The 2016 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series season was the 45th season of the USAC Silver Crown Series. The series began with the Sumar Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track on April 3, and ended with the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on September 24. Kody Swanson entered the 2016 season as the defending champion, and Chris Windom was the season champion.
Schedule/Results
No.DateRace titleTrackWinning driver1April 3Sumar ClassicTerre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, IndianaC.J. Leary2April 30Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale ClassicToledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohiorained out3May 26Hoosier HundredIndiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IndianaKody Swanson4May 27Carb Night Classic / The Race Before the 500Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IndianaTanner Swanson5June 10Horn/Schindler MemorialWilliams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaChris Windom6June 25Vatterott College Silver Crown ShowdownGateway Motorsports Park, Madison, IllinoisTanner Swanson7July 21Rich Vogler/USAC Hall of Fame ClassicLucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IndianaKody Swanson8August 13Joe James/Pat O'Connor MemorialSalem Speedway, Salem, IndianaKody Swanson9August 20Bettenhausen 100Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield, Illinoisrained out10September 3Ted Horn 100DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, DuQuoin, IllinoisChris Windom11September 24Four Crown NationalsEldora Speedway, Rossburg, OhioChris Windom
Teams/Drivers
Driver(s)Team/Entrant0Mitch WissmillerMatt BarkerBeastChevrolet2Patrick LawsonPatrick LawsonWesmar/Chevrolet3AJ FikeRFMS RacingBeastFoxco5J.C. Bland (R)Bland Brothers EnterprisesDrinanBBE/Chevrolet6Bryan ClausonKlatt EnterprisesBeastFord7Neil Shepherd (R)Neil ShepherdClaxton/Toyota8Justin GrantChris CarliClaxton/Chevrolet00Terry BabbTerry BabbBeastChevrolet02Tanner SwansonBowman RacingBeastKistler/Chevrolet07Jacob WilsonWilson Brothers RacingBeastClaxton/Toyota12Brian TylerGalasBeastGalas/Chevrolet14Robert BallouMcQuinn MotorsportsJR-1ChevroletBrian TylerZach Daum16Tad RoachDr. Jim LoganBeastCadillac17Dave DarlandMichael Dutcher MotorsportsBeastToyota18Kenny GentryGentryBeastGentry/Chevrolet20Jerry Coons Jr.Nolen RacingTranter/Chevrolet21Robert Stout (R)Bowman/Armstrong RacingBeastKistlerRyan Newman21Jeff SwindellSwanson/Hewitt MotorsportsBeastChevrolet23Terry JamesTodd SatterthwaiteMagnumChevrolet25Davey RayEddie Sachs RacingBeastTeam RAYPRO/Chevrolet26Aaron PierceSam PierceBeastPierce/Chevrolet27Billy Puterbaugh Jr.Phillips MotorsportsPhillipsFoxco/ChevroletMatt Goodnight29Joey Moughan (R)Moughan RacingMaximClaxton/Mopar30C.J. LearyLeary/6R RacingDRCClaxton/Toyota31Dave Berkheimer (R)Berkheimer RacingDrinanChevrolet40David ByrneByrne RacingBeastJ&D/Chevrolet44Danny LongDanny LongBeastChevrolet48Brady BaconPaul MartensMaximKistler/Chevrolet51Russ GamesterGamester RacingGRPToyota52Billy Pauch Jr. (R)Bob LeskoBeastChevrolet53Steve BuckwalterSET RacingBeastBrown/Chevrolet55Casey Shuman (R)Bateman RacingChevrolet58Joe Liguori (R)Ralph LiguoriDRCKercher/Chevrolet63Kody SwansonDePalma MotorsportsMaximHampshire/Chevrolet66Bill RoseRoseBeastClaxton71Shane CockrumHardy Boys Racing77Chris UrishUrishBeastFoxco/Chevrolet81Shane CottleCurtis Williams84Tad RoachScott SpiveyStealthChevrolet86Jackie BurkeBurkeShoresChevrolet88Chris FetterFetter TileBeastTMS/Chevrolet8990John HeydenreichBBH MotorsportsBeastBrannan-Pink/Chevrolet91Austin NemireHemelgarn Racing98Chris WindomFred Gormly/RPM99Mark Smith (R)Fred Gormly/RPMJEIFoxco/ChevroletJoe Liguori (R)BeastGaerte/Chevrolet120Hunter Schuerenberg (R)Nolen RacingMaximTranter/ChevroletJoe Axsom (R)Beast122Bobby Santos IIIDJ RacingBeastBVDS/Chevrolet157Kevin Studley (R)Studley MotorsportsBeastChevrolet201Dakota JacksonNolen RacingTwisterTranter/Chevrolet
Standings
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Drivers
Chris Windom, 588 Kody Swanson, 583 Justin Grant, 474 Jerry Coons Jr., 465 David Byrne, 398 Casey Shuman, 386 Shane Cottle, 381 Austin Nemire, 340 Joe Liguori, 316 Brady Bacon, 268
Owners
#63 DePalma Motorsports, 583 #98 RPM/Fred Gormly, 540 #8 Chris Carli, 474 #20 Nolen Racing, 465 #40 Byrne Racing, 398
References