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BETTENHAUSEN LEGACY LIVES ON AT SP

BETTENHAUSEN LEGACY LIVES ON AT SP...

8/13/2013
Tony Bettenhausen was among inductees into the USAC Hall of Fame this year. This Saturday’s TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds continues his legacy, one which resulted in numerous major racing triumphs and titles, including the 1951 AAA and 1958 USAC National Driving Championship. Tony won at Springfield in 1947, 1950 and 1951 and his son Gary was the 1978 and 1983 winner. This year, four-time race winner Brian Tyler will try to become...more
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SPRINGFIELD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FO

SPRINGFIELD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FO...

8/13/2013
TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Series point leader Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. continues to re-write USAC history with every start these days. The only driver to win in all three USAC National racing series this year can add another notch to his impressive belt this Saturday when the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” reaches its 80th year at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. A USAC staple for the past 58 years, the 100-mile race is among the most traditional racing...more
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Good Company: Tracy Hines Looks to

Good Company: Tracy Hines Looks to...

8/15/2013
NEW CASTLE, Ind.— Aug. 15, 2013— Many drivers have won at the Illinois State Fairgrounds over the years in USAC competition, as well at Angell Park Speedway, but not too many have won at both of the historic dirt tracks. Tracy Hines is a member of a very select list of drivers that has conquered the one-mile oval in Springfield, Ill., as well as the one-third-mile bullring in Sun Prairie, Wisc. He’ll have a chance to add to his win total at each this weekend as a...more
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ANDRETTI NAME RETURNS TO SPRINGFIE

ANDRETTI NAME RETURNS TO SPRINGFIE...

8/15/2013
The name Andretti is magic when it comes to American oval dirt racing. This Saturday the name returns to the Illinois State Fairgrounds mile in Springfield when Jarett Andretti makes his TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown dirt debut in the “Tony Bettenhausen 100.” Jarett will be the third Andretti to test the Springfield mile. His great uncle Mario won the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” three times (1969, 1973 and 1974 and was USAC’s 1974 Silver Crown Champion. His father John...more
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TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPION

TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPION...

8/17/2013
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-32.125; 2. Brian Tyler, 21, Six-R-32.298; 3. Shane Cockrum, 15, Hardy-NT; 32.414; 4. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-32.544; 5. Todd Kane, 78, Kane-32.798; 6. Chris WIndom, 17, RW/Curb-Agajanian-32.817; 7. Kody Swanson, 25, Sachs-32.887; 8. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW/Curb-Agajanian-32.888; 9. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-33.011; 10. Chris Urish, 77, Urish-33.069; 11. Bobby East, 10, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-33.074; 12. Jarett Andretti, 141,...more
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5-HORSE RACE EYES DuQUOIN SEPTEMBE

5-HORSE RACE EYES DuQUOIN SEPTEMBE...

8/20/2013
A five-horse-race for the TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Championship has developed after the series produced its sixth different winner in six races following Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Only 25 points separate the top-five drivers in the standings entering the September 1 “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds, currently the penultimate race on 2013. The series is currently slated to conclude with...more
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HONDA MIDGETS EYE SEPTEMBER 21 “4

HONDA MIDGETS EYE SEPTEMBER 21 “4...

8/20/2013
The September 21 “4-Crown Nationals” is next up for the Honda USAC National Midget Series and Christopher Bell’s point lead has slipped to 37 over Bryan Clauson after Sunday night’s “Cornfest” 30-lapper at Sun Prairie, Wisc. where Clauson won and Bell was seventh. Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., wheeled the Corey Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian Mobil 1 Spike/Esslinger to the win at Angell Park Speedway over Tracy Hines, Darren Hagen, Jerry Coons Jr. and Zach Daum. The win was...more
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A Pair of Top-10 Finishes for Tayl

A Pair of Top-10 Finishes for Tayl...

8/20/2013
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Aug. 19, 2013 — Taylor Ferns had never raced a full-bodied stock car on a one-mile dirt oval prior to this past weekend, and in fact, she had only raced once on that type of track, with that coming in a Silver Crown machine back in May. The 17-year-old didn’t let that slow her down, as she earned a pair of top-10 finishes at the historic one-mile dirt oval at the Illinois State Fairgrounds last weekend. Ferns finished ninth with the ARCA Racing...more
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SILVER CROWN POINTS RACE STILL TIG

SILVER CROWN POINTS RACE STILL TIG...

8/26/2013
Two races from the end of the 2013 TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Series finds five drivers locked in a duel for the series championship. Three are former champions while two are seeking their initial USAC National titles. Sunday night’s “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds continues a tradition of American championship racing dating back 65 years. Always a Labor Day weekend fixture, the race annually figures prominently in the battle for the title and...more
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BELL JOINS “TED HORN 100” LIST AT

BELL JOINS “TED HORN 100” LIST AT...

8/27/2013
Christopher Bell, the 18-year-old Norman, Okla. driver who has spurted to the top of the Honda USAC National Dirt Midget standings with spectacular victories so far this season, will make his TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown debut Sunday night in the “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds. Bell will drive for one of the winningest car owners in series history, Six-R Racing of Westfield, Ind. Six-R has amassed 27 wins in series competition, including 1993, 2008...more
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Four Races for Tracy Hines this We

Four Races for Tracy Hines this We...

8/27/2013
NEW CASTLE, Ind.— Aug. 27, 2013— For a lot of people, Labor Day and the days leading up to it are all about that one last trip to the lake or having a family picnic as summer winds down. For racers like Tracy Hines, it’s one of the busiest weeks and weekends of the year and he wouldn’t want it any other way. Four races over a five-day stretch at four different states await the veteran driver as Labor Day approaches. Hines will open the four-race stretch on Wednesday,...more
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Double Duty Again for Taylor Ferns

Double Duty Again for Taylor Ferns...

8/30/2013
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Aug. 30, 2013 — Taylor Ferns waited about seven months this season to get her first shot at pulling double duty on the same weekend with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series, which came at the Illinois State Fairgrounds a couple of weeks ago and quickly got up to speeding, earning a pair of top-10 finishes. The 17-year-old won’t have to wait nearly as long to race both types of machines on the same...more
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TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPION

TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPION...

9/1/2013
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-30.462; 2. Robert Ballou, 63, DePalma-30.484; 3. Bobby East, 10, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-30.507; 4. Christopher Bell, 21, Six-R Racing-30.678; 5. Chris Windom, 17, RW-30.870; 6. Shane Cockrum, 15, Hardy-31.439; 7. Taylor Ferns, 35, Ferns-31.772; 8. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-31.948; 9. Chris Urish, 77, Urish-32.032; 10. Miranda Throckmorton, 33, Six-R-32.513; 11. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-32.603; 12. Patrick Lawson, 2, Lawson-33.490;...more
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“4-CROWN” FINALE AT ELDORA SEPTEMB

“4-CROWN” FINALE AT ELDORA SEPTEMB...

9/3/2013
Five drivers remain in the running for the 2013 TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown championship after one of the strangest finishes in series history! Only 29 points separate the contenders entering the series final at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio September 21 – the “4-Crown Nationals.” Defending series champion Bobby East stands atop the mountain after finishing second in Sunday night’s “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds. He is five points ahead of...more
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Taylor Ferns Finishes a Career-Bes

Taylor Ferns Finishes a Career-Bes...

9/4/2013
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Sept. 4, 2013 — There is just something about one-mile dirt ovals that agrees with Taylor Ferns and her driving style. After making her first start on a track that size back in May at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, she has made four more appearances on historic fairgrounds ovals and has finished in the top-10 in each subsequent start, including finishing fifth in the Ted Horn 100 with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series at the DuQuoin State...more
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MINIMUM SILVER CROWN PURSE INCREAS

MINIMUM SILVER CROWN PURSE INCREAS...

9/9/2013
TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown participants in the September 21 “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio will be competing for minimum starting purses matching the record in series dirt-track history! Last place in the 50-lap feature at Eldora will offer $1,000-to-start, up $300 from last year’s minimum payoff. The victory will be worth $8,000. The “4-Crown Nationals” will pit five drivers in a last-chance battle for the series crown, which will be...more
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QUINTET BATTLE FOR TITLE IN “4-CRO

QUINTET BATTLE FOR TITLE IN “4-CRO...

9/16/2013
Five drivers enter Saturday night’s 33rd “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio with a mathematical chance of winning the 2013 TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Championship. Defending Champion Bobby East leads the parade, holding a five-point lead over 2008 champ Jerry Coons Jr. Tracy Hines, the 2000 champ, sits third in the standings, only 16 back. Chris Windom and Kody Swanson, each seeking their initial Silver Crown titles, are 21 and 29 behind...more
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“4-CROWN” HISTORY ABOUNDS AT ELDOR

“4-CROWN” HISTORY ABOUNDS AT ELDOR...

9/19/2013
A number of milestones and significant accomplishments are targets at this Saturday’s 33rd USAC “4-Crown Nationals” at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The only event featuring all three of USAC’s National racing series, the “4-Crown” showcases the TRAXXAS Silver Crown, AMSOIL Sprint Cars and Honda National Midgets, culminating with three spectacular feature events on one of America’s most spectacular half-mile dirt tracks. The Midgets open with a 25-lapper,...more
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Taylor Ferns Tackles Kentucky and

Taylor Ferns Tackles Kentucky and...

9/19/2013
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Sept. 19, 2013 — Kentucky Speedway and Eldora Speedway are about as opposite as tracks could be. Same goes for an ARCA stock car, a USAC Silver Crown car and a USAC Midget. Kentucky Speedway in a banked 1.5-mile, paved superspeedway, while Eldora Speedway is a high-banked, dirt oval. An ARCA machine weights about 3,400 pounds and puts out over 800 horsepower, while a Silver Crown car is 1,500 pound and has around 700 horsepower. Last but not...more
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It’s 4-Crown Nationals Time for Tr

It’s 4-Crown Nationals Time for Tr...

9/20/2013
NEW CASTLE, Ind.—Sept. 19, 2013— In the past, there used to be a few times each year when the three USAC National Series would all compete on the same bill. Nowadays, there is just one time a year that a blockbuster event like this dots the calendar and that is during the historic 4-Crown Nationals at the legendary Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Tracy Hines has won two of the four crowns during the event in his career, capturing three sprint car wins and a pair of midget...more
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TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN RACE RES

TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN RACE RES...

9/23/2013
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bobby East, 10, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-16.517; 2. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-16.598; 3. Christopher Bell, 21, Six-R-16.749; 4. Matt Westfall, 19, Longworth-16.750; 5. Chris Windom, 17, RW/Curb-Agajanian-16.879; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW/Curb-Agajanian-17.031; 7. Kody Swanson, 25, Sachs-17.163; 8. Mitch Wissmiller, 7, RW/Curb-Agajanian-17.200; 9. Dave Darland, 26, Pierce-17.207; 10. Shane Cockrum, 15, Hardy-17.589; 11. Chris Urish, 77, Urish-17.817;...more
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Taylor Ferns Caps Three-Race Day w

Taylor Ferns Caps Three-Race Day w...

9/23/2013
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Sept. 22, 2013 — Taylor Ferns has had some busy days at the racetrack, but none quite like the one she had on Saturday, Sept. 21. She began the day at Kentucky Speedway by finishing 12th in an afternoon race with the ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards at the 1.5-mile superspeedway. Ferns then headed 150 miles north to the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, for the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series and Honda USAC National Midget Series portions of...more
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WINDOM WINS “4-CROWN,” EAST REPEAT

WINDOM WINS “4-CROWN,” EAST REPEAT...

9/23/2013
Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team celebrated their second consecutive TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown championship Saturday night after Bobby’s sixth-place finish in the “4-Crown Nationals” finale at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio left him with a six-point margin over series runner-up Chris Windom. Windom, of Canton, Ill., passed East on lap four and led the rest of the 50-lap race to win in the RW Motorsports/Mike...more
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EAST'S BACK-TO-BACK SILVER CROWN T

EAST'S BACK-TO-BACK SILVER CROWN T...

9/24/2013
After finishing off his first Traxxas Silver Crown Series championship last season, Bobby East returned with the Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team with the focus of defending his own title while capturing the owner's championship after narrowly missing it in 2012. By capturing the pole and finishing sixth in Saturday's "4-Crown Nationals" at Eldora Speedway, they did just that as East held off race-winner Chris Windom by six points in the final tally. "It...more
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8-FOR-8 TIES 23-YEAR-OLD SILVER CR

8-FOR-8 TIES 23-YEAR-OLD SILVER CR...

9/24/2013
The TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Series, which has earned the title as one of America’s most competitive major racing series according to Auto Racing Analysis in New York which tracks such information, lived up to its hype in 2013. The eight different winners in eight races marked the first time in 23 years that nobody had repeated during a calendar year. In 1990 nine drivers accomplished that feat in nine races. Drivers Bobby East, Levi Jones, Bobby Santos, Tanner...more
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USAC Silver Crown Series Joins ‘Ra

USAC Silver Crown Series Joins ‘Ra...

11/20/2013
Open-wheel stars join stout field of Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds, DIRTcar 358-Modifieds, DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds and DIRTcar Pro Stocks at Syracuse SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Nov. 20, 2013 – Al Unser topped Mario Andretti and a field of open-wheel superstars the first time the USAC Silver Crown Series raced at the New York State Fairgrounds “Moody Mile” in 1974. Now, 40 years after that historic event, the USAC Silver Crown Series will return in October 2014 to...more
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EAST, CLAUSON, BELL, HAGEN TOP DEC

EAST, CLAUSON, BELL, HAGEN TOP DEC...

12/2/2013
USAC's 58th "Night of Champions" National Awards Dinner is scheduled for Friday night, December 13, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Champions of USAC's 2013 racing series will be honored during the gala evening. Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. repeated as USAC's Traxxas Silver Crown Championship Series, while Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. earned his second consecutive AMSOIL National Sprint Car title. Honda National Midget Championships...more
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WINDOM, COURTNEY, BELL TAKE NATION

WINDOM, COURTNEY, BELL TAKE NATION...

12/2/2013
Chris Windom, Tyler Courtney and Christopher Bell have been named USAC National "Rookies of the Year and Kevin Thomas Jr. is USAC's 2013 "Most Improved Driver."" They will be honored as such at the December 13 USAC "Night of Champions" celebration in Indianapolis, Ind. The function will be held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis. Windom, of Canton, Ill., won the TRAXXAS Silver Crown honor with his runner-up point ranking. He won the series closer,...more
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Tracy Hines Completes Another Soli

Tracy Hines Completes Another Soli...

12/3/2013
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Dec. 3, 2013— Only one drive finished among the top-six in points with each of the USAC National series in 2013. In addition, just one driver was victorious in a Silver Crown car, Midget and Sprint Car in USAC National competition this season. That driver — Tracy Hines. The veteran driver scored wins with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series, Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series and the Honda USAC National Midget Series Pavement Championship. In...more
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Taylor Ferns Gains ARCA & Silver C

Taylor Ferns Gains ARCA & Silver C...

12/6/2013
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Dec. 5, 2013 — Taylor Ferns has acquired quite a few skills over the last few years competing in midgets and was able to apply these items, such as car control and throttle control this year, as she branched out and raced in some ARCA and Silver Crown events. She also continued to compete in a midget on both the dirt and pavement. In just a handful of starts with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series, the 17-year-old recorded four top-10 finishes,...more
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2014 USAC NATIONAL SCHEDULES ANNOU

2014 USAC NATIONAL SCHEDULES ANNOU...

12/12/2013
USAC's National racing schedules were announced today and distributed at the annual Performance Racing Industry trade show in Indianapolis, Ind. The Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Honda National Midget schedules contain 71 events in 16 states, beginning with the February 20-21-22 "Winter Dirt Games" Sprint races in Ocala, Fla. and concluding with the November 27 "Turkey Night Grand Prix" Midget race at Perris, Calif. The Honda USAC National Pavement...more
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4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SHARE SPOTLIG

4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SHARE SPOTLIG...

12/13/2013
Friday night's 58th USAC "Night of Champions" National Awards Dinner held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. spotlighted four drivers who claimed 2013 National championships. Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind., Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. and Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. repeated as titlists, while rookie Christopher Bell of Norman, Okla. earned his first USAC National crown. East was the 2013 TRAXXAS Silver Crown champ, while Clauson...more
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DARLAND 1ST "SUMAR CLASSIC" ENTRY

DARLAND 1ST "SUMAR CLASSIC" ENTRY...

3/12/2014
Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind., who seems to set new all-time USAC records nearly every time he sits behind the wheel, is the first driver listed on an entry for the 2014 USAC Silver Crown Series opening "Sumer Classic" at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track April 6. Darland could become the first driver to win at least one USAC National feature victory in 22 consecutive seasons. Earlier this year he became the first USAC driver to win at least one race in 22...more
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"FULL FIELD" GEARING UP FOR "SUMAR

"FULL FIELD" GEARING UP FOR "SUMAR...

3/24/2014
More than a dozen drivers are scheduled to seek their initial USAC Silver Crown Championship victory April 6 when the "Sumar Classic" unfolds at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. If one can find victory lane they will become the series' 100th different race winner in its 44 years! Pre-entries already suggest a "full field" for the 100-lap race. Former Silver Crown winners Bobby East, A.J. Fike, Tracy Hines, Chris Windom, Dave Darland, Aaron Pierce, Kody Swanson and...more
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5 SEEK REPEAT TERRE HAUTE GLORY I

5 SEEK REPEAT TERRE HAUTE GLORY I...

3/31/2014
Three Indiana drivers and one each from Illinois and Arizona will try to rekindle past victory at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track when the "Sumar Classic" USAC Silver Crown Championship opener unfolds Sunday at the half-mile dirt oval. The five drivers have a combined 15 victories at the storied oval, dating from 1993-2013! Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. and Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind., who are battling for numerous all-time USAC records, each have four wins at...more
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USAC Silver Crown Pool Kicks off S

USAC Silver Crown Pool Kicks off S...

3/31/2014
(March 31, 2014) - Interested in earning the title of "USAC Silver Crown Fan of the Year"? Want a chance to win prizes from each USAC Silver Crown race? Your chance for all that starts this Sunday with Round One of the Inaugural USAC Silver Crown Pool. And, entry to this Pool is FREE, so no reason not to take your shot at the big win. Conducted in similar style to the popular Chili Bowl Pool among others, the USAC Silver Crown Pool will include six driver groups for...more
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WINDOM SEEKING SILVER CROWN REPEAT

WINDOM SEEKING SILVER CROWN REPEAT...

4/1/2014
Chris Windom became USAC's 99th Silver Crown Championship race winner last September when he won the season-closing "4-Crown Nationals" at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He'd like nothing better than to repeat when the 2014 series debuts Sunday in the "Sumar Classic" at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. The 2013 Silver Crown "Rookie of the Year" finished second to Bobby East in last year's standings and hopes to move one notch up the ladder this year, piloting...more
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KENNYS SPICE TERRE HAUTE ACTION TH

KENNYS SPICE TERRE HAUTE ACTION TH...

4/2/2014
Former USAC Silver Crown Champion Ken Schrader and NASCAR star Kenny Wallace will compete in the UMP Modifieds Sunday as part of the "Sumar Classic" activities at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. Both will also participate in an autograph session prior to the racing action. Schrader's lone USAC victory at Terre Haute came in a Late Model race in 1986 but he is no stranger to the half-mile oval, having competed in Silver Crown, Sprints, Midgets, Late Models and...more
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EAST & BELL FIGHT FOR SILVER CROWN

EAST & BELL FIGHT FOR SILVER CROWN...

4/3/2014
Defending USAC Silver Crown Champion Bobby East and defending Honda USAC National Midget Dirt Champion Christopher Bell will continue the fight for their car owner's supremacy in the Silver Crown series this Sunday when they compete in the "Sumar Classic" at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, who own East's car, has 29 career wins, while Team 6R, owners of Bell's entry, has 27. No other team has reached the 20-plus plateau in the...more
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Taylor Ferns Opens 2014 Silver Cro

Taylor Ferns Opens 2014 Silver Cro...

4/4/2014
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — April 4, 2014 — Taylor Ferns raced at four of the most historic dirt tracks in the country last year with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series, in the form of the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois, Eldora Speedway in Ohio, the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield and the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. She’ll add another legendary venue to the list this weekend as she kicks-off the 2014 Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series...more
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SWANSON STOMPS "SUMAR CLASSIC" SIL

SWANSON STOMPS "SUMAR CLASSIC" SIL...

4/7/2014
Terre Haute, Indiana…….After racing in pavement races last year for DePalma Motorsports, Kody Swanson took advantage of his first dirt start with the team in the Silver Crown Series presented by Traxxas by winning Sunday’s “Sumar Classic” at the Terre Haute Action Track. The Kingsburg, California driver took the lead on lap 38 and and was untouchable over a long green-flag run to win in the Radio Hospital #63 Maxim/Hampshire. “To be able to run with these guys all...more
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"HALL OF FAME CLASSIC" MAY 17 IN I

"HALL OF FAME CLASSIC" MAY 17 IN I...

4/8/2014
The May 17 USAC "Hall of Fame Classic" at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. is round two of the 2014 USAC Silver Crown Series and will feature the 12 new inductions into USAC's Hall of Fame. Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. will take a three-point lead over Tracy Hines into the May 17 race as a result of his victory in Sunday's "Sumar Classic" 100-lap race at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. Swanson started second in the race next to pole-starter Hines and...more
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Tracy Hines Finishes Second in Sil

Tracy Hines Finishes Second in Sil...

4/8/2014
NEW CASTLE, Ind.—April 7, 2014— Setting fast time, leading a lap and finishing in the runner-up position is not too bad of a way to start a new season. That was the formula that Tracy Hines used for the opener of the 2014 Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series campaign at the Terre Haute Action Track in his home state of Indiana on Sunday, April 6. Hines took the green flag for the Sumar Classic from the pole, with outside front row starter and eventual winner Kody Swanson,...more
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HOOSIER HUNDRED KICKS OFF HUGE RAC

HOOSIER HUNDRED KICKS OFF HUGE RAC...

5/8/2014
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! HOOSIER HUNDRED KICKS OFF HUGE RACING WEEKEND The legendary Hoosier Hundred serves as the kickoff to the nation’s biggest motorsports weekend. One of America’s most prestigious dirt-track motorsports events, the 100-lap Hoosier Hundred for USAC Silver Crown cars will bring wheel-to-wheel action to pull the crowd to its feet at the Indiana State Fairground’s one-mile dirt track in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 22. Race promoter Bob Sargent, who also...more
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SANTOS READY TO DEFEND “HALL OF FA

SANTOS READY TO DEFEND “HALL OF FA...

5/12/2014
Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. is the defending champion of this Saturday’s USAC “Hall of Fame Classic” Silver Crown Championship race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. He won the 2012 inaugural while last year’s race fell to the elements. Santos will be starting his 30th career Silver Crown race and has four victories to his credit, including the 2012 Lucas Oil 100-lapper. Three of those wins came at Lucas Oil, in 2009 and twice in 2012, while his latest...more
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ONE OF AMERICA'S RACING GEMS - THE

ONE OF AMERICA'S RACING GEMS - THE...

5/13/2014
Rain interrupted last year's change of date for the traditional "Hoosier Hundred" in Indianapolis, Ind. Originally scheduled for a departure from the normal Friday night tradition, the race was rained out on Thursday night and held on Friday. This year, the Thursday night date has been re-instituted to minimize conflicts with other "race-week" events in central Indiana. Opening the four-day barrage of motorsports events in the racing capital, the 100-mile USAC Silver...more
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VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE NETS SWANSON

VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE NETS SWANSON...

5/17/2014
Brownsburg, IN……..Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. stunned the Lucas Oil Raceway attendees Saturday night with one of the most spectacular USAC Silver Crown performances of all time, leading all 100 laps of the USAC “Hall of Fame Classic” in his Bowman Racing Banjo Corporation Beast/Chevy. In the closing laps his bid to complete lapping every car in the field was thwarted by a yellow flag, as his brother Kody Swanson, who started dead last after failing to post a...more
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“HOOSIER HUNDRED” THURSDAY IN INDI

“HOOSIER HUNDRED” THURSDAY IN INDI...

5/20/2014
VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE FOR TANNER SWANSON IN HoF 100 Once again, USAC’s Silver Crown Championship Series will try to crown a 100th different feature winner when the tradition-rich “Hoosier Hundred” unfolds Thursday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. There have been 99 different winners since the series debuted in 1971 and Tanner Swanson’s victory in last Saturday night’s USAC “Hall of Fame Classic” at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis did nothing to change...more
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USAC DIRT "DOUBLE" KICKS OFF INDY

USAC DIRT "DOUBLE" KICKS OFF INDY...

5/20/2014
INDIANAPOLIS – Two of the nation’s most prestigious dirt-track races offer a USAC doubleheader to kick off the Indianapolis 500 weekend when the Tony Hulman Classic for sprint cars and the Hoosier 100 for Silver Crown cars compete on back-to-back nights. The two-day swing starts with the 44th running of the Tony Hulman Classic on Wednesday at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. One of America’s most revered short track races, Tony Hulman Classic is an AMSOIL USAC...more
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Taylor Ferns Heads to Indianapolis

Taylor Ferns Heads to Indianapolis...

5/21/2014
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — May 21, 2014 — Racing in the state of Indiana and the “Month of May” go hand-in-hand. Taylor Ferns had the opportunity to race with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis last weekend, and this week will compete with the series in the legendary Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The Hoosier Hundred has traditionally served as a lead-in to the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor...more
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