Wenger wins 6th Feature of 2008

Sunday night at Danville, McKay Wenger picked up his 6th feature win of 2008.  This keeps him atop the points chase at the Vermilion County Speedway and replaces a bad night of national points.  The weekend went good at all three tracks visited.  Wenger won his heat and finished 4th in the Feature a Farmer City on Friday nights while on Saturday he was fast qualifier, winner of his heat race, and finished runner up in the main event.

McKay Wenger Takes 2nd in "Monster Midwest Tour"

The Monster Midwest Tour paying the UMP Modifieds $750 to win at six different tracks in consecutive nights rolled through Illinois this past week.  After fixing his car following a bad wreck at Fairbury last Saturday night, McKay competed in every night of the tour.  Although having bad luck at LaSalle, Spoon River and Farmer City, McKay was able to nab 3 top fives on his way to picking up the $500 bonus for 2nd in the tour points.  Wenger opened up the tour with a 2nd place finish at Peoria.  Fairbury brought another 2nd place finish and at Lincoln, Wenger grabbed 5th.  The nights also are sure to boost him even closer to the top of the UMP National Points chase.

Points Hunt Heats Up - Both Locally and Nationally

As July temperatures start to rise, the hunt for UMP National Points continues for 5 time 2008 Feature winner McKay Wenger.  He currently leads the UMP Northern Region in points, sits 4th in Illinois state points, and 8th overall.  Along with his success in the National points, Wenger is racking up local points and is contending for two different track championships.  He's leading the points at the Vermillion County Speedway in Danville and sits in 3rd within strike of two-time defending champion Dave Porth at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway.   

From his first year in a modified, Wenger has had success.  When asked of his 2008 success, Mckay responded "experience" is the key factor.  He has traveled to many different tracks and raced on different track surfaces.  The experience is what Wenger hopes will bring him to his 2008 goal of track championships at both Danville and Fairbury.

McKay Wenger wins again at Danville, Welcomes Hovis Racing Engines

On Sunday night, McKay Wenger picked up his 5th feature win of the season with another impressive performance at the Vermillion County Speedway in Danville.  Not only was it a spectacular weekend for the team, it was the debut of the Hovis Powered racing engine.  McKay nearly won back to back features in consecutive nights getting edged at the line on Saturday night at Fairbury.  The next week brings lots of racing as the UMP Summer Nationals are traveling through Illinois.  Catch McKay at Peoria on Tuesday night and check back soon for a complete updated schedule.

Wenger wins 3rd in a Row at Danville

McKay Wenger had three solid finished this past weekend.  On Friday night at Farmer City, Wenger qualified 12th, finished 4th in his heat and moved up from his 12th starting position to finish 8th.  Saturday at Fairbury, McKay qualified 1st with a blistering time of 14.1 seconds.  He finished 2nd in the fast heat, but was only able to muster a 3rd place feature finish.  Sunday, Wenger returned to his stomping grounds as he went for three feature wins in a row at Vermillion County Speedway.  Again McKay was by far the fastest car an cruised to his 4th feature win of the season.