Category: Springfield Mile
Kimmel Tightens Points, Four Crown Races with Victory; ARCA Racing Series News & Notes from Illinois State Fairgrounds
(TOLEDO, Ohio) – Not only did Frank Kimmel draw closer to Chris Buescher in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship standings with his victory Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, but he also trimmed Buescher’s lead in the Bill France Four Crown standings. The season-within-a-season points chase will conclude at Salem Speedway next [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Frank Kimmel Drives to Eighth Career Win on Springfield Dirt
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) – In recent weeks, Frank Kimmel has shown flashes of his old dominance in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards – notably returning to Victory Lane after 75 races away and leading over half of another race in the midst of five consecutive top-five finishes. Today, the ThorSport Racing driver made another [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Fike on Verge of History after Bettenhausen 100 win at Illinois State Fair
by Jay Hardin of Track Enterprises (August 18, 2012 Springfield, IL)-Galesburg’s A.J. Fike added to the auto racing history of the Springfield Mile as he became the first central Illinois driver in 46 years (and the first from the home state on 29) to win the USAC Traxxas Tony Bettenhausen 100 championship race at the [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile, Sprint Car & Midget News, USAC News
Eight Illinois Drivers Invade ARCA at Springfield Mile Dirt; Nat’l Late Model Champ Unzicker, ARCA Vets Cooksey, Kovski, Fike Competing
Illinois Drivers Invade ARCA at Springfield Mile Dirt; 8 Illinoisans Entered; Nat’l Late Model Champ Unzicker, ARCA Vets Cooksey, Kovski & Fike Competing (TOLEDO, Ohio – August 16, 2012) – As the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards entry list continues to build momentum for this Sunday’s 50th Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Stock Cars on Dirt: Tickets Remain Available – at a Discount – for Sunday’s Allen Crowe 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) – Discounted tickets for Sunday’s Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield remain available at 10 Menards stores in the state. In addition to roles as the presenting sponsor of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and as a co-primary sponsor on Frank Kimmel’s No. 44 Ansell/Menards Toyota, Menards [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
50th Running of the Allen Crowe 100 Coming to Springfield Mile Dirt; ARCA Racing Series Stock Cars & Stars Take Title Fight to Illinois Capital City
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) – The Allen Crowe 100 national championship stock car race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, featuring the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, is turning 50. The 50th running of the Allen Crowe 100, one of the capital city’s largest sporting events, takes center stage on the world’s fastest mile dirt track Sunday [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Buescher Leads Teammate Davis Halfway Through Bill France Four Crown Championship Series; Next Stop Springfield Mile Dirt
(TOLEDO, Ohio) – Chris Buescher (No. 17 Roulo Brothers Racing Ford) leads the pursuit of the prestigious season-within-a-season Bill France Four Crown Award, which rewards drivers in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards for success on a diverse slate of tracks. The next challenge in the four-race trick will be the Illinois State Fairgrounds [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Victorious Kimmel Back on Track; Aiming for Record 8th Victory at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Mile Dirt; 50th Annual Allen Crowe 100 on the Way Sunday, August 19
TOLEDO, Ohio – August 2, 2012) – The ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards will soon head back to its dirt track roots, and that’s just fine and dandy with Frank Kimmel. Although, the 13-time ARCA dirt winner didn’t always see it that way. “When I first started racing on dirt, I didn’t like it [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Kevin Swindell Steering for Springfield Mile for First ARCA Start on Dirt; Just Another Day at the Office for Second Generation Dirt Track Racer
(TOLEDO, Ohio – August 14, 2012) – Kevin Swindell was probably first known to motorsports enthusiasts via his famous father – World of Outlaws Sprint Car Champion Sammy Swindell. However, the ‘son of Sammy’ has, no doubt, carved out his own name in racing, winning the last three consecutive Chili Bowl National Championships in the [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Allen Crowe 100 – Illinois State Fairgrounds Fact Sheet!
FACTSHEET – ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS RACE: Allen Crowe 100 TRACK: Illinois State Fairgrounds, 1-Mile Dirt WHEN: Sunday, August 19, 2012 LOCATION: Springfield, Illinois RACE DISTANCE: 100 laps (100 miles) EVENT: Event #16 of the 2012 ARCA Racing Series SANCTION/WEBSITE: ARCA (ARCAracing.com) ARCA COMMUNICATIONS: Don Radebaugh (419) 450-0611, Griff Hickman (419) 574-2685 SCHEDULE: Sun, Aug 19: [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
NASCAR Stars Invade Illinois State Fair Races
(Springfield, IL) Fair goers at this year’s Illinois State Fair will be treated to great racing at the legendary Springfield Mile dirt track. The two day action will get under way on Saturday with NASCAR Stars Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace doing battle in their UMP Open Wheel Modified dirt cars! Ken Schrader, a racer’s [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Springfield Mile, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Sportsman Return to Springfield for 19th Race
SPRINGFIELD, IL (August 9, 2010)-Sportsman racing has become wildly popular on the last day of the Illinois State Fair since the first Sportsman National event in 1994 and the “Daytona 500” of Sportsman racing returns to Springfield on Sunday August 19 in conjunction with the ARCA Allen Crowe 100. Springfield residents Dennis Vandermeersch and the [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
50th Allen Crowe 100 Illinois State Fair August 19
Kimmel Looking for Eight at Springfield SPRINGFIELD, IL (August 12, 2010)-Nine-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel threw a gorilla off his back when he broke a near four year losing streak at Lucas Oil Raceway Park on July 26. The victory threw him solidly into contention for an unprecedented tenth ARCA championship and the [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
Kenny (Schrader) & Kenny (Wallace) Give Illini Dash NASCAR Flavor
SPRINGFIELD, IL (August 8, 2012)-NASCAR invaders Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace have entered the second running of the UMP Modified Dirt Car Series Illini Dash at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Saturday August 18. A field of drivers who frequent the central Illinois dirt tracks is expected to join the two NASCAR stars in a [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Springfield Mile, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Can Levi Win The Bettenhausen?
Springfield, IL (August 9, 2012)-The question on the minds of racing fans of the mighty uprights is whether or not two time and defending Traxxas USAC Silver Crown champion Levi Jones can finally capture the elusive first 100-mile dirt track win of his stellar career in the 51st Tony Bettenhausen 100 Saturday (August 18) at [...]
Category: Illinois, Springfield Mile
NASCAR Stars Invade Illinois State Fair Races
(Springfield, IL) Fair goers at this year’s Illinois State Fair will be treated to great racing at the legendary Springfield Mile dirt track. The two day action will get under way on Saturday with NASCAR Stars Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace doing battle in their UMP Open Wheel Modified dirt cars! Ken Schrader, a racer’s [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Springfield Mile, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Springfield, DuQuoin Hosting ARCA-Sanctioned Races for 30th Year
(TOLEDO, Ohio) – Late summer racing on the mile dirt, state fairground ovals of Illinois is as familiar to the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards as any driver or theme in ARCA history. As such, the series has announced its two dates for competition on the famed tracks at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in [...]
Category: DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, Illinois, Springfield Mile
Pit Notes from the Federated Auto Parts Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin
(With Springfield notes included) Labor Day brings out the best fans and competitors to the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and Monday was no exception as Mother Nature brought out the best temperatures seen in years at DuQuoin with a fall like day at the “Magic Mile”. A strong cold front brought only sprinkles but temps in [...]
Category: DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, Illinois, Springfield Mile
