9/20/2016
Macon Speedway
Macon IL Speedway Introduces Five Buck Night This Coming Saturday
$5 Grandstand Admission, $5 Concession Deals, & Great Racing
This coming Saturday night, September 24, Macon IL Speedway will be welcoming fans from all over with a special fan appreciation night, offering $5 grandstand admission, a $5 concession combo, and a special on beer. The night will be action packed with seven divisions of racing on the card, racing for important points on the next to last night of the season at the 1/5-mile speedplant.
The Five Buck Night is a spinoff of the $5 night held at Lincoln Speedway on the final night of their racing season.  On that night, the biggest crowd of the year was in attendance in addition to a huge car count for the track. This Saturday should feature much of the same, as car counts and racing at Macon has been very good in recent weeks and this weekend marks the final weekend of accumulating UMP national points.
Headlining this week's events will be the Midwest Big Ten Street Stocks in event #9 of the season. So far this season, Lovington, IL driver Jeremy Nichols leads the Big Ten points by 26 over Decatur's Terry Reed. Reed, however, has missed one event and things will level out once two events are dropped for each driver at the completion of the ten event schedule. Dave Crawley, Jr., Kyle Waters, and Rudy Zaragoza are currently in the top five. Big Ten winners this year include Crawley, who won the first two at Lincoln and Macon, Nichols who won the next four at Jacksonville, Christian County Fair, Macon, and Lincoln, and Crawley who got back into victory lane on September 10th in the John Osman Memorial. The Street Stock show will be part of a doubleheader weekend, as they compete in an event at Jacksonville on Friday night.
Co-headlining Saturday will be the UMP Hornets. This week's event will feature the much anticipated Hornet World Championships. Not the Macon championship, not the Macon County or Illinois championship, not even the United States championship. We are talking World Championship. The event will feature extra purse money as well as a huge trophy for the champion. Sizable fifth and tenth place trophies will also be handed out. Among the favorites will be point leader Tony Reed, runner-up Jerad Matherly, as well as Ryan Cantrell, who claimed Saturday's feature win. Cook Crawford and Torry Lyons complete the top five in points. Macon part-timers Jeremy Reed and Adam Webb are also expected to be in the mix.
The Billingsley Towing Modified division has been producing some great races as of late, as well. Over the last few weeks, the car count has been in the 18-20 range with some stout Modified competitors traveling to race at the bullring. Taylorville, IL driver Curt Rhodes, has pretty well locked up the Macon Speedway championship, leading by 114 over last year's runner-up, Jeff Graham. Alan Crowder is a solid third, while Rodney Standerfer and Zach Rhodes complete the top five. Last week, Kenny Wallace battled to get by Brian Lynn and claimed the feature win in a race that went flag-to-flag.
$350 in bonus money is available this week in the UMP B-Mod division at the track, by way of the bounty put on Tim Hancock, the division point leader. Hancock has won an unbelievable 14 out of 14 features this year. This will be the seventh feature where a bounty has been available but no one has stepped up to claim it. Some have been close, in fact, last week saw a few drivers capable of grabbing the money. Hancock, the Mt. Olive, IL driver, has two more weeks to try to cap off a perfect season. Ryan Timmons is second in the standings, with Cody Stillwell, Tom Riech, and Tim Riech rounding out the top five.
Adding a large amount to the car count will be the excitable POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets, as they make their final Macon appearance of the year. The D-II's have put on some stellar shows throughout the Midwest this year, racing mainly at Lincoln, Macon, and Jacksonville Speedways. Champaign, IL driver Patrick Bruns leads the standings by 150 over Tyler Vantoll. Bruns has won ten out of the 23 features in 2016. A full field is expected this weekend, as the series hasn't run since September 2 at Lincoln.
A late addition to this week's program was the Beach House Micros. The 600cc Winged Outlaw division, has run several times at Macon this season and due to a strong car count and great racing last Saturday, the division was added to the September 24th event. In the non-sanctioned events at the track, Garrett Duff, Tyler Day, Jeremy Camp, and Tyler Vantoll have claimed victories.
Rounding out Saturday night's stacked card will be the UMP Sportsman. The class, which had a solid turnout a couple weeks ago, will be on the schedule for the final two weeks of the 2016 season. Jeremy Nichols has won six of the eight races with Timmy Dick claiming the other two victories. Danny Smith, Tom Graham, Scott Landers, and Tim Bedinger follow Nichols in the overall standings.
Pit gates will open this Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, drivers meeting will be 5:45, hotlaps will begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $5 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.
Macon Speedway Remaining Schedule
Saturday, September 24 - Five Buck Night!! $5 Grandstand Admission/$5 Concession Specials
Seven Division Show/CEFCU Kid's Club/Hornet World Championships
Saturday, October 1 - Season Championship Finale/Six Division Show
CURRENT POINTS (Top 10's)
Midwest Big Ten UMP Street Stocks
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
36
Jeremy Nichols
352
0
2
5
Terry Reed
326
26
3
22
Dave Crawley, Jr.
298
54
4
26
Kyle Waters
272
80
5
67R
Rudy Zaragoza
230
122
6
28
Greg Osman
200
152
7
08
Brian Dasenbrock
198
154
8
11
Charles Biesenthal
188
164
9
55S
Jason Scrimpsher
186
166
10
3T
Kevin Lewis
164
188
Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
10
Curt Rhodes
802
0
2
71
Jeff Graham
688
114
3
14C
Alan Crowder
630
172
4
28
Rodney Standerfer
622
180
5
11
Zach Rhodes
604
198
6
37
Dave Crawley, Jr
434
368
7
10A
Shawn Vaughn
406
396
8
3
Wade Glover
358
444
9
15L
Jim Farley III
356
446
10
96
Cory Daugherty
318
484
UMP B-Mods
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
0
Tim Hancock
840
0
2
23
Ryan Timmons
686
154
3
00s
Cody Stillwell
666
174
4
57R
Tom Riech
650
190
5
55
Tim Riech
614
226
6
2
Eric Brackett
466
374
7
32
Brett Page
326
514
8
66
Roy Magee
322
518
9
14
Tommy Gaither
308
532
10
51
Jamie Riech
276
564
UMP Sportsman
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
J24
Jeremy Nichols
474
0
2
98
Danny Smith
430
44
3
72
Tom Graham
404
70
4
41
Scott Landers
400
74
5
25
Tim Bedinger
342
132
6
22
Timmy Dick
286
188
7
62
TROY MEDLEY
168
306
8
12M
Terry Myers
148
326
9
18
Jerry Myers
144
330
10
93
Ty Nation
136
338
UMP Hornets
Pos
Car
Driver
Points
Gap
1
1R
Tony Reed
870
0
2
J4
Jerad Matherly
848
22
3
87
Ryan Cantrell
772
98
4
64CK
Cook Crawford
722
148
5
20
Torry Lyons
600
270
6
39M
Marty Sullivan
506
364
7
40
Adam Webb
400
470
8
66
Mike McChristy
376
494
9
G3
Mike Gossett
374
496
10
04
Steve Stine
374
496
POWRi/Illini D-II Midgets
Pos
Driver
Points
Gap
1
Patrick Bruns
6030
0
2
Tyler Vantoll
5880
150
3
Adam Taylor
5610
420
4
Jack Routson
4630
1400
5
Mitchell Davis
3950
2080
6
Hunter Lane
2960
3070
7
Shane Morgan
2890
3140
8
Johnny Murdock
2790
3240
9
John Heydenreich
2550
3480
10
Chett Gehrke
2150
3880
