HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS RESET

THURSDAY AT HOOSIER HUNDRED, SATURDAY AT LUCAS OIL!

Five of this year’s USAC “Hall of Fame: inductees will be honored Thursday night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds as part of the pre-race activities at the “Hoosier Hundred,” the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series race. Five more will be honored Saturday night at the “Night Before the 500” National Midget race at Lucas Oil Raceway.

Last night's unprecedented extension of qualifying until 8 pm forced USAC officials to look at rescheduling the planned Silver Crown racing event where the Hall of Fame members were to be inducted. Concerns over staffing and Hall of Fame members participating in the Speedway activities and fan focus on the Fast Nine qualifying window which would keep attendees at IMS until after 8 pm left USAC officials little choice but to look at a rescheduled date for the race. 

Drivers, Jack Hewitt, Tom Bigelow and Tony Bettenhausen, race organizer Earl Baltes and USAC official and driver Henry Banks will share the spotlight in Thursday’s pre-race ceremonies. Saturday’s ceremonies at Lucas Oil Raceway will include inductions for Pancho Carter, A.J. Watson, Bob Wilke, Don White and Johnny Rutherford. Details regarding 2013 induction ceremonies involving Al and Bobby Unser are pending and will be announced when finalized.

The “Hoosier Hundred: now serves as the 2013 Traxxas Silver Crown Series opener after last night’s cancellation at Lucas Oil Raceway. Defending two-time winner Jerry Coons Jr. hopes to become the third driver in the 60-year history of the race to win it three straight years. The previous three-in-a-row winners were Jimmy Bryan and Al Unser, who won four in a row.

Saturday’s “Night Before the 500” classic continues USAC’s 2013 National Pavement Midget Series. and concludes with a 50-lap feature.