Five Racing Divisions Set To
Entertain Fans Friday Night At Lincoln Speedway
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 [July 10, 2020]
Lincoln Speedway, located at the Logan County Fairgrounds in
Lincoln, IL, is off to a great start for the 2020 racing season.
After the first four events were canceled due to COVID-19, speedway
officials decided to run every week, for the first six Fridays, to
make up what was lost. The decision has worked out nicely as great
fields of cars, solid crowds, and great racing has been a mainstay.
It all continues this Friday night, July 10 with five divisions of
action.
Action in the DIRTcar Pro Late Model class has been outstanding over
the first four weeks, with three different winners finding victory
lane. Springfield, IL driver Jake Little leads the standings by just
two points over Ashland, IL’s Brandon Eskew. Colby Sheppard, Roben
Huffman, and Braden Bilger round out the top five in points. Eskew
has won two features, while Little and Jose Parga claimed the
others. 38 different Pro Late Model competitors have been on track
so far this season.
The DIRTcar Modified class has been historically great at Lincoln
Speedway and this year has been no different. There is currently a
tie at the top of the standings with Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, IL
and Austin Lynn of Mason City, IL. Bollinger, however, tends to run
a lot of the Summer National races which is likely to shake up the
top of the standings. Bollinger has won the last two events, while
Lynn and Donovan Lodge won the others. 45 different drivers have
raced with the class in 2020.
The DIRTcar Street Stocks will be back for a third time this season,
with bonus money on the line for the best average finishes between
Lincoln Friday night and Macon Saturday night. Terry Reed of Cerro
Gordo, IL and Robert Cottom, of Galesburg, IL have taken feature
wins in 2020. The two events for Street Stocks have been highly
competitive so we could very well see a third different winner this
week.
The Nutech Seed DII Midgets are back this Friday night after an open
competition Midget race was on track last week. Mark McMahill leads
the standings by just two points over Tyler Roth. Andy Baugh, the
perennial favorite, missed a week this year which puts him sixth in
points. Baugh won two features and claimed the $500 Nutech Seed DII
Front Row Challenge bonus two weeks ago. Will Armitage claimed the
other feature win and sits third in points.
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Ray Bollinger (77)
and Austin Lynn (72e) are currently tied for the Modified point
lead.
The division which may be the biggest surprise this year is the
DIRTcar Hornet class, which has been packed with racers every Friday
night. At the last event, 28 different drivers competed with the
front wheel drive division. Erik Vanapeldoorn, of Clinton, IL, leads
the points by ten over Dallas Strauch. Brady Reed, David Lauritson,
and James Womeldorff round out the top five.
The Friday night, July 10 program will see pit gates opening at
3:00, grandstands at 5:00, pill draw ending at 5:50, hotlaps
beginning at 6:00, and racing at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15,
while kids 11 and under are free.
Looking ahead to other upcoming events, Lincoln Speedway will host
the MOWA 410 Winged Sprint Car Series season opener next Friday,
July 17, POWRi National Midget Illinois Speedweek on August 2, and
the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Graue Chevrolet Showdown on August 16.
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.
[Adam Mackey with photo by Joe Putman |
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