Macon Speedway ready for KerbyStrong event Saturday

Macon Speedway is down to its final two races of the season and both should be a treat for fans. This Saturday, the track will be hosting its 7^th annual KerbyStrong race, in memory of former track champion and many-time winner, Kerby Damery.

The KerbyStrong Foundation’s mission is to inspire, educate, and support cancer patients through their journey. Each year, the foundation and track celebrate Kerby and acknowledge those racing to win the fight against cancer in addition to raising funds for the foundation.

When it comes to the racing, the KerbyStrong event boasts specials for Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and Sportsman, three types of cars the late racer used to compete in. Each class will race for bigger trophies and more money for their feature events.

Colby Sheppard of Williamsville will lead the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models into the special event Saturday, having already claimed the track point championship with a 168-point advantage. Sheppard has won two races this year and will be one of the contenders.

Others to watch include seven-time feature winner Jose Parga, last week’s feature winner Dakota Ewing, Braden Johnson, and Kerby Damery’s son Blake. The Pro Late Model event is also the final Big Ten sanctioned race of the year.

Kyle Helmick looks to be on his way to the DIRTcar Pro Mod championship, having a 70-point lead entering the night. Helmick has won six features this season and leads former champion, Billy Knebel, Kevin Crowder, Guy Taylor, and Nick Justice.

It’s been a minute, but the Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman are back this week with Jim Farley, III leading the way by only two points over Scott Landers. Farley has yet to claim a feature win, while Landers has found victory lane once. Rick Roedel is third, Roy Magee fourth, and Dennis VanderMeersch complete the top five.

Taylor to potentially win two divisional titles in one night

The BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds point battle is still up for grabs but could be clinched by the end of the night. Guy Taylor of Springfield has a 78-point advantage on Alan Crowder. Taylor has claimed four feature wins, while Crowder claimed his first just two weeks ago and backed it up with another strong finish last week. The Modified field has been strong with fields over 20 each of the last three weeks.

Taylor could very well claim two championships this year, as he also leads the Archers Alley Street Stock standings. Taylor’s advantage in the class is 76 so he might claim both this Saturday night. Zach Taylor, Nick Macklin, Darrell Dick, and Jaret Duff complete the top five.

Other action

Rounding out Saturday’s program will be the DIRTcar Hornets. Allan Harris can also clinch the championship with a good run this week, having a 74-point lead over Billy Mason. Harris has won five features this year and has claimed 12 top-five finishes in just 14 races.

Pit gates open at 4 p.m., and grandstands at 5. Pre-race hot laps begin at 6 p.m., with racing beginning at 7. Grandstand admission is $15 and kids 11 and under are free.

Current standings

Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	27	Colby	Sheppard	Williamsville	IL	770	0
2	64	Donny	Koehler	Macon	IL	602	168
3	11	Ryan	Miller	Lincoln	IL	594	176
4	14J	Braden	Johnson	Taylorville	IL	574	196
5	14	Derek	Smith	Decatur	IL	504	266
6	6P	Jose	Parga	New Berlin	IL	502	268
7	25	Dakota	Ewing	Warrensburg	IL	444	326
8	10	Blake	Damery	Blue Mound	IL	396	374
9	F15	Bob	Sidener	Springfield	IL	394	376
10	12	Timmy	Dick	Monticello	IL	356	414

BillingsleyRewards.com Modified

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	77	Guy	Taylor	Springfield	IL	786	0
2	87C	Alan	Crowder	Elwin	IL	708	78
3	27X	Kyle	Helmick	Smithton	IL	688	98
4	52	Billy	Knebel	Pocahontas	IL	668	118
5	T6	Tommy	Sheppard	New Berlin	IL	626	160
6	78	Maxx	Emerson	Taylorville	IL	584	202
7	4G	John	Goveia	Riverton	IL	484	302
8	24	Zach	Taylor	Springfield	IL	480	306
9	11	Zach	Rhodes	Taylorville	IL	406	380
10	27	Dalton	Ewing	Decatur	IL	392	394

DIRTcar Pro Mods

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	27X	Kyle	Helmick	Smithton	IL	848	0
2	52	Billy	Knebel	Pocahontas	IL	778	70
3	15C	Kevin	Crowder	Argenta	IL	772	76
4	24	Guy	Taylor	Springfield	IL	760	88
5	36	Nick	Justice	Decatur	IL	700	148
6	3X	Justin	Reynolds	Hillsboro	IL	648	200
7	14N	Nathan	Lynch	Hillsboro	IL	604	244
8	10	Adam	Rhoades	Clinton	IL	574	274
9	116	Kevin	Rench	Hillsboro	IL	482	366
10	21.5	Jake	Montgomery	East Peoria	IL	428	420

Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	84L	Jim	Farley III	Springfield	IL	386	0
2	41	Scott	Landers	Taylorville	IL	384	2
3	11	Rick	Roedel	Shelbyville	IL	348	38
4	11	Roy	Magee	Springfield	IL	288	98
5	25	Dennis	Vander Meersch	Springfield	IL	264	122
6	42	Brandon	Dick	Decatur	IL	260	126
7	87	Wes	O’Dell	Springfield	IL	218	168
8	4	Matt	Reed	Decatur	IL	210	176
9	01	Jeremy	Nichols	Lovington	IL	206	180
10	12M	Terry	Myers	Buffalo	IL	196	190

Archers Alley Street Stocks

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	X7	Guy	Taylor	Springfield	IL	788	0
2	Z24	Zach	Taylor	Springfield	IL	712	76
3	16	Nick	Macklin	Argenta	IL	670	118
4	22	Darrell	Dick	Monticello	IL	668	120
5	21	Jaret	Duff	Maroa	IL	620	168
6	29	Bobby	Beiler	Blue Mound	IL	512	276
7	01	Jeremy	Nichols	Lovington	IL	506	282
8	08	Brian	Dasenbrock	Decatur	IL	428	360
9	53R	Jeff	Reed, Jr	Blue Mound	IL	426	362
10	3J	Jonathon	Hall	Harristown	IL	402	386

DIRTcar Hornets

Pos	#	First Name	Last Name	City	State	Points	Gap
1	3H	Allan	Harris	Chatham	IL	778	0
2	357	Billy	Mason	Brownstown	IL	704	74
3	324	Shelby	Beiler	Macon	IL	686	92
4	J13	Justin	Coffey	Stonington	IL	634	144
5	26A	Michael	McKay	Springfield	IL	508	270
6	187	Korey	Bailey	Stonington	IL	486	292
7	64CK	Cook	Crawford	Lincoln	IL	434	344
8	44	Bill	Basso	Athens	IL	406	372
9	9B	Brandon	Miller	Broadwell	IL	372	406
10	9Z	Zac	Miller	Lincoln	IL	254	524

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