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(Springfield, IL) For the second time, the Bettenhausen 100 presented by BRANDT, has been canceled due to weather. The USAC Silver Crown Series and the DIRTcar Modifieds were scheduled to race Sunday afternoon, September 22. After consulting with USAC, a number of team owners and drivers, weather forecasters, and with the rain the Springfield area received on Saturday, many felt ...

  By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Springfield, Illinois (September 17, 2019)………The entry list for Sunday’s 58th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt has been revealed with 38 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car drivers and teams ready to take on the legendary Springfield mile at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.   Five past Bettenhausen 100 winners are entered for ...

  By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Springfield, Illinois (September 16, 2019)………The glorious roar of the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series returns to the iconic Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield this Sunday, September 22, for the 58th running of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt, honoring the great racing family based out of Tinley Park, Ill.  The DIRTcar Modifieds ...

Mods To Compliment Bettenhausen 100 For USAC Silver Crown Cars (Springfield, IL) DIRTcar Modified stars will have their chance to race in Springfield, IL for the first time in many years, as the division has been added to the Sunday, September 22 makeup event from the August 17 rainout.  The $2,000 to win race will run as well as the ...

  By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Du Quoin, Illinois (August 28, 2019)………Eight past Ted Horn 100 winners are among the 37 drivers prepared for action in this Sunday’s USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series race at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois.   Chris Windom (Canton, Ill.) has captured two of the last three Ted Horn ...

Photos by Jim DenHamer

Photos by Jim DenHamer

BETTENHAUSEN 100 POSTPONED TO SEPT. 22   Springfield, Illinois (August 17, 2019)………Steady morning rainfall has forced the postponement of Saturday afternoon’s racing program at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL. On schedule was the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt for the USAC Silver Crown Series. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday afternoon, September 22.   Track Enterprises promoter ...

(Macon, IL) The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midgets are set for their return to Mighty Macon Speedway this coming Saturday night, August 17.  The series, which had a couple of events rained out at the track, earlier this year, will be making their second visit of the season, this time for the Camfield Memorial. Four other divisions will also be ...

26th Sportsman Nationals Field Star Studded By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff Springfield, IL (August 14, 2019)-The current entry list for the 26th running of the Sportsman Nationals event during this weekend’s Illinois State Fair is star studded and may be one of the most competitive in the history of the event.  The race is the pinnacle for area short ...

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff Springfield, IL (August 12, 2019)-The winners list for the ARCA Menards Series Allen Crowe 100 presented by Lucas Oil at the Illinois State Fairgrounds is looking like a high school graduation roll call in the last few seasons.  Prior to the 2006 Allen Crowe 100, no stock car driver under the age of 24 ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media   Springfield, Illinois (August 13, 2019)………The field for this Saturday afternoon’s 58thrunning of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Brandt at the Illinois State Fairgrounds is chock full of past winners on the legendary Springfield Mile. Brian Tyler (Mt. Pleasant, NC) leads all drivers in the lineup with four Bettenhausen 100 victories in 2004-05-08-11.  A.J. ...

Traditional USAC, ARCA, Sportsman Races Highlight Last Weekend of Illinois State Fair (Springfield, IL) —Track Enterprises is proud to partner with the United States Auto Club, the Automobile Racing Club of America and UMP DIRTcar Racing to continue a tradition at the Illinois State Fair that dates back to 1905.  One hundred plus years of motorsports continues during the last ...

There will be a new addition to the proud history of racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois in 2019.  The inaugural Clash at the Coliseum is coming to the covered arena at the Fairgrounds on March 22-23. The two-day event will feature both Outlaw and Flat Karts, with Intermediate and Open divisions for the Outlaw Karts.  Flat ...

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Kokomo, Indiana………Fresh off his win at the Springfield Mile, Chris Windom turned up the wick Wednesday, leading all 27 laps to win #GYATK Night at Kokomo Speedway, the kickoff to “Sprint Car Smackdown VII.” It was the Canton, Illinois native’s third career win during “Smackdown” week, following victories in 2012 and 2015. He came ...

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff August 21, 2018-(DuQuoin, IL)-Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois has the proverbial broom ready as he tries for the “Illinois Sweep” in the USAC Silver Crown Series as the big cars make their way to DuQuoin for the annual Ted Horn 100.  The 2016 Silver Crown champion led the final 9 miles of the Bettenhausen ...

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Photos by Jim Denhamer!