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Macon Speedway Sep 14th recap

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Macon SpeedwayBy Brett Zerfowski

(Macon, IL)

Jeff Leka made his return to Macon Speedway Saturday night to honor Dean Garland and took his place in the winner’s circle. Leka, started fifth in the 25-lap A-Main feature race, had difficulties getting past the third and fourth place Billingsley Towing Modifieds but knew he had plenty of time.

A few cautions later, Leka found himself competing for the lead with Danny Smith and eventually grabbed the lead and ran away with the feature. With the special event for Dean Garland, it was a Double-to-Start, Double-to-Win feature with an additional five laps added to the feature. Leka took the opportunity to pull ahead and make it an easy finish to the checkered flag.

Leka finished ahead of Curt Rhodes, and last week’s feature winner Ethan Schnapp finished third. Guy Taylor came from 11th to take fourth and Smith wound up fifth.

Bobby Beiler reclaimed the top spot in the Street Stock division with a 15-lap feature win. He was pressured late in the race by Tyler Blankenship and Brandon Eskew. Beiler pulled away from Eskew midway through the race to take the lead and hold on the top spot. Gene Reed was third, Greg Osman raced strong from deep in the pack to finish fourth and Eskew rounded out the top five.

The top four rows were decided by a six-lap dash. Beiler won the dash to find himself on the pole for the main event.

Dave Crawley, Jr. went strong again for the Sportsman division and kept ahead of the field to once again find himself holding the checkered flag and honoring his friend, Dean Garland. Dennis Vandermeersch was in front for the early going but his car had difficulty handling the turns and fell back to finish third. Nick Macklin ran the bottom and passed Vandermeersch to take the runner’s up spot. Wes O’Dell and Curt Rhodes finished out the top five.

The event was completed with 4-cylinder Hornet action. Jeremy Reed beat out Adam Webb for the trophy and check in the Outlaw Hornet division and Brian Offer was the quickest Stock Hornet of the fleet to get the checkered flag.

Macon Speedway was pleased to have family and friends of Dean Garland on hand to take in the racing action and they were welcomed to the track for a group photo during intermission.

Next Saturday, POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints will highlight the show along with stock cars. A full pit area is expected with the open wheel touring series making their final stop to Macon Speedway this season.

UMP Modified – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 5 3L Jeff Leka Buffalo , Il 50.00
2 2 10 Curt Rhodes Langleyville , Il 48.00
3 9 7S Ethan Schnapp Springfield , Il 46.00
4 11 77T Guy Taylor Springfield , Il 44.00
5 4 9DS Danny Smith Argenta , Il 42.00
6 10 33S Rodney Standerfer Germantown , Il 40.00
7 7 87 Wes O’dell Springfield , Il 38.00
8 8 35 Clark Robertson Shelbyville , Il 36.00
9 6 14C Alan Crowder Elwin , Il 34.00
10 16 21S Rick Hamilton Decatur , Il 32.00
11 14 28S Joe Strawkas Buffalo , Il 30.00
12 17 16 Nick Macklin Argenta , Il 28.00
13 1 T6 Tommy Sheppard Jr Berlin , Il 26.00
14 12 111 Larry Bunning Decatur , Il 24.00
15 15 71 Jeff Graham Stonington , Il 22.00
16 13 5H Randy Huffman Maroa , Il 20.00
17 3 31 Jeremy Nichols Shelbyville , Il 18.00 DNF
18 19 55C Kevin Cook – 16.00 DNF
19 18 16H Eric Hamilton Macon , Il 14.00 DNF

UMP Sportsman – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 4 5S David Crawley Jr. Decatur , Il 50.00
2 7 16 Nick Macklin Argenta , Il 48.00
3 2 25 Dennis Vandermeersch Springfield , Il 46.00
4 6 87 Wes O’dell Springfield , Il 44.00
5 1 52B Curt Rhodes Langleyville , Il 42.00
6 8 07 Phil Moreland Assumption , Il 40.00
7 10 15 Rick Lowe Springfield , Il 38.00
8 9 21 Troy Dodson Cerro Gordo, Il 36.00
9 12 35 Steve Phillips Neoga , Il 34.00
10 11 V8 James Farley Iii Springfield , Il 32.00
11 13 52R Jeffery Reed Jr. Blue Mound, Il 30.00
12 15 B99 Tim Bedinger Taylorville , Il 28.00
13 3 J24 Jeremy Nichols Shelbyville , Il 26.00 DNF
14 14 22 Timmy Dick Monticello , Il 24.00 DNF
15 5 11 Rick Roedel Shelbyville , Il 22.00 DNF

UMP Street Stock – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 38X Bobby Beiler Blue Mound, Il 50.00
2 6 3B Tyler Blankenship Vandalia , Il 48.00
3 4 16 Gene Reed Blue Moun, Il 46.00
4 13 25 Greg Osman Macon , Il 44.00
5 2 11E Brandon Eskew – 42.00
6 7 08 Brian Dasenbrock Decatur , Il 40.00
7 10 36 Nick Justice Harristown , Il 38.00
8 16 15C Kevin Crowder Argenta , Il 36.00
9 12 58 Thomas Riech Springfield , Il 34.00
10 11 26 Kyle Waters Oreana , Il 32.00
11 18 20 Steve Ewing Decatur , Il 30.00
12 20 45 Luke Force Argenta , Il 28.00
13 5 61 Terry Reed Decatur , Il 26.00
14 19 6S Greg Scribner – 24.00
15 14 OO Roy Magee Ii Springfield , Il 22.00
16 15 63 Dave Foster Lovington , Il 20.00
17 9 19 Travis Thrasher , Il 18.00 DNF
18 3 918 Michael Pundt Jr. Decatur , Il 16.00 DNF
19 17 30 Blake Shelly Oakley , Il 14.00 DNF
20 8 16S Todd Smith – 12.00 DNF

UMP Amateur Hornet – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 88 Brian Offer Springfield , Il 50.00
2 6 66 Mike Mc Christy Mt. Zion, Il 48.00
3 5 96L Thad Gee Bloomington , Il 46.00
4 4 59 Tharen Reno Springfield , Il 44.00
5 3 4 Matthew Reed Blue Mound, Il 42.00
6 2 14X Steven Stine Stonington , Il 40.00
7 8 89 William Deavers Bloomington , Il 38.00
8 7 2 Austin Harbin Argenta , Il 36.00
9 9 39 Marty Sullivan Decatur , Il 34.00
10 10 53 Bruce Boliard Macon , Il 32.00 DNF

UMP Hornet – Feature
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points
1 1 33 Jeremy Reed Decatur , Il 50.00
2 5 81 Adam Webb Decatur , Il 48.00
3 4 89C Vernon Carlow Springfield , Il 46.00
4 2 J4 Jerad Matherly Decatur , Il 44.00
5 6 69 Jamie Shomidie – 42.00
6 7 11J Dillon Justice Harristown , Il 40.00
7 9 2 Todd Dasenbrock Bedford , In 38.00
8 3 64CK Cook Crawford Lincoln , Il 36.00
9 10 111 Donnie Justice Harristown , Il 34.00 DNF
10 8 14X Bryan Harper Blue Mound, Il 0.00 DNS
11 11 0 Fred Reed Jr. Decatur , Il 0.00 DNS

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