Fri, May 26 Carb Night Classic USAC Silver Crown @ LOR Nite 3 Week of Indy

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

DATE: Friday, May 26, 2017

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS

TRACK: Lucas Oil Raceway (Brownsburg, Indiana) - .686-mile, semi-banked paved oval

EVENT: “Carb Night Classic...The Race Before the 500” featuring the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series and the Mid-American Stock Car Series

STARTING TIMES: TBA

TICKETS: A three-day special Superticket for the full week of Indy including the “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track, the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the “Carb Night Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway is also available at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy.

TRACK ADDRESS: 10267 US-136, Indianapolis, IN 46234

TRACK PHONE: (317) 291-4090

TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/ & http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/
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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES RACE FORMAT:
Race format may be altered for special events or at the discretion of the chief steward
Formats may be altered from base formats listed here.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifying time.

FEATURE EVENT:
Laps posted by event. 24 Starters.

TIRE RULES:
Pavement: Right rear: M55. Left rear: M30.

RACE OFFICIALS:
Chief Steward: Levi Jones
Race Director: Kirk Spridgeon

USAC MEMBERSHIP:
Must be a member to earn points
Must be a member to earn contingency awards
Member insurance is $200,000 excess medical
Visit www.usacracing.org for to apply for membership

USAC RADIO FREQUENCY
464.5500
Mandatory Two-Way Radio is Required

SILVER CROWN FEATURE POINTS/PAYOUT STRUCTURE:
POSITION POINTS LESS THAN ONE-MILE
1 70 $8,000
2 67 $4,000
3 64 $2,000
4 61 $1,500
5 58 $1,400
6 55 $1,300
7 52 $1,200
8 49 $1,100
9 46 $1,050
10 43 $1,000
11 41 $900
12 39 $800
13 37 $700
14 35 $700
15 33 $700
16 31 $700
17 29 $700
18 27 $700
19 25 $700
20 23 $700
21 22 $700
22 21 $700
23 20 $700
24 19 $700

 

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With the Week of Indy rapidly approaching, here is some great video to get everyone ready for the 2017 Carb Night Classic USAC Racing Silver Crown Series event, the finale of the 3 nights of great racing action, which will also be accompanied by the Mid-American Stock Car Series at Lucas Oil Raceway. This is the May 27, 2000 Coca-Cola Classic 100 ESPN Thunder Broadcast of the USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series event. For more information on the 2017 Carb Night Classic, visit Track Enterprises at

www.trackenterprises.com or call 217-764-3200

 

[18babbfan]

Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis is one of the raciest pavement tracks there is, and one of my favorites all around as it can produce great action. Have seen many a good show there and this one shouldn't be any different. If you have never been, WELL worth checking out.

 

[18babbfan]

Also of note, unless this has changed, coolers are allowed as long as they are 14x14x14 and don't have glass in them.

 

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Sounds like a great evening of racing!

 

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Friday, May 26th

Carb Night Classic "The Race Before the 500"
Lucas Oil Raceway
Brownsburg, Indiana

Divisions Racing:
USAC Racing Silver Crown Series presented by Traxxas
Mid-American Stock Car Series

Times (all times ET):
Pit gates will open at 12:00
Grandstands at 2:45
On Track Activity Begins 3:15
Silver Crown Hot Laps start at 4:00
Silver Crown Qualifying 5:30
Mid-AM Stock Car Feature: 6:30
Silver Crown Feature Racing at 8:15

Pricing:
General admission tickets will be available at the gate for $25 on raceday.

For more information, contact Track Enterprises by calling the office at 217-764-3200 or by visiting their website at www.trackenterprises.com

Follow Track Enterprises online at https://www.trackenterprises.com/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and follow them on Twitter (@TEIRacing)

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Q: Are coolers allowed at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis?
A: For all oval events, coolers are allowed in the grandstands. They must be no bigger than 14x14x14. No glass containers will be allowed. Coolers and bags are subject to search.

http://lucasoilraceway.com/information/faq/ has this and many more FAQ you may have regarding the facilities and certain procedures (camping, etc)

 

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Can anyone stop the Swanson streak next Friday, May 26 in the "Carb Night Classic" at Lucas Oil Raceway?! Kody and Tanner Swanson have won the last 4 in a row, but Santos, Byrne, Windom, Grant, Pierce, Coons and others look to strike back!
Get your Week of Indy Supertickets for this race as well as the "Hulman Classic" and "Hoosier Hundred" now at: https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy

For more information visit www.trackenterprises.com or call Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200

 

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Don't forget to check out the other 2 nights of The Week of Indy. Wednesday May 24th is the Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track and Thursday, May 25th is the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. More information on all 3 events at www.trackenterprises.com

 

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SANTOS RETURNS TO FORM LEADING INTO FRIDAY’S CARB NIGHT CLASSIC AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY

Richie Murray – USAC Media

Indianapolis Raceway Park, O’Reilly Raceway Park or Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. No matter which name it has been called throughout its 57-year history, there are distinct eras at the .686-mile paved oval which have been defined by the domination of drivers who proved to be nearly unbeatable in USAC competition.

In the last 20 years alone, Mike Bliss, Dave Steele, Tracy Hines and the current authority displayed by brothers Tanner and Kody Swanson, have each reigned supreme for a period of time at LOR. They are among a set of drivers that, when you saw their team unload their Midget, Sprint Car or Silver Crown in the pit area, it was nearly a foregone conclusion that, barring unforeseen circumstances, the race for the win at LOR would have to go through them.

Coming into the Friday, May 26 “Carb Night Classic” for the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series at Lucas Oil Raceway, we are reminded of the command of the mantle that Bobby Santos had for a stretch during the late 2000s/early 2010s. The Franklin, Massachusetts native began 2006 with his first LOR victory in the “Night Before the 500” USAC National Midget race and, in July, won the first of his three career USAC National Sprint Car features at the track. And it came in spectacular fashion.

With just two laps remaining, Santos trailed a half-lap behind race leader Eric Gordon. A late caution bunched up the field for a green-white-checker finish and Santos took advantage. When the two came out of turn four side-by-side with the checkered flag waving, the two tangled, sending both hard into the inside wall. Santos crossed the line first, with Gordon in second, marking one of the few occasions in auto racing history in which the winning driver never even saw the checkered flag because his car was rolling backwards across the finish line!

In 2009, Santos captured his first career Silver Crown race of any kind, albeit in much less spectacular fashion than his sprint car win three years earlier, at LOR after getting by Chet Fillip and leading the final 73 laps on his way to victory.

In 2012, Santos swept both Silver Crown events at LOR, leading 187 of a possible 200 laps combined in the two events. Lurking in the shadows, though, was second-place finisher Kody Swanson, which would prove to be a harbinger of things to come in the following years.

In the ensuing years, Santos has recorded LOR finishes of 16th, 5th, 5th, 3rd, 4th, 15thand 4th. While by no means are his results poor, they are not up to the standards of Santos who expects to compete for wins.

Since 2013, though, 617 of 700 laps run in the seven Silver Crown visits to LOR have been led by either Tanner or Kody Swanson. However, 80 of the 83 laps not led by a Swanson were claimed by Santos in last May’s “Carb Night Classic.”

The mojo had returned to the 31-year-old Santos for the first time in quite a while at LOR, but with 20 laps to go, while leading, the engine went sour, ending what appeared to be a return to victory lane. It was a bitter disappointment that lingered throughout the remainder of 2016 and put him and his DJ Racing team on notice that changes needed to be made both inward and outward to get back on top of the game.

“I actually spent a lot of time on the small details this past winter to be better for 2017,” Santos explains. “I got in the gym and lost 25+ lbs. and I feel great. I focused on the details of the car to take weight off it and just tried to be the best prepared that I could for each race this season.”

The changes paid large dividends when the 2017 season opened at Phoenix Raceway’s “Copper Cup” in late April. Santos set ProSource Fast Qualifying time, then waged war with David Byrne throughout much of the 100-lapper before taking the lead for good by using a crossover move to get past Byrne with eight laps remaining to earn a long overdue win, his first in the series in nearly two seasons.

The versatile 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified champion and NASCAR Truck and Xfinity series veteran has plans to complete 600 laps of racing this weekend, beginning with Friday night’s “Carb Night Classic” Silver Crown 100-lapper at Lucas Oil Raceway, then follow it up Saturday night with the world’s only 500-lap sprint car race, the “Little 500” at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway.

“I believe past experience always helps a racer,” said Santos who aims to make his 15thLOR Silver Crown and fourth Little 500 start this weekend. “I pride myself on adapting well to different styles of cars and racing.”

“We thought we were going to win one at IRP (LOR) last year, but it didn't work out.” Santos continued. “I love the track and am always confident to race there.”

USAC and Track Enterprises have teamed up to present a Superticket for admission to three of its upcoming marquee events – the “Tony Hulman Classic,” the “Hoosier Hundred” and the “Carb Night Classic” on May 24-25-26 – leading up to the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500.

The three-straight nights of racing in Indiana present open wheel racing at its finest from the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship as well as the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars Series presented by TRAXXAS on both dirt and pavement.

Fans will receive a savings of $20 by purchasing their own Week of Indy Superticket that’s good for admission to Terre Haute, the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Lucas Oil Raceway on May 24-25-26. To purchase a Superticket, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy or call the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

As always, individual tickets for each “Week of Indy” event will be available at regular price on race day at the gate.

Pit gates for the “Carb Night Classic” open at noon while spectator gates open at 2:45pm. Silver Crown practice begins at 4pm, ProSource Qualifying at 5:30pm and racing at 6:30pm. A special autograph session featuring all the Silver Crown drivers will occur from 7:15 to 7:45pm, just prior to the green flag for the 100-lap Silver Crown main event.

 

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HOOSIER STATE DIRT / PAVEMENT DOUBLEHEADER AWAITS SILVER CROWN DRIVERS THURS.-FRI.

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

What makes the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series so fascinating is its diversity. The 11-race schedule alternates throughout the season at venues ranging from dirt tracks located on the nation’s state fairgrounds with classic covered grandstands to paved surfaces that offer luxury suites and skyboxes.

On the track, a Silver Crown series title requires a driver to be readily adaptable to changing conditions and environments during a single 100-lap race, let alone a full season.

There are those who run for a championship, then there are dirt specialists and pavement specialists. In each race, drivers with those attributes will overlap as they compete for supremacy of that particular track on that particular night.

Both skill sets will be on display this week when the series goes back-to-back in a Hoosier state dirt/pavement doubleheader at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 25 and Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana on Friday, May 26, marking just the fifth time the series will have raced on both surfaces in a span of two nights.

First up is Thursday night’s 63rd running of the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Kingsburg, California’s Kody Swanson has won the last three at the Indy Mile and, with another victory this week, would equal Al Unser (1970-73) as the only other driver to win four straight Hoosier Hundreds.

Swanson is among four past winning drivers entered in the 40-car field, including three-time winner Dave Darland (1995, 1996 & 2004) and two-time winners Jeff Swindell (1991 & 1993) and Jerry Coons, Jr. (2011 & 2012).

Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois has been the dirt dominator in the series since the conclusion of last year’s Hoosier Hundred in which he ran an impressive fifth after his original ride suffered mechanical woes earlier in the evening. Since last May, Windom has reeled off a quadruplet of victories at Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway, the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway and the 2017 season opener at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track.

Coming into Friday night’s Carb Night Classic, the Swanson brothers stand on a pedestal that competitors have been taking shots at for the last several years, to no avail. Kody and Tanner have an unrelenting stranglehold on Lucas Oil Raceway’s victory lane that has continued for much of the past decade. Tanner has won five and the opportunity to surpass Mike Bliss as the winningest Silver Crown driver at Lucas Oil Raceway lies in wait on the horizon. Yet, older brother Kody was the victor the last time out at the .686-mile oval in July of 2016, getting the upper hand on Tanner who ran second.

Bobby Santos of Franklin, Massachusetts won the pavement season-opener at Phoenix Raceway in April and led the first 80 laps of the Carb Night Classic in 2016 before his engine let go. Santos, a three-time Silver Crown winner at LOR - in addition to three Sprint Car wins and a single Midget victory, will be joined by Shullsburg, Wisconsin’s David Byrne - a last lap, last corner winner in July of 2014.

Pit gates open at noon for the Hoosier Hundred while spectator gates are unlocked at 3. Cars are scheduled to begin on-track activity at 5pm.

Carb Night Classic pit gates open at noon while front gates open at 2:45pm with cars on track at 4pm for practice.

Fans will receive a savings of $20 by purchasing their own “Week of Indy” Superticket now at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy. The Superticket is your golden ticket for admission to all three of this week’s USAC races at a steal of a price!

Thursday’s “Hoosier Hundred” will be streamed LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. As always, you can watch each and every USAC event one-day after the race, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES EVENT

DATE: Thursday, May 25, 2017

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS

TRACK: Indiana State Fairgrounds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - 1-Mile, Dirt Oval

EVENT: “Hoosier Hundred” featuring the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series and the Mid-American Stock Car Series

STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates: Noon. Spectator Gates: 3pm. Hot Laps: 5pm. ProSource Qualifying: 6pm.

TICKETS:Adult Admission: $30. Children 11 and Under: $10.

Tickets can be obtained by calling Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200. A three-day special Superticket for the full week of Indy including the “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track, the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the “Carb Night Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway is also available at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy.

TRACK ADDRESS: 1202 E 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46205

TRACK PHONE: (217) 764-3200 & (317) 927-7500

TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/ & http://www.indianastatefair.com/

MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Watch the race one day later, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES EVENT:

DATE: Friday, May 26, 2017

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS

TRACK: Lucas Oil Raceway (Brownsburg, Indiana) - .686-mile, semi-banked paved oval

EVENT: “Carb Night Classic...The Race Before the 500” featuring the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series and the Mid-American Stock Car Series

STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates: Noon. Spectator Gates: 2:45pm. Hot Laps: 4pm. ProSource Qualifying: 5:30.

TICKETS: Adult Admission: $25. Children 11 and Under: $10.

A three-day special Superticket for the full week of Indy including the “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track, the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the “Carb Night Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway is also available at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy.

TRACK ADDRESS: 10267 US-136, Indianapolis, IN 46234

TRACK PHONE: (317) 291-4090

TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/ & http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/

MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Apr 2: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: Chris Windom

Apr 29: Avondale, AZ – Phoenix International Raceway

WINNER: Bobby Santos

May 25: Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds

May 26: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

Jun 16: Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway

Jul 20: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

Jul 28: Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway

Aug 12: Salem, IN - Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery

Aug 19: Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds

Sep 3: Du Quoin, IL – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds

Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

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(D) represents a dirt event

(P) represents a pavement event

# represents a daytime event

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINT STANDINGS

1. (134) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)

2. (116) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)

3. (110) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)

4. (102) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)

5. (88) Damion Gardner (R) (Concord, CA)

6. (75) Aaron Pierce (Muncie, IN)

7. (73) Bobby Santos (Franklin, MA)

8. (67) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

9. (61) Hunter Schuerenberg (R) (Sikeston, MO) & Davey Hamilton (Boise, ID)

**(R) represents a USAC Silver Crown Rookie Driver

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER POINT STANDINGS

1. (134) DePalma Motorsports #63

2. (116) Gene Nolen Racing #20

3. (102) Gene Nolen Racing #120

4. (102) Byrne Racing #40

5. (88) Klatt Enterprises #6

6. (83) Gene Kazmark #92

7. (79) Gene Nolen Racing #201

8. (75) Sam Pierce #26

9. (74) Bill Rose #75

10. (73) DJ Racing #22

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS

1. (88) Damion Gardner (Concord, CA)

2. (61) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)

3. (55) Shane Butler (Bushnell, FL)

4. (49) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)

5. (46) Dakota Jackson (Elizabethtown, IN) & A.J. Russell (Clovis, CA)

7. (43) Henry Clarke (Villa Park, CA) & Joss Moffatt (Columbus, IN)

9. (41) Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN) & Johnny Petrozelle (Denton, NC)

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RACE WINS:

1. (1) Bobby Santos (Apr. 29 at Phoenix Raceway)

(1) Chris Windom (Apr. 2 at the Terre Haute Action Track)

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LAPS LED:

1. (69) David Byrne

2. (51) Chris Windom

3. (31) Bobby Santos

4. (24) Kody Swanson

5. (18) Shane Cockrum

6. (7) C.J. Leary

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TOP-FIVE FINISHES:

1. (2) Jerry Coons Jr. & Kody Swanson

3. (1) David Byrne, Davey Hamilton, C.J. Leary, Bobby Santos, Hunter Schuerenberg & Chris Windom

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TOP-TEN FINISHES:

1. (2) Jerry Coons Jr., Kody Swanson

3. (1) Brady Bacon, Toni Breidinger, Shane Butler, David Byrne, Henry Clarke, Dave Darland, Damion Gardner, Davey Hamilton, Dakota Jackson, C.J. Leary, Joss Moffatt, Aaron Pierce, A.J. Russell, Bobby Santos, Hunter Schuerenberg & Chris Windom

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RACE STARTS:

1. (2) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Damion Gardner, Justin Grant, Aaron Pierce, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

8. (1) Joe Axsom, Brady Bacon, J.C. Bland, Toni Breidinger, Patrick Bruns, Steve Buckwalter, Shane Butler, Henry Clarke, Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Davey Hamilton, Davey Hamilton Jr., Dakota Jackson, C.J. Leary, Joe Liguori, Joss Moffatt, Austin Nemire, Johnny Petrozelle, Bill Rose, A.J. Russell, Bobby Santos, Hunter Schuerenberg, Casey Shuman, Mark Smith & Tanner Swanson.

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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:

Apr. 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Hunter Schuerenberg (4th)

Apr. 29: Phoenix Raceway – Shane Butler (6th)

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

Apr 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Dave Darland (20th to 7th)

Apr 29: Phoenix Raceway – Jerry Coons, Jr. (15th to 5th)

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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER:

Apr 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Patrick Bruns

Apr 29: Phoenix Raceway – Chris Windom

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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (1) Bobby Santos & Kody Swanson

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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:

1. (1) Mark Smith

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:

1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt

2. [17 wins] Brian Tyler

3. [16 wins] Dave Steele

4. [15 wins] Kody Swanson & J.J. Yeley

6. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney

8. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills

9. [11 wins] Bobby East

10. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Mike Bliss

12. [9 wins] Tracy Hines

13. [7 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Rick Hood, Bobby Santos, George Snider & Tanner Swanson

18. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Ken Schrader, Al Unser & Chris Windom

25. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice

33. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler

35. [3 wins] Steve Butler, Shane Cockrum, Cameron Dodson, A.J. Fike, Levi Jones, Kasey Kahne, Jim Keeker, Steve Kinser, Bobby Olivero, Johnny Parsons, Aaron Pierce, Ron Shuman, Tony Stewart, Tyler Walker, Paul White

50. [2 wins] Pat Abold, Steve Chassey, Bryan Clauson, Larry Dickson, Bill Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Cole Whitt, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang

64. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Jeff Bloom, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Shane Cottle, Bruce Field, Aaron Fike, Chet Fillip, Bob Frey, Eric Gordon, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Shane Hmiel, Shane Hollingsworth, Jimmy Horton, Jackie Howerton, Kevin Huntley, Kenny Jacobs, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Jimmy Kite, Chuck Leary, C.J. Leary, Eddie Leavitt, Jason McCord, Jim McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Mat Neely, Brad Noffsinger, Stevie Reeves, Wayne Reutimann Jr., Danny Smith, Kevin Thomas, Rich Tobias Jr., Chris Urish & Billy Vukovich

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

1971: George Snider; 1972: A.J. Foyt; 1973: Al Unser; 1974: Mario Andretti; 1975: Jimmy Caruthers; 1976: Billy Cassella; 1977: Larry Rice; 1978: Pancho Carter; 1979: Bobby Olivero; 1980: Gary Bettenhausen; 1981: Larry Rice; 1982: Ken Schrader; 1983: Gary Bettenhausen; 1984: Dave Blaney; 1985: Rick Hood; 1986: Jack Hewitt; 1987: Jack Hewitt; 1988: Steve Butler; 1989: Chuck Gurney; 1990: Jimmy Sills; 1991: Jeff Gordon; 1992: Steve Butler; 1993: Mike Bliss; 1994: Jimmy Sills; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Jimmy Sills; 1997: Dave Darland; 1998: Jason Leffler; 1999: Ryan Newman; 2000: Tracy Hines; 2001: Paul White; 2002: J.J. Yeley; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Dave Steele; 2005: Dave Steele; 2006: Bud Kaeding; 2007: Bud Kaeding; 2008: Jerry Coons Jr.; 2009: Bud Kaeding; 2010: Levi Jones; 2011: Levi Jones; 2012: Bobby East; 2013: Bobby East; 2014: Kody Swanson; 2015: Kody Swanson; 2016: Chris Windom

 

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CAR # DRIVER/HOMETOWN ENTRANT/SPONSOR/CHASSIS/ENGINE
02 TANNER SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA Bowman Racing/Bowman Properties – Bowman-Elmore Racing/Beast/Kistler Chevy
2 PATRICK LAWSON/Edwardsville, IL Patrick Lawson/Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool – Rebel Smokers/Beast/Wesmar
3 ®A.J. RUSSELL/Clovis, CA Ted Finkenbinder/Western Industrial X-Ray – Warrior Machine/Beast/Bailey Bros. Chevy
5 ®J.C. BLAND/Springfield, IL Bland Brothers Enterprises/Sam’s Speed Shop – Stevenson Drive Pawn/Drinan/BBE Chevy
6 TBA Klatt Enterprises/Klatt Motorsports – East Enterprises/Beast/Ford
15 ®TROY THOMPSON/Brooksville, FL Troy Thompson/TTI Machine – Dayton Andrews Dodge-Jeep-Chrysler/Beast/Chevy
20 JERRY COONS, JR./Tucson, AZ Gene Nolen Racing/KECO Coatings/Beast/Tranter Chevy
22 BOBBY SANTOS/Franklin, MA DJ Racing/DJ Racing – Simpson Race Products/Beast/VDS Chevy
26 AARON PIERCE/Muncie, IN Sam Pierce/Sam Pierce Chevrolet – G & G Racing Fuel/Beast/Chevy
32 ®JOSS MOFFATT/Columbus, IN Williams & Wright Racing/E3 Sparkplugs – Lucas Oil/Maxim/Williams
40 DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI Byrne Racing/Stoops Freightliner Truck Country - Bytec, Inc./Beast/J & D
57 ®KEVIN STUDLEY/Plainfield, IN Kevin Studley/Racers Storage – Studley Motorsports/Beast/Chevy
60 ®CODY GERHARDT/Fresno, CA Cody Gerhardt/Lucas Oil – MAVTV/Beast/Toyota
63 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA DePalma Motorsports/Radio Hospital - Hampshire Racing Engines/Beast/Hampshire
65 TBA Tom Bliss
75 BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN Bill Rose Racing/Bill Rose Racing/Beast/Chevy
80 ®TONI BREIDINGER/Hillsborough, CA Breidinger Motorsports/Royal Purple Oil Company – Nu Ritual/Beast/Chevy
91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA Hemelgarn-Carli Racing/Hemelgarn Enterprises - Carli Motorsports/Beast/Ford
92 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL Kazmark Racing/Project Healing Waters – Remin Kart-A-Bag/Beast/Ford
95 PATRICK BRUNS/Champaign, IL Full Throttle Racing/Mobil 1 – Cain’s Marine Welding/Beast/Speedway Toyota
98 ®DAVEY HAMILTON JR./Boise, ID RPM-Fred Gormly/RPM Auto Enterprise – Seals-It /Beast/Mopar
99 TBA RPM-Fred Gormly/RPM Auto Enterprise – City of Syracuse/Beast/Chevy
120 ®JOE AXSOM/Franklin, IN Gene Nolen Racing/KECO Coatings/Beast/Tranter Chevy
144 ®EDDIE LEGG/Anderson, IN Ediie Legg
201 TANNER SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA Gene Nolen Racing/KECO Coatings/Beast/Tranter Chevy
® USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year Contender
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES TRACK RECORDS AT LUCAS OIL RACEWAY:
1 Lap* 5/20/00 Jason Leffler 20.298 121.667mph
100 Laps 5/12/01 Mike Bliss 35:41.40 115.326mph

 

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Tony Hulman Classic Rained Out

Hoosier Hundred & Carb Night Still On For Thursday/Friday
(Terre Haute, IN) The first of three nights of racing for USAC’s “The Week Of Indy” has been postponed due to steady rainfall in Western Indiana. The Tony Hulman Classic was set to bring in 30+ USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and the Scott’s Custom Colors UMP Modifieds. The event will be rescheduled. Two dates are being considered and officials are checking to confirm which one will be best. The new date will likely be released at the Hoosier Hundred on Thursday. The “Week Of Indy” will now get underway on Thursday, May 25 with the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, which has a much improved forecast.

With the postponement of the Tony Hulman Classic, fans, teams, and drivers will start making the trek an hour to the east for Thursday’s Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, IN. The event will feature the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars presented by Traxxas. Also racing will be the Mid-American Stock Car Series. The event is rich in tradition and this year’s field is expected to be in upwards of 40 cars for the 100-lap event.

The weather forecast for Thursday has shown great improvement with any chances for rain ending in the early morning hours. The track at the Indiana State Fairgrounds holds up well with wet weather as proved last year when a two hour downpour came through at noon on raceday. USAC Silver Crown hotlaps will be first on track at 5:00 with their qualifying session around 6:15. The Mid-American Stock Car Series will run their feature shortly after 7:00 and the USAC Silver Crown Series Hoosier Hundred will take the green around 8:00 PM.

Also still on schedule for this week is the Carb Night Classic on Friday, May 26th at Lucas Oil Raceway. On track will be the USAC Silver Crown Series for a 100-lap event. A solid field of cars is expected. The Mid-American Stock Car Series will also be making their return to the Brownsburg, IN oval. Mid-American practice will begin at 3:15, Silver Crown at 4:00, Champ Car qualifying at 5:30, Mid-American Stock car feature at 6:30, and the Carb Night Classic for the Champ Cars will go green at 8:00 PM.

Fans who have purchased a “Week Of Indy” Superticket, will be able to use it on the remaining two events this week, as well as the Tony Hulman Classic makeup date. If you have any additional questions, call 217-764-3200.

For more information on the “Week Of Indy” events, visit www.trackenterprises.com.

About Terre Haute Action Track:

For more information, follow the Action Track online at www.terrehauteactiontrack.net and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/terrehauteactiontrack). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

The Terre Haute Action Track is located at the Wabash County Fairgrounds, in Terre Haute, IN. The physical address is 3901 South US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47807.

Week Of Indy Remaining Schedule:

Thursday, May 25 Hoosier Hundred At Indiana State Fairgrounds
USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars & Mid-American Stock Car Series

Friday, May 26 Carb Night Classic At Lucas Oil Raceway
USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars & Mid-American Stock Car Series


Terre Haute Action Track Remaining Schedule:

Friday, June 30 World Of Outlaw Craftsman Late Models vs. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Super Late Models + Scott’s Custom Colors UMP Modifieds

Wednesday, July 12 “Don Smith Classic”
USAC Sprints & Scott’s Custom Colors UMP Modifieds

Sunday, August 6 “Family Funday Sunday”
Indiana Late Model Series & Scott’s Custom Colors UMP Modifieds

Friday, September 15 “Jim Hurtubise Classic”
USAC Sprints & Scott’s Custom Colors UMP Modifieds

TBA – Tony Hulman Classic Makeup

 

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Despite the Terre Haute Action Track rainout, there are two great races left in this week's USAC Racing's "Week Of Indy". Detailed schedules and entry lists are on this post for the Hoosier 100 and Carb Night Classic!

 

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FINAL (and First and only thanks to Mother Nature) RACE DAY of the 2017 Week of Indy at Lucas Oil Raceway! The USAC Racing Silver Crown Series take to the pavement for the second time this season at a track which has seen the likes of Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Mike Bliss, and many others grace victory lane in competition.

Accompanying the USAC Silver Crown Series event will be the Mid-American Stock Car Series. Both divisions were slated to be in action last night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center for the 63rd Annual Hoosier 100 but Mother Nature wiped out the 2nd straight scheduled night of racing scheduled for The Week of Indy. The third time is the charm!

Full Show Information Below:

Friday, May 26th

Carb Night Classic "The Race Before the 500"
Lucas Oil Raceway
Brownsburg, Indiana

Divisions Racing:
USAC Racing Silver Crown Series presented by Traxxas
Mid-American Stock Car Series

Times (all times ET):
Pit gates will open at 12:00
Grandstands at 2:45
On Track Activity Begins 3:15
Silver Crown Hot Laps start at 4:00
Silver Crown Qualifying 5:30
Mid-AM Stock Car Feature: 6:30
Silver Crown Feature Racing at 8:15

Pricing:
General admission tickets $25 at the Gate
Children 11 & Under $10
Pit Passes $30
$5 for parking.

Pit Prices:
USAC Members: $30
Non-Members: $35

For more information, contact Track Enterprises by calling the office at 217-764-3200 or by visiting their website at www.trackenterprises.com

Follow Track Enterprises online at www.trackenterprises.com/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and follow them on Twitter (@TEIRacing)

Follow USAC online at www.usacracing.com, like them on Facebook (https://http://usacracing.com/), and follow them on Twitter (@USACNation)