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WISE EYES BONUS ATTEMPT, "TONY BETTENHAUSEN 100" VICTORY AT SPRINGFIELD |
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August 14, 2006...INDIANAPOLIS - Josh Wise will be among the most
motivated drivers to win this Saturday's USAC Silver Crown Series presented by
K&N Engineering race at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. Wise, of Riverside, Calif., who has moved to eighth in points after obtaining fulltime pavement and dirt rides, won the opening leg of the First Financial Inc. "Trifecta" - which awards a $25,000 bonus to the driver who sweeps the one-mile dirt races this season - and eyes that prize heading into the "Tony Bettenhausen 100." Wise won the "Hoosier Hundred" in May at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, topping teammate Levi Jones on the final lap. Wise was among the fastest drivers at Springfield last season, and has nearly shut out his competition from the top starting spot this season when he shows. He has four poles in six 2006 starts, and started at the front last year at Springfield before finishing third. To have a chance for that $25,000 bonus, Wise will have to break up an ongoing point battle between the series' point leaders. Bud Kaeding and Brian Tyler, the only two drivers to win multiple times this season, are engaged in a seesaw battle that has seen both drivers atop the standings in the last two races. Kaeding, of Campbell, Calif. pulled out an 18-point advantage after the latest race at the Terre Haute Action Track, one that saw him best Shane Cottle after the pair traded the point nine times. Tyler, who won at O' Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis two days earlier, finished 23rd after being involved in an early race incident. Tyler, now residing in Mt. Pleasant, N.C., and Kaeding have both been successful at Springfield. Tyler is the two-time defending champion of the race - despite starting no better than 16th each time - while Kaeding led 79 laps in his initial start at the track before finishing second there. Other entered drivers who have found Victory Lane at Springfield include three-time winner Dave Darland and 1998 winner Russ Gamester. |
