Forty USAC Silver Crown drivers and cars are entered for this Saturday’s 61st running of the Bettenhausen 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds dirt mile oval on August 17. The Springfield Mile will host five past Bettenhausen 100 winners in this Saturday’s field, including defending victor, Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.). Kingsburg,Continue Reading
As the 2024 ARCA Menards Series schedule enters its final stages, attention turns to the 2 dirt tracks on the schedule including one as part of a challenging weekend doubleheader. The current ARCA point leader hails from Mexico City and could become the first winner of the ARCA Allen CroweContinue Reading
The USAC Silver Crown series’ first event ever on Jennerstown Speedway’s 0.522-mile asphalt oval Saturday night was record-setting and memorable for Doran Binks Racing and driver Kody Swanson. Driving the Mission Foods No. 77, the seven-time series champion led all 100 laps of the feature to extend his record forContinue Reading
California’s Logan Seavey looks to become the first back-to-back winner of the Bettenhausen 100 in nine years on Saturday, August 17 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Since 2020, the 2023 USAC Silver Crown champion has finishes of eighth, second, third, and first in the 100-mile classic. Last year’s win helpedContinue Reading
The August 17 Bettenhausen 100 continues a tradition of 100-mile national championship racing that celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first national championship race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, as well as celebrating a tradition of competitive auto racing at the fair that goes back at least 114 years. The “SpringfieldContinue Reading
Open wheel and stock car fans, alike, are looking forward to the annual return of racing to the Springfield Mile at the Illinois State Fair. The stars of USAC Silver Crown, ARCA Menards Series, and DIRTcar Sportsman will all be on track the final weekend of the Illinois State Fair,Continue Reading
The first USAC Silver Crown race ever held at Salt City Speedway presented many questions to the drivers and teams who competed in Saturday night’s 100-lap race at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Doran Binks Racing and driver Kody Swanson worked through those questions, focused on the big picture, and advancedContinue Reading
Morning showers and a forecast calling for incoming heavy thunderstorms has forced postponement of the Wednesday, July 3, Salute to Levi Jones program featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois. The $10,000-to-winevent will now take place at Red Hill Raceway on ThursdayContinue Reading
Advance discount tickets for the upcoming ARCA Menards Series Circle City 200 and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series TSport 200 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park are now available at 21 central Indiana-area Menards locations. Jesse Love outdueled Luke Fenhaus to win last year’s 200-lap clash around the tricky 0.686-mileContinue Reading
World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. is the newest addition to the 2024 USAC Silver Crown National Championship schedule. On Friday, August 16, the 1.25-mile paved oval will present USAC Silver Crown practice and qualifying before capping the night with the main event – the 60-lap, 75-mile Ranken TechnicalContinue Reading