56th Bettenhausen 100 USAC Silver Crown @ IL State Fair Sat Aug 19

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Illinois State Fair​ Racing Saturday-Sunday, August 19-20 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL Saturday, August 19 USAC Racing​ Silver Crown Series 56th Annual Bettenhausen 100 + 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP​ Sportsman Prelims SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 SPRINGFIELD TIMES: 7:00 AM Pits & Registration 9:00 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands 9:30 AM Drivers Meetings 10:00-11:10 AM Silver Crown Practice 11:30 AM Silver Crown Qualifying 12:00 PM Sportsman Hotlaps 12:30 PM Silver Crown B-Main 1:00 PM Sportsman Heats 1:30 PM Pre-Race Ceremonies 2:00 PM USAC Silver Crown 56th Annual Bettenhausen 100 Sunday, August 20 ARCA RACING SERIES​ presented by Menards 55th Annual Herr's​ Potato Chips Chase The Taste Allen Crowe Memorial 100 + 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 SPRINGFIELD TIMES: 5:30 AM Pits & Registration 7:30 AM Chapel Service 8:00 AM Drivers Meeting 8:30 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands 9:00 AM Practice 11:00 AM ARCA Qualifying 12:00 PM Sportsman Nationals 12:15 PM Driver Autograph Session 1:15 PM ARCA Driver Introduction 1:30 PM National Anthem 1:35 PM 55th Annual ARCA Herr’s Potato Chips Chase The Taste Allen Crowe Memorial 100 (*Don’t forget our two POWRi​ shows the same weekend, Lincoln Speedway​ Friday, August 18 and Macon Speedway​ Saturday night, August 19.) SPRINGFIELD TICKET INFO: Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200. RESERVED SEATING Advance Tickets (Presale) $25 Adults Per Day $10 Children 11 & Under Per Day Day Of Tickets (At Gate) $30 Adults Per Day $10 Children 11 & Under Per Day INFIELD TICKETS $20 Adults $5 Children 11 & Under PIT PASSES $35 Adults Each Day $20 Children 11 & Under Each Day $50 Two-Day Pit Pass INFIELD PARKING $7 For Those Parking On Infield With No Infield Or Pit Passes HOST HOTEL Carpenter Street Hotel​ In Springfield 888-779-9100 or www.carpenterstreethotel.com More Information: For more information, contact Track Enterprises​ by calling the office at 217-764-3200 or by visiting their website at www.trackenterprises.com Follow Track Enterprises online at https://www.trackenterprises.com/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and follow them on Twitter (@TEIRacing) Follow USAC online at www.usacracing.com, like them on Facebook (http://usacracing.com/), and follow them on Twitter (@USACNation) Follow ARCA online at www.arcaracing.com, like them on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ARCARACING), and follow them on Twitter (@ARCA_Racing)

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Racing is back at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL Saturday and Sunday, August 19/20. The USAC Racing Silver Crown Champ Cars, the ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards, and the DIRTcar Racing UMP Sportsman will all be in action. Full details below... Illinois State Fair Racing Saturday-Sunday, August 19-20 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL Saturday, August 19 USAC Racing Silver Crown Series 56th Annual Bettenhausen 100 + 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman Prelims SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 SPRINGFIELD TIMES: 7:00 AM Pits & Registration 9:00 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands 9:30 AM Drivers Meetings 10:00-11:10 AM Silver Crown Practice 11:30 AM Silver Crown Qualifying 12:00 PM Sportsman Hotlaps 12:30 PM Silver Crown B-Main 1:00 PM Sportsman Heats 1:30 PM Pre-Race Ceremonies 2:00 PM USAC Silver Crown 56th Annual Bettenhausen 100 Sunday, August 20 ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards 55th Annual Herr's Potato Chips Chase The Taste Allen Crowe Memorial 100 + 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 SPRINGFIELD TIMES: 5:30 AM Pits & Registration 7:30 AM Chapel Service 8:00 AM Drivers Meeting 8:30 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands 9:00 AM Practice 11:00 AM ARCA Qualifying 12:00 PM 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals 12:15 PM Driver Autograph Session 1:15 PM ARCA Driver Introduction 1:30 PM National Anthem 1:35 PM 55th Annual ARCA Herr’s Potato Chips Chase The Taste Allen Crowe Memorial 100 (*Don’t forget our two POWRi shows the same weekend, Lincoln Speedway Friday, August 18 and Macon Speedway Saturday night, August 19.) SPRINGFIELD TICKET INFO: Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200. Discount tickets for Sunday also available at Menards. RESERVED SEATING Advance Tickets (Presale) $25 Adults Per Day $10 Children 11 & Under Per Day Day Of Tickets (At Gate) $30 Adults Per Day $10 Children 11 & Under Per Day INFIELD TICKETS $20 Adults $5 Children 11 & Under PIT PASSES $35 Adults Each Day $20 Children 11 & Under Each Day $50 Two-Day Pit Pass INFIELD PARKING $7 For Those Parking On Infield With No Infield Or Pit Passes HOST HOTEL Carpenter Street Hotel In Springfield 888-779-9100 or www.carpenterstreethotel.com More Information: For more information, contact Track Enterprises by calling the office at 217-764-3200 or by visiting their website at www.trackenterprises.com Follow Track Enterprises online at https://www.trackenterprises.com/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and follow them on Twitter (@TEIRacing) Follow USAC online at www.usacracing.com, like them on Facebook (http://usacracing.com/), and follow them on Twitter (@USACNation) Follow ARCA online at www.arcaracing.com, like them on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ARCARACING), and follow them on Twitter (@ARCA_Racing) https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterp...3844252103469/

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Don't forget about these other great Track Enterprises events Friday night at Lincoln Speedway & Saturday night at Macon Speedway!

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SUPERSIZED SILVER CROWN CAR COUNT EXPECTED AT SPRINGFIELD SATURDAY By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Five past “Bettenhausen 100” winners headline the expected list of entrants for this Saturday’s 81st appearance of champ car racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Kody Swanson leads the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS standings coming into the Springfield Mile August 19. Swanson arrives as the winner of the two most recent editions of the “Bettenhausen 100” in 2014 and 2015. Swanson picked up his third win of the season last Saturday night on the Salem (Ind.) Speedway high-banked paved oval. His 18th win moved the Kingsburg, Calif. native into sole possession of second on the series’ all-time win list ahead of Brian Tyler. Four of Tyler’s 17 career Silver Crown victories came at the “Bettenhausen 100” in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011. The Pleasant Garden, North Carolina resident will wheel a car for Illinois owner Robert Galas. Three-time “Bettenhausen 100” winner Dave Darland is sixth on USAC’s Silver Crown win list with 14 wins, three of which came at Springfield in 1997, 1999 and 2003 for car owner Galen Fox. This Saturday, he and Phillips Motorsports, who’ve scored 17 USAC National Sprint Car wins together, shoot for their first Silver Crown victory as a team. Darland’s potential three-race win streak at Springfield was denied in 1998 by Peru, Indiana’s Russ Gamester who, at 190 Silver Crown starts, is second all-time – one behind leader Tyler and one ahead of Darland. The 1989 USAC National Midget champ owns victories in all three USAC national divisions throughout his decorated racing career as he guns for Springfield win number two in the familiar red No. 51. Among the Illini contingent is two-time “Bettenhausen 100” winner A.J. Fike, who won in back-to-back years in 2012 and 2013. The Galesburg driver will be pulling double-duty this weekend at Springfield aboard the RFMS Racing No. 3 Silver Crown car on Saturday and his ARCA Stock Car ride on Sunday. Fike is among 11 Illinois natives expected to compete Saturday on the Mile, including defending Silver Crown champion Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois and northern Illinois car owner Gene Kazmark, who are both looking for their first triumphs at Springfield. Windom won the last series race held in Illinois on Labor Day Weekend 2016 at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds, but has yet to win at Springfield. The same story goes for Elkhart’s Chris Urish and Benton’s Shane (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)rum as well. Urish (2013) and (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)rum (2014 & 2015) have both won at the one-mile neighbor to the south in Du Quoin, but seek their firsts at Springfield. Shane Cottle, originally from Illinois, but now residing in Kokomo, Ind., has a Du Quoin win on his resume, but Springfield has eluded him thus far. Though, not hailing from Illinois, Germantown, Tennessee’s Jeff Swindell has won on both the Indy and Du Quoin one-mile dirt ovals in his career. The third jewel of a Triple Crown of sorts awaits the veteran driver of Mark Swanson’s No. 21. Additional Illinois entries include series veterans Terry Babb (Decatur), J.C. Bland (Springfield), Patrick Bruns (Champaign), Zach Daum (Pocahontas), Patrick Lawson (Edwardsville), Joey Moughan (Springfield), David Shain (Sullivan) and Korey Weyant (Springfield). USAC champions taking their shot at a first Springfield win this Saturday are Tucson, Arizona’s Jerry Coons, Jr., a 2008 Silver Crown titlist; five-time USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car champ Damion Gardner of Concord, California and two-time USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion Brady Bacon. Ione, California’s Justin Grant very well could follow Bacon as the next USAC National Sprint Car champ this season, but the current points leader still eyes his first Silver Crown win of any kind on Saturday. The “Bettenhausen 100” schedule begins at 7am when pit gates open. Grandstands open at 9am, drivers meeting at 9:30am, Silver Crown practice at 10am-11:10am, ProSource Qualifying at 11:30am, Silver Crown Qualifying Race at 12:30pm and the 100-lap main event at 2pm. Advanced adult tickets are $25. Day of Race Adult 12 and older tickets are $30. Children 11 and under are $10. Pit passes are $35. Children pit passes (11 and under) are $20. Infield tickets for adults are $20.00. Children 6-11 are $5. Children under 5 are FREE! Watch flag-to-flag coverage of the “Bettenhausen 100” beginning a day after the event on http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. CAR # DRIVER / HOMETOWN / ENTRANT / SPONSOR / CHASSIS / ENGINE 07 JACOB WILSON/Crawfordsville, IN Wilson Brothers Racing/Wilson’s Towing – D.D. Eyes/Beast/Claxton Toyota 2 PATRICK LAWSON/Edwardsville, IL Patrick Lawson/Mittler Brothers – Rebel Smokers/DRC/Chevy 3 A.J. FIKE/Galesburg, IL RFMS Racing/Liberty Village – Office Specialists/Beast/Foxco 4 JOE LIGUORI/Tampa, FL Liguori Racing/Sunshine Trailer Park – Kercher Engines/DRC/Kercher Chevy 5 ®J.C. BLAND/Springfield, IL Bland Brothers Enterprises/Stevenson's Drive Pawn Shop - Sam’s Speed Shop/Drinan/BBE Chevy 6 ®DAMION GARDNER/Concord, CA Klatt Enterprises/Beast – Klatt Enterprises/Beast/Ford 7 ®DAVID SHAIN/Sullivan, IL Hardy Boys Motorsports/Financial Transportation Services – Central Roofing//Maxim/Brown Chevy 12 BRIAN TYLER/Mount Pleasant, NC Galas Motorsports/Magnum Rotating & Pumps/Beast/Galas Chevy 14 ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL Dennis & Dave McQuinn/McQuinn Motorsports – Cashless Racing/JR-1/Brown Chevy 16 AUSTIN NEMIRE/Sylvania, OH Bob Lesko/Wayne Subaru – Bell Helmets/Beast/Chevy 18 KENNY GENTRY/Henderson, KY Kenny Gentry/Engler Machine & Tool – KVKK Racing/Beast/Chevy 20 JERRY COONS, JR./Tucson, AZ Gene Nolen/KECO – Indy Race Parts/Maxim/Tranter Chevy 21 JEFF SWINDELL/Germantown, TN Swanson Racing/Jet Star – Rosewood Machine & Tool/Beast/Chevy 24 ®KEITH BURCH/Farmington, MO Keith Burch/Drain Buster Plumbing Service – Boen’s Signs/Beast/Kistler 26 AARON PIERCE/Muncie, IN Sam Pierce/Tom Cherry Mufflers – Midwest Matt/Beast/Chevy 27 DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN Carla & Steve Phillips/Frank Daigh – Lucas Oil/Phillips/Foxco Chevy 29 JOEY MOUGHAN/Springfield, IL Joey Moughan/Modern Paving & Scrap - Conaway Handyman Service/Maxim/Claxton Mopar 30 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN Chuck & Tammi Leary/Leary Construction – Gray Auto/DRC/1-Way Toyota 31 ®DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA Dave Berkheimer/Subway Auto Body – Macri Concrete/Drinan/Chevy 32 ®JOSS MOFFATT/Columbus, IN Williams & Wright Racing/E3 Sparkplugs – Lucas Oil/Maxim/Williams 39 ®MATT GOODNIGHT/Winchester, IN Goodnight Racing/Lumber & Things – Beale Enterprises/Maxim/Claxton 40 DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI Byrne Racing/Stoops Freightliner Truck Country- Bytec Resource Management/Maxim/J & D Chevy 42 TERRY BABB/Decatur, IL Terry Babb/Illini Aerofab - APT Powder Coating/Beast/Babb Chevy 44 DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO Danny Long/Farmington Auto Plaza – DMR Motorsports/Beast/Chevy 48 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK Paul Martens/Martens Machine Shop/Maxim/Kistler Chevy 51 RUSS GAMESTER/Peru, IN Gamester Racing/Gamester Green Gable Village/GRP/Toyota 53 STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA SET Racing/Heroes West Sports Grill/Beast/Brown Chevy 55 CASEY SHUMAN/Tempe, AZ Patty Bateman/Chance’s Chassis Repair/Beast/Foxco Chevy 63 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA DePalma Motorsports/Radio Hospital – Hampshire Racing Engines/Maxim/Hampshire Chevy 71 SHANE (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)RUM/Benton, IL Hardy Boys Motorsports/Financial Transportation Services – Infinity Shocks/Maxim/Brown Chevy 75 BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN Bill Rose Racing/Reliable Laser Screeding/Beast/Chevy 77 CHRIS URISH/Elkhart, IL Chris Urish/Elkhart Fertilizer – Pacesetter Solutions/Beast/Foxco Chevy 81 SHANE COTTLE/Kokomo, IN Curtis Williams/Jack’s Auto Body - Roger Williams Precision Engines/Maxim/Williams Chevy 88 CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO Chris Fetter/Fetter Tile – F & S Collision/Beast/Foxco 91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA Carli-Hemelgarn Racing/Carli Motorsports - Hemelgarn Enterprises/DRC/Speedway Ford 92 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL Gene Kazmark/Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing – Remin Kart-A-Bag/Maxim/Wallace Mopar 95 PATRICK BRUNS/Champaign, IL Full Throttle Racing/Mobil 1 – Cain’s Marine Welding/Beast/Speedway Toyota 97 ®TYLER COURTNEY/Indianapolis, IN Hans Lein/Lein Acres/DRC/Stanton Mopar 99 ®KOREY WEYANT/Springfield, IL Scott Weyant/Weebles Bar & Grill – Ealey Transportation/Beast/Automotive Machine 120 ®HUNTER SCHUERENBERG/Sikeston, MO Gene Nolen/Roof Bolt Xpress – Wesco Trailers/Maxim/Tranter Chevy 201 ®DAKOTA JACKSON/Elizabethtown, IN Gene Nolen Racing/The Cure Starts Now Foundation – KECO Coatings/Twister/Tranter

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Anybody making the trip for the first time or bringing first timers to either of these events at the Illinois State Fair? Maybe even someone who has never been to a Silver Crown or ARCA event before?

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IT IS RACE DAY 1 of Illinois State Fair Weekend! The "Big Cars" of the USAC Silver Crown Series will roar around the World's Fastest 1 Mile Dirt Oval, The Springfield Mile, for the 56th edition of the Bettenhausen. This series is well known not only for fantastic racing but is a major stepping stone for developing future motorsports superstars such as Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Larson. That is on top of names like A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Al Unser, Parnelli Jones, and many more legends who made their living driving the Champ Cars on the USAC Championship circuit. Who adds their name to the history books as a winner? You have to be here to see it! The 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals will set their feature field as well with their heat races today. You can't ask for a better day for racing at the Illinois State Fair. LET'S GO RACING! FULL SHOW INFORMATION: Saturday, August 19 56th Bettenhausen 100 USAC Silver Crown plus 24th Illinois Sportsman Nationals Heat Races Saturday, August 19 USAC Racing Silver Crown Series presented by Traxxas 56th Annual Bettenhausen 100 + 24th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman Prelims SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 SPRINGFIELD TIMES: 7:00 AM Pits & Registration 9:00 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands 9:30 AM Drivers Meetings 10:00-11:10 AM Silver Crown Practice 11:30 AM Silver Crown Qualifying 12:00 PM Sportsman Hotlaps 12:30 PM Silver Crown B-Main 1:00 PM Sportsman Heats 1:30 PM Pre-Race Ceremonies 2:00 PM USAC Silver Crown 56th Annual Bettenhausen 100 (*Don’t forget our POWRi Midget & Micro show tonight, Saturday night, August 19 at Macon Speedway. Full info on Macon Speedway Facebook page and maconracing.com) SPRINGFIELD TICKET INFO: Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200. RESERVED SEATING Advance Tickets (Presale) $25 Adults Per Day $10 Children 11 & Under Per Day Day Of Tickets (At Gate) $30 Adults Per Day $10 Children 11 & Under Per Day INFIELD TICKETS $20 Adults $5 Children 11 & Under PIT PASSES $35 Adults Each Day $20 Children 11 & Under Each Day $50 Two-Day Pit Pass INFIELD PARKING $7 For Those Parking On Infield With No Infield Or Pit Passes HOST HOTEL Carpenter Street Hotel In Springfield 888-779-9100 or www.carpenterstreethotel.com More Information: For more information, contact Track Enterprises by calling the office at 217-764-3200 or by visiting their website at www.trackenterprises.com Follow Track Enterprises online at https://www.trackenterprises.com/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and follow them on Twitter (@TEIRacing) Follow USAC online at www.usacracing.com, like them on Facebook (http://usacracing.com/), and follow them on Twitter (@USACNation)