MACON, Ill. — After two consecutive rainout weeks and a race night end prematurely due to rain, Macon Speedway was back in action on the third Saturday of May with six racing classes, spectator drags, CEFCU Kids Club and double features for two divisions.
It was a double good night for the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models and Jose Parga. The make-up feature saw Parga start on the pole position and battle along with Dakota Ewing.
Ewing led the first 14 laps with Parga trailing, but Parga caught on little by little each lap. Coming to the fourth turn on lap 15, Parga took a chance and went with the slide job to pull ahead and the momentum stuck. Parga cleared the first feature.
The second feature started a little more difficult as he began from the third row inside spot and raced behind defending points champion Colby Eller, Ewing, Braden Johnson and Donny Koehler.
Luckily for Parga, the race lasted 20 laps and gave him time to work the track and once again slide past the leader in Johnson to overtake the lead and finish the race night going 2-for-2 in the Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Model division.
Modifieds
The BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds also had double features. Their race from April 29 was started and stopped with four laps complete. Of the 15 scheduled starters from that race night only nine of them were at the track to finish the race.
From lap eight into nine, Jeremy Nichols slowed allowing Alan Crowder to make the pass and secure the lead. Tim Luttrell restarted fifth and charged to a second place finish.
The second BillingsleyRewards.com Modifieds feature saw terrific side-by-side action for the lead with leader Zach Rhodes on the bottom of the track and second place driver Luttrell working the top groove. Rhodes appeared to have enough for Luttrell coming off the corners every lap. The final lap, however, was the fastest lap for Luttrell and he darted past Rhodes for his first Macon Speedway feature in his short racing career.
Dalton Ewing scored the DIRTcar Pro Mods feature win, while Ethan Schnapp was victorious in the sportsman division. Bobby Beiler won the 51 Bistro Big Ten Street Stocks feature.