Silver Crown Williams Grove
 

Is there an entry list available for the SC race this Friday at the Grove?

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Anyone have any idea of who's coming to Williams Grove?

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USAC has not posted an entry list yet.


Bruce Eckel :D

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Originally Posted by WinglessLovers:
USAC has not posted an entry list yet.


Bruce Eckel :D

And that has me a bit concerned. They have done this on every SC race this year so far. As much as I love the Silver Crown cars, I'm on the fence between the Grove and TrailWays. It's half the distance and half the cost and I'll still see good open wheel wingless racing. I hate having to choose!

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looks like 19 on the entry list

“WILLIAMS GROVE 100” ENTRY LIST:

# / DRIVER / HOMETOWN / TEAM

6 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK (Klatt Enterprises)

7 KYLE ROBBINS/New Castle, IN (KR Racing)

8 JOHNNY PETROZELLE/Denton, NC (Cornell-Petrozelle Racing)

10 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (DMW Motorsports)

15 ®CHAD KEMENAH/Alvada, OH (Bob Hampshire)

16 AUSTIN NEMIRE/Sylvania, OH (Nemire-Lesko Racing)

17 CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL (Goodnight-Byrd Racing)

20 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (Gene Nolen Racing)

24 MIKE HAGGENBOTTOM/Levittown, PA (John Haggenbottom)

31 ®DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Berkheimer Racing)

39 MATT GOODNIGHT/Winchester, IN (Goodnight Racing)

40 DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI (Byrne Racing)

43 JOHN HEYDENREICH/Bloomsburg, PA (Felker Racing)

53 STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA (Five Three Motorsports)

57 ®DALLAS HEWITT/Troy, OH (Dallas Hewitt)

78 ERIC GORDON/Fortville, IN (Armstrong/Slinkard Racing)

81 SHANE COTTLE/Kansas, IL (Curtis Williams)

91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)

97 TYLER COURTNEY/Indianapolis, IN (Hans Lein)

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Thanks brsteg!

19cars I thought silver crown was on the upswing ?thought a lot owners was coming back?what's happening?

Buy one, and join in the fun, make another one for the team!

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Originally Posted by Non wing lover:
19cars I thought silver crown was on the upswing ?thought a lot owners was coming back?what's happening?

Originally Posted by TQ29m:
Buy one, and join in the fun, make another one for the team!

I would recommend hiring Kevin Thomas, Jr.

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Originally Posted by Non wing lover:
19cars I thought silver crown was on the upswing ?thought a lot owners was coming back?what's happening?

Car counts have been down for 1/2 mile tracks. Been that way as long as I can remember.

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What is it about 1/2 miles that keep the owners from putting cars on the track?

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I know many on here are race team supporters & ticket buyers, but I bet if anyone sponsored a team for the tow bill from Indy to WG, paid some crew members to take the time to go, & a little extra for "misc" expenses; there would be more cars entered...

I don't understand that either half miles never draw many cars but go to a mile track 40 or50 cars I just don't get it

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The halfs they run on tend to be heavier and exert more forces than the big miles that slick off quick.

Also Travel expenses. .
19 or 90 it's still going to be the same five or ten runnning for the win. So your out a B main.


Id love to see em do a double header at Bridgeport in the 5/8ths with em and sprints on the 3/8ths. Something about that place I like :)

In my opinion you have very few owners who are running the whole series as you got guys who run pavement only or dirt only. So there is no incentive for guys to have to run the half miles. With a long tow and the expenses that come with competing the $700 start money doesn’t go far.

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
The halfs they run on tend to be heavier and exert more forces than the big miles that slick off quick.

Also Travel expenses. .
19 or 90 it's still going to be the same five or ten runnning for the win. So your out a B main.


Id love to see em do a double header at Bridgeport in the 5/8ths with em and sprints on the 3/8ths. Something about that place I like :)

Good idea, but I don't think they ever use both tracks on the same nite. I made my first visit 2 days ago for Eastern Storm.... cool place
Anyone in that area with time on their hands should check out Simeon Museum in Philly. Like most of the folks here, I'm not a sports car fan, but they have some of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....TL._SX425_.jpg :9:

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Originally Posted by revjimk:
Good idea, but I don't think they ever use both tracks on the same nite. I made my first visit 2 days ago for Eastern Storm.... cool place
Anyone in that area with time on their hands should check out Simeon Museum in Philly. Like most of the folks here, I'm not a sports car fan, but they have some of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....TL._SX425_.jpg :9:

https://www.simeonemuseum.org/the-collection/

If a one off show is the problem for car counts then maybe make it a two or three show swing. There are three big half miles in PA, A 5/8s in NJ and 1/2 miles in Maryland and Delaware. Let's face it how many average race fans knows what a champ car is? How many have ever seen one? and of those who have seen one, how many are under the age of 60?

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Port Royal, Hagerstown, and Bridgeport would all be suitable hosts for a silver crown race. A pavement stop at South Boston, the IRP of Virginia, would be a cool addition to the schedule also. Never going to happen, but I would like to see it.

That was a good race there the other night

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The Silver Crown races I attended @ Richmond were great racing and drew a decent crowd for out east. It simply was always too damn hot to get the curious out to watch them race. You would think USAC might ask the SC owners for input on an Eastern Swing to find out if there is any interest in traveling away from Illiana. The folks I know in PA would love to see more non wing anything on dirt and asphalt in their area. USAC midget and sprint swings out east/PA seem to draw very good and enthusiastic crowds. I guess the crowd tonight @ WG will tell the tale.

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A lot of people don't believe in karma but I think Windom just got a dose of it.

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I'm a big Chris Windom fan, but he sure screwed up tonight.

Are there any one mile dirt or paved tracks out east?

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Loudon, NH