(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is now officially a NASCAR sponsor. State officials announced Monday that the Illinois Office of Tourism will sponsor the “Enjoy Illinois 300” race at the World Wide Technolog.
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Where: I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, Neb. (streamed on MAVTV Plus)
Why We Chose It: At $30,000-to-win, by far Thursday’s highest-paying dirt race
After a white-hot start to the 2021 season that saw New Waverly, Texas’s Tyler Erb score two wins at East Bay Raceway Park (as well as get parked for on-track antics with Mason Zeigler), the driver known as Terbo stormed back to relevance on the LOLMDS circuit, backing up a $7,000 preliminary win Wednesday with a flag-to-flag victory in the 53-lap feature Thursday night. The win paid a cool $30,000, by far Erb’s biggest of 2021.
.@BestTerbo1 flexed his muscles on Wednesday Night leading all 30 laps to win the Al Belt Custom Homes I-80 Nationals at @I80Speedway.
For
the first time in its 36-year history,
Hell
Tour fans can enjoy watching both tours race over eight different
weeks at various tracks, featuring a fresh mix of annual favorites, returning
gems and one new addition.
Both
tours are scheduled to race 30 dates over an eight-week stretch, starting with
the kickoff at Indiana’s Brownstown Speedway on Tuesday, June 15.
Similar
to the revamped 2020 schedule, a two-week break period will divide the tours
into two parts to allow for the Late Model drivers to compete with the World of
Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models in their crown-jewel events – Fairbury
Speedway’s