ARCA RE/MAX Factsheet, Springfield Dirt-Mile

SPRINGFIELD IL - Fresh from the 1.33-mile concrete Nashville Superspeedway, the world's most versatile stock car tour is headed back to its roots. Born on the dirt in 1953, the ARCA RE/MAX Series warriors next visit the 1-mile dirt Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield for this Sunday's (Aug 17) Allen Crowe Memorial 100.

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SPRINGFIELD FACTSHEET PLUS
RACE:                          Allen Crowe Memorial 100, Sunday August 17

TRACK:                          Illinois State Fairgrounds, 1-mile clay oval

LOCATION:                 Springfield, Illinois

DISTANCE:                  100 Miles (100 laps)

SANCTION:                 ARCA
SERIES:                       Event #15 of the 2003 ARCA RE/MAX Series

PROMOTER:                Bob Sargent (217) 764-3200

SCHEDULE:                 Sat, Aug 16:    Pre-registration 6-8 PM, Crowne Plaza, 3000 South Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield IL

Sun, Aug 17: Practice 9 AM - 10 AM; Old Milwaukee Pole Award Qualifying 11 AM; Start of Allen Crowe Memorial 100 at 1 PM. 

POSTED AWARDS:            $120,876 in prize, point and contingency money



ARCA OFFICIAL COMPANIES: RE/MAX International Inc, Damon RV, Featherlite Trailers, Hoosier Racing Tires, Racing Electronics, 76 Racing Gas.

ARCA OFFICIAL PRODUCTS: Amkus Rescue Tools, Cloyes Gear & Products, Cookies BarBQ Sauce, Earl's Performance Products, Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Flowmaster Mufflers, Gladiator GarageWorks, Harris Torches & Regulators, Holley HP Carbs, K&N Air Filters, K&N Oil Filters, Kluhsman Racing Products, Landrum Spring Service, Lincoln Electric Welders, Magnum Police Equipment, Motive Gear, National Pork Board, Old Milwaukee Beer, QuicShine 99, RJS Uniforms, S-W Scales by Intercomp, University of Northwestern Ohio.

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES: ATI Dampers, Auto Meter Instruments, Berryman Products, Bilstein Shocks, Blake Carburetors, BSR Racing Products, CamAir Tire Management Systems, Clevite Engine Parts, Cometic Gaskets, CV Products, Dayco Belts & Hoses, Dr. Gas Exhaust Components, Edelbrock, Evernham Performance Parts, Ford Motor Co., Gatorade, G-Force Racing Gear, Hedman Hedders, Hoosier Performance Tire, Hutcherson-Pagan, Jacobs Electronics, JE Pistons, Joyce Julius & Associates, JR's Garage, KoolMat, LaCross Engine Development, Leading Edge Race Cars, Lowe Lug Nuts, MSD Ignition, Mechanix Wear, Nelson Specialties, Ohlins Shocks, Penske Racing Shocks, Perfect Circle Piston Rings, Quarter Master, Reed Cams, Rhyne Racing Engines, RJS Racing Equipment, 76 Performance Products, Tex Racing/Hawk Brakes, Thermo-Tec Header Wrap, Tilton Engineering, Victor-Reinz Gaskets, Wallace Race Car Lettering.



RECORDS:            Qualifying - Bob Hill, 1995, 33.546 seconds (107.315 mph); Race - Bobby Bowsher, 1990, 90.000 mph



NOTES OF INTEREST:  This year's race will be the 53rd ARCA RE/MAX race held on a clay oval since 1974 and the 21st ARCA race on the Springfield mile since 1983. The onslaught of Illinois drivers at Springfield is always stout with 16-time ARCA RE/MAX Series winner and veteran Bob Strait of Mokena entered in the Hendren Motorsports #66 Pontiac, 17-year-old local Springfield sensation Justin Allgaier, two-time series winner Eric Smith of Bloomington, E. Peoria powerhouse Todd Coon, Centralia's Joe Cooksey, series regular (6th in points) Brent Sherman of N. Barrington and newcomer Ryan Unzinger from El Paso. As has become an annual tradition, the Old Milwaukee Pole Award at Springfield will be named/presented in honor of the memory of Dean Roper. Roper was the winningest ARCA driver on dirt since 1974 with 9 wins at Springfield, DuQuoin and Terre Haute. Benton KY late model stand-out Terry English is expected to make his career-first RE/MAX Series attempt at Springfield in Keith Murt's Murtco Chevrolet. In addition, leading ARCA Rookie of the Year candidate Christi Passmore, a former sprint car driver from Pryor OK, will be making her first RE/MAX Series attempt at Springfield. Christi's uncle Jamie Passmore is also entered for his first attempt in the world's most diverse stock car tour. Additional entrants include third-generation racer Jason Jarrett, 4-time series winner Mark Gibson, sons of former ARCA champions Billy Venturini and Todd Bowsher, Soddy Daisy TN titan Ron Cox, Penndel PA veteran Andy Belmont and St. Joseph MO driver Doug Keller. After 20 RE/MAX Series events at Springfield, 6 have been won from the pole - Bob Keselowski in 1987, Bob Brevak in 1990, Bob Hill in 1994, Ken Schrader in 1998 and defending race winner Frank Kimmel in 2001 & 2002. Kimmel, the current point leader, has won 5 of the last 6 ARCA races on dirt (Springfield three times and DuQuoin twice). In addition, the 4-time series champ won on the West VA Motor Speedway clay oval in 1997. Kimmel is currently tied for second with Bob Keselowski on the all-time dirt win list (6 wins) in the modern era (1974-2002). Past ARCA RE/MAX Series winners at Springfield include Bob Keselowski 4, Frank Kimmel and Dean Roper 3, Bobby Bowsher and Tim Steele 2, and Bill Baird, Bob Brevak, Bob Hill, Bobby Jacks, Ken Schrader and Billy Thomas all with 1. 



CONTACT: Don Radebaugh (419) 450-0611 cell

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