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Cockrum on Point for Third Du Quoin Win Saturday

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Grow up as the son of a Midwestern racing legend and be just 20 minutes from a famous racing venue, it’s hard not to take notice of the Magic Mile at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds.  Fall in love with open wheel race cars and it’s almost inevitable that someday, you’ll [...]

By |2022-09-02T10:53:53-05:00September 2nd, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Cockrum on Point for Third Du Quoin Win Saturday

Deep Silver Crown Talent Heads for Du Quoin Mile and 68th Ted Horn 100

40+ Cars Expected For Saturday Night’s Event By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises One of the deepest and most talented fields in USAC Silver Crown Series history is poised for the first mile track run of the year Saturday night at the Du Quoin State Fair.  In fact, the overall talent in the series may be [...]

By |2022-09-01T08:34:32-05:00September 1st, 2022|DIRTcar UMP, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Deep Silver Crown Talent Heads for Du Quoin Mile and 68th Ted Horn 100

Modified Stars Invade Du Quoin Mile for 28th Oldani Memorial

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Cars and drivers return to the Du Quoin State Fair on Labor Day weekend for the 28th running of the Bill Oldani Memorial.  Preliminary events are scheduled on Saturday night September 3 with the 20-mile final on Sunday night September 4. The event pays $2,000 to win and $200 to [...]

By |2022-08-31T09:01:22-05:00August 31st, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Modified Stars Invade Du Quoin Mile for 28th Oldani Memorial

Silver Crown Title Attention Shifts to Ted Horn 100 at Du Quoin

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises The attention in the chase for the 2022 USAC Silver Crown title shifts to the “Magic Mile” of the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds after the postponement of the Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield to October.  Six-time champ Kody Swanson of California is in the hunt for an unprecedented seventh Silver Crown title [...]

By |2022-08-30T08:26:18-05:00August 30th, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Silver Crown Title Attention Shifts to Ted Horn 100 at Du Quoin

Heavy Morning Rains Force Bettenhausen 100 Postponement To October 15

(Springfield, IL) Heavy overnight rains that carried over into the Saturday morning hours have forced the postponement of the Bettenhausen 100 presented by Hunt Brothers and MiteXstream at the Illinois State Fairgrounds to Saturday, October 15. The Sunday, August 21st portion of the event, featuring the ARCA Menards Series is still scheduled as planned, with [...]

By |2022-08-20T09:41:20-05:00August 20th, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, Illinois State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Heavy Morning Rains Force Bettenhausen 100 Postponement To October 15

So Long Bill, It’s Been a Great Run

Longtime Race Car Owner Making Final Springfield Start By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Normal, Illinois’ Bill Hendren, current car owner of 2020 Atlas Allen Crowe 100 winner Ryan Unzicker, has decided to retire after this season.  Bill is the longest known participant of the stock car events at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, having served in some [...]

By |2022-08-16T10:59:05-05:00August 16th, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, Illinois State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on So Long Bill, It’s Been a Great Run

Illinois State Fair Race Weekend Is Upon Us…

(Springfield, IL) The biggest weekend of Central Illinois racing begins this Friday night August, 19th at Lincoln Speedway featuring MOWA Sprint Cars, followed by the Springfield Mile Saturday afternoon, August 20 with USAC Silver Crown and Sportsman and Macon Speedway Saturday night with POWRi National Midgets. Completing the weekend will be Sunday afternoon, August 21 with [...]

By |2022-08-15T14:05:17-05:00August 15th, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, Illinois State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Illinois State Fair Race Weekend Is Upon Us…

Breidinger Looks to Be First Woman to Enter Springfield Mile Victory Lane This Sunday

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises California’s Toni Breidinger comes into the ARCA Menards Series Atlas 100 at the Illinois State Fair seeking to become the first woman to win a major national championship auto race on the Springfield Mile, August 21. Breidinger is currently 5th in the ARCA Menard’s title chase with 4 top 10 [...]

By |2022-08-15T08:54:10-05:00August 15th, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, Illinois State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Breidinger Looks to Be First Woman to Enter Springfield Mile Victory Lane This Sunday

Springfield Win Gives Swanson Chance to Tie Foyt, Kenyon

By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises (Springfield, IL) Kody Swanson, leading USAC Silver Crown points and a favorite coming into Springfield, has to seem like a broken record to race fans.  In fact, a sportswriter could have written the exact same story for the last 8 years, simply changed a few words and the date, and have [...]

By |2022-08-09T08:30:20-05:00August 9th, 2022|ARCA, DIRTcar UMP, Illinois State Fairgrounds, News, USAC|Comments Off on Springfield Win Gives Swanson Chance to Tie Foyt, Kenyon

Hailie Deegan Ready To Face Racing’s Best At Pevely, Missouri Dirt Track

(Pevely, MO) The stars of the Camping World SRX Series are set to run their fifth event of the season, this coming Saturday night, July 16th. The race, presented by Federated Car Care, will be held at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri. One talented young racer who will be making her [...]

By |2022-07-14T13:54:21-05:00July 14th, 2022|DIRTcar UMP, News|Comments Off on Hailie Deegan Ready To Face Racing’s Best At Pevely, Missouri Dirt Track
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