2018 USAC SILVER CROWN STATISTICAL REVIEW
2018 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Apr 7: (P) (#) Phoenix, AZ – ISM Raceway
WINNER: Bobby Santos (DJ Racing #22)
Apr 29: (D) Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Justin Grant (Hemelgarn Racing #91)
May 4: (P) Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway
WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)
May 24: (D) Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds
WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)
May 25: (P) Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)
Jun 29: (P) Oregon, WI – Madison International Speedway
Aug 11: (P) Salem, IN - Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery
Aug 18: (D) Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds
Sep 2: (D) Du Quoin, IL – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Sep 8: (P) Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
Sep 22: (D) Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
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(D) represents a dirt event
(P) represents a pavement event
# represents a daytime event
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2018 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (359) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)
2. (260) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
3. (240) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)
4. (238) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
5. (202) Aaron Pierce (Muncie, IN)
6. (198) Bobby Santos (Franklin, MA)
7. (188) ®Travis Welpott (Pendleton, IN)
8. (184) ®Matt Goodnight (Winchester, IN)
9. (178) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH)
10. (170) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)
® represents a USAC Silver Crown Rookie Driver
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2018 USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (359) DePalma Motorsports #63
2. (260) Hemelgarn Racing #91
3. (240) Byrne Racing #40
4. (238) Gene Nolen Racing #17
5. (202) Sam Pierce #26
6. (198) DJ Racing #22
7. (188) Travis Welpott/Ernie Gorman Racing #118
8. (184) Goodnight Racing #39
9. (178) Nemire/Lesko Racing #16
10. (170) Gene Nolen Racing #20
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2018 USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (188) Travis Welpott (Pendleton, IN)
2. (156) Kyle Robbins (New Castle, IN)
3. (147) Cody Gerhardt (Fresno, CA)
4. (105) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
5. (104) Johnny Petrozelle (Denton, NC)
6. (97) Mike Haggenbottom (Levittown, PA)
7. (62) Austin Mundie (Dallas, TX)
8. (56) Neil Shepherd (Warsaw, IN)
9. (49) Jim Anderson (Joliet, IL)
10. (41) Chris Dyson (Pleasant Valley, NY)
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RACE WINS:
1. (3) Kody Swanson (May 4 at Toledo Speedway, May 24 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & May 25 at Lucas Oil Raceway)
2. (1) Bobby Santos (Apr. 7 at ISM Raceway)
(1) Justin Grant (Apr. 29 at the Terre Haute Action Track)
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LAPS LED:
1. (255) Kody Swanson
2. (57) Justin Grant
3. (54) Kyle Hamilton
4. (49) Jerry Coons, Jr.
5. (26) Brian Tyler
6. (25) C.J. Leary
7. (22) Bobby Santos
8. (11) David Byrne
9. (1) Shane Cottle
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TOP-FIVE FINISHES:
1. (5) Kody Swanson
2. (3) Bobby Santos
3. (2) Tyler Courtney, Eric Gordon, Justin Grant, Aaron Pierce & Chris Windom
8. (1) David Byrne, Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, Cody Gerhardt, C.J. Leary, Johnny Petrozelle & Tanner Swanson
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TOP-TEN FINISHES:
1. (5) Kody Swanson
2. (4) David Byrne & Justin Grant
4. (3) Eric Gordon, Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos & Chris Windom
8. (2) Shane Cockrum, Tyler Courtney, Cody Gerhardt, Matt Goodnight, Joe Liguori, Johnny Petrozelle & Travis Welpott
15. (1) Jim Anderson, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Kyle Hamilton, C.J. Leary, Austin Mundie, Austin Nemire, Neil Shepherd, Tanner Swanson & Jacob Wilson
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RACE STARTS:
1. (5) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Matt Goodnight, Justin Grant, Kyle Robbins, Kody Swanson, Travis Welpott & Chris Windom
9. (4) & Austin Nemire & Aaron Pierce
11. (3) Toni Breidinger, Dave Darland, Cody Gerhardt, Eric Gordon, Mike Haggenbottom, Kyle Hamilton & Bobby Santos
18. (2) Brady Bacon, Steve Buckwalter, Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Coleman Gulick, C.J. Leary, Joe Liguori, Austin Mundie, Johnny Petrozelle, Bill Rose, Neil Shepherd, Casey Shuman & Jacob Wilson
32. (1) Jim Anderson, Derek Bischak, Austin Blair, J.C. Bland, Jesse Dunham, Chris Dyson, A.J. Fike, Russ Gamester, Patrick Lawson, Joss Moffatt, A.J. Russell, Tanner Swanson, Jeff Swindell, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Brian Tyler & Korey Weyant
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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:
Apr. 7: ISM Raceway – Cody Gerhardt (5th)
Apr. 29: Terre Haute Action Track – Johnny Petrozelle (9th)
May 4: Toledo Speedway – Cody Gerhardt (7th)
May 24: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Johnny Petrozelle (5th)
May 25: Lucas Oil Raceway – Jim Anderson (8th)
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:
Apr. 7: ISM Raceway – Cody Gerhardt (13th to 5th)
Apr. 29: Terre Haute Action Track – Kody Swanson (18th to 2nd)
May 4: Toledo Speedway – Eric Gordon (16th to 4th)
May 24: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Dave Darland (28th to 9th)
May 25: Lucas Oil Raceway – Tanner Swanson (22nd to 2nd)
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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER:
Apr. 7: ISM Raceway – Jesse Dunham
Apr. 29: Terre Haute Action Track – Kyle Robbins
May 4: Toledo Speedway – Jerry Coons, Jr.
May 24: Indiana State Fairgrounds – Chris Windom
May 25: Lucas Oil Raceway – Cody Gerhardt
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FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) Kody Swanson
2. (1) Tyler Courtney, Justin Grant & Tanner Swanson
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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:
1. (1) David Byrne & Neil Shepherd
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:
1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt
2. [22 wins] Kody Swanson
3. [17 wins] Brian Tyler
4. [16 wins] Dave Steele
5. [15 wins] J.J. Yeley
6. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney
8. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills
9. [11 wins] Bobby East
10. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen, Mike Bliss & Bobby Santos
13. [9 wins] Tracy Hines
14. [7 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Rick Hood, George Snider & Tanner Swanson
18. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Jason Leffler, Ken Schrader, Al Unser & Chris Windom
25. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice
33. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler
35. [3 wins] Steve Butler, Shane Cockrum, Cameron Dodson, A.J. Fike, Levi Jones, Kasey Kahne, Jim Keeker, Steve Kinser, Bobby Olivero, Johnny Parsons, Aaron Pierce, Ron Shuman, Tony Stewart, Tyler Walker, Paul White
50. [2 wins] Pat Abold, Steve Chassey, Bryan Clauson, Larry Dickson, Billy Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Justin Grant, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Cole Whitt, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang
65. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Jeff Bloom, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Bruce Field, Aaron Fike, Chet Fillip, Bob Frey, Eric Gordon, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Shane Hmiel, Shane Hollingsworth, Jimmy Horton, Jackie Howerton, Kevin Huntley, Kenny Jacobs, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Jimmy Kite, Chuck Leary, C.J. Leary, Eddie Leavitt, Jason McCord, Jim McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Mat Neely, Brad Noffsinger, Stevie Reeves, Wayne Reutimann Jr., Danny Smith, Kevin Thomas, Rich Tobias Jr., Chris Urish & Billy Vukovich
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
1971: George Snider, 1972: A.J. Foyt, 1973: Al Unser, 1974: Mario Andretti, 1975: Jimmy Caruthers, 1976: Billy Cassella, 1977: Larry Rice, 1978: Pancho Carter, 1979: Bobby Olivero, 1980: Gary Bettenhausen, 1981: Larry Rice, 1982: Ken Schrader, 1983: Gary Bettenhausen, 1984: Dave Blaney, 1985: Rick Hood, 1986: Jack Hewitt, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Steve Butler, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Jimmy Sills, 1991: Jeff Gordon, 1992: Steve Butler, 1993: Mike Bliss, 1994: Jimmy Sills, 1995: Tony Stewart, 1996: Jimmy Sills, 1997: Dave Darland, 1998: Jason Leffler, 1999: Ryan Newman, 2000: Tracy Hines, 2001: Paul White, 2002: J.J. Yeley, 2003: J.J. Yeley, 2004: Dave Steele, 2005: Dave Steele, 2006: Bud Kaeding, 2007: Bud Kaeding, 2008: Jerry Coons, Jr., 2009: Bud Kaeding, 2010: Levi Jones, 2011: Levi Jones, 2012: Bobby East, 2013: Bobby East, 2014: Kody Swanson, 2015: Kody Swanson, 2016: Chris Windom, 2017: Kody Swanson
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER CHAMPIONS:
1971: Leader Cards, 1972: A.J. Foyt Enterprises, 1973: Vel’s Parnelli Jones, 1974: Vel’s Parnelli Jones, 1975: Pizza Hut of St. Louis, 1976: Louis Seymour & Sons, 1977: David LeFevre, 1978: Johnny Capels, 1979: Leader Cards, 1980: Delrose-Holt Racing, 1981: Aristocrat Products, 1982: Steve Enslow, 1983: Delrose-Holt Racing, 1984: Radio Hospital, 1985: Damon Fortune, 1986: Bob Hampshire, 1987: Bob Hampshire, 1988: Kenneth Jarrett Farms, 1989: Transportation Computer Systems, 1990: Bob Consani, 1991: M & L Plumbing, 1992: Kenneth Jarrett Farms, 1993: Del McClure, 1994: Gary Stanton, 1995: Niebel Engines, 1996: Stanton Racing, 1997: Foxco, Inc., 1998: Goetz Racing, 1999: Snider/Foyt Racing, 2000: Indiana Underground Construction, 2001: Paul Cook Racing, 2002: East/Stewart Racing, 2003: East/Stewart Racing, 2004: East/Stewart Racing, 2005: East/Stewart Racing, 2006: Leffler/BK Racing, 2007: BK Racing, 2008: RW Motorsports, 2009: BK Motorsports, 2010: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2011: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2012: RW Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2013: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2014: DePalma Motorsports, 2015: DePalma Motorsports, 2016: DePalma Motorsports, 2017: DePalma Motorsports
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:
1981: Jack Hewitt, 1982: Keith Kauffman, 1983: Rick Hood, 1984: Dave Blaney, 1985: Steve Butler, 1986: Kenny Jacobs, 1987: Jeff Swindell, 1988: Gene Lee Gibson, 1989: Jimmy Sills, 1990: Eric Gordon, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Jim Keeker, 1993: Randy Tolsma, 1994: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1995: Chuck Leary: 1996: Ryan Newman, 1997: Jimmy Kite, 1998: Todd Kane, 1999: Paul White, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Aaron Fike, 2002: Matt Westfall, 2003: Ron Gregory, 2004: Aaron Pierce, 2005: Josh Wise, 2006: Mat Neely, 2007: Cameron Dodson, 2008: Steve Arpin, 2009: Kody Swanson, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Kyle Hamilton, 2013: Chris Windom, 2014: Caleb Armstrong, 2015: C.J. Leary, 2016: Casey Shuman, 2017: Joss Moffatt