Rossburg, Ohio - Results Saturday night (September 21) from the running of the "4-Crown Nationals" USAC/Weld Racing Silver Crown Series race at the Eldora Speedway, with starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, laps completed, reason out if any and money won:
Brian Tyler of Parma, Mich. captured Saturday night's 50-lap "4-Crown nationals" USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown feature at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Tyler led the final 12 laps in his Print Express/Utility Peterbilt Chevy/Beast after passing Jay Drake on lap 39. Drake won the pole starting spot and led the first 38 laps before losing the lead in traffic. He finished second, ahead of Tracy Hines, Rich Tobias, Jr. and Matt Westfall.
"The car was good right out of the box," admitted Tyler after the race. "It was tough to pass but I was able to run right up against the wall and that helped. It was a long race and once I got into a rhythm I was alright." Series point leader J.J. Yeley finished 12th and takes a 26-point lead over Dave Steele into the October 11-12 series finale at Syracuse, N.Y. Steele finished 17th in Saturday night's race and Yeley won the 20-lap "qualifying race" which preceded the 50-lap feature. Hines' finish boosted him into title contention, just one point behind Steele, with 66 points available at Syracuse.
1. (5) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 50, $9,000, No Time or Speed, Yellow Flags.
2. (1) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 50, $4,300.
3. (8) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 50, $2,250.
4. (18) Rich Tobias, Jr., Annville, Pa., 50, $1,525.
5. (10) Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, Ohio, 50, $1,225.
6. (3) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 50, $1,075.
7. (20) Nick Lundgreen, New Berlin, Wisc., 50, $975.
8. (24) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 49, $825.
9. (12) John Heydenreich, Bloomsburg, Pa., 49, $775.
10. (14) Rob Chaney, Millersburg, Ohio, 49, $725.
11. (11) Brad Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., 49, $675.
12. (13) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 49, $650.
13. (19) Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind., 49, $625.
14. (25) John Starks, Edgewood, Wash., 49, $600.
15. (21) Terry Babb, Decatur, Ill., 49, $575.
16. (4) Derek Davidson, Lafeyette, Ind., 49, $550.
17. (23) Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla., 49, $525.
18. (15) Dickie Gaines, Mitchell, Ind., 48, $500.
19. (17) Cory Kruseman, Ventura, Calif., 47, $475.
20. (26) Dane Carter, Brownsburg, Ind., 46. $450.
21. (22) Jonathan Vennard, Vincennes, Ind., 45, RF Tire, $425.
22. (2) Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind., 40, Engine, $425.
23. (16) Terry Pletch, Frankfort, Ind., 19, Handling, $425.
24. (6) Aaron Fike, Galesburg, Ill., 8, Clutch, $425.
25. (7) Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 8, RR Tire, $425.
26. (9) Travis Rilat, Texas City, Texas, 3, Drive Line, $425.
Average Speed: NONE-Yellow Flags
Time of Race: NONE-Yellow Flags
Caution Flags: 2
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers.
Lap Leaders: Drake 1-38, Tyler 39-50.
Fastest Qualifier: Jay Drake - 18.375 seconds - 97.959 mph.
"Qualifying Race Winner: (20 laps) J.J. Yeley
Weld Racing Silver Crown Point Standings: 1-Yeley-420; 2-Steele-394; 3-Hines-393; 4-Drake-318; 5-McCord-310; 6-Heydenreich-294; 7-Gamester-290; 8-Jason Leffler-255; 9-Tobias-236; 10-Coons-231.
Next Weld Racing Silver Crown Race: October 12 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fairgrounds - "Little Trees Salt City 100"
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