Kaeding Seeks Silver Crown Title at PIR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                         NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Contact: DICK JORDAN                                                                                                                                     07-261

 

 

KAEDING EYES SILVER CROWN TITLE THURSDAY AT PIR

 

 

            Bud Kaeding needs only to start Thursday's 100-mile "Copper World Classic" feature at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway to lock up his second consecutive K & N USAC Silver Crown Championship.

 

            Kaeding has nine "op-10" finishes in 12 starts so far this season in his Kaeding Performance DRC/Shaver, topped by thirds at Springfield and DuQuoin, Ill. His lead over runner-up Wayne Reutimann Jr. stands at 54 points, with 66 available Thursday at the Arizona mile.

 

            Kaeding finished second to Dave Steele in last year's "Copper World Classic." Steele plans to compete in Thursday's 25-mile USAC National/Western Midget race, also part of this y ear's "Copper World" program.

 

            Arizona's own J.J. Yeley is the favorite for Thursday's race, wheeling the A.J. Foyt C & R/Chevy. He's already won pavement races at Joliet, Ill., Loudon, N.H. and Kansas City, Kans. and his #14 car has led a record 265 consecutive series laps!

 

            Aaron Pierce, the series' fastest driver ever, also has a pavement victory this year at Darlington, S.C. Tracy Hines (Homestead, Fla.), Bobby East (Newton, Ia. and Indianapolis, Ind.) and Brian Tyler (Richmond, Va.) are the other pavement winners so far in 2007.

 

            NASCAR star Jason Leffler and USAC Triple Crown Champion Dave Darland also have rides in Thursday's Silver Crown event.

 

            Steele holds the 1-lap qualifying record at P.I.R. at 142.197 set in 2004. He also set the 100-mile race record of 105.760 that year.

 

 

K & N USAC SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Bud Kaeding
     514
      
     6.
     Jerry Coons Jr.
     412
     
      2.
     Wayne Reutimann Jr.
     460
      
     7.
     Billy Wease
     406
     
      3.
     Mat Neely
     439
      
     8.
     Cameron Dodson
     400
     
      4.
     Brian Tyler
     424
      
     9.
     Aaron Pierce
     397
     
      5.
     Tim Barber
     422
      
     10.
     Pablo Donoso
     367