Announcements flew in bunches this week about the upcoming Ted Horn 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and perhaps the most important was the decision to include the prestigious 100 mile dirt track classic on the USAC television schedule on the VS channel for 2007. Last year’s USAC Silver Crown event at DuQuoin was slated to be televised as well, but on the Outdoor Channel.
Television coverage of motorsports at DuQuoin has an off again and on again history, ranging from CBS television coming in 1976 for the Ted Horn 100, to NBC televising the 1979 race, to ESPN broadcasts during the 1980’s, Speed TV and their coverage of ARCA stock car events to the USAC coverage of recent years. With the improvements made to the “Magic Mile” and a powerful MUSCO lighting system race fans world wide should see a spectacular show of the September 2 race which is scheduled to be aired on October 27 at 3 p.m.
Central Time on the VS. channel.
One of the drivers performing for that world wide racing audience will be celebrating a belated 63rd birthday at DuQuoin with a good chance of becoming the oldest driver ever to win a Silver Crown championship event, Speedway, Indiana’s Johnny Parsons turned 63 on August 26 and is a two-time winner of the Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin. Parsons continues a long association with Benton, Illinois car owner Ricky Nix at DuQuoin.
Parsons, whose two wins came in 1992 and 1995, ran a strong 6th at Springfield and with a start at DuQuoin becomes the all-time leader in Silver Crown Series history for starts with 149. A two time USAC Silver Crown Series runner up, the 12 time Indy 500 starter has 23 Silver Crown starts at the "Magic Mile", tied with 1971 USAC Silver Crown and 1971 Ted Horn 100 winner George 'Ziggy' Snider. Parsons can break that record by making the 30 car field at DuQuoin this Sunday night.
The 63 year old Parsons is chasing another DuQuoin record, that of the oldest starter in Ted Horn 100 history, an honor currently held by Jim McElreath who was 64 when he ran the 1992 event. Parsons needs at least two more years to shatter that mark. One record that the two-time winner does hold is the 100-mile race record, set in 1992 which is also a world record for 100 miles on the dirt, the 56:03 winning time of Johnny Parsons on 1992 computes to an average speed of 107.047 miles an hour.
Tickets are going fast for the 57th Ted Horn 100 set on Sunday night September 2. Tickets can be obtained through Ticketmaster, the DuQuoin State Fair Box office at 618-542-1535 or at Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200.
Television coverage of motorsports at DuQuoin has an off again and on again history, ranging from CBS television coming in 1976 for the Ted Horn 100, to NBC televising the 1979 race, to ESPN broadcasts during the 1980’s, Speed TV and their coverage of ARCA stock car events to the USAC coverage of recent years. With the improvements made to the “Magic Mile” and a powerful MUSCO lighting system race fans world wide should see a spectacular show of the September 2 race which is scheduled to be aired on October 27 at 3 p.m.
Central Time on the VS. channel.
One of the drivers performing for that world wide racing audience will be celebrating a belated 63rd birthday at DuQuoin with a good chance of becoming the oldest driver ever to win a Silver Crown championship event, Speedway, Indiana’s Johnny Parsons turned 63 on August 26 and is a two-time winner of the Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin. Parsons continues a long association with Benton, Illinois car owner Ricky Nix at DuQuoin.
Parsons, whose two wins came in 1992 and 1995, ran a strong 6th at Springfield and with a start at DuQuoin becomes the all-time leader in Silver Crown Series history for starts with 149. A two time USAC Silver Crown Series runner up, the 12 time Indy 500 starter has 23 Silver Crown starts at the "Magic Mile", tied with 1971 USAC Silver Crown and 1971 Ted Horn 100 winner George 'Ziggy' Snider. Parsons can break that record by making the 30 car field at DuQuoin this Sunday night.
The 63 year old Parsons is chasing another DuQuoin record, that of the oldest starter in Ted Horn 100 history, an honor currently held by Jim McElreath who was 64 when he ran the 1992 event. Parsons needs at least two more years to shatter that mark. One record that the two-time winner does hold is the 100-mile race record, set in 1992 which is also a world record for 100 miles on the dirt, the 56:03 winning time of Johnny Parsons on 1992 computes to an average speed of 107.047 miles an hour.
Tickets are going fast for the 57th Ted Horn 100 set on Sunday night September 2. Tickets can be obtained through Ticketmaster, the DuQuoin State Fair Box office at 618-542-1535 or at Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200.
