Track Enterprises, USAC and the Illinois State Fairgrounds regretfully announce the cancellation of the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” USAC Silver Crown Championship and UMP Modified race at the one-mile dirt Springfield oval. A reschedule date was unable to be found to fit all parties involved. […]
The “Ted Horn 100” is next up for the USAC Silver Crown Championship Series, scheduled for Sunday night, September 5 at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds […]
Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” USAC Silver Crown Championship race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds has been postponed due to extremely wet grounds and race track. […]
Few American motorsports events have enjoyed the longevity of this Saturday’s “Tony Bettenhausen 100” which will mark the 50th edition of the race named in honor of the former USAC National Driving Champion who lost his life in a practice accident at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1961. […]
It’s been 27 years since a native Illinois driver has won the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. That drought could end this Saturday.
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August 12th, 2010 was circled on my calendar the moment the USAC Silver Crown Series schedule came out revealing a Thursday night show at nearby Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan. Silver Crown dates are few and far between, and one near home has never occurred since the series broke off from the National Championship trail. […]
From Jay Hardin The 50th running of the Tony Bettenhausen 100 won’t see a back to back winner in 2010 but several former winners comprise part of the entry list for the golden edition of […]
It’s been 20 years since there were no repeat winners in a USAC Silver Crown racing season. So far there have been none this year! […]
A.J. Fike of Galesburg, Ill. would like to become the second driver to ever “sweep” the USAC and ARCA Illinois State Fairgrounds events this weekend when he competes in both 100-mile races on the 1-mile dirt oval in Springfield. Al Unser was the first, in 1972 […]
It was at hot summer day at Berlin Raceway, but that wouldn’t hinder some quality racing on the track. The USAC Silver Crown Series and the USAC Midget Series were back and sunny skies set the stage for a great night of racing. Winners for the evening included #2D Levi Roberts (Midget) and #23 Tanner Swanson (Silver Crown). […]
The inaugural “Great Lakes 150” August 12 marks the debut of USAC Silver Crown Championship racing in the state of Michigan as Berlin Raceway plays host to a “doubleheader” also featuring the Regional/WOMS Midgets. […]
Thursday night’s “Great Lakes 150” at Berlin Raceway offers a unique challenge for drivers in terms of laps. […]
With the Great Lakes 150 coming up next week for the USAC Silver Crown Series event at Berlin Raceway we take a look back at the first big car race held at Berlin in June […]
In an effort to present the annual Four Crown Nationals under the best possible track conditions, Eldora Speedway officials, in conjunction with officials from the United States Auto Club (USAC), have announced a change in this year’s format. This year’s event, the 30th annual, will be contested Friday and Saturday, September 24 & 25. […]
The United States Auto Club has announced several schedule modifications to the 2010 Silver Crown Championship slate, including the addition of the “Rollie Beale 150” at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway October 16 and the rescheduling of the rain-postponed “Sumar Classic 100” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track, now scheduled for October 9. Along with these announced schedule additions, the Oswego, N.Y. race originally scheduled August 4 has been cancelled. […]
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