2021 Southern Illinois 100

The 2021 Southern Illinois 100 presented by Lucas Oil was the 17th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 5, in Du Quoin, Illinois at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent clay oval-shaped track at the DuQuoin State Fair. The race took 104 laps to complete due to an overtime finish. At race's end, Landen Lewis of Rette Jones Racing would dominate the race, leading every lap en route to his first career ARCA Menards Series win.[1] To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Ken Schrader of Fast Track Racing would finish second and third respectively.

2021 Southern Illinois 100 presented by Lucas Oil
Race details
Race 17 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Date September 5, 2021
Official name 35th Annual Southern Illinois 100
Location Du Quoin, Illinois, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 104 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Average speed 24.527 miles per hour (39.472 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Rette Jones Racing
with Austin Theriault
Time 34.236
Most laps led
Driver Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing
with Austin Theriault
Laps 104
Winner
No. 2 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing
with Austin Theriault
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Bob Dillner, Jim Trebow
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

Background

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The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.) At the start Hayes had a half-mile harness-racing track on his 30-acre site, with wooden grandstands that seated 3000. In 1939 Hayes started buying adjoining stripmined land to develop its potential as parkland, replanting it and turning the strip pits into family-friendly ponds and lakes. He eventually expanded his little fairgrounds into 1200 acres.

The DuQuoin "Magic Mile" racetrack was constructed on reclaimed stripmine land in 1946 by W.R. Hayes. The track's first national championship race was held in September 1948. In the second race on October 10, popular AAA National driving champion Ted Horn was killed in the fourth turn when a spindle on his championship car broke. The national championship race for the USAC Silver Crown dirt cars is held in his honor.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Carolina Sim Works
2 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing with Austin Theriault Toyota 19th Green
06 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
10 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota Kuttawa Fire Department
11 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford Pedalin Pup
12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
16 Kelly Kovski Roy Kovski Racing Chevrolet Schluckebeier Farms, Schnapp Sewer Service
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
24 Ryan Unzicker Hendren Motorsports Chevrolet Hummingbird Winery, RJR Transportation
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Venturini Motorsports
27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Latino Immigration & Legal Center
46 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford David Gilliland Racing
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Custom Automation
69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford Clarksville Schwinn
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 45-minute practice session was held on Sunday, September 5, at 4:15 PM CST.[2] Jesse Love of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest lap in the session, with a lap of 36.037 and an average speed of 99.897 miles per hour (160.769 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 36.037 99.897
2 16 Kelly Kovski Roy Kovski Racing Chevrolet 36.281 99.225
3 24 Ryan Unzicker Hendren Motorsports Chevrolet 36.545 98.509
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Sunday, September 5, at 6:00 PM CST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time.[2] Landen Lewis of Rette Jones Racing would win the pole for the race, setting a lap of 34.236 and an average speed of 105.152 miles per hour (169.226 km/h).[3]

No drivers would fail to qualify. Jesse Love and Kelly Kovski did not make a qualifying lap, and had to start the race from the rear.

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing
with Austin Theriault
Toyota 34.236 105.152
2 24 Ryan Unzicker Hendren Motorsports Chevrolet 34.349 104.807
3 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 35.596 101.135
4 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.634 101.027
5 10 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota 35.940 100.167
6 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 36.033 99.908
7 46 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 36.189 99.478
8 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 38.214 94.206
9 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 38.827 92.719
10 27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 39.638 90.822
11 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 39.685 90.714
12 11 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 41.269 87.233
13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 44.157 81.527
14 06 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 58.780 61.245
15 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota - -
16 16 Kelly Kovski Roy Kovski Racing Chevrolet - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 2 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing
with Austin Theriault
Toyota 104 104 running 49
2 4 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 104 0 running 42
3 5 10 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota 104 0 running 41
4 2 24 Ryan Unzicker Hendren Motorsports Chevrolet 104 0 running 40
5 7 46 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 103 0 running 39
6 11 01 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 102 0 running 38
7 3 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 95 0 overheating 37
8 10 27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 76 0 overheating 36
9 6 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 57 0 overheating 35
10 15 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 54 0 overheating 34
11 9 12 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 38 0 suspension 33
12 8 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 35 0 oil leak 32
13 12 11 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 9 0 overheating 31
14 13 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 brakes 30
15 14 06 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 0 0 transmission 29
16 16 16 Kelly Kovski Roy Kovski Racing Chevrolet 0 0 did not start 0

References

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  1. ^ "Landen Lewis dominates at DuQuoin for first ARCA win in second start". ARCA. September 5, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Southern Illinois 100 presented by Lucas Oil at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. ^ "Qualifying: Landen Lewis wins first General Tire Pole Award at DuQuoin". ARCA. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ "2021 Southern Illinois 100 presented by Lucas Oil - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-17.


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