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The Bettenhausen 100 was part of the AAA/USAC Championship Car schedule from 1934 to 1940, 1947 to 1970 and again in 1981 and 1982, and has been a Silver Crown race since then. From 1946 to 1953, the A.M.A. Grand National Champion was crowned based solely on the results of the Springfield Mile held at the fairground racetrack. [3]
The NASCAR Cup Series returns in early February to begin its 2025 season.. The season kicks off with The Clash exhibition race, which moves to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ...
Since before the inception of USAC, there have been Midgets, Sprints, and Silver Crown races at the "Monster Mile." The first incarnation of the track ran east–west. It now is raced north–south orientation. The Allen Crowe Memorial 100, named in honor of the Springfield resident, is held there every year during the Illinois State Fair. The ...
The most successful competitor at the Elgin races was Ralph DePalma, who won the Elgin Trophy four times (1912-1914, 1920). [2] Gil Andersen and his Stutz during the 1913 races. Automobile manufacturers were attracted to the Elgin races because the course provided few obstacles to reduce the car's speed. [1]
Land of Lincoln Trophy: Illinois: Northwestern: 1892 2024 118 Illinois–Ohio State Illibuck Trophy: Illinois: Ohio State: 1902 2017 103 Illinois–Purdue: Purdue Cannon: Illinois: Purdue: 1890 2024 100 Indiana–Kentucky: The Bourbon Barrel: Indiana: Kentucky: 1893 2005 36 Indiana–Michigan State: Old Brass Spittoon: Indiana: Michigan State ...
The United States Auto Club formed the Gold Crown Series in 1981 which was a combination of the Indianapolis 500 and other races including races on dirt tracks. It was set up so that season would extend over the course of two years with the final race of the season being the Indianapolis 500, with all races running on Oval /Speedway courses.
At the time of this decision, the Club also announced the intent to bring the race to the Chicago area in 1911. As it turns out, though, there was no Cobe Trophy race in 1911 or in later years. Only two drivers competed in both Cobe races, 1909 winner Louis Chevrolet and his teammate, Bob Burman.
Rockford Speedway was a 1/4 mile short track high banked asphalt oval located in Loves Park, Illinois on Illinois Route 173. Up until its demolition in 2023, Rockford Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, and World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway were the only racetracks running under NASCAR sanctions in Illinois. [1]