4-CROWN FINALE NEXT UP FOR SILVER CROWN ON SEPTEMBER 24; TED HORN 100 VICTORY PUTS WINDOM 10 BEHIND SWANSON
Chris Windom of Canton, Ill. enters the USAC Silver Crown Championship finale September 24 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio with a 10-point deficit behind defending two-time series champion Kody Swanson after winning Saturday’s “Ted Horn 100” at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.
Windom is seeking his first USAC National title and has finished no worse than fifth in any of the eight races held to date. Five of those finishes resulted with appearances on the “podium.”
Saturday’s 100-mile race at Du Quoin, presented by Casey’s General Stores, found Swanson on the front row with Windom lined up ninth. Swanson led the first 15 laps before yielding to Jeff Swindell, who was seeking his first series win in 23 years. Swindell led for 21 laps before Windom came to the forefront on lap 37. Windom led the next 27 before Swindell returned to the lead on lap 64.
Windom, though, had different ideas in his RPM Auto Enterprise Maxim/J & D. He caught Swindell with a high-side pass in turn three on the 98th lap and held on for the final two and a quarter circuits for the win.
Swindell took second ahead of ProSource fast qualifier Swanson, while Casey Shuman took fourth and defending two-time race winner Shane Cockrum was fifth.
Bill Rose came from 33rd starting spot (last) to finish 13th and earn the KSE Racing Products/Martens Machine Shop Hard Charger Award.
The 35th “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway will feature the two-driver shootout for the series championship, which would either make Swanson the first driver to win three straight or Windom the first in six years to overtake the point leader in the final race.
The ten-point margin between Swanson and Windom heading into the final Silver Crown race is the closest since 2013 when Bobby East led Jerry Coons, Jr. by five heading into that season’s final race at Eldora. East wound up taking the title by six over Windom while Coons fell to fourth.
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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, September 24, 2016
SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Championship
TRACK: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: 35th “4-Crown Nationals” featuring the USAC Silver Crown Championship, USAC Midget National Championship, USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
STARTING TIMES: 11:30 AM: Turn 3 Race Registration opens (pit passes & media credential sign-in), 11:30 AM: Main Gate Ticket Office opens (tickets, pit passes, & will call), 11:30 AM: Turn 4 Ticket Office opens (tickets & pit passes), 11:30 AM: Gates Cleared to prepare for Opening, 12:00 PM: Spectator Gates open, Drivers meeting: 4:30 PM: Hot Laps begin, 8:00 PM: Racing begins.
TICKETS: (General Admission) Ages 13 & up: $30, Ages 12 & under: FREE! (Reserved) Ages 13 & up: $34, Ages 12 & under: $14.
TRACK ADDRESS: 13929 Ohio 118, New Weston, OH 45348
TRACK PHONE: (937) 338-3815
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/
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ALL-TIME CHAMP CAR WINNERS AT THE Du QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS:
1948: Lee Wallard & Johnnie Parsons, 1949: Tony Bettenhausen, 1951: Tony Bettenhausen & Tony Bettenhausen, 1952: Chuck Stevenson, 1953: Sam Hanks, 1954: Sam Hanks, 1955: Jimmy Bryan, 1956: Jimmy Bryan, 1957: Jud Larson, 1958: Johnny Thomson, 1959: Rodger Ward, 1960: A.J. Foyt, 1961: A.J. Foyt, 1963: A.J. Foyt, 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1965: Don Branson, 1966: Bud Tingelstad, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1968: Mario Andretti, 1969: Al Unser, 1970: Al Unser, 1971: George Snider, 1972: Tom Bigelow & A.J. Foyt, 1973: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1975: Tom Bigelow, 1976: Bubby Jones, 1977: Tom Bigelow, 1978: Pancho Carter, 1979: Bill Vukovich, 1980: Gary Bettenhausen & Gary Bettenhausen, 1981: Rich Vogler, 1982: Gary Bettenhausen, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1984: Joe Saldana, 1985: Rick Hood, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Gary Bettenhausen, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Jeff Swindell, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Johnny Parsons, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Chuck Gurney, 1995: Johnny Parsons, 1996: Chuck Gurney, 1997: Russ Gamester, 1998: Jimmy Sills, 1999: Tony Elliott, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: Rich Tobias, Jr., 2004: Tyler Walker, 2005: Tracy Hines, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2007: Shane Cottle, 2008: Brian Tyler, 2010: Kody Swanson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2013: Chris Urish, 2014: Shane Cockrum, 2015: Shane Cockrum, 2016: Chris Windom
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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (525) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)
2. (515) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
4. (416) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)
3. (407) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
5. (369) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)
7. (366) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)
6. (335) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)
8. (309) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH)
9. (281) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)
10. (241) Shane Cockrum (Benton, IL)
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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (366) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)
2. (281) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)
3. (101) Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)
4. (95) Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN)
5. (71) J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL)
6. (65) Neil Shepherd (Warsaw, IN)
7. (61) Robert Stout (Brownsburg, IN)
8. (59) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)
9. (37) Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN)
10. (32) Joey Moughan (Springfield, IL)
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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (525) DePalma Motorsports #63
2. (467) RPM/Fred Gormly #98
3. (416) Nolen Racing #20
4. (407) Chris Carli #8
5. (369) Byrne Racing #40
6. (366) Patty Bateman #55
7. (335) Curtis Williams #81
8. (309) Hemelgarn Enterprises #91
9. (294) RPM/Fred Gormly #99
10. (241) Hardy Boys Motorsports #71
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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Apr 3: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: C.J. Leary
Apr 30: Toledo, OH - Toledo Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 26: Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds
WINNER: Kody Swanson
May 27: Brownsburg, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
WINNER: Tanner Swanson
Jun 10: Mechanicsburg, PA - Williams Grove Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom
Jun 25: @ Madison, IL - Gateway Motorsports Park
WINNER: Tanner Swanson
Jul 21: Brownsburg, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
WINNER: Kody Swanson
Aug 13: Salem, IN - Salem Speedway
WINNER: Kody Swanson
Aug 20: @ Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fairgrounds
WINNER: Rained Out
Sep 3: Du Quoin, IL – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
WINNER: Chris Windom
Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
**Races noted with @ represent an afternoon race.
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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:
RACE WINS:
1. (3) Kody Swanson (Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 26, Lucas Oil Raceway on July 21 & Salem Speedway on Aug. 13)
2. (2) Tanner Swanson (Lucas Oil Raceway on May 27 & Gateway Motorsports Park on June 25)
(2) Chris Windom (Williams Grove Speedway on June 10 & Du Quoin State Fairgrounds on Sept. 3)
4. (1) C.J. Leary (Terre Haute Action Track on April 3)
LAPS LED:
1. (174) Kody Swanson
2. (118) Chris Windom
3. (101) Justin Grant
4. (80) Bobby Santos
5. (55) Tanner Swanson & Jeff Swindell
7. (50) Aaron Pierce
8. (36) C.J. Leary
9. (32) Jerry Coons, Jr.
10. (25) Brady Bacon
11. (9) Shane Cottle
TOP-FIVE FINISHES:
1. (8) Chris Windom
2. (7) Kody Swanson
3. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant & Tanner Swanson
6. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson & Bobby Santos
9. (1) David Byrne, Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, C.J. Leary, Joe Liguori, Austin Nemire, Aaron Pierce, Casey Shuman, Robert Stout & Jeff Swindell
TOP-TEN FINISHES:
1. (8) Chris Windom
2. (7) Jerry Coons, Jr. & Kody Swanson
4. (6) Justin Grant
5. (5) David Byrne & Joe Liguori
7. (4) Shane Cottle & Casey Shuman
9. (3) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cockrum & Tanner Swanson
13. (2) Joe Axsom, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos & Mark Smith
19. (1) Steve Buckwalter, Patrick Lawson, Austin Nemire, Ryan Newman, Davey Ray, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout, Jeff Swindell, Brian Tyler & Jacob Wilson
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (3) Kody Swanson
2. (1) Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Bobby Santos & Tanner Swanson
RACE STARTS:
1. (8) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Justin Grant, Austin Nemire, Casey Shuman, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom
9. (7) Joe Liguori
10. (6) Shane Cockrum
11. (5) Patrick Lawson & Jacob Wilson
13. (4) Brady Bacon, Steve Buckwalter, C.J. Leary & Aaron Pierce
17. (3) Terry Babb, J.C. Bland, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Terry James, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Bobby Santos & Tanner Swanson
25. (2) Joe Axsom, Chris Fetter, A.J. Fike, Danny Long, Joey Moughan, Davey Ray, Tad Roach, Neil Shepherd, Mark Smith & Jeff Swindell
35. (1) Robert Ballou, Dave Berkheimer, Jackie Burke, Zach Daum, Russ Gamester, Kenny Gentry, Matt Goodnight, John Heydenreich, Ryan Newman, Billy Pauch, Jr., Bill Rose, Hunter Schuerenberg, Robert Stout, Kevin Studley, Brian Tyler, Chris Urish & Mitch Wissmiller
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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:
Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Casey Shuman (12th)
May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Mark Smith (9th)
May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Robert Stout (4th)
June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Mark Smith (6th)
June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (5th)
July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Joe Axsom (9th)
Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Joe Liguori (8th)
Sept. 3: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Casey Shuman (4th)
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:
Apr. 3: Terre Haute Action Track – Bryan Clauson (6 positions)
May 26: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Terry James (13 positions)
May 27: Lucas Oil Raceway – Shane Cockrum (7 positions)
June 10: Williams Grove Speedway – Bryan Clauson (14 positions)
June 25: Gateway Motorsports Park – Joe Liguori (4 positions)
July 21: Lucas Oil Raceway – Casey Shuman (4 positions)
Aug. 13: Salem Speedway – Chris Windom (4 positions)
Sept. 3: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Bill Rose (20 positions)
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:
1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt
2. [17 wins] Brian Tyler
3. [16 wins] Dave Steele
4. [15 wins] Kody Swanson & J.J. Yeley
6. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney
8. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills
9. [11 wins] Bobby East
10. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Mike Bliss
12. [9 wins] Tracy Hines
13. [7 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Rick Hood, George Snider & Tanner Swanson
17. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Bobby Santos, Ken Schrader & Al Unser
24. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice
32. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell, Rich Vogler & Chris Windom
35. [3 wins] Steve Butler, Shane Cockrum, Cameron Dodson, A.J. Fike, Levi Jones, Kasey Kahne, Jim Keeker, Steve Kinser, Bobby Olivero, Johnny Parsons, Aaron Pierce, Ron Shuman, Tony Stewart, Tyler Walker, Paul White
50. [2 wins] Pat Abold, Steve Chassey, Bryan Clauson, Larry Dickson, Bill Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Cole Whitt, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang
64. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Jeff Bloom, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Shane Cottle, Bruce Field, Aaron Fike, Chet Fillip, Bob Frey, Eric Gordon, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Shane Hmiel, Shane Hollingsworth, Jimmy Horton, Jackie Howerton, Kevin Huntley, Kenny Jacobs, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Jimmy Kite, Chuck Leary, C.J. Leary, Eddie Leavitt, Jason McCord, Jim McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Mat Neely, Brad Noffsinger, Stevie Reeves, Wayne Reutimann Jr., Danny Smith, Kevin Thomas, Rich Tobias Jr., Chris Urish & Billy Vukovich
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
1971: George Snider; 1972: A.J. Foyt; 1973: Al Unser; 1974: Mario Andretti; 1975: Jimmy Caruthers; 1976: Billy Cassella; 1977: Larry Rice; 1978: Pancho Carter; 1979: Bobby Olivero; 1980: Gary Bettenhausen; 1981: Larry Rice; 1982: Ken Schrader; 1983: Gary Bettenhausen; 1984: Dave Blaney; 1985: Rick Hood; 1986: Jack Hewitt; 1987: Jack Hewitt; 1988: Steve Butler; 1989: Chuck Gurney; 1990: Jimmy Sills; 1991: Jeff Gordon; 1992: Steve Butler; 1993: Mike Bliss; 1994: Jimmy Sills; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Jimmy Sills; 1997: Dave Darland; 1998: Jason Leffler; 1999: Ryan Newman; 2000: Tracy Hines; 2001: Paul White; 2002: J.J. Yeley; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Dave Steele; 2005: Dave Steele; 2006: Bud Kaeding; 2007: Bud Kaeding; 2008: Jerry Coons Jr.; 2009: Bud Kaeding; 2010: Levi Jones; 2011: Levi Jones; 2012: Bobby East; 2013: Bobby East; 2014: Kody Swanson; 2015: Kody Swanson