UPCOMING USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, August 13, 2016
SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Championship
TRACK: Salem Speedway fueled by the Hoosier Lottery (Salem, Indiana) – .555-mile paved oval
EVENT: Scott County Visitors Commission “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” presented by the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers featuring the USAC Silver Crown Championship, the Lucas Oil Great American Stocks and the Midwest Oldtimers Vintage Race Car Club.
STARTING TIMES: Pits Open 12:30 p.m. (EDT), Spectator Gates Open 3:00 p.m., Practice 3:30 p.m., Qualifications 5:45 p.m., First Race 7:00 p.m.
TICKETS: Adults & Teens: $23. Ages 7-12: $5. (ADVANCED RESERVED SEATING): $28
TRACK ADDRESS: 2729 IN-56, Salem, IN 47167
TRACK PHONE: (812) 883-6504
TRACK WEBSITE: http://salemspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation
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ALL-TIME “JOE JAMES/PAT O’CONNOR MEMORIAL WINNERS”:
1953: Larry Crockett, 1954: Pat O’Connor, 1955: Bob Sweikert. 1956: Eddie Sachs, 1957: Pat O’Connor, 1958: Eddie Sachs, 1959: A.J. Foyt, 1960: Parnelli Jones, 1961: Parnelli Jones, 1962: A.J. Foyt, 1963: Roger McCluskey, 1964: Mario Andretti, 1965: Bobby Unser, 1966: Mario Andretti, 1967: Sonny Ates, 1968: Rollie Beale, 1969: Sam Sessions, 1970: Gary Bettenhausen, 1971: Rollie Beale, 1972: Lee Kunzman, 1973: Tom Bigelow, 1974: Pancho Carter, 1975: Pancho Carter, 1976: Pancho Carter, 1977: Pancho Carter, 1978: Rich Vogler, 1979: Greg Leffler, 1980: Greg Leffler, 1981: Eddie Leavitt, 1982: Larry Rice, 1988: Bob Frey, 1989: Wayne Hammond, 1990: Rich Vogler, 1991: Steve Butler, 1992: Jim Mahoney, 1993: Jim Keeker, 1994: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1995: Tony Stewart, 1996: Chet Fillip, 1997: Dave Steele, 1998: Jay Drake, 1999: Dave Darland, 2000: Eric Gordon, 2001: Tracy Hines, 2002: Ed Carpenter, 2003: Michael Lewis, 2004: Dave Steele, 2005: Brian Tyler, 2006: Bryan Clauson, 2008: Jacob Wilson, 2009: Tracy Hines, 2010: Shane Hmiel, 2011: Jojo Helberg, 2012: Brian Olson, 2013: Brian Olson, 2014: Brian Gerster, 2015: Brian Gerster.