Championship Dirt cars
Hagar at Hoosier 100 2009 pic by aXe
July 27 2010
KAEDING TAKES 24-POINT SILVER CROWN LEAD TO OSWEGO
HINES WINS “J.D. BYRIDER 100” AT ORP
by DICK JORDAN
Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. has a tenuous 24-point USAC Silver Crown series lead over Jerry Coons Jr. entering the August 4 “Steel Palace Classic” at the Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway. Kaeding finished seventh in last Thursday’s “J.D. Byrider 100” at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind. Coons was 19th in the 100-lap race.
Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. grabbed the lead from Bobby East on lap 64 and led the final 37 laps to win Thursday night’s race, part of the track’s 2010 Kroger SpeedFest. Hines piloted the John Vance Racing Team’s Aristocrat Products Beast/Gaerte to the win over Levi Jones, Jacob Wilson, Brad Sweet and Bobby East.
Sweet won the pole but Ryan Newman started second and led the opening lap. Sweet and Kody Swanson also led laps before East took over on lap 35.
The August 4 Oswego race marks only second appearance of the Silver Crown cars on pavement in the Empire State. Brian Tyler won last year’s Oswego 100-lapper.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1-Bud Kaeding-213, 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-189, 3-Levi Jones-179, 4-A.J. Fike-173, 5-Shane Hmiel-170, 6-Tracy Hines-165, 7-Kody Swanson-143, 8-Brian Tyler-140, 9-Bobby East-123, 10-Bryan Clauson-118.
July 23 2010
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
July 22, 2010 O’Reilly Raceway Park – “J.D. Byrider 100”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brad Sweet, 67, Zarounian-20.939; 2. Ryan Newman, 11, Bowman/Canine-20.980; 3. Tracy Hines, 25, Vance-21.020; 4. Kody Swanson, 19, Team 6R-21.047; 5. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-21.129; 6. Tanner Swanson, 23, Team 6R/TK-21.150; 7. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart/Curb Agajanian-21.153; 8. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR/Team 6R-21.162; 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-21.181; 10. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-21.190; 11. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-21.207; 12. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-21.239; 13. Bobby Santos III, 199, Edwards/RE-21.248; 14. Bryan Clauson, 22, Stewart/Curb Agajanian-21.331; 15. Eric Gordon, 2, Bowman/Canine-21.417; 16. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-21.420; 17. Brian Tyler, 21, Team 6R-21.441; 18. Jason Leffler, 9, Beast-21.458; 19. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-21.486; 20. Mario Marietta, 15, Beach-21.552; 21. Tyler Walker, 52, Vance-21.563; 22. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-21.678; 23. Mike Larrison, 4, Beast-21.716; 24. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-21.782; 25. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-21.839; 26. Mike
Lichty, 94, Lichty-22.026; 27. Derek Hagar, 91, Hagar-22.108; 28. Coleman Gulick, 114, Gulick-22.500; 29. Zach Martini, 125, Sachs/Yermal-23.300; 30. Troy DeCaire, 96, Weesner-23.326.
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Jacob Wilson, 4. Brad Sweet, 5. Bobby East, 6. Bobby Santos III, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Shane Hmiel, 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 10. Troy DeCaire, 11. Bryan Clauson, 12. Brian Tyler, 13. Eric Gordon, 14. Mario Marietta, 15. A.J. Fike, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Aaron Pierce, 18. Shane Hollingsworth, 19. Mike Larrison, 20. Tanner Swanson, 21. Coleman Gulick, 22. Derek Hagar, 23. Kody Swanson, 24. Ryan Newman, 25. Mike Lichty, 26. Russ Gamester, 27. Zach Daum, 28. Jason Leffler, 29. Zach Martini, 30. Tyler Walker. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Newman, Laps 2-4 Sweet, Laps 5-24 K.Swanson, Laps 25-34 Sweet, Laps 35-63 East, Laps 64-100 Hines.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-213; 2-Coons-189; 3-Jones-179; 4-Fike-173; 5-Hmiel-170; 6-Hines-165; 7-K.Swanson-143; 8-Tyler-140; 9-East-123; 10-Clauson-118.
NEXT SILVER CROWN RACE: August 4 – Oswego, NY – Oswego Speedway – “Steel Palace Classic”
July 20 2010
by DICK JORDAN
NASCAR STARS NEWMAN, LEFFLER COMPETE AT ORP THURSDAY
USAC "DOUBLEHEADER” INCLUDES SILVER CROWN & MIDGETS
NASCAR stars Ryan Newman and Jason Leffler have their sights set on O’Reilly
Raceway Park this Thursday as USAC showcases its Silver Crown and Mopar National
Midget Series in a “doubleheader” on the .686-mile paved oval
Newman, of South Bend, Ind., will compete in the 100-lap “J.D. Byrider 100”
Silver Crown race and Leffler will compete in the accompanying Midget portion of
the program. Newman will team with nine-time “Little 500” Sprint race winner
Eric Gordon for the Bowman Racing Team, while Leffler will be part of a four-car
team fielded by DeBeaumont Motorsports.
Newman is currently 16th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, while Leffler is
10th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series points. Newman won at Phoenix, Ariz. in
April and Leffler, who has a pair of career Nationwide wins, has three
“top-five” finishes in 2010.
Newman, USAC’s 1999 Silver Crown Champion, finished fourth and sixth in his two
2009 Silver Crown appearances. The fourth came at ORP where he won in 1999.
Newman also has five career Midget wins at ORP. Leffler has two National Midget
starts this year but has not yet posted a “top-10” finish. The three-time USAC
National Midget champion (1997, 1998 and 1999) and 1998 Silver Crown champ won
four USAC Midget races at ORP as well as a pair of Silver Crown races.
Bobby Santos III of Franklin, Mass. is the defending champion of the “J.D.
Byrider 100” and Tanner Swanson won this past May’s “Night Before the 500”
Midget race but Shane Hmiel of Pleasant Garden, N.C. could be the man to beat at
ORP Thursday. He’s won the last two USAC races there, Sprint car races in June
and July.HURSDAY;
USAC “DOUBLEHEADER” INCLUDES SILVER CROWN & MIDGETS
NASCAR stars Ryan Newman and Jason Leffler have their sights set on O’Reilly
Raceway Park this Thursday as USAC showcases its Silver Crown and Mopar National
Midget Series in a “doubleheader” on the .686-mile paved oval
Newman, of South Bend, Ind., will compete in the 100-lap “J.D. Byrider 100”
Silver Crown race and Leffler will compete in the accompanying Midget portion of
the program. Newman will team with nine-time “Little 500” Sprint race winner
Eric Gordon for the Bowman Racing Team, while Leffler will be part of a four-car
team fielded by DeBeaumont Motorsports.
Newman is currently 16th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, while Leffler is
10th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series points. Newman won at Phoenix, Ariz. in
April and Leffler, who has a pair of career Nationwide wins, has three
“top-five” finishes in 2010.
Newman, USAC’s 1999 Silver Crown Champion, finished fourth and sixth in his two
2009 Silver Crown appearances. The fourth came at ORP where he won in 1999.
Newman also has five career Midget wins at ORP. Leffler has two National Midget
starts this year but has not yet posted a “top-10” finish. The three-time USAC
National Midget champion (1997, 1998 and 1999) and 1998 Silver Crown champ won
four USAC Midget races at ORP as well as a pair of Silver Crown races.
Bobby Santos III of Franklin, Mass. is the defending champion of the “J.D.
Byrider 100” and Tanner Swanson won this past May’s “Night Before the 500”
Midget race but Shane Hmiel of Pleasant Garden, N.C. could be the man to beat at
ORP Thursday. He’s won the last two USAC races there, Sprint car races in June
and July.
by DICK JORDAN
TERRE HAUTE ACTION TRACK
RESUMES “SUMAR CLASSIC” SILVER CROWN TRADITION
The rich tradition of USAC Silver Crown racing on the dirt returns to the Terre
Haute Action Track Wednesday night with the running of the “Sumar Classic 100.”
The race was not held in 2009 and the track is under new management, which
debuted with last week’s highly-successful “Indiana Sprint Week” program.
The 100-lap USAC Silver Crown race continues a “Sumar Classic” tradition
started at the half-mile dirt track in 1995 when Indianapolis 500 veteran Donnie
Beechler was the winner. Subsequent years produced wins for Kevin Thomas, Tony
Elliott, Jack Hewitt, J.J. Yeley, Brian Tyler, Josh Wise, Bud Kaeding and the
defending race winner, Dave Darland, who won the 2008 race. Gary Bettenhausen
actually won USAC’s first Silver Crown race at the storied Terre Haute oval, in
1980.
Kaeding, Darland, Tyler and Beechler are all expected to be in the field for
Wednesday’s race, Kaeding currently leading the series standings in search of a
record fourth series championship in five years!
Josh Wise holds the 1-lap track qualifying record of 20.139 seconds which will
be the target for drivers Wednesday. Bettenhausen still holds the 100-lap race
record of 50 minutes, 37.20 seconds, set in 1980.
No USAC Silver Crown season has ever started with four brand-new feature
winners. So far all three winners this year have been brand-new to victory lane,
namely Levi Jones, A.J. Fike and Shane Hmiel. That only happened once
previously, in 1997 when Jimmy Kite, Pat Abold and Chuck Leary were the winners.
by DICK JORDAN
DIRT, PAVEMENT OFFER SILVER CROWN VARIETY
WITH “SUMAR CLASSIC” WEDNESDAY & “J.D. BYRIDER 100” THURSDAY
Bud Kaeding hopes to continues his drive toward a record fourth USAC Silver
Crown championship this week in back-to-back dirt and pavement races in Terre
Haute and Indianapolis, Ind. Wednesday night’s race is the “Sumar Classic” at
the Terre Haute Action Track and Thursday’s “J.D. Byrider 100” program at
O’Reilly Raceway Park also includes the USAC Mopar National Midgets as part of
the “Kroger Speed Fest” event.
Two years ago, Dave Darland and Bobby East were the victors in similar
back-to-back Silver Crown races at the same two tracks but the scenario has only
occurred twice in 40 years! In 2003 J.J. Yeley “swept” races at O’Reilly Raceway
Park and the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
It remains to be seen if the trend of brand-new Silver Crown feature winners
continues this week. So far in 2010, Levi Jones, A.J. Fike and Shane Hmiel have
joined the list.
Kaeding has posted seconds on the dirt at Tucson, Ariz. and the Indiana State
Fairgrounds and added a third on the pavement at Iowa Speedway to build an
18-point lead over former series champion Jerry Coons Jr. Coons has had a third,
fourth and fifth in the three 2010 races.
Kaeding and Coons have swept the last four Silver Crown championships, Kaeding
winning in 2006, 2007 and 2009 and Coons in 2008. A title this year would boost
Kaeding to the head of the championship list, ahead of Jimmy Sills, who won the
1990, 1994 and 1996 crowns.
Darland is the defending “Sumar Classic” champ, winning in 2008. The Terre
Haute race was not conducted last year. Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. stormed
to victory in the “J.D. Byrider 100” one year ago.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1-Bud Kaeding-171, 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-153, 3-A.J. Fike-150, 4-Kody Swanson-133,
5-Shane Hmiel-131, 6-Levi Jones-122, 7-Brian Tyler-111, 8-Tracy Hines-102,
9-Derek Hagar-91, 10-Bryan Clauson-87.
June 30 2010
BACK-TO-BACK SILVER CROWN RACES JULY 21-22
NEW TERRE HAUTE ACTION TRACK ORGANIZERS IN PLACE
The USAC Silver Crown Championship Series is gearing up for its most exciting
week of the 2010 racing season. The series will compete on back-to-back nights
in Indiana July 21-22, marking only the third time in series history that
back-to-back races have been held on successive nights.
The “Sumar Classic” is scheduled July 21 at the Terre Haute Action Track and the
“J.D. Byrider 100” is slated July 22 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis.
The former has been finalized as a result of a change of race organizers at the
storied half-mile dirt oval.
Action Promotions, LLC has announced that the remaining events on the 2010
Action Track schedule will be promoted by the O'Connor Family, race organizers
at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway and Track Enterprises (race organizers at the storied
Indiana and Illinois fairgrounds mile dirt ovals).. This move became necessary
following the resignation of Chris Novotney from Action Promotions following the
May 27th First Financial Tony Hulman Classic.
"I appreciate the willingness of Bob Sargent and the O'Connor Family to
literally come to the rescue and save these events," said Mike King of Action
Promotions, LLC. "Our entire group of sponsors will remain in place and season
passes will be honored for the July 14 and September 11 events as well."
"After accepting the decision by Mr. Novotney to step down as a member of
Action Promotions and his position as director of track preparation, Brian
(Dorsett), Davey (Hamilton) and I began talks with USAC to find the right
partners to properly present these final events on the 2010 schedule," said
King. "Reece O'Conner and Bob Sargent both have great reputations and the
knowledge that it takes to present these events and many more. We are putting
the track in great hands and look forward to assisting them in any way
necessary."
O’Reilly Raceway Park was involved in the only other two instances of
back-to-back Silver Crown events, in 2003 and 2008. In 2003 J.J. Yeley swept
both races, at ORP and the Indiana State Fairgrounds. In 2008 Dave Darland won
at Terre Haute and Bobby East was the winner at ORP.
Only 5 drivers have won back-to-back Silver Crown races on pavement and dirt:
Tom Bigelow did it in 1975, Rick Hood in 1985, Jeff Gordon in 1991, J.J. Yeley
in 1998 and 2003 and Tyler Walker in 2004.
All three race winners so far this year are brand-new Silver Crown winners, Levi
Jones, A.J. Fike and Shane Hmiel.
May 29 2010
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS: May 28, 2010 India Indiana Statet Fairgrounds – 58th “Hoosier Hundred”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart/Curb Agajanian-33.090; 2. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-33.201; 3. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-33.285; 4. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-33.057; 5. Brad Kuhn, 43, Nix-33.465; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-33.526; 7. Todd Kane, 63, DePalma-33.569; 8. Dave Darland, 56, Foxco-33.592; 9. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-33.631; 10. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-33.633; 11. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-33.732; 12. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-33.891; 13. Tom Capie, 153, Capie-33.930; 14. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-33.947; 15. Brian Tyler, 21, Team 6R-33.951; 16. Jeff Swindell, 199, Edwards/RE-33.964; 17. John Heydenreich, 90, Heydenreich-33.980; 18. Shane Cottle, 5, Baldwin-34.015; 19. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-34.076; 20. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-34.115; 21. Chris Urish, 77, Urish-34.170; 22. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-34.261; 23. Kody Swanson, 19, Team 6R-34.345; 24. Mike Hess, 163, Aqualini-34.349; 25. Tanner Swanson, 23, Team 6R/TK-34.418; 26. Rob Chaney, 97, SC-34.443;
27. Coleman Gulick, 114, Gulick-34.509; 28. Bryan Clauson, 22, Stewart/Curb Agajanian-34.544; 29. Davey Ray, 141, Fatt Fro-34.575; 30. Murray Erickson, 8, Guardian-34.711; 31. Mike Martin, 116, Racing Associates-34.948; 32. Derek Hagar, 91, Hagar-35.231; 33. Rex Norris III, 08, Norris-35.429; 34. Von McGee, 65, Hartenstine-35.750; 35. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT; 36. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Shane Hmiel, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 4. Kody Swanson (#23), 5. Dave Darland, 6. A.J. Fike, 7. John Heydenreich, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Shane Cottle, 10. Brian Tyler, 11. Levi Jones, 12. Bryan Clauson, 13. Coleman Gulick, 14. Todd Kane, 15. Randy Bateman, 16. Derek Hagar, 17. Chris Urish, 18. Mike Martin, 19. Justin Carver, 20. Zach Daum, 21. Rex Norris III, 22. Russ Gamester, 23. Shane Hollingsworth, 24. Von McGee, 25. Aaron Pierce, 26. Jeff Swindell, 27. Rob Chaney, 28. Mike Hess, 29. Murray Erickson, 30. Davey Ray, 31. Brad Kuhn, 32. Bobby East, 33. Tom Capie, 34. Donnie Beechler, 35. Jon Stanbrough. NT
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**East flipped on lap 10 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Jones, laps 5-51 Hmiel, Laps 52-54 Hollingsworth, Laps 55-76 Gamester, Laps 77-100 Hmiel.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-171; 2-Coons-153; 3-Fike-150; 4-K.Swanson-133; 5-Hmiel-131; 6-Jones-122; 7-Tyler-111; 8-Hines-102; 9-Hagar-91; 10-Clauson-87.
NEXT SILVER CROWN RACE: July 8 – Schererville, IN – Illiana Motor Speedway
May 25 2010
HOOSIER HUNDRED CELEBRATES 50 YEARS SINCE FOYT’S FIRST WIN
Friday night celebrates the 50th anniversary of A.J. Foyt’s initial “Hoosier Hundred” victory in 1960. Foyt ended up winning the historic race six times! Friday, Dave Darland will try to score his fourth win in the 100-mile classic at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Only Foyt has won more, while Al Unser also has four.
Darland won the race in 1995, 1996 and 2004 and will pilot the familiar #56 Jarvis Enterprises/Plastic Express Beast/Foxco entered by Foxco Motor Sports. In 12 previous Hoosier Hundred starts, Darland has three wins, a second and two fourths. His second came in last year’s race behind winner Shane Hollingsworth.
Friday’s race continues a tradition begun in 1953 when Bob Sweikert won the inaugural Hoosier Hundred. The ensuing years have produced a who’s-who list of winners, which includes Indianapolis 500 winners Sweikert, Jimmy Bryan, Rodger Ward, Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti and Unser.
In addition to Jones, former “Tony Hulman Classic” Champs expected to return for Thursday’s Terre Haute race include Jon Stanbrough (2002 and 2007), Daron Clayton (2006) and Hines (2001)
May 23 2010
FIKE GETS 1ST SILVER CROWN WIN AT IOWA SPEEDWAY
Newton, Iowa…….A.J. Fike of Galesburg, Ill. scored his first career USAC Silver Crown victory Saturday at Iowa Speedway, winning the 100-lap Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown Pride of Iowa race on the 7/8-mile paved oval. Fike passed Shane Hmiel on lap 16 and led the rest of the way in his Liberty Village/McGladrey & Pullen Beast/Foxco. Kody Swanson outduelled new series point leader Bud Kaeding to finish second. Hmiel took fourth ahead of Jerry Coons Jr. Bobby East was the fastest qualifier but failed to finish the 100-lapper after leading the first two laps. Kaeding, hoping to become USAC’s first four-time Silver Crown champion, leads Fike by nine points in the new standings going into next Friday’s “Hoosier Hundred” in Indianapolis, Ind.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 22, 2010 – Newton, Iowa – Iowa Speedway – Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown “Pride of Iowa”
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. A.J. Fike, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Bud Kaed1; 3-Coons-99; 4-Jones-92; 5-K.Swanson-82; 6-Tyler-78; 7-Hollingsworth-74; 8-East-74; 9-Hagar-70; 10-Hmiel-68.ing, 4. Shane Hmiel, 5. Jerry Coons Jr., 6. Zach Daum, 7. Brian Tyler, 8. Coleman Gulick, 9. Jeff Mitrisin, 10. Bobby Santos III, 11. Derek Hagar, 12. Shane Hollingsworth, 13. Bryan Clauson, 14. Levi Jones, 15. Jason Leffler, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Tanner Swanson, 18. Bobby East, 19. Tracy Hines, 20. Brad Sweet, 21. Jacob Wilson, 22. Russ Gamester, 23. Scott Pierovich. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 East, Laps 3-15 Hmiel, Laps 16-100 Fike.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-114; 2-Fike-105; 3-Coons-99; 4-Jones-88; 5-K.Swanson-82; 6-Tyler-78; 7-Hollingsworth-74; 8-East-74; 9-Hagar-70; 10-Hmiel-68.
NEXT SILVER CROWN RACE: May 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds – 58th “Hoosier Hundred”
May 21 2010
3 HOOSIER HUNDRED DRIVERS
EYE JACK HEWITT’S ALL-TIME SILVER CROWN RECORD
Jack Hewitt has started more USAC Silver Crown races than any driver in history – 162 – but that is expected to be challenged this year. Three drivers are closing in on Jack’s all-time mark and all could be threats to win the May 28 “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Brian Tyler of Mount Pleasant, N.C., Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. and Russ Gamester of Peru, Ind. each have 157 career starts. Tyler boasts 67 consecutive Silver Crown starts, which is utterly amazing considering the next highest consecutive start total belongs to Jerry Coons Jr. at 22!
The May 28 race would mark Gamester’s 15th consecutive Hoosier Hundred start (18 overall), while Darland is targeting his 13th start and Tyler his 12th. Darland won his first two Hoosier Hundreds (1995 and 1996) and added another victory in 2004. Gamester’s record includes a second in 1999 and thirds in 1991 and 2005. Tyler’s best Hoosier Hundred finishes have been a sixth in 2003 and a seventh in 2006.
Hewitt remains the winningest driver in series history, with 23, including the 1986, 1988 and 1989 Hoosier Hundreds.
The 2010 Hoosier Hundred will be unlike any of the preceding races at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, with a built-in intermission after lap 51. The restart after lap 51 will be “double file” which should add some last-half spectacular competition for race fans. A red flag after lap 35 and prior to lap 51 would replace the scheduled red flag at lap 51.
A victory by Darland would make him a four-time race winner. Only A.J. Foyt won more Hoosier Hundreds – six!
Tyler and Gamester have both enjoyed success on the dirt miles, each winning both the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at Springfield, Ill. and the “Ted Horn 100” at DuQuoin, Ill.
May 18 2010
JONES LEADS SILVER CROWN TO SATURDAY’S
CASEY’S GENERAL STORES USAC TRIPLE CROWN “PRIDE OF IOWA”
Levi Jones, fresh from the first USAC Silver Crown victory of his career in February at Tucson, Ariz., will lead the series to Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa this Saturday for the Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown Pride of Iowa event at the 7/8-mile paved oval.
Beginning with practice at 11:30 am Saturday, drivers will aim at Shane Hmiel’s 1-lap track qualifying mark of 142.560 mph.
Levi has more USAC feature starts at Iowa Speedway than any other driver (eight) but is still seeking his first win after finishing second to Cameron Dodson in last year’s Iowa Speedway Silver Crown race.
Dodson has won the past two Silver Crown races at Iowa but did not compete in the Tucson series opener on the dirt in February.
Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. bears watching Saturday, having won the 2007 Silver Crown race at Iowa, while defending series champion Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif., aiming for a record fourth Silver Crown title, is only three points behind Jones after finishing second at Tucson.
The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and Mopar National Midgets share Saturday’s billing at the Iowa oval. The Midget race is 30 laps, the Sprint race is 50 laps and the Silver Crown race is 100 laps.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1-Levi Jones-63; 2-Bud Kaeding-60; 3-Bobby East-54; 4-Jerry Coons Jr.-51; 5-Tracy Hines-48; 6-Shane Hollingsworth-45; 7-A.J. Fike-42; 8-Derek Hagar-39; 9-Brian Tyler-36; 10-Russ Gamester-33.
May 7 2010
RACE STRATEGY WILL PLAY ROLE TO DETERMINE HOOSIER 100 WINNER
One of the most historic racing events in America is the USAC Hoosier Hundred Silver Crown race , which has been held traditionally the Friday night before the Indy 500 since 1953 at the famed Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Past winners include Indianapolis 500 winners A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, Al Unser, Jimmy Bryan, Parnelli Jones and Rodger Ward, as well as J.J. Yeley and Jason Leffler.
This year’s event will be held Friday, May 28th, and teams will be introduced to a fresh format in the 100 mile endurance race. With closer competition and excitement in mind, this year’s event will feature a planned mid-race stoppage, the first of its kind in Hoosier Hundred competition. Coming on lap 51 of the 100-lap event, a red flag will re-set the race for the final half of the event. This short halting of the race provides an opportunity for teams to work on their machines to prepare for the final run to the checkers, and sets up an exciting return to green-flag action. Upon re-firing cars, the field will align in double-file formation, supplying a second breath-taking roar into the first corner.
Fans can look forward to more than the restart adding a new flair to the event. Additionally, teams who choose to change tires will be forced to start on the tail of the restart field. Tire wear is always a factor in the “Hoosier Hundred,” and the charge of those who take new rubber in this year’s race will certainly be worth watching.
Qualifying will again set the field, and this will again take place in “group qualifying” procedure. Each driver’s fastest lap in the session will count as his official time, with the fastest overall earning pole position.
If a red flag comes out after lap 35, it will serve as the planned pause scheduled for lap 51. Teams can adjust their race strategy to also reduce their fuel loads, which has also been a safety concern in recent years.
Shane Hollingsworth of Indianapolis is the defending champion of the “Hoosier Hundred” after leading all 100 miles in last year’s race from his starting position on the pole.
Tickets can be purchased at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Ticket Office, Ticket Master Locations, or by calling Track Enterprises at 2217-764-3200. Practice will begin at 5 p.m. with Modified Racing at 7 p.m. and the Hoosier Hundred scheduled to start at 8 p.m. For more information go to www.trackenterprises.com, www.hoosier100.com or www.usacracing.com.
April 3 2010
IOWA “TRIPLEHEADER” EXPANDED TO 2 DAYS, MAY 21-22
IOWA “TRIPLEHEADER” EXPANDED TO 2 DAYS, MAY 21-22
The “Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown Pride of Iowa” event at Iowa Speedway has been extended to encompass two days, May 21 and 22.
The USAC Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Mopar National Midget series share billing in the only “triple crown” pavement appearance on the 2010 calendar. A 30-lap Midget feature, 50-lap Sprint feature and 100-lap Silver Crown finale are scheduled on the 7/8-mile paved oval on Saturday, May 22.
Defending champions of each Iowa event are Cameron Dodson (Silver Crown), Shane Hmiel (Sprints) and Bobby Santos III (Midgets), while USAC’s defending National Champions are Bud Kaeding (Silver Crown), Levi Jones (Sprints) and Brad Kuhn (Midgets).
The weekend schedule, which also includes the NASCAR K & N Pro Series and NKNPS East/West Divisions, includes USAC practice and qualifying on Friday, with practice and feature events on Saturday. The Midget feature gets the green flag at 12:45 pm, followed by the Sprint race at 1:30 and the Silver Crown race at 2:30.
Iowa Speedway has produced the world’s fastest Sprint car qualifying lap (Darren Hagen at 146.145 mph in 2006) and USAC’s fastest Midget qualifying lap (Santos at 139.553 mph in 2006), while Hmiel set the 1-lap Silver Crown standard of 142.560 mph in 2008.
Friday’s practice starts at 3 pm, with qualifying beginning at 6:45 pm. Saturday’s practice sessions get under way at 10 am.
Feb 21 2010
JONES TAKES “COPPER” SILVER, GIVES STEWART RECORD-TYING VICTORY
Tucson, AZ…….Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. caught Bud Kaeding on the final lap of Sunday’s Rosemont Copper “Copper on Dirt” 50-lap USAC Silver Crown race at USA Raceway and beat him to the checkered flag. The win in the Tony Stewart Racing Bass Pro Shops/Chevy Maxim Kistler/Chevy was Jones’ first in the series and gave Stewart a record-tying 23rd career Silver Crown win as an owner, tying him with Team 6R. Kaeding led the first 49 laps of Sunday’s race until Jones’ last-lap charge and finished second ahead of Bobby East, Jerry Coons Jr. and Tracy Hines. Jones was also Friday’s fastest Silver Crown qualifier and won Friday’s “dash” to earn the pole starting spot for the 50-lap finale. Saturday’s scheduled events at Tucson were rained out and moved to Sunday. The series now prepares for a May 22 race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.
QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps – Held Feb. 21) 1. Gulick, 2. Hollingsworth, 3. Gamester, 4. Carver, 5. T.Swanson, 6. Santos, 7. Daum, 8. K.Swanson, 9. Martin, 10. Erickson. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps – Held Feb. 21) 1. Levi Jones, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Bobby East, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Shane Hollingsworth, 7. A.J. Fike, 8. Derek Hagar, 9. Brian Tyler, 10. Russ Gamester, 11. Bryan Clauson, 12. Justin Carver, 13. Tanner Swanson, 14. Kody Swanson, 15. Bobby Santos III, 16. Murray Erickson, 17. Coleman Gulick, 18. Shane Hmiel, 19. Mike Martin, 20. Zach Daum. NT
K.Swanson flipped during the semi.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-49 Kaeding, Lap 50 Jones.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Jones-63; 2-Kaeding-60; 3-East-54; 4-Coons-51; 5-Hines-48; 6-Hollingsworth-45; 7-Fike-42; 8-Hagar-39; 9-Tyler-36; 10-Gamester-33.
NEXT SILVER CROWN RACE: May 22 – Newton, Iowa – Iowa Speedway
Feb 20 2010
CLAUSON, SWEET, JONES CLAIM “COPPER ON DIRT” POLES
Tucson, AZ…….Bryan Clauson, Brad Sweet and Levi Jones earned pole starting positions in Saturday night’s Rosemont Copper “Copper on Dirt” feature events by winning Friday night’s dashes in USAC racing action at USA Raceway. Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., will start from the pole in Saturday’s 30-lap USAC Mopar National/Western Midget race, while Sweet, of Grass Valley, Calif., is on the pole for the 40-lap USAC Amsoil National/CRA Sprint race. Jones, of Olney, Ill., starts from the pole in Saturday’s 50-lap USAC Silver Crown feature at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. A total of 90 race cars competed in Friday’s preliminaries, with Sweet (Midgets), Bud Kaeding (Sprints) and Jones (Silver Crown) posting the fastest qualifying times. Midget heat races were won by Darren Hagen, Henry Clarke, Jerry Coons Jr. and Tanner Swanson, while Sprint heats went to Bud Kaeding, Clauson, Mike Spencer and Robert Ballou.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: February 19, 2010 – Tucson, Arizona – USA Race Park - Rosemont Copper “Copper on Dirt”
QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Feb. 19) 1. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-17.016; 2. Bryan Clauson, 22, Stewart-17.157; 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-17.337; 4. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-17.469; 5. Derek Hagar, 91, Hagar-17.574; 6. Brian Tyler, 21, Team 6R-17.610; 7. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-17.642; 8. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-17.668; 9. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-17.695; 10. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-17.849; 11. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-17.963; 12. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-18.061; 13. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-18.128; 14. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-18.138; 15. Tanner Swanson, 23, Team 6R/TK-18.177; 16. Kody Swanson, 19, Team 6R-18.324; 17. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-18.525; 18. Mike Martin, 116, Racing Associates-18.539; 19. Bobby Santos III, 199, Edwards/RE-19.273; 20. Murray Erickson, 8, Guardian-19.856.
DASH: (8 laps – Held Feb. 19) 1. Jones, 2. Clauson, 3. Hmiel, 4. Hagar, 5. Coons, 6. Tyler. NT
Feb 17 2010
STEWART CHASING 6R FOR ALL-TIME SILVER CROWN LEAD
Tony Stewart Racing and Team 6R Motorsports are locked in a battle for the all-time lead in victories in USAC’s Silver Crown Championship Series entering this weekend’s Rosemont Copper “Copper on Dirt” at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz.
Stewart owns 22 series wins as a car owner, while Team 6R’s Daryl Guiducci claims 23 wins. Ironically both started their success in Arizona! Team 6R’s first Silver Crown win came at Phoenix International Raceway in 1992 with driver Jim Keeker. Stewart’s first Silver Crown win as an owner came eight years later at the same track, with driver Jason Leffler.
Brian Tyler and brothers Kody and Tanner Swanson will compete in Team 6R cars at Tucson, while Levi Jones and Bryan Clauson will be in Stewart entries. Tyler has 16 career series wins, 11 in Team 6R cars.
Tyler posted Team 6R’s last series wins, scoring victories at Richmond, Va. and Oswego, N.Y. last year. The last Stewart Silver Crown win came with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the wheel at Springfield, Ill. in 2007.
Team 6R’s winners have included Tyler (11), Hewitt (8), Dave Steele (2) and Keeker (2). Stewart’s wins have come with J.J. Yeley (6), Jay Drake (6), Steele (4), Josh Wise (2), Leffler (2), Kasey Kahne (1) and Stenhouse.
Team 6R has fared better on the dirt, with 13 wins, compared to Stewart’s eight.
Preliminaries for this weekend’s “tripleheader,” also featuring the USAC Amsoil National and CRA Sprint cars and the USAC Mopar National and Western Midgets are slated Friday, with semis and feature events on Saturday. The 50-lap Silver Crown race follows a 30-lapper for the Midgets and a 40-lapper for the Sprints.
Former “Copper on Dirt” Silver Crown champs are Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Jerry Coons Jr. and Bud Kaeding.
Feb 12 2010
KAEDING EYES “COPPER ON DIRT” AS SILVER CROWN SERIES DEBUTS AT USA RACEWAY
Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. hopes to start the 2010 USAC Silver Crown Championship Series the same way he started the 2009 campaign, with a victory in the Rosemont Copper “Copper on Dirt.”
The three-time series titlist hopes to become the first driver in USAC history to win four Silver Crown championships. Jimmy Sills also won three Silver Crown titles, but Kaeding’s victory at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix last year propelled him to a record-tying crown.
This year’s 4th Rosemont Copper “Copper on Dirt” takes place at USA Raceway Friday and Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., including the Silver Crown, USAC Amsoil National & CRA Sprints and the USAC Mopar National & Western Midgets.
Preliminary events are slated Friday, with semis and feature events on Saturday. A 50-lap Silver Crown feature follows a 30-lap feature for the Midgets and a 40-lapper for the Sprint Cars.
Kaeding won last year’s “Copper on Dirt” Silver Crown race, taking the lead from Jesse Hockett three laps from the checkered flag. He wound up winning the series title by 59 points over A.J. Fike. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2007) and Jerry Coons Jr. (2008) are also former winners of the “Copper on Dirt” Silver Crown race.
Kaeding has five career wins in the Silver Crown machines and has a pair of USAC Sprint car wins in Tucson in 1999 and 2000 at Tucson Raceway Park.
An interesting sidelight will be the battle for the all-time lead in car owner Silver Crown feature wins between Tony Stewart Racing and Six-R Racing. Stewart trails Six-R Racing by one, 23-22, entering the 2010 series. Levi Jones and Bryan Clauson will pilot cars for Stewart at Tucson, while Brian Tyler, Kody Swanson and Tanner Swanson will pilot Six-R machines.
Nov 12 2009
WHITT GRABS “COPPER WORLD” FINALE FOR CAR OWNER JOHNNY VANCE
Phoenix, Ariz…….Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. led the final 83 laps to win Thursday’s 100-mile USAC K & N Silver Crown Championship race at the 34th “Copper World Classic” at Phoenix International Raceway. Whitt piloted the Aristocrat Products Beast/Gaerte to the win over Kody Swanson, who made a determined late-race bid for victory. Tracy Hines took third ahead of A.J. Fike and Levi Jones. Pole starter Jason Leffler was ninth and Bud Kaeding, who had already clinched the series title entering the race, was eighth. Jones led the opening lap and Leffler led the next 16 before yielding to Whitt. The win was Whitt’s first under the USAC sanction on pavement.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 12, 2009 – Phoenix, Arizona – Phoenix International Raceway – 34th “Copper World Classic”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jason Leffler, 3, East-25.538; 2. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-25.594; 3. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-25.635; 4. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/RE-25.693; 5. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-25.755; 6. Cole Whitt, 30, Vance-25.762; 7. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-25.777; 8. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-25.783; 9. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-25.952; 10. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-25.978; 11. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR/Team Six-R-25.988; 12. Tyler Walker, 23, Vance-26.040; 13. Scott Pierovich, 28, Pierson-26.150; 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-26.216; 15. Bobby Santos III, 98, Santos-26.289; 16. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-26.363; 17. Cameron Dodson, 991, Edwards/RE-26.379; 18. Davey Hamilton, 8, Rev 1-26.642; 19. Todd Wanless, 2au, RW-26.719; 20. Ryan Smith, 155, S & S-26.946; 21. Coleman Gullick, 114, Deuel-28.891; 22. Dakoda Armstrong, 9, East-NT; 23. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-NT.
FEATURE: (100 Laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Tracy Hines, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Levi Jones, 6. Tyler Walker, 7. Bobby Santos III, 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Jason Leffler, 10. Coleman Gullick, 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 12. Shane Hmiel, 13. Todd Wanless, 14. Jacob Wilson, 15. Ryan Smith, 16. Bryan Clauson (#8), 17. Josh Wise, 18. Bobby East, 19. Cameron Dodson, 20. Brian Tyler, 21. Scott Pierovich. 59:33.234
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Jones, Laps 2-17 Leffler, Laps 18-100 Whitt.
FINAL K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Kaeding-402; 2-Fike-343; 3-Hines-338;4-Jones-331; 5-K.Swanson-307; 6-Wise-297; 7-Tyler-279; 8-Hmiel-273; 9-Coons-256; 10-Zach Daum-221.
Nov 9
KAEDING PUTS LID ON 3RD SILVER CROWN TITLE THURSDAY AT PHOENIX
Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. will conclude his historic drive to a third USAC K & N Silver Crown championship Thursday when the series partners with the USAC Mopar National/Western Midget series in the 34th Lucas Oil “Copper World Classic” at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway.
Kaeding will become only the second driver in series history with three titles, matching the feat accomplished by Jimmy Sills in (1990, 1994 and 1996). Kaeding’s first two titles came in 1996 and 1997. Bud opened the 2009 campaign with a victory in Phoenix, at the half-mile dirt Manzanita Speedway. His eight starts in his Alviso Rock/High Five Pizza Beast/Speedway Mopar have produced no finish worse than 10th.
While Kaeding’s point lead is secure, a bevy of drivers will battle for the number two ranking in Thursday’s series finale. No less than seven drivers are mathematically still in the hunt for the runner-up spot, with 66 points available and only 48 points separating positions two through eight
Sept 26 2009
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 26, 2008 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – 29th Team Chevy “4-Crown Nationals”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-18.336; 2. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-18.741; 3. Dave Darland, 56, Foxco-18.867; 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-18.876; 5. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-18.930; 6. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-18.937; 7. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Agajanian/RE-18.960; 8. Cole Whitt, 71, VW-19.000; 9. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-19.157; 10. Mike Brecht, 97, SC-19.158; 11. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-19.241; 12. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-19.281; 13. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-19.361; 14. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-19.633; 15. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-19.724; 16. Bill Rose, 98, Lesko-19.767; 17. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-19.804; 18. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-19.891; 19. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-20.196; 20. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-20.433.21. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-20.452; 22. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-20.712; 23. Von McGee, 65, Hartenstine-20.776; 24. Jon Sciscoe, 53, Sciscoe-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps) 1. Hollingsworth, 2. Rose, 3. Beechler, 4. Daum, 5. Carver, 6. Fike, 7. McGee, 8. Bruns, 9. Bateman, 10. Sciscoe, 11. Swanson, 12. Gamester. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Shane Hmiel, 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 4. Cole Whitt, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Shane Hollingsworth, 7. Brian Tyler, 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Zach Daum, 11. Kody Swanson, 12. Randy Bateman, 13. A.J. Fike, 14. Von McGee, 15. Tracy Hines, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Jon Sciscoe, 18. Jon Stanbrough, 19. Russ Gamester, 20. Bill Rose, 21. Derek Hagar, 22. Mike Brecht, 23. Donnie Beechler, 24. Patrick Bruns. NT
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**Beechler flipped on lap 4 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Hagar, Laps 4-5 Kaeding, Laps 6-50 Darland.
NEW K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Kaeding-363; 2-Fike-292; 3-Hines-284; 4-Jones-283; 5-Wise-278; 6-Tyler-266; 7-Swanson-250 8-Hmiel-244; 9-Coons-225; 10-Daum-221.
NEXT K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES RACE: November 12 – Phoenix (AZ) International Raceway – “Copper World Classic”
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 26, 2008 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – 29th Team Chevy “4-Crown Nationals”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-18.336; 2. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-18.741; 3. Dave Darland, 56, Foxco-18.867; 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-18.876; 5. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-18.930; 6. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-18.937; 7. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Agajanian/RE-18.960; 8. Cole Whitt, 71, VW-19.000; 9. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-19.157; 10. Mike Brecht, 97, SC-19.158; 11. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-19.241; 12. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-19.281; 13. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-19.361; 14. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-19.633; 15. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-19.724; 16. Bill Rose, 98, Lesko-19.767; 17. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-19.804; 18. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-19.891; 19. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-20.196; 20. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-20.433.21. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-20.452; 22. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-20.712; 23. Von McGee, 65, Hartenstine-20.776; 24. Jon Sciscoe, 53, Sciscoe-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps) 1. Hollingsworth, 2. Rose, 3. Beechler, 4. Daum, 5. Carver, 6. Fike, 7. McGee, 8. Bruns, 9. Bateman, 10. Sciscoe, 11. Swanson, 12. Gamester. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Shane Hmiel, 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 4. Cole Whitt, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Shane Hollingsworth, 7. Brian Tyler, 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Zach Daum, 11. Kody Swanson, 12. Randy Bateman, 13. A.J. Fike, 14. Von McGee, 15. Tracy Hines, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Jon Sciscoe, 18. Jon Stanbrough, 19. Russ Gamester, 20. Bill Rose, 21. Derek Hagar, 22. Mike Brecht, 23. Donnie Beechler, 24. Patrick Bruns. NT
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**Beechler flipped on lap 4 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Hagar, Laps 4-5 Kaeding, Laps 6-50 Darland.
NEW K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Kaeding-363; 2-Fike-292; 3-Hines-284; 4-Jones-283; 5-Wise-278; 6-Tyler-266; 7-Swanson-250 8-Hmiel-244; 9-Coons-225; 10-Daum-221.
NEXT K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES RACE: November 12 – Phoenix (AZ) International Raceway – “Copper World Classic”
AUG 22 2009
WHITT WIRES “TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100” AT SPRINGFIELD
Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. led all 100 laps of Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The win was not only his first in the series but came in only his third Silver Crown start! It was also the first Silver Crown win for car owner and Springfield native Keith Kunz.
Whitt started on the pole after the fastest six qualifiers were inverted. He grabbed the lead quickly in his Ferguson-Moen/Red Bull Eagle/Brannan Chevy. He withstood a late-rae challenge from Jon Stanbrough, who was also seeking his first series victory. Levi Jones took third ahead of fast qualifier A.J. Fike and Josh Wise.
K & N Silver Crown series point leader Bud Kaeding came from 22nd starting position to finish seventh and retain the lead by 59 points going into the September 6 “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fair.
Three yellow flags slowed the race, one for a spin by Matt Westfall, one when Jerry Coons hit the wall and Kody Swanson spun and the final mone when Donnie Beechler’s engine expired and oiled the track.
Beechler, an Indy-Car veteran and local favorite, started 15th and had worked his way to fifth during the early race laps.
USAC K & N SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 22, 2009 – Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Fairgrounds – “Tony Bettenhausen 100”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-29.618; 2. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-29.679; 3. Dave Darland, 56. Foxco-29.710; 4. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-29.753; 5. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-29.823; 6. Cole Whitt, 71, CW-29.917; 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-29.956; 8. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-30.000; 9. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Curb/Agajanian-30.020; 10. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-30.065; 11. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-30.076; 12. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-30.144; 13. Tom Capie, 153, Capie-30.149; 14. Tony Elliott, 43, Nix-30.212; 15. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-30.256; 16. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-30.536; 17. Terry Babb, 34, Morford-30.560; 18. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-30.605; 19. Matt Westfall, 7, SC-30.860; 20. Eric Todd, 16, Lightfoot-30.964; 21. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-30.977; 22. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.311; 23. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-31.571; 24. Rex Norris III, 08, Armstrong-32.626; 25. John Barrick, 33, Barrick-34.087; 26. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-1:31.578.27.
Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Jon Stanbrough, 3. Levi Jones, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Derek Hagar, 10. Shane Hollingsworth, 11. Tony Elliott, 12. Zach Daum, 13. Tom Capie, 14. Eric Todd, 15. Patrick Bruns, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Rex Norris III, 18. Terry Babb, 19. Donnie Beechler, 20. Kody Swanson, 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 22. Brian Tyler, 23. Matt Westfall, 24. Shane Hmiel, 25. John Barrick, 26. Russ Gamester. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Whitt.
NEW K & N SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-324; 2-Fike-265; 3-Hines-261; 4-Jones-247; 5-Wise-230; 6-Tyler-224; 7-Swanson-219; 8-Daum-188; 9-Bobby East-186; 10-Hmiel-184.
NEXT USAC K & N SILVER CROWN RACE: September 6 – DuQuoin (IL) State Fairgrounds – “Ted Horn 100”
Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. led all 100 laps of Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The win was not only his first in the series but came in only his third Silver Crown start! It was also the first Silver Crown win for car owner and Springfield native Keith Kunz.
Whitt started on the pole after the fastest six qualifiers were inverted. He grabbed the lead quickly in his Ferguson-Moen/Red Bull Eagle/Brannan Chevy. He withstood a late-rae challenge from Jon Stanbrough, who was also seeking his first series victory. Levi Jones took third ahead of fast qualifier A.J. Fike and Josh Wise.
K & N Silver Crown series point leader Bud Kaeding came from 22nd starting position to finish seventh and retain the lead by 59 points going into the September 6 “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fair.
Three yellow flags slowed the race, one for a spin by Matt Westfall, one when Jerry Coons hit the wall and Kody Swanson spun and the final mone when Donnie Beechler’s engine expired and oiled the track.
Beechler, an Indy-Car veteran and local favorite, started 15th and had worked his way to fifth during the early race laps.
USAC K & N SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 22, 2009 – Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Fairgrounds – “Tony Bettenhausen 100”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-29.618; 2. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-29.679; 3. Dave Darland, 56. Foxco-29.710; 4. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-29.753; 5. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-29.823; 6. Cole Whitt, 71, CW-29.917; 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-29.956; 8. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-30.000; 9. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Curb/Agajanian-30.020; 10. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-30.065; 11. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-30.076; 12. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-30.144; 13. Tom Capie, 153, Capie-30.149; 14. Tony Elliott, 43, Nix-30.212; 15. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-30.256; 16. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-30.536; 17. Terry Babb, 34, Morford-30.560; 18. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-30.605; 19. Matt Westfall, 7, SC-30.860; 20. Eric Todd, 16, Lightfoot-30.964; 21. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-30.977; 22. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.311; 23. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-31.571; 24. Rex Norris III, 08, Armstrong-32.626; 25. John Barrick, 33, Barrick-34.087; 26. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-1:31.578.27.
Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Jon Stanbrough, 3. Levi Jones, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Derek Hagar, 10. Shane Hollingsworth, 11. Tony Elliott, 12. Zach Daum, 13. Tom Capie, 14. Eric Todd, 15. Patrick Bruns, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Rex Norris III, 18. Terry Babb, 19. Donnie Beechler, 20. Kody Swanson, 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 22. Brian Tyler, 23. Matt Westfall, 24. Shane Hmiel, 25. John Barrick, 26. Russ Gamester. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Whitt.
NEW K & N SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-324; 2-Fike-265; 3-Hines-261; 4-Jones-247; 5-Wise-230; 6-Tyler-224; 7-Swanson-219; 8-Daum-188; 9-Bobby East-186; 10-Hmiel-184.
NEXT USAC K & N SILVER CROWN RACE: September 6 – DuQuoin (IL) State Fairgrounds – “Ted Horn 100”
