USAC STAT BOOK: SILVER CROWN - 9/17/2019
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Brownsburg, Indiana (September 17, 2019)………The USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series heads back to the dirt and Springfield’s Illinois State Fairgrounds this Sunday, September 22, from the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Here’s a peek at the USAC Silver Crown stat book heading into the final two-race stretch to conclude the 2019 season.
Sunday’s Bettenhausen 100 in Springfield gets underway with pits opening and registration starting at 7am (Central), the ticket office and grandstands opening at 9am, the drivers meeting at 9:30am, Silver Crown practice from 10am to 11:10am, DIRTcar Modified hot laps at 11:15am, Fatheadz Silver Crown Qualifying at 11:35am, Silver Crown Qualifying Race at 12:30pm, Modified feature at 1pm, pre-race ceremonies at 1:30pm and the Bettenhausen 100-mile race at 2pm.
Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the State Fair office at 217-782-1979. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200. Advance Tickets (Presale) are $25 for adults and $10 for children 11 and under. On race day, tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for children 11 and under. Infield tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 11 and under. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $20 for children 11 and under.
This Sunday’s Springfield race can be watched LIVE and on-demand on FloRacing, listened to via live audio on the USAC app as well as live timing and scoring on both the USAC app and the Race-Monitor app.
2019 USAC SILVER CROWN STAT LEADERS:
Most Wins: (5) Kody Swanson
Driver Point Leader: Kody Swanson
Owner Point Leader: Klatt Enterprises #6
Leading Rookie Driver: Derek Bischak
Laps Led: (404) Kody Swanson
Top-Fives: (7) Kody Swanson
Top-Tens: (8) David Byrne & Justin Grant
Fatheadz Eyewear Pole Awards: (5) Kody Swanson
Feature Starts: (9) 9 different drivers
Top Rookie Finisher: (4th) Jim Anderson at Lucas Oil Raceway
Most Positions Advanced: Bobby Santos (21st to 2nd on 3/23 at Memphis) & Jason McDougal (25th to 6th on 5/23 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds)
Most Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finishes: (4) Mike Haggenbottom
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AAA / USAC CHAMP CAR WINNERS AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS:
1934: Billy Winn, 1935: Billy Winn, 1936: Wilbur Shaw, 1937: Mauri Rose, 1938: Tony Willman, 1939: Emil Andres, 1940: Rex Mays, 1947: Tony Bettenhausen, 1948: Ted Horn & Myron Fohr, 1949: Mel Hansen & Johnnie Parsons, 1950: Paul Russo & Tony Bettenhausen, 1951: Tony Bettenhausen, 1952: Bill Schindler, 1953: Rodger Ward & Sam Hanks, 1954: Jimmy Davies, 1955: Jimmy Bryan, 1956: Jimmy Bryan, 1957: Rodger Ward, 1958: Johnny Thomson, 1959: Len Sutton, 1960: Jim Packard, 1961: Jim Hurtubise, 1962: Jim Hurtubise, 1963: Rodger Ward, 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1965: A.J. Foyt, 1966: Don Branson, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1968: Roger McCluskey, 1969: Mario Andretti, 1970: Al Unser, 1971: A.J. Foyt, 1972: Al Unser, 1973: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1975: Al Unser, 1976: Tom Bigelow, 1977: Larry Rice, 1978: Gary Bettenhausen, 1979: Bobby Olivero, 1980: Pancho Carter, 1981: George Snider, 1982: Larry Dickson & Bobby Olivero, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1984: Chuck Gurney, 1985: Chuck Gurney, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Steve Chassey, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Chuck Gurney, 1991: Chuck Gurney, 1992: Jimmy Sills, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Chuck Gurney, 1995: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1996: Chuck Gurney, 1997: Dave Darland, 1998: Russ Gamester, 1999: Dave Darland, 2000: Jack Hewitt, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: Dave Darland, 2004: Brian Tyler, 2005: Brian Tyler, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2008: Brian Tyler, 2009: Cole Whitt, 2011: Brian Tyler, 2012: A.J. Fike, 2013: A.J. Fike, 2014:Kody Swanson, 2015: Kody Swanson, 2017: Justin Grant, 2018: Chris Windom
BETTENHAUSEN 100 WINNERS (Starting Position in Parentheses):
1961: Jim Hurtubise (4), 1962: Jim Hurtubise (2), 1963: Rodger Ward (4), 1964: A.J. Foyt (16), 1965: A.J. Foyt (5), 1966: Don Branson (1), 1967: A.J. Foyt (2), 1968: Roger McCluskey (4), 1969: Mario Andretti (2), 1970: Al Unser (6), 1971: A.J. Foyt (10), 1972: Al Unser (7), 1973: Mario Andretti (4), 1974: Mario Andretti (2), 1975: Al Unser (6), 1976: Tom Bigelow (1), 1977: Larry Rice (7), 1978: Gary Bettenhausen (5), 1979: Bobby Olivero (13), 1980: Pancho Carter (4), 1981: George Snider (9), 1982: Bobby Olivero (12), 1983: Gary Bettenhausen (2), 1984: Chuck Gurney (1), 1985: Chuck Gurney (3), 1986: Jack Hewitt (10), 1987: Jack Hewitt (16), 1988: Steve Chassey (20), 1989: Chuck Gurney (1), 1990: Chuck Gurney (1), 1991: Chuck Gurney (3), 1992: Jimmy Sills (1), 1993: Jack Hewitt (7), 1994: Chuck Gurney (7), 1995: Kenny Irwin, Jr. (28), 1996: Chuck Gurney (3), 1997: Dave Darland (3), 1998: Russ Gamester (1), 1999: Dave Darland (3), 2000: Jack Hewitt (8), 2001: Paul White (2), 2002: J.J. Yeley (1), 2003: Dave Darland (1), 2004: Brian Tyler (21), 2005: Brian Tyler (16), 2006: Tracy Hines (1), 2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (3), 2008: Brian Tyler (2), 2009: Cole Whitt (1), 2011: Brian Tyler (14), 2012: A.J. Fike (5), 2013: A.J. Fike (1), 2014: Kody Swanson (1), 2015: Kody Swanson (16), 2017: Justin Grant (2), 2018: Chris Windom (13)
BETTENHAUSEN 100 FAST QUALIFIERS:
1961: Parnelli Jones - 34.17, 1962: Roger McCluskey - 36.53, 1963: A.J. Foyt - 33.75, 1964: Rodger Ward - 33.82, 1965: Jim McElreath - 32.89, 1966: Don Branson - 33.04, 1967: Larry Dickson - 33.82, 1968: Al Unser - 34.96, 1969: Greg Weld - 34.11, 1971: Greg Weld - 34.86, 1972: Lee Kunzman - 33.91, 1973: Al Unser - 33.31, 1974: Greg Weld - 34.20, 1975: Johnny Parsons - 33.324, 1976: Tom Bigelow - 34.798, 1977: Thad Dosher - 34.847, 1978: Bubby Jones - 35.570, 1979: Steve Chassey - 33.773, 1980: Larry Rice - 32.828, 1981: Tom Bigelow - 32.660, 1982: Sheldon Kinser - 32.449, 1983: Steve Chassey - 31.932, 1985: Joe Saldana - 31.144, 1986: George Snider - 31.894, 1987: Jeff Swindell - 30.919, 1988: George Snider - 32.044, 1989: Chuck Gurney - 31.711, 1990: Chuck Gurney - 32.457, 1991: Stan Fox - 31.559, 1992: Jimmy Sills - 31.523, 1993: Larry Dickson - 30.767, 1995: Johnny Parsons - 31.936, 1996: Robby Flock - 29.988, 1997: Russ Gamester - 31.287, 1998: Russ Gamester - 31.927, 1999: Bill Rose - 31.768, 2000: Tony Elliot - 30.221, 2001: J.J. Yeley - 31.363, 2002: J.J. Yeley - 30.534, 2003: Dave Darland - 30.240, 2004: Jerry Coons, Jr. - 30.362, 2005: Josh Wise - 29.776, 2006: Tracy Hines - 29.305, 2007: Levi Jones - 30.316 (A), 2008: Shane Hollingsworth - 30.286, 2009: A.J. Fike - 29.618 (B), 2011: Tracy Hines - 31.373, 012: Brian Tyler - 30.948 (C), 2013: A.J. Fike - 32.125, 2014: Kody Swanson - 31.999, 2015: Kody Swanson - 30.532 (D), 2017: Jerry Coons, Jr. - 29.988, 2018: Jerry Coons, Jr. - 30.875
(A) Time set during practice field lined up from practice times due to rain.
(B) A.J. Fike set fast time, but due to an invert procedure, Cole Whitt started in the first position.
(C) Brian Tyler set fast time, but due to an invert procedure, Kody Swanson started in the first position.
(D) Kody Swanson set fast time, but due to penalty, started 16th.
BETTENHAUSEN 100 WINNERS BY STARTING POSITION:
1ST: (11 Times) 1966: Don Branson, 1976: Tom Bigelow, 1984: Chuck Gurney, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Chuck Gurney, 1992: Jimmy Sills, 1998: Russ Gamester, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: Dave Darland, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2009: Cole Whitt, 2013: A.J. Fike & 2014: Kody Swanson.
2ND: (8 Times) 1962: Jim Hurtubise, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1969: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 2001: Paul White, 2008: Brian Tyler & 2017: Justin Grant
3RD: (6 Times) 1985: Chuck Gurney, 1991: Chuck Gurney, 1996: Chuck Gurney, 1997: Dave Darland, 1999: Dave Darland & 2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4TH: (5 Times) 1961: Jim Hurtubise, 1963: Rodger Ward, 1968: Roger McCluskey, 1973: Mario Andretti & 1980: Pancho Carter
5TH: (3 Times) 1965: A.J. Foyt, 1978: Gary Bettenhausen & 2012: A.J. Fike
6TH: (6 Times) 1970: Al Unser & 1975: Al Unser
7TH: (4 Times) 1972: Al Unser, 1977: Larry Rice, 1993: Jack Hewitt & 1994: Chuck Gurney
8TH: (1 Time) 2000: Jack Hewitt
9TH: (1 Time) 1981: George Snider
10TH: (2 Times) 1971: A.J. Foyt & 1986: Jack Hewitt
12TH: (1 Time) 1982: Bobby Olivero
13TH: (2 Times) 1979: Bobby Olivero & 2018: Chris Windom
14TH: (1 Time) 2011: Brian Tyler
16TH: (4 Times) 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 2005: Brian Tyler & 2015: Kody Swanson
20TH (1 Time) 1988: Steve Chassey
21ST: (1 Time) 2004: Brian Tyler
28TH: (1 Time) 1995: Kenny Irwin, Jr.
WON AAA/USAC CHAMP CAR RACES AT BOTH SPRINGFIELD AND Du QUOIN IN SAME SEASON:
1951: Tony Bettenhausen, 1953: Sam Hanks, 1955: Jimmy Bryan, 1956: Jimmy Bryan, 1958: Johnny Thomson, 1964: A.J. Foyt, 1967: A.J. Foyt, 1970: Al Unser, 1973: Mario Andretti, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Chuck Gurney, 1996: Chuck Gurney, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2008: Brian Tyler, 2018: Chris Windom
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USAC STAT BOOK: SILVER CROWN
2019 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Mar 23: (P) (#) Millington, TN – Memphis International Raceway
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Nolen Racing #20)
Apr 28: (P) Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Nolen Racing #20)
May 23: (D) Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (Hans Lein #97)
May 24: (P) Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
WINNER: Kyle Hamilton (Klatt Enterprises #6)
Jun 14: (D) Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon (Klatt Enterprises #6)
Jun 28: (P) Oregon, WI – Madison International Speedway
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Nolen Racing #20)
Aug 10: (P) Salem, IN - Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Nolen Racing #20)
Sep 1: (D) Du Quoin, IL – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
WINNER: Jacob Wilson (Wilson Brothers Racing #07)
Sep 7: (P) Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Nolen Racing #20)
Sep 22: (D) (#) Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds
Sep 28: (D) Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
------------------------ KEY DEFINITIONS -------------------------
(D) represents a dirt event
(P) represents a pavement event
# represents a daytime event
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2019 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (577) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)
2. (514) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
3. (456) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)
4. (381) Kyle Hamilton (Danville, IN)
5. (378) Bobby Santos (Franklin, MA)
6. (375) Eric Gordon (Fortville, IN)
7. (342) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
8. (328) Mike Haggenbottom (Levittown, PA)
9. (320) Kyle Robbins (New Castle, IN)
10. (315) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH)
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2019 USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (567) Klatt Enterprises #6
2. (552) Nolen Racing #20
3. (514) Hemelgarn Racing #91
4. (456) Byrne Racing #40
5. (378) DJ Racing #22
6. (375) Armstrong/Slinkard Racing #78
7. (342) Goodnight/Byrd Racing #17
8. (328) John Haggenbottom #24
9. (320) KR Racing #7
10. (315) Nemire/Lesko Racing #16
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2019 USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (254) Derek Bischak (Angola, IN)
2. (222) Cody Gallogly (Pataskala, OH)
3. (146) Jim Anderson (Joliet, IL)
4. (124) Chris Dyson (Pleasant Valley, NY)
5. (114) Joey Schmidt (Ellisville, MS)
6. (109) Cody Gerhardt (Fresno, CA)
7. (109) Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, PA)
8. (106) Chad Kemenah (Alvada, OH)
9. (104) James Davison (Melbourne, AU)
10. (74) Jimmy Light (West Springfield, PA)
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RACE WINS:
1. (5) Kody Swanson (Mar 23 at Memphis International Raceway, Apr 28 at Toledo Speedway, Jun 28 at Madison International Raceway, Aug 10 at Salem Speedway & Sep 7 at Lucas Oil Raceway)
2. (1) Brady Bacon (Jun 14 at Williams Grove Speedway)
(1) Tyler Courtney (May 23 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds)
(1) Kyle Hamilton (May 24 at Lucas Oil Raceway)
(1) Jacob Wilson (Sep 1 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds)
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LAPS LED:
1. (404) Kody Swanson
2. (98) Kyle Hamilton
3. (87) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
4. (59) Jacob Wilson
5. (53) Chris Windom
6. (52) Steve Buckwalter
7. (32) David Byrne
8. (31) Bobby Santos
9. (26) Tyler Courtney
10. (24) Brady Bacon
11. (10) Aaron Pierce
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TOP-FIVE FINISHES:
1. (7) Kody Swanson
2. (6) Justin Grant
3. (5) Kyle Hamilton & Bobby Santos
5. (3) Brady Bacon & Eric Gordon
7. (2) David Byrne, Tyler Courtney, Aaron Pierce & Tanner Swanson
11. (1) Jim Anderson, James Davison, Mike Haggenbottom, Joey Schmidt, Jeff Swindell, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Jacob Wilson & Chris Windom
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TOP-TEN FINISHES:
1. (8) David Byrne & Justin Grant
3. (7) Kody Swanson
4. (6) Kyle Hamilton & Bobby Santos
6. (5) Eric Gordon & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
8. (4) Derek Bischak & Chris Windom
10. (3) Brady Bacon & Austin Nemire
12. (2) Jim Anderson, Steve Buckwalter, Tyler Courtney, James Davison, Cody Gallogly, Brian Gerster, Matt Goodnight, Aaron Pierce, Kyle Robbins, Joey Schmidt, Tanner Swanson & Jacob Wilson
24. (1) Chris Dyson, Russ Gamester, Mike Haggenbottom, Chad Kemenah, Jason McDougal, Jeff Swindell & Brian Tyler
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RACE STARTS:
1. (9) David Byrne, Matt Goodnight, Eric Gordon, Justin Grant, Mike Haggenbottom, Austin Nemire, Kyle Robbins, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom
10. (6) Derek Bischak, Cody Gallogly, Kyle Hamilton, Bobby Santos & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
15. (5) John Heydenreich & C.J. Leary
17. (4) Dave Berkheimer & Chris Dyson
19. (3) Jim Anderson, Brady Bacon, Tyler Courtney, Russ Gamester, Cody Gerhardt, Brian Gerster, Dallas Hewitt, Chad Kemenah, Patrick Lawson, Aaron Pierce, Bill Rose & Travis Welpott
31. (2) Steve Buckwalter, Jason Conn, Shane Cottle, James Davison, Jimmy Light, Joe Liguori, Austin Mundie, Johnny Petrozelle, Joey Schmidt, Kyle Steffens, Tanner Swanson, Jeff Swindell, Brian Tyler & Jacob Wilson
45. (1) Terry Babb, Annie Breidinger, Toni Breidinger, Casey Buckman, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dave Darland, Cameron Dodson, A.J. Fike, Ronnie Gardner, Jason McDougal, Ryan Newman, Chris Phillips, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Chris Urish & Ronnie Wuerdeman
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FATHEADZ EYEWEAR FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (5) Kody Swanson
2. (1) Tyler Courtney, Justin Grant, Tanner Swanson & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:
Mar 23: Memphis International Raceway – Joey Schmidt (5th)
Apr 28: Toledo Speedway – Derek Bischak (8th)
May 23: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Jason McDougal (6th)
May 24: Lucas Oil Raceway – Cody Gallogly (10th)
Jun 14: Williams Grove Speedway – Chad Kemenah (11th)
Jun 28: Madison International Speedway – Jim Anderson (6th)
Aug 10: Salem Speedway – Derek Bischak (8th)
Sep 1: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Chad Kemenah (9th)
Sep 7: Lucas Oil Raceway – Jim Anderson (4th)
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:
Mar 23: Memphis International Raceway – Bobby Santos (21st to 2nd)
Apr 28: Toledo Speedway – Austin Nemire (20th to 7th)
May 23: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Jason McDougal (25th to 6th)
May 24: Lucas Oil Raceway – Tanner Swanson (17th to 2nd)
Jun 14: Williams Grove Speedway – Mike Haggenbottom (15th to 4th)
Jun 28: Madison International Speedway – Kyle Robbins (20th to 12th)
Aug 10: Salem Speedway – Patrick Lawson (16th to 12th)
Sep 1: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Kody Swanson (29th to 14th)
Sep 7: Lucas Oil Raceway – Kyle Robbins (20th to 10th)
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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER:
Mar 23: Memphis International Raceway – Mike Haggenbottom
Apr 28: Toledo Speedway – Cody Gerhardt
May 23: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Mike Haggenbottom
May 24: Lucas Oil Raceway – Mike Haggenbottom
Jun 14: Williams Grove Speedway – Shane Cottle
Jun 28: Madison International Speedway – Mike Haggenbottom
Aug 10: Salem Speedway – Joe Liguori
Sep 1: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Kyle Steffens
Sep 7: Lucas Oil Raceway – Annie Breidinger
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN STATS
ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:
1. [29 wins] Kody Swanson
2. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt
3. [17 wins] Brian Tyler
4. [16 wins] Dave Steele
5. [15 wins] 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 & Bobby Santos
13. [9 wins] Tracy Hines
14. [8 wins] Chris Windom
15. [7 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Rick Hood, George Snider & Tanner Swanson
19. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Jason Leffler, Ken Schrader & Al Unser
25. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice
33. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler
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, Tyler Courtney, Larry Dickson, Billy Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Justin Grant, Kyle Larson, C.J. Leary, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Cole Whitt, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang
67. [1 win] Brady Bacon, 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, Kyle Hamilton, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Shane Hmiel, Shane Hollingsworth, Jimmy Horton, Jackie Howerton, Kevin Huntley, Kenny Jacobs, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Jimmy Kite, Chuck 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 & Jacob Wilson
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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, 2016: Chris Windom, 2017: Kody Swanson, 2018: Kody Swanson
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER CHAMPIONS:
1971: Leader Cards, 1972: A.J. Foyt Enterprises, 1973: Vel’s Parnelli Jones, 1974: Vel’s Parnelli Jones, 1975: Pizza Hut of St. Louis, 1976: Louis Seymour & Sons, 1977: David LeFevre, 1978: Johnny Capels, 1979: Leader Cards, 1980: Delrose-Holt Racing, 1981: Aristocrat Products, 1982: Steve Enslow, 1983: Delrose-Holt Racing, 1984: Radio Hospital, 1985: Damon Fortune, 1986: Bob Hampshire, 1987: Bob Hampshire, 1988: Kenneth Jarrett Farms, 1989: Transportation Computer Systems, 1990: Bob Consani, 1991: M & L Plumbing, 1992: Kenneth Jarrett Farms, 1993: Del McClure, 1994: Gary Stanton, 1995: Niebel Engines, 1996: Stanton Racing, 1997: Foxco, Inc., 1998: Goetz Racing, 1999: Snider/Foyt Racing, 2000: Indiana Underground Construction, 2001: Paul Cook Racing, 2002: East/Stewart Racing, 2003: East/Stewart Racing, 2004: East/Stewart Racing, 2005: East/Stewart Racing, 2006: Leffler/BK Racing, 2007: BK Racing, 2008: RW Motorsports, 2009: BK Motorsports, 2010: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2011: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2012: RW Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2013: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2014: DePalma Motorsports, 2015: DePalma Motorsports, 2016: DePalma Motorsports, 2017: DePalma Motorsports, 2018: DePalma Motorsports
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:
1981: Jack Hewitt, 1982: Keith Kauffman, 1983: Rick Hood, 1984: Dave Blaney, 1985: Steve Butler, 1986: Kenny Jacobs, 1987: Jeff Swindell, 1988: Gene Lee Gibson, 1989: Jimmy Sills, 1990: Eric Gordon, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Jim Keeker, 1993: Randy Tolsma, 1994: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1995: Chuck Leary: 1996: Ryan Newman, 1997: Jimmy Kite, 1998: Todd Kane, 1999: Paul White, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Aaron Fike, 2002: Matt Westfall, 2003: Ron Gregory, 2004: Aaron Pierce, 2005: Josh Wise, 2006: Mat Neely, 2007: Cameron Dodson, 2008: Steve Arpin, 2009: Kody Swanson, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Kyle Hamilton, 2013: Chris Windom, 2014: Caleb Armstrong, 2015: C.J. Leary, 2016: Casey Shuman, 2017: Joss Moffatt, 2018: Kyle Robbins
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN POLES:
1. (29) Kody Swanson
2. (21) Jimmy Sills
3. (19) Dave Steele
4. (17) Tracy Hines
5. (14) Jerry Coons, Jr.
6. (13) J.J. Yeley
7. (10) Bobby East
8. (9) Chuck Gurney, Jason Leffler & Rich Vogler
11. (8) Dave Darland, Russ Gamester, Levi Jones & Johnny Parsons
15. (7) Jack Hewitt, Tanner Swanson & Josh Wise
18. (6) Gary Bettenhausen, Tom Bigelow & Steve Chassey
21. (5) Larry Dickson, Justin Grant, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Aaron Pierce, Larry Rice, Jeff Swindell & Al Unser
28. (4) Donnie Beechler, Steve Butler, Bryan Clauson, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Rick Hood, Jim Keeker, Brad Noffsinger, Joe Saldana, Ron Shuman, George Snider, Brian Tyler & Greg Weld
41. (3) Mario Andretti, Mike Bliss, Pancho Carter, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Robby Flock, Shane Hmiel, Sheldon Kinser, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Bobby Santos & Ken Schrader
53. (2) Dave Blaney, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, A.J. Fike, Shane Hollingsworth, Bud Kaeding, Lee Kunzman, Chuck Leary, Jon Stanbrough, Brad Sweet, Tyler Walker, Jacob Wilson & Chris Windom
66. (1) Mark Alderson, Brady, Bacon, Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Bob Cicconi, Derek Davidson, Cameron Dodson, Pablo Donoso, Thad Dosher, Paul Durant, Billy Engelhart, Bob Ewell, Chet Fillip, Stan Fox, Damion Gardner, Gene Lee Gibson, Eric Gordon, Jeff Gordon, Davey Hamilton, Jac Haudenschild, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Tray House, Jackie Howerton, Kenny Jacobs, Jon Johnson, Bubby Jones, P.J. Jones, Kasey Kahne, Keith Kauffman, Steve Kent, Steve Kinser, Arnie Knepper, C.J. Leary, Michael Lewis, Lealand McSpadden, Warren Mockler, Mat Neely, Paul Pitzer, Roger Rager, Wayne Reutimann, Jr., Bill Rose, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Randy Tolsma, Billy Vukovich, Bruce Walkup & Doug Wolfgang
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN STARTS:
1. [201] Dave Darland
2. [198] Brian Tyler
3. [197] Russ Gamester
4. [176] Jerry Coons, Jr.
5. [172] Tracy Hines
6. [163] Jack Hewitt
7. [151] Johnny Parsons
8. [147] Tony Elliott
9. [139] Eric Gordon
10. [128] George Snider
11. [125] Gary Hieber
12. [114] Chuck Gurney
13. [113] Bud Kaeding & Jimmy Sills
15. [111] Dave Steele
16. [106] John Heydenreich
17. [103] A.J. Fike
18. [102] Kody Swanson
19. [100] Larry Rice
20. [96] Aaron Pierce
21. [94] Jay Drake & Paul White
23. [91] J.J. Yeley
24. [90] Tom Bigelow
25. [88] Mark Alderson
26. [84] Jason McCord
27. [83] Gary Bettenhausen
28. [79] Donnie Beechler & Levi Jones
30. [77] Rich Vogler
31. [76] Larry Dickson
32. [74] Steve Chassey
33. [73] Ryan Newman & Rich Tobias, Jr.
35. [72] Bobby East
36. [71] Robby Flock & Sheldon Kinser
38. [70] Steve Butler
39. [68] Billy Engelhart & Chris Windom
41. [67] Joe Saldana
42. [66] Brad Noffsinger
43. [65] Jerry Nemire
44. [62] Ron Shuman
45. [60] Randy Bateman & Wally Pankratz
47. [58] David Byrne, Rick Hood& Bill Rose
50. [55] Gary Irvin & Bobby Santos
52. [54] Tom Capie & Shane Hollingsworth
54. [53] Chet Fillip, Jason Leffler & Jacob Wilson
57. [52] Shane Cottle & Wayne Reutimann, Jr.
59. [49] Tony Stewart
60. [48] Mike Bliss
61. [47] Bob Cicconi, Justin Grant & Ken Schrader
64. [46] Jim Keeker & Bentley Warren
66. [45] Derek Davidson, Jeff Swindell & Billy Vukovich
69. [43] Kenny Irwin, Jr. & Tyler Walker
71. [42] Jon Stanbrough
72. [41] Dane Carter, Danny Milburn & Austin Nemire
75. [40] Aaron Fike, Andy Hillenburg, Warren Mockler, Tanner Swanson & Chip Thomas
80. [39] Tray House & Jim McElreath
82. [38] Shane Cockrum, Patrick Lawson & Bobby Olivero
85. [37] Pancho Carter, Duke Cook, Todd Kane, Chuck Leary, Rusty McClure, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr. & Roger Rager
92. [36] Ed Carpenter, Ron Dunstan & Chris Urish
95. [34] Ronnie Burke, Davey Hamilton, Kevin Huntley, Greg Staab & Kevin Thomas
100. [33] Cary Faas, Jimmy Kite, C.J. Leary & Josh Wise
104. [32] Brent Kaeding
105. [31] Steve Cannon, Ron Gregory, Arnie Knepper, Jim Mahoney, Mat Neely & Stevie Reeves
111. [30] Tim Barber, Teddy Beach, Jeff Bloom, Zach Daum, Stan Fox, Manny Rockhold & Jerry Russell
118. [29] Rocky Hodges & Michael Lewis
120. [28] Dave Blaney & Bill Puterbaugh
122. [27] Brad Armstrong, Bryan Clauson & Matt Westfall
125. [26] Dan Drinan & Matt Goodnight
127. [25] Steve Buckwalter, Kasey Kahne & Nick Lundgreen
130. [24] Pat Abold, Brady Bacon, Derek Hagar, Kenny Jacobs Joe Liguori & Jerry Miller
136. [23] Terry Babb & Cameron Dodson
138. [22] Billy Cassella, Kevin Doty & Bob Frey
141. [21] Walt Kennedy & Davey Ray
143. [20] Bill Baue, Dave Feese, John Starks & Randy Tolsma
147. [19] Bruce Field, Gene Lee Gibson, Kyle Hamilton, Shane Hmiel, Jimmy McCune, Lealand McSpadden & Kyle Robbins
154. [18] Rollie Beale, Jackie Burke, Brian Gerster, Mike Murgoitio, Casey Shuman, Al Unser & Jonathan Vennard
161. [17] Jimmy Caruthers, A.J. Foyt, Mike Haggenbottom, Sammy Sessions & Kramer Williamson
166. [16] Pablo Donoso
167. [15] Paul Clark, P.J. Jones & Bruce Walkup
170. [14] Jarett Andretti, Billy Boat, Tyler Courtney, Carl Edwards, Chris Fetter, Jeff Gordon, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Ralph Liguori, Boston Reid, Danny Smith, Smokey Snellbaker, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. & Jerry Weeks
184. [13] Robert Ballou, Patrick Bruns, Tyce Carlson, Dana Carter, Jim Childers, Jac Haudenschild, Jackie Howerton, Jon Johnson, Greg Leffler, Andy Michner, Brian Paulus, Billy Wease, Bud Wilmot & Rodney Weesner
198. [12] Brad Fox, Mike Gregg, Mike Hess, Billy Pauch, Ricky Shelton, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Bill Tyler & Travis Welpott
206. [11] Mario Andretti, J.C. Bland, Justin Carver, Hud Cone, Craig Dori, Taylor Ferns, Dickie Gaines, David Gough, Steve Kinser, Cory Kruseman, Lee Kunzman, James McElreath, Bobby McMahan, Joey Moughan, Rex Norris III, Mike Peters, Tad Roach, Greg Weld, Greg Wilson
225. [10] Ronnie Day, Gary Gray, Richard Griffin, Coleman Gulick, Bob Harkey, Terry James, Page Jones, Terry Kawell, Jim Moughan, Kenneth Nichols, Terry Pletch, Jack Runyon, Robert Smith & Robbie Stanley
239. [9] Bobby Adkins, Chuck Amati, Caleb Armstrong, Karl Busson, Bob Evans, Bryn Gohn, Wayne Hammond, Jim Hurtubise, Rebel Jackson, Jr., Chappy Knaack, Kyle Larson, Eddie Leavitt, Larry Martin, Joss Moffatt, Johnny Petrozelle, Paul Pitzer & Johnny Rutherford
256. [8] Joe Axsom, Christopher Bell, Dave Berkheimer, Derek Bischak, Toni Breidinger, Cole Carter, Mel Cornett, Chris Cumberworth, Doug Didero, Paul Durant, Ray Joe Fager, Larry Gates, Ken Hamilton, Darl Harrison, Roy Hicks, Rod Holshouser, Dakota Jackson, Mike Johnson, Frankie Kerr, Danny Long, Thiago Medeiros, Jan Opperman, Lee Osborne, Junior Parkinson, Greg Peterson, Aaron Pollock, Tracy Potter, Steve Siegel, Ryan Smith, Kyle Steffens, Sammy Swindell, Rick Treadway, Lennie Waldo, Carl Williams & Doug Wolfgang
291. [7] John Andretti, Eric Butze, Rob Chaney, Lou Cicconi, Jr., Chris Dyson, Bob East, Perry Ferrell, Nick Fornoro, Jr., Joe Gaerte, Cody Gallogly, Damion Gardner, Cody Gerhardt, Brian Hayden, Jesse Hockett, Blake Hollingsworth, Tony Hunt, Paul Huntington, Paul Koch, Joe McCarthy, Michael Roselli, Jr., Hunter Schuerenberg, Alex Shanks, Pete Shepherd III, Mark Smith, Mike Thomas, Billy Whitaker & Mitch Wissmiller
318. [6] Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett, Mike Brooks, Bill Burks, Jr., Kellen Conover, Palmer Crowell, Ryan Durst, Bob Ewell, Spike Gehlhausen, Kenny Gentry, Darren Hagen, Tom Hessert III, Larry Hoppes, John Hubbard, Marc Jessup, Doug Kalitta, Kevin Koch, Bill Kojis, Mike Lichty, Jeff Mitrisin, Don Nordhorn, Brian Seidel, Jimmy Stinson, Jerry Stone & Mike Winblad
343. [5] Sport Allen, Jim Anderson, Todd Beach, Barry Camp, Larry Cannon, Mark Cassella, Davey Hamilton, Jr., John Hunt, Brad Kuhn, Rich Leavell, Donnie Lehmann, Mario Marietta, Brad Marvel, Mack McClellan, Austin Mundie, Kevin Olson, Steven Russell, Red Stauffer, Mike Stroehle, Neil Shepherd, Sleepy Tripp, Terry Uehling, Cole Whitt & Rip Williams
367. [4] Tony Armstrong, Steve Arpin, John Batts, Jr., Mike Brecht, Jimmy Brewer, David Bridges, Ray Bull, Keith Burch, Keith Butler, Shane Carson, Herb Copeland, Casey Diemert, Lee Dunn, Danny Ebberts, Murray Erickson, Ray Evans, Scott Hansen, Don Hawley, Dallas Hewitt, Steve Kent, Dereck King, Steve Knepper, Mike Larrison, Mike Ling, Bobby Marcum, Von McGee, Wes Miller, David Mirk, Rodney Ritter, Jr., Billy Shuman, Dean Shirley, Donny Schatz, Jake Simmons, Tim Siner, Billy Vukovich III, Clark Templeman, Kevin Whitesides, Leon Thickstun & Miranda Throckmorton
406. [3] Steve Adams, Johnny Anderson, Ed Angle, Robin Bank, Justin Barger, John Barrick, Kipp Beard, Doug Berryman, Merle Bettenhausen, Art Bisch, Jr., Kevin Bloomstran, Annie Breidinger, Lee Brewer, Jr., Rick Brown, Dave Burns, Gary Cameron II, Keith Campbell, Marv Carman, Roy Caruthers, Wayne Chinn, Bill Compton, Tim Cox, Erin Crocker, Troy DeCaire, Thad Dosher, Tommie Estes, Jr., Dean Franklin, Jeff Gardner, Emmett Hahn, Darryl Haugh, Chad Kemenah, Kelly Kinser, Lance Kobusch, Red Kunstbeck, Ricky Logan, Steve Long, Jim Malloy, Mike Martin, Zach Martini, Bob Meli, Larry Moore, Ryan Moore, Aaron Mosley, Mike Ordway, Gary Patterson, Gary Ponzini, Rusty Rasmussen, Wayne Reutimann, Robbie Rice, Travis Rilat, A.J. Russell, Zach Schiff, Frankie Schneider, Ryan Scott, Terry Shepherd, Ron Smoker, Chase Stockon, Kevin Studley, Brad Sweet, Buz Tapply, Cale Thomas, Dick Tobias, Rick Ungar, Korey Weyant, Tony Weyant, George White, Jim Whiteside & Greg Wooley
474. [2] Michael Adkins, Mike Andreeta, Tommy Astone, Todd Bammer, Randy Bauer, Dave Baumgartner, Dean Billings, Austin Blair, Dan Boorse, Ken Brewer, Shane Butler, Steve Carithers, Tim Clark, Jason Conn, Stan Constant, Johnny Coogan, Frank D’Alonso, Daryl Daugherty, Tom Davies, James Davison, Greg DeCaires, Duke DeRosa, Scott Edmiston, Dean Erfurth, Jay Ervine, Mike Fedorcak, Billy Felts, A.J. Foyt IV, Stewart Friesen, Greg Furlong, Leon Gentry, Mike Gigot, Joe Gosek, Rick Goudy, Chuck Gurney, Jr., Randy Hannagan, Scott Hatton, Jon Herb, Jordan Hermansader, Sparky Howard, Bill Hudson, Bruce Jennings, Jerry Karl, Kevin Kierce, Mike Lauterborn, Jimmy Light, Steve Lotshaw, Ed Lynch, Garry Lee Maier, Troy Matchen, Jay Maupin, Randy Mausteller, Van May, Roger McCluskey, Mike McCreary, Frank McDaniel, Jason McDougal, Lyn McIntosh, Dustin Morgan, Mike Mosley, Jr., Larry Neighbors, John Nervo, Kyle O’Gara, Lynn Paxton, Chris Phillips, Scott Pierovich, Troy Regier, Rick Salem, Joey Schmidt, Howie Sewell, David Shain, Rick Sipes, Jigger Sirois, Mark Sokola, Randy Standridge, Nelson Stewart, Rodney Stone, Rob Summers, Kevin Swindell, Al Thomas, Troy Thompson, Troy Vaccaro, Butch Wilkerson, Charlie Workman, Salt Walther & Jack Ziegler
559. [1] Bobby Allen, Taylor Andrews, Dakoda Armstrong, Jon Backlund, Tom Ball, Steve Barnett, Steve Barth, Jarid Blondel, Chad Boat, Ray Bragg, Jerry Bruce, Bob Brutto, Casey Buckman, Will Cagle, Daryl Campbell, Don Carr, Kent Christian, Drew Church, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Kevin Conway, Donnie Crawford, Wally Dallenbach, Bobby Davis, Jr., Brad Davis, Charles Davis, Jr., Bob Davison, Brian DeFord, Terry Doss, Brad Doty, Rodney Duncan, Jesse Dunham, Sondi Eden, Andrew Felker, Elvin Felty, Dan Ford, Michael Ford, Andy Forsberg, Jeff Forshee, Ronnie Franklin, Pete Frazier, Danny Frye, Jr., Jeff Galas, Ronnie Gardner, Rickie Gaunt, Cheryl Glass, Gary Griffith, Brett Hearn, JoJo Helberg, Jim Hettinger, Nathan High, Larry Hillerud, Ted Hines, Jimmy Horton, Brian Hosford, Rick Howerton, Steve Irwin, Jim Jackson, Earnest Jennings, Rickey Jennings, Matt Jewell, Kraig Kinser, Dana Laliberte, Harold Leep, Jeff Leka, Ryan Litt, Ed Lynch, Jr., Pepi Marchese, David McCreary, Dave McGough, Paul McMahan, Joe Melnick, Thomas Meseraull, Curt Michael, Jim Mills, Mark Monico, Mike Mosley, Jack Moulton, Jr., Peter Murphy, Rick Muther, Fred Neighbors, Greg Nelson, Kevin Newton, Kyle Nicholas, Don O’Keefe, Jimmy Parsons, Billy Pauch, Jr., Dave Peperak, Stan Ploski, Art Pollard, Jerry Potter, Richard Powell, Patrick Quinn, Ron Rae, Fred Rahmer, Robbie Ray, Byron Reed, David Reutimann, Jim Reynard, Randy Roberts, Joe Roush, John Ryals, Eddie Sachs, Jr., Doug Saunier, Bill Schemonia, Shane Scully, Jon Sciscoe, Ron Semelka, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Danny Shouse, Grant Simpson, Anthony Simone, Carl Smith, Steve Smith, Mike Spencer, Darren Spiers, Greg Stephens, Robert Stout, Charlie Swartz, Fred Tegarden, Jr., Todd Thomas, Tanner Thorson, Bud Tingelstad, Eric Todd, Rick Tomasik, Eric Trousdale, LeRoy Van Conett, Kaylene Verville, Todd Wanless, Curt Waters, Jeff West, Brent Whited, Bryan Whited, Eddie Wirth, Kyle Wissmiller, Kent Wolters, Mike Woodring, Ken Woolley, Ronnie Wuerdeman & Tiffany Wyzard