Shane Cockrum, of Benton, leads the pack across the finish line during the “Ted Horn 100,” a United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series race Saturday at the Du Quoin State fairgrounds. Crewmembers cheered at the guardrail, as he became the first southern Illinois driver to win the race. “I tell you what, we’ll just have to win another one next year, and we’ll be the first ones to win two,” Cockrum said.

Sarah Gardner • Daily Egyptian