Wilson Wheels to First Silver Crown Win in Du Quoin

For the majority of his career, Jacob Wilson has been deemed a “pavement guy.”

Sep 2, 2019

Youngest Du Quoin Winner Returns for Ted Horn 100

In the year 2000, the Magic Mile at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds had just been remodeled with a new concrete wall and lighting system. The ARCA stock car race was still held on Sunday afternoon, with the Ted Horn 100 USAC Silver Crown event on Monday afternoon. The UMP Modified Bill Oldani Memorial was in year seven and a fresh-faced teenager from St. Charles, Missouri was in the mix in the Oldani field and an interested spectator for the Ted Horn 100.

Aug 31, 2019

Sunshine Looking for Du Quoin Redemption

There are times race fans may have heard a driver remark “this place owes me one” but the sentiment is often hard to justify.

Aug 30, 2019

Ted Horn 100 Entry List Revealed

Eight past Ted Horn 100 winners are among the 38 drivers prepared for action in this Sunday’s USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series race at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois.

Aug 28, 2019

Thorson Tabbed for Dyson Ride at Du Quoin

Tanner Thorson, the 2016 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champion, has been named the driver of the Chris Dyson Racing No. 9 for this Sunday’s USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Ted Horn 100 at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds on September 1.

Aug 28, 2019

USAC Silver Crown Stat Book: Du Quoin Edition

The Magic Mile of the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds welcomes the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series back to its longest-tenured racing event, the “Ted Horn 100,” which first began in 1951 at the one-mile dirt oval in southern Illinois, this Sunday, September 1.

Aug 28, 2019

Ted Horn 100 Marks Du Quoin Swan Song for Hardy Boys

All good things eventually come to an end.  One of the better things in USAC history has been the entry of Decatur, Illinois’ Dave Hardy.  Hardy is one of the few entrants in the sport who can say he has been behind the efforts of a USAC Stock Car and a USAC Silver Crown championship dirt car.

Aug 27, 2019

Ted Horn 100 Brings Magic to Du Quoin Sunday

The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds have been a staple on the AAA and USAC Championship Car racing trail since 1948.  Seven decades later, the spectacular sight of a full field of USAC Silver Crown cars rumbling down the front stretch of the one-mile dirt oval in southern Illinois sends a chill down the spine.

Aug 26, 2019