{"id":5329,"date":"2022-07-06T15:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcarsummernationals.com\/?p=5329"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:35:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T19:35:11","slug":"what-to-watch-for-herald-review-100-at-macon-return-to-tri-state-in-illinois-indiana-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcarsummernationals.com\/news\/what-to-watch-for-herald-review-100-at-macon-return-to-tri-state-in-illinois-indiana-week\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Herald & Review 100 at Macon, Return to Tri-State in Illinois-Indiana Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
Halfway down, halfway to go. The 37th DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour<\/em> has reached the midway point of the season with three weeks in the books and three more to go.<\/p>\n Illinois-Indiana Week schedule Tickets for each event will be available at the gates on race day. If you can\u2019t make it to your favorite track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision \u2013 online at DIRTVision.com or with the DIRTVision mobile app<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the drivers to watch for and the storylines to follow this week:<\/em><\/p>\n HELL TOUR CROWN JEWEL<\/strong> \u2013 Illinois-Indiana Week kicks off with the most prestigious race on the Summer Nationals schedule \u2013\u00a0the Herald & Review 100<\/em>.<\/p>\n Macon Speedway hosts the Summer Nationals and Summit Modified stars on Thursday night in what has always been one of the most unique and exciting Dirt Late Model races in the world. Twenty-two Late Model drivers will take the green flag for 100 circuits around the 1\/5-mile bullring for a shot at Midwest dirt racing immortality, and their photo in Decatur\u2019s local newspaper \u2013 the Herald & Review.<\/p>\n Summer Nationals points leader Bobby Pierce is the defending winner. Only 24 men have conquered Mighty Macon<\/em> in 41 previous runnings of the event, and with nine different winners in the first 16 Summer Nationals races this season, a 25th different name could be going in the Herald & Review 100 history books this year.<\/p>\n SHOWING OF SPORTSMANSHIP<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0After Sunday\u2019s event at Lincoln Speedway, Bobby Pierce did something rarely seen in any sport \u2013\u00a0he gave up his pay to another driver.<\/p>\n After a collision between Pierce and Ryan Unzicker during their battle for the lead in Sunday\u2019s Feature at Lincoln Speedway, both were sent to the tail of the field. The two were battling with Jason Feger and Shannon Babb for the top spot when Pierce entered Turn 3 slightly higher than Unzicker, who was hugging the bottom lane. Pierce hooked Unzicker\u2019s right-side quarter-panel and turned him around, bringing out the yellow.<\/p>\n \u201cI was going into the middle-bottom lane, tucking it in very close to Unzicker\u2019s right side so I could try and get a good bite in that line of moisture and momentum around him through the turn,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cWhen his car started to apex, the quarter panel was right there. You see it happen a lot in Late Model racing with how big the noses are on these cars and the right quarter-panel sticks out.\u201d<\/p>\n Though they both drove back to top-10 finishes, Pierce showed an act of sportsmanship after the race by declining his winnings and giving his check to Unzicker.<\/p>\n \u201cI would want the same done for me,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cIt\u2019s just out of respect for the other racer.<\/p>\n \u201cI figured if it could make his night a little better, then that\u2019s fine with me.\u201d<\/p>\n Both drivers are scheduled to compete Thursday and Friday at Macon and Farmer City.<\/p>\n DICE ARE ROLLIN\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 Heading into a race weekend with tracks like Highland Speedway and Farmer City Raceway on tap, Jason Feger picked the right time to build some momentum.<\/p>\n The 2010 champion from Bloomington, IL, is coming off a great end to Multi-State Week, scoring his first Summer Nationals Feature win of the season Sunday at Lincoln Speedway. He bested several of his fellow Illinois rivals that night, holding off the new all-time winningest driver Shannon Babb in the final laps to bag the victory.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll likely meet several of those same foes again this week, but if history is any indication of his chances, he stands a great chance to win again. Three of Feger\u2019s 22 Hell Tour Feature wins have come at either Highland (2015, 2020) or Farmer City (2016). Of the 10 seasons in which he\u2019s won at least one tour Feature, seven of those have been multi-win seasons. This shows a trend that says once Feger wins, he\u2019ll likely win again before the season\u2019s out.<\/p>\n RETURN TO HAUBSTADT<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s been since 2018, but this Sunday, the Summer Nationals stars return to The Class Track,<\/em> Tri-State Speedway.<\/p>\n The famed quarter-mile oval in Haubstadt, IN, has hosted 23 Hell Tour events in its history, including its first in 1989. The last three scheduled appearances for the tours have been lost to rain, but forecasts for drier weather are projected to bring the tours back for an exciting night of action at one of Indiana\u2019s most action-packed tracks.<\/p>\n LOCAL FAVORITES<\/strong> \u2013 Three of the four tracks on the docket this week host weekly DIRTcar-sanctioned racing and have their local contenders looking to defeat the Summer Nationals invaders.<\/p>\n Macon Speedway Farmer City Raceway UMP Modified action has seen a variety of dominant forces this season, including Allen Weisser and Trevor Neville with three wins apiece, as well as defending track champion Michael Ledford with two Feature victories.<\/p>\n Highland Speedway Six-time Summit Modified champion Mike Harrison has been a dominant force at Highland this year, winning three times in five starts, and has won the last three Summit Modified events at the track (2019-2021). Willy Myers is tied with Harrison for most wins there this season at three, currently sitting third in points, while Jimmy Cummins leads track points with top-10 finishes in every event contested thus far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Halfway down, halfway to go. The 37th DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour has reached the midway point of the season with three weeks in the books and three more to go. Illinois-Indiana Week schedule Thursday, July 7 \u2013\u00a0Macon Speedway (Macon, IL) Friday, July 8 \u2013\u00a0Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) Saturday, July 9 \u2013\u00a0Highland Speedway … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":5330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[42,54,21,188,80,46,101,324,183],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bobby-pierce","tag-farmer-city-raceway","tag-featured","tag-herald-review-100","tag-highland-speedway","tag-jason-feger","tag-macon-speedway","tag-ryan-unzicker","tag-tri-state-speedway"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/em>Thursday, July 7 \u2013\u00a0Macon Speedway (Macon, IL)
\nFriday, July 8 \u2013\u00a0Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)
\nSaturday, July 9 \u2013\u00a0Highland Speedway (Highland, IL)
\nSunday, July 10 \u2013\u00a0Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/u>While the track does not host weekly Super Late Model competition, it does feature DIRTcar UMP Modifieds. Coming into Thursday night \u2013\u00a0Guy Taylor, Rodney Standerfer and Alan Crowder are locked in the thick of a battle for the top spot in points, all with at least once win apiece.<\/p>\n
\n<\/u>Late Model racing in the weekly Friday Night Lights<\/em> program has been topped by Super Late Model rising star Tommy Sheppard Jr. The cousin to 2013 Summer Nationals champion Brandon Sheppard, Tommy has won three Features thus far at FCR and has several starts on the Hell Tour trail already this season.<\/p>\n
\n<\/u>In bi-weekly Late Model action at Highland, Michael Kloos tops the points with three top fives in four starts, but Tommy Sheppard Jr. has been on a roll at the quarter-mile with two wins in two starts.<\/p>\n