PENALTIES ASSESSED FOR DuQUOIN SILVER CROWN VIOLATIONS;

BYRNE MAKES DIRT DEBUT SUNDAY AT SPRINGFIELD

The United States Auto Club today announced penalties assessed to three Silver Crown teams for violations during Sunday’s “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.

The #66 Hardy Boys entry driven by race winner Shane Cockrum was fined $300 and nine car entrant points, while the #77 Chris Urish entry and the #98 Fred Gormly entry driven by Jerry Coons Jr. were each fined $100 and three car entrant points.

The penalties were levied as a result of violations of USAC red-flag competition procedures regarding pit personnel over the wall prior to the issuance of the starter’s white flag signifying an “open” pit.

In other series news, David Byrne, who became USAC’s 100th different Silver Crown race winner with his July 24 “J.D. Byrider 100” victory at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind., will make his series debut on dirt in this Sunday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.

Byrne, of Shullsburg, Wisc., will pilot the Truck Country/Bytec Beast/Toyota in the race which was rescheduled for this Sunday after having been rained out August 16.

Byrne’s three Silver Crown appearances this year have all produced “top-10” finishes. He was third at Indianapolis in May and 10th at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill. in June.

Sunday’s Springfield timetable has registration starting at 7 am and practice at 10, followed by qualifying and the 100-lap race.