2024 Southern Illinois 100
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 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 | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (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 | ||
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 was 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.
Background
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
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
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
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 |
