Magic Mile muddy and messy, but racing still on as scheduled

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> On and off rain showers Friday, Saturday and Sunday - at times torrential downpours - across southern Illinois have made things challenging right out of the gate for ARCA RE/MAX Series teams for today's 57th running of the Southern Illinois 100 here at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds "Magic Mile".</span>

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Every bit as messy as it is magic today, teams had to unload outside the track, move/push their pit equipment and racecars inside the historic mile dirt track where they will set up shop on pit road, which will double as their garage and pit stall. </span>

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Track workers have been working on the track all night (and still are) in an effort to get it race-ready for on-track activity scheduled to begin with practice from 9:00 - 10:00 AM local central time followed by Menards Pole Qualifying at 11:00. </span>

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Southern Illinois 100 is scheduled to go at 1:00 PM central. The 16th annual Bill Oldani Memorial UMP Modfied heat races and final will also be held.

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