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Lincoln Speedway UMP Summer Nationals Makeup Feature plus MMS Late Model & Modified Specials July 25

A full day of events are scheduled this coming Sunday, July 25th as the Lincoln Speedway will be hosting the UMP Summer Nationals Makeup Feature along with a Monster Midwest Series Late Model show and a Modified Special. The 40-lap UMP Late Model makeup feature will pay $5,000 to win; the 40-lap MMS Late Model feature will pay $2,000 to win; and the UMP Modified Special will pay $1,000 to win. The Baum Chevrolet UMP Crate Late Models, UMP Street Stocks, and UMP Wild Things (Hornets) will also be in action Sunday night.

Here is how the events will be run: We will hot lap the Late Model feature cars at 2:30 with Late Model, Street Stock, and Wild Thing features at 3:00. All tickets from the July 4th rain date WILL be honored. Then we will have a live band from 4-6:00, with a bags tournament at 4:00, and a driver’s autograph session at 5:00 for the fans. At 6:00 we'll start our originally scheduled $2,000 to win MMS Late Model show plus a $1,000 to win Modified Special. This show will cost $15 front gate and $30 pit pass. If you weren’t at the July 4th race and wish to watch it, you can purchase your tickets for the MMS show when you arrive and watch the $5,000 to win race for FREE and enjoy the band etc. after. If you were at the Summer National race and wish to stay for both shows, we will give you $2 off with your Summer National ticket when you arrive. Let's make it a day at Lincoln Speedway!

Schedule of Events
Summer Nationals Hot Laps: 2:30
July 4 Rainout Features: 3:00
Clear Grandstands
Live Band: 4:00-6:00
Bags Tournament: 4:00
Driver Autograph Session: 5:00
Hot Laps: 6:00
Qualifying: 6:30
Racing: 7:00

The speedway is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds 11th & Jefferson St. in Lincoln, IL. For more information visit www.lincolnspeedway.org. In case of inclement weather on race day, please monitor the track site forum for the latest event information.

Lincoln Speedway Full Show July 9

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting a Full Show consisting of UMP Modifieds, Mini-Sprints, Baum Chevrolet UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models, UMP Street Stocks, and UMP Wild Things this coming Friday, July 9th.

Gate Admission: $10, Kids 12 & under: Free w/paying adult
Pit Admission: 11 & up: $25, 4-10: $10, Kids 3 & Under: Free w/paying adult
Gates Open: 4:00, Hot Laps: 6:30, Racing: 7:00

Lincoln Speedway Summer Nationals Feature Rescheduled for July 25;
Plus $2,000 to win MMS LM & $1,000 to win Modified Shows

The rain date for the rained out Summer Nationals feature has been set for Sunday, July 25th. Here is how it's going to be run: We will hot lap the LM feature cars at 2:30 with LM, SS, and Wild Thing features at 3:00. All tickets from the July 4th rain date WILL be honored. Then we will have a live band from 4-6:00, with a bags tournament at 4:00, and a driver’s autograph session at 5:00 for the fans. At 6:00 we'll start our originally scheduled $2,000 to win MMS LM show plus a $1,000 to win Modified special. This show will cost $15 front gate and $30 pit pass. If you weren’t at the July 4th race and wish to watch it, you can purchase your tickets for the MMS show when you arrive and watch the $5,000 to win race for FREE and enjoy the band etc. after. If you were at the Summer National race and wish to stay for both shows, we will give you $2 off with your Summer National ticket when you arrive. Let's make it a day at Lincoln Speedway!

Schedule of Events
Summer Nationals hot laps: 2:30
July 4 Rainout Features: 3:00
Clear Grandstands
Live Band: 4:00-6:00
Bags Tournament: 4:00
Driver Autograph Session: 5:00
Hot Laps: 6:00
Qualifying: 6:30
Racing: 7:00

Any questions call Don at 217-737-7134 or Norm at 217-899-3727. For more information visit www.lincolnspeedway.org.

Lincoln Speedway UMP Summer Nationals $5,000 to win July 4

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting the UMP Summer Nationals this coming Sunday, July 4th.
The 40-lap UMP Late Model feature will pay $5,000 to win.
The UMP Modifieds,
Baum Chevrolet UMP Crate LMs,
UMP Street Stocks, and
UMP Wild Things (Hornets) will also be in action Sunday night.

Gates open at 3:00, Hot laps 5:30, Qualifying 6:00
Gate Admission: $20, Kids 6-12 $5, 5 and under FREE
Pit Admission: $35, Kids 4-10 $15, 3 and under FREE

Lincoln Speedway Monster Sprint Series $3,000 to win Non-Wing Sprints June 27

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting the Monster Sprint Series this coming Sunday, June 27th.
The Non-Wing Sprint feature will pay $3,000 to win.
The UMP Modifieds, UMP Crate LMs, UMP Street Stocks, NOT Mini-Sprints,
and UMP Wild Things will also be in action Sunday night.

Gates open at 3:00, Hot laps at 5:30, Racing at 6:00

Lincoln Speedway Monster Sprint Series $2,000 to win Non-Wing Sprints June 12

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting the Monster Sprint Series Illinois Sprint Week this coming Saturday, June 12th. The Non-Wing Sprint feature will pay $2,000 to win. The Mini-Sprints, Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Wild Things will also be in action Saturday night. No UMP points will be awarded.

Gate Admission: $15, Kids 12 & under: Free w/paying adult
Pit Admission: 11 & up: $30, 4-10: $10, Kids 3 & under: Free w/paying adult
Gates Open: 4:00
Hot Laps: 6:00, Racing: 6:30

Lincoln Speedway Full Show plus KidModz and April 30 Make-up Features for Mods & Crates June 4

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting a Full Show consisting of UMP Modifieds, Mini-Sprints, Baum Chevrolet UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models, UMP Street Stocks, UMP Wild Things, and AFCO KidModz this coming Friday, June 4th. We will also run make-up Modified and Crate Late Model features from April 30th.

Gate Admission: $10 (kids 12 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult)
Pit Admission: 11 & up: $25, 4-10: $10, Kids 3 & Under: Free w/paying adult
Gates Open: 4:00
Hot Laps: 6:30, Racing: 7:00

Lincoln Speedway May 21 Races Canceled

Unfortunately, the construction continues on the grandstand at the Speedway and races for Friday, May 21st will have to be canceled. The next scheduled race will be on Friday, June 4th with a Full Show and the KidModz. Again, sorry for the inconvenience but the covered grandstand will be great when it is finished.

Lincoln Speedway Full Show May 21

LINCOLN, IL – May 7, 2010 – Shane Clanton ended his 13-month winless drought on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in the most dramatic way possible.

Taking advantage of a problem in lapped traffic that Josh Richards experienced on the final lap, Clanton jumped to the outside racing off turn four and beat the defending tour champion to the finish line by mere inches to capture Friday night's caution-free 'Land of Lincoln 50' at Lincoln Speedway.

Clanton, 34, of Locust Grove, Ga., appeared headed to a second-place finish after Shinnston, W.Va.'s Richards used the inside groove to grab the lead on lap 43. But Richards scrubbed off significant speed when he tangled with a slower car entering turn three for the last time, opening the door for Clanton to steal his first WoO LMS triumph since April 4, 2009, at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.

"I'd rather be lucky than good any time," said Clanton, who snapped a 44-race winless streak with his 12^th career victory on the WoO LMS. "We needed a win bad, so we'll take it any way we can get it."

The 22-year-old Richards finished second in his Rocket Chassis house car. Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, advanced from the 10^th starting spot to place third in his MB Customs mount, followed by Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who led laps 2-3 and ran second for much of the distance in the Sweeteners Plus Rocket, and Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., in the Sheltra Construction Rocket.

Clanton, who started from the pole position with Richards alongside, wrestled the lead from McCreadie on lap four and built as much as a half-straightaway edge during the clean-and-all-green race. But Richards, who slipped as far back as fourth, found the extreme inside line to his liking after the halfway mark and steadily made his way toward Clanton's RSD Enterprises Rocket car.

Richards caught Clanton on lap 42 and assumed command the following circuit, seemingly putting him in position for his series-leading third victory of 2010. Clanton was almost ready to concede the race to his young rival.

"My car got to where it wouldn't steer a little in the middle of the corner, so I was having to hustle it," said Clanton. "I don't know if I sealed the right-front tire or something, but it was taking me the whole corner to steer in. When Josh got by me, he could get in the gas sooner and he just started driving away from us."

Opportunity presented itself to Clanton on the final lap, however, in the form of a pack of four slower cars running tightly in front of the leader. Richards, who had nearly a half-straightaway advantage over Clanton, momentarily came together with the machine driven by Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., on the inside of turn three and lost too much speed to stave off Clanton.

"They went down the racetrack together and they he was," Clanton said of the lapped traffic that blocked Richards's path to the checkered flag. "It stopped his momentum just enough for me to catch up and pass him.

"I seen him get in the gas and spin the tires hard off (turn) four, but I had a run and said, 'Just be smooth and don't spin the tires.' We just beat him to the line."

Richards was gracious in defeat. He interrupted the post-race ceremonies to congratulate Clanton on becoming the 10^th different winner in 11 WoO LMS A-Mains this season.

Clanton's victory, worth $10,575, also was his first since a late-January/early-February hospital stay for treatment of a serious thumb infection.

"I didn't know how far ahead I was," said Richards. "I thought maybe I'd creep around the bottom underneath that 24 car (Unzicker) and clear him going down the backstraightaway, but I didn't get enough of a run and I slowed way up. Then he came down and we just got hooked. I was stopped almost before I could get going again.

"It was one of those deals. We had an awesome car and everyone did a great job, but we just weren't meant to win tonight."

Richards's runner-up finish did move him back into a tie for the WoO LMS points lead with McCreadie, who led the standings by just four markers entering the evening's program.

Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., broke out of a close-running pack to finish sixth. Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., charged from the 18^th starting spot to place seventh, followed by Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., who ran in the top five for much of the distance; Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., who started fourth and ran as high as third; and sixth-starter Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.

Thirty-nine cars were signed in for the event, which was run on under brisk, chilly weather conditions.

Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., was quickest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials, lapping the black-clay oval in 12.977 seconds to register his first fast-time honor of the 2010 season.

Heat winners were Richards, McCreadie, Clanton and Hubbard. Rick Eckert of York, Pa., and Fuller captured the B-Mains.

The WoO LMS will complete a weekend doubleheader in the Midwest on Saturday night (May 8) at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Ky. A 50-lap A-Main paying $10,000 to win headlines the 'My Old Kentucky Home Shootout.'

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.

Results of WoO Late Model Series 'Land of Lincoln 50' (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

1. (1) Shane Clanton/50 $10,575

2. (2) Josh Richards/50 $5,600

3. (10) Brian Birkhofer/50 $3,000

4. (3) Tim McCreadie/50 $3,100

5. (5) Shannon Babb/50 $2,000

6. (8) Darrell Lanigan/50 $2,300

7. (18) Tim Fuller/50 $1,900

8. (7) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $1,300

9. (4) Austin Hubbard/50 $1,950

10. (6) Steve Francis/50 $1,700

11. (9) Brady Smith/50 $1,550

12. (11) Don O'Neal/50 $1,500

13. (13) Clint Smith/50 $1,500

14. (17) Rick Eckert/50 $1,475

15. (14) Chub Frank/50 $1,350

16. (16) Ryan Unzicker/50 $800

17. (15) Brian Shirley/49 $770

18. (20) Donny Walden/49 $750

19. (24) Brent Robinson/49 $730

20. (21) Bobby Pierce/49 $700

21. (23) Russell King/48 $1,300

22. (22) Eric Smith/48 $700

23. (12) Jason Feger/26 $700

24. (19) Steve Lance Jr./19 $700

* Earnings include

Winners Circle

program and cash contingency award bonuses

Yellow Flags: None

Lap Leaders: Clanton (1); McCreadie (2-3); Clanton (4-42); Richards (43-49); Clanton (50)

Provisional Starters: King, Robinson

Rookie of the Race: Hubbard ($250)

WoO LMS ‘Bonus Bucks’ Winner: O'Neal ($500)

Chizmark & Larson Insurance Hard Luck Award: King ($100)

Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):

1. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 12.977

2. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 12.985

3. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 13.016

4. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 13.069

5. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 13.076

6. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 13.201

7. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 13.210

8. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 13.219

9. 28-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 13.228

10. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 13.255

11. 9-Eric Smith/Bloomington, IL 13.274

12. 25F-Jason Feger/Bloomington, IL 13.278

13. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 13.279

14. 15b-Brian Birkhofer/Muscatine, IA 13.279

15. 3s-Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL 13.292

16. 24U-Ryan Unzicker/El Paso, IL 13.325

17. 5s-Steve Sheppard Jr./New Berlin, IL 13.360

18. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 13.362

19. 48-Tim Lance/Brimfield, IL 13.363

20. 11-Tyler Reddick/Corning, CA 13.487

21. 41-Brad Neat/Dunnville, KY 13.489

22. 25L-Steve Lance Jr./Cuba, IL 13.534

23. 71-Don O'Neal/Martinsville, IN 13.578

24. 75-Brian Harris/Davenport, IA 13.582

25. 56-Russell King/Bristolville, OH 13.597

26. s9-Dan Schlieper/Sullivan, WI 13.611

27. 91-Jeremy Nichols/Decatur, IL 13.626

28. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY 13.630

29. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 13.638

30. b12-Kevin Weaver/Gibson City, IL 13.650

31. 21b-Rich Bell/Sheffield, IL 13.702

32. 1W-Donny Walden/Towanda, IL 13.759

33. 32-Bobby Pierce/Decatur, IL 13.803

34. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 13.817

35. 74-Russ Adams/Princeville, IL 13.881

36. 38L-Ryan Little/Springfield, IL 13.886

37. 82-Roger Brickler/Springfield, IL 14.191

38. 11K-Terry Reed/Decatur, IL 15.208

39. b5-Brandon Sheppard/New Berlin, IL N/T

Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Richards, Erb, B. Smith, C. Smith, Eckert, Brickler, Neat, King, Pierce, S. Sheppard (DQ)

Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): McCreadie, Babb, Birkhofer, Frank, Robinson, E. Smith, Weaver, Steve Lance Jr., George, Reed

Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Clanton, Francis, O'Neal, Shirley, Schlieper, Bell, Nichols, Adams, T. Lance

Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Hubbard, Lanigan, Feger, Unzicker, Fuller, Reddick, Harris, Walden, Little

B-Main No. 1 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Eckert, Steve Lance Jr., Pierce, Brickler, Schlieper, Robinson, George, Weaver, Reed (DNS) Neat, King

B-Main No. 2 (12 laps – Top 3 Transfer): Fuller, Walden, E. Smith, Reddick, Harris, Bell, Little, Adams, Nichols (DNS) T. Lance

FOLLOW THE ACTION ON TWITTER: Fans can now keep up-to-date with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series online and through text messages on cell phones via Twitter, the internet’s fast-growing social-networking and micro-blogging website. Updates are provided to Twitter ‘followers’ of the WoO LMS throughout each race night, and fans also receive breaking news and interesting notes from the tour.

To sign-up as a WoO LMS ‘follower’ on Twitter to receive updates anywhere at anytime, visit http://twitter.com/WoOLateModels.

LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can’t get to a track to see the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, they can experience the excitement of the nation’s premier tour live on DIRTvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.

To listen to the free audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo.

Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail [email protected].

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award) and Chizmark & Larson Insurance; in addition to contingency sponsors Eibach Springs, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Pink Carburetors, Pro Power Engines, Quartermaster, Rocket Chassis and Wrisco Aluminum.

Lincoln Speedway Full Show minus Street Stocks April 30

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting a Full Show consisting of UMP Modifieds, Baum Chevrolet UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models, Mini-Sprints, and UMP Wild Things this coming Friday, April 30th. The Street Stocks will have the night off.

Lincoln Speedway Full Show minus Mini-Sprints April 23

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting a Full Show consisting of UMP Modifieds, Baum Chevrolet UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models, UMP Street Stocks, and UMP Wild Things this coming Friday, April 23rd. The Mini-Sprints will have the night off.

Lincoln Speedway Doubleheader April 16-17

The Lincoln Speedway will be hosting a doubleheader of racing this weekend as the speedway will be racing both Friday and Saturday nights, April 16th and 17th. The following are the weekend schedule of events...

Friday, April 16
Full Show consisting of UMP Modifieds, Mini-Sprints, Baum Chevrolet UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models, UMP Street Stocks, UMP Wild Things, plus KidModz
Raminator Monster Truck sponsored by Lincoln Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Mini-Sprint make-up feature from April 2nd
Gate Admission: $10 (kids 12 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult)
Pit Admission: 11 & up: $25, 4-10: $10, Kids 3 & Under: Free w/paying adult
Gates Open: 4:00
Hot Laps: 6:30, Racing: 7:00

Saturday, April 17
Monster Midwest Series Late Model semi-features, $2,000 to win feature, and Modified feature make-up from April 2nd, plus...
Complete $2,000 to win MMS show, $600 to win Modifieds, Pro (Crate) Late Models, and Mini-Sprints
Gate Admission: $15 (kids 12 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult)
Pit Admission: $35, 4-11: $10, Kids 3 & Under: Free w/paying adult
Gates Open: 3:00
Hot Laps: 5:30, Qualifying: 6:00

At this time, UMP points will NOT be awarded at the Saturday, April 17th races (except Pro Late Models), including the rain out features from April 2nd that will be made up on that night.

The speedway is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds 11th & Jefferson St. in Lincoln, IL. For more information visit www.lincolnspeedway.org.

Lincoln Speedway $2,000 to win Late Model Special April 2; $2,000 to win Modified Special April 3

The Lincoln Speedway will open their 2010 season with a two day event. This coming Friday, April 2nd, the speedway will be hosting the Monster Midwest Series. The 40 lap Late Model feature will pay $2,000 to win. The Modifieds ($600 to win, $100 to start), Mini-Sprints ($350 to win), and the 4 Cylinders ($150 to win) will also be in action Friday night.

Gate Admission: $15, Pit Admission: $35
Gates Open: 5:00 p.m., Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m., Qualifying (Late Model only) 7:00 p.m., Racing: 7:30 p.m.

Then on Saturday, April 3rd, the speedway will be hosting a $2,000 to win Modified Special. The Crate Late Models ($500 to win), Street Stocks ($250 to win), Mini-Sprints ($350 to win), and the 4 Cylinders ($150 to win) will also be in action Saturday night. The Modified entry fee is $50.

Gate Admission: $15, Pit Admission: $35
Gates Open: 4:00 p.m., Hot Laps: 6:00 p.m., Qualifying (Modified only) 6:30 p.m., Racing: 7:00 p.m.

Pit passes from the October 2nd, 2009 race will be honored on either Friday or Saturday night.

Lincoln Speedway Open Practice March 27

The Lincoln Speedway will be having an open practice this coming Saturday, March 27th. Gates open at 10:00 AM with practice running from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. It is free to watch practice and $20 to enter the pits. Kids pit pass prices apply (3 and under free, 4-10 are $10).