Silver Crown at Gateway
 

I want to go to this race but I don't understand why USAC or Gateway scheduled the Silver Crown race at 12:00 and the truck race at 7:30? I am not much on the truck race but if I am going to drive a few hours and buy a ticket I would stay for a while? Why not have these two events closer together so you don't have a day of downtime waiting for the truck race to start? Why not move the USAC race to 3:30 or even 4:30?? Makes no sense and I think we looked at going last year but ruled it out when I saw the timeline??

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Since USAC has a Midget Week event at Lawrenceburg, Which is basically unchanged from last year. I figured it was USAC's only chance to get a crown race at gateway and the early time is so several of the drivers can make it to LBurg afterward.

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Hope evryone can make it. There will be truck practice before, truck practice after and truck time trials. I think there is also a autograph session at 2:15

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I think I read in the St. Louis Post Dispatch today that the USAC SC race starts at 4:30p.m.

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From usacracing.com
#100 MAY COME AT GATEWAY SATURDAY

So far this year the USAC Silver Crown Championship Series presented by TRAXXAS has been searching for its 100th feature winner. Since the Swanson family (Kody and Tanner) have dominated victory lane, the first three races have not yielded that historic victory.

The next opportunity comes this Saturday afternoon at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill. as the series combines for a ”doubleheader” with the NASCAR Camping World Trucks on what has become one of the fastest tracks in series history.

The first six drivers in series points have all previously won races, while those ranking seventh through 10th have not. They include Zach Daum, Shane Cockrum, Jacob Wilson and Christopher Bell.

Daum has recorded a fifth and sixth in two starts this year, while Cockrum has a sixth in three starts, Wilson has an eighth in three starts and Bell has a 10th in three starts.

Saturday’s 80-lap, 100-mile feature is slated to get the green flag at noon.

Sixth-six points are up for grabs at Gateway and only sixth points separate the top-four in the current standings. Kody Swanson sits 12 points ahead of Tracy Hines, 33 ahead of defending series champion Bobby East and sixth ahead of 2013 Gateway fast qualifier Chris Windom.

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Please disregard my post. I misread the schedule. Sorry for the confusion. SC race starts at noon.

I hope tony will have his helicoper there to get some drivers to the burg.

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Originally Posted by i love dirt track racing:
I hope tony will have his helicoper there to get some drivers to the burg.

Tony's S/C driver isn't racing a midget. So, why would he have his helicopter transport anyone?

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Tanner Swanson paces Practice at Gateway with a lap at 145.250 mph ahead of Windom Hines Santos KSwanson Byrne Andretti East Armstrong Wilson Fike Thomas Bateman Lawson.

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I wonder where the 6R Racing cars are at. No Bell or Ferns in the practice results.

Maybe Kevin Miller took them out for the weekend to show his appreciation not realizing races are going on and forgot to get them back to track. Guessing that could of happened by accident since Kevin is such a strong supporter of the series.

Or its hard to justify an expensive pavement racecar for what... 3 races right now?

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Green flag on the Gateway 100 as Bobby East takes the early lead!

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Tanner Swanson to the lead on lap five over Santos and East!

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Tanner Swanson slows on lap 25 and Bobby Santos assumes the lead!

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As we near 30 laps in the books, Tracy Hines has moved past East for 2nd but is well behind Santos...

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Halfway at Gateway - Santos leads a closing Hines, East, Armstrong, Andretti, K.Swanson, Thomas...Windom just went pitside

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Santos continues to lead with 30 to go over Hines & East...

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20 to go - Santos' lead over Hines, then East, Armstorng, K.Swanson, Andretti.

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Yellow flag with 13 to go as Andretti has slowed on the frontstretch...

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Two to go and Hines is right on Santos for the lead!

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Bobby Santos holds off Tracy Hines to win

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Thank you for the updates Kinser11!!!

Congratulation Bobby! You're awesome!

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1. Bobby Santos, 2. Tracy Hines, 3. Bobby East, 4. Caleb Armstrong, 5. Kody Swanson, 6. Jarett Andretti, 7. Cale Thomas, 8. Chris Windom, 9. Tanner Swanson, 10. David Byrne, 11. Randy Bateman, 12. Patrick Lawson, 13. Jacob Wilson.

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Congrats Bobby!!!!

Lost our clutch :(

Silver Crown at Gateway!!.....
 

Thanks all!!...was that the extent of a Car count??...(13)??..oooops!!...(14)..sorry to hear Fike lost motor in hotlaps....
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Brucer':32:

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Hate to say it, here is Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-31.173; 2. Tanner Swanson, 11, Bowman-31.274; 3. Bobby East, 10, Stewart/Curb-31.417; 4. Jarett Andretti, 4, Andretti-31.705; 5. Bobby Santos, 98, RPM/Gormly-31.713; 6. David Byrne, 40, Byrne-31.837; 7. Caleb Armstrong, 9, Armstrong-31.881; 8. Jacob Wilson, 07, Wilson-32.774; 9. Cale Thomas, 92, Thomas-33.137; 10. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-33.560; 11. Patrick Lawson, 2, Lawson-34.555; 12. Kody Swanson, 63, DePalma-42.835; 13. Chris Windom, 17, RW/Curb-Agajanian-NT; 14. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-NT

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The biggest problem wasn't so much having just 14 cars on hand. (And, let's be honest, Bateman and Lawson were so dramatically far off the pace that it was essentially an even dozen, since USAC weren't going to let them stay out there for long.) The biggest farce was the FIVE that actually finished. Kody Swanson got the "hard charger" award despite being the last physically finishing driver. Thankfully, Jarrett Andretti's yellow set the stage for a great finish to salvage a dud of a race.

On a more positive note, you couldn't have asked for a better day weather wise.

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Originally Posted by Honest-Sam:
Lost our clutch :(

Did you check in all the bathroom stalls??






:D

I would think that Gateway is a lot harder on motors that a dirt mile. If that's the case, I would much rather see two races at DuQuoin or Springfield than one race at Gateway

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Congrats to Bobby Santos and crew!

The best silver crown race ever was at Gateway. Been several years ago. JMO

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Originally Posted by richie:
I wonder where the 6R Racing cars are at. No Bell or Ferns in the practice results.

Would someone please tell why some teams boycotted this event (another example of the president retirement fund)?

Originally Posted by Crankin:
Did you check in all the bathroom stalls??
:D

Nope. We needed to look no further than the black dust on the floor pan. And, all over Tanner's face. :)

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Lap 93?
Transmission?

http://www.usacracing.com/news/silve...in-gateway-100

Somebody with an Indycar team needs to put Bobby Santos III in a car for the 500.