Thursday Night Special Set for Lincoln Speedway Racing

[June 17, 2021] 

Drivers from all over the country are set for a Thursday night race, this Thursday, June 17 at Lincoln Speedway, in Lincoln, IL. The Logan County Fairgrounds ¼-mile dirt track is the site for the second of five events on the 2021 POWRi Illinois Speedweek tour.

The 9th Annual Illinois Speedweek begins on Wednesday night in Charleston, IL before heading to stops in Lincoln, IL on Thursday, Jacksonville, IL on Friday, Macon, IL on Saturday, and Brownstown, IL on Sunday. In addition to the headline division, the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League the POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micros will be competing each of the five nights.

Coming into the week, Franklin, IN driver, Emerson Axsom, leads the POWRi Midget National standings by 60 points over last year’s champion, Jake Neuman. Neuman, from New Berlin, IL, was the 2020 POWRi champion and is looking for back-to-back titles. Each driver has claimed one win this season. Each of the top five drivers in points represent a different state as Bryant Wiedeman from Colby, KS, Brenham Crouch from Lubbock, TX, and Brent Crews of Denver, NC round out the top five.

The POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micros are led by Locust Grove, OK’s Daison Pursley. Pursley has claimed one win this season but has also claimed top fives in each of his other starts, giving him a 120 point advantage. Millersville, MO veteran driver, Joe B. Miller is second in the standings, claiming two feature wins in five starts. Frank Alusha, Bradley Fezard, and Tyler Kuykendall complete the top five.

Forty-six different drivers have been on track after a strong start to the season for the Midwest Big Ten Series Pro Late Models. Jose Parga, of New Berlin, IL, the DIRTcar national point leader, took the first two wins on the tour this year, both at Lincoln.

He added a second place finish at Fairbury in the most recent race, to help build an eight point lead on Jake Little. Matt Hammond, of Bourbonnais, IL, claimed the Fairbury Speedway victory. Parga also leads the Lincoln Speedway track points.

Rounding out Thursday’s action will be the DIRTcar Modified class. So far this season, it has been all Ray Bollinger. The Kewanee, IL veteran racer has claimed four of the six feature wins this season. Tommy Sheppard, Brian Lynn, Austin Lynn, and Carter Sinkhorn round out the top five in points. Hunt Gossum and Allen Weisser have won the other two features.

Pit gates open Thursday at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps will begin 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]
 

CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League

Pos	Car	Driver	Hometown	Wins	Points	Gap
1	15	Emerson Axsom	Franklin, IN	1	2700	-
2	3N	Jake Neuman	New Berlin, IL	1	2640	60
3	01	Bryant Wiedeman	Colby, KS		2610	90
4	97	Brenham Crouch	Lubbock, TX	1	2600	100
5	86	Brent Crews	Denver, NC		2510	190
6	85T	Ryan Timms	Oklahoma City, OK	1	2480	220
7	71K	Daison Pursley	Locust Grove, OK	2	2410	290
8	08	Cannon McIntosh	Bixby, OK		2160	540
9	49	Joe B. Miller	Millersville, MO		1940	760
10	67	Michael Kofoid	Penngrove, CA	5	1890	810

POWRi Engler Machine & Tool Micros

Pos	Car	Driver	Hometown	Wins	Points	Gap
1	71K	Daison Pursley	Locust Grove, OK	1	1430	-
2	51b	Joe B. Miller	Millersville, MO	2	1310	120
3	12	Frank Galusha	Lincoln, NE	1	1050	380
4	938	Bradley Fezard	Bonnerdale, AR		980	450
5	8K	Tyler Kuykendall	Warsaw, MO		910	520
6	44T	Trevin Littleton	Jacksonville, IL		800	630
7	40S	Shain Kaiser	Cole Camp, MO		790	640
8	122	Lane Warner	Bloomfield, MO		690	740
9	14J	Jade Avedisian	Clovis, CA		640	790
10	35	Aubrey Smith	Houstonia, MO		590	840

Midwest Big Ten Pro Late Models

Pos	Car #	Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	6P	Jose Parga	New Berlin	IL	178	0
2	38J	Jake Little	Springfield	IL	170	8
3	14j	Braden Johnson	Taylorville	IL	160	18
4	27	Colby Sheppard	Williamsville	IL	148	30
5	33H	Roben Huffman	Midland City	IL	146	32
6	77	Blaise Baker	Clinton	IL	140	38
7	32M	Cody Maguire	Carlinville	IL	138	40
8	25	Dakota Ewing	Warrensburg	IL	134	44
9	11	Ryan Miller	Lincoln	IL	100	78
10	14	Derek Smith	Decatur	IL	90	88

Lincoln Speedway DIRTcar Pro Late Models

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	6	Jose	Parga	New Berlin	IL	298	0
2	77	Blaise	Baker	Clinton	IL	258	40
3	38J	Jake	Little	Springfield	IL	256	42
4	33H	Roben	Huffman	Midland City	IL	252	46
5	32M	Cody	Maguire	Carlinville	IL	248	50
6	27	Colby	Sheppard	Williamsville	IL	242	56
7	11	Ryan	Miller	Lincoln	IL	182	116
8	17B	Braden	Bilger	Jacksonville	IL	176	122
9	25	Dakota	Ewing	Warrensburg	IL	174	124
10	14	Braden	Johnson	Taylorville	IL	162	136

Lincoln Speedway DIRTcar Modified

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	77	Ray	Bollinger	Kewanee	IL	350	0
2	T6	Tommy	Sheppard	New Berlin	IL	322	28
3	14	Brian	Lynn	Mason City	IL	282	68
4	72A	Austin	Lynn	Mason City	IL	270	80
5	19C	Carter	Sinkhorn	Taylorville	IL	262	88
6	35	Brandon	Roberts	Ashland	IL	222	128
7	32	Donovan	Lodge	Andover	IL	212	138
8	49	Todd	Bates	Canton	IL	200	150
9	242	Brandon	Bollinger	Kewanee	IL	180	170
10	98	Shawn	Vaughn	Springfield	IL	160	190