8/18 & 8/19 25th Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman @ IL State Fair

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Saturday-Sunday, August 18-19 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL Saturday, August 18 USAC Racing Silver Crown Series 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 + 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman Prelims SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 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 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 Sunday, August 19 ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 + 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 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 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals 12:15 PM Driver Autograph Session 1:15 PM ARCA Driver Introduction 1:30 PM National Anthem 1:35 PM 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 (*Don’t forget our two other local shows the same weekend, Lincoln Speedway Friday, August 17 and Macon Speedway Saturday night, August 18.) 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

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Illinois State Fair Races Fast Approaching Springfield Mile To Again Feature USAC, ARCA, & Sportsman The 2018 Illinois State Fair in Springfield opens its doors in just over a week, which means that race fans everywhere are putting together their travel plans for the historic races at the Springfield Mile. The racing action takes center stage each and every year on the final weekend of the fair. This year, the mile comes alive with the USAC Silver Crown Series Champ Cars, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, and the UMP Sportsman on Saturday and Sunday, August 18-19. On Saturday, August 18, the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars return for the Bettenhausen 100. The race has seen a great resurgence over the last couple of years and this year's event is expected to have a field well over 30 cars. The 2016 event saw 40 cars on the property with Jerry Coons, Jr. setting fast time and Justin Grant claiming the win. Brian Tyler also put on a great show, coming through the field to lead. Tyler fell out of the event in the late stages. Grant was followed across the line by Kody Swanson, Jeff Swindell, Coons, and Dave Darland. Then on Sunday, August 19, the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards comes to town for the Allen Crowe Memorial 100. Last year’s event saw former ARCA champion, Grant Enfinger, take the victory in the Allgaier Motorsports prepared #16. Enfinger passed Christian Eckes on lap 63 of the 100 lap event. Austin Theriault ran Enfinger down in the late going but was unable to get by. Tyler Dippel, Sheldon Creed, and Shane Lee completed the top five. Also racing that weekend will be the UMP Sportsman class. The Sportsman Nationals event will pay $1,500 to win and will have practice and qualifying heats on Saturday with the 20-lap feature on Sunday afternoon. Last season, Lovington, IL driver, Jeremy Nichols, won his fifth Sportsman Nationals event in a row. Entry forms are available on the Track Enterprises facebook page, website, and by calling 217-764-3200. On Saturday, August 18, registration and pits will open at 7:00 AM, grandstands and ticket office at 9:00, Silver Crown practice at 10:00, qualifying at 11:30, Sportsman hotlaps at 12:00 noon, Silver Crown semi at 12:30, Sportsman heats at 1:00, and the Bettenhausen 100 at 2:00. Sunday, August 19th times are 5:30 AM for registration and pit gates, 8:30 for grandstands and ticket office, 9:00 for practice, ARCA qualifying at 11:00, Sportsman feature at 12:00 noon, an ARCA autograph session at 12:15, and the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 will take the green at 1:35. Advance reserved adult tickets can be purchased for either of the days for $25, a discount of $5. Children 11 and under are $10. Tickets may be purchased by calling Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200 or by contacting either of the two fairgrounds ticket offices. Discount tickets for Sunday's ARCA event can also be purchased at Central Illinois Menards stores. The host hotel for the State Fair event is the Carpenter Street Hotel. The hotel is located in downtown Springfield, less than three miles from the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Hotel also features a shuttle service that will run most days during the fair. To reserve your room for the USAC/ARCA Illinois State Fair race weekend, visit www.carpenterstreethotel.com or call 217-789-9100. Please ask the front desk for details. For more information, visit www.trackenterprises.com.

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Carpenter Street Hotel Again Featuring Racer Rate For State Fair Weekend Officials from Track Enterprises in Macon, IL have announced that the Carpenter Street Hotel in Springfield, IL, will again be the official host hotel for the 2018 State Fair race weekend. The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19, the final two days of the Illinois State Fair and features USAC Racing, ARCA RACING SERIES, and DIRTcar Racing events. Carpenter Street Hotel is located in downtown Springfield, less than three miles from the Illinois State Fairgrounds, 3 blocks from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, and just 4 miles from the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. The hotel features stylish guest rooms with contemporary boutique-style decor and furnishings. Rooms also include free WiFi, flat screen TVs, coffeemakers, refrigerator/microwave, and all others features that you would come to expect. Complimentary hot breakfast, and parking is included. Hotel also features a shuttle service that will run most days during the fair. Please ask the front desk for details. A racer rate will be available by mentioning that you are attending the Illinois State Fair races. The hotel is located at 525 N 6th St., Springfield, IL 62702. To reserve your room for the USAC/ARCA Illinois State Fair race weekend, visit www.carpenterstreethotel.com or call 888-779-9100. Track Enterprises is a racing promotion company that oversees popular racing events that feature top touring series like the ARCA Racing Series, USAC, World Of Outlaws, UMP, CRA, POWRi, and more. For more information on the upcoming racing schedule, visit www.trackenterprises.com.

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Eleven Springfield-area Menards Selling Discounted Tickets for the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds https://www.arcaracing.com/articles/...te-fairgrounds

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We are just about 10 days away from the DIRTcar UMP Sportsman taking to the track at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL. We sent out an email blast with these, and are posting the entry forms here as well to make them as easy as possible to access.

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Nichols Becoming a Springfield Mile Legend August 9, 2018-Springfield, IL By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff When Jeremy Nichols made his first start in the annual Sportsman Nationals at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in 2012, he may have hoped for success but never imagined that he would join or pass the legendary names in the auto racing record books of the historic venue. Not only has the Lovington, Illinois driver joined the legends in the record books he has his own distinctive Springfield Mile record and stands on the verge of passing two other Springfield area legends. Nichols finished 30th after starting 5th that first race, dropping out after 2 laps. The next year he won from the pole and led 19 of the 20 miles. Since then he has started on the front row every year, and led every lap of the last four Sportsman National events at the Illinois State Fair. The five wins tie him with Springfield’s own Wes O’Dell and Dennis Vandermeersch. Nichols stands on the verge of becoming the first six-time winner in Springfield Sportsman history. Yet, he has accomplished something that no driver in Illinois State Fair history has ever done, dating all the way back to 1909. Not Chuck Gurney, not Frank Kimmel, not Dean Roper, no driver in the 100 plus years of auto racing at the Illinois State Fair has posted five consecutive wins in the same main event, other than Lovington’s Jeremy Nichols. Frank Kimmel won four consecutive Allen Crowe 100 events at the start of the new millennium. Jimmy Wilburn won four consecutive sprint car mains surrounding World War II. Looking at other events, Sammy Swindell swept four races in the World of Outlaws show in 1997 but only one was a main event. Back in the Roaring Twenties Fred Horey won four events during an afternoon program in 1923. Before World War I Hughie Hughes, Louis Disbrow and Bob Burman all won four events during afternoon programs. Nichols stands alone as the driver with the most consecutive main event wins and can add to that record Sunday, August 19 with a record sixth in the Sportsman Nationals. Heat races for the sportsman cars take place Saturday August 18, with the 25th Sportsman Nationals Sunday August 19.

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Illinois State Fair Racing Saturday-Sunday, August 18-19 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL Saturday, August 18 USAC Racing Silver Crown Series 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 + 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar Racing Sportsman Prelims SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 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 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 Sunday, August 19 ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 + 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 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 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals 12:15 PM Driver Autograph Session 1:15 PM ARCA Driver Introduction 1:30 PM National Anthem 1:35 PM 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 (*Don’t forget our two other local shows the same weekend, Lincoln Speedway Friday, August 17 and Macon Speedway Saturday night, August 18.) 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 https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterp...8511986636692/

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RACE FAN GRAND PRIZE CONTEST!! BE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR FREE TICKETS TO ALL OF THIS WEEKEND'S ACTION!! Lincoln Speedway FRIDAY, Illinois State Fair SATURDAY & SUNDAY, & Macon Speedway SATURDAY NIGHT! ($180 Value) LIKE & COMMENT on the Facebook post at https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterp...72821296205761 (ON THE TRACK ENTERPRISES FACEBOOK PAGE) for your chance to be the STATE FAIR RACE WEEKEND GRAND PRIZE WEEKEND. Don't forget to SHARE as well to help spread the word. Winner will receive a pair of tickets to each of the 4 Track Enterprise events this weekend. The lucky winner will be announced Thursday night!

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Saturday's event https://www.facebook.com/events/1768788843426939/

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Sunday's event https://www.facebook.com/events/1721596577883139/

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IT IS 57TH ANNUAL BETTENHAUSEN 100 RACE DAY AT THE Illinois State Fair! One of the largest fields of USAC Racing Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by Traxxas cars is expected as over 40 pre-entries have been filed for the event with many past winners entered in the field. Heavy rains Thursday night plus some Friday showers have the Springfield Mile locked and loaded for a shot at breaking the Silver Crown track record in qualifications for the 57th edition of The Bettenhausen 100. What does this chapter in the history books have in store? Do we add a new winner to the prestigious list of some of the best racers ever to pursue their craft? Does a wiley veteran who has found victory lane at Springfield find their way there again? You have to be here to find out as the Big Cars roar around the Springfield Mile! Also on tap is the heat races for the 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals for the DIRTcar UMP Sportsman. Jeremy Nichols seeks a 6th consecutive win in the event while 2 other 5 time winners in Wes O'Dell and Dennis Vandermeersch seek to win their sixth and stop the streak along with a host of others as there are over 20 pre-entered drivers. Full event information below: 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 Illinois State Fair Racing Saturday, August 18 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL Saturday, August 18 USAC Racing Silver Crown Series 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 + 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman Prelims SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 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 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100 (*Don’t forget at Macon Speedway tonight the POWRi Midgets and Micros are in action as part of the 4th Annual Camfield Memorial. More info on that at facebook.com/MaconRacing and www.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

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IT IS 56TH ANNUAL ALLEN CROWE 100 AND 25TH ANNUAL ILLINOIS SPORTSMAN NATIONALS RACE DAY AT THE Illinois State Fair! The final day of the Illinois State Fair signifies a sort of end of the summer and brings excitement and anticipation. The ARCA cars bring full bodied stock cars to their roots of the dirt for one of two dirt events on the 2018 schedule. With no previous winners entered we are guaranteed to write a new chapter in the Allen Crowe 100 history books with this 56th edition. The 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals sees Jeremy Nichols enter on an unprecedented event winning streak as he has won 5 consecutive Illinois Sportsman Nationals main events. 2 other 5 time winners in Dennis Vandermeersch and Wes O'Dell, another former winner in Timmy (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word), and close to 20 other drivers seek to stop Nichols streak. Come to the fair, get some delicious fair foods and beverages, enjoy fantastic dirt track mile racing, and cap off the 2018 Illinois State Fair with FUN AND SPEED! Full Event Info... 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 & 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals llinois State Fair Racing Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, IL Sunday, August 19 ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 + 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 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 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMPSportsman Feature 12:15 PM Driver Autograph Session 1:15 PM ARCA Driver Introduction 1:30 PM National Anthem 1:35 PM 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100 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