Lincoln Speedway Set For Brandt Season Championship Night

Friday Night Action Features Six Divisions Of Racing

(Lincoln, IL) The 2020 point champions will be decided this coming Friday night, September 4 at Lincoln Speedway. The Logan County Fairgrounds track, located in Lincoln, IL has had a strong 2020 season, boasting solid car counts and great racing all year long. Friday night’s Brandt Season Championship night, is the final regular season night, leading up to the October 1-3 DIRTcar Fall Nationals.

One of the tightest point battles heading into the night is in the Nutech Seed DII Midget class. Peoria, IL’s Mark McMahill leads the standings by only six points over Athens, IL driver Will Armitage. McMahill has not won a feature this year but has four top fives in six starts. Armitage has won a feature and just needs to finish three spots better than McMahill to take the championship. Mason City, IL driver Andy Baugh isn’t totally out, behind 26 points. Each position in feature action is worth 2 points more than the next. Any ties are broken by number of feature wins, followed by 2nds, etc.

The DIRTcar Hornets also have an extremely close battle heading into the final night, with three drivers separated by only eight points. East Peoria, IL’s Dallas Strauch leads the way by four over Decatur, IL’s Brady Reed. Erik Vanapeldoorn, of Clinton, IL, is only four more points back from Reed. In addition to those three battling for the championship, drivers will be racing for plenty of extra prize money in the Ed Cain Trucking Hornet Challenge feature. The event will pay $300 to win and $35 to start.

The third tightest battle comes in the DIRTcar Modified class but it will be one that many have their eyes on. That’s the one that has the son-father battle for the championship for yet another season. Austin Lynn leads the points by 32 over his dad, Brian Lynn, a difference of 16 positions. Without any issues, Austin Lynn could very well end up with his first Lincoln Speedway championship. That said, he held a lead in the standings two years ago but ran into issues early which gave his dad another championship. This year’s advantage comes with a bigger cushion.

One championship that is pretty well decided comes in the DIRTcar Pro Late Model class. Ashland, IL’s Brandon Eskew has taken three of the seven feature wins this year and has a 58 point advantage over Jake Little. If Eskew shows up to compete Friday night, he sews up the championship with showup points alone.

The DIRTcar Sportsman will be making their one and only visit at the track this Friday night, as part of a doubleheader weekend with Macon on Saturday. Rounding out Friday’s action will be the DIRTcar Street Stocks.

Friday will also be the first of five races in the Top Gun Championship Series. Extra bonus money will be on the line for the drivers who garner the most points in the remaining race at Lincoln as well as the final four races at Macon. The Top Gun Championship Series will pay out bonus money to Pro Late Models, Modifieds, and Street Stocks after the five races are completed to the top five in each division. A special trophy will be awarded to each of the three champs.

Friday pits will open at 3:00, grandstands at 5:00, pill draw will end at 5:50, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:00. Grandstand admission is $15, while kids 11 and under are free.

About Lincoln Speedway:

For more information on the track, follow Lincoln Speedway online at www.lincolnspeedwayil.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LincolnILSpeedway), and Twitter (@LincolnILSpdwy).  Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

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)

DIRTcar Pro Late Models

DIRTcar Modifieds

Nutech Seed DII Midgets

DIRTcar Hornets