2024 Southern Illinois 100

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.

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Background , the circuit where the race was held. DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about 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 ==

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Sunday, September 1, at 4:30 PM CST, and lasted for 30 minutes. Taylor Reimer, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 34.997, and a speed of . == Qualifying ==

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Sunday, September 1, at 6:00 PM CST. William Sawalich, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 35.432, and a speed of . == Race results ==

Race results

== Standings after the race ==

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. == References ==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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