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By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE – The final curtain came down on the 2018 racing season at Lincoln Park Speedway as Shane Cockrum, Derek Groomer, Bryce Shidler and Gary Hayden finished the year with victories. For three of the those drivers it was business as usual in getting to victory lane, but for Hayden the win meant a little more...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE – Saturday was champions night at Lincoln Park Speedway as all four classes crowned the points victor on the next to last race of the season. Three of the four classes came down to the wire as Bryce Shidler won the UMP Super Stock points title by a scant 10 points (892 to 882), finishing fourth in Saturday’s feature as points runner-up Larry Raines was involved in a crash and fell back to 16th in the A-main to place second in points...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE – Lincoln Park Speedway provided several drivers with another visit to victory lane while one driver was especially thrilled to make his first trip to the coveted front stretch destination. Josh Litton (bombers) won his ninth feature of the season and Derek Groomer (UMP Modifieds) won his eighth feature of the season at LPS. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Brady Shoemaker will be returning to the postseason on the baseball diamond after he helped the St. Paul Saints to the American Association playoffs. For his efforts this season, Shoemaker has been named a Post-Season All-Star...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE – Benton, Ill. native Shane Cockrum captured the “King of Non-Wing” sprint car special feature event on Saturday at Lincoln Park Speedway. Cockrum fended off a final charge from AJ Hopkins to pick up the 25-lap A-main win, his fourth of the season. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE — The pits and stands were full for the return of the Midwest Sprint Car Series at Lincoln Park Speedway and fans were not disappointed with the on track action. Brent Beauchamp pulled away by several car lengths to win the $3,000 top prize after a wild battle for nearly the entire duration of the 30-lap main event. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE ‑ There’s no doubt that Thomas Meseraull as Lincoln Park Speedway figured out this season. The San Jose, Calif. native swapped the early sprint car A-main lead with Brent Beauchamp and Colton Cottle before winning by several car lengths. The victory came in his own No. 00 and was his second in as many appearances at LPS in that machine...

Landes and Aitken claim first career feature wins at LPS By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE -- Saturday was a night of firsts at Lincoln Park Speedway as Paris, Ill. native Garrett Aitken captured his first career sprint car feature win and West Terre Haute's Sydney Landes picked up her first career UMP Modified feature win...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE — Young Bailey Hicks was a Paragon resident that loved to compete on the race track. However, he tragically lost his life in a vehicle accident on Ind. 142 in April of 2017. So it was fitting on Saturday night that his memory was honored on the race track with friends and family in attendance in the stands and on the race at Lincoln Park Speedway for the first running of the “Bailey Hicks Memorial” race. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE — The list of accomplishments on the race track for Lincoln, Ind. native Dave Darland is as voluminous as it is impressive. He heads the bulk of every AMSOIL National Sprint Car racing historical category already and he added another notch during Thursday’s “Indiana Sprint Week” stop at Lincoln Park Speedway...