USAC's stock car division sanctioned the race from the race's inception in 1963, until the series' demise in 1984. 1972's race was an odd occurrence, in that Al Unser won the USAC Stock car race on Saturday, and then won the USAC Championship Dirt Car race the following day.[1] The feat has never been repeated in the years since.
Co-sanctioningedit
As USAC was downsizing its stock car division, the 1983 and 1984 running of the Allen Crowe Memorial was co-sanctioned with ARCA.
ARCA eraedit
ARCA took over as sole sanctioning body in 1985.
In years where the race has not had a title sponsor, it has been named after former driver Allen Crowe (either "Allen Crowe Memorial", "Allen Crowe Memorial 100", "Allen Crowe Memorial ARCA 100", or simply "Allen Crowe 100"). Crowe was born on November 12, 1928 in Springfield, Illinois and died in New Bremen, Ohio, on June 2, 1963 from injuries sustained in a Sprint Car race at New Bremen Speedway. Allen cut his teeth at the now-defunct Springfield Speedway. He started in stock cars and moved up fast. He soon became a first class racer, winning the Missouri-Illinois stock car title. He began racing in the USACChampionship Car Series, racing in the 1961 through 1963 seasons with 15 starts, including the 1962 and 1963 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten six times, with his best finish of 5th in 1962 at Syracuse.[3]
Beginning in 1989, the race was renamed the Coors Allen Crowe Memorial 100. In 1995, it took the name "Pabst Genuine Draft 100", then was known as the "Super Chevy Dealers 100" for 1996, before returning to the original name for 1997. From 1999 to 2001, the race was known as the "Par-A-Dice 100", due to a new sponsor agreement. The race reverted to the "Allen Crowe Memorial 100" (or a variation of) moniker in 2002 and kept it until being renamed the "SuperChevyStores.com 100" for 2014.[4] The race had a title sponsor again in 2022 when Atlas Roofing became the title sponsor of the race. Dutch Boy Paint was the title sponsor of the race in 2023. Performance Seed became the title sponsor of the race in 2024 and the race was renamed the "Performance Seed Dirt Double" instead of having the milage of the race in the name.[5]
There have been no deaths in the race attributed to crashes; however, four-time race winner Dean Roper, whose son Tony Roper was killed in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race 10 months earlier, suffered a heart attack on lap 17 of the 2001 race. Roper's car slowed on the frontstretch, then hit the inside retaining wall. He was unconscious when medical help arrived and later pronounced dead at Springfield Memorial Hospital.[6][7][8][9]
§ - Because of inclement weather and track preparation, the race was run to a time limit as to allow other events at the Fairgrounds to start on time. Race start delayed to 1448 local time, and distance changed to one lap after 1559. Race further shortened by a red flag during the final lap caused by a crash. Race was red-flagged on Lap 76, but countback rule meant ARCA declared results official as of Lap 74.
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The Performance Seed Dirt Double formerly the Allen Crowe 100 Atlas 100 and the Dutch Boy 100 is an ARCA Menards Series stock car race held annually on the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack during the Illinois State Fair Contents 1 History 1 1 USAC era 1 2 Co sanctioning 1 3 ARCA era 2 Race winners 3 References 4 External linksHistory editUSAC era edit The first race was held August 25 1963 1 That race was won by NASCAR driver Curtis Turner 2 USAC s stock car division sanctioned the race from the race s inception in 1963 until the series demise in 1984 1972 s race was an odd occurrence in that Al Unser won the USAC Stock car race on Saturday and then won the USAC Championship Dirt Car race the following day 1 The feat has never been repeated in the years since Co sanctioning edit As USAC was downsizing its stock car division the 1983 and 1984 running of the Allen Crowe Memorial was co sanctioned with ARCA ARCA era edit ARCA took over as sole sanctioning body in 1985 In years where the race has not had a title sponsor it has been named after former driver Allen Crowe either Allen Crowe Memorial Allen Crowe Memorial 100 Allen Crowe Memorial ARCA 100 or simply Allen Crowe 100 Crowe was born on November 12 1928 in Springfield Illinois and died in New Bremen Ohio on June 2 1963 from injuries sustained in a Sprint Car race at New Bremen Speedway Allen cut his teeth at the now defunct Springfield Speedway He started in stock cars and moved up fast He soon became a first class racer winning the Missouri Illinois stock car title He began racing in the USAC Championship Car Series racing in the 1961 through 1963 seasons with 15 starts including the 1962 and 1963 Indianapolis 500 races He finished in the top ten six times with his best finish of 5th in 1962 at Syracuse 3 Beginning in 1989 the race was renamed the Coors Allen Crowe Memorial 100 In 1995 it took the name Pabst Genuine Draft 100 then was known as the Super Chevy Dealers 100 for 1996 before returning to the original name for 1997 From 1999 to 2001 the race was known as the Par A Dice 100 due to a new sponsor agreement The race reverted to the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 or a variation of moniker in 2002 and kept it until being renamed the SuperChevyStores com 100 for 2014 4 The race had a title sponsor again in 2022 when Atlas Roofing became the title sponsor of the race Dutch Boy Paint was the title sponsor of the race in 2023 Performance Seed became the title sponsor of the race in 2024 and the race was renamed the Performance Seed Dirt Double instead of having the milage of the race in the name 5 There have been no deaths in the race attributed to crashes however four time race winner Dean Roper whose son Tony Roper was killed in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race 10 months earlier suffered a heart attack on lap 17 of the 2001 race Roper s car slowed on the frontstretch then hit the inside retaining wall He was unconscious when medical help arrived and later pronounced dead at Springfield Memorial Hospital 6 7 8 9 Race winners editYear Winner 1963 Curtis Turner 1964 Bobby Marshman 1965 Bobby Isaac 1966 Don White 1967 Don White 1968 Norm Nelson 1969 Butch Hartman 1970 Norm Nelson 1971 Jack Bowsher 1972 Al Unser 1973 Jack Bowsher 1974 Roger McCluskey 1975 Butch Hartman 1976 Ramo Stott 1977 Ramo Stott 1978 Sal Tovella 1979 A J Foyt 1980 Terry Ryan 1981 Dean Roper 1982 Bay Darnell 1983 Dean Roper 1984 Bobby Jacks 1985 Dean Roper 1986 Dean Roper Year Winner 1987 Bob Keselowski 1988 Bob Keselowski 1989 Bob Keselowski 1990 Bob Brevak 1991 Bobby Bowsher 1992 Bobby Bowsher 1993 Billy Thomas 1994 Bob Hill 1995 Billy Thomas 1996 Tim Steele 1997 Tim Steele 1998 Ken Schrader 1999 Bill Baird 2000 Frank Kimmel 2001 Frank Kimmel 2002 Frank Kimmel 2003 Frank Kimmel 2004 Bill Baird 2005 Frank Kimmel 2006 Justin Allgaier 2007 Frank Kimmel 2008 Frank Kimmel 2009 Parker Kligerman 2010 Patrick Sheltra Year Winner 2011 Chad McCumbee 2012 Frank Kimmel 2013 Brennan Poole 2014 Kevin Swindell 2015 A J Fike 2016 Justin Haley 2017 Grant Enfinger 2018 Christian Eckes 2019 Michael Self 2020 Ryan Unzicker 2021 Corey Heim 2022 Jesse Love 2023 Brent Crews 1963 1982 USAC sanctioned event 1983 1984 ARCA and USAC co sanctioned event 1985 present ARCA sanctioned event Record for a 100 mile race 10 Because of inclement weather and track preparation the race was run to a time limit as to allow other events at the Fairgrounds to start on time Race start delayed to 1448 local time and distance changed to one lap after 1559 Race further shortened by a red flag during the final lap caused by a crash Race was red flagged on Lap 76 but countback rule meant ARCA declared results official as of Lap 74 References 1 10 11 12 13 4 References edit a b c http www ultimateracinghistory com racelist3 php trackid 2 Ultimate Racing History http www ultimateracinghistory com race php raceid 318 Ultimate Racing History http www freewebs com springfieldsspeeday dead link a b Tracks ARCA Menards Series schedule ARCARacing com Retrieved April 29 2024 Howard Richman Racer Dean Roper died of a broken heart The Kansas City Star via Knight Ridder Tribune News Service August 26 2001 ARCA Veteran Dean Roper Death History of Stock Car Racing Magazine Archived from the original on 2008 12 03 Retrieved 2008 07 21 Stock Car Racing magazine http www infoplease com ipa A0884855 html InfoPlease com ARCA Veteran Dean Roper Death Stock Car Racing Magazine Article at Automotive com Archived from the original on 2011 07 07 Retrieved 2008 07 21 ARCA Veteran Dean Roper Dies article provided by Circle Track Magazine a b http www motorsport com magazine feature asp C Special amp D 2001 07 31 Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport com STEELE EARNS VICTORY IN ALLEN CROWE 100 Bloomington Illinois Pantagraph published August 19 1996 http www motorsport com news article asp ID 84539 amp FS USAC SC Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport com Archived copy Archived from the original on 2009 08 13 Retrieved 2008 08 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link ARCAracing com resultsExternal links editIllinois State Fairgrounds race results at Racing Reference Previous race Henry Ford Health 200 ARCA Menards SeriesPerformance Seed Dirt Double Next race Sprecher 150 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Performance Seed Dirt Double Springfield amp oldid 1221412935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
