HOLLINGSWORTH-NOLEN TEAM WIN “HOOSIER HUNDRED”

Shane Hollingsworth of Indianapolis, Ind. scored the first victory of his USAC K & N Silver Crown career Friday night in one of America’s most prestigious events – the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Hollingsworth won the pole at 112.665 mph. and led every lap around the mile dirt oval despite repeated challenges from 2008 series champion Jerry Coons Jr. Coons finally blew a tire one lap from the finish and eventually finished 11th.


The victory was particularly sweet for the Nolen Racing team, whose race car and hauler were stolen from their Oklahoma motel on the way to the 2009 series opener in Phoenix, Ariz. in February. Hollingsworth’s win was worth $10,000.


Three-time race winner Dave Darland emerged with second place at the checkered flag, ahead of Shane Hmiel, Bud Kaeding and Russ Gamester.


Kaeding’s finish helped him maintain the series lead going into a June 26-27 event at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.


Drivers Kody Swanson and Randy Bateman escaped injury in a “double-flip” on lap 10 of Friday’s race.



USAC K & N SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 22, 2009 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana State Fairgrounds – “Hoosier Hundred”


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-31.953; 2. Bill Rose, 98, Lesko-32.259; 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-32.363; 4. Dave Darland, 56. Foxco-32.566; 5. Tom Capie, 153, Capie-32.589; 6. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-32.656; 7. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-32.673; 8. Jon Stanbrough, 37, Indiana Underground-32.744; 9. Matt Westfall, 7, SC-32.778; 10. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-32.779; 11. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-32.787; 12. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-32.802; 13. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/Curb/Agajanian-32.861; 14. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-32.873; 15. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-32.884; 16. Derek Hagar, 6, Klatt-32.972; 17. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-33.003; 18. Tony Elliott, 43, Nix-33.014; 19. Chris Urish, 77, Urish-33.015; 20. Cole Whitt, 71, CW-33.223; 21. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-33.249; 22. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-33.274; 23. Jesse Hockett, 991, Edwards/RE-33.528; 24. Cole Carter, 5, Baldwin-33.794; 25. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-33.906; 26. Patrick Bruns, 81, Quick Draw-35.257; 27. Mike Stroehle, 83, Stroehle-40.220; 28. Von McGee, 65, Hartenstine-NT.


 


FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Shane Hollingsworth, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Shane Hmiel, 4. Bud Kaeding, 5. Russ Gamester, 6. Chris Urish, 7. Zach Daum, 8. Tom Capie, 9. Tracy Hines, 10. Cole Whitt, 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 12. Jon Stanbrough, 13. Brian Tyler, 14. Derek Hagar, 15. A.J. Fike, 16. Jesse Hockett, 17. Cole Carter, 18. Tony Elliott, 19. Bill Rose, 20. Von McGee, 21. Matt Westfall, 22. Josh Wise, 23. Levi Jones, 24. Aaron Pierce, 25. Kody Swanson, 26. Randy Bateman, 27. Patrick Bruns, 28. Mike Stroehle. NT


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**Swanson & Bateman flipped on lap 10.


 


FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Hollingsworth.


 


NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Kaeding-111; 2-Hines-87; 3-Hockett-81; 4-Hmiel-79; 5-Stanbrough-74; 6-Daum-73; 7-Hagar-73; 8-Coons-67; 9-Jones-67; 10-Hollingsworth-66.


 


NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN RACE: June 26-27 – Richmond (VA) International Raceway