2025 Allen Crowe 100
14th race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series
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The 2025 Allen Crowe 100 was the 14th stock car race of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Springfield, 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 Nitro Motorsports, was able to take the lead early from Brenden Queen, and showed off his dirt racing background by leading the final 83 laps to earn his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Lavar Scott, driving for Rev Racing, and Kelly Kovski, driving for his own team, Kelly Kovski Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 20 of the 2025 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Date | August 17, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 43rd Annual Allen Crowe 100 | ||
| Location | Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack in Springfield, 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) | ||
| Average speed | 66.007 mph (106.228 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Pinnacle Racing Group | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brent Crews | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Laps | 83 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 70 | Brent Crews | Nitro Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Brent Stover and Phil Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | ARCA Racing Network | ||
Report
Background
Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The Springfield Mile.[5] Constructed in the late 19th century and reconstructed in 1927, the track has hosted competitive auto racing since 1910, making it one of the oldest speedways in the United States. The original mile track utilized the current frontstretch and the other side was behind the current grandstands and the straightaways were connected by tight turns.[5] It is the oldest track to continually host national championship dirt track racing, holding its first national championship race in 1934 under the American Automobile Association banner. It is the home of five world records for automobile racing, making it one of the fastest dirt tracks in the world. Since 1993, the venue is managed by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises.
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.[5]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Starting lineup
Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, August 17, at 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM CST, but were both cancelled due to inclement weather.[6][7] The starting lineup would be determined by this season's owners' points. As a result, Brenden Queen, driving for Pinnacle Racing Group, was awarded the pole.[8]
Starting lineup
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 3 | 20 | Lawless Alan | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 25 | Sam Corry | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 6 | 70 | Brent Crews | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota |
| 7 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota |
| 9 | 11 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford |
| 11 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford |
| 13 | 10 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota |
| 14 | 67 | Austin Vaughn | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford |
| 16 | 9 | Trevor Ward | Fast Track Racing | Toyota |
| 17 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford |
| 18 | 86 | Joe Cooksey | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford |
| 19 | 31 | Tim Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Toyota |
| 20 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 16 | Kelly Kovski | Kelly Kovski Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official starting lineup | ||||
Race results
| Fin[9] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 70 | Brent Crews | Nitro Motorsports | Toyota | 100 | 83 | Running | 48 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Lavar Scott | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 3 | 21 | 16 | Kelly Kovski | Kelly Kovski Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 4 | 1 | 28 | Brenden Queen (R) | Pinnacle Racing Group | Chevrolet | 100 | 17 | Running | 41 |
| 5 | 20 | 8 | Sean Corr | Empire Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 2 | 18 | Max Reaves | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 100 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 12 | 06 | Brayton Laster (R) | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 10 | 03 | Alex Clubb | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 97 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 15 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Ford | 95 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 10 | 7 | 97 | Jason Kitzmiller | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 11 | 13 | 10 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 93 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 12 | 9 | 11 | Tim Monroe | Fast Track Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 0 | Accident | 32 |
| 13 | 5 | 25 | Sam Corry | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 88 | 0 | Accident | 31 |
| 14 | 18 | 86 | Joe Cooksey | Clubb Racing Inc. | Ford | 51 | 0 | Mechanical | 30 |
| 15 | 11 | 99 | Michael Maples | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | Mechanical | 29 |
| 16 | 19 | 31 | Tim Goulet | Rise Motorsports | Toyota | 28 | 0 | Mechanical | 28 |
| 17 | 16 | 9 | Trevor Ward | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 23 | 0 | Mechanical | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | 12 | Matt Kemp | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | Mechanical | 26 |
| 19 | 14 | 67 | Austin Vaughn | Maples Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | Mechanical | 25 |
| 20 | 3 | 20 | Lawless Alan | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 19 | 0 | Accident | 24 |
| 21 | 8 | 55 | Isabella Robusto (R) | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 10 | 0 | Accident | 23 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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