Dutch Boy 100

Annual ARCA Menards Series race

The Dutch Boy 100 (formerly the Atlas 100 and the Allen Crowe 100) is an ARCA Racing Series stock car race held annually on the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack during the Illinois State Fair.

## Allen Crowe[edit]

Born November 12, 1928 in Springfield, Illinois, Allen Crowe 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.[1]

## Race history[edit]

The first race was held August 25, 1963.[2] That race was won by NASCAR driver Curtis Turner.[3]

### USAC era[edit]

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.[2] 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, with the race name having different variations during years when there was no sponsor title, such as "Allen Crowe Memorial", "Allen Crowe Memorial 100", "Allen Crowe Memorial ARCA 100", or simply "Allen Crowe 100". 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 would once again go through a myriad of names, with this year (2023) being the Dutch Boy 100.

## Race winners[edit]

| Year  | Winner

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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.[5]

§ - 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:[2][5][6][7][8][4]

## Tragedy[edit]

There have been no deaths in the race attributed to crashes; however, four-time Allen Crowe Memorial 100 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.[9][10][11] [12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.freewebs.com/springfieldsspeeday[dead link]
2. ^ a b c http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=2 Ultimate Racing History
3. ^ http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=318 Ultimate Racing History
4. ^ a b "Tracks".
5. ^ a b http://www.motorsport.com/magazine/feature.asp?C=Special&D=2001-07-31 Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport.com
6. ^ STEELE EARNS VICTORY IN ALLEN CROWE 100, Bloomington, Illinois Pantagraph published August 19, 1996
7. ^ http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=84539&FS=USAC-SC Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport.com
8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-17.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ARCAracing.com results
9. ^ Howard Richman: "Racer Dean Roper died of a broken heart." The Kansas City Star (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) August 26, 2001
10. ^ "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
11. ^ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0884855.html InfoPlease.com
12. ^ "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

## External links[edit]

* Illinois State Fairgrounds race results at Racing-Reference

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