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Kids To Ride In Racecars Saturday At Macon Speedway

Miles Chevrolet/Crown Automotive To Also Present Faster Pastor Race

(Macon, IL) This coming Saturday, August 25 will be another action packed night at Macon Speedway and a great night to bring the kids to the track.  CEFCU Kids Club will be held in the pavilion from 5:00-7:00 in addition to kids riding in racecars at intermission.  Miles Chevrolet and Crown Automotive will present the six division program as well as the Faster Pastor race.

Kids will be riding in racecars for the second year in-a-row, this Saturday night.  At intermission, drivers will bring their cars onto the track to be loaded with kids from the grandstands.  Once loaded up, the cars will pace the track for a couple of circuits to give the youngsters a very memorable moment.  The event was brought back last season and was a huge hit.

Just before the kids racecar rides, the Faster Pastor race will be on track.  Several area pastors will be behind the wheel of Hornet racecars going for the trophy and bragging rights in front of their congregations, there to cheer them on.

Leading the list of pastors is defending champion, Ed Cain, from the New Life Community Church in Clinton, IL.  Others looking to claim the win will be former winner, Lamar Miller of the Arthur Mennonite Church, Mark Gearig of the St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Decatur, Ryan Lutz from the Decatur 1st Nazarene Church, Kevin Kriesel of the Blue Mound United Methodist Church, Chris Merrit of the Tabernacle Baptist of Decatur, and Brian Korell of Calvary Church of Springfield.

On track action will be led by the BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds, back after a week off.  New Berlin, IL driver, Tommy Sheppard, Jr., leads the standings by a healthy 124 point margin.  Sheppard has claimed three wins this season, which leads all drivers in the class.  Argenta, IL’s Danny Smith is second in points, while Curt Rhodes, Zach Rhodes, and Tim Hancock, Sr. round out the top five.  In addition to Sheppard’s three wins, Mike Harrison has two, while Curt Rhodes, Zach Rhodes, Hancock, Sr., Austin Lynn, Rodney Standerfer, Guy Taylor, Trent Young, and Cory Daugherty each have one.

In Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model action, Springfield, IL’s Guy Taylor also has a commanding 124 point lead for the track championship race.  Taylor has won five feature events this year.  Hometown driver, Donny Koehler, is second in the standings, while Dakota Ewing sits third with five feature wins.  Cody Maguire and Jake Little round out the top five in standings.

Godfrey, IL driver Cody Stilwell leads the B-Mod standings coming into the homestretch of the 2018 season.  Stilwell is up by just 40 on Jerry Thompson.  Each driver has claimed two feature wins this season.  Kevin Crowder, Tom Riech, and Tim Riech round out the top five.

Rounding out this week’s action will be the DIRTcar Street Stocks and Hornets plus the Micros presented by Bailey Chassis.

Melling Performance will also be presenting the Pro Late Model and Modified winners a prize package of apparel and a $150 product certificate.  In addition, fans arriving early will receive handouts at the gate, courtesy of Melling.

Pits open at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps start at 6:00, and racing will begin at 7:00.  Grandstand admission is just $12, while kids 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
746
0

2
14
Donny
Koehler
Macon
IL
622
124

3
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
610
136

4
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
598
148

5
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
574
172

6
2K
Kyle
VanDorn
New Berlin
IL
468
278

7
33H
Roben
Huffman
Midland City
IL
456
290

8
45M
Kyle
McMahon
Mt Vernon
IL
428
318

9
Z23
Jarod
Shasteen
Macon
IL
346
400

10
5H
Anthony
Harter
Sherman
IL
292
454

BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
684
0

2
98
Danny
Smith
Argenta
IL
560
124

3
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
498
186

4
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
492
192

5
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
374
310

6
43
Jared
Thomas
Edinburg
IL
356
328

7
72A
Austin
Lynn
Mason City
IL
342
342

8
022
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
290
394

9
00
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
278
406

10
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
262
422

B-Mods

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
00s
Cody
Stillwell
Godfrey
IL
722
0

2
18
Jerry
Thompson
Troy
IL
682
40

3
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
626
96

4
57R
Tom
Riech
Springfield
IL
626
96

5
55
Tim
Riech
Petersburg
IL
606
116

6
0
Tim
Hancock
Mount Olive
IL
584
138

7
93J
JR
Wiltermood
Windsor
IL
404
318

8
74
Billy
Adams
Shelbyville
IL
318
404

9
61S
Ricky
Smith
Alton
IL
256
466

10
1
Dante
Brown
Morrisonville
IL
214
508

Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
23Z
Shawn
Ziemer
Boody
IL
668
0

2
24
Justin
Crowell
Lincoln
IL
564
104

3
58
Jerit
Murphy
Lodge
IL
532
136

4
X7
Larry
Russell
Decatur
IL
502
166

5
5
Terry
Reed
Decatur
IL
380
288

6
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
334
334

7
19
Matthew
Yaden
Monticello
IL
324
344

8
31
Roy
Beal
Springfield
IL
284
384

9
122
Timmy
Dick
Monticello
IL
274
394

10
55S
Jason
Scrimpsher
Decatur
IL
272
396

Hornets

Pos
Car #
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
696
0

2
33
Jeremy
Reed
Decatur
IL
692
4

3
04
Steve
Stine
Stonington
IL
664
32

4
4
Matt
Reed
Decatur
IL
650
46

5
40
Adam
Webb
Decatur
IL
606
90

6
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
578
118

7
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
526
170

8
44
John
Lewis
Cerro Gordo
IL
496
200

9
66D
Carson
Dart
Springfield
IL
480
216

10
D7
Carter
Dart
Springfield
IL
466
230

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