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 SPRINGFIELD,
IL (August 21, 2011) -- Chad McCumbee dominated the Allen Crowe 100 at
the Illinois State Fairgrounds leading 72 of 107 laps en route to capturing his
third career ARCA Series win. It was McCumbee's first win since 2007 at Pocono.
There were 31 cars on hand for
the first of two events the ARCA Series contests on dirt.
Ty Dillon was the fastest
qualifier circling the historic mile oval in 33.771 seconds or 106.600 mph.
Dillon was looking for his fourth consecutive win and eighth victory overall
this season.
Josh Richards, the 2009 and 2010
World of Outlaws Late Model Dirt Series champion, was second fastest in
qualifying at 33.840 seconds (106.383 mph).
The race featured six leaders
among four different drivers. Race leaders included; Ty Dillon 1, 39-56 (19
laps), Josh Richards 2-16 (15 laps), Chad McCumbee 17-37, 57-107 (72 laps) and
Tim George Jr. 38 (1 lap).
The race had five yellow flags
thrown slowing the action for 30 laps which also extended the race an
additional 7 laps beyond the scheduled 100 lap distance.
In the end, McCumbee, and his
Andy Belmont #1 Ford, survived a one-lap sprint to the finish to capture his
first win in four years. McCumbee, who started third, won by .751 seconds over
a hard charging Tom Hessert.
Chris Windom, from West Lafayette,
IN, finished in third place. Windom proved he would be a contender at Springfield
when, earlier in the year, he won the 63rd annual Pay Less Little 500 at
Anderson Speedway in May.
Will Kimmel finished in fourth
place followed by Will Vaught, Kelly Kovski, Frank Kimmel, Chris Buescher, Josh
Richards and Chad Hackenbracht in fifth through tenth, respectively.
Ty Dillon, after cutting down a
tire, finished in 13th place--2 laps down. Despite the setback, Dillon still
maintains a 415 point lead over Frank Kimmel in the driver standing with just
five events remaining on the 2011 schedule.
The ARCA Series will be back in
action this Friday, August 26, at Wisconsin's Madison International Speedway.
The last time the series contested a race there was in 1973.
Hoosier Racing Tire is proud to
be the exclusive tire provider to the ARCA Racing Series.
Trackside sales and service at
Springfield was provided by Hoosier's David
Wroblewski, Chad Wight, Kevin Perkins, Luke Morris and Waylon Haynes.
For more information about the Allen
Crowe 100 or the ARCA Racing Series visit www.arcaracing.com.
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