2025 Allen Crowe 100


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 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.

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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. 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. 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, UMP Modifieds, and midgets.

Entry list

  • 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. 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.

Starting lineup

Race results

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Brenden Queen666
12Lavar Scott632
13Lawless Alan625
4Jason Kitzmiller549
5Isabella Robusto536
6Alex Clubb477
7Michael Maples458
8Brayton Laster445
19Brad Smith326
110Andy Jankowiak299

  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.