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Macon Speedway Drivers Set for Final Three Races

(Macon, IL) The 2021 racing season is winding down fast as Macon Speedway will determine all the point champions later this month. Only three race nights remain, including this Saturday, September 11th, where a Midwest Big Ten Series Street Stock champion will be crowned. Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau/Griz 98.1 FM night will feature seven divisions, including a special visit from the Vintage Racing Of Illinois Series.

Co-headlining the event will be the Midwest Big Ten Street Stocks, which have run nine of their ten events this season. Saturday night, the 2021-point champion will be decided and the two drivers with the best chance are the only two to claim championships in series history, Terry Reed and Jeremy Nichols. Each have claimed three series championships.

Entering Saturday’s event, Cerro Gordo, IL’s Reed has a 14-point lead on Lovington, IL’s Nichols in the Big Ten standings. Despite being in second, Nichols might have the better chance to claim the championship as only the best eight finishes count toward the points. Nichols has a 34-point race to fall off, while Reed has a 50-point race that may fall off. If you look at it that way, Nichols virtually has a two-point advantage entering the final event. There are many scenarios that will keep the championship battle interesting.

The Vintage Racing of Illinois Series will be making their only visit of the season. The series features race cars of yesteryear and is a must see for lovers of vintage race cars. Not only are they great to see, they are fun to watch battle for the wins as they actually race hard for the trophy. The previous visit, a couple years ago, kept fans on the edge of their seats. A field in upwards of 12-14 cars is expected.

The Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models are back this week with Williamsville, IL driver, Colby Sheppard, leading the way. Sheppard has a 156-point lead in the division standings over Macon, IL’s Donny Koehler. Sheppard, who could lock up the championship this week, is coming off of his second win of the season two weeks ago, making a late race pass on Braden Johnson. Ryan Miller, Johnson, and Derek Smith complete the top five in points in the class.

Macon Speedway’s strongest division this year has been the BillingsleyRewards.com Modified class. The division has seen over 20 cars in each of the last two events, leading to exciting feature events. Springfield, IL’s Guy Taylor, leads the points by 70, having claimed three feature wins this season. Kyle Helmick in his Pro Mod, Alan Crowder who won the most recent race, Tommy Sheppard, and Billy Knebel round out the top five in points. Each driver in the top five has won at least one feature this year.

The aforementioned, Helmick, is leading the DIRTcar Pro Mod standings at the track by 64 over Knebel. Both drivers have run Mods and Pro Mods all season long, keeping them busy every Saturday night. Helmick has claimed five feature wins in the Pro Mod division, while Knebel, Kevin Crowder, and Guy Taylor in positions two through four, have claimed one each. Fifth place competitor, Nick Justice, has taken three victories.

Allan Harris, of Chatham, IL, is the DIRTcar Hornet point leader coming into Saturday’s action at the track. Harris has won five features throughout the 2021 season but has just a 52 point lead on Billy Mason, of Brownstown, IL. Shelby Beiler, in her rookie season, Justin Coffey, and Korey Bailey round out the top five in points.

One of the closest point battles every year seems to come in the Micros By Bailey Chassis division. 2021 is just the third year the track has counted the class as an official point collecting division. This Saturday’s event is the last one of the season for the Micros at Macon Speedway so a champion will be determined. Springfield, IL’s Daryn Stark leads the points by 32 over Warrensburg, IL’s Hayden Harvey, so it will be a battle of the #55 cars. John Barnard, Jacob Tipton, and Kyle Barker round out the top five in points.

Pits open Saturday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15, 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). 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)

Midwest Big Ten Street Stocks

Pos
Car #
Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
11
Terry Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
446
0

2
67r
Jeremy Nichols
Lovington
IL
432
14

3
x7
Guy Taylor
Springfield
IL
416
30

4
16
Nick Macklin
Argenta
IL
404
42

5
z24
Zach Taylor
Springfield
IL
394
52

6
21
Jaret Duff
Maroa
IL
314
132

7
22
Darrell Dick
Monticello
IL
314
132

8
29
Bobby Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
222
224

9
44J
Jeremy Madsen
Pawnee
IL
176
270

10
14
Wes Biesenthal
Athens
IL
168
278

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
714
0

2
64
Donny
Koehler
Macon
IL
558
156

3
11
Ryan
Miller
Lincoln
IL
556
158

4
14J
Braden
Johnson
Taylorville
IL
516
198

5
14
Derek
Smith
Decatur
IL
504
210

6
6P
Jose
Parga
New Berlin
IL
502
212

7
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
384
330

8
10
Blake
Damery
Blue Mound
IL
360
354

9
F15
Bob
Sidener
Springfield
IL
354
360

10
12
Timmy
Dick
Monticello
IL
302
412

BillingsleyRewards.com Modified

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
726
0

2
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
656
70

3
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
650
76

4
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
626
100

5
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
626
100

6
78
Maxx
Emerson
Taylorville
IL
540
186

7
4G
John
Goveia
Riverton
IL
464
262

8
24
Zach
Taylor
Springfield
IL
434
292

9
27
Dalton
Ewing
Decatur
IL
392
334

10
11
Zach
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
352
374

DIRTcar Pro Mods

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
788
0

2
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
724
64

3
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
714
74

4
24
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
704
84

5
36
Nick
Justice
Decatur
IL
700
88

6
14N
Nathan
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
604
184

7
3X
Justin
Reynolds
Hillsboro
IL
598
190

8
10
Adam
Rhoades
Clinton
IL
522
266

9
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
434
354

10
21.5
Jake
Montgomery
East Peoria
IL
428
360

Archers Alley Street Stocks

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
X7
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
730
0

2
Z24
Zach
Taylor
Springfield
IL
666
64

3
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
620
110

4
22
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
614
116

5
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
610
120

6
29
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
512
218

7
01
Jeremy
Nichols
Lovington
IL
506
224

8
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
428
302

9
53R
Jeff
Reed, Jr
Blue Mound
IL
426
304

10
3J
Jonathon
Hall
Harristown
IL
402
328

DIRTcar Hornets

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
3H
Allan
Harris
Chatham
IL
720
0

2
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
668
52

3
324
Shelby
Beiler
Macon
IL
640
80

4
J13
Justin
Coffey
Stonington
IL
578
142

5
187
Korey
Bailey
Stonington
IL
486
234

6
26A
Michael
McKay
Springfield
IL
454
266

7
64CK
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
390
330

8
9B
Brandon
Miller
Broadwell
IL
372
348

9
44
Bill
Basso
Athens
IL
354
366

10
9Z
Zac
Miller
Lincoln
IL
254
466

Micros By Bailey Chassis

Pos

First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap

1
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
482
0

2
55H
Hayden
Harvey
Warrensburg
IL
450
32

3
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
442
40

4
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
426
56

5
27
Kyle
Barker
Cooksville
IL
386
96

6
21
Aarik
Andruskevitch
Riverton
IL
378
104

7
00
Joe
Taft
Dawson
IL
292
190

8
18
Michael
Brummitt
Mount Zion
IL
260
222

9
87C
Ryan
Cantrell
Decatur
IL
210
272

10
68
Devin
Feger
East Peoria
IL
208
274

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