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.
| 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
editBackground
editDuQuoin 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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editThe 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
editQualifying 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. December 12, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Schedule of events: Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. March 14, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Southern Illinois 100 at The DuQuoin State Fairgrounds". ARCA. September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ 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.