Sept 3 Ted Horn 100 DuQuoin USAC Silver Crown INFO/UPDATES

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TED HORN 100 PRESENTED BY CASEY’S AT DuQUOIN SEPTEMBER 3

SPRINGFIELD’S BETTENHAUSEN 100 RAINED OUT

The battle for USAC’s Silver Crown Championship was delayed by Saturday’s continuing rain in the Midwest, which forced postponement of the “Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Race organizer Bob Sargent and USAC officials are considering a possible rain date which will be announced if and when it is firm.

That sets the stage for the Saturday night, September 3 “Ted Horn 100” presented by Casey’s General Stores at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fair. A total of 37 cars had been pre-entered at Springfield, leading to what promises to be a banner entry list for Du Quoin.

Kody Swanson’s point lead is only 13 points over Chris Windom and with the 76 points available at Du Quoin, the standings could be shaken up. Justin Grant ranks third in the points, 76 points behind Swanson.

A strong Illinois contingent of drivers will be gunning for the Du Quoin victory, including two-time, defending race winner Shane Cockrum of Benton. With Elkhart native Chris Urish’s surprise victory in the 2013 Du Quoin race, the “Land of Lincoln” could register its fourth straight victory September 3.

Other Illini hopefuls are Windom, Patrick Lawson, A.J. Fike, J.C. Bland, Zach Daum, Joey Moughan, Tad Roach and Terry Babb. Drivers from a dozen other states are also among the entries.

In addition to Cockrum and Urish, former Du Quoin champs Jeff Swindell, Shane Cottle, Brian Tyler and Swanson are also expected to compete in the race honoring the memory of the three-time AAA National Champion Ted Horn.

Pit gates are scheduled to open on Saturday, September 3 at 1:00 PM, with the grandstands at 4:00, hotlaps at 5:00, and racing at 7:00 with Modified heats followed by the Ted Horn 100 presented by Casey’s General Store. The ARCA Racing Series, presented by Menards comes to town on the following day for the General Tire Grabber 100 presented by Federated Car Care.

For full info on the event, visit www.trackenterprises.com. Advance discounted tickets and more information is available by calling 217-764-3200.

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, September 3, 2016

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Championship

TRACK: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds (Du Quoin, Illinois) – 1-mile dirt oval

EVENTS: “Ted Horn 100” presented by Casey’s General Stores featuring the USAC Silver Crown Championship

STARTING TIMES: Pit gates 1:00 PM, Grandstands 4:00, Hotlaps 5:00, Racing 7:00

TICKETS: Advance Discount Tickets are available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200 or the DuQuoin Box Office at 618-542-1535.

TRACK ADDRESS: 655 Executive Dr, Du Quoin, IL 62832

TRACK PHONE: (618) 542-1515 (Track) or (217) 764-3200 (Promoter)

TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/

MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation

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ALL-TIME CHAMP CAR WINNERS AT THE Du QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS:

1948: Lee Wallard & Johnnie Parsons, 1949: Tony Bettenhausen, 1951: Tony Bettenhausen & Tony Bettenhausen, 1952: Chuck Stevenson, 1953: Sam Hanks, 1954: Sam Hanks, 1955: Jimmy Bryan, 1956: Jimmy Bryan, 1957: Jud Larson, 1958: Johnny Thomson, 1959: Rodger Ward, 1960: A.J. Foyt, 1961: A.J. Foyt, 1963: A.J. Foyt, 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1965: Don Branson, 1966: Bud Tingelstad, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1968: Mario Andretti, 1969: Al Unser, 1970: Al Unser, 1971: George Snider, 1972: Tom Bigelow & A.J. Foyt, 1973: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1975: Tom Bigelow, 1976: Bubby Jones, 1977: Tom Bigelow, 1978: Pancho Carter, 1979: Bill Vukovich, 1980: Gary Bettenhausen & Gary Bettenhausen, 1981: Rich Vogler, 1982: Gary Bettenhausen, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1984: Joe Saldana, 1985: Rick Hood, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Gary Bettenhausen, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Jeff Swindell, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Johnny Parsons, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Chuck Gurney, 1995: Johnny Parsons, 1996: Chuck Gurney, 1997: Russ Gamester, 1998: Jimmy Sills, 1999: Tony Elliott, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: Rich Tobias, Jr., 2004: Tyler Walker, 2005: Tracy Hines, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2007: Shane Cottle, 2008: Brian Tyler, 2010: Kody Swanson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2013: Chris Urish, 2014: Shane Cockrum, 2015: Shane Cockrum

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

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

2. (445) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)

3. (382) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)

4. (364) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)

5. (326) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)

6. (317) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)

7. (305) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)

8. (288) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH)

9. (235) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)

10. (213) Tanner Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1. (305) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)

2. (235) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)

3. (101) Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

4. (95) Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN)

5. (65) Neil Shepherd (Warsaw, IN)

6. (61) Robert Stout (Brownsburg, IN)

7. (49) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)

8. (37) Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN)

9. (36) J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL)

10. (29) Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1. (458) DePalma Motorsports #63

2. (397) RPM/Fred Gormly #98

3. (382) Chris Carli #8

4. (364) Nolen Racing #20

5. (326) Byrne Racing #40

6. (317) Curtis Williams #81

7. (305) Patty Bateman #55

8. (294) RPM/Fred Gormly #99

9. (288) Hemelgarn Enterprises #91

10. (213) Bowman Racing #02

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Apr 3: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: C.J. Leary

Apr 30: Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 26: Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds

WINNER: Kody Swanson

May 27: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

WINNER: Tanner Swanson

Jun 10: Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway

WINNER: Chris Windom

Jun 25: @ Madison, IL – Gateway Motorsports Park

WINNER: Tanner Swanson

Jul 21: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

WINNER: Kody Swanson

Aug 13: Salem, IN – Salem Speedway

WINNER: Kody Swanson

Aug 20: @ Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds

WINNER: Postponed by Rain

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

Sep 24: Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway

**Races noted with @ represent an afternoon race.

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:

RACE WINS:

1. (3) Kody Swanson (Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 26, Lucas Oil Raceway on July 21 & Salem Speedway on Aug. 13)

2. (2) Tanner Swanson (Lucas Oil Raceway on May 27 & Gateway Motorsports Park on June 25)

2. (1) C.J. Leary (Terre Haute Action Track on April 3)

(1) Chris Windom (Williams Grove Speedway on June 10)

LAPS LED:

1. (159) Kody Swanson

2. (101) Justin Grant

3. (88) Chris Windom

4. (80) Bobby Santos

5. (55) Tanner Swanson

6. (50) Aaron Pierce

7. (36) C.J. Leary

8. (32) Jerry Coons, Jr.

9. (25) Brady Bacon

10. (9) Shane Cottle

TOP-FIVE FINISHES:

1. (7) Chris Windom

2. (6) Kody Swanson

3. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Tanner Swanson

6. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson & Bobby Santos

9. (1) David Byrne, Shane Cottle, C.J. Leary, Joe Liguori, Austin Nemire, Aaron Pierce & Robert Stout

TOP-TEN FINISHES:

1. (7) Chris Windom

2. (6) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Kody Swanson

5. (4) David Byrne, Shane Cottle & Joe Liguori

8. (3) Bryan Clauson, Casey Shuman & Tanner Swanson

11. (2) Joe Axsom, Brady Bacon, Shane Cockrum, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos & Mark Smith

17. (1) Steve Buckwalter, Patrick Lawson, Austin Nemire, Ryan Newman, Davey Ray, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout & Jacob Wilson

PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (2) Kody Swanson

2. (1) Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Bobby Santos & Tanner Swanson

RACE STARTS:

1. (7) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant, Casey Shuman, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

7. (6) Shane Cottle, Joe Liguori & Austin Nemire

10. (5) Shane Cockrum

11. (4) Patrick Lawson

12. (3) Brady Bacon, Steve Buckwalter, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Bobby Santos, Tanner Swanson & Jacob Wilson

22. (2) Joe Axsom, Terry Babb, J.C. Bland, Terry James, Neil Shepherd & Mark Smith

28. (1) Robert Ballou, Dave Berkheimer, Chris Fetter, A.J. Fike, Russ Gamester, John Heydenreich, Danny Long, Joey Moughan, Ryan Newman, Billy Pauch, Jr., Davey Ray, Tad Roach, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout, Kevin Studley, Jeff Swindell & Mitch Wissmiller

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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:

Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Casey Shuman (12th)

May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Mark Smith (9th)

May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Robert Stout (4th)

June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Mark Smith (6th)

June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (5th)

July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Joe Axsom (9th)

Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Joe Liguori (8th)

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Bryan Clauson (6 positions)

May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Terry James (13 positions)

May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Shane Cockrum (7 positions)

June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Bryan Clauson (14 positions)

June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (4 positions)

July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Casey Shuman (4 positions)

Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Chris Windom (4 positions)

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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, George Snider & Tanner Swanson

17. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Bobby Santos, Ken Schrader & Al Unser

24. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice

32. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler

34. [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 & Chris Windom

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

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SILVER CROWN RETURNS TO DU QUOIN ON SEPT. 3; MARKS 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST AUTO RACE ON THE “MAGIC MILE”

As the USAC Silver Crown Championship makes its return to southern Illinois and the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds one-mile dirt oval under the lights on Saturday night, September 3, we celebrate the 70th birthday for automobile racing on the famed, picturesque “Magic Mile.” A hall of fame roster of drivers have seen action on the Du Quoin clay which has produced some of the most famous and infamous moments in American auto racing.

William Hayes, owner of the local Coca-Cola bottling plant envisioned a fair in southern Illinois that rivaled yet complimented the established state fair in Springfield. He purchased 30 acres of land on the south side of the small southern Illinois community and in 1923 launched the first Du Quoin State Fair.

In 1939, the Hayes group purchased reclaimed strip mine land adjacent to the fair property and increased the size of the fairgrounds to 1200 acres. The reclaimed mine land helped give the fair its appearance of lakes and camping areas, in addition over 1400 trees were planted as part of the landscaping effort.

Near the end of World War II, construction began on a new one-mile dual purpose race track to replace the half-mile track and small wooden grandstand that were used for horse and auto racing. The half-mile grandstand burned to the ground during the summer of 1945 and, as a result, the new grandstand had to be rushed to be able to host fair-goers for entertainment that year. Steel shortages from the war prevented the grandstand from being completed and the ban on auto racing, which had not yet been lifted, prevented cars from taking to the track.

Actually, August 31 of this year will mark the exact date that auto racing was first contested on the mile-long ribbon of dirt as in 1946 Labor Day fell on September 2 of that year. Thus, on Saturday August 31, 1946, sprint cars took to the mile before a large crowd in the grandstand which did not yet have the classic roof over the stage area. CSRA star Jimmy Wilburn won the 25-mile event, two days later Hal Cole took a 10-mile feature on the new track. Cars returned in 1947 with Wilburn setting a new track record of 36.91 and winning a 25-mile feature in sprint cars on August 30, while Ray Knepper won a 10-mile feature on Labor Day. Despite the success of the first events Hayes had bigger plans for his facility.

Petitioning for and gaining sanction for a AAA 100-mile national championship race during the winter Hayes scheduled the event for Labor Day 1948 and to the surprise of many scheduled a second one in October. The fair race was won by future Indianapolis 500 winner Lee Wallard while the still date in October turned tragic. A cool day with a small crowd watched as popular national driving champion Ted Horn flipped in turn 4 early in the event and later passed away at the local hospital. The accident made national headlines and gave rise to the annual Ted Horn 100 national championship race during the Du Quoin State Fair.

Champ cars and midgets returned in 1949, with stock cars added in 1950. 1950 also marked the first time a Du Quoin championship car race was rained out and not rescheduled. Over the next five and one half decades, auto racing fans by the thousands made the Labor Day weekend pilgrimage to Du Quoin for the motorsports program. The list of participants in those programs currently fills more than one auto racing hall of fame. Jimmy Bryan, Fred Lorenzen, A.J. Foyt, Rodger Ward, Jack Bowsher, Don White, Butch Hartman, Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Gary Bettenhausen, Dean Roper, Jack Hewitt and Frank Kimmel are just a few of the names who have visited Du Quoin’s lakeside victory lane.

A new tradition continues Labor Day weekend with the first all-nighttime racing program on the mile. The USAC Ted Horn 100 takes place on Saturday night, September 3, with the ARCA General Tire Grabber stock car race on Sunday night September 4.

JAY HARDIN – TRACK ENTERPRISES

TEI PR · 8/28/16, 1:20 PM

Southern Illinois Well Represented in Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin

DuQuoin, IL- (August 28, 2016)-The deep south of the state of Illinois finds itself well represented heading into the 64th Ted Horn 100 presented by Casey’s USAC Silver Crown event at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Saturday night, September 3rd. The defending race winner lives just minutes from the fairgrounds while a popular former driver now sharing car owner duties with his wife has a history with the “Magic Mile” that dates back to the early 1980s.

Benton’s Shane Cockrum grew up in the shadow of the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and made numerous trips there with family members. Shane’s father Cliff was a local sprint car and supermodified strart who actually raced sprint cars on the Magic Mile in 1971. Cliff managed to see his son drive a variety of race cars including dirt late models, modifieds and midgets before Cliff passed away in 2008. There is no doubt Cliff was watching from above as son Shane slid behind the wheel of a championship dirt car for the first time in 2011.

Decatur’s Dave Hardy along with his two sons formed Hardy Boys racing in 2011 and purchased a Stealth chassis from midget standout Tim Siner. Hardy, who fielded USAC and ARCA stock cars for DuQuoin favorite Butch Garner, saw the potential in young Cockrum and immediately placed him in the seat of his orange number 114. The team finished 18th at Indianapolis, 17th at Springfield and 17th at DuQuoin as Shane gathered laps and experience. In 2013 Hardy upgraded their equipment purchasing a Beast chassis once owned by Galen Fox and affectionately named “Ginger”. Two top 5 finishes at the fair miles showed the potential of the team.

Cockrum and Hardy joined forces with Marion’s Shane Wade and in honor of the late Chuck Amati changed the number to 66 for the 2014 season. Shane set southern Illinois on its ear in 2014, leading 41 laps of the Ted Horn 100 and setting off a wild celebration that saw the crew revive an old tradition by jumping into the infield lake. A new car was purchased for 2015 and the team repeated again, with Cockrum leading the final 33 laps leading to another wild celebration for the driver known as the ‘Chief’. Shane is expected to be among the favorites again Saturday night at DuQuoin.

Murphysboro is the home for one of the true series veterans, Randy Bateman. Bateman campaigned sprint cars and midgets for the better part of four decades across the Midwest and made his USAC Silver Crown debut at Nazareth in March of 1983 driving for Vergennes car owners Roy and Jack Harris. Bateman made his DuQuoin debut in September of that same year finishing 25th before the home crowd. Bateman made 15 additional starts on the Magic Mile with a crowd pleasing front row start in 2008.

The veteran who managed to make trips nearly every year to one or more of the three dirt miles on the schedule stepped aside in 2015 and with wife Patty helping run the operation gave the reigns of his familiar number 55 to second generation driver Casey Shuman, the son of past Hoosier Hundred winner Ron Shuman. Shuman ran a partial schedule last year and finished 5th at DuQuoin. This year Shuman is a contender for the USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year and currently leads the rookie standings while residing 7th in the national point standings. The team recently announced a new corporate sponsor in Hucks convenience stores as well.

Southern Illinois will be well represented by Hardy, Cockrum, Bateman and Shuman in the 64th Ted Horn 100 presented by Casey’s General Stores. Practice for the Silver Crown machines is slated for approximately 5 p.m. Saturday night, with the 100-mile main event scheduled for around 8.

Jay Hardin Track Enterprises

TEI PR · 8/29/16, 1:33 PM

SHANE COCKRUM GOES FOR THREE-PEAT THIS SATURDAY AT Du QUOIN

Shane Cockrum of Benton, Ill. hopes to accomplish something unprecedented this Saturday when the USAC Silver Crown Championship cars visit the beautiful Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds for the 64th running of the “Ted Horn 100.”

Cockrum could become the first driver to ever win the race in three consecutive years. A.J. Foyt won in 1960-61-63-64 as the 1962 race was rained out, while Tony Bettenhausen won the 1949 race and two races in 1951 after no race was held in 1950.

Although Cockrum will rate among the race favorites Saturday, the spotlight will shine squarely on drivers Kody Swanson and Chris Windom, who are separated by only 13 points in their battle for the 2016 series title.

Windom, of Canton, Ill., finished second while Swanson scored a third-place finish last year at Du Quoin. A total of 76 points are available Saturday, so third-ranked driver Justin Grant hopes a top finish can vault him into title contention going into the September 24 series finale at Rossburg, Ohio. Grant is 76 points behind Swanson.

It’s been an up-and-down 2016 season for Cockrum. His best finish so far has been a seventh in the series opener at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track and was ninth at Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Ind.

Swanson, on the other hand, comes into Saturday’s race at Du Quoin having won the two most recent series races, taking the “Rich Vogler Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway and the recent “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” at Salem (Ind.) Speedway. He also won the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in May.

Grant, the pole winner at Terre Haute, finished second in the season opener and has added a five-race string of “top-seven” finishes.

Former race winners in addition to Cockrum and Swanson (2010) expected to compete Saturday at Du Quoin are Chris Urish (2013), Brian Tyler (2008), Shane Cottle (2007) and Jeff Swindell (1990).

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, September 3, 2016

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Championship

TRACK: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds (Du Quoin, Illinois) – 1-mile dirt oval

EVENT: “Ted Horn 100” presented by Casey’s General Stores

STARTING TIMES: 1pm: Registration and pit gates open, 4pm: Grandstands open, 5pm: Silver Crown Practice, 6:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying, 8pm: “Ted Horn 100”

TICKETS: Advanced Adult Tickets: $25, Advanced Children 11 and Under Tickets: $10, Day of Race Adult Tickets: $30, Day of Race Children 11 and Under Tickets: $10

TRACK ADDRESS: 655 Executive Dr., Du Quoin, IL 62832

TRACK PHONE: (618) 542-1515 or (217) 764-3200.

TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/

MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation

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ALL-TIME CHAMP CAR WINNERS AT THE Du QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS:

1948: Lee Wallard & Johnnie Parsons, 1949: Tony Bettenhausen, 1951: Tony Bettenhausen & Tony Bettenhausen, 1952: Chuck Stevenson, 1953: Sam Hanks, 1954: Sam Hanks, 1955: Jimmy Bryan, 1956: Jimmy Bryan, 1957: Jud Larson, 1958: Johnny Thomson, 1959: Rodger Ward, 1960: A.J. Foyt, 1961: A.J. Foyt, 1963: A.J. Foyt, 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1965: Don Branson, 1966: Bud Tingelstad, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1968: Mario Andretti, 1969: Al Unser, 1970: Al Unser, 1971: George Snider, 1972: Tom Bigelow & A.J. Foyt, 1973: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1975: Tom Bigelow, 1976: Bubby Jones, 1977: Tom Bigelow, 1978: Pancho Carter, 1979: Bill Vukovich, 1980: Gary Bettenhausen & Gary Bettenhausen, 1981: Rich Vogler, 1982: Gary Bettenhausen, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1984: Joe Saldana, 1985: Rick Hood, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Gary Bettenhausen, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Jeff Swindell, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Johnny Parsons, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Chuck Gurney, 1995: Johnny Parsons, 1996: Chuck Gurney, 1997: Russ Gamester, 1998: Jimmy Sills, 1999: Tony Elliott, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: Rich Tobias, Jr., 2004: Tyler Walker, 2005: Tracy Hines, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2007: Shane Cottle, 2008: Brian Tyler, 2010: Kody Swanson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2013: Chris Urish, 2014: Shane Cockrum, 2015: Shane Cockrum

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

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

2. (445) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)

3. (382) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)

4. (364) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)

5. (326) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)

6. (317) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)

7. (305) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)

8. (288) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH)

9. (235) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)

10. (213) Tanner Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1. (305) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)

2. (235) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)

3. (101) Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

4. (95) Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN)

5. (65) Neil Shepherd (Warsaw, IN)

6. (61) Robert Stout (Brownsburg, IN)

7. (49) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)

8. (37) Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN)

9. (36) J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL)

10. (29) Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1. (458) DePalma Motorsports #63

2. (397) RPM/Fred Gormly #98

3. (382) Chris Carli #8

4. (364) Nolen Racing #20

5. (326) Byrne Racing #40

6. (317) Curtis Williams #81

7. (305) Patty Bateman #55

8. (294) RPM/Fred Gormly #99

9. (288) Hemelgarn Enterprises #91

10. (213) Bowman Racing #02

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Apr 3: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: C.J. Leary

Apr 30: Toledo, OH - Toledo Speedway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 26: Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds

WINNER: Kody Swanson

May 27: Brownsburg, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

WINNER: Tanner Swanson

Jun 10: Mechanicsburg, PA - Williams Grove Speedway

WINNER: Chris Windom

Jun 25: @ Madison, IL - Gateway Motorsports Park

WINNER: Tanner Swanson

Jul 21: Brownsburg, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

WINNER: Kody Swanson

Aug 13: Salem, IN - Salem Speedway

WINNER: Kody Swanson

Aug 20: @ Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fairgrounds

WINNER: Rained Out

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

Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

**Races noted with @ represent an afternoon race.

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:

RACE WINS:

1. (3) Kody Swanson (Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 26, Lucas Oil Raceway on July 21 & Salem Speedway on Aug. 13)

2. (2) Tanner Swanson (Lucas Oil Raceway on May 27 & Gateway Motorsports Park on June 25)

2. (1) C.J. Leary (Terre Haute Action Track on April 3)

(1) Chris Windom (Williams Grove Speedway on June 10)

LAPS LED:

1. (159) Kody Swanson

2. (101) Justin Grant

3. (88) Chris Windom

4. (80) Bobby Santos

5. (55) Tanner Swanson

6. (50) Aaron Pierce

7. (36) C.J. Leary

8. (32) Jerry Coons, Jr.

9. (25) Brady Bacon

10. (9) Shane Cottle

TOP-FIVE FINISHES:

1. (7) Chris Windom

2. (6) Kody Swanson

3. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Tanner Swanson

6. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson & Bobby Santos

9. (1) David Byrne, Shane Cottle, C.J. Leary, Joe Liguori, Austin Nemire, Aaron Pierce & Robert Stout

TOP-TEN FINISHES:

1. (7) Chris Windom

2. (6) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Kody Swanson

5. (4) David Byrne, Shane Cottle & Joe Liguori

8. (3) Bryan Clauson, Casey Shuman & Tanner Swanson

11. (2) Joe Axsom, Brady Bacon, Shane Cockrum, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos & Mark Smith

17. (1) Steve Buckwalter, Patrick Lawson, Austin Nemire, Ryan Newman, Davey Ray, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout & Jacob Wilson

PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (2) Kody Swanson

2. (1) Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Bobby Santos & Tanner Swanson

RACE STARTS:

1. (7) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Justin Grant, Austin Nemire, Casey Shuman, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

9. (6) Joe Liguori

10. (5) Shane Cockrum

11. (4) Patrick Lawson & Jacob Wilson

13. (3) Brady Bacon, Steve Buckwalter, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Bobby Santos, Tanner Swanson

22. (2) Joe Axsom, Terry Babb, J.C. Bland, Terry James, Neil Shepherd & Mark Smith

28. (1) Robert Ballou, Dave Berkheimer, Chris Fetter, A.J. Fike, Russ Gamester, John Heydenreich, Danny Long, Joey Moughan, Ryan Newman, Billy Pauch, Jr., Davey Ray, Tad Roach, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout, Kevin Studley, Jeff Swindell & Mitch Wissmiller

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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:

Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Casey Shuman (12th)

May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Mark Smith (9th)

May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Robert Stout (4th)

June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Mark Smith (6th)

June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (5th)

July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Joe Axsom (9th)

Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Joe Liguori (8th)

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Bryan Clauson (6 positions)

May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Terry James (13 positions)

May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Shane Cockrum (7 positions)

June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Bryan Clauson (14 positions)

June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (4 positions)

July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Casey Shuman (4 positions)

Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Chris Windom (4 positions)

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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, George Snider & Tanner Swanson

17. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Bobby Santos, Ken Schrader & Al Unser

24. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice

32. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler

34. [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 & Chris Windom

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

TEI PR · 8/29/16, 10:37 PM

Who's ready for USAC Racing Silver Crown Series action under the lights this Saturday night at the DuQuoin State Fair? Here's the highlights from last season. More info on this year's DuQuoin events at trackenterprises.com

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TEI PR · 8/30/16, 5:33 PM

SAC SILVER CROWN ENTRY LIST

“TED HORN 100”

SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Du QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS – Du QUOIN, ILLINOIS

STARTING TIMES: 1pm: Registration and pit gates open, 4pm: Grandstands open, 5pm: Silver Crown Practice, 6:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying, 8pm: “Ted Horn 100”

00 TERRY BABB/Decatur, IL

Terry Babb/APT Powder Coating – Flat-Out Ministries/Beast/Chevy

07 JACOB WILSON/Crawfordsville, IN

Wilson Brothers Racing/Jet Star – Anderson Transport/Beast/Claxton Toyota

2 PATRICK LAWSON/Edwardsville, IL

Patrick Lawson/Petroff Companies – RC Storm Water/DRC/Wesmar Chevy

3 A.J. FIKE/Galesburg, IL

RFMS Racing/Liberty Village – McGladrey/Beast/Foxco

5 J.C. BLAND/Springfield, IL

Bland Brothers Enterprises/Bland Brothers Enterprises/Drinan/BBE Chevy

8 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA

Chris Carli/Joe’s Racing Products – Wilwood Engineering/DRC/Claxton Chevy

12 BRIAN TYLER/Mount Pleasant, NC

Galas Motorsports/Magnum Rotating & Pumps, Inc./Beast/Galas Chevy

14 ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL

Dennis & Dave McQuinn/McQuinn Motorsports – Cashless Racing/JR-1/Chevy

17 DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN

Michael Dutcher Motorsports/RW Modular – Griffin’s Propane/Beast/Toyota

18 KENNY GENTRY/Henderson, KY

Kenny Gentry/Engler Machine & Tool – KVKK Racing/Beast/Gentry Chevy

20 JERRY COONS JR./Tucson, AZ

Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Maxim/Tranter Chevy

21 JEFF SWINDELL/Germantown, TN

Swanson Racing/Jet Star – Rosewood Machine & Tool/Beast/Chevy

23 TERRY JAMES/St. Louis, MO

Todd Satterthwaite/Todd’s Machine Shop/Magnum/Chevy

25 DAVEY RAY/Davenport, IA

Eddie Sachs Racing/Mecum Auctions – Checkered Flag Tavern/Beast/Team RAYPRO Chevy

26 AARON PIERCE/Muncie, IN

Sam Pierce/Sam Pierce Chevrolet – Tom Cherry Mufflers/Beast/Pierce Chevy

27 MATT GOODNIGHT/Winchester, IN

Carla & Steve Phillips/Roberts Tech Jobs – Frank Daigh/Phillips/Foxco Chevy

29 JOEY MOUGHAN/Springfield, IL

Joey Moughan/Modern Paving & Scrap - Conaway Handyman Service/Maxim/Claxton Mopar

30 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN

Leary-6R Racing/Leary Construction – AMSOIL/DRC/Claxton Toyota

40 DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI

Byrne Racing/Stoops Freightliner-Truck Country – Bytec Resource Management/J & D/Chevy

44 DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO

Danny Long/Farmington Auto Plaza – DMR Motorsports/Beast/Chevy

48 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK

Paul Martens/Martens Machine Shop/Maxim/Kistler Chevy

53 STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA

SET Racing/Alloy Wheel Repair - Heroes West Sports Grill/Beast/Brown Chevy

55 CASEY SHUMAN/Tempe, AZ

Patty Bateman/Hucks Convenience Stores/Beast/Chevy

58 JOE LIGUORI/Tampa, FL

Ralph Liguori/Sunshine Trailer Park – Brown & Miller Racing Solutions/DRC/Kercher Chevy

63 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA

DePalma Motorsports/Radio Hospital – Champion Oil/Maxim/Hampshire Chevy

66 BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN

Bill Rose/Rose/Beast/Claxton

71 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL

Hardy Boys Motorsports/Financial Transportation Services – Infinity Shocks/Maxim/Brown Chevy

77 CHRIS URISH/Elkhart, IL

Chris Urish/Elkhart Fertilizer – Pacesetter Solutions/Beast/Foxco Chevy

81 SHANE COTTLE/Kokomo, IN

Curtis Williams/Roger Williams Precision Engines – QS Components/Maxim/Chevy

84 TAD ROACH/Granite City, IL

Scott Spivey/Lloyd Racing Enterprises – Malibu Art Tile & Stone/Stealth/Chevy

86 JACKIE BURKE/Katy, TX

Jackie Burke/JTS Wireless/Shores/Chevy

88 CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO

Fetter Tile LLC/Fetter Tile – F & S Collision Repair/Beast/TMS Chevy

91 AUSTIN NEMIRE/Sylvania, OH

Hemelgarn Enterprises/Hemelgarn Enterprises/J & J/Ford

98 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL

RPM-Fred Gormly/RPM Auto Enterprise/Maxim/J & D

120 HUNTER SCHUERENBERG/Sikeston, MO

Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Maxim/Tranter Chevy

201 DAKOTA JACKSON/Elizabethtown, IN

Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Twister/Tranter Chevy

USAC SILVER CROWN TRACK RECORDS at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds

1 Lap: 9/5/04 - Tyler Walker - 29.138 (123.550 mph)

100 Miles: 9/7/92 - Johnny Parsons - 56:03.00 (107.047)

TEI PR · 8/30/16, 5:38 PM

With the "Ted Horn 100" USAC Silver Crown 100-lapper coming up this Saturday night, September 3 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois, let's review the record of each driver on the entry list and their results over the years in the "Ted Horn 100"

STARTING TIMES: 1pm: Registration and pit gates open, 4pm: Grandstands open, 5pm: Silver Crown Practice, 6:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying, 8pm: “Ted Horn 100”

Du QUOIN “TED HORN 100” DRIVER STATS

00 TERRY BABB: 5 starts. Best finish of 16th in 1998. First start in 1998.

07 JACOB WILSON: 1 start. Best finish of 28th in 2015. First start in 2015.

2 PATRICK LAWSON: 3 starts. Best finish of 12th in 2014. First start in 2013.

3 A.J. FIKE: 9 starts. Best finish of 3rd in 2013. First start in 2003.

5 J.C. BLAND: 1 start. Best finish of 18th in 2015. First start in 2015.

8 JUSTIN GRANT: 1 start. Best finish of 4th in 2015. First start in 2015.

12 BRIAN TYLER: 15 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2008. First start in 1996.

14 ZACH DAUM: 2 starts. Best finish of 15th in 2014. First start in 2012.

17 DAVE DARLAND: 19 starts. Best finish of 2nd in 1997, 1999 and 2008. First start in 1994.

18 KENNY GENTRY: 1 start. Best finish of 26th in 2015. First start in 2015.

20 JERRY COONS JR.: 15 starts. Best finish of 2nd in 2001. First start in 1998.

21 JEFF SWINDELL: 7 starts. Best finish of 1st in 1990. First start in 1987.

23 TERRY JAMES: 2 starts. Best finish of 15th in 2014. First start in 2012.

25 DAVEY RAY: 2 starts. Best finish of 19th in 2005. First start in 2004.

26 AARON PIERCE: 4 starts. Best finish of 13th in 2006. First start in 2004.

27 MATT GOODNIGHT: Race Rookie

29 JOEY MOUGHAN: 2 starts. Best finish of 16th in 2008. First start in 2008.

30 C.J. LEARY: 1 start. Best finish of 20th in 2014. First start in 2014.

40 DAVID BYRNE: 1 start. Best finish of 9th in 2015. First start in 2015.

44 DANNY LONG: 2 starts. Best finish of 25th in 2015. First start in 2005.

48 BRADY BACON: 1 start. Best finish of 3rd in 2014. First start in 2014.

53 STEVE BUCKWALTER: 1 start. Best finish of 24th in 2015. First start in 2015.

55 CASEY SHUMAN: 1 start. Best finish of 5th in 2015. First start in 2015.

58 JOE LIGUORI: Race Rookie

63 KODY SWANSON: 5 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2010. First start in 2010.

66 BILL ROSE: 9 starts. Best finish of 10th in 1999. First start in 1994.

71 SHANE COCKRUM: 4 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2014 and 2015. First start in 2012.

77 CHRIS URISH: 7 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2013. First start in 2004.

81 SHANE COTTLE: 5 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2007. First start in 2006.

84 TAD ROACH: 1 start. Best finish of 30th in 1999. First start in 1999.

86 JACKIE BURKE: 4 starts. Best finish of 22nd in 2014. First start in 1998.

88 CHRIS FETTER: 2 starts. Best finish of 14th in 2015. First start in 2014.

91 AUSTIN NEMIRE: 1 start. Best finish of 12th in 2015. First start in 2015.

98 CHRIS WINDOM: 4 starts. Best finish of 2nd in 2015. First start in 2011.

120 HUNTER SCHUERENBERG: Race Rookie

201 DAKOTA JACKSON: Race Rookie

Du QUOIN DRIVER OVERVIEW

Du Quoin Race Rookies: 4 (Matt Goodnight, Dakota Jackson, Joe Liguori and Hunter Schuerenberg)

Most Du Quoin Starts: 19 (Dave Darland)

Former Du Quoin Winners: 6 (Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, Kody Swanson, Jeff Swindell, Brian Tyler and Chris Urish)

Most Starts Without a Du Quoin Victory: 19 (Dave Darland)

Longest Ago Du Quoin Start: 1987 (Jeff Swindell)

Longest Time Since Most Recent Du Quoin Start: 17 years/1999 (Tad Roach)

TEI PR · 8/30/16, 11:08 PM

DuQuoin Rookie Another in Long Line of Southeast Missouri Talent

DuQuoin, IL-(August 30, 2016)-While a large amount of attention is paid to drivers from the home state of Illinois competing in auto races at the DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin’s proximity to adjoining states Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri entices drivers and fans from those states to the Magic Mile as well. Small communities in the Missouri boot heel have produced a considerable amount of racing talent over the last 30 to 40 years and send yet another talented young driver to compete at DuQuoin in Saturday night’s Ted Horn 100 presented by Casey’s General Stores.

A few small Missouri towns in the Mississippi flood plain are home to several drivers who have made an impact nationally in motorsports. Jim Hall of Charleston drove dirt track late models in several series and competed on the fairground dirt miles in the ARCA Racing Series during the late 80’s and early 90’s. Sikeston’s Jimmy Brewer was a standout in winged sprint cars who also gave USAC Silver Crown cars a try in the Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin. Charleston’s Lee Dunn followed a similar path to Brewer’s. Sikeston’s Austin Rettig competed in the ARCA series while another Daryn Clayton has been spectacular in USAC and winged sprint cars.

The latest young talent from the Missouri boot heel community less than 100 miles from DuQuoin is set to make his mile dirt track debut in Saturday night’s Ted Horn 100 USAC Silver Crown Series event. At the tender age of 25 Hunter Schuerenburg has accomplished a great deal as a racing driver with a bright future ahead. Starting in karts at the local track Hunter moved to micro sprints at age 10 racing at local tracks including Southern Illinois Raceway in Marion. By age 14 he was a state and national which led Hunter and father Rick to make the quantum leap to sprint cars. He quickly became a front runner in the high powered machines.

Known as “Hunterpercent” at age 16 he headed for central Indiana to race sprint cars and was named national Rookie of the Year. By age 18 he amassed double digit victories for the Indiana based Jeff Walker team including his first USAC national victory. IN 2011 he finished third in the USAC National Sprint Car standings and ran a full schedule with USAC in 2013 and 2014. In between Hunter won at local tracks in Indiana and managed to fit in a few midget races as well including the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. For 2015 and 2016 he teamed with Marion, Illinois trucking magnate Tom Via and his Roofbolt Express company to compete in various winged and non-winged events across the country.

The natural evolution would appear to be a chance at the ‘big cars’. Hunter ran on the pavement at Gateway in the Silver Crown series earlier this year and finished 8th. At DuQuoin he is part of a three car team for legendary owner Gene Nolen whose history in the Silver Crown series stretches back at least three decades, including a win in 1992 at DuQuoin with Johnny Parsons at the wheel.

Saturday marks Schuerenberg’s first attempt on one of the historic fairground mile dirt tracks. Race fans from all over the Midwest including those in southeast Missouri can catch all the action at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds with practice for the Ted Horn 100 beginning at 5 and the 64th edition of the 100-mile grind at 8.

8/29/16, 1:33 PM	#6 Re: Sept 3 Ted Horn 100 DuQuoin USAC Silver Crown INFO/UPDAT
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,370	SHANE COCKRUM GOES FOR THREE-PEAT THIS SATURDAY AT Du QUOIN Shane Cockrum of Benton, Ill. hopes to accomplish something unprecedented this Saturday when the USAC Silver Crown Championship cars visit the beautiful Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds for the 64th running of the “Ted Horn 100.” Cockrum could become the first driver to ever win the race in three consecutive years. A.J. Foyt won in 1960-61-63-64 as the 1962 race was rained out, while Tony Bettenhausen won the 1949 race and two races in 1951 after no race was held in 1950. Although Cockrum will rate among the race favorites Saturday, the spotlight will shine squarely on drivers Kody Swanson and Chris Windom, who are separated by only 13 points in their battle for the 2016 series title. Windom, of Canton, Ill., finished second while Swanson scored a third-place finish last year at Du Quoin. A total of 76 points are available Saturday, so third-ranked driver Justin Grant hopes a top finish can vault him into title contention going into the September 24 series finale at Rossburg, Ohio. Grant is 76 points behind Swanson. It’s been an up-and-down 2016 season for Cockrum. His best finish so far has been a seventh in the series opener at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track and was ninth at Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Ind. Swanson, on the other hand, comes into Saturday’s race at Du Quoin having won the two most recent series races, taking the “Rich Vogler Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway and the recent “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” at Salem (Ind.) Speedway. He also won the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in May. Grant, the pole winner at Terre Haute, finished second in the season opener and has added a five-race string of “top-seven” finishes. Former race winners in addition to Cockrum and Swanson (2010) expected to compete Saturday at Du Quoin are Chris Urish (2013), Brian Tyler (2008), Shane Cottle (2007) and Jeff Swindell (1990). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: DATE: Saturday, September 3, 2016 SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Championship TRACK: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds (Du Quoin, Illinois) – 1-mile dirt oval EVENT: “Ted Horn 100” presented by Casey’s General Stores STARTING TIMES: 1pm: Registration and pit gates open, 4pm: Grandstands open, 5pm: Silver Crown Practice, 6:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying, 8pm: “Ted Horn 100” TICKETS: Advanced Adult Tickets: $25, Advanced Children 11 and Under Tickets: $10, Day of Race Adult Tickets: $30, Day of Race Children 11 and Under Tickets: $10 TRACK ADDRESS: 655 Executive Dr., Du Quoin, IL 62832 TRACK PHONE: (618) 542-1515 or (217) 764-3200. TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/ MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL-TIME CHAMP CAR WINNERS AT THE Du QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS: 1948: Lee Wallard & Johnnie Parsons, 1949: Tony Bettenhausen, 1951: Tony Bettenhausen & Tony Bettenhausen, 1952: Chuck Stevenson, 1953: Sam Hanks, 1954: Sam Hanks, 1955: Jimmy Bryan, 1956: Jimmy Bryan, 1957: Jud Larson, 1958: Johnny Thomson, 1959: Rodger Ward, 1960: A.J. Foyt, 1961: A.J. Foyt, 1963: A.J. Foyt, 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1965: Don Branson, 1966: Bud Tingelstad, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1968: Mario Andretti, 1969: Al Unser, 1970: Al Unser, 1971: George Snider, 1972: Tom Bigelow & A.J. Foyt, 1973: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1975: Tom Bigelow, 1976: Bubby Jones, 1977: Tom Bigelow, 1978: Pancho Carter, 1979: Bill Vukovich, 1980: Gary Bettenhausen & Gary Bettenhausen, 1981: Rich Vogler, 1982: Gary Bettenhausen, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1984: Joe Saldana, 1985: Rick Hood, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Gary Bettenhausen, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Jeff Swindell, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Johnny Parsons, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Chuck Gurney, 1995: Johnny Parsons, 1996: Chuck Gurney, 1997: Russ Gamester, 1998: Jimmy Sills, 1999: Tony Elliott, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: Rich Tobias, Jr., 2004: Tyler Walker, 2005: Tracy Hines, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2007: Shane Cottle, 2008: Brian Tyler, 2010: Kody Swanson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2013: Chris Urish, 2014: Shane Cockrum, 2015: Shane Cockrum ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (458) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA) 2. (445) Chris Windom (Canton, IL) 3. (382) Justin Grant (Ione, CA) 4. (364) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ) 5. (326) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI) 6. (317) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN) 7. (305) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 8. (288) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH) 9. (235) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL) 10. (213) Tanner Swanson (Kingsburg, CA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (305) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) 2. (235) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL) 3. (101) Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA) 4. (95) Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN) 5. (65) Neil Shepherd (Warsaw, IN) 6. (61) Robert Stout (Brownsburg, IN) 7. (49) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO) 8. (37) Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN) 9. (36) J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL) 10. (29) Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, PA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (458) DePalma Motorsports #63 2. (397) RPM/Fred Gormly #98 3. (382) Chris Carli #8 4. (364) Nolen Racing #20 5. (326) Byrne Racing #40 6. (317) Curtis Williams #81 7. (305) Patty Bateman #55 8. (294) RPM/Fred Gormly #99 9. (288) Hemelgarn Enterprises #91 10. (213) Bowman Racing #02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS: Apr 3: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track WINNER: C.J. Leary Apr 30: Toledo, OH - Toledo Speedway WINNER: Rained Out May 26: Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds WINNER: Kody Swanson May 27: Brownsburg, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis WINNER: Tanner Swanson Jun 10: Mechanicsburg, PA - Williams Grove Speedway WINNER: Chris Windom Jun 25: @ Madison, IL - Gateway Motorsports Park WINNER: Tanner Swanson Jul 21: Brownsburg, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis WINNER: Kody Swanson Aug 13: Salem, IN - Salem Speedway WINNER: Kody Swanson Aug 20: @ Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fairgrounds WINNER: Rained Out Sep 3: Du Quoin, IL – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway **Races noted with @ represent an afternoon race. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS: RACE WINS: 1. (3) Kody Swanson (Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 26, Lucas Oil Raceway on July 21 & Salem Speedway on Aug. 13) 2. (2) Tanner Swanson (Lucas Oil Raceway on May 27 & Gateway Motorsports Park on June 25) 2. (1) C.J. Leary (Terre Haute Action Track on April 3) (1) Chris Windom (Williams Grove Speedway on June 10) LAPS LED: 1. (159) Kody Swanson 2. (101) Justin Grant 3. (88) Chris Windom 4. (80) Bobby Santos 5. (55) Tanner Swanson 6. (50) Aaron Pierce 7. (36) C.J. Leary 8. (32) Jerry Coons, Jr. 9. (25) Brady Bacon 10. (9) Shane Cottle TOP-FIVE FINISHES: 1. (7) Chris Windom 2. (6) Kody Swanson 3. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Tanner Swanson 6. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson & Bobby Santos 9. (1) David Byrne, Shane Cottle, C.J. Leary, Joe Liguori, Austin Nemire, Aaron Pierce & Robert Stout TOP-TEN FINISHES: 1. (7) Chris Windom 2. (6) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Kody Swanson 5. (4) David Byrne, Shane Cottle & Joe Liguori 8. (3) Bryan Clauson, Casey Shuman & Tanner Swanson 11. (2) Joe Axsom, Brady Bacon, Shane Cockrum, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos & Mark Smith 17. (1) Steve Buckwalter, Patrick Lawson, Austin Nemire, Ryan Newman, Davey Ray, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout & Jacob Wilson PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES: 1. (2) Kody Swanson 2. (1) Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Bobby Santos & Tanner Swanson RACE STARTS: 1. (7) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Justin Grant, Austin Nemire, Casey Shuman, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom 9. (6) Joe Liguori 10. (5) Shane Cockrum 11. (4) Patrick Lawson & Jacob Wilson 13. (3) Brady Bacon, Steve Buckwalter, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Bobby Santos, Tanner Swanson 22. (2) Joe Axsom, Terry Babb, J.C. Bland, Terry James, Neil Shepherd & Mark Smith 28. (1) Robert Ballou, Dave Berkheimer, Chris Fetter, A.J. Fike, Russ Gamester, John Heydenreich, Danny Long, Joey Moughan, Ryan Newman, Billy Pauch, Jr., Davey Ray, Tad Roach, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout, Kevin Studley, Jeff Swindell & Mitch Wissmiller ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE: Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Casey Shuman (12th) May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Mark Smith (9th) May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Robert Stout (4th) June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Mark Smith (6th) June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (5th) July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Joe Axsom (9th) Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Joe Liguori (8th) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE: Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Bryan Clauson (6 positions) May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Terry James (13 positions) May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Shane Cockrum (7 positions) June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Bryan Clauson (14 positions) June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (4 positions) July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Casey Shuman (4 positions) Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Chris Windom (4 positions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, George Snider & Tanner Swanson 17. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Bobby Santos, Ken Schrader & Al Unser 24. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice 32. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler 34. [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 & Chris Windom 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

8/29/16, 10:37 PM	#7 Re: Sept 3 Ted Horn 100 DuQuoin USAC Silver Crown INFO/UPDAT
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,370	Who's ready for USAC Racing Silver Crown Series action under the lights this Saturday night at the DuQuoin State Fair? Here's the highlights from last season. More info on this year's DuQuoin events at trackenterprises.com https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/...0919503930486/

8/30/16, 5:33 PM	#8 Re: Sept 3 Ted Horn 100 DuQuoin USAC Silver Crown INFO/UPDAT
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,370	SAC SILVER CROWN ENTRY LIST “TED HORN 100” SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 Du QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS – Du QUOIN, ILLINOIS STARTING TIMES: 1pm: Registration and pit gates open, 4pm: Grandstands open, 5pm: Silver Crown Practice, 6:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying, 8pm: “Ted Horn 100” 00 TERRY BABB/Decatur, IL Terry Babb/APT Powder Coating – Flat-Out Ministries/Beast/Chevy 07 JACOB WILSON/Crawfordsville, IN Wilson Brothers Racing/Jet Star – Anderson Transport/Beast/Claxton Toyota 2 PATRICK LAWSON/Edwardsville, IL Patrick Lawson/Petroff Companies – RC Storm Water/DRC/Wesmar Chevy 3 A.J. FIKE/Galesburg, IL RFMS Racing/Liberty Village – McGladrey/Beast/Foxco 5 J.C. BLAND/Springfield, IL Bland Brothers Enterprises/Bland Brothers Enterprises/Drinan/BBE Chevy 8 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA Chris Carli/Joe’s Racing Products – Wilwood Engineering/DRC/Claxton Chevy 12 BRIAN TYLER/Mount Pleasant, NC Galas Motorsports/Magnum Rotating & Pumps, Inc./Beast/Galas Chevy 14 ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL Dennis & Dave McQuinn/McQuinn Motorsports – Cashless Racing/JR-1/Chevy 17 DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN Michael Dutcher Motorsports/RW Modular – Griffin’s Propane/Beast/Toyota 18 KENNY GENTRY/Henderson, KY Kenny Gentry/Engler Machine & Tool – KVKK Racing/Beast/Gentry Chevy 20 JERRY COONS JR./Tucson, AZ Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Maxim/Tranter Chevy 21 JEFF SWINDELL/Germantown, TN Swanson Racing/Jet Star – Rosewood Machine & Tool/Beast/Chevy 23 TERRY JAMES/St. Louis, MO Todd Satterthwaite/Todd’s Machine Shop/Magnum/Chevy 25 DAVEY RAY/Davenport, IA Eddie Sachs Racing/Mecum Auctions – Checkered Flag Tavern/Beast/Team RAYPRO Chevy 26 AARON PIERCE/Muncie, IN Sam Pierce/Sam Pierce Chevrolet – Tom Cherry Mufflers/Beast/Pierce Chevy 27 MATT GOODNIGHT/Winchester, IN Carla & Steve Phillips/Roberts Tech Jobs – Frank Daigh/Phillips/Foxco Chevy 29 JOEY MOUGHAN/Springfield, IL Joey Moughan/Modern Paving & Scrap - Conaway Handyman Service/Maxim/Claxton Mopar 30 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN Leary-6R Racing/Leary Construction – AMSOIL/DRC/Claxton Toyota 40 DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI Byrne Racing/Stoops Freightliner-Truck Country – Bytec Resource Management/J & D/Chevy 44 DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO Danny Long/Farmington Auto Plaza – DMR Motorsports/Beast/Chevy 48 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK Paul Martens/Martens Machine Shop/Maxim/Kistler Chevy 53 STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA SET Racing/Alloy Wheel Repair - Heroes West Sports Grill/Beast/Brown Chevy 55 CASEY SHUMAN/Tempe, AZ Patty Bateman/Hucks Convenience Stores/Beast/Chevy 58 JOE LIGUORI/Tampa, FL Ralph Liguori/Sunshine Trailer Park – Brown & Miller Racing Solutions/DRC/Kercher Chevy 63 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA DePalma Motorsports/Radio Hospital – Champion Oil/Maxim/Hampshire Chevy 66 BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN Bill Rose/Rose/Beast/Claxton 71 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL Hardy Boys Motorsports/Financial Transportation Services – Infinity Shocks/Maxim/Brown Chevy 77 CHRIS URISH/Elkhart, IL Chris Urish/Elkhart Fertilizer – Pacesetter Solutions/Beast/Foxco Chevy 81 SHANE COTTLE/Kokomo, IN Curtis Williams/Roger Williams Precision Engines – QS Components/Maxim/Chevy 84 TAD ROACH/Granite City, IL Scott Spivey/Lloyd Racing Enterprises – Malibu Art Tile & Stone/Stealth/Chevy 86 JACKIE BURKE/Katy, TX Jackie Burke/JTS Wireless/Shores/Chevy 88 CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO Fetter Tile LLC/Fetter Tile – F & S Collision Repair/Beast/TMS Chevy 91 AUSTIN NEMIRE/Sylvania, OH Hemelgarn Enterprises/Hemelgarn Enterprises/J & J/Ford 98 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL RPM-Fred Gormly/RPM Auto Enterprise/Maxim/J & D 120 HUNTER SCHUERENBERG/Sikeston, MO Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Maxim/Tranter Chevy 201 DAKOTA JACKSON/Elizabethtown, IN Nolen Racing/KECO – Columbus Container/Twister/Tranter Chevy USAC SILVER CROWN TRACK RECORDS at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds 1 Lap: 9/5/04 - Tyler Walker - 29.138 (123.550 mph) 100 Miles: 9/7/92 - Johnny Parsons - 56:03.00 (107.047)

8/30/16, 5:38 PM	#9 Re: Sept 3 Ted Horn 100 DuQuoin USAC Silver Crown INFO/UPDAT
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,370	With the "Ted Horn 100" USAC Silver Crown 100-lapper coming up this Saturday night, September 3 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois, let's review the record of each driver on the entry list and their results over the years in the "Ted Horn 100" STARTING TIMES: 1pm: Registration and pit gates open, 4pm: Grandstands open, 5pm: Silver Crown Practice, 6:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying, 8pm: “Ted Horn 100” Du QUOIN “TED HORN 100” DRIVER STATS 00 TERRY BABB: 5 starts. Best finish of 16th in 1998. First start in 1998. 07 JACOB WILSON: 1 start. Best finish of 28th in 2015. First start in 2015. 2 PATRICK LAWSON: 3 starts. Best finish of 12th in 2014. First start in 2013. 3 A.J. FIKE: 9 starts. Best finish of 3rd in 2013. First start in 2003. 5 J.C. BLAND: 1 start. Best finish of 18th in 2015. First start in 2015. 8 JUSTIN GRANT: 1 start. Best finish of 4th in 2015. First start in 2015. 12 BRIAN TYLER: 15 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2008. First start in 1996. 14 ZACH DAUM: 2 starts. Best finish of 15th in 2014. First start in 2012. 17 DAVE DARLAND: 19 starts. Best finish of 2nd in 1997, 1999 and 2008. First start in 1994. 18 KENNY GENTRY: 1 start. Best finish of 26th in 2015. First start in 2015. 20 JERRY COONS JR.: 15 starts. Best finish of 2nd in 2001. First start in 1998. 21 JEFF SWINDELL: 7 starts. Best finish of 1st in 1990. First start in 1987. 23 TERRY JAMES: 2 starts. Best finish of 15th in 2014. First start in 2012. 25 DAVEY RAY: 2 starts. Best finish of 19th in 2005. First start in 2004. 26 AARON PIERCE: 4 starts. Best finish of 13th in 2006. First start in 2004. 27 MATT GOODNIGHT: Race Rookie 29 JOEY MOUGHAN: 2 starts. Best finish of 16th in 2008. First start in 2008. 30 C.J. LEARY: 1 start. Best finish of 20th in 2014. First start in 2014. 40 DAVID BYRNE: 1 start. Best finish of 9th in 2015. First start in 2015. 44 DANNY LONG: 2 starts. Best finish of 25th in 2015. First start in 2005. 48 BRADY BACON: 1 start. Best finish of 3rd in 2014. First start in 2014. 53 STEVE BUCKWALTER: 1 start. Best finish of 24th in 2015. First start in 2015. 55 CASEY SHUMAN: 1 start. Best finish of 5th in 2015. First start in 2015. 58 JOE LIGUORI: Race Rookie 63 KODY SWANSON: 5 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2010. First start in 2010. 66 BILL ROSE: 9 starts. Best finish of 10th in 1999. First start in 1994. 71 SHANE COCKRUM: 4 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2014 and 2015. First start in 2012. 77 CHRIS URISH: 7 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2013. First start in 2004. 81 SHANE COTTLE: 5 starts. Best finish of 1st in 2007. First start in 2006. 84 TAD ROACH: 1 start. Best finish of 30th in 1999. First start in 1999. 86 JACKIE BURKE: 4 starts. Best finish of 22nd in 2014. First start in 1998. 88 CHRIS FETTER: 2 starts. Best finish of 14th in 2015. First start in 2014. 91 AUSTIN NEMIRE: 1 start. Best finish of 12th in 2015. First start in 2015. 98 CHRIS WINDOM: 4 starts. Best finish of 2nd in 2015. First start in 2011. 120 HUNTER SCHUERENBERG: Race Rookie 201 DAKOTA JACKSON: Race Rookie Du QUOIN DRIVER OVERVIEW Du Quoin Race Rookies: 4 (Matt Goodnight, Dakota Jackson, Joe Liguori and Hunter Schuerenberg) Most Du Quoin Starts: 19 (Dave Darland) Former Du Quoin Winners: 6 (Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, Kody Swanson, Jeff Swindell, Brian Tyler and Chris Urish) Most Starts Without a Du Quoin Victory: 19 (Dave Darland) Longest Ago Du Quoin Start: 1987 (Jeff Swindell) Longest Time Since Most Recent Du Quoin Start: 17 years/1999 (Tad Roach)

8/30/16, 11:08 PM	#10 Re: Sept 3 Ted Horn 100 DuQuoin USAC Silver Crown INFO/UPDAT
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,370	DuQuoin Rookie Another in Long Line of Southeast Missouri Talent DuQuoin, IL-(August 30, 2016)-While a large amount of attention is paid to drivers from the home state of Illinois competing in auto races at the DuQuoin State Fair, DuQuoin’s proximity to adjoining states Indiana, Kentucky and Missouri entices drivers and fans from those states to the Magic Mile as well. Small communities in the Missouri boot heel have produced a considerable amount of racing talent over the last 30 to 40 years and send yet another talented young driver to compete at DuQuoin in Saturday night’s Ted Horn 100 presented by Casey’s General Stores. A few small Missouri towns in the Mississippi flood plain are home to several drivers who have made an impact nationally in motorsports. Jim Hall of Charleston drove dirt track late models in several series and competed on the fairground dirt miles in the ARCA Racing Series during the late 80’s and early 90’s. Sikeston’s Jimmy Brewer was a standout in winged sprint cars who also gave USAC Silver Crown cars a try in the Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin. Charleston’s Lee Dunn followed a similar path to Brewer’s. Sikeston’s Austin Rettig competed in the ARCA series while another Daryn Clayton has been spectacular in USAC and winged sprint cars. The latest young talent from the Missouri boot heel community less than 100 miles from DuQuoin is set to make his mile dirt track debut in Saturday night’s Ted Horn 100 USAC Silver Crown Series event. At the tender age of 25 Hunter Schuerenburg has accomplished a great deal as a racing driver with a bright future ahead. Starting in karts at the local track Hunter moved to micro sprints at age 10 racing at local tracks including Southern Illinois Raceway in Marion. By age 14 he was a state and national which led Hunter and father Rick to make the quantum leap to sprint cars. He quickly became a front runner in the high powered machines. Known as “Hunterpercent” at age 16 he headed for central Indiana to race sprint cars and was named national Rookie of the Year. By age 18 he amassed double digit victories for the Indiana based Jeff Walker team including his first USAC national victory. IN 2011 he finished third in the USAC National Sprint Car standings and ran a full schedule with USAC in 2013 and 2014. In between Hunter won at local tracks in Indiana and managed to fit in a few midget races as well including the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. For 2015 and 2016 he teamed with Marion, Illinois trucking magnate Tom Via and his Roofbolt Express company to compete in various winged and non-winged events across the country. The natural evolution would appear to be a chance at the ‘big cars’. Hunter ran on the pavement at Gateway in the Silver Crown series earlier this year and finished 8th. At DuQuoin he is part of a three car team for legendary owner Gene Nolen whose history in the Silver Crown series stretches back at least three decades, including a win in 1992 at DuQuoin with Johnny Parsons at the wheel. Saturday marks Schuerenberg’s first attempt on one of the historic fairground mile dirt tracks. Race fans from all over the Midwest including those in southeast Missouri can catch all the action at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds with practice for the Ted Horn 100 beginning at 5 and the 64th edition of the 100-mile grind at 8.