 302 4)Jeremy Nichols-Shelbyville, IL 282 5)Danny Smith-Argenta, IL 270 6)Dennis Vandermeersch-Springfield, IL 230 7)Phil Moreland-Assumption, IL 190 8)Scott Landers-Taylorville, IL 150 9)Wes O'Dell-Springfield, IL 104 10)Richie Rich-Pontiac, IL 100

UMP Street Stocks (Top 10)
1)Terry Reed-Decatur, Il 1038 2)Brian Dasenbrock-Decatur, IL 920 3)Kyle Waters-Oreana, IL 916 4)Greg Osman-Macon, IL 898 5)Jeffery Reed, Jr.-Blue Mound, IL 820 6)Jason Scrimpsher-Decatur, IL 764 7)Bobby Beiler-Blue Mound, IL 572 8)Dustin Reed-Decatur, IL 466 9)Terry Reed, Sr.-Decatur, IL 462 10)Tharen Reno-Springfield, IL 452

UMP Hornets (Top 10)
1)John Bright, Jr.-Decatur, IL 888 2)Thad Gee-Bloomington, IL 828 3)Adam Webb-Decatur, IL 758 4)Steven Stine-Stonington, IL 748 5)Cook Crawford-Lincoln, IL 596 6)Marty Sullivan-Decatur, IL 584 7)Matthew Reed-Blue Mound, IL 566 8)Michael Gossett-Decatur, IL 558 9)Austin Wickline-Harristown, IL 506 10)Jeremy Reed-Decatur, Il 468

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we had planned on running the 5 car at TCS then Macon but the motor has a tad to many cubes---should be a good show
 
This is your FINAL CHANCE to WIN FREE TICKETS to the best seats in the house in 2015! LIKE, SHARE, or COMMENT AT this link, https://www.facebook.com/MaconRacin...803119666767/1170933866253682/?type=3&theater (MUST LIKE/SHARE/COMMENT from here to enter to win!) where you like to sit at Macon Speedway (Front Stretch or Back Stretch). The winner will receive 4 tickets and reserved seating to Saturday's Lucas Oil POWRi Midgets & Speedway Motors Micros! This is a FULL RACING program also featuring the inaugural series finale for the Midwest Big Ten Series DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Models PLUS UMP B-Mods. There will be LOTS of great food, beverages, and racing action! The winner will be picked Friday good luck!

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For the FINAL TIME in 2015, it is RACE DAY at Macon Speedway! The open wheel excitement of the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series headlines the show. Expect lots of close quarters, wheel to wheel action with LOTS of slidejobs. Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Winged Micros will also thrill.

Plenty of stock car action can be seen as well as the Midwest Big Ten Series DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Model Series finale will cap off the inaugural season for the series. A tight track points battle is being waged as well. The UMP B Mods, which have rapidly grown in their numbers in this their inaugural season, also have a tight points battle.

Also be sure to donate to the WSOY Community Food Drive as we will have a table to collect items

Classes racing: Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets, Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints, Midwest Big Ten Series UMP Pro Late Models, & UMP B-Mods.

Gates open 4pm
Racing Starts 7pm

General Admission $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE

For more information check out maconracing.com or call 217-764-3000

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Nathan give the office a call at 217-764-3000. Someone will be glad to help answer that and any other questions you may have.
 
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