DU QUOIN, Ill. — The largest Ted Horn 100 field in 20 years is set to compete in this Saturday night’s 68th running of the event under the lights at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois on September 3. No driver has won the pole in USAC Silver Crown competition at Du Quoin more often than Jerry Coons Jr. with four in 2001-10-13-17. A number of USAC national champions are scattered throughout the field, eight in fact. Coons captured USAC National Midget titles in 2006-07 as well as USAC National Sprint Car and USAC Silver Crown top honors in 2008. Justin Grant became the king of the USAC Silver Crown series in 2020.

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