Central Illinois Motorsports
Nostalgia Night Coming To Lincoln Speedway Sunday
Six Divisions Of Racing Action To Be Featured With
Bonus Money On The Line
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 [July 20, 2019]
Lincoln Speedway, with a lot of help from organizer Terry Young,
will be hosting the Central Illinois Motorsports Nostalgia Night,
featuring Macon and Springfield Speedways, this coming Sunday, July
21. A racing reunion, free and open to anyone, will be held from
12:00-5:00, before on track activities begin. Following the reunion,
six divisions of racing action will be on track in an event
presented by US 92.7 Superstar Country.
At the reunion, vintage race cars will be on display with plenty of
old photo displays, a driver meet and greet, fun, prizes, and more.
Food and drink will be on sale as well, inside of the pavilion
outside of turn one where the reunion is held.
Action on track will begin at 6:00 with hotlaps, followed by racing
at 7:00. Bonus money will be dueled out at $10 per lap led in every
feature event. Headlining the event will be the 305 winged sprint
cars for their second and final visit of the season. The 305 Sprint
cars were in action in April, with Lincoln, IL driver, Max Poszgai
taking the victory.
Two classes of the Midwest Big Ten Series will be there, the Pro
Late Models and Street Stocks. For the Pro Lates, it will be a busy
weekend, coming off of a 50-lapper at Macon on Saturday. The class
has a great point battle for the Lincoln championship, with Mendon,
IL’s Denny Woodworth leading by two points over Jake Little. Roben
Huffman, Cody Maguire, and Brandon Eskew complete the top five. In
Big Ten standings, Little is up by 26 on Maguire, Eskew, Shawn
Diggs, and Colby Sheppard.
The Midwest Big Ten Street Stocks have not had an event since June 1
but action will pick up Sunday, followed by a Wednesday night event
in Taylorville, IL. Heading into Sunday’s action, Terry Reed, a
former champion of the series, leads by just two points over Darrell
Dick. Wes Biesenthal is just six points out of the lead, while Rudy
Zaragoza and Nick Macklin complete the top five. A total of three
Street Stock events have been held at the track this year with Nick
Macklin, Robert Cottom, and Jeremy Nichols claiming wins.
Mason City, IL driver Brian Lynn leads the standings in the DIRTcar
Modified class at the track. Lynn has won one feature this year and
has an 18 point edge over Tommy Sheppard, Jr. Surging in third is
Austin Lynn, who is coming off of his second win of the season. Ray
Bollinger and Mike Brooks complete the top five.
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Andy Baugh, of Mason City, IL, has been the dominant driver in the
Nutech Seed DII Midget class in 2019, winning five out of six
features. Patrick Ryan had a strong run at the last event and is
second in the standings. Jeff Sparks, Mark McMahill, and Daltyn
England complete the top five. The Nutech Seed Front Row Challenge
bonus is up to $600.
Rounding out Sunday’s action will be the DIRTcar Hornet class. Eric
Vanapeldoorn, of Clinton, IL, leads the standings by two points,
after claiming three feature wins. Danny Oates is second in points,
while Carter Dart, David Lauritson, and Cook Crawford complete the
top five.
Pit gates will open Sunday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps
will begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00.
Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and free for kids 11 and
under.
Sunday’s event is the first of two events at the track this upcoming
week as the Summer Nationals Take Two will be coming to town on
Thursday, July 25. That event will feature the finish of the Summer
National Late Model Graue Chevrolet Showdown. 24 laps remain in that
event with Brian Shirley leading. The complete Summit Modified
Nationals race will be run in addition to full new programs for the
DIRTcar Pro Mods and Street Stocks. Full info on the event can be
found at lincolnspeedwayil.com.
About Lincoln Speedway:
For more information on the track, follow Lincoln Speedway online at
www.lincolnspeedwayil.com, on Facebook -
www.facebook.com/ LincolnILSpeedway , and Twitter (@LincolnILSpdwy
. Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office
at 217-764-3200.
Lincoln Speedway is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds, in
Lincoln, IL. The physical address is 1408 Short 11th St., Lincoln,
IL 62656. Lincoln Speedway races a number of UMP classes as well as
specials on a near bi-weekly schedule of Friday and Sunday evenings.
Lincoln Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's
$150,000 Racer Rewards Program.
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