GOLDEN TOLEDO USAC RACE ON TAP SATURDAY

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The 50th USAC racing appearance in Toledo, Ohio features the Silver Crown Championship Cars in the Hemelgarn Racing Super Fitness “Rollie Beale Classic,” Saturday’s 100-lap race on the historic half-mile pavement track.

Justin Grant carries the series point lead into Saturday’s race, assuming the point lead as a result of his second-place finish in the “Sumar Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action track in early April, coupled with bonus points for winning the pole and leading the most laps.

Saturday’s race salutes Toledo’s 1973 USAC National Sprint Car Champion, who recorded five USAC wins at Toledo Speedway during his career.

It will mark the fifth Silver Crown appearance at Toledo, but only two drivers have tasted victory there. Defending series champ Kody Swanson is the defending winner and also won in 2011. Jerry Coons, Jr. won the 2010 and 2012 classics. Both Swanson and Coons are expected to compete in Saturday’s race.

Swanson enters the Toledo race only nine points behind Grant in the standings after his 3rd place run at Terre Haute and has won nine of the last 22 Silver Crown events! Jacob Wilson, A.J. Fike, Coons and Aaron Pierce rounded out the “top-five” in last year’s Toledo Silver Crown race while Grant will be seeking his first Toledo start Saturday.

Toledo’s USAC history dates all the way back to a 1956 Stock Car event at Toledo Raceway won by Bud Moneymaker. The first race at the now Toledo Speedway in 1969, a Sprint race, went to Bruce Walkup. Toledo Raceway, where Beale started his career and which operated between 1950 and 1958, was located just a few blocks west of Toledo Speedway, on ground now occupied by a harness track.

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UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

DATE: Saturday, April 30, 2016

SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Championship

TRACK: Toledo Speedway (Toledo, Ohio) – ½-mile, semi-banked asphalt oval

EVENT: Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness “Rollie Beale Classic” featuring the USAC Silver Crown Championship and Non-Wing Sprint Cars

STARTING TIMES:

1pm: Pit registration opens

3pm: Drivers meeting; ticket office/front gates open

3:15-3:40pm: Non-Wing Sprint Car practice

3:45-4:30pm: Silver Crown practice

4:30-4:45pm: Final Non-Wing Sprint Car practice

4:45-5:10pm: Break

5:10pm: Non-Wing Sprint Car qualifying

5:30-5:50pm: Silver Crown qualifying

5:50pm: Pre-race ceremonies

6pm: Non-Wing Sprint heats–8 laps

Rollie Beale family introduction

Non-Wing Sprint feature–25 laps

Driver Introduction

Rollie Beale Classic-100 lap Silver Crown race

TICKETS: Adults: $25.00. Kids 6-12: $3.00. Kids 5 and under: FREE!

TRACK ADDRESS: 5625 Benore Rd, Toledo, OH 43612

TRACK PHONE: (419) 729-9182

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.toledospeedway.com/

MEDIA COVERAGE:

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PAST USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINNERS AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY

10/16/2010: Jerry Coons, Jr.

10/15/2011: Kody Swanson

6/29/2012: Jerry Coons, Jr.

5/1/2015: Kody Swanson

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

  1. (73) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
  2. (70) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
  3. (64) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)
  4. (61) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
  5. (58) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
  6. (55) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)
  7. (52) Shane Cockrum (Benton, IL)
  8. (49) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
  9. (46) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)
  10. (43) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

  1.  (73) Chris Carli #8
  2.  (70) Leary/6R Racing #30
  3.  (64) DePalma Motorsports #63
  4.  (61) Paul Martens #48
  5.  (58) RPM/Fred Gormly #98
  6.  (55) Curtis Williams #81
  7.  (52) Hardy Boys Motorsports #71
  8.  (49) Klatt Enterprises #6
  9.  (46) Nolen Racing #20
  10. (43) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Apr 3: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: C.J. Leary

Apr 30: Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway

May 26: Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds

May 27: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

Jun 10: Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway

Jun 25: @ Madison, IL – Gateway Motorsports Park

Jul 21: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

Aug 13: Salem, IN – Salem Speedway

Aug 20: @ Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds

Sep 3: Du Quoin, IL – Du Quoin State Fairgrounds

Sep 24: Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway

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Races noted with @ represent an afternoon race.

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2016 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS

RACE WINS:

  1. (1) C.J. Leary (Terre Haute Action Track on April 3)

 

LAPS LED:

  1. (93) Justin Grant
  2. (7) C.J. Leary

 

TOP-FIVE FINISHES:

  1. (1) Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

 

TOP-TEN FINISHES:

  1. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cockrum, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

 

PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

  1. (1) Justin Grant

 

RACE STARTS:

  1. (1) Terry Babb, Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, J.C. Bland, Steve Buckwalter, David Byrne, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cockrum, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, Terry James, C.J. Leary, Austin Nemire, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Neil Shepherd, Casey Shuman, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE

  1. (1) Bryan Clauson (6 positions)

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS

  1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt
  2. [17 wins] Brian Tyler
  3. [16 wins] Dave Steele
  4. [15 wins] J.J. Yeley
  5. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney
  6. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills & Kody Swanson
  7. [11 wins] Bobby East
  8. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Mike Bliss
  9. [9 wins] Tracy Hines
  10. [7 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Rick Hood & George Snider
  11. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Bobby Santos, Ken Schrader & Al Unser
  12. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice & Tanner Swanson
  13. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler
  14. [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
  15. [2 wins] Pat Abold, Steve Chassey, Bryan Clauson, Larry Dickson, Bill Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Larson, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Cole Whitt, Chris Windom, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang
  16. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Jeff Bloom, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Shane Cottle, 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

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