MOWA Sprint Cars Return To Lincoln Speedway Friday Night
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 [August 20, 2021]
One of the most popular events on the Lincoln Speedway schedule, each
season, is coming up this Friday night, August 20, when the Morrow
Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Cars come to town. Five other divisions will
also race.
The MOWA 410 cubic inch winged sprint cars have had four events so far
this season, while weather has wreaked havoc on several other events.
Ayrton Gennetten bested a field of 28 cars in the season opener at
Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL. Gennetten came right back in the
second event of the season at Lee County Speedway to start his season
two-for-two. The most recent events were at Jacksonville Speedway with
Paul Nienhiser and Brandon Hanks claiming the checkered flags.
This Friday’s race will be MOWA’s 15th visit to the Logan County
Fairgrounds in Lincoln, IL. Ten different drivers have found victory
lane, namely Rico Abreu, who has won three of them including last year’s
race. Nienhiser has also won three, while AJ Bruns, Carson Macedo,
Christopher Bell, Ian Madsen, Jerrod Hull, Jimmy Hurley, Korey Weyant,
and Willie Croft have also found victory lane.
The DIRTcar Pro Late Models have had a lot of solid shows at the track
this season and this Friday night should be no different. New Berlin, IL
driver, Jose Parga, has been dominant this season anywhere he has gone
and that includes Lincoln, where he has won six out of the seven
features. Parga leads the standings by 44 over Jake Little. Blaise
Baker, Roben Huffman, and Colby Sheppard complete the top five. Dakota
Ewing, Parga’s teammate, is the only driver other than Parga to find
victory lane.
Ray Bollinger enters Friday’s event atop the DIRTcar Modified points at
the track, leading by 62 over many-time champion, Brian Lynn. Typically,
Bollinger doesn’t run the full season at the track, missing several
events. This year, the Kewanee, IL driver is only two weeks away from
claiming the championship. Bollinger and Lynn are followed by Tommy
Sheppard, Austin Lynn, and Brandon Roberts.
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Peoria, IL driver, Mark McMahill leads
the way in the Simplot DII Midget class at the track, claiming three
of the six feature wins this year. Tyler Roth is 72 points behind,
while Will Armitage, John Heitzman, and Kelli Harter round out the
top five. Andy Baugh has claimed two wins, while Jake Neuman has
taken one this season. The Simplot DII Front Row Challenge will be
up to $700 for this week’s event.
The DIRTcar Hornet championship battle
is a tight one entering the final two-point weeks at the track.
Kenny Butterfield, of Kingston Mines, IL and Erik Vanapeldoorn from
Clinton, IL have each won two of the seven features with Butterfield
holding an eight point advantage. Jay Mariuzza, Allan Harris, and
Cook Crawford complete the top five.
Rounding out Friday’s action will be the DIRTcar KidModz division
with young drivers from age 8-16 competing in Modified division
cars.
Pit gates will open Friday at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps
will start at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00 PM.
Grandstand admission is $20, 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.
[Adam Mackey] |
