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The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.
The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.)
- New venues on the schedule for 2018 include: Indianapolis (IMS Dirt Track), Red Dirt & Sweet Springs. - Venues from the 2017 season that aren't returning to the schedule in 2018 include: Belleville, Lincoln (IL), Macon, Springfield & Tri-City - Night #2 of the Kokomo Grand Prix at Kokomo Speedway (April 14) was canceled due to weather ...
Primarily a big car driver, Winn competed in four Indianapolis 500 races (1931, 1932, 1936, and 1937) and drove as a relief driver in 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1938. He also drove his single-gear sprint car in the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup races, running near the front of both races but being sidelined by mechanical failure both years.
Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois: Tanner Swanson 7 July 21 Rich Vogler/USAC Hall of Fame Classic Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, Indiana: Kody Swanson 8 August 13 Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana: Kody Swanson 9 August 20 Bettenhausen 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield ...
The 1939 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 2. There was also one non-championship event in Springfield, Illinois.
Billy Winn died at Springfield during the non-championships race. [1] ... Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds: ... Ira Hall: 30 0 - Frank Brisko: 31 DNQ 0 -
The 2017 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by Traxxas season is the 46th season of the USAC Silver Crown Series.The series began with the Sumar Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track on April 2, and will end with the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on September 23. [1]