From USAC
The addition of the historic Belleville (Kans.) High Banks and returns to paved ovals at Pikes Peak International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park enhance the expanded slate of 2013 TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown Championship events announced today.
A total of 11 events comprise the preliminary schedule, opening with the โSumar Classic 100โ at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track on April 28 and again concludes with the annual โ4-Crown Nationalsโ at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio September 21.
The storied Belleville (Kans.) High Banks, already announced as an August 2 date, will host its inaugural Silver Crown event as part of this yearโs โBelleville Nationals.โ
Returning to the series in 2013 are events at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill. and Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo. and the famed Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile is targeted for a July race yet to be announced. Gateway hosts the series June 1 and the Pikes Peak race is June 29. The Silver Crown cars last competed at Gateway in 2001 and the race Silver Crown race at Pikes Peak occurred in 2005. Milwaukee last hosted a 2011 race.
The โUSAC Hall of Fameโ race May 18 and โJ.D. Byrider 100โ July 27 are on the slate at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, while the traditional one-mile dirt races return at Springfield and DuQuoin, Ill. and Indianapolis, Ind. The โHoosier Hundredโ In Indianapolis is May 23, โTony Bettenhausen 100โ at Springfield is August 17 and the โTed Horn 100โ at DuQuoin is September 1.
2013 USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE
Date ย ย Location/Track
April 28 ย ย ย ย Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track
May 18 ย Indianapolis, IN/Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
May 23 ย Indianapolis, IN/Indiana State Fairgrounds
June 1 ย Madison, IL/Gateway Motorsports Park
June 29 Fountain, CO/Pikes Peak International Raceway
July TBA ย ย ย ย Milwaukee, WI/Milwaukee Mile
July 27 Indianapolis, IN/Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
August 2 ย ย ย ย Belleville, KS/Belleville High Banks
August 17 ย ย ย Springfield, IL/Illinois State Fairgrounds
September 1 ย ย DuQuoin, IL/DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
September 21 ย ย Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway