MOWA Sprint Cars To Make Lone Lincoln Speedway Appearance Friday Night
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 [July 16, 2021]
One of the most popular events on the Lincoln Speedway schedule, each
season, is coming up this Friday night, July 16, when the Built Ford
Tough MOWA Sprint Cars powered by Morrow Brothers come to town. Four
other divisions will also race.
The MOWA 410 cubic inch winged sprint cars have had three 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 event was over one month ago at
Jacksonville Speedway with Paul Nienhiser claiming the checkered flag.
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.
Gennetten leads the current MOWA points, while Zach Daum, Weyant,
Brandon Hanks, and Andy Bishop complete the top five.
The DIRTcar Pro Late Models will be back on track Friday night as well
with New Berlin, IL driver, Jose Parga leading the charge. Parga has a
44-point lead in the track standings, followed by Jake Little, Roben
Huffman, Blaise Baker, and Colby Sheppard. Parga has won five out of the
six features, while teammate Dakota Ewing claimed the other win.
Ray Bollinger leads the points in the DIRTcar Modified standings at the
track by just 14 over Tommy Sheppard, Jr. The Kewanee, IL driver has
claimed four feature wins, while Hunt Gossum, Allen Weisser, and Nick
Hoffman have taken the other wins. Brian Lynn, Austin Lynn, and Brandon
Roberts are other top five point contenders.
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The Simplot DII Midgets are back for
their first appearance in over a month. Peoria, IL driver Mark
McMahill is on top of the standings, leading Tyler Roth by 66
markers. John Heitzman, Will Armitage, and Kelli Harter round out
the top five. McMahill has won three features while Andy Baugh has
claimed two. The Simplot Front Row Challenge is up to $700 for this
week’s event.
The DIRTcar Hornets will complete this Friday night’s event. Kenny
Butterfield, of Kingston Mines, IL, leads the points by just six
over Erik Vanapeldoorn. The two drivers have each won a pair of
features this year, while Allen Harris and Jeremy Hancock have each
claimed one. This will be the final warm-up for the Hornets before
the July 24/25 Ed Cain Trucking Hornet challenge which takes place
at Macon Speedway and Lincoln Speedway.
Pits open Friday at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps begin at
6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. 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] |
