$20,000 On The Line At Sunday’s “Leffler Memorial” in Wayne City

From Richie Murray WAYNE CITY, Ill. (October 19, 2017) — In the late 1990s, Jason Leffler made tracks big and small his personal playground as he raced to three consecutive USAC National Midget titles. Though Leffler may have been small in stature, his legacy in the sport of midget racing remains that of a giant. One look at the one-eighth-mile dirt oval of Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Illinois gives the impression of diminutive. But that’s just a front for the spectacular wheel-banging, ultra-competitive style that has become the norm on this southern Illinois soil nestled between farmland during this harvest season. This Sunday, we race in Leffler’s name with the fifth running of the “Jason Leffler Memorial.” Like Jason, don’t underestimate size. Small cars on a small track will bring out the big hearts and the big right feet when there’s big money on the line this Sunday, October 22 with $20,000 big ones going to the one with the biggest will to win. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon is the defending winner at Wayne City, leading the final 33 laps to capture an emotional victory – the first for car owner Frank Manafort and a meaningful win [...]