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EVENT INFO: ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS - USAC SILVER CROWN - AUG 19, 2023

UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

 

DATE:

Saturday, August 19, 2023

 

SERIES:

USAC Silver Crown National Championship

 

TRACK:

Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield, Illinois) - 1-mile, semi-banked dirt oval

 

EVENT:

60th Bettenhausen 100 Presented By Hunt Brothers Pizza featuring the USAC Silver Crown National Championship, plus the 30th Annual Illinois Sportsman Nationals DIRTcar Sportsman Prelims

 

STARTING TIMES:

7:00am: Pits & Registration Open

9:00am: Ticket Office & Grandstands Open

9:15am: Drivers Meeting

10:00-11:00am: Silver Crown Practice

11:30am: Silver Crown Qualifying

Noon: Sportsman Hot Laps

12:30pm: Silver Crown Qualifying Race

1:00pm: Sportsman Heats

1:30pm: Pre-Race Ceremonies

2:00pm: Feature

(All Times Central)

 

TICKETS:

Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

 

RESERVED SEATING

Advance Tickets (Presale)

$25 Adults Per Day

$10 Children 11 & Under Per Day

 

Day Of Tickets (At Gate)

$30 Adults Per Day

$10 Children 11 & Under Per Day

 

INFIELD TICKETS

$20 Adults

$5 Children 11 & Under

 

PIT PASSES

$35 for members adults & $40 for non-member adults

$20 Children 11 & Under Each Day

$50 Two-Day Pit Pass

 

INFIELD PARKING

$5 for those parking in infield with no infield or pit passes

 

TRACK ADDRESS:

801 E Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702

 

TRACK PHONE:

(217) 764-3200 & (217) 782-6661

 

TRACK WEBSITE:

http://trackenterprises.com/ & https://www.illinois.gov/statefair/Pages/default.aspx

 

MEDIA COVERAGE:

Watch LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/40w7aPg

Listen LIVE on the USAC app or online at http://mixlr.com/usac-official/

Follow along with live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ & https://twitter.com/USACNation

Live timing on the Race Monitor app

 

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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES FORMAT

Race format may be altered for special events or at the discretion of the chief steward.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Two (2) laps to be run consecutively with the fastest lap counting as the official qualifying time.  Top-24 fastest on time will be locked into the feature.

 

QUALIFYING RACE:

12 laps. Top-6 finishers transfer to the feature where they will occupy rows 13, 14 & 15 in order of how they finished in the qualifying race.

 

FEATURE EVENT:

100 laps. 30 starters. Starting lineup determined by qualifying, starting straight up, followed by the qualifying race transfers, starting in the order of their finish.

 

SILVER CROWN TIRE RULES:

Right Rear: 105/18-15 - F85A or F95

Left Rear: F55 or D50

Left Front: D12 or Harder

Right Front: D12 or Harder

 

RACE OFFICIALS:

Competition Director: Tommie Estes

Race Director: Kirk Spridgeon

 

USAC MEMBERSHIP:

Must be a member to earn points

Must be a member to earn contingency awards

Member insurance is $200,000 excess medical

Visit www.usaclicense.com for to apply for membership

 

USAC RADIO FREQUENCY

464.5500

Mandatory Driver Radio is Required

 

SILVER CROWN POINTS/PURSE STRUCTURE:

POS.      PTS.       PURSE

1            70          $10,000

2            67          $5,000

3            64          $3,000

4            61          $2,000

5            58          $1,600

6            55          $1,400

7            52          $1,300

8            49          $1,200

9            46          $1,100

10          43          $1,000

11          41          $900

12          39          $850

13          37          $800

14          35          $775

15          33          $750

16          31          $725

17          29          $700

18          27          $700

19          25          $700

20          23          $700

21          22          $700

22          21          $700

23          20          $700

24          19          $700

25          18          $700

26          17          $700

27          16          $700

28          15          $700

29          14          $700

30          13          $700

**Non-Transfers Receive $200