The 2021 Allen Crowe 100 was the 15th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 22, in Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a permanent clay oval-shaped track at the Illinois State Fair. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would dominate the race to win his seventh career ARCA Menards Series win and the sixth of the season. To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would finish second and third respectively.
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.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevroletFast Track Racing2Landen LewisRev RacingChevroletLouLou's Waterfront Restaurant, L & A North Tire & Auto06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing10Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyotaMark Rumbold Farms, H. O. I. Vending11Michael GoudieFast Track RacingFordMuskoka Aircraft Refinishing, Hypercoat12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletTradinghouse Bar & Grill15Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 116Justin AllgaierRoy Kovski RacingChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman24Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevroletRJR Transportation Co.25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFree People Movement27Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFordDarren Bailey for Illinois Governor46Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordDavid Gilliland Racing48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation69Will KimmelKimmel RacingFordKimmel RacingOfficial entry list
Practice The only 30-minute practice session was held on Sunday, August 22, at 10:00 AM CST. Ryan Unzicker of Hendren Motorsports would set the fastest lap in the session, with a lap of 34.282 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevrolet34.282105.011220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota34.320104.895346Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord34.605104.031Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Sunday, August 22, at 11:30 AM CST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole for the race, setting a lap of 33.564 and an average speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota33.564107.258218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33.826106.427315Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota33.955106.023446Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord33.956106.02052Landen LewisRev RacingChevrolet34.362104.767669Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord34.601104.043725Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota34.687103.785816Justin AllgaierRoy Kovski RacingChevrolet34.875103.226924Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevrolet35.164102.3771027Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFord36.55398.4871112D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet37.06597.1271201Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevrolet37.10097.0351310Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota37.12296.9781411Michael GoudieFast Track RacingFord37.22896.7011506Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet37.62095.6941648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1120Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota10086running482218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000running423446Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord10011running424816Justin AllgaierRoy Kovski RacingChevrolet1000running405315Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota1003running406669Will KimmelKimmel RacingFord1000running38752Landen LewisRev RacingChevrolet1000running3781310Tim MonroeFast Track RacingToyota1000running369725Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running35101112D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet840running34111411Michael GoudieFast Track RacingFord600crash33121506Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet390brakes3213924Ryan UnzickerHendren MotorsportsChevrolet230vibration31141648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet120vibration30151027Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFord100handling29161201Owen SmithFast Track RacingChevrolet50clutch28
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