Just 1 day away from the 55th Bettenhausen Memorial!

Kick start your open wheel racing a night early! Tonight it is the NIGHT BEFORE THE MILE. Action packed night featuring POWRi Midgets and Micros plus UMP Modifieds and Pro Late Models. Tonight kicks off 3 straight days jam packed with 4 racing events between here, the USAC Racing Silver Crown 55th Annual Bettehausen 100 and 23rd Illinois Sportsman Nationals prelims tomorrow afternoon at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield Mile, Rich Camfield Memorial at Macon Speedway Saturday night, and the 54th Annual Central Illinois SuperChevyStores.com 100 Allen Crowe Memorial ARCA RACING SERIES presented by Menards & 23rd Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals championship event also at the Springfield Mile. Be sure to hit as many of these great events as possible starting tonight right here at Lincoln with a full racing program!

Classes Racing tonight at Lincoln:

Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets
Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Winged Outlaw Micros
DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
UMP Pro Late Models

Times:
Pits 3:00
Stands 5:00
PLM/MOD Pill Draw Ends 6:00
Hot Laps 6:00
Racing 7:00

Pricing:
Adults $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE

Hotels: (Ask For Lincoln Speedway Rate)
Hampton Inn Lincoln
Holiday Inn Express Lincoln

For more information on the track, follow Lincoln Speedway online at www.lincolnspeedwayil.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/LincolnILSpeedway), and Twitter (@LincolnILSpdwy). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

Lincoln Speedway is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds, in Lincoln, IL. The physical address is 1408 Short 11th St., Lincoln, IL 62656. Lincoln Speedway races a number of UMP classes as well as specials on a near bi-weekly schedule of Friday and Sunday evenings.

For more information on the Illinois State Fair events and other Track Enterprises events, follow Track Enterprises online at www.trackenterprises.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and Twitter (@TEIRacing). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises home office at 217-764-3200.

IT IS RACE DAY 1 of 2 at the Illinois State Fair!

Today it is the "Big Cars" of the USAC Racing Silver Crown Series as they tackle the Springfield Mile for the 55th Annual Bettenhausen 100. Also racing is the prelim events for the 23rd Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 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 Hot Laps
12:30 PM Silver Crown B-Main
1:00 PM Sportsman Heats
1:30 PM Pre-Race Ceremonies
2:00 PM USAC Silver Crown 55th Annual Bettenhausen 100

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
(4 Two Day Pit Passes @$40 Each Allowed Per Sportsman Team)

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

For more information on the Illinois State Fair events and other Track Enterprises events, follow Track Enterprises online at www.trackenterprises.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and Twitter (@TEIRacing). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises home office at 217-764-3200.

After the races at the State Fair hop in the car and head east on I-72 to US-51 south and head here to Macon Speedway for the Inaugural Rich Camfield Memorial!

Divisions Racing at Macon:
Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget Series
Speedway Motors POWRi 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints
DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Models
Midwest Big Ten Series UMP Street Stocks
UMP Hornets

Times:
Pits 3:00
Stands 5:00
PLM/SS Pill Draw Ends 5:50
Hot Laps 6:00
Racing 7:00

Pricing:
Adults $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE

For more information, follow Macon Speedway online at www.maconracing.com, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/maconracing) and Twitter (@maconspeedway). It’s easy to join the Macon Speedway text service. Fans can text MSFANS to 74574 to receive fan information. Drivers text MSDRIVERS to 74574 to receive driver information. Message and date rates apply. Updates are also available by calling Macon Speedway at 217-764-3000.

Macon Speedway is located nine miles south of Decatur on U.S. 51, then 0.6 miles west on Andrews Street and south to 205 N. Wiles. Macon Speedway hosts racing every Saturday night, plus many weeknight specials.

Well, you win some and you lose some. Today, we lost. Unfortunately, we had a popup storm hit us and has caused the cancelation of today's events. Any possible reschedule date will be announced in the future.

We have a good forecast for tomorrow and the SuperChevyStores.com 100 presented by Jive should go on as planned. More detailed information coming at a later time.

Full info on tomorrow's events at www.trackenterprises.com.

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SPRINGFIELD'S "BETTENHAUSEN 100" RAINED OUT

Springfield, IL........Extremely wet grounds following early-week flooding, compounded by heavy rains Saturday morning and additional expected rain Saturday afternoon, have conspired to force cancellation of the "Bettenhausen 100" USAC Silver Crown Championship race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Race organizer Bob Sargent and USAC officials are reviewing options for a possible rain date. Please stay tuned for that announcement. A total of 37 cars were pre-entered for the race. The series now prepares for the September 3 "Ted Horn 100" at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.

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USAC Bettenhausen 100 At Illinois State Fair Not Rescheduled
Ticket Refund Details Announced

The 2016 edition of the Bettenhausen 100 for the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car event, scheduled for Saturday, August 20, was canceled due to rain. After a couple of days of searching and deliberation, it has been decided that the event will unfortunately not be rescheduled for 2016.

Officials announced at the time of the rainout that if there was to be a raindate, it would be announced early this week. Unfortunately, due to lack of good available dates, scheduling conflicts with State Fair booking, USAC availability, and other race events, the event will not be rescheduled.

Those who had purchased tickets for this year's edition of the event will be able to obtain a refund by mailing in their tickets and filling out the refund form, which can be obtained from the Track Enterprises website at www.trackenterprises.com, the Facebook page www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises/, or by emailing track@trackenterprises.com. For any questions, you may also call the offices at 217-764-3200.

The next event on the USAC Silver Crown schedule comes up in less than two weeks at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds with the Ted Horn 100 presented by Casey's General Stores. The event should boast a great field of cars, especially with the Springfield rainout. The race is scheduled for Saturday, September 3, with the ARCA Racing Series event to follow on Sunday, July 4. It's a new day for each, as historically the events have been held on Sunday and Monday. Now, with the Saturday-Sunday combo, both races will be held under the lights at the Magic Mile.

For more information or to order advance discount tickets, call the office at 217-764-3200 or the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds at 618-542-1535..