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1 1 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2015 "TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100" AUGUST 22; WINDOM WINS "HUSTLE ON THE HIGH BANKS" A stellar field of cars and drivers is expected for the August 22 "Tony Bettenhausen 100" as the USAC Silver Crown cars return to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Kody Swanson continues to lead in search of a repeat series championship, holding a 64-point lead over Jerry Coons Jr. after finishing fourth in last Friday night's "Hustle on the High Banks" at Belleville, Kansas. Swanson led all 100 miles

2 SAC Silver Crown News - Aug. 3, of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM of last year's Springfeld race after winning the pole. Chris Windom of Canton, Ill., who finished fifth in last year's "Bettenhausen," will lead a bevy of Illinois drivers into round eight of this year's campaign. Windom led all 50 laps at Belleville in dominating fashion in his RPM Auto Enterprise Maxim/Mopar. Windom's first USAC feature win since 2013 vaulted him into sixth in the new standings as he led Coons to the checkered flag at the Belleville half-mile. The race was part of the track's annual "Belleville Midget Nationals" spectacular. Justin Grant took third ahead of Swanson and Shane Cockrum. Windom was the ProSource fast qualifier and pole starter. UPCOMING EVENT INFO 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 1934.

3 3 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates open at 7am Grandstands open at 9am Practice: 10am Qualifying: 11:25am Racing at 2pm TRACK ADDRESS: 801 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL TRACK PHONE: (217) TRACK WEBSITE: USAC SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE & RESULTS 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

4 SAC Silver Crown News - Aug. 3, of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 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 # 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 #40 219

5 5 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 2015 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 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 - 10

6 6 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 8. 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 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

7 7 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 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 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

8 8 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM "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 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

9 9 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 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, 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

10 10 of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 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

11 SAC Silver Crown News - Aug. 3, of 12 8/3/2015 7:21 PM 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. CONTACTS Richie Murray richie@usacracing.com Dick Jordan djordan@usacracing.com Kirk Spridgeon kirk@usacracing.com United States Auto Club 4910 West 16th Street Speedway, Indiana (317)

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