From Macon Speedway
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway is proud to bring open-wheeled action to the track this weekend May 18, with the 2013 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets and POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micros! The POWRi cars should put on quite a display this Saturday night with well over 100 cars expected to battle it out on the super fast 1/5 mile oval. Dereck King from Vienna, IL is leading the points in the Micros series, while Shane Cockrum from Benton, IL leads the Midgets. This will be the first showing for the Micros and Midgets at Macon Speedway, followed by three more dates this season – June 8, August 17 and September 21.
Also racing that night will be the Billingsley Towing UMP Modifieds, UMP Street Stocks, UMP 4-cylinder Outlaw Hornets and Stock Hornets.
Don’t forget to sign up for the Macon Speedway Crazy Kid’s Club this week from 5-7 pm under the reserved seating section. The first Kids Club will be Saturday May 25th when the “Raminator” Monster Truck, sponsored by Bob Brady Auto Mall, makes its return to Macon Speedway. There will also be a Pinewood derby race open to both Boy and Girl Scouts at 1pm on Saturday May 25th. The Kids Club theme on May 25th will be Cubs vs. Cards. They are encouraged to wear their favorite team’s colors. The Macon Speedway Crazy Kids Club is sponsored by Kids Castle, SavMor Pharmacy, and Highside Graphix.
Macon Speedway will open their pits at 3:00 pm with driver registration from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. National Midget drivers’ meeting is at 5:15 pm with the 600cc Outlaw Micro drivers meeting at 5:30 pm. Hot laps are at 6:00 pm with racing at 7:00 pm. Adult general admission tickets are $15 and kids 11 & under are still free.
Macon Speedway is located 9 miles south of Decatur, IL on US 51 then 1/2 mile west on Andrews Street, then South on Wiles.
For information, call 217-764-3000. Visit www.maconracing.com or www.trackenterprises.com for a complete 2013 race schedule and additional information. For quick convenient updates, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/maconracing and Twitter @maconspeedway.
