With the United States Army celebrating their birthday this week, they joined efforts with the MACON Speedway in Macon, Illinois for NASCAR Night on Thursday night. The central Illinois legendary speedplant, co-owned by Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace, Tony Stewart and Bob Sargent would see a number of NASCAR stars visit the track for the first scheduled NASCAR night of the season.


(Rusty Wallace interviews Modified feature winner Ken Schrader)

Joining Schrader and Wallace were Michael, Rusty and Steven Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, David and Buzzy Reutiman, Michael McDowell, Josh Wise, David Stremme, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss and Jason Leffler.

Both Schrader and Wallace showed that they know the track well, as they ran 1-2 in the main event with Wallace overtaking Buzzy Reutiman early in the event and paving the way until the stronger Shrader was able to power past Wallace to relegate him to the bridesmaid role.

Schrader once in the lead, never looked back and took the win ahead of Wallace, rounding out the top 5 in the star studded event were Steven Wallace, David Stremme and Buzzy Reutiman.

Also on the nights race card were the UMP Sportsman division which seen Mike Pickering in victory lane as he claimed the feature event over ahead of Joel Funk, Jeff Graham, Scott Landers, Tim Bedinger, Norm Wood, Kerby Damery, Tom Graham, Tom Riech and Travis Martin. Heat races were won by Pickering and Landers.

The UMP Street Stock division was topped by veteran Macon driver Al “Mr. Excitement” Crawley as he took the checkers ahead of Steve Ewing, Terry Reed, Troy Dodson, Pickering, Roy McGee, Larry Russell, Jr., Kelby Simmons, Bob Simmons and Tim Feldhake. Heat races in the division were won by Ewing, Terry Reed and Blake Shelly.

In early events the track conducted an auction for a ride in the track two-seater with the hottest driver in NASCAR , Kyle Busch. $1,300.00 was raised from this and will benefit the Kyle Busch Foundation for it’s charitable efforts.

(Kyle Busch gives a ride to winning fan in $1300 fundraiser auction)