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Copper World 2002.
After the new car came on board, car counts went down. They never recovered. USAC WELD RACING SILVER CROWN SERIES RACE RESULTS: March 21-23, 2002 - Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix International Raceway - Copper World Indy 200" QUALIFICATIONS: (Held March 22) 1. Dave Steele, 19, Gratton-25.963; 2. J.J. Yeley, 9, East/Stewart-25.976; 3. Tracy Hines, 37, Indiana Underground-26.186; 4. Jay Drake, 11, Stewart/Snider-26.211; 5. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-26.230; 6. Paul White, 10, Cook-26.285; 7. P.J. Jones, 111, Snider-26.320; 8. Dave Darland, 92, Hoerner-26.328; 9. David Gough, 82, Riverside-26.336; 10. Bobby East, 3, Vance-26.350; 11. Ron Gregory, 48, Irvin-26.351; 12. John Starks, 98, Western Racing-26.372; 13. Ed Carpenter, 39, RFMS-26.432; 14. Brad Noffsinger, 14, Daugherty/Noffsinger-26.462; 15. Bud Kaeding, 2, Vance-26.511; 16. A.J. Fike, 67, Zarounian-26.586; 17. Donny Schatz, 115, RE-26.591; 18. Michael Lewis, 85, Team Six-R-26.592; 19. Jason McCord, 4, Contos-26.609; 20. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced Racing-26.627; 21. Bentley Warren, 29, S & S-26.665; 22. Danny Ebberts, 44, Ebberts/Schlachter-26.687; 23. Jimmy Kite, 5, Westcon-26.707; 24. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-26.735; 25. Tyler Walker, 35, RE/Curb/Agajanian-26.740; 26. Matt Westfall, 25, BWB-26.758; 27. Eric Butze, 09, Butze-26.765; 28. Tyce Carlson, 52, BWB-26.839; 29. Rich Tobias, Jr., 17, RW-26.854; 30. Brad Armstrong, 110, Apple-26.862; 31. Dane Carter, 7, Carter-26.886; 32. Levi Jones, 18, ITI-27.123; 33. John Heydenreich, 90, Bank-27.170; 34. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-27.269; 35. Jason Fuller, 49, Smith-27.269; 36. Erin Crocker, 16, Woodring-27.333; 37. Jonathan Vennard, 99, Mucci/Matczak-27.488; 38. Teddy Beach, 15, Beach-27.539; 39. Nick Lundgreen, 0, Lundgreen-27.819; 40. Tony Elliott, 20, Nolen-27.833; 41. Murray Erickson, 71, Guardian-27.854; 42. Dan Drinan, 07, JR-27.858; 43. Mike Ford, 57, Dolner-28.604; 44. Roger Rager, 03, THT-28.950; 45. Dan Drinan, 08, JR-NT; 46. Ed Carpenter, 69, Dynamics-NT; 47. David Bridges, 40, MB-NT; 48. Tony Hunt, 28, Nierson/Nadeau-NT; 49. Lance Kobusch, 23, Logan-NT; 50. Brian Paulus, 22, P & P-NT; 51. Jason Engel, 27, Wallace-NT; 52. Ryan Scott, 72, B & S-NT; 53. #371, Indiana Underground-NT. (NOTE: Damion Gardner also in car #07). CONSOLATION RACE: (15 laps-Held March 22) 1. Walker, 2. Butze, 3. Carter, 4. Pierce,5. Westfall, 6. Tobias, 7. Heydenreich, 8. Carlson, 9. Rager, 10. Erickson, 11. Crocker, 12. L.Jones, 13. Beach, 14. Fuller, 15. Vennard, 16. Lundgreen, 17. Armstrong, 18. Ford. NT By Dick Jordan: Phoenix, Ariz. - Dave Steele of Tampa, Fla. successfully defended his "Copper World Classic" championship Sunday at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway, winning the 100-mile USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Championship race. Steele led 85 of the 100 laps in his Northside Propane Gaerte/Beast to beat Tracy Hines and Dave Darland to the checkered flag in a race slowed by four caution periods. Steele won the pole on Saturday at 138.658 mph and emerged as the series point leader going into a May 10 race at Indianapolis Raceway Park. "We had a great car," said Steele in victory lane. "I had to run hard and I could see Tracy's nose at times, so I knew they were right there. The car started to get a bit loose near the end so I drove defensively and guarded the bottom of the track. It worked." Rounding out the "top-10" at the finish were Yeley (4th), Chet Fillip, Jay Drake, Bentley Warren, Paul White, Brian Tyler and Michael Lewis. Tyler Walker won Saturday's 15-mile consolation race and Fillip earned the race's University of Northwestern Ohio "Hard Charger Award" for advancing 15 positions. 1. (1) Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla., 100, $25,025, No time or speed. 2. (3) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 100, $11,602. 3. (8) Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind., 100, $7,365. 4. (2) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 100, $7,340. 5. (20) Chet Fillip, Avon, Ind., 100, $4,194. 6. (4) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 100, $4,510. 7. (21) Bentley Warren, Kennebunkport, Maine, 100, $3,094. 8. (6) Paul White, Temple, Texas, 100, $3,736. 9. (5) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 100, $2,776. 10. (18) Michael Lewis, Noblesville, Ind., 100, $2,802. 11. (24) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 100, $1,950. 12. (11) Ron Gregory, Noblesville, Ind., 100, $2,509. 13. (22) Danny Ebberts, Canyon Lake, Calif., 100, $1,750. 14. (23) Jimmy Kite, Stockbridge, Ga., 100, $1,700. 15. (16) A.J. Fike, Galesburg, Ill., 99, $1,649. 16. (25) Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, Calif., 99, $1,674. 17. (14) Brad Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., 99, $1,914. 18. (17) Donny Schatz, Minot, N.D., 98, $1,498 19. (13) Ed Carpenter, Indianapolis, Ind., 93, Flat Tire, $2,717. 20. (29) Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, Ohio, 93, $1,618. 21. (19) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 85, Electrical, $1,554. 22. (7) P.J. Jones, Cornelius, N.C., 81, Engine, $1,535. 23. (31) Tyce Carlson, Indianapolis, Ind., 64, Flat Tire, $114. 24. (27) Dane Carter, Brownsburg, Ind., 57, Power Steering, $1,382. 25. (28) Aaron Pierce, Muncie, Ind., 42, Valve Spring, $1,317. 26. (15) Bud Kaeding, Campbell, Calif., 24, Accident, $1,224. 27. (30) Rich Tobias, Jr., Annville, Pa., 15, Accident, $1,290. 28. (26) Eric Butze, Memphis, Tenn., 14, Accident, $1,289. 29. (9) David Gough, Machesney Park, Ill., 14, Clutch, $1,320. 30. (12) John Starks, Edgewood, Wash., 6, Fuel Leak, $1,306. 31. (10) Bobby East, Indianapolis, Ind., 3, Accident, $1,232. Average Speed: None-Yellow Flags Time of Race: None-Yellow Flags. Caution Flags: 4 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 4 among 2 drivers. Lap Leaders: Yeley 1-2, Steele 3-20, Yeley 21-33, Steele 34-100. Fastest Qualifier: Dave Steele - 25.963 seconds - 138.658 mph. Consolation Race Winner: (15 laps) .Tyler Walker |
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I remember Yeley winning this bonus back in 2003.
http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?Tr...StoryID=118324 http://www.whowon.com/Results.asp?Tr...&StoryID=88917 |
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0, Lundgreen
2, Vance 3, Vance 3 fike 03, THT 4, Contos 5, Westcon 5, Baldwin 6 Klatt 7, Carter 07, JR 08, JR 09, Butze 9, East/Stewart 10, Cook 10, Stewart 11, Stewart/Snider 14. McQuinn 14, Daugherty/Noffsinger 15, Beach 16, Woodring 16, Lightfoot 17, RW 18, ITI 18, Conroy 19, Team Six-R 19, Gratton 20, Nolen 21, Team Six-R 22, Stewart 22, P & P 23, Logan 23 Team Six-R 25, BWB 26, Pierce 27, RW 27, Wallace 28, Nierson/Nadeau 29, BK 29, S & S 31 mataka 32 kazman 32, RFMS 33 drinan 35, RE 36, Miller 37, Indiana Underground 38, Shoestring 39, RFMS 40, MB 43, Nix 44, Ebberts/Schlachter 48, Irvin 49, Smith 50 aviator car 51, Gamester 52, BWB 53 fox bros 55, Bateman 56, Foxco 57, Dolner 63 Hampshire 66 Gary Hieber 67, Zarounian 69, Dynamics 69 Hoffman 71, Guardian 72, B & S 77, Urish 77, Advanced Racing 81, Draw 82, Riverside 83, Stroehle 85, Team Six-R 90, Bank 92, Hoerner 97, SC 98, Western Racing 98 santos 99 seals it 99, Mucci/Matczak 110, Apple 111, Snider 115, RE 153, Capie 199, Edwards/RE 371, Indiana Underground |
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the way usac has screwed with these cars over the past years, i wouldn't run one.you never know when they(usac) will want change something.
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Originally Posted by sp6967: steiny :32: |
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I totally agree. They need to waive the licensing fees or the extra money will do no good. And they need to announce that soon. Next year they should pro-rate the license per race.
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I encourage any team who is still on the fence to pick up the phone and contact USAC and talk to them. Maybe they will waive the license fee maybe they won't, just contact them and discuss it.
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if there's a $900.00 in fees just to compete, then point the $$$ at the midgets, the # of s c cars won't change at this point
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USAC is hurting in all 3 divisions. I think the biggest reason is the total lack of TV coverage. Back in the day, there wasn't a million channels and USAC had the best short track TV deal in the country. A lot of drivers/owners wanted to be in USAC because of that. They need a Forrest Lucas type to put them back on the air!
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Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam: |
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Originally Posted by miledirt: |
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My name is Ken Bayliss and I'm the owner of the Ontario Topless Sprints. I'm also so far the only Canadian dealer/distributor for TJ Racing Oils from IN. It's my dream to someday have my own Champ Car team so I strongly desire to see this sport survive. If the Silver Crown team owners would like to get together for an owner's meeting in one of the conference rooms at the PRI show in Dec., TJ Racing Oils owner will order a room booked to hold a meeting in at the show. This is free. I'm sure Skype and conference calling abilities can be had for owners unable to make the show the day the meeting is on. If there's enough interest by owners getting together to brainstorm ideas to present to USAC for positive future changes down the road please let me know. Conference/meeting rooms are booked through PRI management on a first come first served basis so the sooner a room could be booked the better. The show is 3 months from now which should give everyone enough time to consider some positive ideas to build the meetings itinerary on. At the end of the meeting it's possible a list of requests and demands be given to USAC from the owners collectively:31: for the purpose of the improvement of the sport for all concerned. If you'd like to contact me about this possibility please email me at Ken@ontariotoplesssprints.com, PM me or please feel free to call me at 289-282-1007. I'm not an owner yet but have started to compile parts for my engine. I'm not interested in stepping on toes, displacing anyone or upsetting anyone, I merely want to see the sport saved and grow. Thank you, I'm at your service SC.
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Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam: Must be USAC's fault. Maybe short track dirt racing doesn't get the ratings or the sponsorship to be on TV these days. The days of the ESPN TV Thunder shows are over, now is now. If they had ratings they would be on TV. :deadhorse: |
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Could post #93 be the start of an overhaul for the Silver Crown series? I guess only time will tell but for the owners of the cars that are parked, this is at least an attempt to start the discussion needed to put cars back on the track. If they decide not to, I don't know what else they could be waiting for.
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Well...between powerI midgets ascs sprints and local Indiana sprints they've been on TV on a weekly basis this year. But no USAC. Explain that. USAC hired this marketing expert to run things yet weekly races from putnamville are on national TV but not a single USAC race? It's not the only reason for the decline. Escalating costs play a big role also. I also know for a fact that many fans prefer the classic body styles of the past and really liked it back in the 90's when a bunch of teams ran them. It was those god aweful pavement cars that started all this so that proves looks do matter. I've been on both sides of the fence and believe me most owners could care less what fans think. As far as getting owners back...I'm all for the idea of USAC contacting them and trying to schmooze them back, but not just the rich ones, the fillers should have just as much say or more. They should discuss any major series rule changes BEFORE imposing them.
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The reason silver crown cars would work on TV is they don't spin out every other lap like some shows have in the past.
Think back to when you did see USAC sprints and some Silver Crown cars on TV(ESPN), what made it happen? |
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MAV is on DirectTV and I think Charter, not on Uverse though
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Originally Posted by ThePurple73: |
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I don't have MAV TV on my comcast.
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Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam: Still waiting to watch the 2013 Knoxville Nationals on TV. http://singularityhub.com/2013/01/08...ains-momentum/ |
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Originally Posted by ThrowbackRacingTeam: |
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If they put The Dirt Miles back on the IndyCar sked , U have the Big Cars on National (NBCSports/ABC) TV for @ least 3 races Spgfld, DuQuion , Indy Fairgrds
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Once again, there is no conspiracy on why there is not dirt track racing on TV. It is not USAC's fault, or the WOO's fault, or ESPN's fault. It is a case of money. If there was money to be made putting dirt track racking on TV, everyone would be doing it. TV execs are just like race promoters. They want to have a product that is going to be profitable.
The one exception to the rule is MAVtv which for all intent and purposes in just a glorified infomercial for Lucas Oil Products. Finally, we all have illusions of grandeur of watching Thursday Night Thunder. It was some great TV for us race fans. The other thing that it had was excitement. Watching a tape delay of a race that happened a month ago has very little excitement. I find most of the tape delay races hard to watch because there is no excitement. If it is hard for a die hard fan to get excited about a race, how do we expect it to hook in a casual fan. |
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Originally Posted by Jonr: |
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Unless they can get Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian & the like to drive, be trophy queens, greeters at the gate we are screwed.
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Originally Posted by sprntr: |
And Mike Bowman #2 and #11.
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Whenever I think of TV coverage, at 'our' level, I am reminded of the old saying "That ship has sailed". Meaning, it's gone, and it ain't comin' back.
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Wayne chinn ran a 71, may have been 171? Around 02-03
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Originally Posted by Sprintcarfanatic: |
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anybody list the 3 in 1/ or 4 in 1 (which ever it was?) from out east?
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Originally Posted by ossuks: |
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Originally Posted by pwfan: |
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One possible first step to bring the Silver Crown Division back to life is for USAC to rehire Greg Staab to run the Silver Crown Division. When he was involved with the Sprint Division it flourished. He got us the East Coast swing, owners were happy because Greg was an owner/driver and he knew what they wanted. Nobody would work harder and with more passion to step in an improve/fix the problems that the Silver Crown Division currently suffers from. USAC needs to get over themselves and their ******** and hire back Greg Staab. But, this is only my opinion.
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