Shorter Silver Crown Schedule for 2007/ Santos Wins Race, Phillip Claims 1st PRA Title
Shorter Silver Crown Schedule for 2007
USAC released their 2007 Silver Crown schedule this morning at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando. The 2007 schedule is a shortened version of 2006. Gone are new generation pavement races at Kentucky Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile. The series has added a 50 lap dirt race at Manzanita Speedway to replace the pavement version of the Copper World Classic. The pavement race at Phoenix International Raceway now falls on the Thursday of the NASCAR weekend in November. USAC will race at the same venue as the IRL only twice this season, at Homestead Miami Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. The series will race on NASCAR weekends four times at Chicagoland Speedway, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Kansas Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. The Iowa Speedway “Triple Crown” race featuring all three of USAC’s national divisions is the only stand-alone pavement race. The Iowa race moves to May and the Terre Haute race moves back to its early June date.
The Hoosier Hundred, Springfield, DuQuoin and the Four Crown Nationals all return to the schedule to close the count, seven pavement races to six dirt races. USAC also released the schedules for their National Midget and Sprint Series. Those schedules are available at http://www.usacracing.com/. The full schedule is published below.
2/9-10 Phoenix, AZ Manzanita Speedway
3/23-25 Homestead, FL Homestead Miami Speedway
5/5 Newton, IA Iowa Speedway
5/25 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fairgrounds
6/2 Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute Action Track
6/29-30 Richmond, VA Richmond International Raceway
7/13 Joliet, IL Chicagoland Speedway
7/26 Indianapolis, IN O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
8/18 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds
9/2 DuQuoin, IL DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
9/22 Rossburg, OH Eldora Speedway
9/28-29 Kansas City, KS Kansas Speedway
11/8 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix International Raceway
Santos Wins Race, Phillip Claims 1st PRA Title
Chet Phillip came to Florida with his sights set on the 2006 Inaugural PRA Big Car Series Title. The Avon, Indiana native qualified 20th and moved through the field to finish 4th clinching the championship. Bobby Santos III scored Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing’s first win in the Premiere Racing Association Big Car Series Wednesday night. Santos, driving the No. 99 Ford powered Beast, qualified third turning a time of 20.197. Marc Jessup took the pole with a time of 19.827 around the ¾ mile oval. Bobby Santos however won the draw and would start on the pole but the fast Jessup would get by Santos to take the lead early in the race. Bobby Santos would conserve his equipment and later retake the lead from Jessup. Fellow Ford powered driver, Bobby East would pressure the Franklin, Massachusetts native. The Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing team would then use a red flag to make a few minor adjustments to the No. 99 Ford powered Beast. Bobby Santos III was able to pull away when the race resumed winning by a straightaway. Bobby East finished second and Teddy Beach rounded out the top three. Santos’ teammates, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Cameron Dodson brought home top ten finishes 7th and 8th respectively in their first PRA starts.
Unofficial Results
1 . 99 - Bobby Santos III Franklin, PA 100 Running2 . 6 - Bobby East Brownsburg, IN 100 Running3 . 15 - Teddy Beach Donnelsville, OH 100 Running4 . 77 - Chet Fillip Avon, IN 100 Running5 . 91 - Dave Steele Tampa, FL 100 Running6 . 41 - Kyle Nicholas Naples, FL 100 Running7 . 135 - Ricky Stenhouse Olive Branch, MS 100 Running8 . 35 - Cameron Dodson Greenfield, IN 100 Running9 . 92 - Dave Darland Lincoln, IN 100 Running10 . 192 - Levi Jones Olney, IL 100 Running11 . 4 - Eric Gordon Indianapolis, IN 100 Running12 . 198 - Michael Roselli Jr. Brodheadsville, PA 100 Running13 . 110 - Alex Pruett Los Angeles, CA 100 Running14 . 52 - Travis Pastrana Annapolis, MD 100 Running15 . 51 - Russ Gamester Peru, IN 100 Running16 . 5 - Jimmy Kite Stockbridge, GA 100 Running17 . 20 - Ron Gregory Noblesville, IN 99 Running18 . 32 - A. J. Fike Galesburg, IL 77 Accident19 . 1 - Wayne Reutimann Sr. Zephyrhills, FL 67 Mechanical20 . 0 - Wayne Reutimann Jr. Zephyrhills, FL 52 Mechanical21 . 29 - Tony Stewart Columbus, IN 44 Mechanical22 . 25 - Marc Jessup Camby, IN 41 Mechanical23 . 90 - Johnny Heydenreich Bloomsburg, PA 40 Accident24 . 37 - Tracy Hines New Castle, IN 40 Accident25 . 94 - Mike Lichty Ontario, Canada 34 Mechanical26 . 95 - Jerry Coons Jr. Tucson, AZ 26 Accident27 . 89 - Brad Davis Clermont, FL 21 Mechanical28 . 28 - Brian Paulus Mechanicsburg, PA 1 Mechanical
You Can’t Believe Everything You Read
Some times my gut us right and sometimes it is wrong. On Wednesday I reported that Dirt Motorsports would make an announcement regarding title sponsorship in the World of Outlaws. They did name a title sponsor Thursday after noon at PRI but it wasn’t for the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, it was for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. That series will be called the 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Rockford-Montgomery Labs has signed a three-year deal with Dirt to make their 360 OTC pain reliever brand the title sponsor. There was no announcement today on the WoO Sprint Series, which at this time does not have a title sponsor. I regret the error. I hope you will continue to read this blog knowing that speculation is speculation unless it is confirmed which in this case it was not.
Note: The views and opinions expressed in today’s blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of his employers, this website or any other person or company on the planet.
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of Open Wheeler.
USAC released their 2007 Silver Crown schedule this morning at the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando. The 2007 schedule is a shortened version of 2006. Gone are new generation pavement races at Kentucky Speedway and the Milwaukee Mile. The series has added a 50 lap dirt race at Manzanita Speedway to replace the pavement version of the Copper World Classic. The pavement race at Phoenix International Raceway now falls on the Thursday of the NASCAR weekend in November. USAC will race at the same venue as the IRL only twice this season, at Homestead Miami Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. The series will race on NASCAR weekends four times at Chicagoland Speedway, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Kansas Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. The Iowa Speedway “Triple Crown” race featuring all three of USAC’s national divisions is the only stand-alone pavement race. The Iowa race moves to May and the Terre Haute race moves back to its early June date.
The Hoosier Hundred, Springfield, DuQuoin and the Four Crown Nationals all return to the schedule to close the count, seven pavement races to six dirt races. USAC also released the schedules for their National Midget and Sprint Series. Those schedules are available at http://www.usacracing.com/. The full schedule is published below.
2/9-10 Phoenix, AZ Manzanita Speedway
3/23-25 Homestead, FL Homestead Miami Speedway
5/5 Newton, IA Iowa Speedway
5/25 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fairgrounds
6/2 Terre Haute, IN Terre Haute Action Track
6/29-30 Richmond, VA Richmond International Raceway
7/13 Joliet, IL Chicagoland Speedway
7/26 Indianapolis, IN O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
8/18 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds
9/2 DuQuoin, IL DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
9/22 Rossburg, OH Eldora Speedway
9/28-29 Kansas City, KS Kansas Speedway
11/8 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix International Raceway
Santos Wins Race, Phillip Claims 1st PRA Title
Chet Phillip came to Florida with his sights set on the 2006 Inaugural PRA Big Car Series Title. The Avon, Indiana native qualified 20th and moved through the field to finish 4th clinching the championship. Bobby Santos III scored Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing’s first win in the Premiere Racing Association Big Car Series Wednesday night. Santos, driving the No. 99 Ford powered Beast, qualified third turning a time of 20.197. Marc Jessup took the pole with a time of 19.827 around the ¾ mile oval. Bobby Santos however won the draw and would start on the pole but the fast Jessup would get by Santos to take the lead early in the race. Bobby Santos would conserve his equipment and later retake the lead from Jessup. Fellow Ford powered driver, Bobby East would pressure the Franklin, Massachusetts native. The Carl Edwards/ R.E. Technologies Racing team would then use a red flag to make a few minor adjustments to the No. 99 Ford powered Beast. Bobby Santos III was able to pull away when the race resumed winning by a straightaway. Bobby East finished second and Teddy Beach rounded out the top three. Santos’ teammates, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Cameron Dodson brought home top ten finishes 7th and 8th respectively in their first PRA starts.
Unofficial Results
1 . 99 - Bobby Santos III Franklin, PA 100 Running2 . 6 - Bobby East Brownsburg, IN 100 Running3 . 15 - Teddy Beach Donnelsville, OH 100 Running4 . 77 - Chet Fillip Avon, IN 100 Running5 . 91 - Dave Steele Tampa, FL 100 Running6 . 41 - Kyle Nicholas Naples, FL 100 Running7 . 135 - Ricky Stenhouse Olive Branch, MS 100 Running8 . 35 - Cameron Dodson Greenfield, IN 100 Running9 . 92 - Dave Darland Lincoln, IN 100 Running10 . 192 - Levi Jones Olney, IL 100 Running11 . 4 - Eric Gordon Indianapolis, IN 100 Running12 . 198 - Michael Roselli Jr. Brodheadsville, PA 100 Running13 . 110 - Alex Pruett Los Angeles, CA 100 Running14 . 52 - Travis Pastrana Annapolis, MD 100 Running15 . 51 - Russ Gamester Peru, IN 100 Running16 . 5 - Jimmy Kite Stockbridge, GA 100 Running17 . 20 - Ron Gregory Noblesville, IN 99 Running18 . 32 - A. J. Fike Galesburg, IL 77 Accident19 . 1 - Wayne Reutimann Sr. Zephyrhills, FL 67 Mechanical20 . 0 - Wayne Reutimann Jr. Zephyrhills, FL 52 Mechanical21 . 29 - Tony Stewart Columbus, IN 44 Mechanical22 . 25 - Marc Jessup Camby, IN 41 Mechanical23 . 90 - Johnny Heydenreich Bloomsburg, PA 40 Accident24 . 37 - Tracy Hines New Castle, IN 40 Accident25 . 94 - Mike Lichty Ontario, Canada 34 Mechanical26 . 95 - Jerry Coons Jr. Tucson, AZ 26 Accident27 . 89 - Brad Davis Clermont, FL 21 Mechanical28 . 28 - Brian Paulus Mechanicsburg, PA 1 Mechanical
You Can’t Believe Everything You Read
Some times my gut us right and sometimes it is wrong. On Wednesday I reported that Dirt Motorsports would make an announcement regarding title sponsorship in the World of Outlaws. They did name a title sponsor Thursday after noon at PRI but it wasn’t for the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, it was for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. That series will be called the 360 OTC World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Rockford-Montgomery Labs has signed a three-year deal with Dirt to make their 360 OTC pain reliever brand the title sponsor. There was no announcement today on the WoO Sprint Series, which at this time does not have a title sponsor. I regret the error. I hope you will continue to read this blog knowing that speculation is speculation unless it is confirmed which in this case it was not.
Note: The views and opinions expressed in today’s blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of his employers, this website or any other person or company on the planet.
Images appearing in this blog courtesy of Open Wheeler.
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