Track Schedules

MACON SPEEDWAY

MACON, IL (May 17) -  – A few early-week rain showers prepped the track at Macon Speedway for some lightning fast action Saturday night. It was Meridian School Night at Macon Speedway, honoring the students and fans of all the Meridian schools. Tonight’s racing also featured the Crazy Chicks in Cars race. Heidi Hames from Decatur won the all-female race to a standing ovation from the fans in the stands.

“That was fun. Before the race my leg was shaking. I couldn’t stop it. It was so exciting.” Hames said about her first time in a race car.

 The Chevrolet Late Model race came down to the wire as Steve Sheppard Jr. just barely beat out Blue Mound’s Cory Daugherty. Three of the best Late Model drivers at Macon Speedway, Dick Taylor, Chris Dick and Daugherty made their runs at first place, but Sheppard held on.

Sheppard almost gave up the race when we ran into the back of his son, _____ Sheppard, who was a lap down.

“I think he’s mad at me,” Sheppard said jokingly about his son, “I told him, this is Macon Speedway. This isn’t Talladega.”

The fans held their collective breath when Matt Moore hit the turn four wall and flipped his Late Model onto its roof. Moore crawled out of the car without a scratch. The same couldn’t be said for his racecar.

Springfield’s Randy Myers won his first BARBECK Communications Modified feature race. Myers was back at the track for the first time since week one of the season. Danny Smith of Argenta came close to overtaking Myers several times during the caution filled race.

“I would’ve had him if it weren’t for that last caution. Second place feels good. We’ll line up and get him next time.” Smith said.

Myers was a perennial underdog during last season, placing second five times in feature events. Myers was relieved to get that monkey off his back.

Scott Landers ran a great race in the Sportsman series. Landers pulled out into the lead early in the race and held off some tough competition by the best Sportsman series drivers at Macon Speedway.

Joe Reed and Bruce Dulgar were beating and banging on each other throughout the last three laps in the Pro Hornet feature. Reed held on to win his fifth straight feature event.

The Street Stock feature went to Tyler Blankenship, who earned it by holding off several challenges for the lead. Bruce Dulgar Jr. won his first amateur hornet race, ending the reign of Zach Dodd who had one every race of the season.

Chevrolet Late Models

1. Steve Sheppard Jr.; 2. Cory Daugherty; 3. Chris Dick; 4. Mike Hammerle; 5. Jayme Zidar; 6. Roger Brickler; 7. Shane Tomlin; 8. Ryan Little; 9. Nick Macklin; 10. Butch Smith

BARBECK Communications Modifieds

1. Randy Myers; 2. Danny Smith; 3. Marty Hiser; 4. Dave Crawley Jr.; 5. Jeremy Nichols; 6. Brad Crosby; 7. Mark Tullis; 8. Steve Ewing; 9. Jim Leka; 10. Curt Rhodes.

Hogan Grain/KUBOTA Sportsman

1. Scott Landers; 2. Allen Crowder; 3. Jeff Graham; 4. Norm Wood; 5. Tim Bedinger; 6. Timmy Dick; 7. Mike Pickering; 8. Tom Reich; 9. Tom Graham; 10. Rick Hamm

Street stock

1. Tyler Blankenship; 2. Steve Ewing; 3. Blake Shelby; 4. Mike Pickering; 5. Brian Dasenbrock; 6. Al Crawley; 7. Roy Magee; 8. Jeff Watts; 9. Larry Russell Jr.; 10. Mike Pundt Hornets (amateur)

Hornets (amateur)

1. Bruce Dulgar Jr.; 2. Todd McCoy; 3. Beau Hankins; 4. Vince Donahue; 5. Zach Dodd; 6. Kimberly Holmes; 7. Kenneth Reed; 8. Stephanie Scribner; 9. Jeff Gagnon; 10. Alice Reed.

Hornets (pro)

1. Joe Reed; 2. Bruce Dulgar; 3. Jeff Dodd; 4. Todd Rush; 5. Steven Dulgar; 6. James Hankins; 7. Mike Stephens; 8. Justin King; 9. Fred Reed; 10. Dustin Reed

Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then .6 miles west on Andrews Street, then south on Wiles.  For more information, call 217-764-3000(track), 217-764-3220(information hotline), or contact us via email at track@trackenterprises.com.  Also visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com .