The Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 (formerly the Southern Illinois 100) is an

ARCA Menards Series The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three nation ...

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race held annually on the

DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one-mile (1.6-km) clay oval motor racetrack in Du Quoin, Illinois, about southeast of St Louis, Missouri. It is a stop on the ARCA Menards Series, USAC Silver Crown Series and American Flat Track. Hist ...

during the DuQuoin State Fair on Labor Day weekend.

Race history

The first 100-mile stock car race at the track was held in 1950. It has been a part of a national stock car circuit annually since 1954.

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sanctioned the race until 1955, USAC from 1956 to 1984, and ARCA took over solely in 1985 after co-sanctioning the race in 1983 and 1984.

NASCAR Cup driver participation

In the 2000s, the race has seen participation from NASCAR Cup Series regulars

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and

Ken Schrader Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Tra ...

. Stewart won the race in 2003, and Schrader was victorious in 2006 and 2007.

Race winners

* References: ARCARacing.com

References

External links

* {{ARCA Menards Series races ARCA Menards Series races ARCA Menards Series Motorsport in Illinois Recurring sporting events established in 1950 1950 establishments in Illinois