Let's Talk About Jacksonville Speedway This Friday Night
 

Let's sit down and think about this...

Only 2-1/2 hours West of the Indiana state line, 4 lane highway, beautiful corn and soybean scenery all the way, forecast of 71 degrees and sunny.

Lucas Oil POWRi midgets with names like Darland, Abreu, Chris Bell, Felker, Daum and many more getting thrown around on twitter saying they will be here...

MOWA 410 winged sprint cars, with the great MOWA regulars, a few travelers and one or more of the above mentioned names maybe putting a wing on too..

Then we hear that we have to deal with this darn Clauson guy that's wanting to buy one pit pass to maybe race three classes of cars and I'm thinking.... he's just going to put the hammer down, turn left and try to walk out of here with all of our money.

So what's a promoter to do? I know what I'm doing... I'm calling in some extra help, grabbing a tenderloin, popping a cold one and grabbing a seat in the grandstand for this show.

I just wish another fella named Clauson who drives a motor home with California plates and smokes brown cigarettes was going to be here to sit down and watch it with me.

Come on over to Jacksonville Friday night. It's not that darn far. Plenty of camping and plenty of cold beverages in the walk-in. It's going to be a stomp and steer, rim riding, driving off the wall kind of night! See you here!

P.S... you can do it all over again Saturday night up the road at Spoon River Speedway. But find somewhere to stop and buy some more breath along the way because you will have run out of it Friday night.

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Wouldn't miss it. Should be a great show!

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Zach Daum going for 4th straight victory in POWRi National Midgets at Jacksonville



Zach Daum will be going for a single-season record-tying fourth straight victory Friday in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series in the Herb Barlow Memorial at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway. The quarter-mile track has been far from his favorite this season.



The POWRi Midget championship leader finished a season-worst 16th in the opener on April 26 and second-worst 15th on June 6. It was part of a slow start, three top-fives in the initial eight features, for the 22-year-old from Pocahontas, Ill., but has charged in his Toyota-powered Eagle to the top of the points with four wins, four runner-ups and 11 top-fives in the past 15 events.



Daum leads Andrew Felker, the 2012 POWRi National Midget champion, by 240 points, 3,500-3,260, with eight events remaining. Following Jacksonville, the series races Saturday at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill., in the Tom Knowles Memorial.



"We've been horrible at Jacksonville this year, but we've really got things rolling now, everything is clicking," Daum said. "I feel like I'm driving a lot smarter, not putting myself in the position to crash. I think winning four in a row would be cool, definitely. It would be something to hang our hat on and be proud of doing.



"I didn't think about winning four features before this season started and we've got a chance at four straight. I hope we can do it."



Daum would become the second driver to win four in a row in a single season, joining three-time POWRi National Midget champion Brad Loyet, who did it in 2008. New Zealand and Australian national Midget champion Michael Pickens holds the record for consecutive starts with five, two in 2011 and 2012 and one this season..



Felker finished second in the first stop and ninth in the second at Jacksonville. The 20-year-old from Carl Junction, Mo., went through a difficult period of failing to start three features in five events because of mechanical problems on the grid, but has been rebuilding momentum with six straight top-eights including a second to Daum at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis., on Aug. 31.



"We have a little more than a one event lead in the points," Daum said. "We have to keep doing what we've been doing. I'm not going to feel good about the championship until the end of the year. It's racing and anything can happen. We need to run every lap like it's the last lap.



"Andrew is a friend and I like racing with him. He's a guy you can trust not to crash you. I hope he can keep it going in the direction he's been going and we can race for the championship all the way to the end. That's the way it should be."



The POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series races its 14th event at Jacksonville. Fifteen-year-old Cale Thomas of Fairland, Ind., has 140-point lead (2,140-2000) over Nathan Benson of Concordia, Mo., with five events remaining. Jeremy Camp of Blue Mound, Ill., the 2010 POWRi Micro champion, is third with 1,725.



Thomas has four wins this season and Benson three. At Jacksonville, Benson was third and Thomas fourth on June 6 and Benson was 20th and Thomas 21st on April 26. Joe B. Miller of Millersville, Mo., the 2012 POWRi Micro champion who is running a partial season, also has three wins this season.

POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series top-10 points standings (after 23 of 31 events): 1. Zach Daum 3,500, 2. Andrew Felker 3,260, 3. Brad Kuhn 2,270, 4. Jake Blackhurst 2,265, 5. Tyler Thomas 2,135, 6. Austin Brown 1,965; 7. Parker Price-Miller 1,865, 8. Garrett Aitken 1,590; 9. Terry Babb 1,065, 10. Chett Gehrke 1,040.



POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series feature winners: Jacksonville, Ill.-Shane Cockrum; Belleville, Ill.-Chris Bell; Macon, Ill.-Brady Bacon; Sun Prairie, Wis.-Michael Pickens; Jacksonville, Ill.-Kyle Larson; Lincoln, Ill.-Michael Pickens; Macon, Ill.-Andrew Felker; Sun Prairie, Wis.-Rico Abreu; Bloomington, Ind.-Zach Daum; Belleville, Ill.-Darren Hagen; Belleville, Ill.-Bryan Clauson; Wilmot, Wis.-Brad Kuhn; Sun Prairie, Wis.-Darren Hagen; Pontoon Beach Ill.-Terry Babb; Cameron, Mo.-Austin Brown; Grain Valley, Mo.-Zach Daum; Belleville, Ill.-Bryan Clauson; Lincoln, Ill.-Rico Abreu; Macon, Ill.-Chris Bell; Sun Prairie, Wis.-Bryan Clauson; Wayne City, Ill.-Zach Daum; Sun Prairie, Wis.-Zach Daum; Sun Prairie, Wis.-Zach Daum.



POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series top-10 points standings (after 13 of 18 events): 1. Cale Thomas 2,140, 2. Nathan Benson 2,000, 3. Jeremy Camp 1,725, 4. Joe B. Miller 1,550, 5. Aaron Andruskevitch 1,455, 6. Jake Neuman 1,425, 7. Jason Harms 1,220, 8. Dereck King 1,055, 9. Max Pozsgai 1,035, 10. Kyle Schuett 985.



POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series feature winners: Jacksonville, Ill.-Dereck King; Belleville, Ill.-Joe B. Miller; Macon, Ill.-Dereck King; Jacksonville, Ill.-Mike Dicely; Lincoln, Ill.-Nathan Benson; Macon, Ill.-Cale Thomas; Bloomington, Ind.-Nathan Benson; Belleville, Ill.-Joe B. Miller; Belleville, Ill.-Cale Thomas; Belleville, Ill.-Cale Thomas; Belleville, Ill.-Nathan Benson; Lincoln, Ill.-Joe B. Miller; Macon, Ill.-Cale Thomas.



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If work doesnt get in the way,I am hoping to make it over as well.

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It would be really nice to see Darland and Clauson at both of these tracks this weekend. This is definitely the can't miss weekend for racing. Got my rooms booked and half a day of work tomorrow. It's about time for some really good racing.


Side note: Mr. Dobson, I thank you for taking over Quincy Raceway. I know you will do a great job there. Can't wait to see what you have in the works for 2014 at Quincy as your Jacksonville plans are already turning heads.

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As much as I wish this as well, you definitely won't be seeing Darland and Clauson at Spoon with Sprints running at Haubstadt Saturday night.

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Heck, I totally forgot about 2 Fike cars with Darren Hagen and Hunter Schuerenberg.

Which brings up another thing I want to mention and I hope I'm not speaking out of school. Mr Fike owns group homes in Jacksonville for persons with serious mental and physical disabilities. Over the past few midget shows at the request of Don and his staff, we have started having the residents at the race track to cheer on the Black number 3's. Tomorrow we will host over 40 residents. If you get a chance Friday night, pay close attention to how Don and the staff of the facilities truly care about these folks and genuinely are motivated to provide great life experiences for them. Last time after the races Don requested that many of them come to the pits and meet Darren, see the car etc. To watch Darren get pictures taken, sign autographs and make every effort to make them feel special spoke volumes as to the fact that these special individuals are far more than just tenants. And all of this happened without the desire to have any attention called to it. The residents had the time off their lives. We were beyond impressed with the whole RFMS team and how the racing operation can be used as a great tool for the benefit for some very special individuals. If you get a chance Friday night, go out of your way to make these special guests of the race track feel welcome. And thank Don and his staff for going above and beyond the call of duty in showing true care and compassion for them.

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Gail an I are planning our 1st trip to the track. Plan on leaving early an hopefully make a day of it. By chance are there any registered covered bridges in the area? We enjoy them as well. Speaking of Don Fike, he also has a group home in Danville,Ill. which I worked at as a maintman. great racing team to get to know. Hope to meet some IOW folks while were there. Lloyd & Gail

I'll be heading there after work, hopefully in time to see most of the heats. I might get suddenly too sick to work and leave an hour early. I guess I'll have to do my part to help the track make money and drink a few beers too.

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There's a covered bridge in Glenarm, a little south of Springfield.

I'm ready for tonight, midgets always steal the show from sprints at jaxville, especially if the quality drivers Mr. Dobson is talkin about, show up

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Thank You Spfldmile, found it on the map....looked at it on my Covered Bridge site , looks nice. Hope to find a nice Buffet place to eat b4 going to the track...We are leaving here at 10am our time. Hope to meet ya at the races 2nite. Gail an I will have our Danny Smith shirts on. But I am a Darland fan. Just we don't see MOWA run very often. Again hope to meet more IOW folks. Every1 be safe on the travels to an from the races. See ya at the races. Lloyd an Gail

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Work got in the way.... no J-ville for me tonight.

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Sorry to hear that. That darn work can be so intrusive.

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Lloyd there's a Golden Corral at the 6th st exit right at the I-55/72 interchange you might try that goin from glenarm to j-ville

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Would love to attend, but it is a 4 1/2 - 5 hour drive for me, plus I have a refrigerator service man coming this afternoon, and that must take priority. Went to Jacksonville once for a MSCS race a few years ago and enjoyed it. Hope to find a race there in the future, especially POWRi, that fits my schedule.

Ahhhh just have to stick closer to home tonight. Been pretty lucky this yr.

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Matthew 25: 40---- “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

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Dave Darland got third in his heat tonight

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Kuhn started 6th and won his heat. Good run for the Racing with Mason group.:D

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Wish we had the green tractor parade here like there will b at TSS track here is bad dry slick

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Rico, bell, darland track crew came through n gave us a great feature

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Darland from 14th to 3rd!!!!!:8:

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BC just took the wing sprint feature on two wheels on top of Christopher Bell wow was that an awesome finish

It was good to see a big crowd tonight. I got there at 7:30 after work and had trouble finding a place to park which is a good problem for the track to have.

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Thanks to everyone that came out tonight. We saw some familiar faces from IOW in the crowd and had a chance to stop and visit with a few of you. Thank you for your patience as we worked the track. It turned out pretty good and that's what we were after. Great features. Congrats to Rico, Bryan and the other winners... and also Chris Bell who came up inches short in the MOWA show.

Overall we raced a whole lot of cars in just over 4 hours and had some really nasty red flags early. Thankfully everyone is ok. If any of you that are spending the night need anything while you are in Jacksonville before you leave town, give me a call at 217-371-3653. Hope to see a lot of you at Spoon River Saturday night.

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That was one helluva show last night. Probably the best one I have ever seen at Jacksonville. I was worried early on by the number of red flags that happened. Hopefully tonight is just as good if not better show at Spoon.

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Hearing last night at J'ville was one of the best racing events of the season with Powri and MOWA together... wish I could have been there

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Just wanna say Gail an I enjoyed the place an had a great time. Great facility, nice job by the track crew an staff, also the PowerI series an MOWA for great racing. Thank You to all drivers,an crews that came out. Was happy to know the 3 nasty flips, Drivers were OK. Thank You goes out to Sprfldmile for helping on Covered Bridge. Found it no problem an got some nice pics. An to those of you where to eat at. Just didn't see the posts till this am. We did eat at Ponderosa in Jacksonville. Nice meeting a few IOW folks, illinifan, Steve, an the MOWA Chaplin. An saw a few we have meet, Pat, Frank, an Whiskey Bill. Got home at 4:15am our time an leaving for Haubstadt at noon our time. Every1 be safe on your travels to what ever track your heading to today, an enjoy. Thanks again, Lloyd and Gail

Absolutely fantastic racing last night. And I would be remiss if I did not point out the great job by Ken Dobson of promoting this event! He covers all the bases all night long and is right there among the fans making sure he is doing his part to make it a good experience...he comes through with flying colors. The only thing missing was the mayor who passed out keys to the city during Illinois Midget Week -- ha, ha. Thank you, Ken, for making us feel so welcome. Pat and Jim (and, of course, Marley, Hershel and Girl)

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We didn't forget the mayor Pat. Took him to the pits because he wanted to meet Mr Fike who does business here. Wonderful seeing you last night Pat. And thanks for the kind words.

Sorry to be a negative Nellie but it was one the worst national anthems I have ever witnessed at a racetrack. Not to just critisize this speedway but in general just not sure why tracks think they need to variate from the straight up version and try to make a showcase out of it.
IMHO it is disrespectful to all Americans & this country.
That is all.

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I have to agree with Indy1808 on the anthem, I like the idea of tryin something different this one jus didn't work IMHO. As for the racing, what a great night, action was really good. I was impressed with how the track crew kept bringin the track back, proves to me the promotors care about their fans and racers, so as a fan I tip my hat to you for that and you will always have us in attendance, really lookin forward to buyin WoO tix for next year. Thanks for bringing great open wheel action to central Illinois Mr. Dobson, I for one really appreciate it.

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Even I have to agree with you on the National Anthem. That's not how the performance was represented to us. It was to be a much more mellow and respectful rendition. Our sincere apologies to anyone who like myself found it inappropriate for the occasion. Lesson learned.

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Jacksonville is as good as its gets when it comes to midget racing, The facilities and program are top notch. As for the anthem, I will give them a pass as they went out on a limb giving a guy a chance to do his best Jimi Hendrix impression. I have heard much worse done by many dirt track American Idol wannabes.

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Great night at Jacksonville,this was my second trip and won't be the last,Great racing, friendly fans and staff,Everyone seemed to be on the same page.It was nice to meet Gail and Loyd, we didn't get to visit much because the program kept moving fast!

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IOWers seem to attract each other. I put down my seat early at Jacksonville and when I came back from the pits, Lloyd and Gail were right behind me. Next day I went to the buffet on my way to TriState and the host set me right next to Lloyd and Gail's table.

What a night! They really know how to prepare and renew a track. The racing was absolutely excellent. I would have been extremely happy with just the POWRi races, but that MOWA feature was one of the best I have seen. What a finish! A few more like that could make me change my nickname. I hope that both BC and Christopher have MOWA rides for the Friday Gold Crown show. If owners have a good winged 410 seat available they might want to look around for other midget drivers to fill the seat. Not to mention any names (Steve Buckwalter) but I hear that there might be a Pennsylvania driver or two with winged experience. I would love to see them in the mix at Tri-City in a sprint.

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Don't forget about the back to back races at Lincoln and Jacksonville that are a week after the Gold Crown date. If there is any way better to end a racing season then the last two shows at those tracks, I have no clue what that way would be.

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For those of you that couldn't make it, here's the finish at the line. Clauson outside in Silver 21x. Bell inside in the white 53.

http://www.jacksonvillespeedway.com/...auson-bell.jpg

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i was also at the buffet to the right of lloyd & gail.if i had only known. Maybe next time