2024 Southern Illinois 100

The 2024 Southern Illinois 100 was the 16th stock car race of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 44th iteration of the event. The race will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would hold off pole winner William Sawalich. To fill out the podium, Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing and Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2024 Southern Illinois 100
Race details[1][2]
Race 16 of 20 of the 2024 ARCA Menards Series
Date September 1, 2024
Official name 44th Annual Southern Illinois 100
Location DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 35.432
Most laps led
Driver Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports
Laps 100
Winner
No. 20 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Eric Brennan and Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

Report

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Background

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DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, the circuit where the race was held.

DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about 90 miles (140 km) southeast of St Louis, Missouri. It is a stop on the ARCA Menards Series, USAC Silver Crown Series and American Flat Track.

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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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Racing Ford Ocean Pipe Works
2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Race Parts Liquidators
4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions / Motul
06 Austin Vaughn Wayne Peterson Racing Toyota Safford Equipment Company
6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Inc.
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford CCM
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet NESCO Bus Sales
10 Daylan Hairston Fast Track Racing Ford Memory of Ron Hutcherson
11 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota Timcast
12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Illinois Trucking Association
15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota FNB Corporation
16 Kelly Kovski Kelly Kovski Racing Chevrolet BRANDT / Schluckebier Farms
18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Starkey / SoundGear
20 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota ICON Direct
25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunoco
31 Brayton Laster Rise Motorsports Chevrolet AC-Cages.com / Goat Locker Racing
32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford West Virginia Department of Tourism
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford Ski's Graphics
55 Taylor Reimer Venturini Motorsports Toyota BuzzBallz
69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford Weddington Custom Homes
86 Brian Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford Race Parts Liquidators
99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Don Ray Petroleum LLC
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Sunday, September 1, at 4:30 PM CST, and lasted for 30 minutes.[3] Taylor Reimer, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 34.997, and a speed of 102.866 mph (165.547 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 55 Taylor Reimer Venturini Motorsports Toyota 34.997 102.866
2 20 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 35.018 102.804
3 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 35.566 101.22
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Sunday, September 1, at 6:00 PM CST.[3] The qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap based system. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[5]

William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 35.432, and a speed of 101.603 mph (163.514 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35.432 101.603

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 20 Brent Crews Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 100 Running
2 1 18 William Sawalich Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 Running
3 4 2 Andrés Pérez de Lara Rev Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running
4 5 15 Kris Wright Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running
5 3 16 Kelly Kovski Kelly Kovski Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running
6 6 6 Lavar Scott (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running
7 8 55 Taylor Reimer Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running
8 12 32 Christian Rose AM Racing Ford 100 0 Running
9 15 25 Toni Breidinger Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running
10 13 12 Tim Monroe Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Running
11 9 22 Amber Balcaen Venturini Motorsports Toyota 100 0 Running
12 14 11 Cody Dennison (R) Fast Track Racing Toyota 96 0 Running
13 17 31 Brayton Laster Rise Motorsports Chevrolet 95 0 Running
14 16 99 Michael Maples (R) Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 80 0 Running
15 23 03 Alex Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 77 0 Accident
16 18 06 Austin Vaughan Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Accident
17 10 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 38 0 Accident
18 7 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Ford 31 0 Accident 5
19 11 4 Dale Quarterley 1/4 Ley Racing Chevrolet 25 0 Accident 4
20 21 0 Nate Moeller Wayne Peterson Motorsports Ford 10 0 Accident 3
21 20 10 Daylan Hairston Fast Track Racing Ford 5 0 Accident 2
22 19 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Ford 4 0 Accident 1
23 22 86 Brian Clubb Clubb Racing Inc. Ford 3 0 Accident 0

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Entry list: Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice results: Southern Illinois 100 at The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. ^ White, Brandon (August 27, 2024). "PIT BOX: ARCA Menards Series finishes the dirt portion of its 2024 schedule at DuQuoin". ARCA. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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