Highland Speedway

Make no mistake about it.  Central Illinois houses some of, if not the best late model drivers in the state.  Anytime the big shows spring up through the spring and the summer, most time more than not, the top drivers call home here in east central IL.  That is not to say though that the southern part of the state does not have anyone who can't compete. In fact, they house a few drivers that have made a name or two when visiting central IL

To find some of these drivers, lets take a look at the best track in southern IL, Highland Speedway.   Highland is a quarter mile trace with good size bank.  This year's late model track championship left no doubt he'll be back based upon his performance the last night of the year. Chad Zobirst finished 2nd to Michael Kloos who made the most of the night as he took the dash and turned around to win the feature event later that night.  Those 2 drivers continually battle and will be back

However, some of the best in southern IL make Highland their home from time to time.  This year summernational winner at Fairbury knows his way around the track...Rodney Melvin.  Randy Kortee is no stranger to wins at the speedway.  From a veterans standpoint, the track gets visits from Springfields own Matt Taylor.  The one thing about the competition at Highland, you usually get a handful of competitors romo Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana.

The competition is tough in the south and so it should be no surprise to see some fo these drivers have success when venturing north bound.  Just ask Steve's boy Brandon.