TERRE HAUTE’S “HULMAN CLASSIC” TO OPEN UP USAC'S “WEEK OF INDY”
Courtesy of Track Enterprises
The highly-anticipated USAC "Week of Indy" has arrived! It all begins with this Wednesday, May 25 with the 46th annual “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track for the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship.
Last season, damp and frigid weather set in on the originally-scheduled “Hulman Classic,” forcing a postponement. Eventually, the race was made up in conjunction with the “Jim Hurtubise Classic” in September. In that race, Robert Ballou charged from the 10th starting position to take the victory, one of his 13 series wins in 2016.
This year's “Hulman” will be followed up with the 62nd running of the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 26th. That event will feature the USAC Silver Crown Championship.
The final race in the "Week of Indy" marks the pavement debut for the USAC Silver Crown Series in 2016, at the .686-mile Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, Indiana on Friday, May 27. The 100-lap “Carb Night Classic…The Race Before the 500” Silver Crown affair will be held in addition to races by the Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship presented by Mazda.
A three day adult SUPERTICKET is available for a 25% savings at just $60 to see all three events. The voucher will be good for a general admission pass to the “Tony Hulman Classic” at Terre Haute and the “Carb Night Classic…The Race Before the 500” at Lucas Oil as well as a reserved ticket to the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. To purchase the three day SUPERTICKET, visit https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/the-week-of-indy.
Pit gates for the “Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track will open at 3:00pm. Grandstands will open at 5:00. Hot laps begin at 6:00, while racing will take the green at 7:30. General admission will be $25 for adults, $15 for the infield, and children ten and under are free.
For more information, visit www.terrehauteactiontrack.net, www.trackenterprises.com and www.usacracing.com.
FORMER “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” WINNERS:
1971: George Snider, 1972: Bruce Walkup, 1973: Joe Saldana, 1974: Gary Bettenhausen, 1975: Pancho Carter, 1976: Jan Opperman, 1977: James McElreath, 1978: Dick Tobias, 1979: Pancho Carter, 1980: Eddie Leavitt, 1981: Sheldon Kinser, 1982: Chet Johnson, 1983: Jack Hewitt, 1984: Rick Hood, 1985: Ron Shuman, 1986: Rich Vogler, 1987: Steve Butler, 1988: Steve Butler, 1989: Rich Vogler, 1990: Jeff Bloom, 1991: Eric Gordon, 1992: Cary Faas, 1993: Dave Darland, 1994: Cary Faas, 1995: Jack Hewitt, 1996: Doug Kalitta, 1997: J.J. Yeley, 1998: Cary Faas, 1999: Terry Pletch, 2000: Jay Drake, 2001: Tracy Hines, 2002: Jon Stanbrough, 2003: J.J. Yeley, 2004: Cory Kruseman, 2005: Levi Jones, 2006: Daron Clayton, 2007: Jon Stanbrough, 2008: Levi Jones, 2009: Levi Jones, 2010: Jerry Coons Jr., 2011: Chris Windom, 2012: Bud Kaeding, 2013: Jerry Coons Jr., 2014: Dave Darland, 2015: Robert Ballou