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 (1.6 km) 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.
Report 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 (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake03Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford06Brayton Laster (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord6Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet8Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet9Trevor WardFast Track RacingToyota10Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota11Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet12Matt KempFast Track RacingFord16Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet18Max ReavesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Lawless AlanVenturini MotorsportsToyota25Sam CorryVenturini MotorsportsToyota28Brenden Queen (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet31Tim GouletRise MotorsportsToyota48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord55Isabella Robusto (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota67Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsChevrolet70Brent CrewsNitro MotorsportsToyota86Joe CookseyClubb Racing Inc.Ford97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet99Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
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 Pos.#DriverTeamMake128Brenden Queen (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet218Max ReavesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota320Lawless AlanVenturini MotorsportsToyota46Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet525Sam CorryVenturini MotorsportsToyota670Brent CrewsNitro MotorsportsToyota797Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet855Isabella Robusto (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota911Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet1003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford1199Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1206Brayton Laster (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord1310Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota1467Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsChevrolet1548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord169Trevor WardFast Track RacingToyota1712Matt KempFast Track RacingFord1886Joe CookseyClubb Racing Inc.Ford1931Tim GouletRise MotorsportsToyota208Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet2116Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1670Brent CrewsNitro MotorsportsToyota10083Running48246Lavar ScottRev RacingChevrolet1000Running4232116Kelly KovskiKelly Kovski RacingChevrolet1000Running414128Brenden Queen (R)Pinnacle Racing GroupChevrolet10017Running415208Sean CorrEmpire RacingChevrolet1000Running396218Max ReavesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1000Running3871206Brayton Laster (R)Wayne Peterson RacingFord1000Running3781003Alex ClubbClubb Racing Inc.Ford970Running3691548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsFord950Running3510797Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet950Running34111310Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota930Running3312911Tim MonroeFast Track RacingChevrolet880Accident3213525Sam CorryVenturini MotorsportsToyota880Accident31141886Joe CookseyClubb Racing Inc.Ford510Mechanical30151199Michael MaplesMaples MotorsportsChevrolet480Mechanical29161931Tim GouletRise MotorsportsToyota280Mechanical2817169Trevor WardFast Track RacingToyota230Mechanical27181712Matt KempFast Track RacingFord210Mechanical26191467Austin VaughnMaples MotorsportsChevrolet200Mechanical2520320Lawless AlanVenturini MotorsportsToyota190Accident2421855Isabella Robusto (R)Venturini MotorsportsToyota100Accident23Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Brenden Queen 666 1 2 Lavar Scott 632 (–34) 1 3 Lawless Alan 625 (–41) 4 Jason Kitzmiller 549 (–117) 5 Isabella Robusto 536 (–130) 6 Alex Clubb 477 (–189) 7 Michael Maples 458 (–208) 8 Brayton Laster 445 (–221) 1 9 Brad Smith 326 (–340) 1 10 Andy Jankowiak 299 (–367)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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