CLERMONT, Ind. — The inaugural 10-car, 25-lap USAC Silver Crown Shootout will kick-start a busy weekend of Hoosier Classic festivities Aug. 13-14 at Lucas Oil Raceway.
The non-points Silver Crown Shootout special event will take place on Friday night, Aug. 13 and features a unique format which carries a top prize of $2,500 to win and $1,000 to start.
“This a great addition to the Hoosier Classic,” said Lucas Oil Raceway General Manager Kasey Coler. “We wanted to add something to our Friday night as we kick off the Fatheadz Eyewear $100K Challenge with sprint cars and thought that the addition of a random draw, low-lap count USAC Silver Crown Shootout would be an exciting element for the fans. This weekend is shaping up to be one of the biggest in the grassroots pavement open-wheel world.”
One 45-minute practice session will begin the Silver Crown Shootout followed by two rounds of qualifying, in order of slowest to fastest based on practice speeds. Both rounds of qualifying will consist of two laps for each car with the average time between those two laps counting as the official qualifying speed.
At the conclusion of qualifying, the 10 fastest overall in time trials will be locked in for the feature event. The feature lineup will be based on a random draw for the 25-lap main event in which yellow flag laps will not count.
The Silver Crown Shootout purse will pay $2,500 to the winner; $2,000 for 2nd; $1,500 for 3rd; $1,300 for 4th; $1,150 for 5th; and $1,000 each for the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, for a total purse of $13,450.
Push starts are encouraged for the event and there is no entry free for Silver Crown Shootout competitors on Aug. 13.
Night one of the Hoosier Classic will feature both the Silver Crown Shootout and sprint cars, which will be chasing a $10,000-to-win prize in a 50-lap feature.
On Aug. 14, the action continues at Lucas Oil Raceway with another Hoosier Classic doubleheader comprised of midgets competing for a $10,000-to-win top prize along with a full, points-paying 100-lap USAC Silver Crown event paying $12,000 to win.
The Hoosier Classic trifecta will also feature drivers competing for their shot at taking home a staggering $100,000.
The Fatheadz $100K Challenge is up for grabs to anyone that can win all three of the Hoosier Classic races (sprint car, midget and Silver Crown). The Silver Crown Shootout is not included in the challenge. If a driver and team can win two of those three events, they will collect $50,000.