305 Sprint Cars and Two Big Ten Series Headline Lincoln Speedway’s
Second Week
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 [April 22, 2022]
Fans and teams are ready to go for a second week of racing action at
Lincoln Speedway, located at the Logan County Fairgrounds in
Lincoln, IL. The April 10 season opener boasted an outstanding field
of nearly 100 cars, a great crowd, and exciting racing action.
New Berlin, IL driver Mason Campbell and Emden, IL driver Ben
Wagoner were the two winners a year ago in 305 action at the track.
The class typically puts on competitive and exciting shows at the
track, with many of the drivers coming from Central Illinois.
Just as important, if not more so, are the two races of Big Ten
Series openers this Friday night. Not only do the Midwest Big Ten
Series Pro Late Models open their season at Lincoln, so do the
Midwest Big Ten Series Street Stocks. Both divisions were on hand at
the April 10 opener, racing for track and national points. Friday’s
racing will see the drivers racing for track, national, and Big Ten
Series points.
Friday night will also be the first opportunity for the Simplot DII
Midget drivers to race for the Simplot Front Row Challenge. $100 of
bonus money will be on the line for a top four starting lineup
driver to start at the tail of the field. If that driver can win
from the back, the bonus money is theirs. If not, the money carries
over plus another $100 at the next race. The money was claimed at
the last race of the season by 2021 track champion, Mark McMahill.
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The DIRTcar Modifieds and Hornets will also be
racing at the ¼-mile dirt track. The Modifieds are coming off of
their opening event which saw a field of 29-cars racing in the Big
Ten series opener. The DIRTcar Hornets had a strong field of 18
cars, carrying over some of their strong car counts and exciting
races from one year ago.
Point leaders entering night number two are
Kankakee, IL’s Chase Osterhoff in the Pro Late Models, Allen Weisser,
of Peoria, IL in the Modifieds, Peoria, IL’s Mark McMahill in the
Simplot DII Midgets, and Decatur, IL’s Jeremy Reed in the Hornets.
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.
Lincoln Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's
$100,000 Racer Rewards Program.
[Adam Mackey] |
