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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN STATISTICAL REVIEW

Justin Grant leads the field at the start of the "Bettenhausen 100" at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in August. Justin Grant leads the field at the start of the "Bettenhausen 100" at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in August. Gene Crucean Photo

2017 USAC SILVER CROWN STATISTICAL REVIEW

DRIVER CHAMPION: Kody Swanson

OWNER CHAMPION: DePalma Motorsports

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Joss Moffatt

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Apr 2: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: Chris Windom (Gene Kazmark #92)

Apr 29: Avondale, AZ – Phoenix International Raceway

WINNER: Bobby Santos (DJ Racing #22)

May 25: Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Fairgrounds

WINNER: Rained Out

May 26: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)

Jun 16: Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway

WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)

Jul 20: Brownsburg, IN – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

WINNER: Bobby Santos (DJ Racing #22)

Jul 28: Toledo, OH – Toledo Speedway

WINNER: Bobby Santos (DJ Racing #22)

Aug 12: Salem, IN - Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery

WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)

Aug 19: Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds

WINNER: Justin Grant (Carli/Hemelgarn Racing #91)

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

WINNER: Kody Swanson (DePalma Motorsports #63)

Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

                WINNER: Tyler Courtney (Hans Lein #97)

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(D) represents a dirt event

(P) represents a pavement event

# represents a daytime event

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.   (650) Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)

2.   (562) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)

3.   (525) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)

4.   (470) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)

5.   (436) David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI)

6.   (402) Aaron Pierce (Muncie, IN)

7.   (350) Bobby Santos (Franklin, MA)

8.   (302) ®Joss Moffatt (Columbus, IN)

9.   (295) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)

10. (248) ®Damion Gardner (Concord, CA)

11. (245) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

12. (217) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

13. (215) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)

14. (207) ®Matt Goodnight (Winchester, IN)

15. (193) ®Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)

16. (188) ®Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN)

17. (181) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

18. (168) ®Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)

19. (167) Tanner Swanson (Kingsburg, CA)

20. (165) Davey Hamilton (Boise, ID)

21. (164) ®Dakota Jackson (Elizabethtown, IN)

22. (161) Steve Buckwalter (Royersford, PA)

23. (150) Austin Nemire (Sylvania, OH)

24. (147) Shane Cockrum (Benton, IL)

25. (145) ®Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)

26. (141) ®Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

27. (138) Patrick Lawson (Edwardsville, IL)

28. (131) Jeff Swindell    (Germantown, TN)

29. (130) Patrick Bruns (Champaign, IL)

30. (101) ®Shane Butler (Bushnell, FL)

31. (100) ®Johnny Petrozelle (Denton, NC)

32. (97) Bill Rose (Greenfield, IN)

33. (95) ®A.J. Russell (Clovis, CA)

34. (93) ®Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN)

35. (90) ®Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)

36. (89) ®Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)

37. (87) ®J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL)

38. (86) Jacob Wilson (Crawfordsville, IN)

39. (82) Casey Shuman (Tempe, AZ) & ®David Shain (Sullivan, IL)

41. (78) Chris Fetter (Troy, MO) & ®Troy Thompson (Brooksville, FL)

43. (71) Brian Tyler (Pleasant Garden, NC)

44. (63) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)

45. (56) Chris Urish (Elkhart, IL)

46. (48) Joey Moughan (Springfield, IL)

47. (47) ®Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, PA)

48. (43) ®Henry Clarke (Villa Park, CA)

49. (41) ®Korey Weyant (Springfield, IL)

50. (39) Terry Babb (Decatur, IL)

51. (33) Danny Long (Bonne Terre, MO)

52. (28) ®Keith Burch (Farmington, MO)

53. (27) Ryan Newman (South Bend, IN)

54. (25) Ken Schrader (Fenton, MO)

55. (23) ®Cody Gerhardt (Fresno, CA)

56. (20) Kenny Gentry (Henderson, KY)

57. (17) Zach Daum (Pocahontas, IL)

58. (13) Russ Gamester (Peru, IN)

59. (10) A.J. Fike (Galesburg, IL) & ®Cody Gallogly (Pataskala, OH)

® represents a USAC Silver Crown Rookie Driver

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.   (650) DePalma Motorsports #63

2.   (562) Gene Nolen Racing #20

3.   (498) Gene Kazmark #92

4.   (470) Carli/Hemelgarn Racing #91

5.   (436) Byrne Racing #40

6.   (402) Sam Pierce #26

7.   (381) Gene Nolen Racing #120

8.   (350) DJ Racing #22

9.   (311) Klatt Enterprises #6

10. (302) Williams & Wright Racing #32

11. (262) RPM/Fred Gormly #199

12. (237) Liguori Racing #4

13. (226) RPM/Fred Gormly #98

14. (225) Curtis Williams #81

15. (217) Chuck & Tammi Leary #30

16. (207) Goodnight Racing #39

17. (206) Carla & Steve Phillips #27

18. (197) Gene Nolen Racing #201

19. (179) Breidinger Motorsports #80 & Troy Thompson #15

21. (165) Patrick Lawson #2

22. (161) SET Racing #53

23. (150) Bob Lesko #16

24. (147) Hardy Boys Motorsports #71

25. (145) Hans Lein #97

26. (141) Mal Lane #54

27. (140) Bill Rose #75

28. (134) Bowman Racing #02

29. (131) Swanson Racing #21

30. (130) Full Throttle Racing #95

31. (123) Paul Martens #48

32. (100) Cornell/Petrozelle Racing #08

33. (95) Ted Finkenbinder #03

34. (93) Kevin Studley #57

35. (87) Bland Brothers Enterprises #5

36. (86) Wilson Brothers Racing #07

37. (82) Patty Bateman  #55 & Hardy Boys Motorsports #7

39. (71) Galas Motorsports #12

40. (56) Chris Urish #77

41. (48) Joey Moughan #29

42. (47) Dave Berkheimer #31

43. (42) McQuinn Motorsports #14

44. (41) Scott Weyant #99 & Chris Fetter #88

46. (39) Terry Babb #42

47. (37) Chris Fetter #89

48. (33) Danny Long #44

49. (28) Keith Burch #24

50. (27) Johnny Vance Racing #2v

51. (23) Cody Gerhardt #60

52. (20) Kenny Gentry #18

53. (13) Gamester Racing #51

54. (10) RFMS Racing #3

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2017 USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.   (302) Joss Moffatt (Columbus, IN)

2.   (248) Damion Gardner (Concord, CA)

3.   (207) Matt Goodnight (Winchester, IN)

4.   (193) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)

5.   (188) Joe Axsom (Franklin, IN)

6.   (168) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)

7.   (164) Dakota Jackson (Elizabethtown, IN)

8.   (145) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)

9.   (141) Mark Smith (Sunbury, PA)

10. (101) Shane Butler (Bushnell, FL)

11. (100) Johnny Petrozelle (Denton, NC)

12. (95) A.J. Russell (Clovis, CA)

13. (93) Kevin Studley (Plainfield, IN)

14. (90) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)

15. (89) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)

16. (87) J.C. Bland (Springfield, IL)

17. (82) David Shain (Sullivan, IL)

18. (78) Troy Thompson (Brooksville, FL)

19. (47) Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, PA)

20. (43) Henry Clarke (Villa Park, CA)

21. (41) Korey Weyant (Springfield, IL)

22. (28) Keith Burch (Farmington, MO)

23. (23) Cody Gerhardt (Fresno, CA)

24. (10) Cody Gallogly (Pataskala, OH)

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RACE WINS:

1. (4) Kody Swanson (May 26 at Lucas Oil Raceway, Jun. 16 at Williams Grove Speedway, Aug. 12 at Salem Speedway & Sept. 3 at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds)

2. (3) Bobby Santos (Apr. 29 at Phoenix Raceway, Jul. 20 at Lucas Oil Raceway & Jul. 28 at Toledo Speedway)

3. (1) Tyler Courtney (Sep. 23 at Eldora Speedway)

    (1) Justin Grant (Aug. 19 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds)

    (1) Chris Windom (Apr. 2 at the Terre Haute Action Track)

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LAPS LED:

1.   (241) Kody Swanson

2.   (186) Bobby Santos

3.   (83) Damion Gardner

4.   (79) Justin Grant

5.   (69) David Byrne

6.   (68) Jeff Swindell

7.   (51) Chris Windom

8.   (50) Tyler Courtney

9.   (30) Aaron Pierce

10. (28) C.J. Leary

11. (21) Brian Tyler

12. (18) Shane Cockrum

13. (1) Tanner Swanson

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TOP-FIVE FINISHES:

1. (9) Kody Swanson

2. (7) Chris Windom

3. (6) Jerry Coons, Jr.

4. (5) Bobby Santos

5. (3) Aaron Pierce

6. (2) Brady Bacon, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Tanner Swanson & Jeff Swindell

11. (1) David Byrne, Shane Cockrum, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Damion Gardner, Justin Grant, Davey Hamilton, Davey Hamilton, Jr., Joe Liguori & Hunter Schuerenberg

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TOP-TEN FINISHES:

1.   (10) Jerry Coons, Jr.

2.   (9) Kody Swanson

3.   (7) Justin Grant & Chris Windom

5.   (6) David Byrne

6.   (5) Aaron Pierce & Bobby Santos

8.   (3) Brady Bacon, Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Davey Hamilton & Joe Liguori

13. (2) Annie Briedinger, Shane Butler, Shane Cockrum, Damion Gardner, Davey Hamilton, Jr., C.J. Leary, Joss Moffatt, A.J. Russell, Hunter Schuerenberg, Tanner Swanson & Jeff Swindell

24. (1) Joe Axsom, Robert Ballou, Toni Breidinger, Patrick Bruns, Steve Buckwalter, Henry Clarke, Tyler Courtney, Dakota Jackson, Patrick Lawson, Austin Nemire, Casey Shuman, Mark Smith, Kevin Studley & Brian Tyler

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RACE STARTS:

1.   (10) David Byrne, Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant, Kody Swanson & Chris Windom

6.   (9) Aaron Pierce

7.   (8) Joss Moffatt

8.   (7) Joe Liguori

9.   (6) Damion Gardner & Matt Goodnight

11. (5) Joe Axsom, Steve Buckwalter, Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Dakota Jackson, C.J. Leary, Austin Nemire & Bobby Santos

19. (4) J.C. Bland, Patrick Bruns, Davey Hamilton, Jr., Patrick Lawson, Johnny Petrozelle, Hunter Schuerenberg & Mark Smith

26. (3) Brady Bacon, Shane Cockrum, Tyler Courtney, Davey Hamilton, Bill Rose, Casey Shuman & Tanner Swanson

33. (2) Terry Babb, Robert Ballou, Annie Breidinger, Toni Breidinger, Keith Burch, Shane Butler, Chris Fetter, Danny Long, Joey Moughan, A.J. Russell, David Shain, Kevin Studley, Jeff Swindell, Troy Thompson, Brian Tyler, Chris Urish & Jacob Wilson

50. (1) Dave Berkheimer, Henry Clarke, Cody Gerhardt, Zach Daum, Russ Gamester, Ryan Newman, Ken Schrader & Korey Weyant

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TOP “ROOKIE” FINISHER OF THE RACE:

Apr. 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Hunter Schuerenberg (4th)

Apr. 29: Phoenix Raceway – Shane Butler (6th)

May 26: Lucas Oil Raceway – Kevin Studley (7th)

Jun. 16: Williams Grove Speedway – Damion Gardner (2nd)

Jul. 20: Lucas Oil Raceway – Davey Hamilton, Jr. (9th)

Jul. 28: Toledo Speedway – Joe Axsom (7th)

Aug. 12: Salem Speedway – Davey Hamilton, Jr. (5th)

Aug. 19: Illinois State Fairgrounds – David Shain (13th)

Sep. 3: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Mark Smith (9th)

Sep. 23: Eldora Speedway – Tyler Courtney (1st)

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

Apr 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Dave Darland (20th to 7th)

Apr 29: Phoenix Raceway – Jerry Coons, Jr. (15th to 5th)

May 26: Lucas Oil Raceway – Kevin Studley (15th to 7th)

Jun. 16: Williams Grove Speedway – Austin Nemire (15th to 7th)

Jul. 20: Lucas Oil Raceway – Annie Breidinger (18th to 10th)

Jul. 28: Toledo Speedway – Joe Axsom (11th to 7th)

Aug. 12: Salem Speedway – Joss Moffatt (14th to 10th)

Aug. 19: Illinois State Fairgrounds – Jeff Swindell (28th to 3rd)

Sep. 3: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Casey Shuman (24th to 10th)

Sep. 23: Eldora Speedway – Brady Bacon (18th to 5th)

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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER:

Apr 2: Terre Haute Action Track – Patrick Bruns

Apr 29: Phoenix Raceway – Chris Windom

May 26: Lucas Oil Raceway – Troy Thompson

Jun. 16: Williams Grove Speedway – Steve Buckwalter

Jul. 20: Lucas Oil Raceway – Joss Moffatt

Jul. 28: Toledo Speedway – Joss Moffatt

Aug. 12: Salem Speedway – David Byrne

Aug. 19: Illinois State Fairgrounds – David Shain

Sep. 3: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Dakota Jackson

Sep. 23: Eldora Speedway – Joe Liguori

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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (5) Kody Swanson

2. (2) Jerry Coons, Jr.

3. (1) Damion Gardner, Bobby Santos & Tanner Swanson

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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:

1. (1) Mark Smith

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COMPLETE 2017 USAC SILVER CROWN DRIVER ROSTER

JOE AXSOM/Franklin, IN (Gene Nolen Racing 120)

TERRY BABB/Decatur, IL (Terry Babb 42)

BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK (Paul Martens 48 & RPM/Fred Gormly 199)

ROBERT BALLOU/Rocklin, CA (Klatt Enterprises 6)

DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Dave Berkheimer 31)

J.C. BLAND/Springfield, IL (Bland Brothers Enterprises 5)

ANNIE BREIDINGER/Hillsborough, CA (Breidinger Motorsports 80)

TONI BREIDINGER/Hillsborough, CA (Breidinger Motorsports 80)

PATRICK BRUNS/Champaign, IL (Full Throttle Racing 95)

STEVE BUCKWALTER/Royersford, PA (SET Racing 53)

KEITH BURCH/Farmington, MO (Keith Burch 24)

SHANE BUTLER/Bushnell, FL (Troy Thompson 15)

DAVID BYRNE/Shullsburg, WI (Byrne Racing 40)

HENRY CLARKE/Villa Park, CA (Bill Rose Racing 75)

SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL (Hardy Boys Motorsports 71)

JERRY COONS, JR./Tucson, AZ (Gene Nolen Racing 20)

SHANE COTTLE/Kokomo, IN (Curtis Williams 81)

TYLER COURTNEY/Indianapolis, IN (Hans Lein 97 & RPM-Fred Gormly 99)

DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN (Carla/Steve Phillips 27 & Hans Lein 97)

ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL (Dennis & Dave McQuinn 14)

CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO (Chris Fetter 88 & Chris Fetter 89)

A.J. FIKE/Galesburg, IL (RFMS Racing 3)

CODY GALLOGLY/Pataskala, OH (Curtis Williams 81)

RUSS GAMESTER/Peru, IN (Gamester Racing 51)

DAMION GARDNER/Concord, CA (Klatt Enterprises 6)

KENNY GENTRY/Henderson, KY (Kenny Gentry 18)

CODY GERHARDT/Fresno, CA (Cody Gerhardt 60)

MATT GOODNIGHT/Winchester, IN (Goodnight Racing 39)

JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Carli-Hemelgarn Racing 91)

DAVEY HAMILTON/Boise, ID (RPM-Fred Gormly 99)

DAVEY HAMILTON, JR. (RPM-Fred Gormly 98)

DAKOTA JACKSON/Elizabethtown, IN (Gene Nolen Racing 201)

PATRICK LAWSON/Edwardsville, IL (Patrick Lawson 2)

C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Chuck & Tammi Leary 30)

JOE LIGUORI/Tampa, FL (Liguori Racing 4)

DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO (Danny Long 44)

JOSS MOFFATT/Columbus, IN (Williams & Wright Racing 32)

JOEY MOUGHAN/Springfield, IL (Joey Moughan 29)

AUSTIN NEMIRE/Sylvania, OH (Bob Lesko 16)

RYAN NEWMAN/South Bend, IN (Johnny Vance Racing 2v)

JOHNNY PETROZELLE/Denton, NC (Cornell-Petrozelle Racing 08)

AARON PIERCE/Muncie, IN (Sam Pierce 26)

BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN (Bill Rose Racing 75)

A.J. RUSSELL/Clovis, CA (Ted Finkenbinder 03)

BOBBY SANTOS/Franklin, MA (DJ Racing 22)

KEN SCHRADER/Fenton, MO (Dennis & Dave McQuinn 14)

HUNTER SCHUERENBERG/Sikeston, MO (Gene Nolen Racing 120)

DAVID SHAIN/Sullivan, IL (Hardy Boys Motorsports 7)

CASEY SHUMAN/Tempe, AZ (Patty Bateman 55)

MARK SMITH/Sunbury, PA (Mal Lane 54)

KEVIN STUDLEY/Plainfield, IN (Kevin Studley 57)

KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (DePalma Motorsports 63)

TANNER SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (Bowman Racing 02 & Gene Nolen Racing 201)

JEFF SWINDELL/Germantown, TN (Swanson Racing 21)

TROY THOMPSON/Brooksville, FL (Troy Thompson 15)

BRIAN TYLER/Mount Pleasant, NC (Galas Motorsports 12)

CHRIS URISH/Elkhart, IL (Chris Urish 77)

KOREY WEYANT/Springfield, IL (Scott Weyant 99)

JACOB WILSON/Crawfordsville, IN (Wilson Brothers Racing 07)

CHRIS WINDOM/Canton, IL (Patrick Lawson 2 & Gene Kazmark 92)

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINS:

1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt

2. [19 wins] Kody Swanson

3. [17 wins] Brian Tyler

4. [16 wins] Dave Steele

5. [15 wins] J.J. Yeley

6. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney

8. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills

9. [11 wins] Bobby East

10. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Mike Bliss

12. [9 wins] Tracy Hines & Bobby Santos

14. [7 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Rick Hood, George Snider & Tanner Swanson

18. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Jason Leffler, Ken Schrader, Al Unser & Chris Windom

25. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice

33. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler

35. [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

50. [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, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang

64. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Christopher Bell, Jeff Bloom, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Bruce Field, Aaron Fike, Chet Fillip, Bob Frey, Eric Gordon, Justin Grant, 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, 2016: Chris Windom, 2017: Kody Swanson

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN OWNER CHAMPIONS:

1971: Leader Cards, 1972: A.J. Foyt Enterprises, 1973: Vel’s Parnelli Jones, 1974: Vel’s Parnelli Jones, 1975: Pizza Hut of St. Louis, 1976: Louis Seymour & Sons, 1977: David LeFevre, 1978: Johnny Capels, 1979: Leader Cards, 1980: Delrose-Holt Racing, 1981: Aristocrat Products, 1982: Steve Enslow, 1983: Delrose-Holt Racing, 1984: Radio Hospital, 1985: Damon Fortune, 1986: Bob Hampshire, 1987: Bob Hampshire, 1988: Kenneth Jarrett Farms, 1989: Transportation Computer Systems, 1990: Bob Consani, 1991: M & L Plumbing, 1992: Kenneth Jarrett Farms, 1993: Del McClure, 1994: Gary Stanton, 1995: Niebel Engines, 1996: Stanton Racing, 1997: Foxco, Inc., 1998: Goetz Racing, 1999: Snider/Foyt Racing, 2000: Indiana Underground Construction, 2001: Paul Cook Racing, 2002: East/Stewart Racing, 2003: East/Stewart Racing, 2004: East/Stewart Racing, 2005: East/Stewart Racing, 2006: Leffler/BK Racing, 2007: BK Racing, 2008: RW Motorsports, 2009: BK Motorsports, 2010: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2011: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2012: RW Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2013: Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, 2014: DePalma Motorsports, 2015: DePalma Motorsports, 2016: DePalma Motorsports, 2017: DePalma Motorsports

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ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:

1981: Jack Hewitt, 1982: Keith Kauffman, 1983: Rick Hood, 1984: Dave Blaney, 1985: Steve Butler, 1986: Kenny Jacobs, 1987: Jeff Swindell, 1988: Gene Lee Gibson, 1989: Jimmy Sills, 1990: Eric Gordon, 1991: Stevie Reeves, 1992: Jim Keeker, 1993: Randy Tolsma, 1994: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1995: Chuck Leary: 1996: Ryan Newman, 1997: Jimmy Kite, 1998: Todd Kane, 1999: Paul White, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Aaron Fike, 2002: Matt Westfall, 2003: Ron Gregory, 2004: Aaron Pierce, 2005: Josh Wise, 2006: Mat Neely, 2007: Cameron Dodson, 2008: Steve Arpin, 2009: Kody Swanson, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Kyle Hamilton, 2013: Chris Windom, 2014: Caleb Armstrong, 2015: C.J. Leary, 2016: Casey Shuman, 2017: Joss Moffatt