Lincoln Speedway Set For Brandt Season Championship Night
Friday Night Action Features Six Divisions Of Racing
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 [September 04, 2020]
The 2020 point champions will be decided this
coming Friday night, September 4 at Lincoln Speedway. The Logan
County Fairgrounds track, located in Lincoln, IL has had a strong
2020 season, boasting solid car counts and great racing all year
long. Friday night’s Brandt Season Championship night, is the final
regular season night, leading up to the October 1-3 DIRTcar Fall
Nationals.
One of the tightest point battles heading into the night is in the
Nutech Seed DII Midget class. Peoria, IL’s Mark McMahill leads the
standings by only six points over Athens, IL driver Will Armitage.
McMahill has not won a feature this year but has four top fives in
six starts. Armitage has won a feature and just needs to finish
three spots better than McMahill to take the championship. Mason
City, IL driver Andy Baugh isn’t totally out, behind 26 points. Each
position in feature action is worth 2 points more than the next. Any
ties are broken by the number of feature wins, followed by 2nds,
etc.
 The DIRTcar Hornets also have an extremely close battle heading into
the final night, with three drivers separated by only eight points.
East Peoria, IL’s Dallas Strauch leads the way by four over Decatur,
IL’s Brady Reed. Erik Vanapeldoorn, of Clinton, IL, is only four
more points back from Reed. In addition to those three battling for
the championship, drivers will be racing for plenty of extra prize
money in the Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge feature. The event
will pay $300 to win and $35 to start.
The third tightest battle comes in the DIRTcar Modified class but it
will be one that many have their eyes on. That’s the one that has
the son-father battle for the championship for yet another season.
Austin Lynn leads the points by 32 over his dad, Brian Lynn, a
difference of 16 positions. Without any issues, Austin Lynn could
very well end up with his first Lincoln Speedway championship. That
said, he held a lead in the standings two years ago but ran into
issues early which gave his dad another championship. This year’s
advantage comes with a bigger cushion.
One championship that is pretty well decided comes in the DIRTcar
Pro Late Model class. Ashland, IL’s Brandon Eskew has taken three of
the seven feature wins this year and has a 58 point advantage over
Jake Little. If Eskew shows up to compete Friday night, he sews up
the championship with showup points alone.
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Brandon Eskew (11) leads the Pro Late Models into the final point
night at Lincoln Speedway.
Joe Putnam Photo
The DIRTcar Sportsman will be making their one and only visit at the
track this Friday night, as part of a doubleheader weekend with
Macon on Saturday. Rounding out Friday’s action will be the DIRTcar
Street Stocks.
Friday will also be the first of five races in the Top Gun
Championship Series. Extra bonus money will be on the line for the
drivers who garner the most points in the remaining race at Lincoln
as well as the final four races at Macon. The Top Gun Championship
Series will pay out bonus money to Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and
Street Stocks after the five races are completed to the top five in
each division. A special trophy will be awarded to each of the three
champs.
Friday pits will open at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, pill draw will
end at 5:50, hotlaps begin 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, 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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