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USAC Silver Crown Contenders Emerge at Springfield, Head for DuQuoin Mile Race

by MikeAugust 27, 2025

August 25, 2025-DuQuoin, IL-The August 16 Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield, run in high heat and humidity, saw several contenders for victory emerge in the USAC Silver Crown Series event. The Bettenhausen was the first of two traditional one-mile dirt track races on the schedule. The second and final mile race is also a daytime event on Saturday, August 30 when the Ted Horn 100 is contested at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. The Springfield race saw several potential first-time winners on the Illinois mile.

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USAC Star Kody Swanson Trying For Illinois Fair Sweep at DuQuoin Mile

by MikeAugust 26, 2025

August 24, 2025-DuQuoin, IL-Kody Swanson is the most prolific pilot in the 54-year history of USAC’s Silver Crown Series. His fourth Bettenhausen 100 win at Springfield August 16 was a record forty-ninth in the big cars, and Swanson has a record 8 national championships in his pocket. Saturday afternoon, August 30 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, Swanson goes for win number 50 and his third Ted Horn 100.

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Shane Cockrum Returns To DuQuoin State Fair After Springfield Crash

by MikeAugust 25, 2025August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025-DuQuoin, IL-Two-time Ted Horn 100 winner Shane Cockrum was beside himself after the Hans Lein #97 Silver Crown championship car was hauled away on a hook during practice for the August 16 Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield. Cockrum had entered turn one at speed when the front end washed out and the car slid into the outside concrete and a series of flips ensued. Fortunately, the “Chief” wasn’t hurt but the car, a potential winner, was done for the day. Cockrum and the Lein team will be one of the contenders in the upcoming Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin, joined on the team by veteran Ken Schrader.

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Big Championship Night / Bennett Memorial Planned For Lincoln Speedway Friday

by MikeAugust 20, 2025

Lincoln, IL – August 19, 2025 The stage is set for one of the biggest nights of the season at Lincoln Speedway, as the 1/4-mile dirt oval hosts the annual Bennett Memorial Race and 2025 BRANDT Season Championship Night this Friday, August 22nd. With thousands of dollars in bonus money on the line and three divisions set to crown champions, fans can expect an action-packed evening honoring the legacy of Tom and Diane Bennett while celebrating the sport’s rising stars and seasoned veterans.

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Flying Tigers Wrap Up 9th Myers Container Triple Crown with Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac 100 At Thunder Road

by Lou ModestinoAugust 19, 2025

Barre, VT – Thursday brings yet another historic day to the Nation’s Site of Excitement Thunder Road as the 9th Myers Container Service Triple Crown champion is set to be crowned, and the Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel Flying Tigers are gunning for 100 laps to headline Cody Chevrolet-Cadillac Night.

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Jason Woodard Makes it Three for Three to Claim Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown Championship At White Mountain

by Lou ModestinoAugust 18, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — Saturday night brought another stellar racing program to White Mountain Motorsports Park with the first champion of 2025 crowned on the highbanks alongside the annual Pro-4 Modified visit for a 30-lap sprint.

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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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Central Asphalt Paving Crowns First White Mountain Champion of 2025 in Flying Tiger Triple Crown Finale

by Lou ModestinoAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

N. Woodstock, NH — White Mountain Motorsports Park roars back to life this Saturday night to crown the first champion of the 2025 season. The Central Asphalt Paving Triple Crown for the Fisher Auto Parts Flying Tigers comes to a close with the final of three 75-lap affairs to crown the first champion of the summer season at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track along with the annual visit by the New England Pro-4 Modifieds!

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Lincoln Speedway (IL) Featuring MOWA Sprint Cars Friday Night

by MikeAugust 12, 2025

Farm & Home Supply Night Before The Mile This Friday at Lincoln Speedway
MOWA Sprint Cars, DIRTcar Pro Late Models, Modifieds, Crown Vics & MARA Midgets Highlight Action-Packed Evening

Lincoln, IL – The action heats up this Friday night, August 15, as Lincoln Speedway hosts the Farm & Home Supply Night Before The Mile, kicking off an exciting three-day racing weekend in Central Illinois. The Morrow Brothers Ford MOWA Sprint Cars headline the night’s program, joined by the DIRTcar Pro Late Models, DIRTcar Modifieds, Crown Vics, and the MARA Midgets.

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Patrick Emerling Runs it Back in the Big Red Machine Tribute to take 750th NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Checkers in front of Packed Thompson Speedway Grandstands

by Lou ModestinoAugust 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Patrick Emerling wins NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Thompson Speedway — Patrick Emerling celebrating his Thompson 150 win on Wednesday night with crew and the legendary Geoff Bodine, original driver of the famed Big Red Machine #1 back in the 1970s. (Jim DuPont photo)

Thompson, CT — An incredible flood of fans entered Thompson Speedway on Wednesday night for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s annual midweek Thompson 150 with plenty of magic in the air. Along with a much anticipated visit from Geoff Bodine and the original Big Red Machine #1 from his stellar 1978 campaign, the NASCAR touring teams battled in the Tour’s 750th event back where it all began in 1985.

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