Prepping the track at the Springfield Mile is a labor of love, said Mark Burtle, the race track maintainer for the Illinois Department of Agriculture. It also takes a convergence of a lot of factors ...
* Today: TT National; Gates at the Multi-Purpose Area open at 2:30 p.m.; racing begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. * Sunday: Springfield Mile National; ...