Whitt wins BETTENHAUSEN 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds.. Photos and Results...

Smash the Loud Pedal · 8/22/09, 6:01 PM

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WHITT Wins the Bettenhausen in commanding fashion
by: Terry Young

Cole Whitt made short order of the field today in Springfield, Illinois totally dominating the BETTENHAUSEN 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Whitt was the class of the field in his CW Management Services, Ferguson- Moen, Red Bull Brannan Chevrolet powered Eagle Chassis sporting Hoosier Racing Tires.

Whitt held off several late charges by runner up Stanbrough and was able to command his lead on several restarts which slowed the field.

Following Whitt at the stripe was Stanbrough, Levi Jones, A.J. Fike and Josh Wise who rounded out the top 5.

Racing action continues tomorrow on the mighty Springfield Mile with the ARCA Automobile Racing Club of America stock cars and the WYNN'S Sportsman Nationals which will bring the fair to a close for it's 157th time!

UNOFFICIAL FINISH:
Finish / Starting Position / Driver Name / Laps Completed
1. (1) Cole Whitt 100 Laps
2. (5) Jon Stanbrough 100 Laps
3. (3) Levi Jones 100 Laps
4. (6) A.J. Fike 100 Laps
5. (9) Josh Wise 100 Laps
6. (2) Tracy Hines 100 Laps
7. (4) Dave Darland 100 Laps
8. (22) Bud Kaeding 100 Laps
9. (11) Derek Hagar 100 Laps
10.(8) Shane Hollingsworth 100 Laps
11.(14) Tony Elliott 100 Laps
12. (16) Zach Daum 100 Laps
13.(13) Tom Capie 99 Laps
14.(20) Eric Todd 99 Laps
15.(23) Patrick Bruns 99 Laps
16.(21) Justin Carver 98 Laps
17.(24) Rex Norris III 94 Laps
18.(17) Terry Babb 91 Laps
19.(15) Donnie Beechler 76 Laps
20.(18) Kody Swanson 76 Laps
21.(7) Jerry Coons, Jr. 26 Laps
22.(10) Brian Tyler 22 Laps
23.(19) Matt Westfall 22 Laps
24.(12) Shane Hmiel 16 Laps
25.(25) John Barrick 10 Laps
26.(26) Russ Gamester 1 lap

D.O. · 8/24/09, 3:47 PM

WHITT WIRES “TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100” AT SPRINGFIELD

Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. led all 100 laps of Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The win was not only his first in the series but came in only his third Silver Crown start! It was also the first Silver Crown win for car owner and Springfield native Keith Kunz.
Whitt started on the pole after the fastest six qualifiers were inverted. He grabbed the lead quickly in his Ferguson-Moen/Red Bull Eagle/Brannan Chevy. He withstood a late-rae challenge from Jon Stanbrough, who was also seeking his first series victory. Levi Jones took third ahead of fast qualifier A.J. Fike and Josh Wise.
K & N Silver Crown series point leader Bud Kaeding came from 22nd starting position to finish seventh and retain the lead by 59 points going into the September 6 “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fair.
Three yellow flags slowed the race, one for a spin by Matt Westfall, one when Jerry Coons hit the wall and Kody Swanson spun and the final mone when Donnie Beechler’s engine expired and oiled the track.
Beechler, an Indy-Car veteran and local favorite, started 15th and had worked his way to fifth during the early race laps.

USAC K & N SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 22, 2009 – Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Fairgrounds – “Tony Bettenhausen 100”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-29.618; 2. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-29.679; 3. Dave Darland, 56. Foxco-29.710; 4. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-29.753; 5. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-29.823; 6. Cole Whitt, 71, CW-29.917; 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-29.956; 8. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-30.000; 9. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Curb/Agajanian-30.020; 10. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-30.065; 11. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-30.076; 12. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-30.144; 13. Tom Capie, 153, Capie-30.149; 14. Tony Elliott, 43, Nix-30.212; 15. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-30.256; 16. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-30.536; 17. Terry Babb, 34, Morford-30.560; 18. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-30.605; 19. Matt Westfall, 7, SC-30.860; 20. Eric Todd, 16, Lightfoot-30.964; 21. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-30.977; 22. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.311; 23. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-31.571; 24. Rex Norris III, 08, Armstrong-32.626; 25. John Barrick, 33, Barrick-34.087; 26. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-1:31.578.27.
Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT.

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Jon Stanbrough, 3. Levi Jones, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Derek Hagar, 10. Shane Hollingsworth, 11. Tony Elliott, 12. Zach Daum, 13. Tom Capie, 14. Eric Todd, 15. Patrick Bruns, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Rex Norris III, 18. Terry Babb, 19. Donnie Beechler, 20. Kody Swanson, 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 22. Brian Tyler, 23. Matt Westfall, 24. Shane Hmiel, 25. John Barrick, 26. Russ Gamester. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Whitt.

NEW K & N SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-324; 2-Fike-265; 3-Hines-261; 4-Jones-247; 5-Wise-230; 6-Tyler-224; 7-Swanson-219; 8-Daum-188; 9-Bobby East-186; 10-Hmiel-184.

NEXT USAC K & N SILVER CROWN RACE: September 6 – DuQuoin (IL) State Fairgrounds – “Ted Horn 100”

8/22/09, 6:01 PM	#1 Whitt wins BETTENHAUSEN 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds.. Photos and Results...
Smash the Loud Pedal Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12	Find photos from the event here: www.tjphoto63.smugmug.com WHITT Wins the Bettenhausen in commanding fashion by: Terry Young Cole Whitt made short order of the field today in Springfield, Illinois totally dominating the BETTENHAUSEN 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Whitt was the class of the field in his CW Management Services, Ferguson- Moen, Red Bull Brannan Chevrolet powered Eagle Chassis sporting Hoosier Racing Tires. Whitt held off several late charges by runner up Stanbrough and was able to command his lead on several restarts which slowed the field. Following Whitt at the stripe was Stanbrough, Levi Jones, A.J. Fike and Josh Wise who rounded out the top 5. Racing action continues tomorrow on the mighty Springfield Mile with the ARCA Automobile Racing Club of America stock cars and the WYNN'S Sportsman Nationals which will bring the fair to a close for it's 157th time! UNOFFICIAL FINISH: Finish / Starting Position / Driver Name / Laps Completed 1. (1) Cole Whitt 100 Laps 2. (5) Jon Stanbrough 100 Laps 3. (3) Levi Jones 100 Laps 4. (6) A.J. Fike 100 Laps 5. (9) Josh Wise 100 Laps 6. (2) Tracy Hines 100 Laps 7. (4) Dave Darland 100 Laps 8. (22) Bud Kaeding 100 Laps 9. (11) Derek Hagar 100 Laps 10.(8) Shane Hollingsworth 100 Laps 11.(14) Tony Elliott 100 Laps *12. (16) Zach Daum 100 Laps* 13.(13) Tom Capie 99 Laps 14.(20) Eric Todd 99 Laps 15.(23) Patrick Bruns 99 Laps 16.(21) Justin Carver 98 Laps 17.(24) Rex Norris III 94 Laps *18.(17) Terry Babb 91 Laps* *19.(15) Donnie Beechler 76 Laps* 20.(18) Kody Swanson 76 Laps 21.(7) Jerry Coons, Jr. 26 Laps 22.(10) Brian Tyler 22 Laps 23.(19) Matt Westfall 22 Laps 24.(12) Shane Hmiel 16 Laps 25.(25) John Barrick 10 Laps 26.(26) Russ Gamester 1 lap

8/24/09, 3:47 PM	#2 Re: Whitt wins BETTENHAUSEN 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds.. Photos and Result
D.O. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,915	WHITT WIRES “TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100” AT SPRINGFIELD Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. led all 100 laps of Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The win was not only his first in the series but came in only his third Silver Crown start! It was also the first Silver Crown win for car owner and Springfield native Keith Kunz. Whitt started on the pole after the fastest six qualifiers were inverted. He grabbed the lead quickly in his Ferguson-Moen/Red Bull Eagle/Brannan Chevy. He withstood a late-rae challenge from Jon Stanbrough, who was also seeking his first series victory. Levi Jones took third ahead of fast qualifier A.J. Fike and Josh Wise. K & N Silver Crown series point leader Bud Kaeding came from 22nd starting position to finish seventh and retain the lead by 59 points going into the September 6 “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fair. Three yellow flags slowed the race, one for a spin by Matt Westfall, one when Jerry Coons hit the wall and Kody Swanson spun and the final mone when Donnie Beechler’s engine expired and oiled the track. Beechler, an Indy-Car veteran and local favorite, started 15th and had worked his way to fifth during the early race laps. USAC K & N SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 22, 2009 – Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Fairgrounds – “Tony Bettenhausen 100” QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-29.618; 2. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-29.679; 3. Dave Darland, 56. Foxco-29.710; 4. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-29.753; 5. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-29.823; 6. Cole Whitt, 71, CW-29.917; 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-29.956; 8. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-30.000; 9. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Curb/Agajanian-30.020; 10. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-30.065; 11. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-30.076; 12. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-30.144; 13. Tom Capie, 153, Capie-30.149; 14. Tony Elliott, 43, Nix-30.212; 15. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-30.256; 16. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-30.536; 17. Terry Babb, 34, Morford-30.560; 18. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-30.605; 19. Matt Westfall, 7, SC-30.860; 20. Eric Todd, 16, Lightfoot-30.964; 21. Justin Carver, 991, Edwards/RE-30.977; 22. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.311; 23. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-31.571; 24. Rex Norris III, 08, Armstrong-32.626; 25. John Barrick, 33, Barrick-34.087; 26. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-1:31.578.27. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT. FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Jon Stanbrough, 3. Levi Jones, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Derek Hagar, 10. Shane Hollingsworth, 11. Tony Elliott, 12. Zach Daum, 13. Tom Capie, 14. Eric Todd, 15. Patrick Bruns, 16. Justin Carver, 17. Rex Norris III, 18. Terry Babb, 19. Donnie Beechler, 20. Kody Swanson, 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 22. Brian Tyler, 23. Matt Westfall, 24. Shane Hmiel, 25. John Barrick, 26. Russ Gamester. NT ----------------------------------------------------------- FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Whitt. NEW K & N SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-324; 2-Fike-265; 3-Hines-261; 4-Jones-247; 5-Wise-230; 6-Tyler-224; 7-Swanson-219; 8-Daum-188; 9-Bobby East-186; 10-Hmiel-184. NEXT USAC K & N SILVER CROWN RACE: September 6 – DuQuoin (IL) State Fairgrounds – “Ted Horn 100”