9/25/2020
Macon Speedway
Season And Track Champions To Be Decided In Macon Speedway Finale Saturday
(Macon, IL) The final night of the 75th season of racing is set for this Saturday, September 26 at Macon Speedway, in Macon, IL. Six divisions of racing will be on track with drivers racing for the BRANDT Season Championship Cup trophies in addition to the final night bragging rights. The event is also presented by Caterpillar and Phoenix Tile.
The top battle to watch will be in the BillingsleyRewards.com Modified class. Pocahontas, IL driver Billy Knebel leads the standings by just four points over New Berlin, IL’s Tommy Sheppard. Sheppard is looking for his third straight Modified championship at the track, while Knebel is trying to pull off the double with both the Modified and Pro Mod championships. Sheppard will need to finish ahead of Knebel by two spots or more in the feature to take the top spot away.
The next closest battle is in the Micros By Bailey Chassis division, where Sherman, IL’s John Barnard leads by four points over Jacob Tipton. Much like the Modifieds, the difference is a matter of two feature positions. Barnard has claimed one feature win this year, while Tipton is still looking for his first.
36 points currently separate Archers Alley Street Stock point leader Bobby Beiler, of Blue Mound, IL, and Maroa, IL’s Jaret Duff. Beiler has won five features this season, while Duff has claimed one. The class has had outstanding car counts and racing all year long.
The DIRTcar Pro Mod championship is all but wrapped up for Billy Knebel. All the Pocahontas, IL driver will have to do is be on property with his car and enter the event, as he has a 56 point lead on Dalton Ewing. Knebel has claimed seven feature wins, while Ewing has taken a feature win and nine top fives in his impressive rookie season.
Another driver just needing to show up and enter car is Springfield, IL driver Jake Little. With six feature wins in the Pro Late Model class, Little has a 58 point lead on Brady Lynch. The Pro Late Models are coming off of one of their better races of the year, with 14 cars racing 30-laps in last week’s KerbyStrong event.
Rounding out Saturday’s action, Brady Reed of Decatur, IL already has the Hornet championship locked up. Reed leads by 80 points, which is insurmountable for the rest of the field. Athens, IL’s Bill Basso is second, while Billy Mason is third.
Pits to the Macon Speedway 75th season finale will open at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps start 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). 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 data 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)
BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
570
0
2
T6
Tommy
Sheppard
New Berlin
IL
566
4
3
77
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
438
132
4
28
Rodney
Standerfer
Summerfield
IL
390
180
5
10
Curt
Rhodes
Taylorville
IL
390
180
6
87C
Alan
Crowder
Elwin
IL
374
196
7
24S
Jacob
Steinkoenig
Highland
IL
352
218
8
71
Jeff
Graham
Stonington
IL
338
232
9
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
328
242
10
11D
Brian
Diveley
Springfield
IL
302
268
Micros By Bailey Chassis
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
8B
John
Barnard
Sherman
IL
350
0
2
10
Jacob
Tipton
Decatur
IL
346
4
3
27
Kyle
Barker
Cooksville
IL
286
64
4
55
Hayden
Harvey
Warrensburg
IL
282
68
5
17
Molly
Day
Allerton
IL
262
88
6
44
Trevin
Littleton
Jacksonville
IL
210
140
7
00
Joe
Taft
Dawson
IL
208
142
8
55S
Daryn
Stark
Springfield
IL
200
150
9
97D
Larry
Drake
Terre Haute
IN
190
160
10
83
Jeff
Beasley
Urbana
IL
188
162
Archers Alley Street Stocks
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
B26
Bobby
Beiler
Blue Mound
IL
578
0
2
21
Jaret
Duff
Maroa
IL
542
36
3
T5
Terry
Reed
Cerro Gordo
IL
504
74
4
08
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
488
90
5
X7
Guy
Taylor
Springfield
IL
486
92
6
80
Brian
Dasenbrock
Decatur
IL
448
130
7
4
Zach
Clark
Illiopolis
IL
424
154
8
22X
Darrell
Dick
Monticello
IL
410
168
9
16
Nick
Macklin
Argenta
IL
378
200
10
13
Ryan
Blankenship
Harristown
IL
352
226
DIRTcar Pro Mods
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
52
Billy
Knebel
Pocahontas
IL
628
0
2
27
Dalton
Ewing
Decatur
IL
572
56
3
27X
Kyle
Helmick
Smithton
IL
564
64
4
15C
Kevin
Crowder
Argenta
IL
540
88
5
7B
Brian
Burns
Bethany
IL
512
116
6
78
Maxx
Emerson
Taylorville
IL
498
130
7
116
Kevin
Rench
Hillsboro
IL
480
148
8
25
Jeff
Wallace
Decatur
IL
390
238
9
10
Adam
Rhoades
Clinton
IL
384
244
10
43
Billy
Justice
Cerro Gordo
IL
364
264
DIRTcar Pro Lates
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
38J
Jake
Little
Springfield
IL
570
0
2
14B
Brady
Lynch
Hillsboro
IL
512
58
3
32M
Cody
Maguire
Carlinville
IL
412
158
4
6P
Jose
Parga
New Berlin
IL
402
168
5
10
Blake
Damery
Blue Mound
IL
378
192
6
25
Dakota
Ewing
Warrensburg
IL
342
228
7
75
Chuck
Mitchell
Jacksonville
IL
274
296
8
27
Colby
Sheppard
Williamsville
IL
254
316
9
21
Jarod
Shasteen
Macon
IL
240
330
10
33B
Storm
Beiler
Decatur
IL
210
360
DIRTcar Hornets
Pos
First Name
Last Name
City
State
Points
Gap
1
32B
Brady
Reed
Decatur
IL
654
0
2
44
Bill
Basso
Athens
IL
574
80
3
357
Billy
Mason
Brownstown
IL
558
96
4
1
Cook
Crawford
Lincoln
IL
546
108
5
3H
Allan
Harris
Chatham
IL
504
150
6
21
Mike
Eskew
Springfield
IL
426
228
7
98
Ken
Reed
Decatur
IL
424
230
8
39M
Marty
Sullivan
Decatur
IL
414
240
9
20
Casey
Eskew
Springfield
IL
308
346
10
31
Jacob
Shanks
Decatur
IL
286
368