The 2018 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series is the 47th season of Silver Crown racing under the USAC banner. The series will begin with the Phoenix Copper Cup at ISM Raceway on April 7, and will end with the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on September 22.[1] Kody Swanson entered the 2018 season as the defending champion. Swanson won the 2018 season title, becoming a 4-time series champion. Swanson also joined Al Unser as one of the only two drivers in history to win four consecutive Hoosier Hundred races in a row in 2018.[2] Swanson also became the all-time wins leader in Silver Crown at Salem with 24 wins.[3]
Team & Driver Chart edit
| No. | Race Driver | Car Owner / Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Patrick Lawson | Patrick Lawson | DRC | Wesmar Chevrolet | 6 |
| 3 | A.J. Russell | Ted Finkenbinder | Beast | Bailey Bros. Chevrolet | 1 |
| 4 | Joe Liguori | Liguori Racing | DRC | Kercher Chevrolet | 4 |
| 5 | J.C. Bland | Bland Brothers Enterprises | Drinan | BBE Chevrolet | 3 |
| 6 | Kyle Hamilton | Klatt Enterprises | Beast | J&D Ford | 5 |
| Brady Bacon | 5 | ||||
| 7 | Kyle Robbins | Kyle Robbins Racing | Beast | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 8 | Johnny Petrozelle | Cornell-Petrozelle Racing | DRC | Stanton Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | Chris Dyson | Chris Dyson Racing | Beast | Kistler Chevrolet | 4 |
| Jason McDougal | 1 | ||||
| 02 | Tanner Swanson | Bowman-Elmore Racing | Beast | Kistler Chevrolet | 1 |
| 04 | Neil Shepherd | Shepherd Racing | DRC | Claxton Toyota | 3 |
| 07 | Jacob Wilson | Wilson Brothers Racing | Maxim | Claxton Toyota
Claxton Chevrolet |
6 |
| 10 | C.J. Leary | Mickey Meyer | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 2 |
| 12 | Brian Tyler | Galas Motorsports | Beast | Galas Chevrolet | 3 |
| 14 | Ken Schrader | Dennis & Dave McQuinn | JR-1 | Chevrolet | 2 |
| AJ Fike | 1 | ||||
| 16 | Austin Nemire | Nemire-Lesko Racing | Beast | Mopar | 9 |
| Terry James | Dr. Jim Logan | Beast | Cadillac | 1 | |
| 17 | Chris Windom | Nolen Racing | Beast | Tranter Chevrolet | 10 |
| Maxim | |||||
| 18 | Travis Welpott | Travis Welpott-Ernie Goman Racing | DRC | Ed Pink Chevrolet | 8 |
| 20 | Jerry Coons Jr. | Nolen Racing | Beast | Tranter Chevrolet | 10 |
| Maxim | |||||
| 21 | Eric Gordon | Armstrong Racing | Beast | Claxton Toyota | 5 |
| Jeff Swindell | Swanson Racing | Maxim | Moyle Toyota | 3 | |
| 22 | Bobby Santos III | DJ Racing | Beast | Speedway Chevrolet | 5 |
| 23 | Terry James | Todd Satterthwaite | Magnum | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 24 | Mike Haggenbottom | Haggenbottom Racing | Maxim | Speed Equipment Chevrolet | 2 |
| Keith Burch | Keith Burch | Beast | Burch Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 26 | Aaron Pierce | Sam Pierce | Beast | Jackson Chevrolet | 7 |
| 29 | Brent Yarnal | Yarnal Racing | 1 | ||
| Joey Moughan | Joey Moughan | Maxim | Claxton Mopar | 2 | |
| 30 | C.J. Leary | Chuck & Tammi Leary | DRC | 1-Way Toyota | 3 |
| 31 | Dave Berkheimer | Berkheimer Racing | Drinan | Chevrolet | 4 |
| Derek Bischak | Derek Bischak | Beast | Gaerte Chevrolet | 1 | |
| 32 | Joss Moffatt | Williams & Wright Racing | Maxim | Williams Chevrolet | 1 |
| Dave Darland | 4 | ||||
| 33 | Jackie Burke | Jackie Burke | Shores-Burke | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 34 | Terry Babb | Ken Morford | Beast | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 39 | Matt Goodnight | Goodnight Racing | Beast | Claxton Chevrolet | 10 |
| 40 | David Byrne | Byrne Racing | Maxim | J&D Chevrolet | 10 |
| 41 | A.J. Fike | McQuinn Motorsports | JR-1 | McQuinn Chevrolet | 1 |
| 43 | Daniel Robinson | A.J. Felker & Ricky Nix | Beast | Chevrolet | 1 |
| John Heydenreich | 1 | ||||
| Dave Darland | 1 | ||||
| 44 | Danny Long | Danny Long | Beast | Z-Man Chevrolet | 2 |
| 47 | Austin Mundie | Les Butler | Maxim | Kistler Chevrolet | 4 |
| 51 | Russ Gamester | Gamester Racing | GRP | Toyota | 3 |
| 53 | Steve Buckwalter | SET Racing | Beast | Foxco Chevrolet | 4 |
| Aaron Schuck | Five-Three | 1 | |||
| 55 | Casey Shuman | Patty Bateman | Beast | Foxco Chevrolet | 2 |
| 56 | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Foxco Racing | Eagle | Foxco Chevrolet | 4 |
| 60 | Cody Gerhardt | Cody Gerhardt | Beast | Toyota | 3 |
| 63 | Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports | Beast | Hampshire Chevrolet | 10 |
| 66 | Bill Rose | Bill Rose Racing | Beast | Claxton Toyota | 5 |
| Claxton Mopar | |||||
| 71 | Shane Cockrum | Hardy Boys Motorsports | Maxim | Brown Chevrolet | 4 |
| 75 | Dave Darland | Bill Rose Racing | Beast | Claxton Toyota | 1 |
| Bill Rose | Claxton Mopar | 2 | |||
| 77 | Chris Urish | Chris Urish | Beast | Foxco Chevrolet | 2 |
| 80 | Toni Breidinger | Breidinger Motorsports | Beast | Wesmar Chevrolet | 5 |
| 81 | Shane Cottle | Curtis Williams | Maxim | Williams Chevrolet | 5 |
| Cody Gallogly | Big Car | 2 | |||
| 88 | Chris Fetter | Sammy Fetter | Beast | Foxco Chevrolet | 1 |
| 89 | Chris Fetter | Chris Fetter | Beast | TMS Chevrolet | 2 |
| 91 | Justin Grant | Hemelgarn Racing | DRC | Speedway Ford | 10 |
| 92 | Jim Anderson | Kazmark Motorsports | Beast | Claxton Toyota | 2 |
| Dave Darland | Maxim | Mopar | 1 | ||
| 96 | Austin Blair | Austin Blair Racing | Beast | Mopar | 2 |
| 97 | Tyler Courtney | Hans Lein | DRC | Stanton Mopar | 5 |
| 99 | Korey Weyant | Scott Weyant | Beast | Automotive Machine | 4 |
| 114 | Coleman Gulick | Team Scorpion | Mach-1 | Jimmy D Chevrolet | 2 |
| 118 | Travis Welpott | Welpott Racing | Beast 1 | Ed Pink Chevrolet | 2 |
| DRC 1 | |||||
| 124 | Mike Haggenbottom | Haggenbottom Racing | Maxim | Speed Equipment Chevrolet | 6 |
| 126 | Jesse Dunham | Sam Pierce | Beast | Chevrolet | 1 |
| 131 | Derek Bischak | Derek Bischak | Beast | Gaerte Chevrolet | 1 |
| 711 | A.J. Fike | Hardy Boys Motorsports | Maxim | Brown Chevrolet | 1 |
Driver & Team Changes edit
- - Chris Windom will run the full Silver Crown schedule in 2018 for Nolen Racing. Jerry Coons Jr., will also return to the team for the full season.[4]
- - Austin Nemire will run the full Silver Crown schedule in 2018 for Nemire/Lesko Racing.[5]
Schedule edit
The 2018 schedule features 6 pavement races and 5 dirt races. The entire season will have on-demand video coverage by Loudpedal.TV Archived 11 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Select races will be broadcast live online by Speed Shift TV Archived 25 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Eldora Speedway will broadcast the 4 Crown Nationals live on their streaming website.[6] Live radio coverage for most USAC National races is available on the USAC Racing App. BCSN would broadcast the Toledo race on delay. MavTV (in association with Speed51) would broadcast the Rich Vogler Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway on delay.[7]
| No. | Date | Race title | Track | TV/Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 7 | Phoenix Copper Cup | ISM Raceway, Avondale, AZ | |
| 2 | April 29 | Sumar Classic | Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, IN | Speed Shift TV |
| 3 | May 4 | Rollie Beale Classic | Toledo Speedway, Toledo, OH | BCSN |
| 4 | May 24 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile, Indianapoliis, IN | Speed Shift TV |
| 5 | May 25 | Dave Steele Carb Night Classic | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IN | Speed Shift TV |
| 6 | June 29 | Bytech Dairyland 100 | Madison International Speedway, Madison, WI | |
| 7 | August 11 | Joe James - Pat O'Conner Classic | Salem Speedway, Salem, IN | |
| 8 | August 18 | Bettenhausen 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield, IL | |
| 9 | September 2 | Ted Horn 100 | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, DuQuoin, IL | |
| ≠ | September 8 | Rich Vogler Classic | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IN | |
| 10 | September 22 | 4 Crown Nationals | Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH | EldoraSpeedway.com |
Dirt Oval
Pavement Oval
- - * will state if the race is a non points event, or a preliminary night.
- - ≠ will state if the race was postponed or canceled
Schedule notes and changes edit
- - 1 new asphalt race was added at Madison International Speedway on June 29.
- - Williams Grove Speedway would not return to the schedule in 2018. However, this would be only a 1-year hiatus as the track & USAC intends on the race returning to the schedule in 2019.[8]
- - Rich Vogler Classic (September 8) at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis was canceled due to inclement weather.[9]
Results and Standings edit
Races edit
| No. | Race / Track | Winning driver | Winning team | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Copper Cup | Bobby Santos III | DJ Racing | Kody Swanson |
| 2 | Sumar Classic | Justin Grant | Hemelgarn Racing | Tyler Courtney |
| 3 | Rollie Beale Classic | Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports | Justin Grant |
| 4 | Hoosier Hundred | Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports | Kody Swanson |
| 5 | Dave Steele Carb Night Classic | Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports | Tanner Swanson |
| 6 | Bytech Dairyland 100 | Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports | Justin Grant |
| 7 | Joe James - Pat O'Conner Classic | Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports | Kody Swanson |
| 8 | Bettenhausen 100 | Chris Windom | Nolen Racing | Jerry Coons Jr. |
| 9 | Ted Horn 100 | Chris Windom | Nolen Racing | Jacob Wilson |
| 10 | Four Crown Nationals | C.J. Leary | Chuck & Tammi Leary | Shane Cottle |
Driver points edit
Source:[10]
- Kody Swanson, 641
- Justin Grant, 559
- Chris Windom, 524
- David Byrne, 459
- Jerry Coons Jr., 433
- Kyle Robbins, 372
- Travis Welpott, 348
- Matt Goodnight, 344
- Bobby Santos III, 329
- Austin Nemire, 327
Owner points edit
- #63 DePalma Motorsports, 641
- #91 Hemelgarn Racing, 559
- #17 Nolen Racing, 524
- #40 Byrne Racing, 459
- #20 Nolen Racing, 433
See also edit
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2018 Cheesemakers 100.
- ^ "BALANCED PAVEMENT/DIRT MIX THE INGREDIENT FOR 2018 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE - USAC Racing".
- ^ "SWANSON EQUALS UNSER WITH 4TH STRAIGHT HOOSIER HUNDRED WIN - USAC Racing".
- ^ "SWANSON BECOMES WINNINGEST SILVER CROWN DRIVER WITH SALEM SCORE - USAC Racing". www.usacracing.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Windom to Join Coons for Full 2018 USAC Silver Crown Campaign". 23 November 2017.
- ^ "AUSTIN NEMIRE RETURNS FULL-TIME TO SILVER CROWN IN 2018 - USAC Racing". www.usacracing.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "2018 4-Crown Nationals – Eldora Speedway".
- ^ Speed51 to showcase 12 races on MavTV
- ^ "Williams Grove Speedway". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "SATURDay's RICH VOGLER CLASSIC AT LOR CANCELED - USAC Racing".
- ^ 2018 USAC Silver Crown season- USAC, 2 May 2020