SWANSON AND WINDOM SQUARE OFF FOR SILVER CROWN TITLE SATURDAY AT ELDORA
Kody Swanson and Chris Windom will square off for the 2016 USAC Silver Crown Championship title this Saturday night, September 24 in the season-closing 35th “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
The spotlight rests squarely on Swanson and Windom Saturday as Swanson’s point lead stands at just 10 as he aims for an unprecedented, third consecutive Silver Crown championship. Windom is seeking his initial USAC National crown.
Swanson has only one career top-five finish at Eldora in the champ cars. That came last year when he finished runner-up to Christopher Bell. In 2014, Swanson led 28 of the 50 laps, but bowed out of contention with a flat tire while leading with just four laps remaining, ultimately finishing ninth. Prior to that, Swanson took finishes of eighth in 2013, ninth in 2012, 11th in 2011 and 12th in 2010.
Windom, on the other hand, has yet to finish outside of the top-three in his three career “4-Crown” Silver Crown starts. He was the winner back in 2013 and followed that up with a second place run in 2014 and a third place result in 2015.
Swanson’s 2016 wins have come in the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the “Rich Vogler Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Ind. and the “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” at Salem (Ind.) Speedway.
Windom has been victorious in a pair of events this season including the “Ted Horn/Bill Schindler Memorial” at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania’s Williams Grove Speedway and the “Ted Horn 100” at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds. Windom has finished inside the top-five in all eight Silver Crown events run thus far in 2016.
Former “4-Crown” Silver Crown race winners expected to compete Saturday night at Eldora are Windom (2013), Jerry Coons, Jr. (2007 and 2014) and Dave Darland (20004-05-08-09).
Spectator Gates open at noon, while hot laps are set to begin at 4:30pm with qualifications and racing to immediately follow.
Saturday night’s card at Eldora also features the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, the USAC Midget National Championship and the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
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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. 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 USAC SILVER CROWN WINNERS AT ELDORA SPEEDWAY:
1981: Steve Kinser, 1982: Ron Shuman, 1983: Ken Schrader, 1985: Larry Rice, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Larry Rice, 1988: Jack Hewitt, 1989: Jack Hewitt, 1990: Steve Butler, 1991: Jack Hewitt, 1992: Steve Butler, 1993: Ron Shuman, 1994: Jack Hewitt, 1995: Jack Hewitt, 1996: Jack Hewitt, 1997: Kevin Huntley, 1998: Jack Hewitt, 1999: Jimmy Sills, 2000: J.J. Yeley, 2001: J.J. Yeley, 2002: Brian Tyler, 2004: Dave Darland, 2005: Dave Darland, 2006: Mat Neely, 2007: Jerry Coons Jr., 2008: Dave Darland, 2009: Dave Darland, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Bryan Clauson, 2013: Chris Windom, 2014: Jerry Coons Jr., 2015: Christopher Bell
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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)
3. (416) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)
4. (407) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
5. (369) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)
6. (366) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ)
7. (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