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4th Annual KERBYSTRONG 100 Set For Macon Speedway Saturday

Racing Event To Benefit Local Cancer Patients

(Macon, IL) Inspire, educate, and support are the three words that make up the mission of the KerbyStrong Foundation, in memory of long-time area racer Kerby Damery.  Each racing season, Macon Speedway hosts the “KERBYSTRONG 100� an event that doubles as a fundraiser for the KERBYSTRONG Foundation, for colon cancer awareness.  The 2018 edition is the fourth for the foundation and the racetrack and it’s scheduled for this coming Saturday, July 21 at the 1/5-mile track.

Headlining the event will be the Midwest Big Ten Series Super Late Models, one of the three main classes that Damery competed in during his career.  For the popular division, it’s the fourth and final time this season that they will be in action this year.  The feature race is 50 laps and will be comprised of some of the best drivers in the region competing for the $2,000 top prize.  The previous winner’s list is a good one with Scott Schmitt claiming the 2015 edition, while Jason Feger won in 2016, and Ryan Unzicker took last year’s trophy.

Running a 25-lap event for a little extra prize money will be the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds.  The event will be paying $700 to win and $100 to start.  Among the favorites will be current point leader Tommy Sheppard, Jr. from New Berlin, IL.  Sheppard leads the standings by 112, scoring two wins and seven top fives in a total of ten features.  All the familiar faces including Danny Smith, Curt Rhodes, Zach Rhodes, and Jared Thomas are likely to be contenders as they currently sit top five in points.

The third and final class that is part of the 100 in the KERBYSTRONG 100 is the Sportsman division.  Drivers will be doing their best to outlast Arlington, IL’s Dennis Vander Meersch, who has been dominant this season.  The veteran has won four out of the five features that he’s started, including the topless 40 a couple of weeks ago.  Taylorville, IL driver Tim Bedinger has had a real good season so far, leading the points by eight over Scott Williams.  Both drivers have five top five finishes in six starts.

Rounding out Saturday’s divisions will be the DIRTcar B-Mods, Street Stocks, and Hornets.

Pit gates open at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps will go on track at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is $15 but fans who show their Billingsley Rewards card (South Shores Location), will receive $3 off.  Kids 11 and under are free.

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

Midwest Big Ten Series Super Late Models

Pos
Car #
Driver
City
State
Points
Gap

1
27
Greg Kimmons
Pleasant Plains
IL
204
0

2
32M
Cody Maguire
Carlinville
IL
202
2

3
6P
Jose Parga
New Berlin
IL
200
4

4
10
Daryn Klein
Fairview Heights
IL
180
24

5
16
Rusty Griffaw
Festus
MO
166
38

6
22
Dan Jacober
Highland
IL
132
72

7
89
Mike Spatola
Manhattan
IL
118
86

8
24
Ryan Unzicker
El Paso
IL
118
86

9
78
Chad Zobrist
Highland
IL
110
94

10
33
Rickey Frankel
Quincy
IL
110
94

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
566
0

2
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
454
112

3
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
410
156

4
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
390
176

5
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
322
244

6
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
316
250

7
72A
Austin
Lynn
Mason City
IL
312
254

8
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
262
304

9
022
Tim
Hancock, Jr.
Mount Olive
IL
258
308

10
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
236
330

Sportsman

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
17B
Tim
Bedinger
Taylorville
IL
330
0

2
112
Scott
Williams
Anchor
IL
322
8

3
41
Scott
Landers
Taylorville
IL
304
26

4
25
Dennis
Vander Meersch
Arlington
IL
288
42

5
93
Ty
Nation
Taylorville
IL
226
104

6
22
Timmy
Dick
Monticello
IL
206
124

7
7S
Ethan
Schnapp
Springfield
IL
182
148

8
94
Mitch
Ringler
Taylorville
IL
162
168

9
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
160
170

10
12M
Terry
Myers
Buffalo
IL
150
180

B-Mods

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
00s
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
562
0

2
18
Jerry
Thompson
Troy
IL
528
34

3
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
472
90

4
57R
Tom
Riech
Springfield
IL
472
90

5
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
468
94

6
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
464
98

7
61S
Ricky
Smith
Alton
IL
256
306

8
93J
JR
Wiltermood
Windsor
IL
248
314

9
1
Dante
Brown
Morrisonville
IL
204
358

10
74
Billy
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
188
374

Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
502
0

2
24
Justin
Crowell
Lincoln
IL
416
86

3
58
Jerit
Murphy
Lodge
IL
394
108

4
5
Terry
Reed
Decatur
IL
320
182

5
X7
Larry
Russell,
Decatur
IL
308
194

6
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
274
228

7
122
Timmy
Dick
Monticello
IL
274
228

8
67
Rudy
Zaragoza
Jacksonville
IL
244
258

9
19
Matthew
Yaden
Monticello
IL
232
270

10
55S
Jason
Scrimpsher
Decatur
IL
212
290

Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
550
0

2
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
464
86

3
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
458
92

4
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
450
100

5
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
440
110

6
44
John
Lewis
Cerro Gordo
IL
386
164

7
40
Adam
Webb
Decatur
IL
368
182

8
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
360
190

9
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
344
206

10
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
326
224

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