(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway has an action packed Saturday night for race fans this weekend.  Macon Speedway with the help of Miles Chevrolet will present the Faster Pastor event where area pastors will compete against each other in a special hornet feature. Area churches are encouraged to come to the track to support their pastor and all members of racing pastor’s congregations will be admitted into the event for ½ price. All youth members will be admitted for free. Also on hand will be the second race of the year for the growing High School hornet division. Area students will compete in this event and by competing they are helping their high school for a chance at the Phil Sargent Scholarship Award. Whichever high school has the highest attendance in the High School Hornet class throughout the year will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to be given away to one of that school’s high school seniors. Macon Speedway has already hosted one High School Hornet race and the winner was Dalton Jacobs of Decatur, IL. Dalton attends Warrensburg Latham and was a competitor last season in the newly formed division as well.
All 6 divisions of cars will be racing this Saturday night. Memorial Day’s special Night of Nascar stars had thrilling features, the checkered flags were seized by Ken Schrader in the Billingsley Towing Modified division, Brandon Sheppard for the Northern Allstar Late Model race and Tyler Blankenship in the Street Stock division. Rodney Standerfer leads the point’s race in the Chevrolet Late Model division and Mark Tullis in his T2 Modified are at the top of the Modified division so far this season. With the first 2 months of the 2011 racing season behind us Blake Shelly, Nick Macklin, Heidi Hames and Zach Perryman all hold the lead in their respective divisions.
Don’t miss the Miller Lite Beer Twin 50’s on June 11 for 2 – 50 lap features, one for the Chevrolet Late Models and the other for the Billingsley Towing Modified. The Building Systems Mini Sprint Nationals event makes its way to Macon Speedway on June 17 & 18 featuring the Midgets on Saturday night and a Crate Late Model special on Friday night. Don’t miss the return of Raminator the monster truck on June 25 for our Kid’s Castle/Hall of Fame-Driver Reunion Night plus Fireworks!! Our second night of NASCAR stars on June 28 will feature track owners Tony Stewart, Kenny Schrader, Kenny Wallace and Daytona 500 winner; Trevor Bayne.
Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles. For more information, call 217-764-3000(track), 217-764-3220(information hotline), or contact us via email at track@trackenterprises.com. Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com .