Big Ten Street Stocks To Race Friday At Lincoln Speedway
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 [April 29, 2021]
This Friday night April 30, Lincoln Speedway, located at the Logan
County Fairgrounds in Lincoln, IL will be hosting a five-division
race program featuring the season opener for the Midwest Big Ten
Street Stock Series. Fans in attendance will also enjoy great eats
and adult beverages on Dollar Dog and $2 Beer night.
The Midwest Big Ten Street Stock Series event will be the first of
the 2021 season for the tour. After losing the 2020 season due to
the pandemic, the series was brought back this year with a ten-race
schedule for Street Stocks in addition to schedules for Pro Late
Models and Super Late Models. Big Ten Street Stock features pay at
least $500 to win, based on at least 16 cars.
The popular series will be entering its seventh season of racing at
tracks like Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway, Jacksonville Speedway,
and Taylorville Speedway. Previous champions include Terry Reed and
Jeremy Nichols. Reed, of Cerro Gordo, IL, claimed championships in
2014, 2015, and 2019, while Nichols, of Lovington, IL, has claimed
championships in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
The DIRTcar Pro Late Models will be back this Friday night after
having an outstanding turnout two weeks ago. That event, which was
also a Big Ten race, saw Jose Parga claim the victory over teammate
Dakota Ewing. Jake Little, Roben Huffman, and Braden Johnson
completed the top five at the April 16th event.
Over the first two events of the season, 27 different DIRTcar
Modified competitors have raced at Lincoln Speedway. Ray Bollinger
claimed the win at the April 9th opener while fellow standout
driver, Allen Weisser, won on April 16th. Tommy Sheppard, Jr.,
Brandon Roberts, and Brandon Bollinger have been knocking on the
door of their first wins of the season and will be ones to watch
Friday night.
The Simplot DII Midgets had an exciting show two weeks ago, as
Springfield, IL driver, Chase McDermand took the Simplot Front Row
Challenge to start at the back of the feature.
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McDermand made it all the way through the field to finish second,
just missing the $300 bonus money. Peoria, IL driver Mark McMahill
won the race, carrying over momentum from his championship 2020
season. The Simplot Front Row Challenge bonus money will be $400 on
Friday night.
The DIRTcar Hornets have had two outstanding races at Lincoln
Speedway, going into week three. Kenny Butterfield, of Kingston
Mines, IL, and Erik Vanapeldoorn, of Clinton, IL, are tied for the
championship lead, each claiming one feature win. Jay Mariuzza,
Allan Harris, and Mike Foster are others that have been just outside
of victory lane looking in.
In addition to five exciting racing divisions, fans will be treated
to $1 hot dogs and $2 beers, while supplies last. The Taft
Concession Stand and El Zarape Taco Truck will also be on hand.
Pits will open Friday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps at 6:00,
and racing at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15, while kids 11 and
under are free. Tickets will be available at the gate on raceday.
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.
[Adam Mackey] |
