MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015 "TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100" ATTRACTS BIGGEST CAR COUNT IN 8 YEARS!

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1 1 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2015 "TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100" ATTRACTS BIGGEST CAR COUNT IN 8 YEARS!

2 2 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM The biggest USAC Silver Crown car count in eight years is expected to converge at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield Saturday for the "Tony Bettenhausen 100." Nearly 40 cars and drivers are already pre-entered for the event, which gets underway with practice at 10am and concludes with a 100-mile race on the spectacular one-mile oval which first hosted National Championship racing 81 years ago! Dedicated to the memory of one of America's most revered motorsports icons, the "Tony Bettenhausen 100" is round eight of the 2015 series and could be pivotal in determining the champion. Kody Swanson, last year's race winner and series champion, stands atop the points, 64 ahead of Jerry Coons Jr. entering Saturday's competition. A.J. Fike and Chris Windom, who finished fourth and fifth in last year's 100-miler, lead a strong contingent of Illinois drivers, but the entry list also includes drivers from Alabama, Arizona, California, Indiana, Kenticky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pensylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Former race winners Swanson, Fike (2012 and 2013), Brian Tyler (2004, 2005, 2008 and 2011), Dave Darland (1997, 1999 and 2003) and Russ Gamester (1998) are all entered Saturday. Tyler could become the race's second five-time winner, joining Chuck Gurney, who won seven "Tony Bettenhausen 100s" between 1984 and UPCOMING EVENT INFO

3 3 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM DATE: Saturday, August 22, 2015 SERIES: USAC Silver Crown Series TRACK: Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield, Illinois) - 1-mile, semi-banked dirt oval EVENT: The 54th Running of the "Tony Bettenhausen 100," continuing a tradition of national championship racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds that dates back to STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates open at 7am Grandstands open at 9am Practice: 10am Qualifying: 11:25am "Tony Bettenhausen 100" at 2pm TRACK ADDRESS: 801 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL TRACK PHONE: (217) TRACK WEBSITE: AAA/USAC CHAMP CAR/SILVER CROWN RACE WINNERS AT SPRINGFIELD: Billy Winn Billy Winn

4 4 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM Wilbur Shaw Mauri Rose Toni Williams Emil Andres Rex Mays Tony Bettenhausen 1948 (1) - Ted Horn 1948 (2) - Myron Fohr Johnnie Parsons Paul Russo Tony Bettenhausen Bill Schindler 1953 (1) - Rodger Ward 1953 (2) - Sam Hanks Jimmy Davies Jimmy Bryan Jimmy Bryan Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson Len Sutton Jim Packard Jim Hurtubise Jim Hurtubise Rodger Ward A.J. Foyt A.J. Foyt Don Branson A.J. Foyt Roger McCluskey Mario Andretti Al Unser A.J. Foyt Al Unser Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Al Unser Tom Bigelow Larry Rice Gary Bettenhausen Bobby Olivero

5 5 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM Pancho Carter George Snider Bobby Olivero Gary Bettenhausen Chuck Gurney Chuck Gurney Jack Hewitt Jack Hewitt Steve Chassey Chuck Gurney Chuck Gurney Chuck Gurney Jimmy Sills Jack Hewitt Chuck Gurney Kenny Irwin, Jr Chuck Gurney Dave Darland Russ Gamester Dave Darland Jack Hewitt Paul White J.J. Yeley Dave Darland Brian Tyler Brian Tyler Tracy Hines Ricky Stenhouse, Jr Brian Tyler Cole Whitt Mother Nature Brian Tyler A.J. Fike A.J. Fike Kody Swanson 2015 USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS

6 6 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM DATE LOCATION TRACK WINNER May 1 Toledo, OH Toledo Speedway Kody Swanson May 21 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fairgrounds Kody Swanson May 23 Brownsburg, IN Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Tanner Swanson June 20 Newton, IA Iowa Speedway Bobby Santos July 2 Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute Action Track Shane Cockrum July 23 Brownsburg, IN Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Tanner Swanson July 31 Belleville, KS Belleville High Banks Chris Windom Aug. 22 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds Sept. 6 DuQuoin, IL DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Sept. 26 Rossburg, OH Eldora Speedway Oct. 10 Syracuse, NY New York State Fairgrounds 2015 USAC SILVER CROWN POINT STANDINGS DRIVER POINTS ENTRANT POINTS RANK DRIVER POINTS RANK ENTRANT POINTS 1 Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, CA) DePalma Motorsports # Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ) 3 Aaron Pierce (Muncie, IN) 4 A.J. Fike (Galesburg, IL) Gene Nolen # Sam Pierce # RFMS Racing #3 313

7 7 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM 5 C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) 6 Chris Windom (Canton, IL) 7 Austin Nemire (Toledo, OH) RPM-Fred Gormly # Leary/Six-R Racing # Hemelgarn Enterprises # David Byrne (Shullsburg, WI) Rex Norris III # Rex Norris III (Knightstown, IN) Wilson Brothers Racing # Jacob Wilson (Crawfordsville, IN) Byrne Racing # USAC SILVER CROWN FEATURE WINNERS Kody Swanson - 2 (Toledo Speedway on May 1 & Indiana State Fairgrounds on May 21) Tanner Swanson - 2 (Lucas Oil Raceway on May 23 & Lucas Oil Raceway on July 23) Shane Cockrum - 1 (Terre Haute Action Track on July 2) Bobby Santos - 1 (Iowa Speedway on June 20) Chris Windom - 1 (Belleville High Banks on July 31) 2015 USAC SILVER CROWN STATISTICS

8 8 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM FEATURE WINS: 1. Kody Swanson - 2 Tanner Swanson Shane Cockrum - 1 Bobby Santos - 1 Chris Windom - 1 FEATURE LAPS LED 1. Kody Swanson Tanner Swanson Shane Cockrum Chris Windom A.J. Fike Bobby Santos Aaron Pierce Jacob Wilson Jerry Coons, Jr. - 1 TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES: 1. Kody Swanson Jerry Coons, Jr. - 4 Aaron Pierce Bobby Santos - 3 Chris Windom Shane Cockrum - 2 A.J. Fike - 2 Justin Grant - 2 Tanner Swanson Brady Bacon - 1 David Byrne - 1 Shane Cottle - 1 C.J. Leary - 1 Austin Nemire - 1 Ryan Newman - 1 Brian Tyler - 1

9 9 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM Jacob Wilson - 1 TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES: 1. Jerry Coons, Jr. - 6 Aaron Pierce - 6 Kody Swanson A.J. Fike David Byrne - 4 Austin Nemire - 4 Chris Windom Brady Bacon - 3 Shane Cockrum - 3 Justin Grant - 3 Tracy Hines - 3 C.J. Leary - 3 Bobby Santos - 3 Jacob Wilson Rex Norris III - 2 Tanner Swanson - 2 Kevin Thomas, Jr Tim Barber - 1 Dave Baumgartner - 1 Steve Buckwalter - 1 Shane Cottle - 1 Rickey Hood - 1 Patrick Lawson - 1 Ryan Newman - 1 Brian Tyler - 1 PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES: 1. Kody Swanson Aaron Pierce - 1 Tanner Swanson - 1 Chris Windom - 1

10 10 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM 2015 USAC SILVER CROWN "HARD CHARGERS" 5/1: Toledo Speedway - A.J. Fike (14 positions) 5/21: Indiana State Fairgrounds - Brian Tyler (24 positions) 5/23: Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis - Kody Swanson (3 positions) 6/20: Iowa Speedway - Austin Nemire (7 positions) 7/2: Terre Haute Action Track - Chase Stockon (7 positions) 7/23: Lucas Oil Raceway - Chris Windom (4 positions) 7/31: Belleville High Banks - Brady Bacon (3 positions) 2015 USAC SILVER CROWN "ROOKIE OF THE RACE" 5/1: Toledo Speedway - Austin Nemire (7th) 5/21: Indiana State Fairgrounds - Brady Bacon (10th) 5/23: Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis - C.J. Leary (9th) 6/20: Iowa Speedway - Austin Nemire (5th) 7/2: Terre Haute Action Track - C.J. Leary (2nd) 7/23: Lucas Oil Raceway - Austin Nemire (10th) 7/31: Belleville High Banks - Justin Grant (3rd) ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN WINNERS 1. [23 wins] Jack Hewitt 2. [17 wins] Brian Tyler 3. [16 wins] Dave Steele

11 11 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM 4. [15 wins] J.J. Yeley 5. [14 wins] Dave Darland & Chuck Gurney 7. [12 wins] Jimmy Sills 8. [11 wins] Bobby East 9. [10 wins] Gary Bettenhausen, Mike Bliss & Kody Swanson 12. [9 wins] Tracy Hines 13. [7 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Rick Hood & George Snider 16. [6 wins] Tom Bigelow, Russ Gamester, Kenny Irwin Jr., Jason Leffler, Bobby Santos, Ken Schrader & Al Unser 23. [5 wins] Mario Andretti, Donnie Beechler, Pancho Carter, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Bud Kaeding, Sheldon Kinser, Larry Rice & Tanner Swanson 32. [4 wins] Jeff Swindell & Rich Vogler 34. [3 wins] Steve Butler, 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 48. [2 wins] Pat Abold, Steve Chassey, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cockrum, Larry Dickson, Bill Engelhart, A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Larson, Jim McElreath, Ryan Newman, Joe Saldana, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Cole Whitt, Chris Windom, Josh Wise & Doug Wolfgang 65. [1 win] Teddy Beach, Jeff Bloom, David Byrne, Marvin Carman, Shane Carson, Bob Cicconi, Herb Copeland, Shane Cottle, Bruce Field, Aaron Fike, Chet Fillip, Bob Frey, Eric Gordon, John Heydenreich, Gary Hieber, Shane Hmiel,

12 12 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM Shane Hollingsworth, Jimmy Horton, Jackie Howerton, Kevin Huntley, Kenny Jacobs, Bubby Jones, Keith Kauffman, Jimmy Kite, Chuck Leary, Eddie Leavitt, Jason McCord, Lealand McSpadden, Mat Neely, Brad Noffsinger, Stevie Reeves, Wayne Reutimann Jr., Danny Smith, Kevin Thomas, Rich Tobias Jr., Chris Urish & Billy Vukovich ALL-TIME USAC SILVER CROWN 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

13 13 of 14 8/17/2015 9:44 AM 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 FIND USAC ON THE WEB Visit USAC's official website at Follow USAC on Twitter at Like USAC on Facebook at Be sure to follow USAC on Instagram at Subscribe to to view replays of this year's races as well as historical USAC action from the past.

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