WHITT GRABS “COPPER WORLD” FINALE FOR CAR OWNER JOHNNY VANCE

Phoenix, Ariz…….Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. led the final 83 laps to win Thursday’s 100-mile USAC K & N Silver Crown Championship race at the 34th “Copper World Classic” at Phoenix International Raceway. Whitt piloted the Aristocrat Products Beast/Gaerte to the win over Kody Swanson, who made a determined late-race bid for victory. Tracy Hines took third ahead of A.J. Fike and Levi Jones. Pole starter Jason Leffler was ninth and Bud Kaeding, who had already clinched the series title entering the race, was eighth. Jones led the opening lap and Leffler led the next 16 before yielding to Whitt. The win was Whitt’s first under the USAC sanction on pavement.


 


K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 12, 2009 – Phoenix, Arizona – Phoenix International Raceway – 34th “Copper World Classic”


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jason Leffler, 3, East-25.538; 2. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-25.594; 3. A.J. Fike, 32, RFMS-25.635; 4. Josh Wise, 199, Edwards/RE-25.693; 5. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-25.755; 6. Cole Whitt, 30, Vance-25.762; 7. Tracy Hines, 22, Stewart-25.777; 8. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-25.783; 9. Brian Tyler, 21, Team Six-R-25.952; 10. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-25.978; 11. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR/Team Six-R-25.988; 12. Tyler Walker, 23, Vance-26.040; 13. Scott Pierovich, 28, Pierson-26.150; 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-26.216; 15. Bobby Santos III, 98, Santos-26.289; 16. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-26.363; 17. Cameron Dodson, 991, Edwards/RE-26.379; 18. Davey Hamilton, 8, Rev 1-26.642; 19. Todd Wanless, 2au, RW-26.719; 20. Ryan Smith, 155, S & S-26.946; 21. Coleman Gullick, 114, Deuel-28.891; 22. Dakoda Armstrong, 9, East-NT; 23. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-NT.


 


FEATURE: (100 Laps) 1. Cole Whitt, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Tracy Hines, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Levi Jones, 6. Tyler Walker, 7. Bobby Santos III, 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Jason Leffler, 10. Coleman Gullick, 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 12. Shane Hmiel, 13. Todd Wanless, 14. Jacob Wilson, 15. Ryan Smith, 16. Bryan Clauson (#8), 17. Josh Wise, 18. Bobby East, 19. Cameron Dodson, 20. Brian Tyler, 21. Scott Pierovich. 59:33.234


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Jones, Laps 2-17 Leffler, Laps 18-100 Whitt.


 


FINAL K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Kaeding-402; 2-Fike-343; 3-Hines-338;4-Jones-331; 5-K.Swanson-307; 6-Wise-297; 7-Tyler-279; 8-Hmiel-273; 9-Coons-256; 10-Zach Daum-221.