JOE GIBBS RACING ARCA RACE INFO
DATE: Sunday, August 17th, 2025
RACE: Springfield ARCA 100
TRACK: Illinois State Fairgrounds
TRACK LENGTH: One-mile dirt Oval
TV: FS1 (1:00 PM CT/2:00PM EST)
RADIO: ARCARacing.com
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Huge Weekend of Racing August 15-17 At Lincoln Speedway And The Illinois State Fairgrounds
MOWA Sprint Cars at Lincoln, USAC Silver Crown Series, ARCA Menards Series, & DIRTcar Sportsman
The huge weekend of racing begins Friday night, August 15 at Lincoln Speedway featuring MOWA Sprint Cars, Saturday afternoon, August 16 with USAC Silver Crown and Sportsman at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, and Sunday afternoon, August 17 with the ARCA Allen Crowe Memorial 100 and the Sportsman Nationals at the Illinois State Fair.
Centralia, IL Veteran Racer Joe Cooksey Returns To State Fair Races Sunday
August 12, 2025 Springfield, IL-Centralia’s Joe Cooksey, a long time ARCA Menards Series competitor, has teamed with Morris, Illinois owner/driver to return to ARCA dirt track competition in the Allen Crowe 100 Sunday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Joe has 145 ARCA starts in a 19-year ARCA career including a pole position in 200 on the DuQuoin “Magic Mile”.
Shane Cockrum Seeks Second Bettenhausen Trophy With Lein Team In Springfield Saturday
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.
Isabella Robusto Returns To Springfield IL Mile Aiming For Win
Springfield, IL August 8, 2025-Twenty-year old Isabella Robusto returns for her sophomore run at the ARCA Menard’s Allen Crowe 100 Sunday, August 17 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The South Carolina resident nearly became the first female winner of a major auto racing event on the Springfield Mile in 2024 when she started 19th and finished 2nd driving for the Venturini Team. She returns in 2025 chasing an ARCA title, currently fifth in points after twelve events with 8 top 10 finishes. She also pairs with the Venturini team in 2025 and will be one of the challengers, if not favorites to capture the Allen Crowe 100.
Granite State Pro Stock Series To Sanction Keen Parts 150 At Lee USA Speedway $10,000-to-Win Event Set for Friday, September 19th
Walpole, NH — In a joint announcement today, Granite State Pro Stock Series President Mike Parks and Lee USA Speedway General Manager John Esburnett revealed that the Keen Parts 150 will now be sanctioned and promoted by the Granite State Pro Stock Series (GSPSS). The event is scheduled for Friday, September 19, 2025, at Lee USA Speedway in Lee, New Hampshire.
USAC Silver Crown Racing To Return To Springfield, IL August 16
USAC Big Cars Heading for Springfield
Springfield, IL August 6, 2025- It’s less than two weeks until the rumble of USAC’s Silver Crown dirt championship will bounce off the massive Illinois State Fair grandstand, as the 62nd Bettenhausen 100 takes center stage Saturday, August 16. The Bettenhausen continues a tradition of championship dirt car racing on the last Saturday of the fair that goes back to 1934. A full field of the mighty uprights is expected to enter the grounds on August 16.
Sim City in the Hawkeye State: Race Simulator Helps Cody Ware Prepare for First Iowa Start
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 30, 2025) – The NASCAR Cup Series heads to America’s Heartland for the Iowa Corn 350 on Sunday at Iowa Speedway in Newton. While it will be just the second visit the Cup Series has made to the .875-mile oval, the track is not new to NASCAR.
Lee USA Speedway Opens Second Half of GSPSS Season With Iron Sight 125
WALPOLE, N.H. – The temperatures aren’t the only thing heating up this week as the Granite State Pro Stock Series eyes its next round of competition Friday night under the lights at Lee USA Speedway.
The Iron Sight 125 caps off the evening itinerary for Lee’s Mid-Summer Shootout, with a reinvigorated points battle setting the tone for the second half of the 2025 season.
Cole Robie Conquers “Mad Dog” For First Granite State Pro Stock Series Victory In Keen Parts 100
WINCHESTER, N.H. – Cole Robie has been eager to break through and score his first win with the Granite State Pro Stock Series. Saturday night, in front of one of the season’s biggest audiences, he finally pulled it off.
The Windham, Maine, rookie defended a last-lap charge from Casey Call to win the Keen Parts 100 at Monadnock Speedway, earning his first touring Pro Stock win and stealing the midseason GSPSS points lead.