Darland To Do Triple Duty At 4-Crown




ROSSBURG, Ohio — Dave Darland, one of the most decorated drivers in the history of the United States Auto Club, has a ride in all three USAC National divisions for Saturday’s 36th 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway.

The Lincoln, Ind., USAC Triple Crown champ has been tabbed to drive in the USAC National Midget portion of the program in a second car fielded by Brian Thomas as a teammate to driver Tyler Thomas.

Darland had previously secured rides for Saturday’s event in a USAC Silver Crown car for Phillips Motorsports and a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car ride for Mark Hery.

Darland’s prowess at Eldora has him ranked as the second winningest USAC driver at the famed half-mile dirt oval with 14 wins, trailing only Jack Hewitt’s 24. He is one of only four drivers to win a Silver Crown, sprint car and midget feature at the 4-Crown along with Hewitt, Kyle Larson and Jerry Coons Jr.

Darland’s seven 4-Crown victories include twice in a midget (1999 and 2004), once in a sprint car (1999) and four times in a Silver Crown car (2004, ’05, ’08 and ’09).

Darland’s resume includes four USAC National championships, including the 1997 Silver Crown, 1999 Sprint and 2001-2002 Midget titles. No driver owns more USAC National Sprint Car feature wins than Darland’s 59.