AUGUST 18, 2008 --- The “Ted Horn 100” is next up for the K & N USAC
Silver Crown Championship Series presented by Optima Batteries. The 100-mile
race at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds is set for Sunday night, August 31.
Brian Tyler of Parma, Mich. led wire-to-wire to win Saturday afternoon’s
“Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
The victory in the 100-mile race was worth $10,500. Tyler started second, next
to pole winner Shane Hollingsworth, but took the lead on lap one and never
looked back in his Toyota/Fatheadz Sunglasses Beast/Toyota.
Dave Darland finished second ahead of Hollingsworth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and
Bud Kaeding.
Series point leader Jerry Coons Jr. finished sixth and takes a 41-point lead
over Darland into the “Ted Horn 100” at DuQuoin.
Johnny Parsons escaped injury when he hit the wall in turn three on lap 24 of
Saturday’s race.
USAC K & N SILVER CROWN SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(Series presented by Optima Batteries)
1 Jerry Coons Jr. 293
2 Dave Darland 252
3 Brian Tyler 218
4 Tracy Hines 218
5 Levi Jones 217
6 Shane Cottle 192
7 Shane Hollingsworth 188
8 A.J. Fike 179
9 Mat Neely 147
10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 136
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