COLES COUNTY DRAGWAY USA

$500 Win Sportsman

Coming up this weekend, it's the annual Fuqua Firecracker 500, with a payout of $500 to the winner in the Sportsman Class. Entry Fee is the same $25 as each and every week, so take a shot at the more than double payout as usual to the winner!

Our Prayers Needed

Chad Daniel Richards, 33 year old son of longtime racer Terry Richards, passed away last Saturday in Decatur. He was a very familiar face at the track, as he could always be found riding his bicycle around the pits. Our condolences go out to his Parents, Terry and his wife Sherry, and Pam and her husband Rick. Burial will be Wednesday at 2:00 PM in Macon County Memorial Park, or send your condolences to www.moranandgoebel.com as I'm sure the family would appreciate any kind words. May God Bless the whole Richards family in this time of need.

6/27 Results

Tony Lyons extended his lead in the Sportsman class this weekend, picking up his third win of the 2009 season by defeating Kassie Edwards in the final round. Roger Reed got the win in S/P, taking out points leader Justin Long. In the Pro class, it was Rob Fisher over Brad Talbert, and the Novice winner was Holden English over Scott Pickens. In the second race of the Hoch Street Radial series, it was a repeat of the first race with Scott Bunge over Jeff Jones. The Jr Dragster class was won by Christopher Lee over Dalton English, and in the Ray Evans consolation race it was Austin Romine over Evan Dawson. For a complete list of all winners, go to the results tab and click on 6/27. Congrats again to all class winners.

Billingsley BP Bounty

Saturday nights Billingsley BP Bounty was on Justin Long in S/P, and on James Taylor in the Pro class. Phil Bryant earned his 2nd bounty win of the year, taking out Long, and eventual Pro winner Rob Fisher took out Taylor. This
coming week, the bounty will be on Tony Lyons in Sportsman, and on Rob Fisher in Pro class.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings in Mattoon has signed on as a track sponsor for 2009. They not only bought a track sign, but are going to sponsor a program called 5-0 Buffalo. Any racer who cuts a .500 light during time runs or eliminations will be given a coupon good for 5 free Buffalo Wings. Good luck and good eating to all competitors at CCD.

Thunder on the Prairie

Barry Richter and the Hypersonic Jet Funny Car put on a wild fire show on Saturday night, highlighting all of the great racing action at CCD. Jason McConnell took on the Billingsley BP Bounty from last week, and went all the way to the winner's circle for his second straight win in S/P, this time defeating Brian Pigg. "Pontiac Jack" Taylor got the win in Pro class, defeating Larry Lyons in the money round, and Jesse Brant got his first win in Sportsman, taking out Robby Easton. In the Bike class, it was Chad Beery over Joe Kortte. There was bonus money in all classes, thanks to Ted's Garage in Clinton. In Novice class, Scott Pickens drove to the win over Lonnie Sinclair. Thanks to all of the exhibition cars, John TIlford, Troy Salazar, Jerry Dronenberg,
Dave Brown and of course Barry Richter for putting on another great Thunder on the Prairie. For complete results, click on the results tab and June 20th.

Billingsley BP Bounty

Jason McConnell was the Bounty in S/P, and he won his second straight race without having to buy back, so he will carry the bounty into this weeks race as well. Kyle Wright had the bulls-eye on him, and he lost to Katie Beason in Sportsman. This week, the bounty will be on McConnell again in S/P, and on the Pro winner from last week Pontiac Jack Taylor. Good luck to all and thanks again to Billingsley BP in Decatur.

6/13 Results

Todd Stillwell of Marshall made it 2 for 2 in the Quick 8 series, picking up right where he left off after the first race and winning the second race of 2009. He took out Tim Paap in the final. In S/P, Jason McConnell was the winner over Jim Dronenberg, and in Pro it was Brad Talbert who came out on top of Harold Wright. Kyle Wright was the winner in Sportsman, he got the win over Justin Long. In Powder Puff it was Katie Beason over Heather Titus, and Justin Brickey doubled up with wins in the High School class over Atlee Rogahan, and in the Novice class over Danny Reed. In the Jr Dragster division, it was Christopher Lee with the win over Casey Duncan, and the Ray Evans consolation race was a battle of the young ladies, with Brandy Protz getting the win over Jocelyn Hooper. For a complete listing of all the winners, click on the results tab and go to 6/13. Congrats to everybody!

DDS Sales

DDS Sales, a division of Dale's Diesel in Teutopolis, is the Winner's Circle sponsor for the 2009 race season. Check out the full line of Haulmark Trailers, Toterhomes, and ATV's and DDS Sales. Also, you can stop by the tach booth each week and get your winner's circle moment in an 8 x 10 pic ordered. Thanks to Dale Ruholl and the staff at DDS Sales for the support.

Beason is Queen of the Track

Mattoon's Katie Beason is the 2009 Cedar City Motors Queen of the Track, knocking off the entry of Amber Billingsley of Decatur in the final. Other winners included Todd Stillwell of Marshall in S/P over Phil Bryant of Litchfield. In the Pro class, it was Terry Willard of Mattoon over Charleston,s Max Lang, and in Sportsman it was Bob Burnett of Urbana over Mattoon's Matt Flood. In the Motorcycle class, Chad Isley of Charleston got the win over Steve Klemme. In Novice class, it was Scott Pickens of Martinsville with the win over Matt Easton of Loxa. For a complete listing of all the winners, click on the results tab and go to 6/6.

4th of July Parades

We are looking for entries for the July 4th parades in both Mattoon and Charleston. We would like to have at least one car per class. If you are interested, please let Cathy know in the Tech Booth or e-mail ron@colescountydragwayusa.com.

Winners Circle Pictures

Winners circle pictures are now available for purchase at the Tech Booth. Pictures need to be ordered the day of the race and paid for at that time. Pictures will be available for pick-up the following weekend. Prints are 8x10 for $10.

Motorsports Unlimited

Motorsports Unlimited in Terre Haute, IN has signed on as a track sponsor for the 2009 race season. They have not only bought a sign, but there will also be a contingency program forthcoming that all racers should look forward to. You can reach Lance Stillwell at 812-232-4282 or on-line at MotorsportsRaceParts.com to see all that they have to offer!

Dust & Son Auto Parts

Dust & Son Auto Parts, with Parts Plus locations in Illinois and Indiana, have signed on again as a track sponsor for the 2009 season. Headquartered in Effingham, they have many stores in the CCD area to help you find the part that you need for your car, truck or van. Stop in and see them the next time that you are working on your automobile.

World Class Collision

World Class Collision center in Charleston has signed on as a track sponsor again in 2009. Matt and Ken
Gillespie offer a wide range of repairs for your vehicle when in need of collision repair, and they also offer a free loaner vehicle while doing your repairs. No job is too big or too small for the gang at World Class, and we thank them for the support in 2009!

S & K Air Power

S & K Air Power in Mattoon has committed to CCD as a track sponsor again in 2009. S & K offers a long line of excellent air power tools and equipment from the headquarters on DeWitt Ave in Mattoon, and we thank them again for continuation of support of CCD.

Glass Cutters

The Glass Cutters, located at 2405 Lakeland Blvd in Mattoon has signed on for 2009 as a track sponsor. Dwayne and Carol Donner have been great supporters now since the 2007 season, and we look forward to working with them again this year!

WCCD FM

In case you haven't heard, we now have an FM transmitter here at CCD, and will be broadcasting our PA across the air waves in 2009. We are also completely overhauling the PA speakers and wires, so there will be much improvement on this front in 2009 at CCD.