BRANDT Season Championships On The Line Friday At Lincoln Speedway
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[August 24, 2023]
 The
final regular season race of the season is set for Friday, August 25
at Lincoln Speedway, located at the Logan County Fairgrounds in
Lincoln, IL. The BRANDT Season Championship night will determine
five more feature winners and decide three track championships.
Taylorville, IL driver, Braden Johnson, enters the event as the
point leader but is up just 12 points on Clinton, IL’s Blaise Baker.
The Pro Late championship will come down to the two drivers with
Johnson needing to finish within six positions of Baker to clinch
the championship. Both drivers have finished in the top five of all
feature events this season but neither have claimed a feature win.
For Baker, it may very well take a victory to try and wrestle the
championship away.
Mason City, IL standout, Brian Lynn, is officially back when it
comes to championship contention. After a couple of tough years,
Lynn enters Friday night’s event with a 16-point lead over Brandon
Roberts, another former champion. Lynn has won numerous
championships at the track and will need to finish within eight
spots of Roberts to remain on top.
Rounding out the divisions in which a champion will be determined is
the Hornet class. Rick DeFord, of Lewistown, IL, has a ten-point
advantage on Billy Mason. For Mason, he will need to finish at least
five spots ahead of DeFord to take the championship. That may become
an issue for Mason, as the car count has been low the last couple of
weeks for the Hornet class.
The MARA Midgets presented by AgVenture/Wehmeyer Seed will be back
yet again to put on another great show. The racing by the series'
competitors this season has been outstanding. It was another barn
burner last Friday night with Patrick Bruns inching by Greg Ross
over the final feet of the race. Ross showed his displeasure
following last week’s event. The division has had consistently solid
car counts and great racing all year.
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Rounding out Friday night’s action will be the
Midwest Big Ten Series Street Stock division. Blue Mound, IL driver
Bobby Beiler, enters the event with a 34-point lead on many-time
champion Terry Reed. Beiler has claimed three wins this season in
six races, while Reed is striving for his first. Jaret Duff, Korey
Bailey, and Brad Peters round out the current top five in standings.
Pit gates will open Friday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps at
6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission
is $15, while kids 11 and under are free.
About Lincoln Speedway:
For more information on the track, follow Lincoln Speedway online at
www.lincolnspeedwayil.com, 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 DIRTcar UMP classes as
well as specials on a near bi-weekly schedule of Friday and Sunday
evenings. The track is also home to the DIRTcar Fall Nationals.
Lincoln Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's
$100,000 Racer Rewards Program.
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