For those worried about the track, we are very happy with where things are. The track got some much needed moisture and we are expecting blistering fast track for practice and a real shot at breaking the USAC Racing Silver Crown track record in ProSource Qualifications tomorrow morning during the 57th Bettenhausen 100.

Full Illinois State Fair Racing Program Info

Illinois State Fair Racing
Saturday-Sunday, August 18-19
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL

Saturday, August 18
USAC Racing Silver Crown Series
57th Annual Bettenhausen 100
+ 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman Prelims

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 SPRINGFIELD TIMES:
7:00 AM Pits & Registration
9:00 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands
9:30 AM Drivers Meetings
10:00-11:10 AM Silver Crown Practice
11:30 AM Silver Crown Qualifying
12:00 PM Sportsman Hotlaps
12:30 PM Silver Crown B-Main
1:00 PM Sportsman Heats
1:30 PM Pre-Race Ceremonies
2:00 PM USAC Silver Crown 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100

Sunday, August 19
ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards
56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100
+ 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 SPRINGFIELD TIMES:
5:30 AM Pits & Registration
7:30 AM Chapel Service
8:00 AM Drivers Meeting
8:30 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands
9:00 AM Practice
11:00 AM ARCA Qualifying
12:00 PM 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals
12:15 PM Driver Autograph Session
1:15 PM ARCA Driver Introduction
1:30 PM National Anthem
1:35 PM 56th Annual Allen Crowe Memorial 100

(*Don’t forget our two other local shows the same weekend, Lincoln Speedway Friday, August 17 and Macon Speedway Saturday night, August 18.)

SPRINGFIELD TICKET INFO:
Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200. Discount tickets for Sunday also available at Menards.

RESERVED SEATING
Advance Tickets (Presale)
$25 Adults Per Day
$10 Children 11 & Under Per Day
Day Of Tickets (At Gate)
$30 Adults Per Day
$10 Children 11 & Under Per Day

INFIELD TICKETS
$20 Adults
$5 Children 11 & Under

PIT PASSES
$35 Adults Each Day
$20 Children 11 & Under Each Day
$50 Two-Day Pit Pass

INFIELD PARKING
$7 For Those Parking On Infield With No Infield Or Pit Passes

HOST HOTEL
Carpenter Street Hotel In Springfield
888-779-9100 or www.carpenterstreethotel.com









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Please for the love of God don't blade it off! Let's have a tacky track for once at Springfield! Many of us have been waiting a long, long time for this!

IT IS 57TH ANNUAL BETTENHAUSEN 100 RACE DAY AT THE Illinois State Fair!

One of the largest fields of USAC Racing Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by
Traxxas cars is expected as over 40 pre-entries have been filed for the event with many past winners entered in the field. Heavy rains Thursday night plus some Friday showers have the Springfield Mile locked and loaded for a shot at breaking the Silver Crown track record in qualifications for the 57th edition of The Bettenhausen 100. What does this chapter in the history books have in store? Do we add a new winner to the prestigious list of some of the best racers ever to pursue their craft? Does a wiley veteran who has found victory lane at Springfield find their way there again? You have to be here to find out as the Big Cars roar around the Springfield Mile!

Also on tap is the heat races for the 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals for the DIRTcar UMP Sportsman. Jeremy Nichols seeks a 6th consecutive win in the event while 2 other 5 time winners in Wes O'Dell and Dennis Vandermeersch seek to win their sixth and stop the streak along with a host of others as there are over 20 pre-entered drivers.

Full event information below:

57th Annual Bettenhausen 100
Illinois State Fair Racing
Saturday, August 18
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield, IL

Saturday, August 18
USAC Racing Silver Crown Series
57th Annual Bettenhausen 100
+ 25th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar UMP Sportsman Prelims

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 SPRINGFIELD TIMES:
7:00 AM Pits & Registration
9:00 AM Ticket Office & Grandstands
9:30 AM Drivers Meetings
10:00-11:10 AM Silver Crown Practice
11:30 AM Silver Crown Qualifying
12:00 PM Sportsman Hotlaps
12:30 PM Silver Crown B-Main
1:00 PM Sportsman Heats
1:30 PM Pre-Race Ceremonies
2:00 PM USAC Silver Crown 57th Annual Bettenhausen 100

(*Don’t forget at Macon Speedway tonight the POWRi Midgets and Micros are in action as part of the 4th Annual Camfield Memorial. More info on that at facebook.com/MaconRacing and www.maconracing.com)

SPRINGFIELD TICKET INFO:
Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

RESERVED SEATING
Advance Tickets (Presale)
$25 Adults Per Day
$10 Children 11 & Under Per Day
Day Of Tickets (At Gate)
$30 Adults Per Day
$10 Children 11 & Under Per Day

INFIELD TICKETS
$20 Adults
$5 Children 11 & Under

PIT PASSES
$35 Adults Each Day
$20 Children 11 & Under Each Day
$50 Two-Day Pit Pass

INFIELD PARKING
$7 For Those Parking On Infield With No Infield Or Pit Passes

HOST HOTEL
Carpenter Street Hotel In Springfield
888-779-9100 or www.carpenterstreethotel.com

For Springfield, Is lot 18 in the infield the best place to park to hit the pits, fair and watch the race from the grandstands?

The mile is juiced up today. Gonna be a fast track.

Great job Mr. Sargent and crew.


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The 2018 Bettenhausen Memorial exceeded expectations. In fact it was a great race! If ya didn’t like that race then ya didn’t want to be there in the first place!

The crowd was a bit better than last year but still woefully small considering the quality of the field and the racing itself. It’s 2 weeks until DuQuoin and and hopefully the word will get around how great the Bettenhausen was and it’ll inspire some to attend the Horn Memorial.

Thanks to Sarge and his people for another great Silver Crown event at Springfield!! Sad its over but excited about Du Quoin!!

Great race yesterday, it was great see some locals run well. Joey Moughan with a top ten, and Korey Wyent what a run in the B Main running the cushion been a while since we have seen that. Also congrats to Korey on a win at Spoon River sat. night.

Korey Weyant was worth the price of admission. No one has run the cushion like that at Springfield in a long, long time! That was a thing of beauty in anybody’s eyes!

What a race indeed. Felt so bad for Korey Wyant but man did he put on a show. There’s nothing better than watching the big cars on the big track. Long stretch of green flag laps provided some exciting racing. Oh, and the ribbon fries were awesome.

Looking forward to DuQuoin in a few weeks.