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"In the Fast Lane"
Stories and photos by Terry Young unless stated otherwise.
SHEPP'S Speedway
is a new track in Alexander, IL. Terry headed over for the AMA race on
Thursday for some photos. See all the race results by
CLICKING HERE .
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Midwest Speed, Inc. announced today that NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver and
2008 Automobile Racing Club o f
America National Champion Justin Allgaier will appear at the 6th
Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO Racers Trade Show and Swap Meet to be held on
January 10-11, 2009 in Springfield, Illinois at the ORR Building on the
Illinois State Fairgrounds. Justin will be on hand on Saturday of the event
from 11:00 A.M. until the show closes at 3:00 P.M. and will be happy to have
his picture taken with attendees. He will also have autograph cards
available and will do some of the drawings for the door prize winners.
Justin who was born and raised in
Riverton, IL. now resides in North Carolina after being named to drive
in the Nationwide Series after enjoying his most successful ARCA season
in his career which culminated with him winning the last race of the
season and also capturing the National Driver Championship. Some of the
drivers expected to be on hand include 2008 UMP DIRTCar National
Champions Jeff Leka, Modified Division and Dennis Erb, Jr. Late Model
Division as well as Summer Nationals Champion and the Northern All Star
Late Model Series Championship winner. Also on hand will be Shannon
Babb, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Brian Dively, 2008 NALMS Rookie of the Year
Brandon Sheppard among others.
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Racin Rachel to appear at
MIDWEST SPEED EXPO
That's right
MidwestRacin.com's very own Racin Rachel will be at Midwest Speed Expo
on January 10th and 11th. She will be there assisting event creator Terry
Young with some special booth activities. So stop by and say hello and pick
up an autographed photo. Rachel will have some other surprises for you also.
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2009 Midwest
Speed Expo
FEDEx Ground and GOTTA RACE
announced as presenting sponsors of
The 6th Annual
MIDWEST SPEED
EXPO
Racers Trade Show and
Swap Meet
 2006
/ 2007 Miss NOPI Nationals Swimsuit Champion Amanda Olson to appear at the
6th Annual
MIDWEST SPEED EXPO Racers Trade Show and Swap Meet
Midwest Speed, Inc. announced today that AMANDA OLSON, 2006 / 2007
NOPI Nationals Swimsuit Champion will appear at the 6th Annual MIDWEST SPEED
EXPO Racers Trade Show and Swap Meet to be held on January 10-11, 2009 in
Springfield, Illinois at the ORR Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Ms. Olson will be on hand on Saturday of the event from 11:00 A.M. until the
show closes at 3:00 P.M. and will be happy to have her picture taken with
attendees. She will also have on hand posters and photos for sale and will
do some of the drawings for the door prize winners.
Amanda has amassed quite a resume in a short period of time and was just
recently named 2009 Miss RED HOT in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Amanda is
also a previous featured MAXIM Magazine Hometown Hottie, and has appeared on
websites and in magazines including Inside STL, Miss Bikini USA, Water
Babies Bikini, Tuner Babes and many more.
Additional show guests will be announced in the next few weeks as final
details are completed.
Show hours for the MIDWEST SPEED EXPO are 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on both
Saturday and Sunday. The shortened hours on Saturday will allow more time
for exhibitors to prepare for attendance at the United Midwestern Promoters
UMP DIRTcar Racing banquet held in Springfield in conjunction with the expo.
The banquet will find its return to the luxurious CROWNE PLAZA Hotel located
conveniently off of Interstate 55 on Dirksen Parkway.
 What better way to
spend a wintry Saturday or Sunday just before the start of the new season?
The MIDWEST SPEED EXPO is your opportunity to look over and purchase both
new and used parts for your racing program as well as to talk with
representatives from area tracks to catch up on any rule changes. Also on
hand will be representatives from chassis manufacturers as well as shock,
wheel, fuel, tires and safety equipment to answer any questions you may
have.
Make this a family event and bring the kids out for a day of action packed
fun! Make your plans now and mark your calendar and don’t miss this event!
Admission is just $7.00 for adults with a $2.00 discount offered to all
U.M.P., I.M.C.A. and Northern All Star Late Model Series members when you
present your membership card at the door! Children under 10 are admitted
free!
Other associate sponsors of the MIDWEST SPEED EXPO include UMP DIRTcar
Racing, FEDEx Ground, GOTTA RACE, Donley Trucking, Behind the PIT WALL, Dave
Poske Performance Parts, Decatur Used Cars, DYER’S Top Rod, Marine Bank,
Hurst, Wright & Hafel, LLP, Gates, Wise & Schlosser, PC, OUTLAWD
Motorsports, Hoosier Tire Midwest, HOOSIER Racing Tire, The Concrete
Crusher, 4m.net, STLRacing.com, MUDDBOSS Video, Northern All Stars Late
Model Series, DR of BBQ, Eric Grigsby Racing Photos, Double J,
MidwestDirtTrackfacts.com, DirtonDirt.com, Luv racin.com , Rick Schwallie
Photography, DIRT NATION, RaceXR.com and Hall’s Harley Davidson.
Limited exhibitor space remains available at a cost of $65.00 for a 10’ X
10’ booth. For information contact Terry Young at (217) 553-1963.
More of Terry's
coverage of the recent Gateway Event...CLICK HERE
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FEDEx
Ground and GOTTA RACE Apparel have signed on as the presenting sponsors
of the 6th Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO Racers Trade Show and Swap Meet to
be held on January 10-11, 2009 in Springfield, Illinois at the ORR
Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Information on FEDEx Ground
services and GOTTA RACE can be obtained by pointing your web browser to
www.fedex.com and
www.gottarace.com respectively.
Or you can visit ww.midwestspeed.net
and use the links on our homepage.
 We
will also be announcing on the Sunday of the show the recipient of the 2nd Annual
MIDWEST SPEED Driver of the Year Award dedicated in memory of my mother
Cindy Young who lost a battle to cancer in July. The award will be
presented at the 6th Annual Expo to a deserving driver, details are
still being finalized on sponsors for the award. Plans are for the award
to be given annually to a deserving driver for outstanding
accomplishments and achievement during the season. The award will
include cash and products for the winning driver! Stay tuned for details
which will be announced soon. The 2008 winner will join last years
recipient Dennis Erb of Carpentersville, IL., winner of the inaugural
award.
Show hours for the MIDWEST SPEED EXPO are 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. on both
Saturday and Sunday. The shortened hours on Saturday will allow more
time for exhibitors to prepare for attendance at the United Midwestern
Promoters (UMP) Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, Street Stock and 4
Cylinder divisions banquet held in Springfield in conjunction with the
expo. The U.M.P. DIRTcar banquet will find its return to the luxurious
CROWNE PLAZA Hotel located conveniently off of Interstate 55 on Dirksen
Parkway.
What better way to spend a
wintry Saturday or Sunday just before the start of the new season? The
MIDWEST SPEED EXPO is your opportunity to look over and purchase both
new and used parts for your racing program as well as to talk with
representatives from area tracks to catch up on any rule
changes. Also on hand will be representatives from chassis manufacturers
as well as shock, wheel, fuel, tires and safety equipment to answer any
questions you may have.
Make this a family event and
bring the kids out for a day of action packed fun! Make your plans now
and mark your calendar and don’t miss this event! Admission is just
$7.00 for adults with a $2.00 discount offered to all CARS, U.M.P.,
I.M.C.A. and Northern All Star Late Model Series members when you
present your membership card at the door! Children under 10 are admitted
free!
Other associate sponsors of the MIDWEST SPEED EXPO include United
Midwestern Promoters, DYER’S Top Rod, Dave Poske Performance Parts,
BUDDA Bert Transmissions, Marine Bank, Hurst, Wright & Hafel, LLP,
MidwestRacin.com, Gates, Wise &
Schlosser, PC, OUTLAWD Motorsports, Hoosier Tire Midwest, HOOSIER Racing
Tire, The Concrete Crusher,
4m.net,
STLRacing.com,
MUDDBOSS Video, Wick Oil, Decatur Used Cars, Forward Racing and
Fabrication, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, Eric Grigsby Racing
Photos,
62644.com, Double J, Champion Awards, Dr.
of BBQ,
MidwestDirtTrackfacts.com,
DirtonDirt.com,
LuvRacin.Com, Rick Schwallie
Photography, DIRT NATION,
RaceXR.com
and
Hall’s Harley Davidson.
Limited exhibitor space remains available at a cost of $65.00 for a 10’
X 10’ booth. For information contact Terry Young at (217) 553-1963.
See
coverage of last year's Expo...JUST
CLICK HERE.
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We salute....
Justin Allgaier
the new ARCA CHAMPION
CLICK HERE for more.....
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CARR collects Springfield Mile win for an even dozen!
CLICK HERE FOR THE REST
Rusty Wallace interviews Modified feature winner Ken Schrader.
All photo's by Terry Young
NASCAR Night at Macon Speedway
by: Terry Young
With
the United States Army celebrating their birthday this week, they joined
efforts with the
MACON Speedway in
 Macon,
Illinois for NASCAR Night on Thursday night. The central Illinois
legendary speedplant, co-owned by Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace, Tony
Stewart and Bob Sargent would see a number of NASCAR stars visit the
track for the first scheduled NASCAR night of the season.
Joining Schrader and Wallace were Michael, Rusty and Steven Wallace,
Michael Waltrip, Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, David and Buzzy Reutiman,
Michael McDowell, Josh Wise, David Stremme, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss and
Jason Leffler.
Both Schrader and Wallace showed that they know the track well,
as they ran 1-2 in the main event with Wallace overtaking Buzzy Reutiman
early in the event and paving the way until the stronger Shrader was able to
power past Wallace to relegate him to the bridesmaid role.
Schrader once in the lead, never looked back and took the win ahead of
Wallace, rounding out the top 5 in the star studded event were Steven
Wallace, David Stremme and Buzzy Reutiman.
Also on the nights race card were the
UMP
Sportsman division which seen Mike Pickering in victory lane as he claimed
the feature event over ahead of Joel Funk, Jeff Graham, Scott Landers, Tim
 Bedinger, Norm
Wood, Kerby Damery, Tom Graham, Tom Riech and Travis Martin. Heat races were
won by Pickering and Landers.
The UMP Street Stock division was topped by veteran Macon driver Al "Mr.
Excitement" Crawley as he took the checkers ahead of Steve Ewing, Terry
Reed, Troy Dodson, Pickering, Roy McGee, Larry Russell, Jr., Kelby Simmons,
Bob Simmons and Tim Feldhake. Heat races in the division were won by Ewing,
Terry Reed and Blake
Shelly.
In early events the track conducted an auction for a ride in the track
two-seater with the hottest driver in NASCAR , Kyle Busch. $1,300.00 was
raised from this and will benefit the Kyle Busch Foundation for it's
charitable efforts.
Left:
Kyle Busch gives a ride to winning fan in $1300 fundraiser auction.
Right: UMP Street Stock feature winner Al Crawley.
Above Left: Michael Waltrip greets UMP Sportsman feature
winner Mike Pickering. Above Right: Track co-owner
Kenny Wallace interviews NASCAR'S Hottest Current Driver.
JEFRA BLAND named 2008 Ms. Eldora Speedway
Prelude to the Dream week activities recently seen a passing of the torch as
such when Dusti Rayburn and Andrea Pyles ended their year of representation
of the Eldora Speedway after
 winning
their crowns in 2007, as the Ms. Eldora Speedway 2008 pageant took place in
the ballroom of the speedway the night after the Prelude event.
The evening after the pageant two new representatives would begin their
representation of the track in the DREAM 100 activities. When the checkers
fell and
the dust settled emerging victorious in the competition was Jefra Bland,
sister
of late model young gun Jordan Bland of Campbelsville, Ky. Jefra is also
half of the Dirt Dolls duo who host an internet radio show on Wednesday
evenings. Jefra will be busy this summer as she represents the Eldora
Speedway along with first runner up
Erin Moore. The two took the top honors among 17 beautiful contestants, each
of whom were deserving in their own rights.
Bland was awarded $2,000 for her win in the contest and Moore received
$1,000 for
her runner up finish.
Both will certainly represent the speedway in the first class
fashion that a track of it's stature deserves! Good Luck to both of the
young ladies as they begin their new positions.
 HOT
ROD Nationals invade Springfield, Illinois
The HOT ROD Nationals presented by Family Events recently made their trek
through Springfield,
Illinois with a stop at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
The highlight of the event is the Ms. HOT ROD Super nationals
competition which caps the weekend event. A number of beautiful contestants
entered the competition and the winner emerged with a $500 cash prize and
various awards packages from local businesses.
Information on future events presented by Family Events can be
found by pointing your web browser to
www.familyevents.com where the schedule of all of their events can be
found which covers not only those at the Illinois State Fairgrounds but
others as well.
Be sure to make a visit to the 2nd Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts
Midwest 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals when they visit the capitol city on June
28-29, 2008 or their is the Route 66 Mother Road Festival which will take
place in Downtown Springfield on September 26-28 which is always a fun time
for all.
Got racin questions for Terry...drop him a note at
TJ0963@aol.com and also visit
Midwest Racing Expo.
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