USAC, TEI "Week of Indy" buzz building

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Terre Haute Action Track To Open Up USAC's Week Of Indy Events
Popular Tony Hulman Classic To Feature USAC National Sprint Cars

The much anticipated and newly named, USAC's "The Week Of Indy" is coming up next week, leading up to the 100th running of the Indy 500. It all begins with the annual Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and the Scott's Custom Colors UMP Modifieds. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25.

Last season, damp and frigid weather set in on the originally scheduled Tony Hulman Classic, forcing a postponement. Eventually, the race was made up in conjunction with the Jim Hurtubise event in September. In that race, Robert Ballou came from the tenth spot to take the victory. In Modified action that night, former NASCAR star Ken Schrader took the trophy.

This year's Hulman race on the 25th will be followed up, as usual, with the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Thursday, May 26th. That event will feature the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars and UMP Modifieds. The final race in "The Week Of Indy", will be an event that moves to a new date, Friday night. Formerly held on Saturday, the USAC Silver Crown cars will be racing at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy on Friday, May 27 in addition to the Cooper Tire USF2000 and Pro Mazda cars.

A three day adult SUPERTICKET is available for a 25% savings at just $60 to see all three events. The voucher will be good for a general admission pass to the Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute and the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil as well as a reserved ticket to the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. To purchase the three day SUPERTICKET, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/the-week-of-indy.

Pit gates for the Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track will open at 3:00, grandstands will open at 5:00, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:30. General admission will be $25 for adults, $15 for the infield, and children ten and under are free.

For more information, visit www.terrehauteactiontrack.net, www.trackenterprises.com, and www.usacracing.com.

TEI PR · 5/19/16, 2:37 AM

INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS & EVENT CENTER CONTINUES TO WELCOME CLASSIC CARS FOR AUCTION AND HISTORIC HOOSIER HUNDRED

INDIANAPOLIS—Automobiles and racing have a long standing history in Indianapolis and that is no different at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event center. Events for the car enthusiast like Dana Mecum’s 29th Original Spring Classic Auction, and The Hoosier Hundred for the racing fanatic can all be enjoyed at the State Fairgrounds this May.

Dana Mecum’s 29th Original Spring Classic Auction takes over the State Fairgrounds May 17-21 with nearly 2,000 classic and collector cars that will cross the auction block. The show draws collectors large and small from all over the country and bidders from all over the world. This will mark the ninth year the auction has attracted some 20,000 visitors to the State Fairgrounds. Admission is $30 at the door and children younger than 12 receive complimentary admission.

The Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center has available space to provide Mecum the versatility it needs to have 1.4 million square feet indoors and approximately 150,000 square feet of outdoor tent space. As the world’s largest muscle car auction, last year, Mecum auctioned a total of $42 million. For those who can’t make it to the auction in person NBC offers a live broadcast, and there is also a live stream available online at www.mecum.com.

Since 1953, thousands of fans have flocked to the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center for the annual Hoosier Hundred dirt track race as one of the premier events race weekend to see drivers like 17-time USAC champion Levi Jones, AJ Foyt, Jeff Gordon and Jack Hewitt.

This year welcomes the 62nd running of the Hoosier Hundred, a 100-mile auto race, showcasing the historic 1-mile dirt track at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand and grass-roots racing at its finest. Thursday before Memorial Day weekend, May 26th, will be jammed pack with high speed fun. Advance tickets are $25 and $30 at the gate. Visit our website,www.indianastatefair.com for more ticket information.

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About the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center
The Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center is a modern public event facility that annually hosts more than 300 meetings, shows, sports and agricultural events, including the Indiana State Fair. The year-round management of the Fairgrounds is overseen by the Indiana State Fair Commission which is a quasi-governmental agency that was established in 1992, with the mission to preserve and enhance the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the annual Indiana State Fair for the benefit of all citizens of Indiana. Additional information is available at www.indianastatefair.com.

TEI PR · 5/19/16, 2:39 AM

Lucas Oil Raceway Event To Close USAC's Week Of Indy Events
Silver Crown Event Is Now On Friday Night

The much anticipated and newly named, USAC's "The Week Of Indy" is coming up next week, leading up to the 100th running of the Indy 500. It begins on Wednesday, May 25 at the Terre Haute Action Track, then the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Thursday, before the finale at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy on Friday, known as the Carb Night Classic, "The Race Before The 500".

Formerly held on Saturdays, the USAC Silver Crown cars will be racing at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy on Friday, May 27 in addition to the Cooper Tire USF2000 and Pro Mazda cars. The event was moved to Friday, to fill a void for racing fans that who had no racing that night and more than one choice on Saturday.

Last year's event, held on Saturday afternoon, saw Kingsurg, California driver Tanner Swanson take the victory at Lucas Oil Raceway. Swanson has been dominant at the track, leading 385 of the last 386 laps of competition. Swanson was followed by his brother Kody, Bobby Santos, Jerry Coons, Jr., and Aaron Pierce.

Pit gates for the Carb Night Classic will open at 9:00 AM for the USF2000 and Pro Mazda competitors and at 11:00 AM for USAC Silver Crown Series teams. Grandstands will open at 2:40, USAC Silver Crown Series practice will be at 3:00, followed by qualifying for the Pro Mazda and USF2000 teams. USAC qualifying will be at 5:05, followed by the USF2000 and Pro Mazda races starting at 6:10. The Carb Night Classic for the USAC Silver Crown Cars will be held at 8:15.

General admission seating for the event will be $25 for adults and $10 for 11 & under. Tickets will be available at the gate.

A three day adult SUPERTICKET is available for a 25% savings at just $60 to see all three events. The voucher will be good for a general admission pass to the Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute and the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil as well as a reserved ticket to the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. To purchase the three day SUPERTICKET, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/the-week-of-indy.

For more information, visit www.terrehauteactiontrack.net, www.trackenterprises.com, and www.usacracing.com.

TEI PR · 5/19/16, 2:42 AM

SWANSON LOOKING FOR THREEPEAT IN HOOSIER HUNDRED
By Jay Hardin, Track Enterprises Staff

May 11, 2016-Indianapolis, IN-Kingsburg, California’s Kody Swanson entered the 2016 USAC Silver Crown season as just the tenth driver in the 45-year history of the series to win at least two national championships, and enters the prestigious Hoosier Hundred presented by TBA Oil & Warehouse at the Indiana State Fairgrounds as tenth man to win back-to-back events on the ‘Track of Champions’ since 1953. Swanson has the possibility to join only Jimmy Bryan and Al Unser as the only men to win the Hoosier Hundred three years in a row.

The legendary “Arizona Cowboy” Jimmy Bryan won three consecutive Hoosier Hundred events in 1954, 1955 and 1956 driving the famed Dean Van Lines Kuzma dirt car for another legend, chief mechanic Clint Brawner. All four of Unser’s Hoosier wins were in the same Grant King car owned by Vel Miletch and Parnelli Jones with two coming in Johnny Lightning livery for chief wrench George Bignotti and the other two in the Viceroy colors.

Swanson’s two victories on the flat, tricky one-mile dirt track were near copies of each other. Swanson let others lead in 2014 before taking the top spot and leading the last 23 circuits; he was perhaps less patient in 2015 taking the lead for the last 33 circuits before pulling into victory lane. Both victories and national championships have come at the wheel of a car with familiar livery. Swanson’s chief mechanic is the legendary Bob Hampshire who won three Hoosier Hundred races and two national championships with Jack Hewitt at the wheel of the red and white number 63, a scheme currently piloted by Swanson.

Swanson, Bryan and Unser are among a select group of fourteen drivers who have won 100-mile championship dirt car races on the three remaining active one mile dirt tracks in the United States, Indianapolis, Springfield and DuQuoin. While Bryan (55 & 56) and Unser (1970) swept the three in the same season, Swanson accomplished the feat over a four year period. He first won at DuQuoin in 2010, placed the Indiana mile on the list in May of 2014 and completed the tri-fecta by winning at Springfield in August of the same year.

Swanson’s quest for the three-peat doesn’t get any easier on May 26. Full fields of cars appeared at Springfield and DuQuoin as growth continues in the Silver Crown Series with a full field expected at Indianapolis. Twenty-nine cars made the trek to the Indiana capitol last year and with several new entries being prepared for 2016 this year’s event promises to be one of the best in recent memory.
Three-time Hoosier Hundred winner Dave Darland is expected to challenge Swanson from the seat of a new ride as is two-time DuQuoin champion Shane Cockrum, two-time Springfield winner A.J. Fike and two-time Hoosier Hundred winner Jerry Coons, Jr. Second generation driver C.J. Leary won the race at Terre Haute in April joining his father Chuck as the only father-son duo to post wins in the 46 year history of the series. Leary is expected to compete as well.

Practice for the 2016 Hoosier Hundred is slated for 5 p.m. EDT on May 26, with qualifications at approximately 6:30 and the 2016 Hoosier Hundred beginning around 8 p.m. The UMP Modifieds will also be part of the show, racing for $2,000 to win.

This year's Hoosier 100 presented by TBA Oil & Warehouse is the middle race of the newly named USAC's "The Week Of Indy". It all starts on Wednesday, May 25 at Terre Haute with the Tony Hulman Classic for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars, then to the Hoosier Hundred at the Fairgrounds, and finished off by the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway for the Silver Crown Cars. A three day SUPERTICKET is available online at www.usacracing.com for a 25% discount on three day pricing.

For more info, visit www.trackenterprises.com or call 217-764-3200.

TEI PR · 5/19/16, 2:48 AM

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WIN A FREE SUPERTICKET! Head to https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterp...type=3&theater and follow the posted instructions for your chance to be the lucky winner of a SUPERTICKET, which gives you a ticket to watch the Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute, the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway. The lucky winner will be announced Monday night!

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TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,369	Terre Haute Action Track To Open Up USAC's Week Of Indy Events Popular Tony Hulman Classic To Feature USAC National Sprint Cars The much anticipated and newly named, USAC's "The Week Of Indy" is coming up next week, leading up to the 100th running of the Indy 500. It all begins with the annual Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and the Scott's Custom Colors UMP Modifieds. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25. Last season, damp and frigid weather set in on the originally scheduled Tony Hulman Classic, forcing a postponement. Eventually, the race was made up in conjunction with the Jim Hurtubise event in September. In that race, Robert Ballou came from the tenth spot to take the victory. In Modified action that night, former NASCAR star Ken Schrader took the trophy. This year's Hulman race on the 25th will be followed up, as usual, with the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Thursday, May 26th. That event will feature the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars and UMP Modifieds. The final race in "The Week Of Indy", will be an event that moves to a new date, Friday night. Formerly held on Saturday, the USAC Silver Crown cars will be racing at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy on Friday, May 27 in addition to the Cooper Tire USF2000 and Pro Mazda cars. A three day adult SUPERTICKET is available for a 25% savings at just $60 to see all three events. The voucher will be good for a general admission pass to the Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute and the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil as well as a reserved ticket to the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. To purchase the three day SUPERTICKET, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/the-week-of-indy. Pit gates for the Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track will open at 3:00, grandstands will open at 5:00, hotlaps begin at 6:00, and racing will take the green at 7:30. General admission will be $25 for adults, $15 for the infield, and children ten and under are free. For more information, visit www.terrehauteactiontrack.net, www.trackenterprises.com, and www.usacracing.com. _________________________________________________ Last edited by TEI PR; 5/19/16 at 2:36 AM.

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5/19/16, 2:37 AM	#3 Re: USAC, TEI "Week of Indy" buzz building
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,369	INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS & EVENT CENTER CONTINUES TO WELCOME CLASSIC CARS FOR AUCTION AND HISTORIC HOOSIER HUNDRED INDIANAPOLIS—Automobiles and racing have a long standing history in Indianapolis and that is no different at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event center. Events for the car enthusiast like Dana Mecum’s 29th Original Spring Classic Auction, and The Hoosier Hundred for the racing fanatic can all be enjoyed at the State Fairgrounds this May. Dana Mecum’s 29th Original Spring Classic Auction takes over the State Fairgrounds May 17-21 with nearly 2,000 classic and collector cars that will cross the auction block. The show draws collectors large and small from all over the country and bidders from all over the world. This will mark the ninth year the auction has attracted some 20,000 visitors to the State Fairgrounds. Admission is $30 at the door and children younger than 12 receive complimentary admission. The Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center has available space to provide Mecum the versatility it needs to have 1.4 million square feet indoors and approximately 150,000 square feet of outdoor tent space. As the world’s largest muscle car auction, last year, Mecum auctioned a total of $42 million. For those who can’t make it to the auction in person NBC offers a live broadcast, and there is also a live stream available online at www.mecum.com. Since 1953, thousands of fans have flocked to the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center for the annual Hoosier Hundred dirt track race as one of the premier events race weekend to see drivers like 17-time USAC champion Levi Jones, AJ Foyt, Jeff Gordon and Jack Hewitt. This year welcomes the 62nd running of the Hoosier Hundred, a 100-mile auto race, showcasing the historic 1-mile dirt track at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand and grass-roots racing at its finest. Thursday before Memorial Day weekend, May 26th, will be jammed pack with high speed fun. Advance tickets are $25 and $30 at the gate. Visit our website,www.indianastatefair.com for more ticket information. ### About the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center The Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center is a modern public event facility that annually hosts more than 300 meetings, shows, sports and agricultural events, including the Indiana State Fair. The year-round management of the Fairgrounds is overseen by the Indiana State Fair Commission which is a quasi-governmental agency that was established in 1992, with the mission to preserve and enhance the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the annual Indiana State Fair for the benefit of all citizens of Indiana. Additional information is available at www.indianastatefair.com.

5/19/16, 2:39 AM	#4 Re: USAC, TEI "Week of Indy" buzz building
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,369	Lucas Oil Raceway Event To Close USAC's Week Of Indy Events Silver Crown Event Is Now On Friday Night The much anticipated and newly named, USAC's "The Week Of Indy" is coming up next week, leading up to the 100th running of the Indy 500. It begins on Wednesday, May 25 at the Terre Haute Action Track, then the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Thursday, before the finale at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy on Friday, known as the Carb Night Classic, "The Race Before The 500". Formerly held on Saturdays, the USAC Silver Crown cars will be racing at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indy on Friday, May 27 in addition to the Cooper Tire USF2000 and Pro Mazda cars. The event was moved to Friday, to fill a void for racing fans that who had no racing that night and more than one choice on Saturday. Last year's event, held on Saturday afternoon, saw Kingsurg, California driver Tanner Swanson take the victory at Lucas Oil Raceway. Swanson has been dominant at the track, leading 385 of the last 386 laps of competition. Swanson was followed by his brother Kody, Bobby Santos, Jerry Coons, Jr., and Aaron Pierce. Pit gates for the Carb Night Classic will open at 9:00 AM for the USF2000 and Pro Mazda competitors and at 11:00 AM for USAC Silver Crown Series teams. Grandstands will open at 2:40, USAC Silver Crown Series practice will be at 3:00, followed by qualifying for the Pro Mazda and USF2000 teams. USAC qualifying will be at 5:05, followed by the USF2000 and Pro Mazda races starting at 6:10. The Carb Night Classic for the USAC Silver Crown Cars will be held at 8:15. General admission seating for the event will be $25 for adults and $10 for 11 & under. Tickets will be available at the gate. A three day adult SUPERTICKET is available for a 25% savings at just $60 to see all three events. The voucher will be good for a general admission pass to the Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute and the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil as well as a reserved ticket to the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. To purchase the three day SUPERTICKET, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/the-week-of-indy. For more information, visit www.terrehauteactiontrack.net, www.trackenterprises.com, and www.usacracing.com.

5/19/16, 2:42 AM	#5 Re: USAC, TEI "Week of Indy" buzz building
TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,369	SWANSON LOOKING FOR THREEPEAT IN HOOSIER HUNDRED By Jay Hardin, Track Enterprises Staff May 11, 2016-Indianapolis, IN-Kingsburg, California’s Kody Swanson entered the 2016 USAC Silver Crown season as just the tenth driver in the 45-year history of the series to win at least two national championships, and enters the prestigious Hoosier Hundred presented by TBA Oil & Warehouse at the Indiana State Fairgrounds as tenth man to win back-to-back events on the ‘Track of Champions’ since 1953. Swanson has the possibility to join only Jimmy Bryan and Al Unser as the only men to win the Hoosier Hundred three years in a row. The legendary “Arizona Cowboy” Jimmy Bryan won three consecutive Hoosier Hundred events in 1954, 1955 and 1956 driving the famed Dean Van Lines Kuzma dirt car for another legend, chief mechanic Clint Brawner. All four of Unser’s Hoosier wins were in the same Grant King car owned by Vel Miletch and Parnelli Jones with two coming in Johnny Lightning livery for chief wrench George Bignotti and the other two in the Viceroy colors. Swanson’s two victories on the flat, tricky one-mile dirt track were near copies of each other. Swanson let others lead in 2014 before taking the top spot and leading the last 23 circuits; he was perhaps less patient in 2015 taking the lead for the last 33 circuits before pulling into victory lane. Both victories and national championships have come at the wheel of a car with familiar livery. Swanson’s chief mechanic is the legendary Bob Hampshire who won three Hoosier Hundred races and two national championships with Jack Hewitt at the wheel of the red and white number 63, a scheme currently piloted by Swanson. Swanson, Bryan and Unser are among a select group of fourteen drivers who have won 100-mile championship dirt car races on the three remaining active one mile dirt tracks in the United States, Indianapolis, Springfield and DuQuoin. While Bryan (55 & 56) and Unser (1970) swept the three in the same season, Swanson accomplished the feat over a four year period. He first won at DuQuoin in 2010, placed the Indiana mile on the list in May of 2014 and completed the tri-fecta by winning at Springfield in August of the same year. Swanson’s quest for the three-peat doesn’t get any easier on May 26. Full fields of cars appeared at Springfield and DuQuoin as growth continues in the Silver Crown Series with a full field expected at Indianapolis. Twenty-nine cars made the trek to the Indiana capitol last year and with several new entries being prepared for 2016 this year’s event promises to be one of the best in recent memory. Three-time Hoosier Hundred winner Dave Darland is expected to challenge Swanson from the seat of a new ride as is two-time DuQuoin champion Shane Cockrum, two-time Springfield winner A.J. Fike and two-time Hoosier Hundred winner Jerry Coons, Jr. Second generation driver C.J. Leary won the race at Terre Haute in April joining his father Chuck as the only father-son duo to post wins in the 46 year history of the series. Leary is expected to compete as well. Practice for the 2016 Hoosier Hundred is slated for 5 p.m. EDT on May 26, with qualifications at approximately 6:30 and the 2016 Hoosier Hundred beginning around 8 p.m. The UMP Modifieds will also be part of the show, racing for $2,000 to win. This year's Hoosier 100 presented by TBA Oil & Warehouse is the middle race of the newly named USAC's "The Week Of Indy". It all starts on Wednesday, May 25 at Terre Haute with the Tony Hulman Classic for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars, then to the Hoosier Hundred at the Fairgrounds, and finished off by the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway for the Silver Crown Cars. A three day SUPERTICKET is available online at www.usacracing.com for a 25% discount on three day pricing. For more info, visit www.trackenterprises.com or call 217-764-3200.

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TEI PR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 1,369	WIN A FREE SUPERTICKET! Head to https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterp...type=3&theater and follow the posted instructions for your chance to be the lucky winner of a SUPERTICKET, which gives you a ticket to watch the Tony Hulman Classic at Terre Haute, the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway. The lucky winner will be announced Monday night!