Midgets Lead Five Action Packed Divisions To Lincoln Speedway Sunday
US92.7 Superstar County To Present Action
(Lincoln, IL) POWRi Illinois SPEED Week took the green flag on Wednesday night, in Belleville, Illinois and did so with a great field of nearly 50 national midgets and 50 winged micros. On Sunday night, five days of racing will come to an end and the champions will be crowned at Lincoln Speedway, in Lincoln, Illinois. In between the bookend events of POWRi’s Sixth Annual Illinois SPEED Week will be visits to Brownstown, Illinois, Jacksonville, Illinois, and of course, Macon, Illinois. Lincoln Speedway’s event is set for this Sunday, June 10, featuring a double-dose of action with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League alongside the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League in addition to the POWRi Lucas Oil Regional Midget League, Big Ten Pro Late Models, and Modifieds.
In the last five years of competition, POWRi’s Illinois SPEED Week has seen four different divisions compete, with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League anchoring the action, followed by the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, the POWRi Lucas Regional Midgets, and the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League, all partaking throughout various years. Originally held over four nights, POWRi Illinois SPEED Week graduated to five-straight nights of action in 2016 and has since held to that tradition.
With the addition of Fayette County Speedway to 2018, POWRi’s Illinois SPEED Week will have seen a total of nine different tracks make up the week’s schedule since the inaugural showing. 11 different drivers took wins throughout the 20 POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League portions of Illinois SPEED Week, while 11 drivers hold 18 POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League victories.
The winningest driver in POWRi Illinois SPEED Week competition with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League, Tanner Thorson holds six SPEED Week victories, while the next closest competitor, Michael Pickens has three. Christopher Bell holds the most championships with two (2013, 2015 tie). In this year’s Midget action, Foresthill, California driver, Ryan Robinson, leads the standings, while Tucker Klaasmeyer, Logan Seavey, Zach Daum, and Joe B. Miller complete the top five.
The winningest driver in POWRi Illinois SPEED Week competition with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League, Joe B. Miller has five SPEED Week victories on his resume and also holds the most championships with two (2015, 2017). The next closest competitor, Nick Howard has three wins. In 2018 Micro action, Millersville, Missouri driver, Joe B. Miller leads the way. Harley Hollan, Austin Schaeffer, Jordan Howell, and Jackson Frisbie complete the top five.
In addition to the three POWRi divisions, Lincoln Speedway will also have their Midwest Big Ten Pro Late Models and Modifieds on hand. In Lincoln Pro Late action, Springfield, Illinois driver, Guy Taylor, leads the standings by six over New Mt. Vernon, Illinois’ Kyle McMahon. Roben Huffman is third in the standings, while Jake Little and Michael Maestus complete the top five.
In Modified action, the championship race can’t get any closer as last year’s top two are currently tied for the lead. Brandon Roberts, of Ashland, Illinois and Austin Lynn, of Mason City, Illinois each have finished in the top five in all three features to end up in a tie. Austin’s dad, Brian, is only four points behind in third.
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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 UMP classes as well as specials on a near bi-weekly schedule of Friday and Sunday evenings. Lincoln Speedway is a proud member of the Contingency Connection's $150,000 Racer Rewards Program.
CURRENT STANDINGS (Top 10’s)
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League
Pos Car Driver Hometown Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features Points Gap
1 71 Ryan Robinson
Foresthill, CA 1 9 10 10 2760
-
2 27 Tucker Klaasmeyer
Paola, KS 2 6 10 10 2680
80
3 67 Logan Seavey
Sutter, CA 2 7 8 8 2260
500
4 5D Zach Daum
Pocahontas, IL 4 6 9 1950
810
5 51B Joe B. Miller
Millersville, MO 3 5 9 1840
920
6 7F Andrew Felker
Carl Junction, MO 1 3 10 1830
930
7 3N Jake Neuman
New Berlin, IL 1 5 8 1800
960
8 21KS Karter Sarff
Mason City, IL 1 3 10 1800
960
9 67K Holly Shelton
Gold River, CA 4 8 1720
1040
10 71K Tanner Carrick
Lincoln, CA 1 1 5 7 1640
1120
POWRi Speedway Motors Micro League
Pos Car Driver Hometown Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features Points Gap
1 51b Joe B. Miller
Millersville, MO 2 4 4 5 1340
-
2 14h Harley Hollan
Tulsa, OK 1 4 5 1230
110
3 71S Austin Schaeffer
Kansas City, MO 2 2 4 5 1210
130
4 05 Jordan Howell
Columbia, MO 1 4 5 1170
170
5 38 Jackson Frisbie
IA 1 1 5 890
450
6 11 Riley Goodno
Knoxville, IA 1 2 3 780
560
7 44 Trevin Littleton
IL 1 1 4 730
610
8 44T Zac Taylor
Washington, IN 1 3 680
660
9 28R Gunner Ramey
Sedalia, MO 3 650
690
10 37 Blake Carrick
Lincoln, CA 4 620
720
POWRi Lucas Oil Regional/Badger Midget League
Pos Car Driver Hometown Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features Points Gap
1 11B Tyler Baran
Joliet, IL 3 4 4 580
-
2 3L Marty Saso
Elgin, IL 1 3 550
30
3 14 Jack Routson
Waterman, IL 1 2 390
190
4 54 Eric Reibenstein
Joliet, IL 1 3 330
250
5 38 Craig Dori
Indianapolis, IN 1 1 1 260
320
6 11A Andrew Felker
Carl Junction, MO 2 2 2 2 0
580
7 99 Ryan Probst
New Lenox, IL 1 3 4 4 0
580
8 1 Scott Hatton
Roscoe, IL 1 2 3 3 0
580
9 9K Kevin Olson
Machesney Park, IL 2 2 3 0
580
10 5 Sean Murphy
Joliet, IL 1 2 3 0
580
Midwest Big Ten Series Pro Late Models
Pos Car # Name City State Points Gap
1 38J Jake Little Springfield IL 164 0
2 32M Cody Maguire Carlinville IL 146 18
3 67R Rudy Zaragoza Jacksonville IL 140 24
4 2K Kyle VanDorn New Berlin IL 136 28
5 4T Guy Taylor Springfield IL 116 48
6 45 Kyle McMahon Mt. Vernon IL 112 52
7 7M Adam Mefford Jacksonville IL 110 54
8 15M Colby Eller Taylorville IL 98 66
9 33H Roben Huffman Midland City IL 94 70
10 25 Tucker Finch Jacksonville IL 82 82
Lincoln Speedway Pro Late Models
Pos Car # First Name Last Name City State Points Gap
1 4T Guy Taylor Springfield IL 116 0
2 45 Kyle McMahon Mt Vernon IL 110 6
3 33H Roben Huffman Midland City IL 104 12
4 38J Jake Little Springfield IL 98 18
5 7Z Michael Maestus Lincoln IL 90 26
6 32M Cody Maguire Carlinville IL 88 28
7 2K Kyle Van Dorn New Berlin IL 84 32
8 67R Rudy Zaragoza Jacksonville IL 66 50
9 38L Ryan Little Springfield IL 60 56
10 25 Dakota Ewing Warrensburg IL 58 58
Lincoln Speedway Modifieds
Pos Car # First Name Last Name City State Points Gap
1 35 Brandon Roberts Ashland IL 166 0
2 72A Austin Lynn Mason City IL 166 0
3 14 Brian Lynn Mason City IL 162 4
4 3 Mike Brooks Peoria IL 148 18
5 77 Ray Bollinger Kewanee IL 120 46
6 19 Jimmy Sinkhorn Taylorville IL 80 86
7 1A Steve Meyer Stanton IL 58 108
8 8K Levi Kissinger Mt. Vernon IN 58 108
9 32 Donovan Lodge Andover IL 56 110
10 05 David Wietholder Liberty IL 54 112
