List of Notable Illinois Race Car Drivers
This is a list of race car drivers from Illinois that have raced in a major touring series, and have held a full-time position there. These series include NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, NCTS, and Nationwide series, USAC Indy Cars, the IRL or Champ Car Series, ARCA, or one of the major off road racing sanctioning bodies.
Other drivers include "Chicago Gang" midget car racing drivers Emil Andres and Jimmy Snyder (who won the pole position for the 1939 Indianapolis 500).
Name | Hometown | Racing Series |
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Justin Allgaier | Riverton, Illinois | ARCA, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
Chuck Baird | Assumption, Illinois | IHRA |
Gary Bettenhausen | Tinley Park, Illinois | USAC Championship Car, NASCAR |
Merle Bettenhausen | Tinley Park, Illinois | USAC Championship Car |
Tony Bettenhausen | Tinley Park, Illinois | AAA, USAC Championship Car |
Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Tinley Park, Illinois | Champ Car |
Joe Cooksey | Centralia, Illinois | ARCA |
Allen Crowe | Springfield, Illinois | USAC Championship Car |
Bay Darnell | Lake Bluff, Illinois | USAC Stock Car, NASCAR Grand National, Indy Car |
Erik Darnell | Beach Park, Illinois | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
Bob Dotter | Chicago, Illinois | NASCAR Nationwide Series, ARCA |
Bobby Dotter | Chicago, Illinois | ASA, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA |
Randy Eller | Taylorville, Illinois | CORR, WSORR |
Steve Federico | Willmette, Illinois | CORR, WSORR |
Lou Fegers | Glenview, Illinois | USAC, IMCA |
Aaron Fike | Galesburg, Illinois | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, ARCA |
A. J. Fike | Galesburg, Illinois | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
Steve Fossett | Chicago, Illinois | 24 hours of Le Mans, Paris to Dakar Rally |
Fred Lorenzen | Elmhurst, Illinois | NASCAR, USAC Stock Cars |
Phillip McGilton | Marion, Illinois | ARCA, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
Danica Patrick | Roscoe, Illinois | Indy Racing League NASCAR Nationwide Series ARCA |
Tony Schumacher | Long Grove, Illinois | NHRA |
Eric Smith | Bloomington, Illinois | ARCA, United Midwestern Promoters |
Bob Strait | Mokena, Illinois | ARCA, ASA, NCTS, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series |
Scott Taylor | Belvidere, Illinois | SODA, CORR, WSORR, Traxxas TORC Series |
Bill Venturini (Retired) | Chicago, Illinois | ARCA |
Billy Venturini | Chicago, Illinois | ARCA |
Rich Vogler | Chicago, Illinois | USAC Sprint Cars, USAC Midgets |
Mark Voigt | Marine, Illinois | NASCAR, ARCA, United Midwestern Promoters |
Bobby Wawak | Villa Park, Illinois | NASCAR, USAC stock cars |
Tim Wilkerson | Springfield, Illinois | NHRA |
Steve Cannon | Danville, Illinois | USAC |
Larry Cannon | Danville, Illinois | USAC |
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