Hagar at Hoosier 100 2009 pic by aXe
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
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
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”
