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Dean Garland Classic On Tap For Street Stocks Saturday At Macon Speedway

Midwest Street Stock Championship Event First Of Year

(Macon, IL) The Midwest Street Stock Championship 2018 season opener is set for this Saturday, May 19 at Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL.  The “Dean Garland Classic� will pay $800 to the winner and is expected to draw some of the best Street Stock competitors in the Midwest.  Five other divisions highlight this Saturday’s event, which is also Armed Forces Night at the exciting 1/5-mile dirt track.

The Midwest Street Stock Championship was originally scheduled to begin at Lincoln Speedway during the month of April, but Mother Nature had other plans, forcing postponement.  This was a benefit to drivers who needed the extra time to get their rides put together for the new season and Saturday’s race will pay $800 to win and $80 to start for those in attendance.

In the first season for MSSC, Earl Park, IN driver, Jerrad Krick, claimed the series championship by just 10 points over Decatur, IL’s Dave Crawley, Jr.  Nick Macklin claimed the MSSC win at Macon as well as third in last year’s standings.  Jeremy Nichols and Dane Arvin rounded out the top five in points.

The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models come into the week, having seen three different winners in three weeks.  Springfield, IL’s Jake Little was the most recent winner, after getting some early season bad luck out of the way.  Springfield, IL’s Guy Taylor and Warrensburg, IL’s Dakota Ewing are also feature winners this year.  Taylor leads the standings over Ewing, Cody Maguire, who had a strong second place run last week, Colby Eller, and Kyle VanDorn.

After a week off, the Billingsley Elite Wash Modifieds are back on for this week.  The Modifieds have some huge shows coming up with this Friday and Saturday at Macon and Lincoln, then Memorial Day Monday at Macon, followed by the 95Q Up On The Wheel 100 on Thursday, May 31 at the 1/5-mile.  It’s a new event for the division and there is a lot of excitement around it.  New Berlin, IL driver, Tommy Sheppard, Jr. currently leads the points over Danny Smith, Guy Taylor, Austin Lynn, and Zach Rhodes.

A new champion is likely to be crowned at Macon Speedway, this season, as perennial favorite, Tim Hancock, is running just a part-time schedule.  That’s good news for his competition, though, they’ve held their own this year, whether he is there or not.  Cody Stillwell, of Godfrey, IL, leads the points and has claimed a feature win.  Troy, IL’s Jerry Thompson has also won a feature and is second in the points.  Tom Riech, Tim Riech, and Kevin Crowder complete the top five in points.  The B-Mods are fine tuning for their 50-lap special coming up on Memorial Day.

The Sportsman are back on the card for this Saturday, as well.  Arlington, IL’s Dennis Vander Meersch is off to a great start, winning the first two features this season.  The veteran wheelman is followed by Tim Bedinger, of Taylorville, IL, who had a great run at the last event.  Scott Williams, Ty Nation, and Scott Landers are in the top five.

This week’s event will see plenty of local Street Stock competitors running with the MSSC.  The event will count toward both the series and local points.  Last year’s champion, Brian Dasenbrock, has a couple of top five finishes to lead this year’s points.  It’s a close battle, though, with his challenger from last year, Shawn Ziemer.  The two Macon County drivers have Darrell Dick, Billy Nail, and Jerit Murphy rounding out the top five, behind them.

After three events, the DIRTcar Hornet standings are tight at the top with Springfield, IL’s Mike Eskew leading Decatur, IL driver, Jerad Matherly by only two points.  Steve Stine, Marty Sullivan, and John Lewis complete the top five.  Jeremy Reed missed last Saturday but has two feature wins, while Eskew won last week.

In honor of Armed Forces Night, Macon Speedway will be granting free grandstand admission to retired and active military this Saturday night.  Valid military ID must be shown.  In addition, anyone in uniform will receive a free sandwich and drink at the speedway concession stand.

Pit gates open Saturday at 3:00, grandstands 5:00, pill draw will end when the driver’s meeting begins at 5:45, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $15, while children 11 and under are free.

About Macon Speedway:

                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 is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's $150,000 Racer Rewards Program.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
4T
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
174
0

2
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
166
8

3
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
162
12

4
15M
Colby
Eller
Taylorville
IL
144
30

5
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
142
32

6
14
Donnie
Koehler
Macon
IL
126
48

7
45M
Kyle
McMahon
Mt Vernon
IL
106
68

8
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
102
72

9
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
92
82

10
77
Patrick
Younger
Decatur
IL
86
88

Billingsley Elite Wash Modifieds

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
172
0

2
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
138
34

3
99
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
128
44

4
72A
Austin
Lynn
Mason City
IL
120
52

5
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
118
54

6
37
Dave
Crawley
Decatur
IL
116
56

7
19
Jimmy
Sinkhorn
Taylorville
IL
116
56

8
44
Tim
Hancock, Jr.
Mount Olive
IL
104
68

9
7
Blake
Thompson
Troy
IL
98
74

10
00
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
92
80

B-Mods

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
00s
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
176
0

2
18
Jerry
Thompson
Troy
IL
160
16

3
57R
Tom
Riech
Springfield
IL
148
28

4
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
146
30

5
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
122
54

6
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
118
58

7
61S
Ricky
Smith
Alton
IL
100
76

8
93J
JR
Wiltermood
Windsor
IL
96
80

9
1
Dante
Brown
Morrisonville
IL
94
82

10
X7
Joe
Thompson

72
104

Sportsman

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
25
Dennis
Vander Meersch
Arlington
IL
120
0

2
25
Tim
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
116
4

3
112
Scott
Williams
Anchor
IL
110
10

4
93
Ty
Nation
Taylorville
IL
104
16

5
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
104
16

6
21
Brad
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
60
60

7
12M
Terry
Myers
Buffalo
IL
54
66

8
94
Mitch
Ringer
Taylorville
IL
50
70

9
7S
Ethan
Schnapp
Springfield
IL
48
72

10
18
Stefan
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
46
74

Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
158
0

2
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
142
16

3
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
114
44

4
23B
Billy
Nail
Decatur
IL
104
54

5
58
Jerit
Murphy
Lodge
IL
102
56

6
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
100
58

7
24
Justin
Crowell
Lincoln
IL
96
62

8
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
90
68

9
X7
Larry
Russell,
Decatur
IL
88
70

10
3T
Kevin
Lewis
Decatur
IL
88
70

Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
168
0

2
J4
Jerad
Matherly
Decatur
IL
166
2

3
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
146
22

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
142
26

5
44
John
Lewis
Cerro Gordo
IL
134
34

6
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
132
36

7
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
120
48

8
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
120
48

9
71M
Alan
Moore
Macon
IL
108
60

10
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
96
72

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