In celebration of the 50th year of USAC Silver Crown Champ Car racing in 2020, we are reviewing the past 49 years of series history.
1988 USAC SILVER CROWN SEASON REVIEW
Steve Butler emerged from the 1988 Valvoline USAC Silver Crown Championship series with his first title, but the fact that he did not win a single race was testimony to the tremendous consistency that helped him prevail.
Only Jack Hewitt’s victory in the 4-Crown Nationals finale at Eldora Speedway kept all nine different races from having different winners. Hewitt had previously won the Hoosier Hundred in Indianapolis two weeks earlier.
Driving the Kenny Jarrett Farms Chevy, Butler beat defending series titlist Hewitt for the title by taking fourth and second in the final two races at Salem Speedway and Eldora Speedway. He was also second in the Pepsi-Cola 150 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and his only failure to finish came in the Hoosier Hundred, putting added pressure on his need for good finishes in the final two events.
Series participants were enthusiastic about their debut at the Milwaukee Mile in June. A.J. Foyt’s Skoal Racing Classic 100-miler was possibly one of the most competitive Silver Crown races in the history of the series. George Snider, driving the Skoal Chevy owned by him and A.J. Foyt, won the race.
The Silver Crown machines returned to the Florida State Fairgrounds for its 1988 opener and Rick Hood came away with the victory, taking the early series lead. He kept the number one spot after finishing seventh behind winner Chuck Gurney in the Hulman Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in May, then relinquished it to Snider after the Milwaukee 100.
Bruce Field scored an upset victory in the IRP 150-lapper in July, but Butler’s second place finish boosted him to third in the standings.
Indianapolis 500 veteran Steve Chassey came from the 20th starting spot to win the Tony Bettenhausen 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield in August, grabbing the win as Andy Hillenburg faltered in the final laps while leading.
Gary Bettenhausen, absent from the Silver Crown winner’s circle for some time, returned there at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds on Labor Day, while Butler (fourth) and Snider (third) continued to fight for the point lead.
Hewitt’s Hoosier Hundred triumph came after Snider flipped during pre-race practice and Butler dropped out early with engine problems. Suddenly, Hewitt found himself still alive in the point race.
Bob Frey’s victory at Salem in September left Butler in command of the points race, although some slim hope remained for both Hewitt and Snider at Eldora.
Steve settled the issue by posting fast qualifying time at the 4-Crown, then leading all but 11 laps of the 50-lapper and finishing second to Hewitt.
Gene Lee Gibson captured Silver Crown Rookie of the Year honors for 1988 while Andy Hillenburg became the series’ Most Improved Driver.
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RICK HOOD WINS TAMPA’S SALUTE TO JOLTIN’ JUD LARSON
Tampa, Florida………Rick Hood of Memphis, Tennessee, the 1985 USAC Valvoline Silver Crown series titlist, drove the Rose Brothers Trucking Chevy to victory in the 100-lap Salute to Joltin’ Jud Larson at the Florida State Fairgrounds, leading the second half of the race to beat Floridian Jim Childers and Indiana’s Steve Butler to the checkered flag.
Rick, starting eighth in the 30-car field, trailed defending two-time series champion Jack Hewitt and 1984 series champion Dave Blaney for the first 50 laps before taking the lead on the 51st circuit. Blaney was the fastest qualifier and led laps 1-13 before Hewitt took over the lead on the half-mile oval.
Blaney, who started on the pole, tangled with another car in turn four while leading on the 14th lap and was a non-finisher.
Rounding out the top-ten were Andy Hillenburg, Doug Wolfgang, Jeff Bloom, Tony Elliott, Bill Tyler and Kenny Jacobs. Defending race winner Larry Rice was forced out on the first lap of the race in a tangle on the backstretch.
Rain on Saturday forced postponement of the qualifications until Sunday, creating the 30-car starting field for the 100-lap finale.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: February 7, 1988 – Tampa, Florida – Florida State Fairgrounds – Salute to Joltin’ Jud Larson
QUALIFYING: 1. Dave Blaney, 84, Nott-23.212; 2. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-23.871; 3. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-23.932; 4. Tray House, 2, Boles-23.947; 5. Rusty McClure, 14, Smith-24.029; 6. Doug Wolfgang, 29, Seymour-24.032; 7. Jim Childers, 88, J & J-24.227; 8. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-24.263; 9. Jerry Russell, 41, Bartemio-24.272; 10. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-24.338; 11. Mike Thomas, 78, Thomas-24.374; 12. Gary Hieber, 66, EWH-24.416; 13. Bill Tyler, 25, MBC-24.446; 14. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-24.510; 15. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-24.510; 16. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-24.523; 17. Mark Alderson, 51, GCQ-24.687; 18. Joe Gaerte, 3, Leyba-24.739; 19. Wayne Reutimann, 31, Mataka-24.761; 20. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-24.901; 21. Jon Johnson, 86, Johnson/Soderburg-25.052; 22. Jac Haudenschild, 28, Polnau-25.090; 23. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-25.221; 24. Duke Cook, 44, Cook-25.543; 25. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-25.570; 26. Red Stauffer, 6, Luscomb-25.616; 27. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-25.853; 28. Danny Milburn, 27, Milburn-27.556; 29. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-NT; 30. Rich Leavell, 92, Miller-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Rick Hood (8), 2. Jim Childers (7), 3. Steve Butler (29), 4. Jack Hewitt (2), 5. Andy Hillenburg (10), 6. Doug Wolfgang (6), 7. Jeff Bloom (23), 8. Tony Elliott (16), 9. Bill Tyler (13), 10. Kenny Jacobs (20), 11. Ron Dunstan (3), 12. Jac Haudenschild (22), 13. Duke Cook (24), 14. Joe Gaerte (18), 15. Jerry Nemire (14), 16. Rusty McClure (5), 17. Wayne Reutimann (19), 18. Larry Hoppes (27), 19. Red Stauffer (26), 20. Jon Johnson (21), 21. Jerry Russell (9), 22. Gary Hieber (12), 23. Steve Chassey (25), 24. Danny Milburn (28), 25. Mark Alderson (17), 26. Tray House (4), 27. Mike Thomas (11), 28. Dave Blaney (1), 29. Rich Leavell (30), 30. Larry Rice (15). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Blaney, Laps 14-50 Hewitt, Laps 51-100 Hood.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS, 1-Rick Hood-100, 2-Jim Childers-80, 3-Jack Hewitt-60, 4-Andy Hillenburg-50, 5-Jeff Bloom-30, 6-Tony Elliott-25, 7-Bill Tyler-20, 8-Kenny Jacobs-15, 9-Ron Dunstan-10, 10-Duke Cook-3.
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GURNEY, JACOBS, GOHR 1-2 AT HULMAN HUNDRED
Indianapolis, Indiana………Chuck Gurney and Kenny Jacobs led the Gohr Racing team 1-2 sweep of the May 27 Hulman Hundred Valvoline USAC Silver Crown race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Gurney led all 60 miles of the race in the Plastic Express Chevy, while Jacobs brought the team’s Genesee Beer Wagon Chevy home in second place.
Indianapolis 500 veteran George Snider took third, with defending series champion Jack Hewitt was fourth and Larry Rice fifth.
Rick Hood, who ended up seventh in the 60-miler, emerged from the race with only a two-point series lead over Hewitt.
Gurney and Hewitt won the two 15-mile qualifying races and Greg Staab won the 15-mile semi-feature.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 27, 1988 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana State Fairgrounds – Hulman Hundred
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Chuck Gurney (#58 Gohr), 2. Steve Butler (#10 Jarrett), 3. George Snider (#11 Snider), 4. Kenny Jacobs (#56 Gohr), 5. Tony Elliott (#18 Conroy), 6. Palmer Crowell (#26 Crowell), 7. Rick Hood (#39 Fortune), 8. Warren Mockler (#31 Mataka), 9. Gary Hieber (#66 Hieber), 10. Danny Milburn (#27 Milburn), 11. Tray House (#2 Boles), 12. Jon Johnson (#86 Johnson-Soderburg), 13. Mike Thomas (#78 Thomas), 14. Andy Hillenburg (#85 McMahon), 15. Mark Sokola (#49 Conrad), 16. Ray Joe Fager (#32 Fager), 17. Johnny Parsons (#37 Scruggs), 18. Mark Alderson (#51 GCQ). NT
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Jack Hewitt (#63 Hampshire), 2. Bob Cicconi (#59 Senter) 3. Jerry Russell (#41 Bartemio), 4. Gene Lee Gibson (#84 Nott), 5. Brent Kaeding (#96 Miller), 6. Larry Rice (#5 LeFevre), 7. Joe Gaerte (#3 Leyba), 8. Jerry Nemire (#98 Lesko), 9. Jeff Swindell (#69 McClure), 10. Gary Irvin (#48 Irvin), 11. Jim Mahoney (#50 G & B), 12. Billy Felts (#35 Senter), 13. Dean Billings (#46 Egan), 14. Red Stauffer (#6 Luscomb), 15. Greg Staab (#99 Dickinson), 16. Bill Tyler (#25 MBC), 17. Larry Hoppes (#22 Hoppes), 18. Steve Parkes (#94 Truchan), 19. Leon Gentry (#61 Gentry), 20. Jim Childers (#88 J & J). NT
SEMI: (15 laps, top-7 transfer to the feature) 1. Greg Staab, 2. Bill Tyler, 3. Mark Alderson, 4. Johnny Parsons, 5. Andy Hillenburg, 6. Mike Thomas, 7. Red Stauffer, 8. Leon Gentry, 9. Ray Joe Fager, 10. Gary Hayhurst (#55 Hayhurst), 11. Larry Hoppes, 12. Ron Dunstan (#42 Dunstan), 13. Steve Parkes, 14. Dean Billings, 15. Jeff Bloom (#67 Roberts), 16. Ron Shuman (#12 Delrose-Holt). NT
ALSO AT THE TRACK: Bob Frey (#20 Niebel)
FEATURE: (60 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chuck Gurney (1), 2. Kenny Jacobs (7), 3. George Snider (5), 4. Jack Hewitt (2), 5. Larry Rice (12), 6. Steve Butler (3), 7. Rick Hood (13), 8. Mark Alderson (27), 9. Jerry Russell (6), 10. Joe Gaerte (14), 11. Jerry Nemire (16), 12. Danny Milburn (19), 13. Warren Mockler (15), 14. Gene Lee Gibson (8), 15. Bill Tyler (24), 16. Greg Staab (25), 17. Bob Cicconi (4), 18. Jon Johnson (23), 19. Tony Elliott (9), 20. Andy Hillenburg (29), 21. Gary Irvin (20), 22. Tray House (21), 23. Mike Thomas (28), 24. Palmer Crowell (11), 25. Brent Kaeding (10), 26. Red Stauffer (30), 27. Jim Mahoney (22), 28. Jeff Swindell (18), 29. Johnny Parsons (26), 30. Gary Hieber (17), 31. Ron Shuman (31). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-60 Chuck Gurney.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Rick Hood-136; 2-Jack Hewitt-132; 3-Chuck Gurney-120; 4-Steve Butler-118; 5-Kenny Jacobs-111; 6-George Snider-84; 7-Jim Childers-80; 8-Larry Rice-61; 9-Andy Hillenburg-52; 10-Mark Alderson-31.
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SNIDER WINS A.J. FOYT’S SKOAL RACING CLASSIC 100-MILER AT MILWAUKEE
West Allis, Wisconsin………George Snider captured the June 26 A.J. Foyt Skoal Racing Classic at the Milwaukee Mile in his Skoal Racing Classic Special, grabbing $11,995 from the total purse of $55,250.
Snider’s triumph came in one of the most competitive USAC races in the history of the club as he outraced Gene Lee Gibson, Johnny Parsons, Jack Hewitt and Bentley Warren, plus a host of other hopefuls in the 100-mile contest at the one-mile Milwaukee Mile.
Snider averaged 104.924 mph for the distance, run with only two minor caution periods. He was one of six race leaders and grabbed the lead for the final time from Steve Chassey on the 87th circuit.
Johnny Parsons and Gary Bettenhausen earned front row starting positions in qualifying on June 25, Parsons finishing third in the race and Bettenhausen leading early before mechanical problems forced him out.
Snider’s win also catapulted him into the lead in the Valvoline USAC Silver Crown series. He now leads defending two-time titlist Hewitt by 32 points.
Parsons’ pole speed was 120.866 mph and he led several early laps but Mark Alderson, starting ninth, put on a spectacular driving display, leading most of the first half of the race. A late-race pit stop relegated him to a disappointing 19th place finish.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 25-26, 1988 – West Allis, Wisconsin – Milwaukee Mile – A.J. Foyt's Skoal Racing Classic
QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature) 1. Johnny Parsons, 37, Scruggs-29.785; 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-30.089; 3. Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-30.172; 4. George Snider, 11, Snider/Foyt-30.259; 5. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-30.361; 6. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-30.370; 7. Billy Vukovich III, 7, Leader Card-30.377; S. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-30.501; 9. Mark Alderson, 51, GCQ-30.510; 10. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-30.514; 11. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-30.523; 12. Chuck Gurney, 58, Gohr-30.559; 13. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-30.581; 14. Rich Vogler, 16, Wilke-30.612; 15. Tray House, 2, Boles-30.616; 16. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-30.683; 17. Bentley Warren, 29, Seymour-30.724; 18. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-30.738; 19. Palmer Crowell, 26, Crowell-30.7641 20. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-30.766; 21. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-30.770; 22. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-30.788; 23. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-30.799; 24. Jim Childers, 88, J & J-30.825; 25. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-30.852; 26. Bob Frey, 20, Niebel-30.877; 27. Gary Hieber, 66, EWH-30.890; 28. Bill Tyler, 25, MBC-30.992; 29. Jerry Russell, 41, Bartemio-31.094; 30. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-31.187; 31. Kevin Koch, 40, Koch-31.191; 32. Manny Rockhold, 17, Rockhold; 31.293; 33. Joe Gaerte, 3, Leyba-31.467; 34. Mike Thomas, 78, Thomas-31.542; 35. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-31.598; 36. Kevin Olson, 43, Marcello-32.193; 37. Ray Joe Fager, 32, Fager-32.495; 38. Dean Billings, 46, Egan-36.184; 39. Jim Mahoney, 50, G & B-NT; 40. Lou Cicconi Jr., 31, Mataka-NT; 41. Danny Milburn, 27, Milburn-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps, top-10 transfer to the feature) 1. Gary Hieber, 2. Jerry Nemire, 3. Greg Staab, 4. Gary Irvin, 5. Jerry Russell, 6. Jim Childers, 7. Bob Frey, 8. Jack Hewitt, 9. Joe Gaerte, 10. Kevin Koch, 11. Ron Dunstan, 12. Manny Rockhold, 13. Bill Tyler, 14. Dean Billings, 15. Ray Joe Fager, 16. Mike Thomas, 17. Bob Cicconi, 18. Kevin Olson. 5:11.40
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. George Snider (4), 2. Gene Lee Gibson (3), 3. Johnny Parsons (1), 4. Jack Hewitt (28), 5. Bentley Warren (17), 6. Rich Vogler (14), 7. Steve Butler (6), 8. Steve Chassey (8), 9. Bob Frey (27), 10. Bob Cicconi (31), 11. Andy Hillenburg (13), 12. Palmer Crowell (19), 13. Chuck Gurney (12), 14. Jeff Bloom (11), 15. Larry Rice (10), 16. Greg Staab (23), 17. Jim Childers (26), 18. Jerry Nemire (22), 19. Mark Alderson (9), 20. Larry Hoppes (20), 21. Joe Gaerte (29), 22. Gary Hieber (21), 23. Jerry Russell (25), 24. Gary Irvin (24), 25. Rick Hood (5), 26. Tony Elliott (18), 27. Kevin Koch (30), 28. Kenny Jacobs (16), 29. Gary Bettenhausen (2), 30. Billy Vukovich III (7), 31. Tray House (15). 57:11.03
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Johnny Parsons, Laps 10-13 Gary Bettenhausen, Lap 14 Johnny Parsons, Laps 15-50 Mark Alderson, Laps 51-54 George Snider, Laps 55-56 Mark Alderson, Laps 57-64 Rich Vogler, Laps 65-71 Steve Chassey, Laps 72-73 Rich Vogler, Laps 74-86 Steve Chassey, Laps 87-100 George Snider.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-George Snider-284; 2-Jack Hewitt-252; 3-Steve Butler-178; 4-Gene Lee Gibson-163; 5-Johnny Parsons-141; 6-Rick Hood-138; 7-Chuck Gurney-125; 8-Kenny Jacobs-113; 9-Bentley Warren-100; 10-Jim Childers-84.
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BRUCE SURPRISES THE FIELD IN THE PEPSI-COLA 150 AT IRP
Clermont, Indiana………Bruce Field, winner of the 1987 Jimmy Caruthers Memorial Award for spirit and determination, scored a spirited victory in the Pepsi-Cola 150 Valvoline USAC Silver Crown race on July 9 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, earning his Ben’s Hoosier Tires/Gaerte Engines team $8,000 in prize money, which included a $1,000 cash bonus from J.W. Hunt.
Starting sixth in the 26-car field, Bruce caught Steve Butler on the 111th lap and led the rest of the way, with Butler ending up second.
Race leaders also included Johnny Parsons and Ken Schrader, but mechanical problems forced them both out.
George Snider captured the Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria Qualifying Race and his fourth-place finish in the 150-lapper helped him maintain a 64-point lead over Butler in the series standings.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 9, 1988 – Clermont, Indiana – Indianapolis Raceway Park – Pepsi-Cola 150
QUALIFYING: (Top-14 locked into the feature) 1. Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-22.621; 2. Johnny Parsons, 37, Scruggs-22.673; 3. Billy Vukovich III, 7, Leader Card-22.675; 4. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-22.769; 5. Palmer Crowell, 26, Crowell-22.911; 6. Bruce Field, 3, Leyba-22.964; 7. Ken Schrader, 29, Seymour-22.983; 8. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-23.083; 9. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-23.098; 10. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-23.136; 11. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-23.162; 12. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-23.174; 13. Mark Alderson, 51, GCQ-23.174; 14. Tray House, 2, Boles-23.181; 15. Bob Frey, 20, Niebel-23.223; 16. George Snider, 11, Snider/Foyt-23.244; 17. Jim Keeker, 94, Truchan-23.320; 18. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-23.341; 19. Bill Tyler, 25, MBC-23.373; 20. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-23.401; 21. Gary Hieber, 66, Hieber-23.430; 22. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-23.525; 23. Jim Childers, 88, J & J-23.616; 24. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-23.658; 25. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-23.723; 26. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-23.763; 27. Manny Rockhold, 17, Automotive Machine-23.851; 28. Jon Johnson, 86, Johnson/Soderburg-23.864; 29. Jerry Russell, 41, Bartemio-23.922; 30. Ray Joe Fager, 32, Fager-24.314; 31. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-24.390; 32. Lou Cicconi Jr., 31, Mataka -24.422; 33. Mike Thomas, 78, Thomas-24.629; 34. Rich Vogler, 16, Wilke-NT; 35. Jim Mahoney, 50, G & B-NT
JONATHAN BYRD'S CAFETERIA QUALIFYING RACE: (25 laps, top-11 transfer to the feature) 1. George Snider, 2. Bob Frey, 3. Steve Butler, 4. Gary Irvin, 5. Jack Hewitt, 6. Bob Cicconi, 7. Jim Keeker, 8. Gary Hieber, 9. Jerry Russell, 10. Tony Elliott, 11. Ray Joe Fager, 12. Jon Johnson, 13. Larry Hoppes, 14. Jim Childers, 15. Rich Vogler (#31), 16. Mike Thomas, 17. Greg Staab, 18. Manny Rockhold, 19. Bill Tyler. NT
FEATURE: (150 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bruce Field (6), 2. Steve Butler (17), 3. Bob Frey (16), 4. George Snider (15), 5. Steve Chassey (9), 6. Tray House (14), 7. Billy Vukovich III (3), 8. Gene Lee Gibson (1), 9. Jack Hewitt (19), 10. Jerry Russell (23), 11. Larry Rice (10), 12. Jim Keeker (21), 13. Kenny Jacobs (11), 14. Palmer Crowell (5), 15. Gary Bettenhausen (4), 16. Andy Hillenburg (8), 17. Ray Joe Fager (25), 18. Mark Alderson (13), 19. Ken Schrader (7), 20. Johnny Parsons (2), 21. Gary Irvin (18), 22. Gary Hieber (22), 23. Tony Elliott (24), 24. Bob Cicconi (20), 25. Rich Vogler (26), 26. Jeff Bloom (12). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-66 Johnny Parsons, Laps 67-72 Ken Schrader, Laps 73-110 Steve Butler, Laps 111-150 Bruce Field.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-George Snider-410; 2-Steve Butler-346; 3-Jack Hewitt-294; 4-Gene Lee Gibson-216; 5-Bruce Field-210; 6-Bob Frey-187; 7-Steve Chassey-157; 8-Johnny Parsons-145; 9-Rick Hood-138; 10-Chuck Gurney-125.
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CHASSEY WINS SPRINGFIELD’S TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100
Springfield, Illinois………Steve Chassey led the final five miles to win the Tony Bettenhausen 100 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 20. The victory in the McClure Chevy boosted Chassey to third in the Valvoline USAC Silver Crown standings.
Starting 20th, Chassey saw leaders Kenny Jacobs and Jack Hewitt drop out in the closing laps, then passed Andy Hillenburg’s ailing machine on the 95th mile of the race for the win.
Gary Bettenhausen finished second, with race Rookie Bruce Field third and Hillenburg fourth.
Steve Butler was fifth and took over the lead in the Silver Crown points from George Snider, who lasted just 21 miles after winning the pole at Springfield. Snider’s car suffered suspension problems.
Mark Alderson won the 12-mile preliminary qualifying race.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Fairgrounds – August 20, 1988 – Tony Bettenhausen 100
QUALIFYING: (Top-21 locked into the feature) 1. George Snider, 11, Snider/Foyt-32.044; 2. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-22.163; 3. Johnny Parsons, 37, Scruggs-32.272; 4. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-32.733; 5. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-32.820; 6. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-32.932; 7. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-33.069; 8. Jerry Russell, 41, Bartemio-33.122; 9. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-33.138; 10. Chuck Gurney, 58, Gohr-33.169; 11. Jon Johnson, 86, Johnson/Soderburg-33.188; 12. Rusty McClure, 14, Smith-33.414; 13. Dave Feese, 43, Marcello-33.542; 14. Gary Hieber, 66, EWH-33.590; 15. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-33.683; 16. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-33.699; 17. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-33.769; 18. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-33.922; 19. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-34.048; 20. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-34.051; 21. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-34.262; 22. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-34.320; 23. Mark Alderson, 51, GCQ-24.336; 24. Dean Billings, 46, Egan-34.369; 25. Tray House, 2, Boles-34.402; 26. Jim Childers, 88, J & J-34.457; 27. Ray Joe Fager, 32, Fager-34.466; 28. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-34.675; 29. Red Stauffer, 6, Luscomb-34.825; 30. Donnie Beechler, 49, Conrad-34.833; 31. Jim Keeker, 94, Truchan-34.844; 32. Bruce Field, 3, Leyba-34.925; 33. Palmer Crowell, 26, Crowell-35.015; 34. Jim Mahoney, 50, G & B-35.030; 35. Mike Thomas, 78, Thomas-35.057; 36, Lou Cicconi Jr., 31, Mataka-35.820; 37. Manny Rockhold, 17, Automotive Machine-36.261; 38, Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-NT; 39, Junior Parkinson, 89, Soubirou-NT; 40. Tom Bigelow, 36, Johnson-NT; 41. Greg Staab, 7, Leader Card-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, top-10 transfer to the feature) 1. Mark Alderson, 2. Jerry Nemire, 3. Jim Childers, 4. Jim Mahoney, 5. Gene Lee Gibson, 6. Ray Joe Fager, 7. Dean Billings, 8. Bruce Field, 9. Manny Rockhold, 10. Jeff Bloom, 11. Jim Keeker, 12. Mike Thomas, 13. Donnie Beechler, 14. Red Stauffer, 15. Palmer Crowell, 16. Lou Cicconi Jr., 17. Tray House. NT
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Steve Chassey (20), 2. Gary Bettenhausen (8), 3. Bruce Field (28), 4. Andy Hillenburg (3), 5, Steve Butler (4), 6. Bob Cicconi (18), 7. Gene Lee Gibson (25), 8. Gary Irvin (19), 9. Rusty McClure (11), 10. Larry Hoppes (17), 11. Gary Hieber (13), 12. Ray Joe Fager (26), 13. Jim Mahoney (24), 14. Jack Hewitt (15), 15. Kenny Jacobs (2), 16. Tony Elliott (6), 17. Mark Alderson (21), 18. Dean Billings (27), 19. Manny Rockhold (29), 20. Larry Rice (16), 21. Jon Johnson (10), 22. Jerry Nemire (22), 23. Ron Dunstan (5), 24. Jeff Bloom (30), 25. Jim Childers (23), 26. Chuck Gurney (9), 27. George Snider (1), 28. Jerry Russell (7), 29. Rick Hood (14), 30. Dave Feese (12). 1:09.09.00
**Gene Lee Gibson flipped during qualifying.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-73 Kenny Jacobs, Laps 74-89 Jack Hewitt, Laps 90-94 Andy Hillenburg, Laps 95-100 Steve Chassey.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Steve Butler-446; 2-George Snider-412; 3-Steve Chassey-357; 4-Bruce Field-350; 5-Jack Hewitt-299; 6-Gene Lee Gibson-276; 7-Andy Hillenburg-197; 8-Bob Frey-187; 9-Gary Bettenhausen-166; 10-Johnny Parsons-145.
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BETTENHAUSEN DOES IT AT Du QUOIN
Du Quoin, Illinois………Gary Bettenhausen drove the Terre Haute First National Bank Chevy to victory in the Silver Century at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds on Labor Day, September 5.
Bettenhausen took the lead on the 47th lap at Du Quoin and led the rest of the way despite pressure from Kenny Jacobs, George Snider and Steve Butler. Snider was the fastest qualifier and led 39 of the first 46 laps of the race.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 5, 1988 – Du Quoin, Illinois – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Silver Century
QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature) 1. George Snider, 11, Snider/Foyt-32.019; 2. Chuck Gurney, 58, Gohr-32.090; 2. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-32.290; 4. Jim Childers, 88, J & J-32.519; 5. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-32.569; 6. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-32.674; 7. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-32.700; 8. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-32.785; 9. Tray House, 2, Boles-32.820; 10. Mark Alderson, 51, GCQ-32.858; 11. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-32.897; 12. Dave Feese, 43, Marcello-32.968; 13. Rusty McClure, 14, Smith-32.976; 14. Johnny Parsons, 37, Scruggs-33.014; 15. Greg Staab, 99, Dickinson-33.030; 16. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-33.080; 17. Dean Billings, 46, Egan-33.103; 18. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-33.103; 19. Bruce Field, 3, Leyba-33.210; 20. Paul Huntington, 34, Russell-33.232; 21. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-33.287; 22. Jim Mahoney, 50, G & B-33.350; 23. Ray Joe Fager, 32, Fager-33.353; 24. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-33.379; 25. Gary Hieber, 66, EWH-33.406; 26. Jerry Russell, 41, Bartemio-33.429; 27. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-33.441; 28. Billy Vukovich III, 7, Leader Card-33.490; 29. Jon Johnson, 86, Johnson/Soderburg-33.573; 30. Bob Frey, 20, Niebel-33.579; 31. Tom Bigelow, 36, Conrad-33.634; 32. Palmer Crowell, 26, Crowell-33.661; 33. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-33.684; 34. Red Stauffer, 6, Luscomb-33.758; 35. Bill Tyler, 25, MBC-33.988; 36. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-34.067; 37. Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-34.361; 38. Donnie Beechler, 49, Conrad-34.449; 39. Mike Andreeta, 65, Miller-34.514; 40. Manny Rockhold, 17, Automotive Machine-34.589; 41. Mike Thomas, 78, Thomas-34.622; 42. Lou Cicconi Jr., 31, Mataka-34.802; 43. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-NT; 44. Danny Milburn, 27, Milburn-NT; 45. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-NT.
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Jim Mahoney, 2. Bob Frey, 3. Palmer Crowell, 4. Billy Vukovich III, 5. Manny Rockhold, 6. Red Stauffer, 7. Larry Hoppes, 8. Lou Cicconi Jr., 9. Jerry Russell, 10. Bob Cicconi, 11. Donnie Beechler. NT
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (12 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Ray Joe Fager, 2. Gary Hieber, 3. Gary Irvin, 4. Steve Butler, 5. Bill Tyler, 6. Mike Thomas, 7. Mike Andreeta, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. Jon Johnson, 10. Gene Lee Gibson, 11. Jack Hewitt. NT
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gary Bettenhausen (3), 2. Kenny Jacobs (11), 3. George Snider (1), 4. Steve Butler (28), 5. Jim Childers (4), 6. Mark Alderson (10), 7. Andy Hillenburg (6), 8. Larry Rice (5), 9. Tray House (9), 10. Gary Hieber (12), 11. Bob Frey (23), 12. Jeff Bloom (7), 13. Jim Mahoney (21), 14. Greg Staab (15), 15. Jerry Nemire (18), 16. Gary Irvin (26), 17. Tony Elliott (8), 18. Lou Cicconi Jr. (32), 19. Palmer Crowell (25), 20. Billy Vukovich III (27), 21. Paul Huntington (19), 22. Rusty McClure (13), 23. Ray Joe Fager (22), 24. Dave Feese (12), 25. Dean Billings (17), 26. Manny Rockhold (29), 27. Chuck Gurney (2), 28. Jack Hewitt (31), 29. Ron Dunstan (20), 30. Steve Chassey (16), 31. Bill Tyler (30), 32. Johnny Parsons (14). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 George Snider, Laps 19-25 Chuck Gurney, Laps 26-46 George Snider, Laps 47-100 Gary Bettenhausen.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Steve Butler-566; 2-George Snider-552; 3-Gary Bettenhausen-366; 4-Steve Chassey-358; 5-Bruce Field-350; 6-Jack Hewitt-299; 7-Kenny Jacobs-283; 8-Gene Lee Gibson-276; 9-Andy Hillenburg-257; 10-Bob Frey-207.
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HEWITT WINS THE HOOSIER HUNDRED
Indianapolis, Indiana………Jack Hewitt and his J.W. Hunt Produce Chevy captured the 36th Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Hewitt led all 100 miles of the Hoosier Hundred to claim $4,550 in lap prizes, bringing his total one-day take in the $47,100 race to $14,050.
Tony Elliott set a new one-lap track record speed of 109.369 mph to win the pole but ended up eighth. The race was halted on the 78th lap for a double flip involving Ray Joe Fager and Jerry Nemire. Both drivers escaped injury.
Butler and Snider emerged locked in a tight struggle for the Silver Crown point lead, with Hewitt gaining rapidly in third. Snider flipped during practice at the Hoosier Hundred but subbed for Rich Vogler in the Seymour Enterprises machine in the 100-miler and took 16th. Butler was a disappointing 28th, engine problems forcing him out after only 15 laps.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RESULTS: September 10, 1988 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana State Fairgrounds – Hoosier Hundred
QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature) 1. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-32.916; 2. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-33.230; 3. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-33.230; 4. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-33.388; 5. Johnny Parsons, 37, Scruggs-33.399; 6. George Snider, 29, Seymour-33.459; 7. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-33.464; 8. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-33.533; 9. Chuck Gurney, 58, Gohr-33.579; 10. Rusty McClure, 14, Smith-33.581; 11. Gary Hieber, 66, EWH-33.589; 12. Bob Frey, 20, Niebel-33.658; 13. Jim Keeker, 94, Truchan-33.699; 14. Bob East, 71, Runyon-33.703; 15. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-33.733; 16. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-33.757; 17. Ray Joe Fager, 32, Fager-33.801; 18. Ron Dunstan 42, Dunstan-33.847; 19. Warren Mockler, 75, Mitchell-33.853; 20. Billy Vukovich III, 7, Leader Card-33.923; 21. Jim Mahoney, 50, G & B-33.926; 22. Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-33.951; 23. Jon Johnson, 86, Johnson/Soderburg-33.975; 24. Jim Childers, 88, J & J-34.058; 25. Dave Feese, 43, Marcello-34.079; 26. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-34.108; 27. Kenny Jacobs, 56, Gohr-34.116; 28. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-34.172; 29. Palmer Crowell, 26, Crowell-34.175; 30. Red Stauffer, 6, Luscomb-34.212; 31. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-34.265; 32. Tray House, 2, Boles-34.385; 33. Lou Cicconi Jr., 31, Mataka-34.551; 34. Greg Staab, 89, Soubirou-34.749; 35. Mike Thomas, 78, Thomas-34.779; 36. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-34.877; 37. Mike Andreeta, 65, Neilson-35.016; 38. Paul Huntington, 34, Russell-35.028; 39. Mark Alderson, 51, GCQ-NT; 40. George Snider, 11, Snider/Foyt-NT.
FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (12 miles, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Kenny Jacobs, 2. Jon Johnson, 3. Jeff Bloom, 4. Jim Mahoney, 5. Dave Feese, 6. Lou Cicconi Jr., 7. Mike Thomas, 8. Mike Andreeta, 9. Palmer Crowell. NT
SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (12 miles, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Gene Lee Gibson, 2. Jim Childers, 3. Tray House, 4. Jerry Nemire, 5. Red Stauffer, 6. Greg Staab, 7. Larry Hoppes, 8. Gary Irvin. 6:42.01
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (4), 2. Chuck Gurney (9), 3. Johnny Parsons (5), 4. Larry Rice (2), 5. Andy Hillenburg (3), 6. Steve Chassey (8), 7. Ron Dunstan (18), 8. Tony Elliott (1), 9. Gary Hieber (11), 10. Warren Mockler (19), 11. Jon Johnson (23), 12. Bob Cicconi (7), 13. Jim Mahoney (27), 14. Bob Frey (12), 15. Red Stauffer (30), 16. George Snider (#29) (6), 17. Jim Keeker (13), 18. Jim Childers (24), 19. Jerry Nemire (28), 20. Ray Joe Fager (17), 21. Jeff Bloom (25), 22. Gary Bettenhausen (16), 23. Rusty McClure (10), 24. Gene Lee Gibson (22), 25. Kenny Jacobs (21), 26. Tray House (26), 27. Billy Vukovich III (20), 28. Steve Butler (15), 29. Dave Feese (29), 30. Bob East (14). NT
**George Snider flipped during practice. Ray Joe Fager and Jerry Nemire flipped on lap 78 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Jack Hewitt.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Steve Butler-568; 2-George Snider-557; 3-Jack Hewitt-499; 4-Steve Chassey-438; 5-Gary Bettenhausen-369; 6-Andy Hillenburg-357; 7-Bruce Field-350; 8-Chuck Gurney-289; 9-Johnny Parsons-286; 10-Kenny Jacobs-285.
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FREY WINS SALEM SILVER CROWN DEBUT
Salem, Indiana………Bob Frey drove the Parker Machinery Chevy to victory in the 50-lap feature at Salem Speedway on September 18, beating Bob Cicconi and Jack Hewitt to the checkered flag.
Fast qualifier Rich Vogler led the Salem race for 23 laps before suspension problems forced him out.
The event, originally scheduled for 100 laps, was reduced to a 50-lap distance by the race organizer and USAC due to the car count.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 18, 1988 – Salem, Indiana – Salem Speedway – Salem Century
QUALIFYING: 1. Rich Vogler, 7, Leader Card-16.681; 2. Bob Frey, 20, Niebel-16.799; 3. Gary Bettenhausen, 12, Delrose/Holt-16.940; 4. Bruce Field, 3, Leyba-17.099; 5, Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-17.253; 6. Bob Cicconi, 59, Senter-17.371; 7. Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-17.404; 8. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-17.469; 9. Tray House, 2, Boles-17.503; 10. George Snider, 88, J & J-17.574; 11. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-17.709; 12. Andy Hillenburg, 17, Automotive Machine-18.172; 13. Paul Huntington, 34, Russell-18.607; 14. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-18.619; 15. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-NT.
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bob Frey (2), 2. Bob Cicconi (6), 3. Jack Hewitt (5), 4. Steve Butler (8), 5. Gene Lee Gibson (7), 6. Tray House (9), 7. Bruce Field (4), 8. George Snider (10), 9. Andy Hillenburg (12), 10. Larry Hoppes (14), 11. Paul Huntington (13), 12. Rich Vogler (1), 13. Jeff Bloom (11), 14. Gary Bettenhausen (3). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-23 Rich Vogler, Laps 24-50 Bob Frey.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Steve Butler-628; 2-George Snider-582; 3-Jack Hewitt-569; 4-Steve Chassey-438; 5-Bruce Field-380; 6-Andy Hillenburg-377; 7-Gary Bettenhausen-372; 8-Gene Lee Gibson-329; 9-Bob Frey-312; 10-Chuck Gurney-239.
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HEWITT WINS ELDORA FINALE, BUTLER TAKES SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Rossburg, Ohio………Steve Butler is the Valvoline USAC Silver Crown champion for 1988, clinching the title with a runner-up finish behind race winner Jack Hewitt in the 4-Crown Nationals season finale at Eldora Speedway on September 25, claiming the title by a 49-point margin over 1986 and 1987 Silver Crown titlist Jack Hewitt.
Hewitt ended up as the series runner-up behind Butler by virtue of his spectacular victory in the 50-lapper at Eldora, recovering from a 35th lap tangle with Larry Rice and ensuing spin to win the series finale in the J.W. Hunt Produce Chevy.
George Snider, who entered the Eldora race with a mathematical chance at the championship, finished ninth in the 50-lap race and wound up third in the final points, 27 behind Hewitt.
Vogler also won the 20-lap True Value Master Mechanic Tools Qualifying Race at Eldora on September 24. Butler was the fastest qualifier at Eldora and his championship is his first in the Silver Crown series.
VALVOLINE USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 24-25, 1988 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – 4-Crown Nationals
QUALIFYING: (Top-12 locked into the feature) 1. Steve Butler, 10, Jarrett-17.045; 2. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-17.292; 3. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-17.293; 4. Gene Lee Gibson, 84, Nott-17.417; 5. Gary Irvin, 48, Irvin-17.517; 6. Jerry Nemire, 98, Lesko-17.528; 7. George Snider, 11, Snider/Foyt-17.553; 8. Tony Elliott, 18, Conroy-17.598; 9. Steve Chassey, 69, McClure-17.674; 10. Larry Rice, 5, LeFevre-17.715; 11. Andy Hillenburg, 85, McMahon-17.725; 12. Joe Melnick, 88, J & J-17.791; 13. Jeff Bloom, 67, Roberts-17.812; 14. Greg Staab, 44, BUF-17.887; 15. Mark Alderson, 31, Mataka-17.940; 16. Bill Tyler, 25, MBC-17.994; 17. Jon Johnson, 86, Johnson/Soderburg-18.024; 18. Tray House, 2, Boles-18.162; 19. Rich Vogler, 3, Leyba-18.201; 20. Donnie Beechler, 49, Conrad-1S.321; 21. Paul Huntington, 34, Russell-18.417; 22. Rusty McClure, 14, Smith-19.164; 23. Ron Dunstan, 42, Dunstan-19.178; 24. Larry Hoppes, 22, Hoppes-20.201; 25. Bob Frey, 20, Niebel-NT.
TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS QUALIFYING RACE: (20 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Rich Vogler, 2. Greg Staab, 3. Mark Alderson, 4. Jeff Bloom, 5. Tray House, 6. Bill Tyler, 7. Jon Johnson, 8. Paul Huntington, 9. Rusty McClure, 10. Donnie Beechler, 11. Bob Frey, 12. Ron Dunstan, 13. Larry Hoppes. 6:09.59
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Hewitt (2), 2. Steve Butler (1), 3. Larry Rice (10), 4. Greg Staab (14), 5. Mark Alderson (15), 6. Andy Hillenburg (11), 7. Tray House (17), 8. Joe Melnick (12), 9. George Snider (7), 10. Ron Dunstan (24), 11. Jerry Nemire (6), 12. Jeff Bloom (16), 13. Rusty McClure (21), 14. Tony Elliott (8), 15. Jon Johnson (19), 16. Paul Huntington (20), 17. Bill Tyler (18), 18. Rich Vogler (13), 19. Steve Chassey (9), 20. Gene Lee Gibson (4), 21. Gary Irvin (5), 22. Rick Hood (3), 23. Bob Frey (23), 24. Donnie Beechler (22). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-36 Steve Butler, Laps 37-38 Larry Rice, Laps 39-41 Steve Butler, Laps 42-50 Jack Hewitt.
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1988 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINTS
1. (668) Steve Butler, Kokomo, Ind.
2. (619) Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio
3. (592) George Snider, Bakersfield, Calif.
4. (439) Steve Chassey, Clermont, Ind.
5. (397) Andy Hillenburg, Indianapolis, Ind.
6. (380) Bruce Field, Lockport, Ill.
7. (372) Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind.
8. (330) Gene Lee Gibson, Richwood, Ohio
9. (313) Bob Frey, Elyria, Ohio
10. (296) Larry Rice, Brownsburg, Ind.
11. (289) Chuck Gurney, Livermore, Calif.
12. (286) Johnny Parsons, Indianapolis, Ind.
13. (285) Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, Ohio
14. (190) Jim Childers, Seffner, Fla.
15. (185) Tray House, Anderson, Ind.
16. (175) Bob Cicconi, Prospect Park, Pa.
17. (148) Mark Alderson, Timberlake, S.D.
18. (140) Rick Hood, Memphis, Tenn.
19. (99) Gary Hieber, Langhorne, Pa.
20. (92) Tony Elliott, Warsaw, Ind.
21. (86) Rich Vogler, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
22. (82) Ron Dunstan, Ruchsville, Pa.
23. (64) Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind.
24. (63) Jerry Russell, Springfield, Ill.
25. (59) Jeff Bloom, Kalamazoo, Mich.
26. (51) Larry Hoppes, Anderson, Ind.
27. (50) Rusty McClure, Ashland, Ohio
28. (43) Greg Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio
29. (36) Jerry Nemire, Toledo, Ohio
30. (33) Warren Mockler, Westfield, Ind.
31. (28) Jon Johnson, Utica, Kans.
32. (25) Bill Tyler, Spring Harbor, Mich.
33. (24) Joe Gaerte, Rochester, Ind.
34. (21) Palmer Crowell, Glenwood, Ore.
35. (17) Ray Joe Fager, Greenfield, Ind.
36. (16) Jim Mahoney, Peru, Ill.
37. (15) Jim Keeker, Cicero, Ind.
38. (8) Danny Milburn, Indianapolis, Ind.
39. (8) Red Stauffer, Orlando, Fla.
40. (6) Dean Billings, West Allis, Wisc.
41. (6) Manny Rockhold, Pekin, Ill.
42. (5) Dave Feese, Saybrook, Ill.
43. (3) Mike Thomas, Des Moines, Iowa
44. (1) Dave Blaney, Hartford, Ohio
45. (1) Rich Leavell, Elwood, Ind.
46. (1) Brent Kaeding, Campbell, Calif.
47. (1) Jeff Swindell, Memphis, Tenn.
1988 USAC SILVER CROWN ENTRANT POINTS
1. (668) Kenny Jarrett, Elwood, Ind. (#10)
2. (619) Bob Hampshire, Findlay, Ohio (#63)
3. (562) Snider-Foyt Racing, Houston, Texas (#11)
4. (440) Del McClure, Portland, Ore. (#69)
5. (405) Ben Leyba, South Bend, Ind. (#3)
6. (377) Ron McMahon, Flushing, Mich. (#85)
7. (372) Delrose-Holt Racing, Joliet, Ill. (#12)
8. (331) Allan Nott Engineering (#84)
9. (313) Glen Niebel, Edinburgh, Ind. (#20)
10. (296) David LeFevre, Lafayette, Ind. (#5)
11. (289) Gohr Distributing, Buffalo, N.Y. (#58)
12. (286) Charlie Scruggs, Kokomo, Ind. (#37)
13. (285) Gohr Distributing, Buffalo, N.Y. (#56)
14. (228) J & J Marine, St. Petersburg, Fla. (#88)
15. (185) Willie Boles, Pendleton, Ind. (#2)
16. (175) Louis Senter, Encino, Calif. (#59)
17. (149) Louis Seymour, Marlboro, Mass. (#29)
18. (140) Damon Fortune, Boonville, Ind. (#39)
19. (123) Michael Gurtizen, Yoe, Pa. (#51)
20. (99) E.W.H. Service, Langhorne, Pa. (#66)
21. (92) Joe Conroy, Brunswick, Ohio (#18)
22. (82) Colleen Dunstan, Coplay, Pa. (#42)
23. (80) Mark Wilke, Milwaukee, Wisc. (#16)
24. (75) Leader Card, Milwaukee, Wisc. (#7)
25. (64) Gary Irvin, West Lafayette, Ind. (#48)
26. (63) Bob Bartemio, Melrose Park, Ill. (#41)
27. (59) Lyle Roberts, Kalamazoo, Mich. (#67)
28. (51) Larry Hoppes, Anderson, Ind. (#22)
29. (50) Cecilia Smith, Eaton, Ohio (#14)
30. (36) Bob Lesko Enterprises, Wayne, N.J. (#98)
31. (30) Tom Mitchell, Carmel, Ind. (#75)
32. (30) William Mataka, Lebanon, N.J. (#31)
33. (28) Jon Johnson, Utica, Kans. (#86)
34. (26) Automotive Machine, Pekin, Ill. (#17)
35. (25) MBC Racing, Jackson, Mich. (#25)
36. (21) Palmer Crowell, Glenwood, Ore. (#26)
37. (17) Paul Fager, Indianapolis, Ind. (#32)
38. (16) G & B Racing, Chicago, Ill. (#50)
39. (15) Stephen Truchan, Gary, Ind. (#94)
40. (13) Tom Dickinson, Roanoke, Va. (#99)
41. (8) Danny Milburn, Indianapolis, Ind. (#27)
42. (8) Bob Luscomb, Orlando, Fla. (#6)
43. (6) George Egan, Hazelwood, Mo. (#46)
44. (5) Richard Polnau, Phoenix, Ariz. (#28)
45. (5) Frank Marcello, Henderson, Colo. (#43)
46. (3) Mike Thomas, Des Moines, Iowa (#78)
47. (1) Dr. John B. Miller, Tampa, Fla. (#92)
48. (1) Robert Miller, Los Gatos, Calif. (#96)
49. (1) Don Conrad, Countryside, Ill. (#49)