[Vintageracer]

Is there any vintage stuff going on?

[bzneil]

Yes!! The Midwest Oldtimers Race Car Club will be set up as usual behind the main grand stands with an on track exhibition before the features.

[DiehardRaceFan]

Looking forward to finally making it to my first Hoosier Hundred and taking in a Champ Car Mile Dirt race. Looking to add DuQuoin as well this season (have been plenty for ARCA but never the SC for whatever reason).

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Thursday, May 25th

63rd Annual Hoosier Hundred
Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center
Indianapolis, Indiana

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

Times (all times ET):
Pit gates will open at 12:00
Grandstands at 3:00
Hot Laps start at 5:00
Racing begins for Mid-Am at 7:00,
Hoosier 100 scheduled for an 8:00 green flag.

Pricing:
Reserved seating is available for the Hoosier Hundred by calling the Track Enterprises office, the Indiana State Fairgrounds, or through Ticketmaster. Reserved seats for adults are being sold for $25 presale or $30 at the gate. Infield tickets will be available for $15 for adults and $5 for kids 11 and under.

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

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HOOSIER HUNDRED ENTRY LIST NEARS 40 FOR 63RD RUNNING OF GRAND EVENT ON MAY 25

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

The entry list for the 63rd running of the “Hoosier Hundred” is shaping up to be one of the most stacked fields in more than a decade.* Thus far, 39 drivers have already indicated their intentions to take part in the famed race on Thursday, May 25 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

The biggest storyline to keep an eye on is Kingsburg, California’s Kody Swanson as he goes for his fourth win in a row at the Hoosier Hundred.* After capturing the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions, Swanson has a chance to equal what seemed like an untouchable record set by Al Unser from 1970 to 1973.

Tucson, Arizona’s Jerry Coons, Jr. sits second in Silver Crown series points behind Swanson heading into the “Week of Indy.”* Coons was victorious in the 2011 and 2012 Hoosier Hundred.

Dave Darland, one of USAC’s all-time greats, has an opportunity to earn his fifth career Silver Crown win on the Indy Mile in 2017.* The Lincoln, Indiana native won the “Hulman 100” back in 1995, then took wins in a trio of Hoosier Hundreds in 1995, 1996 and 2004

Jeff Swindell’s first Indy Mile victory came 30 years ago at the 1987 Hulman 100.* The Germantown, Tennessee driver duplicated the feat twice in the Hoosier Hundred in 1991 and 1993.* He showed flashes of brilliance at the most recent one-mile dirt race held in September of 2016 at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.* He led 55 laps and finished second behind race winner Chris Windom.

Windom leads a list of drivers who’ve yet to pull into victory lane at the Indy Mile.* Most would presume Windom to be the biggest threat to interrupt Swanson’s bid for a fourth-straight race victory.* The Canton, Illinois native, who now resides in St. Louis, ended Swanson’s bid for a third consecutive series title a year ago.* He has proved dominant on the dirt in a Silver Crown car over the past year, winning the last four at Williams Grove, Du Quoin, Eldora and the 2017 season opener at Terre Haute.

Other entered drivers in the group of those who’ve tasted victory, yet are still seeking Hoosier Hundred glory for the first time are A.J. Fike (Galesburg, Ill), Brian Tyler (Pleasant Garden, N.C.) Aaron Pierce (Muncie, Ind.), David Byrne (Shullsburg, Wisc.), Russ Gamester (Peru, Ind.), Shane Cockrum (Benton, Ill.) and Shane Cottle (Kokomo, Ind.).

Greenfield, Indiana’s C.J. Leary pulled off his first Silver Crown triumph in the 2016 season opener at Terre Haute to join his father, Chuck, as the only father and son who’ve both won in the series.* Chuck Leary’s lone Silver Crown win came in the 1997 Hoosier Hundred.* The 21-year-old now hopes to follow in his footsteps 20 years later and become the first son of a former Hoosier Hundred winner to race into victory lane.

Brady Bacon and Justin Grant are two of the most decorated USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car drivers in recent years, but both are eying their initial Silver Crown checkered flag.* Oklahoma’s Bacon, a two-time USAC Sprint champ, qualified for the pole in last year’s Hoosier Hundred and led 25 laps before falling out with clutch issues.*

California’s Grant is the current USAC Sprint point leader with three victories, but Silver Crown win number one for the fifth-place finisher in the 2015 race still eludes him.* Both Grant and Bacon aim to join the list of twelve drivers who have won their first career Champ Car races at the Hoosier Hundred, including Bob Sweikert (1953), Jackie Howerton (1974), Joe Saldana (1976), Billy Engelhart (1978), Chuck Gurney (1982), Steve Chassey (1984), Kenny Jacobs (1987), Gary Hieber (1990), Chuck Leary (1997), Teddy Beach (2005), Shane Hollingsworth (2009) and Shane Hmiel (2010).

A pair of Gardners from the West Coast lead the rookie contingent.* Five-time USAC/CRA Sprint Car champion Damion Gardner of Concord, California will make his Indy Mile debut.* Corona, California’s Ronnie Gardner, unrelated, plans to make his first career Silver Crown start next Thursday.* The four-time USAC Western States Midget champion makes the trek to Indy 50 years after his grandfather, Ronnie Duman, made his final start in the Hoosier Hundred.

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

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

For just $60, fans will receive a savings of $20 by purchasing their own Week of Indy Superticket that’s good for admission to Terre Haute, the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Lucas Oil Raceway on May 24-25-26.* To purchase a Superticket, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-week-of-indy or call the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

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

The Hoosier Hundred will be available to watch LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/.* Next day, flag-to-flag coverage will be available on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.

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2017 HOOSIER HUNDRED ENTRY LIST

07 JACOB WILSON

08 JOHNNY PETROZELLE

2 PATRICK LAWSON

3 A.J. FIKE

4 JOE LIGUORI

5 J.C. BLAND

6 DAMION GARDNER

12 BRIAN TYLER

14 ZACH DAUM

16 AUSTIN NEMIRE

18 KENNY GENTRY

20 JERRY COONS, JR.

21 JEFF SWINDELL

24 KEITH BURCH

26 AARON PIERCE

27 DAVE DARLAND

28 RONNIE GARDNER

30 C.J. LEARY

31 DAVE BERKHEIMER

32 JOSS MOFFATT

39 MATT GOODNIGHT

40 DAVID BYRNE

44 DANNY LONG

48 BRADY BACON

51 RUSS GAMESTER

53 STEVE BUCKWALTER

54 MARK SMITH

55 CASEY SHUMAN

63 KODY SWANSON

71 SHANE COCKRUM

75 BILL ROSE

81 SHANE COTTLE

91 JUSTIN GRANT

92 CHRIS WINDOM

95 PATRICK BRUNS

97 TYLER COURTNEY

99 KOREY WEYANT

120 HUNTER SCHUERENBERG

201 DAKOTA JACKSON

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

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SWANSON SEEKS TO ACCOMPANY UNSER AS 2ND TO WIN 4TH-STRAIGHT HOOSIER HUNDRED ON MAY 25

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

When Kody Swanson lines up on the grid for this year’s 63rd running of the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, a record once thought untouchable will be just within his grasp.

In September of 1973, Al Unser and the Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing team captured its fourth consecutive victory in the annual race at the Indy Mile – the only occasion of a driver winning four straight events at one of the three traditional dirt miles the USAC Silver Crown Champ Cars annually compete on.

On Thursday night, May 25, Swanson and the DePalma Motorsports team have an opportunity to join that exclusive club exemplified by brilliant dominance, especially in this modern era in which the equipment and speed throughout the field are so equal.* In fact, Kody has accomplished the three-peat feat in the very same car during his wins in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Regardless of the car or the situation, the versatile 29-year-old Kingsburg, California native is a quick study.* The high school valedictorian and engineer by trade had what he estimates to be the best week of his career last May by winning three out of four races in four straight days on four different tracks in four different types of cars.

Swanson followed up his third-straight Hoosier Hundred win with a second-place run behind his brother Tanner in the Carb Night Classic Silver Crown race at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.* One night later, Swanson claimed the largest payday of his career, spinning and winning at the Little 500 Sprint Car event at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway.* For his encore performance on Sunday, he proceeded to Fremont, Ohio and collected a BOSS Sprint Car win.

With performances as such, one might believe Swanson would be riding high on a wave of confidence coming into this year’s “Week of Indy.”* Yet, Swanson remains grounded, humble and as hungry as he ever, never letting his laundry list of accomplishments in recent years cloud his mind when he believes he still has much to prove to others and to himself.

“I don't know that having won three in a row is really a factor in feeling confidence or pressure for me,” Swanson believes. *“I always feel pressure to perform in Silver Crown races and I don't exactly overflow with confidence anyway.* I do think that when we go to the track, we've got a chance to win.* That's about all you can ask for.”

On paper, it appears each of the last three Hoosier Hundred races have played out in a similar manner.* In 2014, Swanson overtook Bobby East on lap 78 of the 100-lapper.* In 2015, Swanson passed A.J. Fike on lap 68 en route to victory and, last year, it was a single lap sooner on circuit 67 when he made his way past Shane Cottle to take the point and the eventual victory.*

From the outside, one would believe Swanson has a tried-and-true plan of attack that he adheres to - managing his tires and biding his time for the first three-quarters of the 100-miler, then striking like a viper in the night during the final quarter before driving away to another victory.* Swanson sees it differently, however, as a race of opportunity.

“Each race has played out a little differently and I have tried to just keep working my way to the front,” Swanson explains.* “Opportunities are hard to come by in these races, so you've got to take them when you get the chance.”

For three years running, Swanson hasn’t missed many opportunities at the Hoosier Hundred.* Though the lap number when Swanson gets to the front of the field may vary from one race to another, one cannot deny that he puts himself in position to win due to his analytical, detail-oriented approach to the 100-lappers.

Nonetheless, one essential element that must not be forgotten is the team that surrounds him.* The DePalma Motorsports team and legendary crew chief Bob Hampshire had to be talked into running for a title by Swanson just three years ago.* Three owners’ championships later, the Lima, Ohio based team has certainly reaped the rewards of teaming up with Swanson, who has earned 12 of his 15 career series wins for the DePalmas to climb the charts to a tie for fourth on the series’ all-time list with J.J. Yeley.

As car counts have continually risen and the competition grown tougher, Swanson’s level of success has been unwavering, a true testament to how the team has answered most every challenge they’ve faced.* A field with drivers such as Chris Windom – the defending series champ out of Canton, Illinois who’s won the last four dirt races in the series – as well as Fike, Cottle, Brian Tyler, Jerry Coons, Jr., Jeff Swindell, Dave Darland, Brady Bacon, Shane Cockrum, Justin Grant – the list goes on and on – makes the task of winning a fourth-straight Hoosier Hundred a daunting task.

Forty-four years have passed since Unser’s authoritative clutch on the competition at the fairgrounds dirt oval.* In 2017, a new generation of race fans and observers could very well be firsthand eyewitnesses to history.* Many will harken to the glory days of yesteryear by recalling Unser and his run of domination on the Indy Mile as the decade of the 1970s emerged.* Perhaps 44 years from today, in 2061, the era of Kody Swanson at the Hoosier Hundred will be recalled just as fondly.* For now, though, we can just enjoy the excellence of Swanson in the glory days of the present.* It’s something of which we are all fortunate to witness.

Nearly 40 drivers are entered for Thursday’s event, the largest anticipated car count for the race since 2005 and you can get in on the action with a special discount price.* USAC and Track Enterprises have teamed up to present a Superticket for admission to three of its upcoming marquee events – the “Tony Hulman Classic,” the “Hoosier Hundred” and the “Carb Night Classic” on May 24-25-26 – leading up to the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500.

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

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

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

Gates open at 4pm while hot laps get underway at 5pm and ProSource Qualifying begins at 6pm.

The Hoosier Hundred will be available LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/.* Next day, flag-to-flag coverage will be available on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.

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

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

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Remarkable Car Set to Make History Thursday at Hoosier Hundred
By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff
(Indianapolis May 20, 2017)-Much is and has been written about racing drivers and their exploits over the last century plus. However, journalists and historians alike sometimes overlook the other tangibles that help winning drivers get into victory lane. In horse racing it is the mount that gets the lion’s share of the publicity and sometimes the jockey, no matter how successful takes second stage. In auto racing the driver gets the biggest share of the attention while the mount that takes him to victory lane sometimes takes a backseat.
While Kody Swanson is getting attention for his shot at tying Al Unser’s remarkable record of winning four consecutive Hoosier Hundred races at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, overlooked perhaps is the possibility that his mount, a Maxim chassis also has a shot at history.
When Swanson joined forces with Bob Hampshire and Ralph DePalma in 2014 the team prepared a black framed Maxim (headquartered in Springfield, Illinois) chassis complete with snow white body panels and the familiar red number 63 for the Kingsburg, California driver. Legendary Jack Hewitt, a three-time winner of the Hoosier Hundred, piloted a similarly painted Stanton Chassis during the mid-80’s for Hampshire winning two Silver Crown titles in the process and nearly all of the events on the 1986 schedule.
The team clicked immediately with Swanson winning at Terre Haute and the Indy Mile among their 5 victories in 2014, with three more wins on the clay coming in 2015 and Swanson’s second consecutive Silver Crown title to boot. Last season the Maxim carried Kody to his third consecutive Hoosier Hundred victory. Together the pair have 9 Silver Crown victories on the dirt.
Which car are they chasing one might ask? None other than a 1969 Grant King creation that carried two of the most iconic paint schemes in auto racing. This car made its debut with the newly formed (for 1969) Vel’s-Parnelli Jones Racing Team at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in August with Al Unser at the wheel. Two weeks later the pair won their first 100-mile dirt race at DuQuoin and followed that up with another 100-mile victory at Sacramento.
Getting a dark blue coat of paint over the winter with lightning bolt trim, the now “Johnny Lightning” dirt car was unbeatable in 1970 winning all 5 of the dirt races including the September Hoosier Hundred. Carrying the number 1 in 1971 the car was entered only twice on the dirt but won the Hoosier Hundred again.
Sporting a roll cage and the red and white Viceroy colors for 1973 Al Unser and the dirt car won Springfield and the Hoosier Hundred to capture the 1972 Silver Crown title. Racing against a newer sister car piloted by Mario Andretti, the car won its fourth consecutive Hoosier Hundred in 1973. The car won at Syracuse in July of 1974 but was badly damaged in an accident at Sedalia in August. It returned for DuQuoin and nearly won a fifth consecutive Hoosier Hundred in September finishing a close second to Jackie Howerton.
The 1974 Hoosier Hundred was the car’s last race. It was taken off the track and kept in the same condition over the years and has been parked at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum as part of the Parnelli Jones collection, pockmarks and all. In 20 starts over six seasons the 1969 Grant King built car won 12 times.
Kody Swanson’s car has a chance to equal the four consecutive Hoosier Hundred races that Al Unser’s 1969 Grant King car won. Nearly 40 drivers are entered for Thursday’s event, the largest anticipated car count for the race since 2005 and you can get in on the action with a special discount price.* USAC and Track Enterprises have teamed up to present a Superticket for admission to three of its upcoming marquee events – the “Tony Hulman Classic,” the “Hoosier Hundred” and the “Carb Night Classic” on May 24-25-26 – leading up to the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500.
The 2017 Hoosier Hundred takes place May 25 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.* Practice is slated to begin at 5 p.m. with qualifications after 6.* Tickets can be obtained by calling Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200.*

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

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES EVENT

DATE: Thursday, May 25, 2017

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES EVENT:

DATE: Friday, May 26, 2017

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS

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

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

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

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

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

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

TRACK PHONE: (317) 291-4090

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

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

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS

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

WINNER: Chris Windom

Apr 29: Avondale, AZ – Phoenix International Raceway

WINNER: Bobby Santos

May 25: Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds

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

Jun 16: Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway

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

Jul 28: Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway

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

Aug 19: Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds

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

Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

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(D) represents a dirt event

(P) represents a pavement event

# represents a daytime event

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINT STANDINGS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER POINT STANDINGS

1. (134) DePalma Motorsports #63

2. (116) Gene Nolen Racing #20

3. (102) Gene Nolen Racing #120

4. (102) Byrne Racing #40

5. (88) Klatt Enterprises #6

6. (83) Gene Kazmark #92

7. (79) Gene Nolen Racing #201

8. (75) Sam Pierce #26

9. (74) Bill Rose #75

10. (73) DJ Racing #22

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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RACE WINS:

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

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

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LAPS LED:

1. (69) David Byrne

2. (51) Chris Windom

3. (31) Bobby Santos

4. (24) Kody Swanson

5. (18) Shane Cockrum

6. (7) C.J. Leary

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TOP-FIVE FINISHES:

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

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

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TOP-TEN FINISHES:

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

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

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RACE STARTS:

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

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

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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:

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

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

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

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

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

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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER:

Apr 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Patrick Bruns

Apr 29: Phoenix Raceway – Chris Windom

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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (1) Bobby Santos & Kody Swanson

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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:

1. (1) Mark Smith

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:

1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt

2. [17 wins] Brian Tyler

3. [16 wins] Dave Steele

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

6. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney

8. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills

9. [11 wins] Bobby East

10. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Mike Bliss

12. [9 wins] Tracy Hines

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

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

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

33. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler

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

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

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

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

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

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