September 22, 2023- Macon Speedway’s BRANDT Season Championship is the final race of the season, and $15,000 in bonus money will be awarded to drivers at the event. The race will be held on Saturday, September 23rd.
The race will feature the fifth annual Diane Bennett Memorial with the Tom Bennett Giveback. Diane Bennett served as a scoring official at the track for over 30 years. When Diane passed away in 2015, her family decided to honor her memory by putting the event together. Her husband, Tom, who recently passed away, was a longtime race supporter, driver, car owner, and racing promoter. As a tribute to him, the race will include the Tom Bennett Giveback, which the Bennetts’ daughter, Kellie, helped organize.
Every position between 1st-15th in all seven divisions will receive bonus money due to many racing supporters.
The event will be presented by the night’s sponsor, Decatur Building Trades. Over $11,000 of the money will go to drivers in each of the seven divisions, while the rest will go to fans and supporters who donated for lap sponsorships.
The Decatur Building Trades Big Ten Pro Late Model 40-lap feature will pay at least $1195 to win, not counting the $50 per lap led money which totals $2,000. In addition, there are $200 fast time, $100 hard charger, $100 last running car, and $100 tuff luck bonuses. The Red’s Place Modified feature will pay at least $1,650 to win plus lap leader $50 bonuses ($1,500 possible), a $100 fast time award, and a $200 bonus to the last running Modified.
Additional bonus money for the other divisions adds up to the following: DIRTcar Pro Mods ($1,050), DIRTcar Street Stocks ($815), Hornets ($745), Winged Micros by Bailey Chassis ($470) and Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman ($700). In addition to money added to the payouts, there are several special bonuses such as fast qualifier, hard charger, etc.
Point leaders coming into the event are Braden Johnson of Taylorville, IL (Decatur Building Trades Pro Late Models), Tim Luttrell of Riverton, IL (Red’s Place Modifieds), Dalton Ewing of Decatur, IL (DIRTcar Pro Mods), Bobby Beiler from Blue Mound, IL (DIRTcar Street Stocks), Wes O’Dell of Springfield, IL (Weddle Performance Engines Sportsman) and Tristin Quinlan of Decatur, IL (Hornets).
Pit gates will open Saturday at 4 pm. Grandstands open at 5 pm, with hotlaps starting at 6 pm. Racing will take the green at 7 pm. Grandstand admission is $15, while kids 11 and under are free.
