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.
2007 USAC SILVER CROWN SEASON REVIEW: KAEDING REPEATS
Good things come in pairs, so they say.
A second consecutive USAC Silver Crown driving championship in 2007 made Bud Kaeding the third consecutive driver to win two-straight titles with the series, following in the steps of J.J Yeley (2002-03), Dave Steele (2004-05).
Overall, Kaeding is the fourth to earn back-to-back titles with the series, the first being Jack Hewitt in 1986-87, the very same Hewitt who once babysat a young Kaeding as a child.
Kaeding never won during the season, becoming the first driver since Tony Stewart in 1995 to do so and win the Silver Crown championship in the same year. Furthermore, Kaeding didn’t lead a single lap on the 13-race schedule, yet consistency led him to his 38-point final margin over Wayne Reutimann Jr.
For much of the season, Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. was mired around third to fourth in points as five different drivers led the standings in the first five races of the season: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Tracy Hines, Paul White, Aaron Pierce and Reutimann.
Olive Branch, Mississippi’s Stenhouse led off the campaign by winning his first career USAC Silver Crown event in just his sixth career series start at the Copper on Dirt at Manzanita Speedway in Arizona in February.
Hines of New Castle, Ind. brought car owner A.J. Foyt back to victory lane by controlling the final four laps of the first pavement event of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in March.
It was the same car, different driver taking the glory on the Iowa hardtop in early May with Brownsburg, Indiana’s Bobby East’s domination in the No. 14 for four-time Indianapolis 500 winner and 1972 Silver Crown titlist Foyt.
Pierce of Muncie, Ind. captured the victory in a thrilling debut at South Carolina’s Darlington Raceway in May while Parma, Michigan’s Brian Tyler earned his lone victory of the season at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway in June one year after winning in a sprint car at the very same ¾-mile paved tri-oval.
Reutimann surged to the point lead at the Richmond stop and stood atop the standings longer than anybody not named Bud Kaeding during the season.
The Foyt car continued its prowess of the pavement at Chicagoland Speedway in July with its merry-go-round of star drivers stepping in and producing immediate results, with Yeley leading every lap in winning his 13th career Silver Crown race following capturing his 13th career series pole, all of which occurred on, wait for it, Friday the 13th.
The Foyt team delivered a 1-2 sweep in August at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind. with East leading wire-to-wire over teammate Chilean Pablo Donoso, who finished in the runner-up spot.
A steady Bud Kaeding, who hadn’t finished better than fourth in the first seven races, stepped to the top of the heap to take the championship point lead following his best run of the year, a third-place finish in mid-August at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, a time-shortened event won by Stenhouse.
Shane Cottle of Kokomo, Ind. was the next in line to corral a first career Silver Crown victory in an impressive performance under the lights on the Magic Mile of the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds where Kaeding once again finished third.
Yeley gave car owner Foyt wins five and six of the season with September pavement scores at the series debut on the one-mile New Hampshire International Speedway and again at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway.
Jerry Coons Jr. was dominant at Eldora Speedway, leading all 50 laps for his first career Silver Crown triumph at the 4-Crown Nationals.
In the finale, Greenfield, Indiana’s Cameron Dodson became the fourth driver to win his first career Silver Crown race during the 2007 season, leading the final 17 laps of the Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway.
Dodson was named Silver Crown Rookie of the Year while Mat Neely was tabbed as the series’ Most Improved Driver.
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STENHOUSE SURPRISES AT COPPER ON DIRT
Phoenix, Arizona………In only his sixth USAC Silver Crown Series presented by K & N Engineering race, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gave Carl Edwards-RE Technologies its first career series victory Saturday in the Copper on Dirt at Manzanita Speedway in front of a capacity crowd.
Stenhouse, who started seventh in the No. 199 Ford/Red Line Oil J & J/Ford, moved into the top-five shortly after the green flag flew and led twice for nine laps, including the final eight to win the first series opener away from Phoenix International Raceway since 2000.
“This is awesome, and it’s great to give this team this victory,” said Stenhouse, who hails from Olive Branch, Miss. “Without my sponsors and team, I couldn’t have done this.”
Stenhouse trailed Shane Cottle for much of the final half of the race. He stole second from Shane Hollingsworth on lap 32, then began working Cottle in any way he could.
Stenhouse waited until lap 36 to finally get by, inching Cottle at the line after diving to the bottom, but Cottle got him back on the next lap. Former series champion Dave Darland worked his tail tank for the next couple laps before the final caution on lap 42 came out.
Darland, trying desperately to pick off Stenhouse on the inside, spun in turn 3 and slid up into the upper groove of the half-mile. With nowhere to go, Hollingsworth popped into Darland’s left side, forcing the departure of both drivers from competition.
Stenhouse didn’t wait after that caution, however. Cottle got the jump at the flag stand but slid just high enough in turn 1 to allow Stenhouse a run. He snuck underneath Cottle entering turn 2, then completed the pass on the backstretch. He was never challenged thereafter.
“I joke around, saying these guys are my stepdads,” Stenhouse said. “They gave me great engines and a great car, and I’m ecstatic that we were able to end up in victory lane.”
Several drivers behind Cottle, Hollingsworth and Stenhouse went two and three-wide throughout the event. Defending series champion Bud Kaeding, who was repositioned to the tail of the field midway through the event, made his way back to fourth after working the top groove with newer tires.
Paul White, the last driver to win a season opener prior to Dave Steele’s five-year run (won at PIR in 2001) to start a season, was sandwiched in at third. A.J. Fike finished fifth in the 50-lap race.
Mat Neely was not seriously injured in the race’s only flip, which occurred in turn 1 on lap 26 and brought out the race’s only red flag. Billy Wease was the only other driver to bring out a caution when he spun on lap 26, which perpetrated the ensuing restart which involved Neely’s incident.
Thirteen of the 20 starters finished the race on the lead lap.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: February 9-10, 2007 – Phoenix, Arizona – Manzanita Speedway – Sands Chevrolet Presents The Copper on Dirt
FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Tracy Hines (#37 Riggs), 2. Dave Darland (#56 Foxco), 3. Shane Hollingsworth (#20 Nolen), 4. Billy Wease (#12 Western Speed), 5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (#199 Edwards-RE Technologies), 6. Nathan High (#42 Pritchett), 7. A.J. Fike (#91 Hemelgarn-RFMS), 8. Mike Hess (#151 Hess), 9. Tim Barber (#28 Pierson), 10. Cory Kruseman (#33 Lindquist-Loucks). NT
SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bud Kaeding (#29 BK), 2. Shane Cottle (#4 Contos), 3. Jesse Hockett (#77 VKCC), 4. Paul White (#99 Mucci-Matczak), 5. Brian Tyler (#21 Six-R), 6. Jerry Coons Jr. (#27 RW), 7. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (#00 Reutimann), 8. Mat Neely (#17 RW), 9. Aaron Pierce (#26 Pierce), 10. Mike Murgoitio (#19 Six-R). NT
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (7), 2. Shane Cottle (3), 3. Paul White (6), 4. Bud Kaeding (2), 5. A.J. Fike (14), 6. Tracy Hines (1), 7. Aaron Pierce (17), 8. Brian Tyler (10), 9. Cory Kruseman (19), 10. Jerry Coons Jr. (12), 11. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (13), 12. Jesse Hockett (8), 13. Billy Wease (9), 14. Mike Murgoitio (20), 15. Dave Darland (5), 16. Shane Hollingsworth (4), 17. Tim Barber (18), 18. Mat Neely (16), 19. Nathan High (11), 20. Mike Hess (15). NT
**Mike Murgoitio flipped during the second heat.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Tracy Hines, Laps 3-25 Shane Cottle, Lap 26 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Laps 27-41 Shane Cottle, Laps 42-50 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.-60; 2-Shane Cottle-60; 3-Paul White-54; 4-Bud Kaeding-51; 5-A.J. Fike-48; 6-Tracy Hines-45; 7-Aaron Pierce-42; 8-Brian Tyler-39; 9-Cory Kruseman-36; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-33.
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HINES BRINGS FOYT BACK TO VICTORY LANE AT HOMESTEAD
Homestead, Florida………The No. 14 is back in victory lane in the USAC Silver Crown Series presented by K & N Engineering.
Born in the same season driver A.J. Foyt won the USAC Silver Crown title in a four-race season, Tracy Hines scored Friday’s Homestead-Miami 100 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, driving for the legendary four-time Indianapolis 500 champion.
Hines, in his first race driving for Foyt as well as his first race in the new generation Silver Crown Series, led the final four laps of the 67-lapper for his seventh career series victory after leader Wayne Reutimann Jr.’s car came out of gear on lap 64. The victory earned Hines $26,000.
“The double zero (Reutimann) and the 26 (Pierce) were the class of the field,” said Hines, who started fifth in the No. 14 Greer Special C & R/Chevy. “But one thing we worry about is keeping our car consistent. The Greer Special was awesome. They called me over the winter and asked me to drive, and I said sure. I’m glad I did.”
Hines admitted after the race he didn’t have the best car, and he was right. That belonged to Reutimann, who battled with polesitter Aaron Pierce over the first 50 laps and was in position to win his second series race.
Reutimann soared past Pierce on lap 9 and, at points, established as much as a six-car advantage. He and Pierce weaved through traffic, and despite leading all the way until lap 64, didn’t have a comfortable advantage until just 17 laps remaining.
Pierce lost an engine on the main straightaway, his car bellowing smoke from the start/finish line all the way into turn 1. That misfortune led to the race’s only caution.
And even that caution, which slowed the event to an average speed of 156.779 mph, didn’t do justice to Reutimann. With five cars separating him and Hines, Reutimann ran off. Hines, in turn, lost second when Pablo Donoso went two-for-one, first passing Cameron Dodson for third and Hines for the runner-up spot.
Hines regained the position in the waning laps, and together, with Donoso and Dodson, started cutting deep into Reutimann’s lead.
The lead was cut to a second and a half before Reutimann’s car slowed considerably, jumping out of gear. Hines made the pass on the inside going into turn 1, while Donoso squeaked by on the outside, nearly hitting the turn 1 wall.
With his main competition out of sight, Hines pulled away from Donoso and Dodson, and celebrated Foyt’s 50th anniversary in major open-wheel motorsports with the coveted winner’s trophy.
“We’ve still got some things to learn,” said Hines, the new point leader by 12 over eighth-place finisher Paul White. “Yesterday (Thursday) was the first time I ever sat in one of these cars. This was our test because I had never had a test prior to this week. So, this was a good start in one of these.”
Eleven of the 17 cars finished the race. Rookie Ryan Moore finished fourth, while Reutimann came away with fifth, the last car on the lead lap.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: March 22-23, 2007 – Homestead, Florida – Homestead-Miami Speedway
QUALIFYING: 1. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-31.501; 2. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-31.900; 3. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-32.033; 4. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-32.286; 5. Tracy Hines, 14, Foyt-32.409; 6. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-32.530; 7. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-32.788; 8. Mat Neely, 17, RW-33.065; 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-33.103; 10. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-33.200; 11. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-33.216; 12. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-34.318; 13. Marc Jessup, 2, Vance-34.625; 14. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-35.172; 15. Rodney Weesner, 96, Weesner-37.383; 16. Ryan Moore, 41, Paternoster-52.797; 17. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-NT.
FEATURE: (67 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tracy Hines (5), 2. Pablo Donoso (6), 3. Cameron Dodson (3), 4. Ryan Moore (15), 5. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (2), 6. Tim Barber (7), 7. Mat Neely (8), 8. Paul White (12), 9. Billy Wease (11), 10. Brian Tyler (16), 11. A.J. Fike (10), 12. Bud Kaeding (4), 13. Mike Murgoitio (14), 14. Aaron Pierce (1), 15. Jerry Coons Jr. (9), 16. Marc Jessup (13), 17. Rodney Weesner (17). 38:27.708
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Aaron Pierce, Laps 9-63 Wayne Reutimann Jr., Laps 64-67 Tracy Hines.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Tracy Hines-105; 2-Paul White-93; 3-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-82; 4-Bud Kaeding-80; 5-A.J. Fike-79; 6-Brian Tyler-72; 7-Aaron Pierce-70; 8-Tim Barber-64; 9-Billy Wease-63; 10-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.-60.
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SUPER-SUB EAST WINS AT IOWA
Newton, Iowa………Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind., subbing for the injured Tracy Hines, piloted A.J. Foyt’s car to victory in Saturday’s Casey’s General Stores USAC Triple Crown Silver Crown race at the Iowa Speedway. East led all but the first 7 laps after winning the pole at 132.342 mph in the Greer Special C & R Chevy.
East earned $15,500 for the win in the 100-lap race on the 7/8-mile paved oval. He was trailed by Aaron Pierce, Cameron Dodson, A.J. Fike and Tim Barber.
“I really have mixed emotions,” said East in victory lane. “Tracy is a great guy and a great competitor. Of course, I’m happy to get the ride, but I wish it was under different circumstances. This morning is the first time I’ve seen Iowa Speedway, but I like it.”
Hines, who won at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23 and led the series standings prior to Saturday’s race, is recuperating from leg injuries in Indianapolis, Ind.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 5, 2007 – Newton, Iowa – Iowa Speedway
QUALIFYING: 1. Bobby East, 14, Foyt-23.802; 2. Mat Neely, 17, RW-24.007; 3. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-24.042; 4. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-24.177; 5. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-24.219; 6. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-24.305; 7. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-24.375; 8. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-24.480; 9. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-24.517; 10. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-24.587; 11. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Techologies-24.872; 12. Ryan Moore, 41, Paternoster-25.156; 13. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-25.201; 14. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-25.205; 15. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-25.237.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby East (1), 2. Aaron Pierce (8), 3. Cameron Dodson (11), 4. A.J. Fike (3), 5. Tim Barber (10), 6. Bud Kaeding (13), 7. Paul White (6), 8. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (9), 9. Mike Murgoitio (14), 10. Ryan Moore (12), 11. Pablo Donoso (4), 12. Jerry Coons Jr. (5), 13. Brian Tyler (7), 14. Mat Neely (2), 15. Billy Wease (15). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Pablo Donoso, Laps 8-100 Bobby East.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Paul White-135; 2-A.J. Fike-130; 3-Aaron Pierce-127; 4-Bud Kaeding-125; 5-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-121; 6-Tim Barber-112; 7-Cameron Dodson-108; 8-Tracy Hines-105; 9-Brian Tyler-99; 10-Mike Murgoitio-88.
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PIERCE THRILLS AT DARLINGTON
Darlington, South Carolina………Aaron Pierce of Muncie, Ind. led USAC’s assault on Darlington (S.C.) Raceway on Thursday night and came away $23,500 richer after scoring a thrilling victory in the USAC Silver Crown Showdown at Darlington.
Pierce led a three-car freight train to the checkered flag as Wayne Reutimann Jr. of Zephyrhills, Fla. and Pablo Donoso of Santiago, Chile were less than a second behind and the crowd was on its feet for the final 20 laps around the 1.366-mile oval.
NASCAR regular J.J. Yeley won the pole for the 50-lap race in A.J. Foyt’s Greer Special at a speed of 163.555 mph, but Pierce started alongside on the front row. When the green flag waved, Yeley proceeded to disappear, extending his lead to nearly 10 seconds before a lap 23 yellow for debris on the backstretch.
On the restart, Yeley bobbled in turn two and Donoso slid by. Yeley regained momentum but he scraped the wall in turn three and was forced to the pits and out of the race. The crowd came to its feet as Pierce closed on Donoso and dove beneath him to take the lead in turn three on lap 37. Two laps later, Reutimann joined the fray and the three-car battle was on.
As the laps wound down, Donoso made a dive under Pierce on lap 48, but Reutimann slid around the top against the wall and took second. At the checkered flag, the crowd was cheering as the trio sailed across the finish line.
“Our plan, ever since we first tested here, was to lay back and wait for the leaders to use up their tires,” said Pierce, who piloted the Sam Pierce Chevrolet/Kroger-Tide-Bounty-Pringles Riley Chevy. “The tires really didn’t fall off bad and the track was great. It’s a real honor to win at this historic track.”
Pierce emerged as the new Silver Crown point leader, nine ahead of Reutimann.
Rounding out the top-five behind Pierce, Reutimann and Donoso were Bud Kaeding and Mat Neely.
The race was USAC’s first at Darlington since Pat O’Connor’s 1956 victory there and Jeff O’Connor, Pat’s son, served as the race’s Grand Marshal.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 10, 2007 – Darlington, South Carolina - Darlington Raceway – Silver Crown Showdown at Darlington
QUALIFYING: 1. J.J. Yeley, 14, Foyt-30.067; 2. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-30.287; 3. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-30.365; 4. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-30.516; 5. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-30.637; 6. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-30.652; 7. Mat Neely, 17, RW-30.690; 8. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-30.819; 9. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-31.036; 10. Ryan Moore, 41, Paternoster-31.149; 11. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-31.536; 12. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-31.701; 13. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-31.819; 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-NT (Coons’ time disallowed for failing to pass post-qualifying technical inspection).
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Aaron Pierce (2), 2. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (4), 3. Pablo Donoso (5), 4. Bud Kaeding (6), 5. Mat Neely (7), 6. Cameron Dodson (3), 7. Mike Murgoitio (9), 8. Ryan Moore (10), 9. Tim Barber (12), 10. Paul White (13), 11. Jerry Coons Jr. (14), 12. A.J. Fike (11), 13. Brian Tyler (8), 14. J.J. Yeley (1). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-29 J.J. Yeley, Laps 30-36 Pablo Donoso, Laps 37-50 Aaron Pierce.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Aaron Pierce-187; 2-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-178; 3-Bud Kaeding-176; 4-Paul White-168; 5-A.J. Fike-159; 6-Cameron Dodson-153; 7-Tim Barber-148; 8-Pablo Donoso-142; 9-Mat Neely-132; 10-Mike Murgoitio-130.
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TYLER WINS THE BATTLE AT RICHMOND
Richmond, Virginia………Brian Tyler of Mount Pleasant, N.C. led the final 89 laps to win Saturday’s Silver Crown 100 at Richmond International Raceway in his Team Six-R C & R/Chevy. The win was Tyler’s 12th in series competition and his first in 2007.
Tyler started third and passed early leader A.J. Fike on lap 12. He was not seriously challenged the rest of the way and finished over a second ahead of runner-up Jerry Coons Jr.
"I made my move early," admitted Tyler after the race. "It's hard to pass out there and I figured I'd get to the front quick and stay there."
Bobby East, who won the USAC Sprint race earlier in the day at RIR, finished third, followed by Fike and pole winner Pablo Donoso. Donoso qualified at 127.914 mph on Friday but fell behind Fike at the start of Saturday’s 100-lap race.
Only three yellow flags interrupted the race, run at an average speed of 99.447 mph. Mike Murgoitio spun and hit the wall in turn three on lap 2, Cameron Dodson blew a tire on lap 24 and Bud Kaeding suffered a flat tire on lap 31.
Wayne Reutimann Jr., who finished seventh, is the new series point leader, 10 points ahead of Fike, with Pierce 12 back.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 29-30, 2007 – Richmond, Virginia – Richmond International Raceway
QUALIFYING: 1. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-21.108; 2. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-21.244; 3. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-21.299; 4. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-21.363; 5. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-21.403; 6. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-21.531; 7. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-21.623; 8. Bobby East, 14, Foyt-21.740; 9. Mat Neely, 17, RW-21.772; 10. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-21.822; 11. Marc Jessup, 2, Vance-21.837; 12. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-21.897; 13. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-22.217; 14. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-22.389; 15. Levi Jones, 41, Paternoster-22.452; 16. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-23.415.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brian Tyler (3), 2. Jerry Coons Jr. (5), 3. Bobby East (8), 4. A.J. Fike (2), 5. Pablo Donoso (1), 6. Mat Neely (9), 7. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (14), 8. Billy Wease (13), 9. Cameron Dodson (6), 10. Paul White (16), 11. Bud Kaeding (10), 12. Marc Jessup (11), 13. Tim Barber (7), 14. Mike Murgoitio (4), 15. Levi Jones (12), 16. Aaron Pierce (15). 45:15.026
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 A.J. Fike, Laps 12-100 Brian Tyler.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-220; 2-A.J. Fike-210; 3-Aaron Pierce-208; 4-Bud Kaeding-207; 5-Paul White-201; 6-Pablo Donoso-193; 7-Brian Tyler-189; 8-Cameron Dodson-189; 9-Mat Neely-177; 10-Tim Barber-175.
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YELEY FINDS LUCKY 13TH AT CHICAGOLAND
Joliet, Illinois………Call J.J. Yeley “Mr. Lucky” after his Friday victory in the USG Fiberock 100 at Chicagoland Speedway. Tony Stewart’s Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR teammate, Yeley, led all 67 laps of the 100-mile race in A.J. Foyt’s Greer Special C & R/Chevy. It was his 13th career series win following his 13th career series pole and occurred on Friday the 13th!
Yeley, of Phoenix, Ariz., was never seriously challenged during the race which was interrupted by only two cautions for just 10 laps. On both restarts he was able to resume command of the race.
“It felt good to get the win for the team,” said Yeley after the race. “I haven’t won for so long, I kind of forgot what it was like. I felt bad after the Darlington (S.C.) race in May where we had such a good car and had a tire go down. I didn’t think they were going to let me back in the car. I told my wife I was running the Silver Crown race today (Friday the 13th) and she said be careful and only call her if I win. So, I still get to talk to my family.”
Tim Barber of San Francisco, Calif. scored his best-ever finish as Friday’s runner-up, while series point leader Wayne Reutimann Jr. was third, Cameron Dodson fourth and P.J. Jones fifth.
The only yellows flew on lap 31 for Paul White, whose car was smoking in turn four and on lap 50 for Aaron Pierce slowing in turn 3.
Yeley’s pole speed was 174.842 mph.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 13, 2007 – Joliet, Illinois – Chicagoland Speedway - USG Fiberock 100
QUALIFYING: 1. J.J. Yeley, 14, Foyt-30.885; 2. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-30.890; 3. P.J. Jones, 41, Paternoster-31.202; 4. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-31.217; 5. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-31.496; 6. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-31.500; 7. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.776; 8. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-31.937; 9. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-31.979; 10. Marc Jessup, 2, Vance-31.981; 11. Mat Neely, 17, RW-32.120; 12. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-32.254; 13. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-32.376; 14. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-32.714; 15. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-33.295; 16. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. J.J. Yeley (1), 2. Tim Barber (5), 3. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (6), 4. Cameron Dodson (2), 5. P.J. Jones (3), 6. Bud Kaeding (7), 7. A.J. Fike (11), 8. Pablo Donoso (4), 9. Billy Wease (9), 10. Mat Neely (10), 11. Brian Tyler (13), 12. Aaron Pierce (15), 13. Jerry Coons Jr. (8), 14. Paul White (12), 15. Mike Murgoitio (14). 42:10.713
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-67 J.J. Yeley.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-274; 2-Bud Kaeding-252; 3-A.J. Fike-252; 4-Cameron Dodson-240; 5-Aaron Pierce-237; 6-Tim Barber-232; 7-Pablo Donoso-232; 8-Paul White-226; 9-Brian Tyler-220; 10-Mat Neely-210.
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EAST LEADS FOYT TEAM SWEEP AT ORP
Clermont, Indiana………Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. led a 1-2 sweep at Thursday night’s J.D. Byrider 100 K & N USAC Silver Crown Championship race at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis for the A.J. Foyt Racing Team.
East led all 100 laps after starting next to pole winner Jason Leffler. East’s teammate, Pablo Donoso of Chile, finished second behind East’s Greer C & R/Chevy, while Tim Barber of San Francisco, Calif. took third.
“The car was awesome,” said East after the race. “After lap 60 I wasn’t worried about saving anything, but the track became slippery and we could barely run wide open in the late stages. It feels good to have two wins this year and it’s always good to give A.J. a victory.”
The race was slowed by six cautions for minor incidents and East’s average speed was 86.304 mph. Leffler, who was a last-minute addition to the field, was the fastest qualifier at 113.368 mph but slipped to third at the start and was never really a serious threat.
Series point leader Wayne Reutimann Jr. retired from the race after 91 laps with ignition trouble but was able to hang on to the point lead, seven ahead of defending champion Bud Kaeding, who finished seventh.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS July 26, 2007 – Clermont, Indiana – O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis – J.D. Byrider 100
QUALIFYING: 1. Jason Leffler, 18, PDM-21.784; 2. Bobby East, 14, Foyt-22.022; 3. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-22.093 4. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-22.145; 5. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-22.159; 6. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-22.162; 7. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-22.174; 8. Mat Neely, 17, RW-22.185; 9. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-22.212; 10. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-22.240; 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-22.242; 12. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-22.268; 13. P.J. Jones, 41, Paternoster-22.584; 14. Marc Jessup, 2, Vance-22.727; 15. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-22.755; 16. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-22.975; 17. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-23.394; 18. Brad Armstrong, 96, Weesner-24.234.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby East (2), 2. Pablo Donoso (7), 3. Tim Barber (5), 4. Cameron Dodson (3), 5. Mike Murgoitio (9), 6. Jerry Coons Jr. (11), 7. Bud Kaeding (12), 8. Jason Leffler (1), 9. Brian Tyler (15), 10. Billy Wease (10), 11. A.J. Fike (4), 12. Mat Neely (8), 13. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (16), 14. Aaron Pierce (6), 15. Marc Jessup (14), 16. Paul White (17), 17. Brad Armstrong (18), 18. P.J. Jones (13). 47:41.509
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Bobby East.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-301; 2-Bud Kaeding-294; 3-Cameron Dodson-291; 4-Pablo Donoso-289; 5-Tim Barber-286; 6-A.J. Fike-283; 7-Aaron Pierce-262; 8-Brian Tyler-256; 9-Paul White-247; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-245.
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STENHOUSE BECOMES YOUNGEST BETTENHAUSEN 100 WINNER
Springfield, Illinois………Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of Olive Branch, Miss. became the youngest winner of the Tony Bettenhausen 100 on Saturday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, driving Tony Stewart’s Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops Maxim/Chevy to victory in the curfew-shortened 75-mile event.
Stenhouse trailed his teammate and pole winner Levi Jones for the first 28 laps, then took the lead on a restart and led the rest of the way. Jones pressured Stenhouse until his right rear tire blew two laps from the checkered flag, relegating him to a 23rd-place finish.
Billy Wease finished second with a late-race charge, followed by new K & N Silver Crown Silver Crown Series point leader Bud Kaeding, Paul White and Shane Cottle.
Kaeding, the defending series champion, emerged with a 26-point lead over Wayne Reutimann Jr., which finished 16th in Saturday’s race, which was shortened from 100 to 75 miles.
Saturday’s race also featured the largest starting field in series history on dirt, as 39 cars faced the green flag after rain washed out qualifications.
Stenhouse, who also won the only previous Silver Crown race on dirt this season at Phoenix, Ariz. in February, earned $11,000 for his win.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 18, 2007 – Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Tony Bettenhausen 100
QUALIFYING: 1. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-30.316; 2. Mitch Wissmiller, 23, Onken-30.431; 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 22, Stewart-30.518; 4. Tom Capie, 41, Paternoster-30.627; 5. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW- 30.840; 6. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-30.943; 7. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.015; 8. Shane Cottle, 4, Contos-31.021; 9. Jon Stanbrough, 5, Baldwin-31.057; 10. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-31.118; 11. Justin Allgaier, 86, Bergfield-31.174; 12. Mat Neely, 17, RW-31.235; 13. John Heydenreich, 90, Bank-31.381; 14. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-31.388; 15. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-31.399; 16. Dave Darland, 56, Foxco-31.425; 17. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-31.479; 18. Johnny Parsons, 43, Nix-31.504; 19. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-31.516; 20. Ron Gregory, 48, Irvin/Nolen-31.767; 21. Kevin Huntley, 97, SC-31.804; 22. Roger Rager, 33, Loucks-31.857; 23. Kyle Steffens, 65, Hartenstine-32.133; 24. Donnie Beechler, 45, McQuinn-32.152; 25. Chris Urish, 177, Urish-32.217; 26. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-32.286; 27. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-32.368; 28. Hud Cone, 112, Galas-32.371; 29. Mike Hess, 151, Hess-32.368; 30. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-32.395; 31. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-32.422; 32. Ray Bull, 63, MEGA-32.439; 33. Dickie Gaines, 59, S & R-32.603; 34. Tim Siner, 62, Siner-32.886; 35. Dereck King, 191, Harris-33.263; 36. Chappy Knaack, 36, Miller-33.619; 37. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-33.753; 38. Mike Stroehle, 83, Stroehle-33.771; 39. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT.
FEATURE: (75 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (3), 2. Billy Wease (17), 3. Bud Kaeding (7), 4. Paul White (10), 5. Shane Cottle (8), 6. Johnny Parsons (18), 7. Kevin Huntley (21), 8. John Heydenreich (13), 9. Donnie Beechler (24), 10. Brian Tyler (6), 11. Mitch Wissmiller (2), 12. Mat Neely (12), 13. Ray Bull (32), 14. Shane Hollingsworth (19), 15. Roger Rager (22), 16. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (31), 17. Tim Barber (37), 18. Mike Murgoitio (26), 19. Hud Cone (28), 20. Tim Siner (34), 21. Kyle Steffens (23), 22. Chappy Knaack (36), 23. Levi Jones (1), 24. Cameron Dodson (30), 25. Tom Capie (4), 26. Justin Allgaier (11), 27. Dave Darland (16), 28. Jerry Coons Jr. (5), 29. Dereck King (35), 30. A.J. Fike (15), 31. Aaron Pierce (14), 32. Randy Bateman (39), 33. Mike Stroehle (38), 34. Russ Gamester (27), 35. Ron Gregory (20), 36. Jon Stanbrough (9), 37. Chris Urish (25), 38. Mike Hess (29), 39. Dickie Gaines (33). NT
**Jon Stanbrough & Chris Urish flipped on lap 3 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-28 Levi Jones, Laps 29-75 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Bud Kaeding-348; 2-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-322; 3-Tim Barber-305; 4-Cameron Dodson-300; 5-Paul White-298; 6-Pablo Donoso-289; 7-Brian Tyler-289; 8-A.J. Fike-286; 9-Mat Neely-268; 10-Aaron Pierce-264.
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COTTLE CORRALS FIRST WIN AT Du QUOIN
Du Quoin, Illinois………Shane Cottle of Kokomo, Ind. earned his first K & N USAC Silver Crown Championship victory Sunday night at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, leading all 100 laps of the 57th Ted Horn 100 in his Contos Racing Beast/Pink Ford.
Cottle won the pole at 112.750 mph and led all the way despite late-race pressure from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and series champion and point leader Bud Kaeding. The race was stopped twice by red flags but there were no driver injuries.
Trailing Cottle, Stenhouse and Kaeding at the checkered flag were Dave Darland, Jon Stanbrough, Jerry Coons Jr., Mat Neely, Ron Gregory, Shane Hollingsworth and Levi Jones.
Kaeding emerged with a 53-point lead over Wayne Reutimann Jr. following the race.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 2, 2007 – Du Quoin, Illinois – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Ted Horn 100
QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature) 1. Shane Cottle, 4, Contos-31.929; 2. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.942; 3. Ron Gregory, 48, Irvin/Nolen-32.127; 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 22, Stewart-32.170; 5. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-32.246; 6. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-32.280; 7. Dave Darland, 56, Foxco-32.403; 8. Jon Stanbrough, 5, Baldwin-32.416; 9. Tom Capie, 41, Paternoster-32.590; 10. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-32.607; 11. Kevin Huntley, 97, SC-32.611; 12. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-32.663; 13. Donnie Beechler, 45, McQuinn-32.686; 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-32.747; 15. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-32.757; 16. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-32.799; 17. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-32.828; 18. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-32.958; 19. Justin Allgaier, 86, Bergfield-33.084; 20. Chappy Knaack, 36, Miller-33.129; 21. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-33.134; 22. John Heydenreich, 90, Bank-33.150; 23. Mitch Wissmiller, 23, Onken-33.162; 24. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-33.183; 25. Dereck King, 191, Harris-33.187; 26. Roger Rager, 33, Loucks-33.237; 27. Johnny Parsons, 43, Nix-33.246; 28. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-33.627; 29. Tim Siner, 62, Siner-33.693; 30. Ray Bull, 63, MEGA-33.734; 31. Mike Hess, 155, Baker-33.803; 32. Kyle Steffens, 65, Hartenstine-33.858; 33. Hud Cone, 112, Galas-33.860; 34. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-33.928; 35. Mat Neely, 17, RW-NT; 36. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps, top-12 transfer to the feature) 1. Russ Gamester, 2. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 3. John Heydenreich, 4. Johnny Parsons, 5. Mat Neely, 6. Hud Cone, 7. Ray Bull, 8. Tim Barber, 9. Dereck King, 10. Tim Siner, 11. Roger Rager, 12. Cameron Dodson, 13. Kyle Steffens, 14. Mitch Wissmiller, 15. Mike Hess. NT
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Cottle (1), 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (4), 3. Bud Kaeding (2), 4. Dave Darland (7), 5. Jon Stanbrough (8), 6. Jerry Coons Jr. (14), 7. Mat Neely (25), 8. Ron Gregory (3), 9. Shane Hollingsworth (15), 10. Levi Jones (12), 11. Kevin Huntley (11), 12. Mike Murgoitio (17), 13. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (22), 14. Justin Allgaier (19), 15. Billy Wease (10), 16. Johnny Parsons (24), 17. Tim Barber (28), 18. Dereck King (29), 19. Donnie Beechler (13), 20. Hud Cone (26), 21. Tim Siner (30), 22. Aaron Pierce (6), 23. Cameron Dodson (31), 24. Chappy Knaack (20), 25. Paul White (16), 26. Tom Capie (9), 27. Ray Bull (27), 28. Russ Gamester (21), 29. Brian Tyler (18), 30. John Heydenreich (23), 31. Roger Rager (32), 32. Randy Bateman (5). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Shane Cottle.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Bud Kaeding-402; 2-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-349; 3-Tim Barber-324; 4-Mat Neely-310; 5-Cameron Dodson-310; 6-Paul White-306; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-295; 8-Brian Tyler-293; 9-Pablo Donoso-289; 10-A.J. Fike-286.
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YELEY DEFEATS THE DARKNESS AT NEW HAMPSHIRE
Loudon, New Hampshire………NASCAR veteran and USAC Triple Crown Champion J.J. Yeley of Phoenix, Ariz. won Saturday’s New Hampshire 50 K & N USAC Silver Crown race at New Hampshire Speedway, halted after 31 laps due to darkness.
Yeley led all 31 laps of the race, which was originally scheduled for 75 laps, shortened to 50, then checkered flagged after 31 as darkness fell on the track. Yeley piloted A.J. Foyt’s #14 Greer Special/Foyt Racing C & R/Chevy to the win, the fifth for the car and second for Yeley this season.
Teammate Pablo Donoso of Chile finished second, followed by Brian Tyler, Josh Wise and Aaron Pierce.
“I wish I had someone to race a little more with during the race,” said Yeley, who had a comfortable lead until yellow flags came out. “But, being out front wasn’t too bad. Seeing the track wasn’t too bad until the final caution. I have a smoked visor and when they told us debris on the front stretch, I lifted my visor and couldn’t see any better. I figured then it was time to call it and they did.”
Yeley continued, “These cars are really fun to drive. This car will prepare any driver for Indy Car or NASCAR with the way they handle and how you have to drive them.”
Series point leader Bud Kaeding finished 10th and carries a 47-point lead over Wayne Reutimann Jr.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 15, 2007 – Loudon, New Hampshire – New Hampshire International Speedway – New Hampshire 50
QUALIFYING: 1. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-29.977; 2. J.J. Yeley, 14, Foyt-30.122; 3. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-30.404; 4. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-30.731; 5. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-30.894; 6. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-30.910; 7. Mat Neely, 17, RW-30.917; 8. Josh Wise, 27, RW-31.109; 9. Cole Carter, 18, PDM-31.135; 10. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-31.230; 11. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-31.231; 12. Rob Summers, 41, Paternoster-31.328; 13. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-31.367; 14. Michael Annett, 121, TMC-31.488; 15. A.J. Fike, 91, RFMS-31.543; 16. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-32.342; 17. Brad Armstrong, 96, Weesner-32.402; 18. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-NT.
FEATURE: (31 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. J.J. Yeley (2), 2. Pablo Donoso (11), 3. Brian Tyler (5), 4. Josh Wise (8), 5. Aaron Pierce (18), 6. Billy Wease (10), 7. Mat Neely (7), 8. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (3), 9. Tim Barber (4), 10. Bud Kaeding (6), 11. Mike Murgoitio (13), 12. A.J. Fike (15), 13. Michael Annett (14), 14. Cole Carter (9), 15. Cameron Dodson (1), 16. Brad Armstrong (17), 17. Paul White (16), 18. Rob Summers (12). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-31 J.J. Yeley.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Bud Kaeding-435; 2-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-388; 3-Tim Barber-360; 4-Mat Neely-352; 5-Brian Tyler-347; 6-Pablo Donoso-346; 7-Cameron Dodson-336; 8-Aaron Pierce-323; 9-Billy Wease-319; 10-A.J. Fike-315.
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COONS WIRES ELDORA FOR FIRST CROWN TRIUMPH
Rossburg, Ohio………Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz. led all 50 laps to win Saturday night's 4-Crown Nationals USAC Silver Crown Championship race at the Eldora Speedway. The win was his first with the series in the Rotondo Weirich Beast Stanton Mopar.
Coons was trailed at the checkered flag by Dave Darland, who kept pressure on in the closing laps, defending race winner Mat Neely, Aaron Pierce and Brian Tyler.
Commenting on his seven previous second-place finishes, including one this year at Richmond, Va., Coons said, “Those seconds were getting old. They were exciting but they got pretty frustrating. Staying in front of Darland makes this even more special.”
Coons' victory makes him the second driver to win 2007 races in all three USAC National Series, joining Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Series point leader Bud Kaeding was 11th and leads Neely by 60 points.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 22, 2007 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – Chevrolet Presents an American Revolution 27th 4-Crown Nationals
QUALIFYING: (Top-12 locked into the feature) 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-18.284; 2. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart-18.447; 3. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-18.573; 4. Mat Neely, 17, RW-18.675; 5. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-18.827; 6. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-18.832; 7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 14, Foyt-19.022; 8. Matt Mitchell, 291, BK-19.071; 9. Dave Darland, 56, Foxco-19.243; 10. Jesse Hockett, 77, VKCC-19.498; 11. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-19.570; 12. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-19.627; 13. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-19.733; 14. Kevin Huntley, 97, SC-19.750; 15. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-19.777; 16. Shane Cottle, 4, Contos-19.866; 17. Dickie Gaines, 59, S & R-19.969; 18. Jon Stanbrough, 5, Baldwin-20.110; 19. Darren Hagen, 92, DDK-20.590; 20. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-21.021; 21. Mike Stroehle, 83, Stroehle-21.044; 22. Chappy Knaack, 36, Miller-21.049; 23. Ron Gregory, 48, Irvin/Nolen-21.081; 24. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-21.099; 25. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-21.218; 26. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-21.462; 27. John Heydenreich, 90, Bank-NT; 28. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-NT.
QUALIFYING RACE: (15 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Kevin Huntley, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Dickie Gaines, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. Shane Hollingsworth, 6. Tim Barber, 7. Darren Hagen, 8. Chappy Knaack, 9. Russ Gamester, 10. John Heydenreich, 11. Mike Stroehle, 12. A.J. Fike, 13. Mike Murgoitio, 14. Ron Gregory, 15. Cameron Dodson, 16. Wayne Reutimann Jr. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (1), 2. Dave Darland (8), 3. Mat Neely (4), 4. Aaron Pierce (6), 5. Brian Tyler (5), 6. Billy Wease (11), 7. Kevin Huntley (12), 8. Paul White (10), 9. Levi Jones (2), 10. Dickie Gaines (14), 11. Bud Kaeding (3), 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (7), 13. Jon Stanbrough (15), 14. Shane Cottle (13), 15. Tim Barber (17), 16. Darren Hagen (18), 17. A.J. Fike (23), 18. Mike Murgoitio (24), 19. Chappy Knaack (19), 20. Mike Stroehle (22), 21. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (27), 22. Shane Hollingsworth (16), 23. Cameron Dodson (26), 24. Ron Gregory (25), 25. Jesse Hockett (9), 26. Russ Gamester (20), 27. John Heydenreich (21). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Jerry Coons Jr.
NEW SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Bud Kaeding-466; 2-Mat Neely-406; 3-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-400; 4-Brian Tyler-395; 5-Tim Barber-383; 6-Aaron Pierce-374; 7-Billy Wease-364; 8-Paul White-364; 9-Jerry Coons Jr.-361; 10-Pablo Donoso-346.
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YELEY DELIVERS AGAIN AT KANSAS LOTTERY 100
Kansas City, Kansas………NASCAR veteran J.J. Yeley hopped out his Busch car and into his K & N USAC Silver Crown Car at Kansas Speedway Saturday, then proceeded to lead all 67 laps of the Kansas Lottery 100 for his third series victory this season.
In doing so, he gave his A.J. Foyt entry a series record 265 consecutive race laps led over the last four pavement races.
Yeley started eighth but used the top of the racetrack to slingshot to the lead on the opening lap and he was about a second and a half ahead of pole starter Wayne Reutimann Jr. when the checkered flag waved 42 minutes later, averaging 141.238 mph. for the 100.5-mile distance.
“The car was totally tight in qualifying, so we put it back on the scales and found a few things wrong,” said Yeley after the race. “We got it better, obviously. After running the Busch race, I hoped everybody went low in turn one on the start and I went to the top and got the lead off turn two. George (Snider) and the crew do such a good job with this car that it makes it fun to drive. I had to win today so I could run at Phoenix in November.”
Cameron Dodson finished third, ahead of Jerry Coons Jr. and series point leader Bud Kaeding, whose lead stands at 57 points over Reutimann.
Only two yellows slowed Saturday’s race. Debris forced a caution on lap 11 and Pablo Donoso blew a tire and spun on the backstretch on lap 39.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 28-29, 2007 – Kansas City, Kansas – Kansas Speedway – Kansas Lottery 100
QUALIFYING: 1. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-31.773; 2. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-32.105; 3. Levi Jones, 41, Paternoster-32.156; 4. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-32.170; 5. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-32.235; 6. Mat Neely, 17, RW-32.611; 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-32.638; 8. J.J Yeley, 14, Foyt-32.718; 9. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-32.734; 10. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-32.976; 11. A.J. Fike, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-33.148; 12. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-33.393; 13. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-33.805; 14. Wayne Reutimann, 01, Reutimann-34.044; 15. Brad Armstrong, 2, Vance-34.397; 16. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-NT.
FEATURE: (67 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. J.J. Yeley (8), 2. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (1), 3. Cameron Dodson (5), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (7), 5. Bud Kaeding (16), 6. Levi Jones (3), 7. Billy Wease (9), 8. Tim Barber (10), 9. Wayne Reutimann (14), 10. Mat Neely (6), 11. Mike Murgoitio (12), 12. Brian Tyler (13), 13. A.J. Fike (11), 14. Brad Armstrong (15), 15. Aaron Pierce (2), 16. Pablo Donoso (4). 42:41.64
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-67 J.J. Yeley.
NEW K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Bud Kaeding-514; 2-Wayne Reutimann Jr.-460; 3-Mat Neely-439; 4-Brian Tyler-424; 5-Tim Barber-422; 6-Jerry Coons Jr.-412; 7-Billy Wease-406; 8-Cameron Dodson-400; 9-Aaron Pierce-397; 10-Pablo Donoso-367.
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DODSON DOES IT IN PHOENIX FINALE FOR WIN #1
Phoenix, Arizona………Cameron Dodson of Greenfield, Ind. scored his initial K & N USAC Silver Crown Championship race victory Thursday night at Phoenix International Raceway, winning the 100-mile 32nd Annual Copper World Classic on the 1-mile paved oval.
Dodson started alongside pole starter Jerry Coons Jr. and led the first 25 laps, then yielded to Coons, who led the next 28. J.J. Yeley took over on lap 54 and was leading when he spun on lap 84, allowing Dodson to regain the lead he never relinquished in his Carl Edwards-owned RE Technologies/Red Line Oil C & R/Ford.
Coons finished second ahead of Pablo Donoso, Tim Barber and Dave Darland. Yeley rejoined the race two laps down and eventually finished ninth.
Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. finished 12th and clinched his second consecutive K & N Silver Crown driving title.
The race was slowed five times during caution periods and Dodson’s average speed was 96.734 mph.
K & N USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 8, 2007 – Avondale, Arizona – Phoenix International Raceway – 32nd Copper World Classic Presented by FASTSIGNS Southwest
QUALIFYING: 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-26.094; 2. Cameron Dodson, 199, Edwards/RE Technologies-26.370; 3. Dave Darland, 91, Hemelgarn/RFMS-26.407; 4. Michael Annett, 121, TMC-26.579; 5. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-26.649; 6. Wayne Reutimann Jr., 00, Reutimann-26.673; 7. J.J Yeley, 14, Foyt-26.697; 8. Jason Leffler, 18, PDM-26.785; 9. Mat Neely, 17, RW-26.817; 10. Mike Murgoitio, 19, Six-R-26.856; 11. Tyler Walker, 2, Vance-26.885; 12. Pablo Donoso, 11, Foyt-26.946; 13. Tim Barber, 28, Pierson-26.952; 14. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-26.987; 15. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-27.080; 16. Billy Wease, 12, Western Speed-27.203; 17. Brad Armstrong, 96, Weesner-27.945; 18. Rob Summers, 41, Paternoster-27.970; 19. Paul White, 99, Mucci/Matczak-28.167; 20. Wayne Reutimann, 01, Reutimann-28.217; 21. Brian Hosford, 6, Pierce-28.298.
FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cameron Dodson (2), 2. Jerry Coons Jr. (1), 3. Pablo Donoso (12), 4. Tim Barber (13), 5. Dave Darland (3), 6. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (6), 7. Brad Armstrong (17), 8. Brian Hosford (21), 9. J.J Yeley (7), 10. Wayne Reutimann (20), 11. Paul White (19), 12. Bud Kaeding (15), 13. Aaron Pierce (14), 14. Mat Neely (9), 15. Billy Wease (16), 16. Michael Annett (4), 17. Rob Summers (18), 18. Tyler Walker (11), 19. Jason Leffler (8), 20. Mike Murgoitio (10), 21. Brian Tyler (5). 1:02:01.563
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Cameron Dodson, Laps 26-53 Jerry Coons Jr., laps 54-83 J.J. Yeley, Laps 84-100 Cameron Dodson.
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2007 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINTS
1. (543) Bud Kaeding, Campbell, Calif.
2. (505) Wayne Reutimann Jr., Zephyrhills, Fla.
3. (473) Tim Barber, San Francisco, Calif.
4. (472) Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, Ariz.
5. (464) Mat Neely, Robinson, Ill.
6. (463) Cameron Dodson, Greenfield, Ind.
7. (436) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich.
8. (429) Billy Wease, Noblesville, Ind.
9. (424) Aaron Pierce, Muncie, Ind.
10. (421) Pablo Donoso, Santiago, Chile
11. (395) Paul White, Temple, Texas
12. (364) Mike Murgoitio, Meridian, Idaho
13. (361) A.J. Fike. Galesburg, Ill.
14. (259) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz.
15. (209) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, Miss.
16. (199) Shane Cottle, Kokomo, Ind.
17. (185) Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind.
18. (183) Bobby East, Brownsburg, Ind.
19. (150) Levi Jones, Olney, Ill.
20. (123) Ryan Moore, Scarborough, Maine
21. (115) Kevin Huntley, Bloomington, Ind.
22. (107) Brad Armstrong, New Palestine, Ind.
23. (105) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind.
24. (93) Shane Hollingsworth, Indianapolis, Ind.
25. (76) Jon Stanbrough, Avon, Ind.
26. (73) Marc Jessup, Camby, Ind.
27. (69) Wayne Reutimann, Zephyrhills, Fla.
28. (66) Johnny Parsons, Indianapolis, Ind.
29. (65) P.J. Jones, Torrance, Calif.
30. (57) Jason Leffler, Long Beach, Calif.
31. (51) Donnie Beechler, Springfield, Ill.
32. (51) Josh Wise, Riverside, Calif.
33. (49) Ron Gregory, Noblesville, Ind.
34. (48) John Heydenreich, Bloomsburg, Pa.
35. (48) Michael Annett, Des Moines, Iowa
36. (39) Brian Hosford, Gilbert, Ariz.
37. (37) Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, Mo.
38. (36) Cory Kruseman, Ventura, Calif.
39. (36) Rob Summers, South Windsor, Conn.
40. (35) Chappy Knaack, Linthicum, Md.
41. (34) Dickie Gaines, Mitchell, Ind.
42. (33) Ray Bull, Bloomsburg, Pa.
43. (32) Justin Allgaier, Riverton, Ill.
44. (31) Kyle Wissmiller, Saybrook, Ill.
45. (28) Hud Cone, Oakland City, Ind.
46. (25) Roger Rager, Pequot Lakes, Minn.
47. (25) Tim Siner, Waterloo, Iowa
48. (25) Cole Carter, Brownsburg, Ind.
49. (21) Dereck King, Vienna, Ill.
50. (21) Darren Hagen, Riverside, Calif.
51. (17) Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, Calif.
52. (15) Nathan High, Goodyear, Ariz.
53. (15) Tom Capie, Trevose, Pa.
54. (14) Mike Stroehle, Davenport, Iowa
55. (14) Mike Hess, Riverton, Ill.
56. (13) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind.
57. (12) Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, Mo.
58. (2) Randy Bateman, Murphysboro, Ill.
59. (1) Chris Urish, Elkhart, Ill.
2007 USAC SILVER CROWN ENTRANT POINTS
1. (543) BK Racing, Campbell, Calif. (#29)
2. (531) A.J. Foyt-Greer Racing, Waller, Texas (#14)
3. (523) Carl Edwards-RE Technologies Racing, Bartlett, Tenn. (#199)
4. (523) RW Motorsports, Lederach, Pa. (#27)
5. (505) Reutimann Motorsports, Zephyrhills, Fla. (#00)
6. (473) Pierson Racing, Elk Grove, Calif. (#28)
7. (464) RW Motorsports, Lederach, Pa. (#17)
8. (436) Team Six-R, Zionsville, Ind. (#21)
9. (429) Western Speed Racing, Fresno, Calif. (#12)
10. (424) Sam Pierce, Daleville, Ind. (#26)
11. (421) A.J. Foyt Racing, Waller, Texas (#11)
12. (409) RFMS Racing, Galesburg, Ill. (#91)
13. (395) Mucci-Matczak-Adams Racing, Liverpool, N.Y. (#99)
14. (364) Team Six-R, Zionsville, Ind. (#19)
15. (307) Jim Paternoster, Oswego, N.Y. (#41)
16. (199) Contos Racing, Anderson, Ind. (#4)
17. (137) Foxco Engineering, Avon, Ind. (#56)
18. (120) Tony Stewart Racing, Indianapolis, Ind. (#22)
19. (115) Johnny Vance Racing Team, Dayton, Ohio (#2)
20. (115) SC Racing, Carey, Ohio (#97)
21. (93) Nolen Racing, Greenwood, Ind. (#20)
22. (82) Tony Stewart Racing, Indianapolis, Ind. (#10)
23. (82) PDM Racing, Indianapolis, Ind. (#18)
24. (82) Weesner Motorsports, Portland, Ind. (#96)
25. (76) Baldwin Brothers Racing, West Lafayette, Ind. (#5)
26. (69) Reutimann Motorsports, Zephyrhills, Fla. (#01)
27. (66) Ricky Nix Goodyear Tire Service, Benton, Ill. (#43)
28. (61) Lindquist-Loucks Motorsports, Maple Grove, Minn. (#33)
29. (51) Dave & Dennis McQuinn, Springfield, Ill. (#45)
30. (49) Irvin-Nolen Racing, Noblesville, Ind. (#48)
31. (48) Sharon Bank-Tom Burkey, Sewickley, Pa. (#90)
32. (48) TMC Racing, Des Moines, Iowa (#121)
33. (45) Terry Riggs, Indianapolis, Ind. (#37)
34. (39) Sam Pierce, Daleville, Ind. (#6)
35. (37) Jesse Hockett Motorsports, Warsaw, Mo. (#77)
36. (35) Dodie Miller, Seabrook, Texas (#36)
37. (34) S & R Racing, Springfield, Ill. (#59)
38. (33) MEGA Motorsports, Reading, Pa. (#63)
39. (32) Ebby Bergfield, Arcola, Ill. (#86)
40. (31) J.R. Onken, Easton, Ill. (#23)
41. (28) Galas Motorsports, O’Fallon, Ill. (#112)
42. (25) Siner Motorsports, Dupo, Ill. (#62)
43. (21) Harris Racing, Vergennes, Ill. (#191)
44. (21) DDK of Illinois, Joliet, Ill. (#92)
45. (15) Jerry Pritchett, Litchfield Park, Ariz. (#42)
46. (14) Hess Racing Enterprises, Riverton, Ill. (#151)
47. (14) Mike Stroehle, Davenport, Iowa (#83)
48. (13) Gamester Racing, Peru, Ind. (#51)
49. (12) Chuck Hartenstine, Douglassville, Pa. (#65)
50. (2) Randy Bateman, Murphysboro, Ill. (#55)
51. (1) Urish Racing, Elkhart, Ill. (#177)