The 2017 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by Traxxas season is the 46th season of the USAC Silver Crown Series. The series began with the Sumar Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track on April 2, and will end with the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on September 23. Chris Windom entered the 2017 season as the defending champion. Kody Swanson won the 2017 season championship driving for DePalma Motorsports in the #63 Maxim / Hampshire Chevrolet.
Team and Driver chart Race Driver Car Owner / Entrant Chassis Engine Rounds2Patrick LawsonPatrick LawsonBeastWesmar2vRyan NewmanJohnny Vance RacingBeastGaerte3A.J. RussellTed FinkenbinderBeastBailey Brothers ChevroletAJ FikeRFMS RacingBeastFoxco4Joe LiguoriLiguori RacingDRCKercher Chevrolet5J.C. BlandBland Brothers EnterprisesDrinanBBE Chevrolet6Damion GardnerKlatt EnterprisesBeastFordRobert Ballou7David ShainHardy Boys MotorsportsMaximChevrolet02Tanner SwansonBowman RacingBeastKistler Chevrolet07Jacob WilsonWilson Brothers RacingBeastClaxton/Toyota08Johnny PetrozelleCornell-Petrozelle RacingBeastStanton/Toyota12Brian TylerGalas MotorsportsBeastGalas Chevrolet14Zach DaumMcQuinn MotorsportsJR-1Brown ChevroletKen SchraderMcQuinn Chevrolet15Shane ButlerTroy ThompsonBeastChevroletTroy Thompson16Austin NemireBob LeskoBeastChevrolet18Kenny GentryKenny GentryBeastChevrolet20Jerry Coons Jr.Gene NolenTranter Chevrolet21Jeff SwindellSwanson RacingBeastChevrolet22Bobby Santos IIIDJ RacingBeastVDS Chevrolet24Keith BurchKeith BurchBeastKistler26Aaron PierceSam PierceBeastChevrolet27Dave DarlandCarla & Steve PhillipsPhillipsFoxco Chevrolet29Joey MoughanJoey MoughanMaximClaxton Mopar30C.J. LearyLeary-6R RacingDRC1-Way Toyota31Dave BerkheimerDave BerkheimerDrinanChevrolet32Joss MoffattWilliams & Wright RacingMaximWilliams39Matt GoodnightGoodnight RacingBeastClaxton Chevrolet40David ByrneByrne RacingJ & D Chevrolet42Terry BabbTerry BabbBeastBabb Chevrolet44Danny LongDanny LongBeastChevrolet48Brady BaconPaul MartensMaximKistler Chevrolet51Russ GamesterGamester RacingGRPToyota53Steve BuckwalterSFT RacingBeastBrown Chevrolet54Mark SmithMal LaneMaximWilliams Chevrolet55Casey ShumanPatty BatemanBeastFoxco Chevrolet57Kevin StudleyStudley MotorsportsBeastChevrolet60Cody GerhardtCody GerhardtBeastToyota63Kody SwansonDePalma MotorsportsMaximHampshire Chevrolet71Shane CockrumHardy Boys MotorsportsMaximBrown Chevrolet75Bill RoseBill Rose RacingBeastChevroletHenry Clarke77Chris UrishChris UrishBeastFoxco Chevrolet80Toni BreidingerBreidinger RacingBeastChevroletAnnie Breidinger81Shane CottleCurtis WilliamsWilliams ChevroletCody Gallogly88Chris FetterFetter Tile LLCBeastFoxco89TMS Chevrolet91Justin GrantCarli-Hemelgarn RacingSpeedway Ford92Chris WindomKazmark Racing95Patrick BrunsFull Throttle RacingBeastSpeedway Toyota97Tyler CourtneyHans LeinDRCStanton MoparDave Darland98Davey Hamilton Jr.RPM/Fred GormlyBeastMoparJoe Ligouri99Korey WeyantScott WeyantBeastAutomotive MachineDavey HamiltonRPM/Fred GormlyMoparTyler CourtneyChevrolet120Hunter SchuerenbergGene Nolen RacingTranter ChevroletJoe Axsom199Brady BaconRPM/Fred GormlyJEIJ&D201Dakota JacksonGene Nolen RacingTwisterTranterTanner Swanson
Schedule The 2017 schedule features 6 dirt ovals and 5 pavement ovals including a historic return to Phoenix International Raceway after an 8-year absence. The entire season will be broadcast on-demand by Loudpedal.TV. Select races were broadcast live by Speed Shift TV. BCSN2 broadcast the Toledo race on tape delay.
No.DateRace titleTrackTV/Stream1April 2Sumar ClassicTerre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, IndianaSpeed Shift TV Loudpedal.TV2April 29Phoenix Copper Cup Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, ArizonaLoudpedal.TV≠May 25Hoosier HundredIndiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana3May 26Carb Night ClassicLucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IndianaLoudpedal.TV4June 16Horn/Schindler MemorialWilliams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaSpeed Shift TV Loudpedal.TV5July 20Rich Vogler / USAC Hall of Fame ClassicLucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IndianaLoudpedal.TV6July 28Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale ClassicToledo Speedway, Toledo, OhioBCSN2 Loudpedal.TV7August 12Joe James/Pat O’Connor MemorialSalem Speedway, Salem, IndianaLoudpedal.TV8August 19Bettenhausen 100Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield, IllinoisLoudpedal.TV9September 3Ted Horn 100DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, DuQuoin, IllinoisLoudpedal.TV10September 23Four Crown NationalsEldora Speedway, Rossburg, OhioLoudpedal.TV
Schedule notes and changes - the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile was canceled due to weather.
Results and standings
Races No. Race / Track Winning driver Winning team Pole position 1 Sumar Classic Chris Windom Kazmark Motorsports Kody Swanson 2 Phoenix Copper Cup Bobby Santos III DJ Racing Bobby Santos III 3 Carb Night Classic Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports Kody Swanson 4 Horn-Schindler Memorial Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports Damion Gardner 5 Rich Vogler / USAC Hall of Fame Classic Bobby Santos III DJ Racing Tanner Swanson 6 Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Bobby Santos III DJ Racing Kody Swanson 7 Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports Kody Swanson 8 Bettenhausen 100 Justin Grant Carli-Hemelgarn Racing Jerry Coons Jr. 9 Ted Horn 100 Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports Jerry Coons Jr. 10 Four Crown Nationals Tyler Courtney Hans Lein Kody Swanson
Driver points
Source:
Kody Swanson, 650 Jerry Coons Jr., 562 Chris Windom, 525 Justin Grant, 470 David Byrne, 436 Aaron Pierce, 402 Bobby Santos III, 350 Joss Moffatt, 302 Joe Liguori, 295 Damion Gardner, 248
Owner points
#63 DePalma Motorsports, 650 #20 Nolen Racing, 562 #92 Gene Kazmark, 498 #91 Carli-Hemelgarn Racing, 470 #40 Byrne Racing, 436
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