Coles County Dragway

Track Address: 4700 West State St, Charleston, IL 61920 Track Phone:217-345-7777

Mailing Address: 313 N 7th St, Charleston, IL 61920 Office Phone: 217-348-1000

e-mail: ron@colescountydragwayusa.com

July 30th - Street Legal and Diesel Truck Race

July 31st - Quick 8, Hoch Street Radial

August 6th - Street Legal

August 7th - Cedar City Motors Queen of the Track

August 13th - Street Legal

August 14th - Quick 8, High School, Powder Puff

Diesel Truck Race July 30th

We will have our second diesel truck race of the year on Friday night, July 30th, with $100 going to the top dog courtesy of Cedar City Motors in Mattoon. We will have the race during our Friday night Street Series with gates opening at 5 PM, unlimited time runs from 6 until 10, and the diesel race will be run around 8:30

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There will be no points for Jr's this weekend due to the Eastern Conference Finals

Rat Racers Rule 7/17

Members of the Eastern Illinois Rat Racers swept S/P, Pro and Sportsman this weekend. Oakley resident Bob Weaver got his first S/P win of the year, taking out Bob Paul of Westfield in the final. He was joined there by Cerro Gordo resident James Taylor who got the victory in the Pro class over Tony Lyons of Ashkum. In the Sportsman class, it was Eric Cooper of Martinsville for the win, he defeated Nick Harlin of Danville. In the Motorcycle class, Joe Kortte of Sigel took top honors over Richard Russell of Decatur. In the Powder Puff class, it was Humboldt racer Christi Nettles for the win over Jocelyn Hooper of Mattoon, and in the Novice class David Lyons of Ashkum got the win over Jeth Edwards of Mattoon. In High School, it was a sibling rivalry between David and Whitney Lyons, with Whitney getting the win. In the Junior Dragsters, Dakota Kennedy of Mt Zion got the win over Dalton English of Metcalf, and in the Jr Dragster Consolation it was Cody Dawson of Macon for the win over Austin Romine of Atwood. For the complete listings, go to the results page and click on 7/17.

English Jr Dragster State Champion

Holden English of Metcalf was the winner in the 1st Illinois State Championship of Drag Racing presented by DDS Sales in the Jr Dragster class. Holden took out Cody Dawson of Macon to claim the title.

Willenborg Takes S/P Title

Rick Willenborg of Dieterich took Super Pro honors at Coles County Dragway this weekend, knocking off Paul Hargis of Humboldt in the final. In the Pro class, it was Decatur's Joel Leisher winning a close final over Terry Willard of Mattoon, and the winner in Sportsman was Tony Lyons of Askum over Metcalf's Holden English. In the Novice class, Jeth Edwards of Mattoon got his first win over Ashkums David Lyons and in the Hoch Street Radial Shootout Scott Bunge of Champaign got the top spot by defeating Jeff Jones of Tuscola. In the Jr Dragster classes, Holden English of Metcalf won over Cody Dawson of Macon to claim the Illinois State Championship for the Jr's, and in the Ray Evans consolation it was Dalton English of Metcalf for the win over Rylee Stufflebeam of Peoria. For a complete list of all the winners, click on the results tab and go to 7/10. Congrats to all winners this week.

State Championship Winners

Terry Tapscott, Brad Talbert, Ron Lee, Richard Russell and Holden English were crowned the First NHRA State Championship of Drag Racing presented by DDS Sales winners on Saturday. Tapscott was the winner in S/P over Bob Paul, Talbert was the winner in Pro class over Terry Willard, Ron Lee got the nod over Nick Harlin in Sportsman, Russell defeated Chad Isley in the Motorcycle class, and Holden English took the win over Travis Buth in High School. For the complete results, click on the results tab and go to July 3rd. Congrats to the 2010 Illinois State Champions!

Sara Morse wins Super Pro

Second generation racer Sara Morse got her first win in the S/P class, taking out Scott Gordon in the money round. On the opposite side of the scale, in his 6th decade racing his venerable Willys coupe Max Lang scored an equally emotional victory in the Pro class over Eric Cooper. The Sportsman winner was very familier with the DDS Sales Winner's Circle as Tony Lyons knocked off Dale Derossett in the final. In the Jr Dragster Division, it was another win for Sami Lynch, this time Dalton English was the runner-up. And in the Ray Evans consolation race, Kasey Duncan got the win over Zack Paap. For a complete list of all winners and results, click on the results tab and go to 6/26.

Stillwell Wins Quick 8

Todd Stillwell of Martinsville won the seasons second Quick 8 series race, taking out Troy Salazar of Shelbyville in the final round. Mattoon's John Tilford was the fast qualifier. Christi Nettles of Humboldt was the victor in Powder Puff, getting the win over Kelly Edwards of Charleston. Holden English of Metcalf was the victor in the last special event of the night, getting the win over Darren Haynes. In regular action, Chad Isley of Charleston nearly took the Pro and Super Pro wins, getting the top spot in S/P with the win over Lance Stillwell of Terre Haute, and Brad Talbert of Mattoon got the win over Isley in the Pro class. In Sportsman, it was Kassie Edwards-Wilson of Charleston for the win over Martinsville's Eric Cooper, and in Motorcycle Joe Kortte of Sigel got the win over Decatur's Richard Russell.

NHRA King of the Track

It was the annual NHRA King of the Track race on Saturday, where the winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle face off for the title of King of the Track and a coveted special NHRA "Wally" trophy. Bill Carroll of Pottstown, PA was the overall winner and this years "King." After his win in S/P over Brian Pigg of Litchfield, he then defeated the Sportsman Winner Holden English of Metcalf for the title. Holden had defeated Rob Fisher of Humboldt for the Sportsman title. Rusty Hill of Decatur was the winner in the Pro class as he knocked of Andy Romine, and Brain Davis of Whiteheath was the winner in Motorcycle class as he defeated Joe Kortte. For a complete list of results, click on the results tab and go to 6/5.

DDS Sales

DDS Sales in Teutopolis has signed on again this year, not just as the winner's circle sponsor but they will also be the Sponsor of the NHRA Illinois State Championship race on June 12th. Big thanks to Dale and all the gang at DDS Sales and Dale's Diesel for the support in 2010.

Billingsley BP Bounty

Jay and Amber Billingsley have signed on again as a track sponsor in 2010, both with a tower sign and also continuing on with the Billingsley BP Bounty for the coming season. During our points races, the winner each week in two classes will have a bounty put on them and if you knock them out first you will receive a free pass back for that class. If the bounty is on you and you happen to go clean and win the race, you keep the passback for yourself. It's a very exciting program, and we are glad to have them on board again for the 2010 racing season.

Gary Landgrebe Contingency

Gary Landgrebe Hoosier Tire has become the official Hoosier Tire dealer for CCD. He will have great pricing and service to all CCD racers. As part of his program, he offer to any racer who buys tires from him a drawing at the 2010 banquet, and first prize is buy one tire, get the other tire free, and second prize is a $150 coupon toward the purchase of a set of rear slicks. The prizes and coupons will be good until the date of August 2011. Check out his website at www.GaryHoosierman.com or you can call him for special prices at (217) 652-0707

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NHRA Jeg's Quick 32
We are proud to announce the return of the Division 3 Jeg's Super Quick Series to Coles County Dragway in 2010, with the series making it's appearance on the weekend of August 21st. It has been 10 years since the series has been scheduled here, and we are very excited about the return engagement this season.

Shore's Jewelry Powder Puff

Shore's Jewelry in Mattoon has signed on again as the title sponsor for the Powder Puff class at CCD in 2010. We are glad to announce that along with the winner's purse, you will also receive a $25 gift certificate from the Jewelry store as part of winning the race. Good luck to all of the ladies in 2010, and we look forward to again work with Shore's Jewelry this season.