Macon Speedway

4/26/2026

Macon Speedway

Macon Speedway: Season Opener Racing Recap

Macon, IL. (4/26/25) Kickstarting yearly racing for competitors in a thrilling night of weekend racing action, Macon Speedway would host side-by-side battles on Saturday, April 25, in the 2026 Season Opener.

Finding an ample entry list of competitors challenging throughout the six racing divisions on Saturday, April 25, Macon Speedway feature winners would include David Lauritson in Hornets, Zach Clark in Street Stock, Guy Taylor in Sportsman, Chet Gehrke in IMRA D-2 Midget, Dalton Ewing in Pro-Modified, and Maxx Emerson in Modified divisions.

Saturday, April 25 | Macon Speedway | Weekly Racing:
Hornet:
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 15-David Lauritson[1]; 2. 357-Billy Mason[9]; 3. 17T-Tim Scranton[2]; 4. 4T4-Tim Westenhaver Jr[3]; 5. 1-Joe McChristy[6]; 6. 0-Colin Reed[8]; 7. (DNF) 66-Ben McChristy[4]; 8. (DNF) 98-Ken Reed[5]; 9. (DNS) 45B-Braiden Colonius; 10. (DNS) 111-Brandon Justice; 11. (DNS) C34-Cole Reed; 12. (DNS) 11-Rylin Hall

Heat 1 (6 Laps): 1. 15-David Lauritson[5]; 2. 66-Ben McChristy[1]; 3. 4T4-Tim Westenhaver Jr[6]; 4. 0-Colin Reed[2]; 5. (DNF) 357-Billy Mason[4]; 6. (DNF) 111-Brandon Justice[3]

Heat 2 (6 Laps): 1. 17T-Tim Scranton[4]; 2. 98-Ken Reed[1]; 3. 1-Joe McChristy[2]; 4. 45B-Braiden Colonius[3]; 5. (DNS) 11-Rylin Hall; 6. (DNS) C34-Cole Reed

Street Stock:
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 4-Zach Clark[1]; 2. 21-Jaret Duff[3]; 3. 14-Gene Reed[2]; 4. 187-Korey Bailey[4]; 5. 22-Colin Reed[5]; 6. 86-Carson Reed[7]; 7. 4S-Kirk Spurgeon[6]; 8. E21-Tim Boomer[8]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 4-Zach Clark[1]; 2. 14-Gene Reed[3]; 3. 21-Jaret Duff[4]; 4. 22-Colin Reed[2]; 5. 187-Korey Bailey[7]; 6. 4S-Kirk Spurgeon[6]; 7. 86-Carson Reed[5]; 8. E21-Tim Boomer[8]

Sportsman:
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 4T-Guy Taylor[3]; 2. 10C-Colby Eller[4]; 3. 14-Cole Landers[5]; 4. 46-Randy Huffman[9]; 5. 55-Tim Riech[2]; 6. 07-Zach Cohn[11]; 7. 11-Roy Magee[6]; 8. 58-Brandon Hamm[10]; 9. (DNF) 44-John Lewis[8]; 10. (DNF) B26-Brayden Beiler[7]; 11. (DNF) 83-Justin Miller[12]; 12. (DNS) 7S-Ethan Schnapp

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 7S-Ethan Schnapp[1]; 2. 4T-Guy Taylor[3]; 3. 14-Cole Landers[4]; 4. 11-Roy Magee[6]; 5. 58-Brandon Hamm[2]; 6. 83-Justin Miller[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 55-Tim Riech[1]; 2. 10C-Colby Eller[2]; 3. B26-Brayden Beiler[3]; 4. 44-John Lewis[4]; 5. 46-Randy Huffman[5]; 6. 07-Zach Cohn[6]

POWRi IMRA D-2 Midget:
A Feature (12 Laps): 1. 21-Chet Gehrke[1]; 2. 19E-Daltyn England[3]; 3. 48M-Logan Manson[4]; 4. 12C-Dominic Bruns[7]; 5. 49P-Carl Peterson IV[6]; 6. 22K-Tony Harter[5]; 7. (DNF) 77-Noah Whitehouse[2]; 8. (DNS) 9-Keith Wilson

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Chet Gehrke[4]; 2. 19E-Daltyn England[1]; 3. 22K-Tony Harter[3]; 4. 77-Noah Whitehouse[7]; 5. 48M-Logan Manson[8]; 6. 49P-Carl Peterson IV[6]; 7. 12C-Dominic Bruns[5]; 8. 9-Keith Wilson[2]

Pro-Mod:
A Feature (15 Laps): 1. 27-Dalton Ewing[2]; 2. 24M-Matt Milner[1]; 3. 116-Cole Knebel[6]; 4. 33-Josh Robb[5]; 5. 14B-Brady Lynch[3]; 6. 3J-Jonathon Hall[4]; 7. (DNS) 14E-Evan Lynch

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Dalton Ewing[1]; 2. 24M-Matt Milner[7]; 3. 14B-Brady Lynch[2]; 4. 3J-Jonathon Hall[3]; 5. 33-Josh Robb[4]; 6. 116-Cole Knebel[5]; 7. (DNS) 14E-Evan Lynch

Qualifying 1: 1. 27-Dalton Ewing, 12.780[5]; 2. 14B-Brady Lynch, 12.955[1]; 3. 3J-Jonathon Hall, 13.022[4]; 4. 33-Josh Robb, 13.235[6]; 5. 116-Cole Knebel, 13.236[2]; 6. 14E-Evan Lynch, 16.599[3]; 7. 24M-Matt Milner, 21.188[7]

Modified:
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 78-Maxx Emerson[1]; 2. 27-Dalton Ewing[2]; 3. 71-Jeff Graham[6]; 4. 28S-Joe Strawkas[10]; 5. 14N-Nathan Lynch[7]; 6. 4M-Clint Martin[5]; 7. 24M-Matt Milner[11]; 8. 16-Jason Crose[9]; 9. 33-Josh Robb[3]; 10. 87C-Alan Crowder[4]; 11. (DNS) 4G-John Goveia; 12. (DNS) 98-Shawn Vaughn

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 78-Maxx Emerson[3]; 2. 4M-Clint Martin[1]; 3. 87C-Alan Crowder[5]; 4. (DNF) 14N-Nathan Lynch[4]; 5. (DNF) 28S-Joe Strawkas[2]; 6. (DNS) 98-Shawn Vaughn

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Dalton Ewing[2]; 2. 71-Jeff Graham[1]; 3. 33-Josh Robb[6]; 4. 4G-John Goveia[3]; 5. (DNF) 16-Jason Crose[5]; 6. (DNF) 24M-Matt Milner[4]

Qualifying 1: 1. 4M-Clint Martin[2]; 2. 28S-Joe Strawkas[6]; 3. 78-Maxx Emerson[4]; 4. 14N-Nathan Lynch[3]; 5. 87C-Alan Crowder[1]; 6. 98-Shawn Vaughn[5]

Qualifying 2: 1. 71-Jeff Graham, 13.481[5]; 2. 27-Dalton Ewing, 13.607[6]; 3. 4G-John Goveia, 13.729[4]; 4. 24M-Matt Milner, 13.912[3]; 5. 16-Jason Crose, 15.848[1]; 6. 33-Josh Robb, 15.848[2]

Event Details: https://www.myracepass.com/events/621207.

Up next for Macon Speedway will be ‘The Macon Rumble’ on Saturday, May 2, including divisional action from MLRA Late Model, Modified, Pro-Modified, Street Stock, Sportsman, and Hornet classes.

Additional information about Macon Speedway—including the full schedule, season points, and driver spotlights—can be found at www.maconracing.com or by following along on major social media platforms. 205 North Wiles Street, Macon, IL 62544.

Photo Credit: Event Horizon Photography

Submitted By: Cassy Staley