2024 USAC Silver Crown National Champion, Kody Swanson. (Josh James Artwork Photo)
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (October 22, 2024)………At his family’s home on Christmas morning of 2023, Kody Swanson’s upcoming season and the entirety of his racing future hung in the balance.
MRIs, CT scans and multiple surgeries on his broken left foot came and went in the months to come, with Swanson having plates and screws installed shortly thereafter. The most positive prognosis had Swanson possibly returning to the cockpit by June at the earliest.
While still utilizing crutches, Swanson maintained a rigorous rehabilitation and physical therapy program. By March 4, just a little over two months since the accident, he took his first unaided steps without crutches. Therapy continued into the Spring, and ultimately, the walking boot finally came off just in time for the start of the USAC Silver Crown season on April 20 at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, plenty of time ahead of schedule. But the question remained – was he ready?
How did Swanson respond? Similar to Pancho Carter’s heroic comeback to kick off the 1978 season, Swanson showed no signs of wear, tear or rust. Despite a slight limp in his gait, Swanson showed all the signs of the same ol’ Kody as he led the day off by taking the top time in practice, then laid down the fastest lap in qualifying and concluded the afternoon with a masterpiece driving performance in which he led all 100 laps in succession for his eighth career Silver Crown victory at Toledo, and sixth straight.
“I don’t know if I should’ve even raced this year,” Swanson remarked. “I shattered my foot pretty well over the winter and I can’t believe that God put so many special people in my life to give me a chance to walk like I can, to race again and to even make it back in time for the first race in the spring.”
As an encore, two weeks later at the Rich Vogler Classic on the high banks of Indiana’s Winchester Speedway, Swanson once again established the fastest time in practice before capturing the pole and going on to lead all 100 laps en route to his third consecutive Winchester USAC Silver Crown victory, the first driver to win three USAC features in a row at Winchester since Ryan Newman in 1999.
Swanson’s winning ways continued into the fourth round of the season in May as he once again led all 100 laps from the pole to earn a $26,000 payday and his fifth career Hoosier Hundred, his first on the pavement of Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park after scoring his first four on the dirt of the now shuttered Indiana State Fairgrounds in 2014-15-16-18.
In early August, Swanson had yet another surgery to remove two screws from his foot. In his first race back, during the series debut at Pennsylvania’s Jennerstown Speedway, Swanson was perfect once again, leading all 100 laps in succession from the pole.
Gripping a mere six-point edge in the standings over Justin Grant heading into October’s season finale at IRP, all Swanson needed was a top-three run to secure the title. However, yet again, he went above and beyond. Despite winning the pole position for an all-time single season series record seventh time, “domination” wasn’t exactly part of the equation. After leading early, Swanson fell back to third, then regrouped and worked his way back to the front to lead the final 38 laps on a record-setting night in which he became the track’s all-time winningest Silver Crown driver with his ninth win. To boot, his nine wins there are more than any other driver in series history at any single track.
Swanson’s eighth USAC Silver Crown title (2014-15-17-18-19-21-22-24) set a new record in terms of total championships earned by any one driver in a USAC national series. He had previously been tied with A.J. Foyt’s seven Indy Car crowns under the USAC banner as well as Mel Kenyon’s seven USAC National Midget championships.
The 2024 campaign also represented the fourth time in which Kody won both the season finale and the USAC Silver Crown title on the same day. He’s now accomplished this feat in 2014-2015-2021-2024. Nobody else has done it more than twice.
In the process, Swanson drove the Doran Binks Racing team’s No. 77 to the entrant championship. Utilizing a Maxim/Hampshire Chevy combo on dirt and a Beast/Lanci Ford package on pavement, their Mission Foods – Wilke Orthodontics – Glenn Farms entry earned five wins in totality on the season en route to a 21-point spread between him and runner-up Grant in the final championship tally. For Kevin Doran, it’s his second USAC Silver Crown entrant title while, for Dan Binks, it’s his first.
“I’ve got an Army behind me, and I’m so fortunate for each and every one of them,” Swanson praised. “My wife, Jordan, she does so much for me personally as a wife, as a teammate and as a spotter.”
The 14 USAC Silver Crown events held in 2024 were the most since the 2006 season, and the second most all-time behind only the 1999 schedule which contested 15 races. For Swanson, it was a grueling task to master, but seemingly no matter how short or long the season is, Swanson is always there at the end with this being his 11th consecutive top-two finish in the series standings.
“This was a 14-race Silver Crown schedule and this was the first time we’ve completed that many races in my career,” Swanson noted. “It was a grueling year, and there were a lot of really strong contenders. I think of C.J. (Leary) having four podiums in a row at the beginning before trouble befell him, and Logan (Seavey) and Justin (Grant) doing the same. Each of those guys had great runs and were a part of the title fight. We had some unfortunate things on our end too, but it seemed like we were never out of it. I’m so thankful that certain things fell our way, and on other ones, we were able to overcome and just keep digging. With three races to go, running heads up and being in a really close title fight, coming out second on the two dirt miles was great except for Justin sweeping them both.”
Outside of Swanson, the 2024 season will be remembered for the emergence of five first-time USAC Silver Crown winners, the most in a single year with the series since 2010. Unquestionably, one of the most major of all milestones occurred in mid-May at the Belleville High Banks in Kansas when Kaylee Bryson became the first woman to win a USAC nationally sanctioned event in the 69-year history of the organization.
In just his second career USAC Silver Crown start, Daison Pursley scored, perhaps, the most exhilarating victory of the year. Pursley erased a two-plus second deficit over the final few laps in June at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway, then took over the lead with a highwire high side pass of Justin Grant off the fourth and final turn on the 50th and final lap.
Dakoda Armstrong’s journey to a first career USAC national victory included its share of twists, turns and excursions that took him down a variety of paths throughout the past two decades of his career behind the wheel. During the final 12 laps of June’s round at Wisconsin’s Madison International Speedway, he went from being on the verge of his first career top-five finish with the series to leading his first ever laps to becoming the 2024 season’s third first-time USAC Silver Crown race winner after racelong leader C.J. Leary fell out due to a flat left rear tire on lap 89.
After five career runner-up finishes in USAC Silver Crown competition, Kevin Thomas Jr. had no desire for any more “second” thoughts during USAC’s inaugural run at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway in July. In a late-race battle for the lead, he and C.J. Leary touched wheels, resulting in Leary toppling over while Thomas continued onward to victory to become the third-straight first-time Silver Crown winner on the season.
To finish first, you must first survive. Mitchel Moles did just that during September’s 4-Crown Nationals at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway where he was practically the last one standing during the 50-lap race, overcoming a near devastating accident with a lapped car and flat tire after flat tire for his competition down the stretch. In what was the 100th USAC Silver Crown race ever held on a 1/2-mile dirt track, Moles became the fifth and final first-time series winner of the season.
Less than two months after becoming a first-time Silver Crown winner, Dakoda Armstrong made himself a two-time series winner on the biggest and fastest track on the circuit, the 1.25-mile paved oval of World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. While running second to Kody Swanson with two laps remaining, Swanson’s engine suddenly expired. Given the reins to the lead, Armstrong felt he might’ve been running out of fuel but managed to fend off the field on a late restart to make it to the finish line first once more.
When it came to dirt mile season in August, Justin Grant had the field covered. At both Springfield and Du Quoin, Grant was picture perfect by setting the fastest pace in practice, scoring the pole position, then going on to lead every lap in both features to become the first driver to sweep to victories on both Illinois miles in a single season since Chris Windom in 2018.
In a year in which he had won 15 times across USAC’s National Sprint Car and Midget divisions to that point, Logan Seavey had to wait patiently until he could taste victory once again with the USAC Silver Crown series in October’s Sumar Classic at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track.
Furthermore, Kody Swanson’s qualifying run of 30.239 seconds at WWT Raceway set a new speed record average of 148.814 mph, the fastest lap ever turned by a traditional USAC Silver Crown car in the 54-year history of the series. On the run, Swanson bested the former mark of 146.699 mph, set by none other than himself in 2022 at the same track.
Kody Swanson led all drivers with 466 laps led and seven fast qualifying times. Swanson and Justin Grant notched 10 top-five finishes apiece, best in the series. Logan Seavey, meanwhile, finished inside the top-10 in all 14 events. Five drivers started all 14 events: Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Nathan Moore, Logan Seavey and Kody Swanson.
C.J. Leary advanced more positions in a single race than any other driver throughout the season. His 22nd to 3rd run at IRP in May came in an unfamiliar car borrowed from fellow competitor Bryan Gossel. In fact, Leary advanced 18 or more positions in three different races throughout the Silver Crown season, just the second driver to do so in series history after Brian Tyler in 2004. Leary also traveled from 20th to 2nd at Belleville and 24th to 6th at Terre Haute.
With a pair of top-five finishes on dirt (3rd at Salt City) and pavement (4th at Madison), 6’8” tall Trey Osborne finished sixth in series points to earn Rookie of the Year honors with the series.
Meanwhile, Gregg Cory earned the Engler Machine Fast Pass title for the 2024 USAC Silver Crown season. The first car running a lap down received a fast pass and their lap back at each race on the schedule. Cory earned five fast passes in all, which earned him a $5,000 reward – $2,500 to him as a driver and $2,500 for his Williams-Cory Racing team.
Kyle Steffens, a longtime veteran of the modified ranks, posted a career-best fifth in Silver Crown points after scoring five top-10 results, including a best of 7th at both Salt City and Du Quoin.
After 42 seasons of competition, the Bateman Racing team bid farewell following the 2024 season. Originally driven by Randy Bateman, the team continued on after his death from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 2017, led by his wife, Patty, and several friends. In 2024, the team was stellar with driver Jerry Coons Jr. at the controls, recording four top-10 finishes in all four of the team’s starts.
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2024 USAC SILVER CROWN STAT LEADERS:
Most Wins: 5-Kody Swanson
Driver Champion: Kody Swanson
Entrant Champion: Doran Binks Racing #77
Rookie of the Year: Trey Osborne (6th)
Most Laps Led: 466-Kody Swanson
Most Top-Fives: 10-Justin Grant & Kody Swanson
Most Top-Tens: 14-Logan Seavey
Most Fast Qualifying Times: 7-Kody Swanson
Most Feature Starts: 14-Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Nathan Moore, Logan Seavey & Kody Swanson
Best Finish By A Rookie: Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway – Daison Pursley (1st) & Sep 21: Eldora Speedway – Mitchel Moles (1st)
Most Positions Advanced in a Race: (19) May 25: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – C.J. Leary (22nd to 3rd)
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2024 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Apr 20: (P#) Toledo Speedway – Toledo, OH
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Doran Binks Racing #77)
May 5: (P#) Winchester Speedway – Winchester, IN
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Doran Binks Racing #77)
May 18: (D) Belleville High Banks – Belleville, KS
WINNER: Kaylee Bryson (Sam Pierce #26)
May 25: (P#) Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Brownsburg, IN
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Doran Binks Racing #77)
Jun 15: (D) Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, PA
WINNER: Daison Pursley (Team AZ Racing #21)
Jun 21: (P) Madison International Speedway – Oregon, WI
WINNER: Dakoda Armstrong (C & A Motorsports #5)
Jul 20: (D) Salt City Speedway – Hutchinson, KS
WINNER: Kevin Thomas Jr. (Chris Dyson Racing #9)
Aug 10: (P) Jennerstown Speedway – Jennerstown, PA
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Doran Binks Racing #77)
Aug 16: (P) World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, IL
WINNER: Dakoda Armstrong (C & A Motorsports #5)
Aug 17: (D#) Illinois State Fairgrounds – Springfield, IL
WINNER: Justin Grant (Hemelgarn Racing #91)
Aug 31: (D#) Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Du Quoin, IL
WINNER: Justin Grant (Hemelgarn Racing #91)
Sep 21: (D) Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, OH
WINNER: Mitchel Moles (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #119)
Oct 6: (D) Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, IN
WINNER: Logan Seavey (Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing #22)
Oct 19: (P) Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Brownsburg, IN
WINNER: Kody Swanson (Doran Binks Racing #77)
———————— KEY DEFINITIONS ————————-
(D) represents a dirt event
(P) represents a pavement event
# represents a daytime event
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2024 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:
POS. PTS. DRIVER, HOMETOWN
1. 858 Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, Calif.
2. 837 Justin Grant, Ione, Calif.
3. 788 Logan Seavey, Sutter, Calif.
4. 690 C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Ind.
5. 528 Kyle Steffens, Saint Charles, Mo.
6. 468 (R) Trey Osborne, Columbus, Ohio
7. 454 Kaylee Bryson, Muskogee, Okla.
8. 452 Gregg Cory, Shelbyville, Ind.
9. 433 Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass.
10. 396 (R) Nathan Moore, Kaufman, Texas
11. 366 Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, Ind.
12. 361 Mario Clouser, Auburn, Ill.
13. 329 Dave Berkheimer, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
14. 306 Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, Ind.
15. 305 (R) Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Okla.
16. 304 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, Ariz.
17. 302 (R) Briggs Danner, Allentown, Pa.
18. 296 Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, Mich.
19. 262 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, Okla.
20. 260 Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, Ohio
21. 243 Trey Burke, Alvin, Texas
22. 243 Nathan Byrd, Goodyear, Ariz.
23. 227 Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind.
24. 223 (R) Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, Calif.
25. 200 Tyler Roahrig, Plymouth, Ind.
26. 184 Chris Fetter, Troy, Mo.
27. 180 Carmen Perigo, Stoystown, Pa.
28. 138 Matt Goodnight, Winchester, Ind.
29. 130 Davey Hamilton Jr., Boise, Idaho
30. 127 (R) Jackson Macenko, Cincinnati, Ohio
31. 126 Brian Ruhlman, Clarklake, Mich.
32. 125 Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, Ala.
33. 120 Shane Cottle, Kansas, Ill.
34. 108 (R) Danny Jennings, Norman, Okla.
35. 98 Mark Smith, Sunbury, Pa.
36. 95 Kyle Robbins, New Castle, Ind.
37. 93 (R) Chase Dietz, York, Pa.
38. 88 Patrick Lawson, Edwardsville, Ill.
39. 82 Bryan Gossel, Fort Collins, Colo.
40. 78 (R) Kip Hughes, North Enid, Okla.
41. 78 Jimmy Light, West Springfield, Pa.
42. 76 Danny Long, Bonne Terre, Mo.
43. 75 Robert Ballou, Rocklin, Calif.
44. 63 Chris Urish, Elkhart, Ill.
45. 62 (R) Mark Bitner, Columbus, N.J.
46. 58 Travis Welpott, Pendleton, Ind.
47. 57 Korey Weyant, Springfield, Ill.
48. 53 Shane Cockrum, Benton, Ill.
49. 53 (R) Dave Peperak, Clinton, Ind.
50. 51 (R) Aric Gentry, Robards, Ky.
51. 50 (R) Saban Bibent, Cincinnati, Ohio
52. 49 (R) Alex Bright, Collegeville, Pa.
53. 46 (R) Tom Savage, Red Lion, Pa.
54. 44 (R) Steve Gennetten, Gravois Mills, Mo.
55. 41 Derek Bischak, Angola, Ind.
56. 41 Mike Haggenbottom, Levittown, Pa.
57. 39 Casey Buckman, Chandler, Ariz.
58. 35 (R) Joe Trenca, Phoenix, N.Y.
59. 33 (R) Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, Okla.
60. 33 Cody Gerhardt, Fresno, Calif.
61. 23 (R) Brent Yarnal, Phoenix, Ariz.
62. 19 Zach Daum, Pocahontas, Ill.
63. 19 (R) Kevin Newton, Farmersburg, Ind.
64. 16 (R) Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, Neb.
65. 10 Joey Moughan, Springfield, Ill.
66. 10 Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo.
67. 10 Kenny Gentry, Henderson, Ky.
68. 10 (R) Jake Trainor, Medway, Mass.
(R) represents a USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year contender
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2024 USAC SILVER CROWN ENTRANT POINT STANDINGS:
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1. 858 Doran Binks Racing, Lebanon, Ohio (#77)
2. 837 Hemelgarn Racing, LaSalle, Mich. (#91)
3. 788 Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing, Brownsburg, Ind. (#22)
4. 636 Klatt Enterprises, Hastings, Neb. (#6)
5. 528 Steffens Motorsports, Saint Charles, Mo. (#08)
6. 468 BCR Group, Springfield, Ohio (#81)
7. 454 Sam Pierce, Daleville, Ind. (#26)
8. 452 Williams-Cory Racing, Shelbyville, Ind. (#32)
9. 433 DJ Racing, Boca Raton, Fla. (#98)
10. 396 Chip Thomas-Joe Moore, Kaufman, Texas (#48)
11. 387 Legacy Autosport-Robert Wilson Racing, Pittsboro, Ind. (#60)
12. 366 C & A Motorsports, New Castle, Ind. (#5)
13. 346 Team AZ Racing , Brownsburg, Ind. (#21)
14. 338 Chris Dyson Racing, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (#9)
15. 329 Berkheimer Racing, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (#31)
16. 309 John Haggenbottom, Bristol, Pa. (#24)
17. 306 Pink 69 Racing, Evansville, Ind. (#69)
18. 302 DMW Motorsports, Phoenix, Ariz. (#10)
19. 296 Taylor Ferns Racing, Shelby Township, Mich. (#555)
20. 260 Westfall Racing, Pleasant Hill, Ohio (#54)
21. 243 Legacy Autosport-Robert Wilson Racing, Pittsboro, Ind. (#40)
22. 227 Gamester Racing, Peru, Ind. (#51)
23. 223 Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports, Gilbert, Ariz. (#119)
24. 223 Patty Bateman, Murphysboro, Ill. (#55)
25. 200 Michael Newman, Snohomish, Wash. (#41)
26. 184 Chris Fetter, Troy, Mo. (#15)
27. 180 John Stehman, Halifax, Pa. (#52)
28. 158 Kazmark Motorsports, Joliet, Ill. (#92)
29. 136 Bryan Gossel, Fort Collins, Colo. (#06)
30. 128 Hans Lein, Edgerton, Wis. (#97)
31. 127 Jackson Macenko, Cincinnati, Ohio (#124)
32. 126 Brian Ruhlman, Clarklake, Mich. (#49)
33. 108 David Grace Motorsports, Norman, Okla. (#61)
34. 101 Davey Hamilton Racing, Jamestown, Ind. (#14)
35. 98 B & S Racing, Sunbury, Pa. (#01)
36. 95 Legacy Autosport-Robert Wilson Racing, Pittsboro, Ind. (#19)
37. 95 KR Racing, New Castle, Ind. (#7)
38. 93 Bruce Lee, Abbottstown, Pa. (#86)
39. 88 Patrick Lawson, Edwardsville, Ill. (#2)
40. 78 Wingo Brothers Racing, Pittsboro, Ind. (#118)
41. 78 Kip Hughes, North Enid, Okla. (#160)
42. 76 Danny Long, Bonne Terre, Mo. (#44)
43. 70 Five Three Motorsports, Joliet, Ill. (#53)
44. 63 Chris Urish, Elkhart, Ill. (#177)
45. 62 Henry Yeska, Columbus, N.J. (#4)
46. 58 Welpott Racing, Pendleton, Ind. (#18)
47. 57 Scott Weyant, Springfield, Ill. (#199)
48. 53 Dave Peperak Motorsports, Clinton, Ind. (#777)
49. 51 Tim Simmons, Cabot, Ark. (#3)
50. 50 Sammy & Mouren Fetter, Bridgeton, Mo. (#88)
51. 49 TwoC Racing, Liberal, Kan. (#12)
52. 46 Tom Savage, Red Lion, Pa. (#38)
53. 44 Steve Gennetten, Gravois Mills, Mo. (#03)
54. 41 Derek Bischak, Indianapolis, Ind. (#131)
55. 39 C-Buck Motorsports/Eddie Sachs Jr., Chandler, Ariz. (#25)
56. 35 Karlsen Racing, Phoenix, N.Y. (#166)
57. 29 Bill Rose Racing, Crawfordsville, Ind. (#66)
58. 23 Brent Yarnal, Phoenix, Ariz. (#29)
59. 21 Mark Swanson Encore Team, West Des Moines, Iowa (#121)
60. 19 A.J. Felker Racing, Jeffersonville, Ind. (#37)
61. 19 Armstrong Racing, New Palestine, Ind. (#99)
62. 16 Cornell Racing Stables, Monee, Ill. (#8)
63. 15 John Tosti, High Ridge, Mo. (#07)
64. 13 McQuinn Motorsports, Springfield, Ill. (#114)
65. 10 MSP Motorsports, Springfield, Ill. (#129)
66. 10 Gentry Motorsports, Henderson, Ky. (#188)
67. 10 Sam Pierce, Daleville, Ind. (#126)
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2024 USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:
POS. PTS. DRIVER, HOMETOWN
1. 468 Trey Osborne, Columbus, Ohio
2. 396 Nathan Moore, Kaufman, Texas
3. 305 Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Okla.
4. 302 Briggs Danner, Allentown, Pa.
5. 223 Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, Calif.
6. 127 Jackson Macenko, Cincinnati, Ohio
7. 108 Danny Jennings, Norman, Okla.
8. 93 Chase Dietz, York, Pa.
9. 78 Kip Hughes, North Enid, Okla.
10. 62 Mark Bitner, Columbus, N.J.
11. 53 Dave Peperak, Clinton, Ind.
12. 51 Aric Gentry, Robards, Ky.
13. 50 Saban Bibent, Cincinnati, Ohio
14. 49 Alex Bright, Collegeville, Pa.
15. 46 Tom Savage, Red Lion, Pa.
16. 44 Steve Gennetten, Gravois Mills, Mo.
17. 35 Joe Trenca, Phoenix, N.Y.
18. 33 Tanner Berryhill, Bixby, Okla.
19. 23 Brent Yarnal, Phoenix, Ariz.
20. 19 Kevin Newton, Farmersburg, Ind.
21. 16 Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, Neb.
22. 10 Jake Trainor, Medway, Mass.
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RACE WINS:
5-Kody Swanson (Apr 20 at Toledo Speedway, May 5 at Winchester Speedway, May 25 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Aug 10 at Jennerstown Speedway & Oct 19 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park)
2-Dakoda Armstrong (Jun 21 at Madison International Speedway & Aug 16 at World Wide Technology Raceway)
2-Justin Grant (Aug 17 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds & Aug 31 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds)
1-Kaylee Bryson (May 18 at the Belleville High Banks)
1-Mitchel Moles (Sep 21 at Eldora Speedway)
1-Daison Pursley (Jun 15 at Port Royal Speedway)
1-Logan Seavey (Oct 6 at the Terre Haute Action Track)
1-Kevin Thomas Jr. (Jul 20 at Salt City Speedway)
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LAPS LED:
466-Kody Swanson
187-Justin Grant
117-Brady Bacon
103-C.J. Leary
85-Kevin Thomas Jr.
77-Logan Seavey
55-Dakoda Armstrong
51-Bobby Santos
38-Mitchel Moles
16-Kaylee Bryson
13-Daison Pursley
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TOP-FIVE FINISHES:
10-Justin Grant & Kody Swanson
8-Logan Seavey
7-Bobby Santos
6-C.J. Leary
4-Daison Pursley
3-Dakoda Armstrong & Brady Bacon
2-Kaylee Bryson, Jerry Coons Jr., Briggs Danner, Taylor Ferns, Trey Osborne & Chase Stockon
1-Mario Clouser, Russ Gamester, Mitchel Moles, Tyler Roahrig, Brian Ruhlman, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Matt Westfall
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TOP-TEN FINISHES:
13-Logan Seavey
12-Justin Grant
11-Kody Swanson
10-C.J. Leary
7-Bobby Santos
6-Trey Osborne & Kyle Steffens
5-Jerry Coons Jr., Daison Pursley & Matt Westfall
4-Dakoda Armstrong, Kaylee Bryson, Nathan Byrd, Mario Clouser, Briggs Danner, Taylor Ferns & Chase Stockon
3-Brady Bacon & Russ Gamester
2-Gregg Cory, Davey Hamilton Jr., Jackson Macenko, Mitchel Moles, Carmen Perigo, Kyle Robbins & Kevin Thomas Jr.
1-Robert Ballou, Alex Bright, Trey Burke, Chase Dietz, Chris Fetter, Matt Goodnight, Bryan Gossel, Danny Jennings, Nathan Moore, Tyler Roahrig, Brian Ruhlman & Chris Urish
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FEATURE STARTS:
14-Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Nathan Moore, Logan Seavey & Kody Swanson
13-Kyle Steffens
12-Dave Berkheimer, Gregg Cory & Trey Osborne
11-Kaylee Bryson
8-Trey Burke & Mario Clouser
7-Dakoda Armstrong, Bobby Santos & Chase Stockon
6-Brady Bacon, Jerry Coons Jr. Briggs Danner, Taylor Ferns, Chris Fetter & Mitchel Moles
5-Nathan Byrd, Russ Gamester, Daison Pursley, Tyler Roahrig & Matt Westfall
4-Shane Cottle, Matt Goodnight & Carmen Perigo
3-Chase Dietz, Davey Hamilton Jr., Danny Jennings, Jimmy Light, Danny Long, Jackson Macenko, Brian Ruhlman & Mark Smith
2-Robert Ballou, Saban Bibent, Mark Bitner, Shane Cockrum, Steve Gennetten, Bryan Gossel, Kip Hughes, Patrick Lawson, Dave Peperak, Kyle Robbins, Tom Savage, Kevin Thomas Jr., Chris Urish, Travis Welpott & Korey Weyant
1-Tanner Berryhill, Derek Bischak, Alex Bright, Casey Buckman, Zach Daum, Don Droud Jr, Aric Gentry, Cody Gerhardt, Mike Haggenbottom, Kevin Newton, Joe Trenca & Brent Yarnal
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HONEST ABE ROOFING FAST QUALIFIERS BY RACE:
Apr 20: Toledo Speedway – Kody Swanson (14.916)
May 5: Winchester Speedway – Kody Swanson (14.665)
May 18: Belleville High Banks – Kaylee Bryson (17.264)
May 25: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Kody Swanson (42.316)
Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway – Brady Bacon (19.816)
Jun 21: Madison International Speedway – Kody Swanson (17.062)
Jul 20: Salt City Speedway – Kevin Thomas Jr. (21.090)
Aug 10: Jennerstown Speedway – Kody Swanson (18.019)
Aug 16: World Wide Technology Raceway – Kody Swanson (30.239)
Aug 17: Illinois State Fairgrounds – Justin Grant (31.641)
Aug 31: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Justin Grant (30.438)
Sep 21: Eldora Speedway – Daison Pursley (17.605)
Oct 6: Terre Haute Action Track – Brady Bacon (21.414)
Oct 19: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Kody Swanson (20.892)
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HONEST ABE ROOFING FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
7-Kody Swanson
2-Brady Bacon & Justin Grant
1-Kaylee Bryson, Daison Pursley & Kevin Thomas Jr.
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QUALIFYING RACE WINNERS: (Presented by Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts)
1-Shane Cockrum, Matt Goodnight & Mark Smith
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TOP ROOKIE FINISHER OF THE RACE:
Apr 20: Toledo Speedway – Jackson Macenko (14th)
May 5: Winchester Speedway – Trey Osborne (9th)
May 18: Belleville High Banks – Daison Pursley (5th)
May 25: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Dakoda Armstrong (6th)
Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway – Daison Pursley (1st)
Jun 21: Madison International Speedway – Trey Osborne (4th)
Jul 20: Salt City Speedway – Trey Osborne (3rd)
Aug 10: Jennerstown Speedway – Trey Osborne (10th)
Aug 16: World Wide Technology Raceway – Nathan Moore (15th)
Aug 17: Illinois State Fairgrounds – Daison Pursley (9th)
Aug 31: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Briggs Danner (3rd)
Sep 21: Eldora Speedway – Mitchel Moles (1st)
Oct 6: Terre Haute Action Track – Daison Pursley (2nd)
Oct 19: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Trey Osborne (6th)
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HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE:
Apr 20: Toledo Speedway – Kaylee Bryson (18th to 11th)
May 5: Winchester Speedway – Nathan Byrd (19th to 11th)
May 18: Belleville High Banks – C.J. Leary (20th to 2nd)
May 25: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – C.J. Leary (22nd to 3rd)
Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway – Alex Bright (13th to 8th)
Jun 21: Madison International Speedway – Jackson Macenko (13th to 8th)
Jul 20: Salt City Speedway – Nathan Moore (16th to 8th)
Aug 10: Jennerstown Speedway – Taylor Ferns (10th to 4th)
Aug 16: World Wide Technology Raceway – Bobby Santos (14th to 5th)
Aug 17: Illinois State Fairgrounds – Daison Pursley (28th to 9th)
Aug 31: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Chris Fetter (22nd to 10th)
Sep 21: Eldora Speedway – Matt Westfall (17th to 6th)
Oct 6: Terre Haute Action Track – Chase Stockon (16th to 4th)
Oct 19: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Trey Osborne (12th to 6th)
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DIRT DRAFT FASTEST PRACTICE DRIVER
Apr 20: Toledo Speedway – Kody Swanson (15.042)
May 5: Winchester Speedway – Kody Swanson (14.729)
May 18: Belleville High Banks – Kody Swanson (17.552)
May 25: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Kody Swanson (21.392)
Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway – Brady Bacon (19.689)
Jun 21: Madison International Speedway – Bobby Santos (16.913)
Jul 20: Salt City Speedway – C.J. Leary (20.876)
Aug 10: Jennerstown Speedway – Kody Swanson (18.000)
Aug 16: World Wide Technology Raceway – Kody Swanson (30.626)
Aug 17: Illinois State Fairgrounds – Justin Grant (29.548)
Aug 31: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Justin Grant (29.651)
Sep 21: Eldora Speedway – Brady Bacon (17.017)
Oct 6: Terre Haute Action Track – Brady Bacon (21.063)
Oct 19: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Kody Swanson (21.074)
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INFERNO ARMOR FIRE MOVE OF THE NIGHT:
Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway – Daison Pursley
Jun 21: Madison International Speedway – Trey Osborne
Jul 20: Salt City Speedway – Nathan Moore
Aug 10: Jennerstown Speedway – Taylor Ferns
Aug 16: World Wide Technology Raceway – Kaylee Bryson
Aug 17: Illinois State Fairgrounds – Shane Cockrum
Aug 31: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Jerry Coons Jr.
Sep 21: Eldora Speedway – Mitchel Moles
Oct 6: Terre Haute Action Track – C.J. Leary
Oct 19: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Bobby Santos
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN STATS
ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:
1. [45 wins] Kody Swanson
2. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt
3. [18 wins] Brian Tyler
4. [16 wins] Dave Steele
5. [15 wins] J.J. Yeley
6. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney
8. [12 wins] Bobby Santos & Jimmy Sills
10. [11 wins] Bobby East
11. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen, Mike Bliss & Tanner Swanson
14. [9 wins] Tracy Hines & Logan Seavey
16. [8 wins] Chris Windom
17. [7 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Justin Grant, Rick Hood & George Snider
21. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Ken Schrader & Al Unser
27. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Shane Cockrum, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser & Larry Rice
36. [4 wins] Kyle Larson, Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler
39. [3 wins] Brady Bacon, Steve Butler, Tyler Courtney, Cameron Dodson, A.J. Fike, Levi Jones, Kasey Kahne, Jim Keeker, Steve Kinser, C.J. Leary, Bobby Olivero, Johnny Parsons, Aaron Pierce, Ron Shuman, Tony Stewart, Tyler Walker & Paul White
56. [2 wins] Pat Abold, Dakoda Armstrong, Steve Chassey, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cottle, Larry Dickson, Billy Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Cole Whitt, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang
71. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Jeff Bloom, Kaylee Bryson, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Bruce Field, Aaron Fike, Chet Fillip, Bob Frey, Eric Gordon, Davey Hamilton Jr., Kyle Hamilton, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Shane Hmiel, Shane Hollingsworth, Jimmy Horton, Jackie Howerton, Kevin Huntley, Kenny Jacobs, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Jimmy Kite, Chuck Leary, Eddie Leavitt, Jason McCord, Jim McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Mitchel Moles, Mat Neely, Brad Noffsinger, Daison Pursley, Stevie Reeves, Wayne Reutimann Jr., Danny Smith, Kevin Thomas, Kevin Thomas Jr., Rich Tobias Jr., Chris Urish, Billy Vukovich & Jacob Wilson
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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
54-Kody Swanson
21-Jimmy Sills
19-Dave Steele
17-Tracy Hines
14-Jerry Coons Jr.
13-J.J. Yeley
11-Justin Grant
10-Bobby East & Rich Vogler
9-Chuck Gurney & Jason Leffler
8-Dave Darland, Russ Gamester, Levi Jones, Johnny Parsons & Tanner Swanson
7-Tom Bigelow, C.J. Leary & Josh Wise
6-Gary Bettenhausen, Steve Chassey, Jack Hewitt & Larry Rice
5-Kenny Irwin Jr., Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos, Jeff Swindell & Al Unser
4-Donnie Beechler, Bryan Clauson, Tyler Courtney, Larry Dickson, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Rick Hood, Jim Keeker, Sheldon Kinser, Kyle Larson, Brad Noffsinger, Joe Saldana, George Snider, Brian Tyler & Greg Weld
3-Mario Andretti, Brady Bacon, Mike Bliss, Steve Butler, Pancho Carter, Shane Cottle, Robby Flock, Shane Hmiel, Ryan Newman, Ken Schrader, Ron Shuman & Kevin Thomas Jr.
2-Dave Blaney, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, A.J. Fike, Shane Hollingsworth, Bud Kaeding, Steve Kinser, Lee Kunzman, Chuck Leary, Jon Stanbrough, Brad Sweet, Tyler Walker, Jacob
