Christian Eckes broke through and won the Southern Illinois 100 for the first time in his career. The Venturini Motorsports driver took the lead on lap 10 and never looked back, as Eckes led 91 laps en route to victory.
"I had an absolute blast learning how to drive the ARCA car on dirt at Springfield and I'm hoping some of the knowledge I gained there will help out for my first time at DuQuoin."
"I'm over the moon, had a few issues during the race and kept coming back. Full credit to the team, great car, kind of hung there and saved fuel, when it was time to go, I went. I was so determined, I really wanted to win."
Michael Self took the lead from dirt specialist Logan Seavey on lap 56 and held on from there, even in an overtime restart with a two lap restart, Self went onto win the Allen Crowe 100. It was Self's first time on dirt in a stock car, but it sure didn't look like it.
The NTT IndyCar Series returns to the track this weekend after some time off since their Mid-Ohio race, a few weeks back. And with just four races remaining, the battle for the championship is heating up between Team Penske's Josef Newgarden and Andretti Autosport's Alexander Rossi.
The ARCA Menards Series drivers return on-track this weekend for the exciting Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. It'll mark the 16th race of the season and five races left until the championship finale at Kansas Speedway in October.
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