National Midgets Set To Race Lincoln Speedway Friday Night
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 [May 07, 2021]
The quick and nimble National Midgets are set to fly around Lincoln
Speedway, in Lincoln, IL, this coming Friday night, May 7. Originally
not on the schedule, the Midgets were added to the show to compliment
the POWRi National Midget show coming to Macon Speedway on Saturday.
Five other divisions will also be in action on the fourth night of the
2021 racing season.
For the National Midgets, this will be one of just two visits at the
track this season. The other comes on Thursday, June 17 as part of POWRi
Illinois Midget Speed Week. Last season, Sam Johnson, of St. Peters, MO
claimed a feature win in an Open Midget race, while Buddy Kofoid claimed
the POWRi win in August. A good number of drivers are excited to get on
track this Friday night.
Another class making just two appearances this season will be in action
Friday as well, as the DIRTcar Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman will
be on track. The division has run two races already this season at Macon
Speedway with Lovington, IL’s Jeremy Nichols taking both victories in
the Rudy Zaragoza Street Stock car. Scott Landers, Jim Farley, III, Rick
Roedel, and Dennis Vander Meersch are in the top five in Macon points.
The division also runs at Fairbury Speedway and opened up last weekend
with Tommy Duncan taking the victory over Austin Friedman, Tyler Roth,
Anthony Craven, and Lyndon Whitfill.
The DIRTcar Pro Late Models have had two great shows at the track
already this season, boasting full fields both nights. Jose Parga, of
New Berlin, IL claimed both wins and leads the standings heading into
the night. Former track champion and driving veteran, Roben Huffman, is
second in the standings, while Cody Maguire, Blaise Baker, and Colby
Sheppard round out the top five.
Kewanee, IL’s Ray Bollinger is off to a great start in the DIRTcar
Modified class at the track, leading the points by 14 markers over Tommy
Sheppard, Jr. Brian Lynn, Allen Weisser, and Carter Sinkhorn complete
the top five in points.
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Midgets will be running a combined event with the USAC/IMRA Speed2
Midgets, meaning more cars and extra pay. Mark McMahill, of Peoria,
IL, is the Lincoln point leader, after taking both feature wins so
far this year. Will Armitage, Dave Baugh, Daltyn England, and John
Heitzman are top five in points.
Rounding out Friday’s racing will be the DIRTcar Hornets. Kenny
Butterfield, of Kingston Mines, IL, leads the points by eight over
Erik Vanapeldoorn. Allan Harris, Jay Mariuzza, and Jeremy Hancock
are in the top five. The Hornet races have been highly entertaining
so far this season with great racing and good car counts all three
nights.
Pit gates open Friday at 4:00, grandstands at 5:00, hotlaps begin at
6:00, and racing will begin at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $18,
while kids 11 and under are free. Tickets and pit passes will be
available at the track 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]
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