2019 USAC Silver Crown Series explained

The 2019 USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series was the 48th season of Silver Crown racing under the USAC banner. The season began with the Memphis 100 at Memphis International Raceway on March 23, and ended with the 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway on September 28.^[1] The original 12-race season for 2019 was to be an equal split of races on dirt and asphalt however as the season progressed, two dirt races were rained out and unable to be rescheduled so the final tally was six asphalt races and four dirt races. The 2019 season also featured full-season broadcast coverage on FloSports.^[2] Kody Swanson will enter the 2019 season as the defending champion.

Team and driver chart

	Race driver	Car owner / entrant	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
15	Chad Kemenah	Hampshire / Lamme
17	Chris Windom	Goodnight / Byrd Racing			All
20	Kody Swanson	Nolen Racing			All

Driver and team changes

• DePalma Motorsports' No. 63 will not compete in 2019 after a five-year streak of owners titles with Kody Swanson.^[3]
• Nolen Racing will move to a single car operation with Kody Swanson for 2019.^[4]
• Chris Windom will move to Goodnight / Byrd Racing for the 2019 season with Scott Benic as crew chief. The team features a partnership with Matt Goodnight & Jonathan Byrd's Racing.^[5]
• Derek Bischak is slated to run all six pavement races in 2019.^[6]
• Dallas Hewitt is slated to compete in all six dirt races in 2019.^[7]
• Winged sprint car driver Chad Kemenah is slated to compete in all six dirt races for Bob Hampshire and Clark Lamme in 2019.^[8]
• Davey Hamilton Jr. was slated to compete the entire 2019 season for Davey Hamilton Racing.^[9] Kevin Thomas Jr. & Jason Conn also joined the team for 2019.^[10] After his arrest, it is unclear whether the team will still field a ride for Davey Jr.

Schedule and results

The 2019 schedule featured twelve races, with an equal split of six races each on dirt and asphalt. Later that changed to ten races due to weather cancellations. The entire season featured live and on-demand coverage on FloRacing.

No.	Date	Race title	Track	Winner	TV/stream
1	March 23	Memphis 100	Memphis International Raceway, Memphis, TN	Kody Swanson	FloRacing
≠ ^[11]	April 14	Fatheadz Eyewear Sumar Classic	Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, IN	Rained out
2	April 27	Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic	Toledo Speedway, Toledo, OH	Kody Swanson
3	May 23	Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds Mile, Indianapolis, IN	Tyler Courtney
4	May 24	Dave Steele Carb Night Classic	Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IN	Kyle Hamilton
5	June 14	KRS Graphics presents the USAC Silver Crown Series (Horn-Schindler Memorial)	Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA	Brady Bacon
6	June 24	Bytec Dairyland 100	Madison International Speedway, Madison, WI	Kody Swanson
7	August 10	Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial	Salem Speedway, Salem, IN	Kody Swanson
≠ ^[12]	August 17	Bettenhausen 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield, IL	Rained out
8	September 1	Ted Horn 100	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, DuQuoin, IL	Jacob Wilson
9	September 7	Rich Vogler Classic	Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IN	Kody Swanson
10	September 28	Four Crown Nationals	Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH	Brady Bacon

• - ≠ Race was postponed or canceled

Schedule notes and changes

• Memphis International Raceway returns to the schedule for the first time since 2004. The series attempted to return in 2014, but the race was canceled due to inclement weather.
• Williams Grove Speedway returns to the schedule after a year hiatus.

Standings

Source:^[13]

Drivers

1. Kody Swanson, 638
2. Justin Grant, 578
3. David Byrne, 489
4. Eric Gordon, 418
5. Chris Windom, 397
6. Kyle Hamilton, 381
7. Bobby Santos, 378
8. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 366
9. Mike Haggenbottom, 357
10. Kyle Robbins, 355

Owners

1. #6 Klatt Enterprises, 637
2. #20 Nolen Racing, 613
3. #91 Hemelgarn Racing, 578
4. #40 Byrne Racing, 489
5. #78 Armstrong-Slinkard Racing, 418

See also

• 2019 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship
• 2019 USAC NOS Energy National Midget Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: SILVER CROWN RETURNS TO MEMPHIS AND THE GROVE ON 12-RACE 2019 SCHEDULE - USAC Racing.
2. Web site: Flosports Announces Multi-Year Deal With Usac On Floracing.Com . USAC Racing . 2023-03-10.
3. Web site: DEPALMA MOTORSPORTS LEAVES ON TOP AFTER 5 STRAIGHT SILVER CROWN TITLES - USAC Racing.
4. Web site: SWANSON SIGNS WITH NOLEN RACING FOR 2019 SILVER CROWN RUN - USAC Racing.
5. Web site: WINDOM SECURES USAC SILVER CROWN / SPRINT RIDES FOR 2019 - USAC Racing.
6. Web site: BISCHAK TO RUN FULL PAVEMENT SILVER CROWN SLATE IN 2019 - USAC Racing.
7. Web site: DALLAS HEWITT AIMS TO MAKE HIS MARK IN SILVER CROWN RACING IN 2019 - USAC Racing.
8. Web site: KEMENAH GIVES SILVER CROWN a GO WITH HAMPSHIRE AND LAMME - USAC Racing.
9. Web site: DAVEY HAMILTON, JR. TO RUN FULL SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE IN 2019 - USAC Racing.
10. Web site: KT, DAVEY JR. AND CONN JOIN HAMILTON RACING 2019 SILVER CROWN ROSTER - USAC Racing.
11. Web site: No Suitable Date Found For Sumar Classic Reschedule . USAC Racing . 2019-06-15 . 2023-03-10.
12. Web site: Bettenhausen 100 Cancelled – . Tjslideways.com . 2019-09-21 . 2023-03-10.
13. http://www.usacracing.com/news/silver-crown/item/9206-2019-a-silver-crown-championship-unlike-any-other-for-swanson 2019: A Silver Crown Championship unlike any other for Swanson