What a great entry list for the USAC Champ Cars at the Illinois State Fair this Saturday! Andy Hillenburg and staff doing a great job to get that car count back up.

Been looking forward to this for quite some time. The Morgans will be in the house to watch the crown cars on the dirt mile.

Where can I find the entry list

Heading out with the camper and the boat for Springfield in the morning (Tuesday). Gonna' spend some much needed time relaxing on Lake Springfield and at The Illinois State Fair.

Racin' will consist of POWRi midgets Friday night at Lincoln, Saturday at The Springfield Mile for the Silver Crown race, Saturday night POWRi midgets at Mighty Macon and Sunday the ARCA stock cars on The Springfield Mile.

We look forward to this week, and especially race weekend at The Fair, all year long!

Now that it looks like the car count will be better than it's been for a few years let's show our support for all that Andy has done by getting a good crowd on hand for the Bettenhausen Memorial!!

I'm going leaving Fri.morning.

ENTRY LIST FOR THE "TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100"

2 PATRICK LAWSON/Edwardsville, IL
Patrick Lawson/Mittler Brothers – Rebel Smokers/DRC/Chevy

3 A.J. FIKE/Galesburg, IL
RFMS Racing/Liberty Village – McGladrey/Eagle/Foxco

5 J.C. BLAND/Springfield, IL
Bland Brothers Enterprises/Sam’s Speed Shop/Drinan/BBE Chevy

7 BRIAN TYLER/Pleasant Garden, NC
Classy Chassy/Club 164/Beast/VanDyne Chevy

8 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA
Chris Carli/Finish Line Racing Equipment - Hinchman Indy/Beast/Chevy

14 CHASE STOCKON/Elizabethtown, IN
Dennis & Dave McQuinn/McQuinn Motorsports – Cashless Racing/JR-1/Chevy

16 REX NORRIS III/Knightstown, IN
Rex Norris III/R.Norris Company – Stoops Freightliner-Truck Country/J & J/Chevy

18 KENNY GENTRY/Henderson, KY
Kenny Gentry/Engler Machine & Tool – KVKK Racing/Beast/Chevy

19 DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN
Marc Longworth/Apple Metal Polishing – S & S Graphics/Beast/Speedway Toyota

20 JERRY COONS JR./Tucson, AZ
Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Eagle/Chevy

21 RANDY HANNAGAN/San Jose, CA
Swanson Racing/Rosewood Machine & Tool/Beast/Chevy

23 TERRY JAMES/St. Louis, MO
Todd Satterthwaite/Todd’s Machine Shop/Magnum/Chevy

26 AARON PIERCE/Marion, IN
Sam Pierce/Sam Pierce Chevrolet – G & G Oil/Beast/Chevy

29 JOEY MOUGHAN/Springfield, IL
Joey Moughan/Ciltrak – Moughan Electric/Beast/Claxton Mopar

30 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN
Leary-6R Racing/Leary Construction – Claxton Engines/DRC/Claxton Toyota

40 DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI
Byrne Racing/Stoops Freightliner-Truck Country – Bytec Resource Management/Maxim/Chevy

41 STEVEN RUSSELL/Springfield, IL
McQuinn Motorsports/Cashless Racing/JR-1/Chevy

44 DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO
Danny Long/Farmington Auto Plaza – DMR Motorsports/Beast/Chevy

48 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK
Paul Martens/Martens Machine Shop – Womak Machine Supply/DRC/Chevy

51 RUSS GAMESTER/Peru, IN
Gamester Racing/JCF Residences/GRP/Toyota

53 STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA
SET Racing/Heroes West Sports Grill/Beast/Chevy

55 CASEY SHUMAN/Tempe, AZ
Patty Bateman/Chances Chassis Repair/Beast/Chevy

56 RICKEY HOOD/Memphis, TN
Foxco Motorsports/Jarvis Plastic Express – Fox Construction/Beast/Foxco Chevy

57 LEVI JONES/Swansea, IL
Jack Rogers/Jack Rogers Realtors – Country Financial/Beast/Mopar

63 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA
DePalma Motorsports/Radio Hospital – Hampshire Racing Engines/Maxim/Chevy

71 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL
Hardy Boys Motorsports/Financial Transportation Services – Four Seasons Ace Hardware/Maxim/Chevy

77 CHRIS URISH/Elkhart, IL
Chris Urish/Elkhart Fertilizer – Hoosier Tire/Beast/Foxco Chevy

81 SHANE COTTLE/Kokomo, IN
Curtis Williams/Roger Williams Precision Engines – QS Components/Maxim/Chevy

84 TAD ROACH/Granite City, IL
Scott Spivey/Mark & Larry Spivey- Schenk Professional Services/Lloyd/Chevy

86 JACKIE BURKE/Houston, TX
Jackie Burke/Griffith Truck Sales – JTS Wireless/Shores/Chevy

88 CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO
Fetter Tile LLC/Fetter Tile – F & S Collision/Beast/Foxco

91 AUSTIN NEMIRE/Sylvania, OH
Hemelgarn Enterprises/Hemelgarn Enterprises/J & J/Ford

98 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL
RPM-Fred Gormly/RPM Auto Enterprise/Maxim/Mopar

00 TERRY BABB/Deactur, IL
Terry Babb/APT Powder Coating – Flat-Out Ministries/Beast/Chevy

07 JACOB WILSON/Crawfordsville, IN
Wilson Brothers Racing/Jet Star – Gott Eyez/Beast/Toyota

Good luck sunshine!

Anyone know where we could get the Silver Crown radio frequencies? Thanks!

Oh, how I wish I could join you again this year, my friend. Unfortunately, duty calls. I even have to miss the USAC Southwest Sprints/POWRi West midgets in my own backyard. Have a great week. You deserve it.

I'm going for first time in several years. Missed a few cause of kids activities and the diminished car counts the last several years kept me away. Hopefully the series is on a rebound with the large entry list