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Macklin Qualifies for Mile on Touchstone Energy Night at
Macon Speedway
By Brett Zerfowski
MACON, IL (July 10) - A huge show for the Touchstone Energy Sportsman
occurred on Saturday with the sponsor of the division in house to watch the
near 30-car division run for a $500-to-win first-place prize. Argenta’s Nick
Macklin, who has spent his recent time in Late Models, got back behind the
Sportsman and dominated the 20-car field. Through early cautions, Macklin
made his passes to the lead and started stretching it out over Rick Roedel,
who drives a car sponsored by Touchstone Energy, and Dave Crawley, Jr.
Multi-time feature winner this season Dennis Vandermeersch had problems with
his car on the second lap and was forced into the infield.
Macklin would win the 20-lap race and qualify for the Springfield Mile
Sportsman’s Nationals race during the Illinois State Fair. Along with him
were Roedel, Crawley, Jr., and Norm Wood. Judy Cole of Remax of Springfield
donated an additional $200 to the finisher of the dice roll, which was
rolled a six by Macklin, and Ryan Blair got the money.
Joe Strawkus won his first feature race of 2010 after a disappointing start
to the season. Strawkus, driver of the white 28 Modified, looked much like
Late Model driver Dennis Erb, Jr., from Thursday’s Herald & Review 100, as
he followed the low groove the entire race, leading all 20 laps and beating
current points leader and defending champion Dave Crawley, Jr.
Another race for the POWRi Micro Sprints in the 2010 Summer of Fan 11-Race
Summer Series took place at Macon Speedway Saturday with Paul Nienhiser of
Chapin locking up the feature win after getting past Keith Garner and
staying ahead of Bubba Altig.
There was another Wilson in victory lane in the Pro Hornets class. Jim
Wilson had has the glory of the checkered flag for the previous two features
but this time his son Eric would take the honors and claim his third feature
of the 2010 season. In the Amateur Hornet feature, Garrett Lewis won his
second feature event of the year.
After a span of four race nights in seven, Macon Speedway takes some time
off to prepare for two Big Ten Series races, one for the Street Stocks and
one for the Late Models. UMP Modifieds, Pro and Amateur Hornets will also be
apart of the Christmas in July Toy Drive evening.
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