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Leary Leads Silver Crown Series to Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield

CJ Leary From 2025 Illinois State Fair Race – Event Horizon Photo

SPRINGFIELD, IL – the big cars of the USAC Silver Crown Championship return to one of their most historic venues, as Greenfield, Indiana’s C.J. Leary leads the series to the Springfield Mile for the 63rd Running of the Bettenhausen 100 Presented by Hunt Brothers Pizza on Saturday, August 22, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Leary enters Springfield following a victory in the series’ most recent event on the pavement at Iowa Speedway, his second win of the 2026 season. He leads the Silver Crown championship standings by 45 points over two-time and defending national champion Justin Grant.

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Packed Field of USAC Silver Crown Cars Set For Saturday – Forty Entries for Bettenhausen 100 at Illinois State Fair

by MikeAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

August 13, 2025 Springfield, IL-A forty car entry list featuring eleven series rookies, six former winners and two past national champions await race fans attending the 62nd USAC Bettenhausen 100 Saturday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The 100-mile championship race on the historic Springfield Mile continues a tradition that began in 1934 and is slated for 2 p.m.

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Shane Cockrum Seeks Second Bettenhausen Trophy With Lein Team In Springfield Saturday

by MikeAugust 11, 2025

August 11, 2025 Springfield, IL-Second generation race driver Shane Cockrum spends his days as a first responder in his Benton, Illinois home but many weekends are spent behind the wheel of a sprint car or a USAC Silver Crown champ car. The Franklin County Fire Chief has three champ car wins on the Illinois dirt miles, two at Du Quoin and one at Springfield. This year, Cockrum teams with long time USAC car owner Hans Lein in search of a second Bettenhausen trophy. Cockrum is part of a stellar field that rolls into the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Saturday for the 62nd Bettenhausen 100.

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