1986 USAC SILVER CROWN SEASON REVIEW
Jack Hewitt was invincible on the dirt as he obliterated the opposition to win the 1986 Valvoline USAC Silver Crown championship, winning six times in seven starts – his only loss coming on the pavement at Indianapolis Raceway Park!
Jack and the J.W. Hunt Produce Chevy fielded by Bob Hampshire annihilated the competition on the dirt ovals and he became the first driver since Al Unser in 1970 to win the “Big 3” – Springfield, Du Quoin and the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds back-to-back-to-back.
In most cases, it was merely a question of whether he would lap the entire field by race’s end. At Maryland’s Hagerstown Speedway in June, he nearly lapped the entire field twice in a virtuoso performance.
Jack nearly spun yet came back to win the series-opening Hulman Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis and never relinquished the points lead, although runner-up Steve Butler surprisingly made it interesting at times.
After Jack finished sixth at IRP in the Pepsi-Cola 150, he elected to pass on the USAC/NCRA Oklahoma City 50, giving Butler an opportunity to take over the series lead. Steve had finished second at IRP and only trailed Jack by four points, but tire problems forced him out at Oklahoma City and Hewitt proceeded to win the final four series features.
In the finale, the 4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway, Jack spun and restarted last with 15 laps remaining, but worked his way back to challenge Kenny Jacobs for the victory. On the last lap of the 50-lapper, Jack and Kenny tangled in turn one, and while Jacobs floundered with a flat tire, Jack went on for the win.
NASCAR newcomer and former Silver Crown titlist Ken Schrader returned for the IRP pavement race and won the 150-lapper. Bob Frey impressed many with his come-from-behind drive in Glen Niebel’s V-6 powered car, but after taking the lead from Schrader late in the race, he ran out of fuel.
A controversial tangle on the opening lap of the Oklahoma City 50-lapper left fast qualifier Jon Johnson upside down after a wild flip and Rich Vogler the target of the partisan crowd. NCRA’s Shane Carson appeased the fans, beating Vogler to the checkered flag. Defending series champion Rick Hood captured the previous night’s USAC vs. NCRA Challenge Race.
One of the most outstanding performances of the season came in the Tony Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield as Chuck Gurney, after replacing a blown engine, came from 31st starting position to finish second to Hewitt.
Although Hewitt won at Du Quoin, Butler’s runner-up finish there kept slim title hopes alive, but an early race tangle in the Hoosier Hundred ended those hopes. A spectacular double flip involving Warren Mockler and Andy Hillenburg at the latter event left the track’s outer wall tarpaulin in flames but there were no serious injuries.
Hewitt led all 100 laps of the Hoosier Hundred and only Larry Rice was on the same lap with him at the checkered flag.
Trailing Hewitt and Butler in the final standings for the season were consistent top-ten finisher Tom Bigelow, Rice and Hood.
Warren Mockler earned the USAC Silver Crown Most Improved Driver honors while Kenny Jacobs brought home the series Rookie of the Year award.
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HEWITT SPINS, THEN WINS HULMAN HUNDRED
Indianapolis, Indiana………Jack Hewitt drove the Summer Days Tanning Salon Chevy to victory in the May 23 Hulman Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and grabbed the early point lead in the 1986 Valvoline USAC Silver Crown series.
Hewitt motored past Billy Engelhart on the 26th lap of the 60-mile race and led the rest of the way, with Engelhart taking second ahead of Rich Vogler, Steve Butler and 25th starting Tom Bigelow.
Engelhart, who joined Larry Rice as winners of the two 15-mile qualifying races and started next to Rice on the front row for the 60-mile feature, led the first 25 miles before yielding to Hewitt’s charge. Jack earned $8,000 for his victory.
Jack Ziegler, Shane Carson and Mike Winblad all flipped during the racing program, with no serious injuries resulting. Ziegler and Carson were treated at a local hospital and released.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 23, 1986 – Indiana State Fairgrounds – Indianapolis, Indiana – Hulman Hundred
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Larry Rice (#5 LeFevre), 2. Dave Blaney (#58 DePalma), 3. George Snider (#16 Wilke), 4. Gary Bettenhausen (#12 Delrose-Holt), 5. Steve Butler (#10 Jarrett), 6. Kelly Kinser (#85 McMahon), 7. Kevin Koch (#27 Koch), 8. Sheldon Kinser (#2 Kirtley), 9. Jerry Russell (#53 Schmidt), 10. Brent Kaeding (#96 Miller), 11. Charlie Workman (#45 Checkered Demon), 12. Danny Milburn (#14 Smith), 13. Larry Dickson (#18 Conroy), 14. Bob Cicconi (#59 Senter), 15. Taylor Andrews (#88 J & J), 16. Warren Mockler (#8 Runyon), 17. Rick Hood (#56 Gohr), 18. Jack Ziegler (#76 G & W), 19. Shane Carson (#22 Gosnell), 20. Leon Thickstun (#20 Ledford-Niebel). NT
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Billy Engelhart (#37 G & R), 2. Rich Vogler (#39 Fortune), 3. Jack Hewitt (#63 Hampshire), 4. Ron Dunstan (#42 Dunstan), 5. Steve Cannon (#99 Dickinson), 6. Billy Felts (#24 MacPherson), 7. Mark Alderson (#31 Mataka), 8. Ronnie Burke (#33 Burke), 9. Chuck Gurney (#30 Kurtz), 10. Duke Cook (#44 Cook), 11. Manny Rockhold (#19 Automotive Machine), 12. Joe Roush (#11 Plummer-Walker), 13. Kevin Olson (#66 Jones), 14. Billy Vukovich (#25 MBC), 15. Bobby Adkins (#69 McClure), 16. Bruce Field (#36 Truax), 17. Terry Kawell (#96x Kawell), 18. Paul Clark (#91 Clark), 19. Mike Winblad (#77 Winco), 20. Tom Bigelow (#3 Leyba), 21. Johnny Parsons (#51 GCQ). NT
SEMI: (15 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Tom Bigelow, 2. Paul Clark, 3. Warren Mockler, 4. Leon Thickstun, 5. Billy Vukovich, 6. Bobby Adkins, 7. Taylor Andrews, 8. Larry Dickson, 9. Kevin Olson, 10. Bob Cicconi, 11. Bruce Field. NT
FEATURE: (60 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (6), 2. Billy Engelhart (2), 3. Rich Vogler (4), 4. Steve Butler (9), 5. Tom Bigelow (25), 6. Ron Dunstan (8), 7. Brent Kaeding (19), 8. Chuck Gurney (18), 9. Sheldon Kinser (15), 10. Jerry Russell (17), 11. Steve Cannon (10), 12. Danny Milburn (23), 13. Warren Mockler (27), 14. Manny Rockhold (22), 15. Larry Rice, 16. Kelly Kinser (11), 17. Mark Alderson (14), 18. Billy Vukovich (29), 19. Kevin Koch (13), 20. Dave Blaney (3), 21. Paul Clark (26), 22. Leon Thickstun (28), 23. George Snider (5), 24. Billy Felts (12), 25. Duke Cook (20), 26. Gary Bettenhausen (7), 27. Ronnie Burke (16), 28. Joe Roush (24), 29. Charlie Workman (21), 30. Bobby Adkins (30). 46:09.68
**Jack Ziegler and Shane Carson flipped during the first qualifying race. Mike Winblad flipped during the second qualifying race.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Billy Engelhart, Laps 26-60 Jack Hewitt.
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HEWITT LAPS THE FIELD AT HAGERSTOWN 100
Hagerstown, Maryland………Jack Hewitt led all 100 laps and lapped the entire field en route to a dominating victory in the June 8 Valvoline USAC Silver Crown Championship race at Hagerstown Speedway.
His Summer Days Tanning Salon team was rewarded to the tune of $6,300, which included $1,800 worth of bonuses posted by J.W. Hunt, one of his car’s sponsors.
Nearly a lap-and-a-half behind at the checkered flag was Jac Haudenschild, with third-place Dave Blaney two laps in arrears. Steve Butler was fourth and Duke Cook, in an impressive run, was fifth.
The Hagerstown race originally scheduled for June 6, but rain forced the postponement to June 8.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 8, 1986 – Hagerstown Speedway – Hagerstown, Maryland – Hagerstown 100
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tom Bigelow, 3, Leyba-23.474; 2. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-23.708; 3. Jac Haudenschild, 37, G & R-23.718; 4. Barry Camp, 51, GCQ-23.745; 5. Rich Vogler, 39, Fortune-23.754; 6. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-23.777; 7. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-23.898; 8. Ron Semelka, 25, MBC-24.006; 9. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-24.029; 10. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-24.050; 11. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-24.064; 12. Keith Kauffman, 4, Amerling-24.283; 13. Bobby Adkins, 69, McClure-24.320; 14. Bruce Field, 36, Truax-24.342; 15. Kevin Olson, 66, Jones-24.448; 16. Gary Hieber, 47, EWH-24.573; 17. Dave Blaney, 98, Lesko-24.682; 18. Rick Hood, 56, Gohr-24.696; 19. Kelly Kinser, 85, McMahon-24.818; 20. Mark Alderson, 31, Mataka-24.951; 21. Randy Mausteller, 87, Mausteller-25.075; 22. Smokey Snellbaker, 60, Murray-25.373; 23. Kramer Williamson, 57, Momorella-25.534; 24. Bob Cicconi, 93, Cicconi-25.632; 25. Dave Blaney, 58, DePalma-NT; 26. Leon Thickstun, 20, Ledford/Niebel-NT; 27. Taylor Andrews, 88, J & J-NT.
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Duke Cook, 2. Dave Blaney, 3. Sheldon Kinser, 4. Ron Dunstan, 5. Bobby Adkins, 6. Kevin Olson, 7. Randy Mausteller, 8. Kramer Williamson, 9. Kelly Kinser. 4:55.46
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Larry Rice, 2. Keith Kauffman, 3. Rick Hood, 4. Mark Alderson, 5. Smokey Snellbaker, 6. Ron Semelka, 7. Gary Hieber, 8. Bob Cicconi. 4:58.67
J.W. HUNT DASH FOR CASH: (4 laps) 1. Jack Hewitt, 2. Steve Butler, 3. Tom Bigelow, 4. Barry Camp, 5. Jac Haudenschild, 6. Rich Vogler. 1:35.94
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (1), 2. Jac Haudenschild (4), 3. Dave Blaney (9), 4. Steve Butler (5), 5. Duke Cook (7), 6. Keith Kauffman (10), 7. Rich Vogler (2), 8. Tom Bigelow (6), 9. Rick Hood (12), 10. Barry Camp (3), 11. Larry Rice (8), 12. Kelly Kinser (23), 13. Smokey Snellbaker (16), 14. Randy Mausteller (19), 15. Ron Semelka (18), 16. Ron Dunstan (13), 17. Gary Hieber (20), 18. Mark Alderson (14), 19. Kevin Olson (17), 20. Sheldon Kinser (11), 21. Bobby Adkins (15), 22. Kramer Williamson (21), 23. Bob Cicconi (22). 42:00.50
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Jack Hewitt
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SCHRADER & SEYMOUR TAKE 2ND PEPSI-COLA 150 AT IRP
Clermont, Indiana………Ken Schrader drove the Seymour Enterprises Chevy to victory in the Pepsi-Cola 150 at Indianapolis Raceway Park on July 13, surviving challenges from both Bob Frey and Steve Butler in the closing laps.
The 150-lap Valvoline USAC Silver Crown Championship race was run without a caution flag and Schrader averaged 97.611 mph.
Butler, making his pavement racing debut, finished second and closed to within just four points of series point leader Jack Hewitt, who placed sixth after starting 21st.
Butler won the Jonathan Byrd’s Kentucky Fried Chicken Qualifying Race, but it was Frey who brought the fans to their feet with his late-race drive in the 150-lapper aboard the Ledford Construction/Glen Niebel V-6 Chevy. Frey came from a half-lap behind to catch Schrader 12 laps from the finish and take the lead. Three laps later, however, Frey dropped to second as his car began to run out of fuel and he eventually dropped out with five laps remaining.
Gary Bettenhausen set a new one-lap track qualifying record and led the first 40 laps, but he was one of several drivers who pitted, and he placed eighth as a result.
Pre-race favorites Rich Vogler and Sheldon Kinser were never a factor, Kinser spinning in oil and crashing during the Qualifying Race and Vogler losing an engine in warmups before borrowing a ride for the Qualifying Race, which he failed to finish.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 13, 1986 – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Indiana – Pepsi-Cola 150
QUALIFYING: (Top-14 locked into the feature) 1. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-22.790; 2. Ken Schrader, 29, Seymour-22.888; 3. Billy Engelhart, 37, G & R-22.898; 4. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-23.036; 5. George Snider, 16, Wilke-23.100; 6. Bruce Field, 36, Truax-23.113; 7. Dave Blaney, 58, DePalma-23.178; 8. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-23.192; 9. Rick Hood, 56, Gohr-23.197; 10. Tom Bigelow, 3, Leyba-23.205; 11. Nick Fornoro Jr., 85, McMahon-23.284; 12. Bob Frey, 20, Ledford/Niebel-23.291; 13. Larry Dickson, 18, Conroy-23.309; 14. Mark Alderson, 31, Mataka-23.360; 15. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-23.365; 16. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-23.478; 17. Jeff Bloom, 45, Checkered Demon-23.515; 18. Warren Mockler, 8, Runyon-23.522; 19. Johnny Parsons, 51, GCQ-23.564; 20. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-23.571; 21. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-23.600; 22. Steve Chassey, 4, Amerling-23.616; 23. Billy Felts, 24, MacPherson-23.629; 24. Joe Roush, 11, Plummer-23.727; 25. Ron Semelka, 25, MBC-23.739; 26. Gary Hieber, 47, EWH-23.833; 27. Danny Milburn, 14, Smith-24.182; 28. Rich Vogler, 66, Jones-24.188; 29. Manny Rockhold, 19, Automotive Machine-24.397; 30. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-24.417; 31. Taylor Andrews, 88, J & J-24.455; 32. Rich Vogler, 39, Fortune-NT; 33. Bob Cicconi, 93, Cicconi-NT; 34. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-NT.
JONATHAN BYRD’S KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN QUALIFYING RACE: (25 laps, top-10 transfer to the feature) 1. Steve Butler, 2. Warren Mockler, 3. Duke Cook, 4. Steve Chassey, 5. Greg Staab, 6. Jeff Bloom, 7. Jack Hewitt, 8. Johnny Parsons, 9. Manny Rockhold, 10. Taylor Andrews, 11. Danny Milburn, 12. Rich Vogler, 13. Billy Felts, 14. Gary Hieber, 15. Sheldon Kinser, 16. Ron Semelka, 17. Joe Roush. NT
FEATURE: (150 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ken Schrader (2), 2. Steve Butler (15), 3. Rick Hood (9), 4. Dave Blaney (7), 5. Billy Engelhart (3), 6. Jack Hewitt (21), 7. George Snider (5), 8. Gary Bettenhausen (1), 9. Warren Mockler (16), 10. Bob Frey (12), 11. Tom Bigelow (10), 12. Larry Dickson (13), 13. Jeff Bloom (20), 14. Manny Rockhold (23), 15. Greg Staab (19), 16. Steve Chassey (18), 17. Duke Cook (17), 18. Taylor Andrews (24), 19. Larry Rice (4), 20. Nick Fornoro Jr. (11), 21. Bruce Field (6), 22. Gary Irvin (8), 23. Johnny Parsons (22), 24. Mark Alderson (14). 1:03:15.05
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 Gary Bettenhausen, Laps 41-57 Ken Schrader, Laps 58-66 Steve Butler, Laps 67-137 Ken Schrader, Laps 138-140 Bob Frey, Laps 141-150 Ken Schrader.
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USAC VS. NCRA CHALLENGE GOES TO HOOD
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma………Defending USAC Silver Crown and Oklahoma City 50 champ Rick Hood captured Saturday night’s 20-lap USAC vs. NCRA Challenge Race at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Speedway, but the NCRA stars compiled enough points to beat the USAC team 114-96.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: July 19, 1986 – Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Speedway – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – KXY Radio USAC vs. NCRA Challenge
FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Rick Hood (#56 Gohr) (3), 2. Jon Johnson (#1x Ochs) (1), 3. Bob Ewell (#1n Nance) (13), 4. Mike Peters (#97 Peters) (19), 5. Gary Bettenhausen (#12 Delrose-Holt) (14), 6. Bruce Jennings (#18J Lawter-Pitts) (9), 7. Dave Blaney (#58 DePalma) (8), 8. Mark Alderson (#66 Jones) (6), 9. Tony Armstrong (#21n Stephens) (7), 10. Greg Wooley (#23 Wooley) (15), 11 Leon Thickstun (#20 Ledford-Niebel) (10), 12. Sheldon Kinser (#2 Kirtley) (18), 13. Donnie Crawford (#55 Armstrong) (13), 14. Larry Rice (#5 LeFevre) (16), 15. Garry Lee Maier (#11x Patton) (5), 16. Mike Gigot (#8 Gigot) (17), 17. Rich Vogler (#39 Fortune) (2), 18. Shane Carson (#76s Suchy) (11), 19. Bobby Adkins (#69 McClure) (20), 20. Billy Engelhart (#37 G & R) (12). 7:35.82
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Rich Vogler, Laps 15-20 Rick Hood.
FINAL USAC VS. NCRA CHALLENGE POINTS: NCRA-114, USAC-96
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CARSON GETS FIRST 1ST AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma………Shane Carson drove his Gambler Competition Chevy to an emotionally charged victory in the 50-lap Valvoline USAC Silver Crown feature at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Speedway on July 20.
Starting fourth in the 24-car field, Carson took the lead on the 40th lap when leader Larry Rice was forced out with power steering problems.
Carson’s victory capped a two-day racing program at the ½-mile dirt oval and earned his team $5,310.
Rich Vogler finished second after an eventful drive in the Coors Light/Solar Sources machine. Rich and fast qualifier Jon Johnson of Utica, Kans. tangled exiting turn two on the opening lap of the race, resulting in Johnson’s machine flipping over the back straightaway guardrail, then vaulting end-over-end and landing back on the racetrack.
Johnson, who was battling Vogler for the lead at the time, was miraculously uninjured.
Vogler assumed the lead on the restart but faded in the middle stages of the race, then came from 10th to second in the closing laps.
NCRA veteran Garry Lee Maier led for 11 laps before Rice took command, but Carson was not to be denied, winning the race by a quarter of a lap.
Gary Bettenhausen was third, with Mike Peters fourth and defending series and Oklahoma City race champ Rick Hood fifth.
Silver Crown point leader Jack Hewitt did not compete, but series runner-up Steve Butler was 20th and gained one point on the leader.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 20, 1986 – Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Speedway – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Oklahoma City 50
QUALIFYING: 1. Jon Johnson, 1x, Ochs-20.265; 2. Rich Vogler, 39, Fortune-20.302; 3. Tony Armstrong, 21n, Stephens-20.528; 4. Shane Carson, 76s, Suchy-20.571; 5. Billy Engelhart, 37, G & R-20.669; 6. Garry Lee Maier, 11x, Patton-20.707; 7. Mike Peters, 97, Peters-20.767; 8. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-20.955; 9. Mike Gigot, 8, Gigot-20.965; 10. Bob Ewell, 1n, Nance-20.983; 11. Bobby Adkins, 69, McClure-21.044; 12. Leon Thickstun, 20, Ledford/Niebel-21.068; 13. Bruce Jennings, 18J, Lawter/Pitts-21.117; 14. Greg Wooley, 23, Wooley-21.147; 15. Rick Hood, 56, Gohr-21.172; 16. Donnie Crawford, 55, Armstrong-21.198; 17. Dave Blaney, 58, DePalma-21.238; 18. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-21.264; 19. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-21.278; 20. Mark Alderson, 66, Jones-21.347; 21. Terry Doss, 42n, Mercer-21.432; 22. Howie Sewell, 3n, Roberts-21.514; 23. Steve Chassey, 85, McMahon-21.549; 24. Rickey Jennings, 62, Jennings-21.559; 25. Ken Brewer, 96, Brewer-21.589; 26. Dave Grubb, 7, Grubb-21.697; 27. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-21.702; 28. Steve Carithers, 20n, Carithers-21.786; 29. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-21.829; 30. Jerry Stone, 21, Stephens-21.886; 31. Jack Moulton Jr., 79, Moulton-21.914; 32. Jay Maupin, 45n, Maupin-22.078; 33. Emmett Hahn, 77, Powell-22.248; 34. Richard Windle, 12s, Windle-22.368; 35. D.E. Suggs, 59, Suggs-22.398; 36. Steve Gastineau, 10n, Gastineau-22.434; 37. Kevin Pickard, 78, Pickard-22.601; 38. Matt Mercer, 10m, Mercer-22.606; 39. Earnest Jennings, 61, Jennings-22.831; 40. Devlin Polkinghorn, 23R, Polkinghorn-23.038; 41. Danny Shouse, 27, Shouse-23.065; 42. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-23.161; 43. Carl Stone, 16, Stone-23.902; 44. Ronnie Burke, 33, Burke-NT.
SEMI: (15 laps) 1. Danny Shouse, 2. Matt Mercer, 3. Earnest Jennings, 4. Ronnie Burke, 5. Devlin Polkinghorn, 6. Kevin Pickard, 7. Carl Stone, 8. Ron Dunstan. 5:55.55
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Bruce Jennings, 2. Rick Hood, 3. Sheldon Kinser, 4. Dave Blaney, 5. Steve Butler, 6. Steve Chassey, 7. Terry Doss, 8. Ken Brewer, 9. D.E. Suggs, 10. Emmett Hahn, 11. Danny Shouse, 12. Duke Cook, 13. Earnest Jennings, 14. Devlin Polkinghorn, 15. Jack Moulton, 16. Carl Stone. 5:21.65
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Larry Rice, 2. Mark Alderson, 3. Greg Wooley, 4. Steve Carithers, 5. Howie Sewell, 6. Jay Maupin, 7. Richard Windle, 8. Jerry Stone, 9. Ron Dunstan, 10. Ronnie Burke, 11. Rickey Jennings, 12. Matt Mercer, 13. Kevin Pickard, 14. Donnie Crawford, 15. Dave Grubb, 16. Steve Gastineau. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Carson (4), 2. Rich Vogler (2), 3. Gary Bettenhausen (8), 4. Mike Peters (7), 5. Rick Hood (13), 6. Billy Engelhart (5), 7. Bruce Jennings (11), 8. Greg Wooley (18), 9. Dave Blaney (17), 10. Tony Armstrong (3), 11. Sheldon Kinser (15), 12. Bob Ewell (10), 13. Leon Thickstun (12), 14. Steve Carithers (20), 15. Jay Maupin (24), 16. Howie Sewell (22), 17. Larry Rice (14), 18. Garry Lee Maier (6), 19. Steve Chassey (21), 20. Steve Butler (19), 21. Mark Alderson (16), 22. Mike Gigot (9), 23. Terry Doss (23), 24. Jon Johnson (1). NT
**Donnie Crawford flipped during the second qualifying race. Jon Johnson flipped over the back straightaway guardrail.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Rich Vogler, Laps 11-21 Garry Lee Maier, Laps 22-39 Larry Rice, Laps 40-50 Shane Carson.
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HEWITT STILL UNDEFEATED ON DIRT, WINS TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100 AT SPRINGFIELD
Springfield, Illinois………Jack Hewitt and the J.W. Hunt Produce Chevy remained undefeated on the dirt in 1986, winning the Tony Bettenhausen 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield on August 16.
Hewitt battled with Gary Bettenhausen for the first 28 laps before taking the lead for good on lap 29.
Bettenhausen eventually fell out of the race with mechanical problems at halfway, while defending race winner Chuck Gurney held the fans’ attention with his drive to second place.
Gurney’s engine let go during warmups and his crew changed engines just in time to assume the 31st starting spot as an added promoter’s option.
George Snider won the pole for the 100-mile race but lost an engine after 81 miles.
Hewitt averaged 91.860 mph as only four yellow flags slowed the race.
Steve Butler earned the race’s hard luck award when he hit the wall on the 20th lap while running up front and Brent Kaeding, who finished seventh, was voted the Rookie of the Race.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1986 – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Springfield, Illinois – Tony Bettenhausen 100
QUALIFYING: 1. George Snider, 16, Wilke-31.894; 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-31.987; 3. Steve Chassey, 4, Amerling-32.012; 4. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-32.031; 5. Rich Vogler, 29, Seymour-32.048; 6. Gary Hieber, 47, EWH-32.372; 7. Kevin Koch, 27, Koch-32.435; 8. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-32.530; 9. Billy Engelhart, 37, G & R-32.537; 10. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-32.549; 11. Paul Clark, 91, Clark-32.571; 12. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-32.584; 13. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-32.609; 14. Larry Dickson, 18, Conroy-32.853; 15. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-32.857; 16. Manny Rockhold, 19, Automotive Machine-32.872; 17. Bobby Olivero, 7, Leader Card-32.950; 18. Danny Milburn, 14, Smith-32.977; 19. Tom Bigelow, 3, Leyba-33.049; 20. Warren Mockler, 8, Runyon-33.234; 21. Kevin Olson, 58, DePalma-33.353; 22. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-33.464; 23. Bobby Adkins, 69, McClure-33.527; 24. Randy Standridge, 46, Egan-33.536; 25. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-33.551; 26. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-33.555; 27. Leon Thickstun, 20, Ledford/Niebel-33.584; 28. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-33.589; 29. Brent Kaeding, 96, Miller-33.627; 30. Steve Cannon, 89, Soubirou-33.824; 31. Charlie Workman, 45, Checkered Demon-33.927; 32. Taylor Andrews, 88, J & J-34.065; 33. Jack Ziegler, 76, G & W-34.406; 34. Joe Roush, 11, Plummer-34.849; 35. Terry Kawell, 96, Kawell-35.142; 36. Mark Alderson, 98, Lesko-35.753; 37. Randy Mausteller, 87, Mausteller-36.981; 38. Chuck Gurney, 30, Kurtz-NT; 39. J.T. Hayes, 25, MBC-NT; 40. Jerry Nemire, 22, Gosnell-NT; 41. Ron Dunstan, 60, Murray-NT; 42. Jerry Russell, 53, Schmidt-NT.
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Rick Hood, 2. Kevin Olson, 3. Brent Kaeding, 4. Jack Ziegler, 5. Terry Kawell, 6. Leon Thickstun, 7. Bobby Adkins, 8. Charlie Workman, 9. Randy Mausteller. 7:02.57
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Sheldon Kinser, 2. Greg Staab, 3. Steve Cannon, 4. Randy Standridge, 5. Andy Hillenburg, 6. Joe Roush, 7. Mark Alderson, 8. Taylor Andrews, 9. J.T. Hayes. 6:58.74
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (10), 2. Chuck Gurney (31), 3. Larry Rice (15), 4. Rick Hood (21), 5. Bobby Olivero (17), 6. Warren Mockler (20), 7. Brent Kaeding (25), 8. Tom Bigelow (19), 9. Manny Rockhold (16), 10. Leon Thickstun (32), 11. Steve Chassey (3), 12. Andy Hillenburg (30), 13. Greg Staab (24), 14. Terry Kawell (29), 15. Randy Standridge (28), 16. Kevin Olson (23), 17. Gary Irvin (8), 18. Billy Engelhart (9), 19. Jack Ziegler (27), 20. George Snider (1), 21. Duke Cook (12), 22. Danny Milburn (18), 23. Gary Bettenhausen (2), 24. Larry Dickson (14), 25. Kevin Koch (7), 26. Sheldon Kinser (22), 27. Gary Hieber (6), 28. Steve Butler (4), 29. Steve Cannon (26), 30. Paul Clark (11), 31. Kenny Jacobs (13), 32. Rich Vogler (5). 1:05:19.00
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Gary Bettenhausen, Laps 20-27 Jack Hewitt, Lap 28 Gary Bettenhausen, Laps 29-100 Jack Hewitt.
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HEWITT STAYS UNDEFEATED ON DIRT WITH Du QUOIN VICTORY
Du Quoin, Illinois………Jack Hewitt of Troy, Ohio remained undefeated on the dirt in his J.W. Hunt Produce Silver Crown car, winning the Labor Day 100-mile race at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds on September 1.
Hewitt started 11th in the 32-car field but led the final 47 miles of the race to beat Steve Butler and George Snider to the checkered flag.
The win extended Jack’s lead in the series standings and Butler’s runner-up finish left him holding the number two spot in points.
Chuck Gurney led eight drivers who broke the old one-lap track qualifying record and earned the pole starting spot with a 115.146 mph lap in his Plastic Express Chevy but battled second starting Kenny Jacobs and third starting Gary Bettenhausen in the early laps.
Gurney retired after 60 miles, with Bettenhausen and Jacobs both dropping out in the final 20 miles.
Hewitt earned a $2,000 bonus posted for the winner by J.W. Hunt, bringing his prize money total to $10,000 for the day.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 1, 1986 – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, Illinois – Ted Horn 100
QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature) 1. Chuck Gurney, 30, Kurtz-31.282; 2. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-31.300; 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-31.317; 4. Steve Chassey, 4, Amerling-31.426; 5. Rich Vogler, 29, Seymour-31.434; 6. Tom Bigelow, 3, Leyba-31.494; 7. George Snider, 16, Wilke-31.558; 8. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-31.778; 9. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-32.114; 10. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-32.271; 11. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-32.303; 12. Paul Clark, 91, Clark-32.421; 13. Bob East, 58, DePalma-32.430; 14. Ken Schrader, 20, Ledford/Niebel-32.440; 15. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-32.506; 16. Billy Engelhart, 37, G & R-32.511; 17. Bobby Adkins, 69, McClure-32.555; 18. Mark Alderson, 22, Vance-32.565; 19. Manny Rockhold, 19, Automotive Machine-32.631; 20. Bobby Olivero, 7, Leader Card-32.739; 21. Warren Mockler, 8, Runyon-32.767; 22. Brent Kaeding, 96, Miller-32.811; 23. Danny Milburn, 14, Smith-32.839; 24. Gary Hieber, 47, EWH-32.953; 25. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-32.995; 26. Jerry Russell, 53, Schmidt-33.074; 27. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-33.454; 28. Kevin Koch, 27, Koch-33.766; 29. Jerry Nemire, 82, Nemire-33.878; 30. Randy Standridge, 46, Egan-34.011; 31. Paul Huntington, 95, Russell-34.016; 32. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-34.104; 33. Tony Elliott, 31, Mataka-34.157; 34. Larry Dickson, 18, Conroy-34.219; 35. Jack Ziegler, 76, G & W-34.665; 36. Leon Gentry, 61, Brizius-34.865; 37. Joe Roush, 11, Plummer-35.005; 38. Bud Wilmot, 84, Wilmot-35.440; 39. Jeff Bloom, 57, Roberts-35.691; 40. Billy Felts, 24, MacPherson-40.213; 41. Terry Kawell, 90, Kawell-NT; 42. Kevin Olson, 55, Harris-NT.
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Warren Mockler, 2. Danny Milburn, 3. Greg Staab, 4. Leon Gentry, 5. Paul Huntington, 6. Larry Dickson, 7. Bud Wilmot, 8. Ron Dunstan, 9. Jerry Nemire. 6:35.24
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Brent Kaeding, 2. Gary Hieber, 3. Kevin Koch, 4. Jerry Russell, 5. Jeff Bloom, 6. Jack Ziegler, 7. Randy Standridge, 8. Tony Elliott, 9. Joe Roush. NT
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (11), 2. Steve Butler (9), 3. George Snider (7), 4. Tom Bigelow (6), 5. Paul Clark (12), 6. Jerry Russell (26), 7. Gary Hieber (22), 8. Bob East (13), 9. Greg Staab (25), 10. Bobby Olivero (18), 11. Warren Mockler (21), 12. Manny Rockhold (19), 13. Leon Gentry (27), 14. Jack Ziegler (32), 15. Randy Standridge (30), 16. Larry Rice (10), 17. Brent Kaeding (20), 18. Kenny Jacobs (2), 19. Gary Bettenhausen (3), 20. Steve Chassey (4), 21. Rick Hood (8), 22. Andy Hillenburg (15), 23. Mark Alderson (16), 24. Chuck Gurney (1), 25. Billy Engelhart (14), 26. Rich Vogler (5), 27. Danny Milburn (23), 28. Jerry Nemire (31), 29. Kevin Koch (24), 30. Bobby Adkins (17), 31. Paul Huntington (29), 32. Jeff Bloom (28). 1:01:41.00
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Kenny Jacobs, Laps 7-28 Gary Bettenhausen, Laps 29-53 Chuck Gurney, Laps 54-100 Jack Hewitt.
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HEWITT, HAMPSHIRE, HUNT ADD HOOSIER HUNDRED TO WIN LIST
Indianapolis, Indiana………Jack Hewitt of Troy, Ohio continued to make shambles of his Valvoline USAC Silver Crown opposition on September 13, scoring an impressive wire-to-wire victory in the tradition-rich Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Hewitt started fourth in the 100-mile race but left no doubt as to who would win from the drop of the green flag to the waving of the checkered, much as he had done in every dirt track Silver Crown race throughout the 1986 season.
The Hoosier Hundred victory was worth $12,500 to Hewitt’s Bob Hampshire/J.W. Hunt Produce team, which included $4,500 in lap prizes, $1,000 of which was posted for lap No. 63 by Jack’s sponsor – J.W. Hunt.
Hewitt’s dominance on the dirt has been phenomenal and he’s the first driver since Al Unser in 1970 to win the Springfield, Du Quoin and Indianapolis events back-to-back-to-back in August and September.
Jack wrapped up the 1986 series championship with his Hoosier Hundred triumph, his fifth in six series starts. His only loss in the car came on the Indianapolis Raceway Park pavement in July.
Steve Butler needed to win the September 13 race and have Jack drop out to have a chance at catching the points leader, but the tables turned early as Steve was eliminated on the second lap of the 100-miler when he and Johnny Parsons tangled in turn three, Parsons flipped but was uninjured.
The Parsons-Butler tangle was the first of two which brought the 34th running of the Hoosier Hundred to a screeching halt. On lap seven, Warren Mockler and Andy Hillenburg brought out the red flag when they tangled in turn three and the ensuing double flip left part of the tarpaulin hanging on the outside fence in flames. Mockler suffered only minor burns and escaped serious injury while Hillenburg was treated at Indianapolis’ Methodist Hospital for a broken shoulder blade and later released.
Larry Rice, who started on the pole with the day’s fastest qualifying time, drove a great race to finish second but nearly succumbed to being lapped by the flying Hewitt, a late-race yellow flag helping keep Larry on the same lap.
Following Rice, who won the Hoosier Hundred in 1981, were former race winners Chuck Gurney, Bobby Olivero and Tom Bigelow.
Pre-race favorites Sheldon Kinser, Gary Bettenhausen and Rick Hood were all forced out of competition with mechanical problems at just past halfway.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 13, 1986 – Indiana State Fairgrounds – Indianapolis, Indiana – Hoosier Hundred
QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature) 1. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-34.736; 2. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-34.759; 3. Chuck Gurney, 30, Kurtz-34.782; 4. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-34.824; 5. Johnny Parsons, 51, GCQ-34.894; 6. George Snider, 16, Wilke-34.964; 7. Gary Hieber, 47, EWH-34.984; 8. Mark Alderson, 22, Vance-34.984; 9. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-35.076; 10. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-35.129; 11. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-35.137; 12. Jerry Russell, 53, Schmidt-35.288; 13. Bobby Olivero, 7, Leader Card-35.317; 14. Kramer Williamson, 15, Beletsky-35.331; 15. Larry Dickson, 18, Conroy-35.405; 16. Tom Bigelow, 3, Leyba-35.417; 17. Brent Kaeding, 96, Miller-35.562; 18. Bobby Adkins, 69, McClure-35.588; 19. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-35.663; 20. Steve Chassey, 4, Amerling-35.687; 21. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-35.714; 22. Rich Vogler, 29, Seymour-35.812; 23. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-35.886; 24. Steve Cannon, 89, Soubirou-35.889; 25. Paul Clark, 91, Clark-35.902; 26. Chuck Amati, 46, Egan-35.923; 27. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-35.989; 28. Jerry Nemire, 82, Nemire-36.040; 29. Billy Felts, 24, MacPherson-36.071; 30. Danny Milburn, 14, Smith-36.115; 31. Leon Thickstun, 20, Ledford/Niebel-36.144; 32. Billy Engelhart, 37, G & R-36.162; 33. Warren Mockler, 8, Runyon-36.182; 34. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-36.477; 35. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-36.515; 36. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-36.627; 37. Nick Fornoro Jr., 57, 36.694; 38. Kevin Olson, 36, Truax-36.803; 39. Tony Elliott, 31, Mataka-36.815; 40. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-36.986; 41. Bud Wilmot, 84, Wilmot-37.100; 42. Kevin Koch, 27, Koch-37.224; 43. Taylor Andrews, 88, J & J-37.337; 44. Paul Huntington, 95, Russell-38.104; 45. Jack Ziegler, 76, G & W-38.279; 46. Joe Roush, 11, Plummer-38.355; 47. Manny Rockhold, 19, Automotive Machine-38.661; 48. Ralph Liguori, 55, Harris-NT; 49. Charlie Workman, 45, Checkered Demon-NT; 50. Dave Blaney, 58, DePalma-NT; 51. Leon Gentry, 61, Brizius-NT; 52. Terry Kawell, 90, Kawell-NT.
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Warren Mockler, 2. Ron Dunstan, 3. Bob Cicconi, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Jeff Bloom, 6. Paul Clark, 7. Nick Fornoro Jr., 8. Tony Elliott, 9. Manny Rockhold, 10. Jack Ziegler, 11. Taylor Andrews, 12. Billy Felts, 13. Bud Wilmot, 14. Leon Thickstun. 7:04.72
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Rich Vogler, 2. Billy Engelhart, 3. Duke Cook, 4. Steve Cannon, 5. Jerry Nemire, 6. Kenny Jacobs, 7. Greg Staab, 8. Danny Milburn, 9. Kevin Olson, 10. Kevin Koch, 11. Paul Huntington, 12. Joe Roush, 13. Chuck Amati. 6:59.14
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (4), 2. Larry Rice (1), 3. Chuck Gurney (3), 4. Bobby Olivero (13), 5. Tom Bigelow (16), 6. Rich Vogler (22), 7. Mark Alderson (8), 8. Bobby Adkins (18), 9. Bob Cicconi (25), 10. Duke Cook (26), 11. Gary Hieber (7), 12. Larry Dickson (15), 13. Steve Cannon (28), 14. George Snider (6), 15. Jeff Bloom (29), 16. Jerry Nemire (30), 17. Rick Hood (2), 18. Kenny Jacobs (32), 19. Ron Dunstan (23), 20. Brent Kaeding (17), 21. Gary Bettenhausen (11), 22. Jerry Russell (12), 23. Paul Clark (31), 24. Gary Irvin (9), 25. Steve Chassey (20), 26. Billy Engelhart (24), 27. Kramer Williamson (14), 28. Andy Hillenburg (19), 29. Warren Mockler (21), 30. Johnny Parsons (5), 31. Steve Butler (10), 32. Sheldon Kinser (27). NT
**Johnny Parsons flipped on lap 2 of the feature. Warren Mockler and Andy Hillenburg flipped on lap 7 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Jack Hewitt.
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4-CROWN FINALE AT ELDORA BELONGS TO UNBEATABLE HEWITT
Rossburg, Ohio………Jack Hewitt completed the 1986 Valvoline USAC Silver Crown series the same way he started it – in victory lane – as he drove the J.W. Hunt Produce machine to a 50-lap triumph in the 4-Crown Nationals windup at Eldora Speedway.
Jack trailed leader Kenny Jacobs until the final lap when he drove hard into turn one and collected Jacobs. The ensuing tangle left Jacobs with a flat right rear tire and he dropped to fourth at the checkered flag, while an apologetic Hewitt went on to the victory. The win was Hewitt’s sixth in six dirt track Silver Crown races in 1986.
Hewitt had spun while trying to pass leader Sheldon Kinser with just 15 laps to go, and after restarting at the back of the pack, worked his way back into contention.
Billy Engelhart wound up second in the 50-lapper, with Kinser third after replacing a flat tire suffered on the 38th lap.
Jacobs was the fastest qualifier for the Silver Crown event, with Bobby Adkins winning the 20-lap Tom Stenger Ford Truck Center, Inc. Qualifying Race.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 28, 1986 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – 4-Crown Nationals
QUALIFICATIONS: (Top-12 locked into the feature) 1. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-16.829; 2. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Kirtley-16.870; 3. Tom Bigelow, 3, Leyba-17.036; 4. Rich Vogler, 22, Vance-17.158; 5. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-17.162; 6. Warren Mockler, 8, Runyon-17.204; 7. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-17.306; 8. Dave Blaney, 58, DePalma-17.331; 9. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-17.350; 10. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-17.485; 11. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-17.586; 12. Mark Alderson, 20, Ledford/Niebel-17.646; 13. Manny Rockhold, 19, Automotive Machine-17.686; 14. Bobby Adkins, 69, McClure-17.729; 15. Red Kunstbeck, 88, J & J-17.740; 16. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-17.963; 17. Jerry Russell, 25, MBC-17.973; 18. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-18.227; 19. Danny Milburn, 14, Smith-18.229; 20. Paul Huntington, 95, Russell-18.474; 21. Larry Dickson, 18, Conroy-18.520; 22. Paul Clark, 91, Clark-18.577; 23. Bud Wilmot, 84, Wilmot-19.000; 24. Charlie Workman, 45, Checkered Demon-19.091; 25. Billy Engelhart, 37, G & R-NT; 26. Jack Ziegler, 76, G & W-NT; 27. Kramer Williamson, 15, Beletsky-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Bobby Adkins, 2. Paul Clark, 3. Red Kunstbeck, 4. Manny Rockhold, 5. Jerry Russell, 6. Billy Engelhart, 7. Duke Cook, 8. Danny Milburn, 9. Charlie Workman, 10. Paul Huntington, 11. Jerry Nemire, 12. Bud Wilmot. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (7), 2. Billy Engelhart (18), 3. Sheldon Kinser (2), 4. Kenny Jacobs (1), 5. Dave Blaney (8), 6. Danny Milburn (20), 7. Jeff Bloom (11), 8. Paul Clark (14), 9. Jerry Nemire (22), 10. Warren Mockler (6), 11. Manny Rockhold (16), 12. Mark Alderson (12), 13. Steve Butler (5), 14. Larry Rice (10), 15. Tom Bigelow (3), 16. Jerry Russell (17), 17. Bobby Adkins (13), 18. Rich Vogler (4), 19. Tony Elliott (#18) (23), 20. Duke Cook (19), 21. Rick Hood (9), 22. Charlie Workman (21), 23. Red Kunstbeck (15). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Sheldon Kinser, Laps 6-14 Rich Vogler, Laps 15-37 Sheldon Kinser, Laps 38-49 Kenny Jacobs, Lap 50 Jack Hewitt.
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1986 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINTS
1. (954) Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio
2. (465) Steve Butler, Kokomo, Ind.
3. (377) Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wisc.
4. (324) Larry Rice, Brownsburg, Ind.
5. (320) Rick Hood, Memphis, Tenn.
6. (269) Billy Engelhart, Madison, Wisc.
7. (250) Bobby Olivero, Lakewood, Calif.
8. (238) Rich Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
9. (233) Dave Blaney, Hartford, Ohio
10. (214) George Snider, Bakersfield, Calif.
11. (173) Chuck Gurney, Livermore, Calif.
12. (154) Warren Mockler, Westfield, Ind.
13. (115) Paul Clark, Madison, Wisc.
14. (104) Brent Kaeding, Campbell, Calif.
15. (102) Jerry Russell, Springfield, Ill.
16. (98) Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind.
17. (89) Duke Cook, Sidney, Ohio
18. (84) Gary Hieber, Langhorne, Pa.
19. (73) Mark Alderson, Timberlake, S.D.
20. (69) Sheldon Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.
21. (63) Manny Rockhold, Pekin, Ill.
22. (55) Ron Dunstan, Ruchsville, Pa.
23. (55) Bobby Adkins, Indianapolis, Ind.
24. (50) Greg Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio
25. (42) Bob Cicconi, Prospect Park, Pa.
26. (35) Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, Ohio
27. (32) Bob Frey, Elyria, Ohio
28. (32) Steve Chassey, Clermont, Ind.
29. (31) Danny Milburn, Indianapolis, Ind.
30. (26) Jeff Bloom, Kalamazoo, Mich.
31. (23) Larry Dickson, Marietta, Ohio
32. (18) Steve Cannon, Danville, Ill.
33. (15) Barry Camp, Beavertown, Pa.
34. (15) Andy Hillenburg, Indianapolis, Ind.
35. (15) Jerry Nemire, Toledo, Ohio
36. (10) Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.
37. (9) Jack Ziegler, Marshall, Ill.
38. (8) Kelly Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.
39. (7) Kevin Olson, Rockford, Ill.
40. (5) Terry Kawell, Colton, Calif.
41. (5) Randy Standridge, Springfield, Ill.
42. (5) Leon Gentry, Henderson, Ky.
43. (5) Kevin Koch, Madison, Wisc.
44. (4) Taylor Andrews, Bellair, Fla.
45. (4) Nick Fornoro, Jr., Rockaway, N.J.
46. (4) Kramer Williamson, Palmyra, Pa.
47. (4) Johnny Parsons, Indianapolis, Ind.
48. (3) Ron Semelka, Wauseon, Ohio
49. (3) Bruce Field, Lockport, Ill.
50. (3) Leon Thickstun, Nashville, Ind.
51. (2) Billy Felts, Rialto, Calif.
52. (2) Charlie Workman, Indianapolis, Ind.
53. (1) Ronnie Burke, Houston, Texas
54. (1) Joe Roush, Indianapolis, Ind.
55. (1) Paul Huntington, Plainfield, Ind.
56. (1) Tony Elliott, Warsaw, Ind.
1986 USAC SILVER CROWN ENTRANT POINTS
1. (954) Bob Hampshire, Findlay, Ohio (#63)
2. (465) Kenny Jarrett, Elwood, Ind. (#10)
3. (377) Ben Leyba, South Bend, Ind. (#3)
4. (349) G & R Racing, Kokomo, Ind. (#37)
5. (324) David LeFevre, Lafayette, Ind. (#5)
6. (293) Louis Seymour, Marlboro, Mass. (#29)
7. (282) Damon Fortune, Boonville, Ind. (#39)
8. (250) Leader Cards, Milwaukee, Wisc. (#7)
9. (227) Gohr Distributing, Buffalo, N.Y. (#56)
10. (218) Radio Hospital, Lima, Ohio (#58)
11. (214) Mark Wilke, Milwaukee, Wisc. (#16)
12. (173) Transportation Computer Systems, Ontario, Calif. (#30)
13. (154) Gary Runyon, Carmel, Ind. (#8)
14. (115) Paul Clark, Madison, Wisc. (#91)
15. (104) Robert Miller, Los Gatos, Calif. (#96)
16. (101) Commercial Truck Components, Chandler, Ind. (#53)
17. (98) Delrose-Holt Racing, Joliet, Ill. (#12)
18. (89) Duke Cook, Sidney, Ohio (#44)
19. (84) E.W.H. Service, Langhorne, Pa. (#47)
20. (80) Bob Lesko Enterprises, Wayne, N.J. (#98)
21. (71) Mauri Amerling, Kingston, N.Y. (#4)
22. (69) William Kirtley, Bloomington, Ind. (#2)
23. (64) Johnny Vance Racing Team, Dayton, Ohio (#22)
24. (63) Manny Rockhold, Pekin, Ill. (#19)
25. (62) Tom Dickinson, Roanoke, Va. (#99)
26. (55) Ron Dunstan, Coplay, Pa. (#42)
27. (55) Del McClure, Portland, Ore. (#69)
28. (40) Louis Senter, Encino, Calif. (#59)
29. (37) Ledford & Niebel Racing, Edinburgh, Ind. (#20)
30. (31) Cecilia Smith, Eaton, Ohio (#14)
31. (28) Ron McMahon, Flushing, Mich. (#85)
32. (24) Joe Conroy, Brunswick, Ohio (#18)
33. (21) Lyle Roberts, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#57)
34. (19) Michael Gurtizen, Yoe, Pa. (#51)
35. (10) Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#48)
36. (9) G & W Excavators, Indianapolis, Ind. (#76)
37. (7) William Mataka, Lebanon, N.J. (#31)
38. (7) Walter Beletsky, Bethany, Conn. (#15)
39. (6) Richard Soubirou, Hatboro, Pa. (#89)
40. (6) MBC Racing, Jackson, Mich. (#25)
41. (5) Terry Kawell, Colton, Calif. (#90)
42. (5) George Egan, Hazelwood, Mo. (#46)
43. (5) Warner Brizius, Evansville, Ind. (#61)
44. (5) Koch Racing Team, Madison, Wisc. (#27)
45. (5) Jerry Nemire, Toledo, Ohio (#22)
46. (5) J & J Marine, St. Petersburg, Fla. (#88)
47. (3) Frank Murray, Hellertown, Pa. (#60)
48. (3) Truax Racing, Lansing, Mich. (#36)
49. (3) Elizabeth Jones, Silverado, Calif. (#66)
50. (2) Steve MacPherson, Indianapolis, Ind. (#24)
51. (2) Robert Momorella, Bethlehem, Pa. (#57)
52. (2) Lou Cicconi, Glenn Mills, Pa. (#93)
53. (2) Checkered Demon Racing, Indianapolis, Ind. (#45)
54. (1) Ronnie Burke, Katy, Texas (#33)
55. (1) Jesse Plummer, Indianapolis, Ind. (#11)
56. (1) Lloyd Russell, Apopka, Fla. (#95)