Gordon the Most Experienced in Memphis Field
Millington, Tennessee (March 21, 2019)………Of all the drivers in this weekend’s USAC Silver Crown field, no driver has more starts than Eric Gordon at 130 coming into the March 22-23 season-opening “Memphis 100” at Memphis International Raceway.
The Fortville, Ind. racer’s lone win in the series came back in 1990 at the Milwaukee Mile and, of all drivers, has the best overall record at Memphis, recording a 5th in the inaugural race there in 1998 and a 7th in the most recent series appearance in 2004.
Aaron Pierce and Kody Swanson are tied with 93 career starts apiece and are expected to surpass the 100-start milestone with the series this year. Only 18 drivers are currently in the 100-start club, topped by Dave Darland with 200.
On the other end of the spectrum, seven drivers on the Memphis entry list are categorized as series Rookies with four career starts or less. Cody Gerhardt has four, Chris Dyson has three, Jim Anderson and Derek Bischak have two apiece, while Cody Gallogly has one. Meanwhile, Jason Conn and Joey Schmidt are aiming to make their first career series starts.
On-track action at Memphis International Raceway gets underway on Friday, March 22, with pits opening at 10 am Central, leading into a practice from noon to 4 pm (Central).
On Saturday, March 23, the pits open at 8 am, with practice sessions running from 10-10: 30 am and 11-11: 30 am. Fatheadz Eyewear Qualifying hits the track at 11:45 am. An autograph session in the main concourse is set for 12:30 to 1:15 pm. Driver intros are slated for 2 pm with the green flag for the “Memphis 100” set to fly at 2:20 pm.
Adult General Admission tickets are $25. Kids 12 and under General Admission tickets are $5. Single-day pit passes are $40. A two-day pit pass is $70.
The “Memphis 100” will be streamed LIVE on http://www.FloRacing.com.
Career Silver Crown Starts (Memphis Drivers)
1. (130) Eric Gordon
2. (93) Aaron Pierce & Kody Swanson
4. (59) Chris Windom
5. (55) Bill Rose
6. (49) David Byrne & Bobby Santos
8. (38) Justin Grant
9. (32) Austin Nemire
10. (28) C.J. Leary
11. (17) Matt Goodnight
12. (13) Kyle Hamilton
13. (10) Kyle Robbins
14. (9) Travis Welpott
15. (8) Mike Haggenbottom
16. (6) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
17. (4) Cody Gerhardt
18. (3) Chris Dyson
19. (2) Jim Anderson & Derek Bischak
21. (1) Cody Gallogly
22. (0) Jason Conn & Joey Schmidt
Career Silver Crown Starts (All Drivers)
1. (200) Dave Darland
2. (196) Brian Tyler
3. (194) Russ Gamester
4. (175) Jerry Coons, Jr.
5. (172) Tracy Hines
6. (163) Jack Hewitt
7. (151) Johnny Parsons
8. (147) Tony Elliott
9. (130) Eric Gordon
10. (128) George Snider
11. (125) Gary Hieber
12. (114) Chuck Gurney
13. (113) Bud Kaeding & Jimmy Sills
15. (111) Dave Steele
16. (102) A.J. Fike
17. (101) John Heydenreich
18. (100) Larry Rice
19. (94) Jay Drake & Paul White
21. (93) Aaron Pierce & Kody Swanson
23. (91) J.J. Yeley
24. (90) Tom Bigelow
25. (88) Mark Alderson
26. (84) Jason McCord
27. (83) Gary Bettenhausen
28. (79) Donnie Beechler & Levi Jones
30. (77) Rich Vogler
31. (76) Larry Dickson
32. (74) Steve Chassey
33. (73) Rich Tobias, Jr.
34. (72) Bobby East & Ryan Newman
36. (71) Robby Flock & Sheldon Kinser
38. (70) Steve Butler
39. (68) Billy Engelhart
40. (67) Joe Saldana
41. (66) Brad Noffsinger
42. (65) Jerry Nemire
43. (62) Ron Shuman
44. (60) Randy Bateman & Wally Pankratz
46. (59) Chris Windom
47. (58) Rick Hood
48. (55) Gary Irvin & Bill Rose
50. (54) Shane Hollingsworth & Tom Capie
52. (53) Chet Fillip & Jason Leffler
54. (52) Wayne Reutimann, Jr.
55. (51) Jacob Wilson
56. (50) Shane Cottle
57. (49) Tony Stewart, Bobby Santos & David Byrne
60. (48) Mike Bliss
61. (47) Bob Cicconi & Ken Schrader
63. (46) Bentley Warren & Jim Keeker
65. (45) Billy Vukovich & Derek Davidson
67. (43) Kenny Irwin, Jr., Tyler Walker & Jeff Swindell
70. (42) Jon Stanbrough
71. (41) Dane Carter & Danny Milburn
73. (40) Aaron Fike, Andy Hillenburg, Chip Thomas & Warren Mockler
77. (39) Jim McElreath & Tray House
79. (38) Bobby Olivero, Tanner Swanson, Shane Cockrum & Justin Grant
83. (37) Chuck Leary, Duke Cook, Pancho Carter, Roger Rager, Rusty McClure & Todd Kane
89. (36) Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Ed Carpenter & Ron Dunstan
92. (35) Chris Urish & Patrick Lawson
94. (34) Davey Hamilton, Greg Staab, Kevin Huntley, Kevin Thomas & Ronnie Burke
99. (33) Cary Faas, Jimmy Kite & Josh Wise
102. (32) Brent Kaeding & Austin Nemire
104. (31) Arnie Knepper, Jim Mahoney, Mat Neely, Ron Gregory, Steve Cannon & Stevie Reeves
110. (30) Jeff Bloom, Jerry Russell, Manny Rockhold, Stan Fox, Teddy Beach, Tim Barber & Zach Daum
117. (29) Michael Lewis & Rocky Hodges
119. (28) Dave Blaney, Bill Puterbaugh & C.J. Leary
122. (27) Brad Armstrong, Bryan Clauson & Matt Westfall
125. (26) Dan Drinan
126. (25) Kasey Kahne & Nick Lundgreen
128. (24) Derek Hagar, Jerry Miller, Kenny Jacobs & Pat Abold
132. (23) Steve Buckwalter
133. (22) Billy Cassella, Bob Frey, Cameron Dodson, Kevin Doty, Terry Babb & Joe Liguori
139. (21) Davey Ray, Walt Kennedy & Brady Bacon
142. (20) Bill Baue, Dave Feese, John Starks & Randy Tolsma
146. (19) Bruce Field, Gene Lee Gibson, Jimmy McCune, Lealand McSpadden & Shane Hmiel
151. (18) Al Unser, Jackie Burke, Jonathan Vennard, Mike Murgoitio, Rollie Beale & Casey Shuman
157. (17) A.J. Foyt, Jimmy Caruthers, Kramer Williamson, Sam Sessions & Matt Goodnight
162. (16) Pablo Donoso
163. (15) Brian Gerster, Bruce Walkup, P.J. Jones & Paul Clark
167. (14) Billy Boat, Boston Reid, Bubby Jones, Carl Edwards, Danny Smith, Jarett Andretti, Jeff Gordon, Jerry Weeks, Keith Kauffman, Ralph Liguori, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Smokey Snellbaker & Chris Fetter
180. (13) Andy Michner, Billy Wease, Brian Paulus, Bud Wilmot, Dana Carter, Greg Leffler, Jac Haudenschild, Jackie Howerton, Jim Childers, Jon Johnson, Patrick Bruns, Robert Ballou, Rodney Weesner, Tyce Carlson & Kyle Hamilton
195. (12) Bill Tyler, Billy Pauch, Brad Fox, Mike Gregg, Mike Hess & Ricky Shelton
201. (11) Bobby McMahan, Cory Kruseman, Craig Dori, David Gough, Dickie Gaines, Greg Weld, Greg Wilson, Hud Cone, James McElreath, Justin Carver, Lee Kunzman, Mario Andretti, Mike Peters, Rex Norris III, Steve Kinser, Tad Roach, Taylor Ferns, Joey Moughan, J.C. Bland & Tyler Courtney
221. (10) Bob Harkey, Gary Gray, Jack Runyon, Jim Moughan, Kenneth Nichols, Page Jones, Richard Griffin, Robbie Stanley, Robert Smith, Ronnie Day, Terry Kawell, Terry Pletch, Terry James, Coleman Gulick & Kyle Robbins
236. (9) Bob Evans, Bobby Adkins, Bryn Gohn, Caleb Armstrong, Chappy Knaack, Chuck Amati, Eddie Leavitt, Jim Hurtubise, Johnny Rutherford, Karl Busson, Kyle Larson, Larry Martin, Paul Pitzer, Rebel Jackson, Jr., Wayne Hammond, Joss Moffatt & Travis Welpott
253. (8) Aaron Pollock, Carl Williams, Chris Cumberworth, Christopher Bell, Cole Carter, Dakota Jackson, Danny Long, Doug Didero, Doug Wolfgang, Frankie Kerr, Greg Peterson, Jan Opperman, Joe Axsom, Junior Parkinson, Ken Hamilton, Larry Gates, Lee Osborne, Lennie Waldo, Mel Cornett, Mike Johnson, Paul Durant, Ray Joe Fager, Rick Treadway, Rod Holshouser, Roy Hicks, Ryan Smith, Sammy Swindell, Steve Siegel, Thiago Medeiros, Tracy Potter, Darl Harrison & Mike Haggenbottom
285. (7) Alex Shanks, Billy Whitaker, Blake Hollingsworth, Bob East, Brian Hayden, Damion Gardner, Eric Butze, Hunter Schuerenberg, Jesse Hockett, Joe Gaerte, Joe McCarthy, John Andretti, Lou Cicconi, Jr., Mark Smith, Michael Roselli, Jr., Mike Thomas, Mitch Wissmiller, Nick Fornoro, Jr., Paul Huntington, Paul Koch, Perry Ferrell, Pete Shepherd III, Rob Chaney, Tony Hunt, Johnny Petrozelle & Toni Breidinger
311. (6) Bill Burks, Jr., Bill Kojis, Bob Ewell, Brian Seidel, Darren Hagen, Don Nordhorn, Doug Kalitta, Jeff Mitrisin, Jerry Stone, Jimmy Stinson, John Hubbard, Justin Allgaier, Kellen Conover, Kenny Gentry, Kevin Koch, Kyle Steffens, Larry Hoppes, Marc Jessup, Michael Annett, Mike Brooks, Mike Lichty, Mike Winblad, Palmer Crowell, Ryan Durst, Spike Gehlhausen, Tom Hessert III & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
338. (5) Barry Camp, Brad Kuhn, Brad Marvel, Cole Whitt, Davey Hamilton, Jr., Donnie Lehmann, John Hunt, Kevin Olson, Larry Cannon, Mack McClellan, Mario Marietta, Mark Cassella, Mike Stroehle, Red Stauffer, Rich Leavell, Rip Williams, Sleepy Tripp, Sport Allen, Steven Russell, Terry Uehling, Todd Beach & Neil Shepherd
360. (4) Billy Shuman, Billy Vukovich III, Bobby Marcum, Casey Diemert, Clark Templeman, Danny Ebberts, David Bridges, David Mirk, Dean Shirley, Dereck King, Don Hawley, Donny Schatz, Herb Copeland, Jake Simmons, Jimmy Brewer, John Batts, Jr., Keith Butler, Kevin Whitesides, Lee Dunn, Leon Thickstun, Mike Brecht, Mike Larrison, Mike Ling, Miranda Throckmorton, Murray Erickson, Ray Bull, Ray Evans, Rodney Ritter, Jr., Scott Hansen, Shane Carson, Steve Arpin, Steve Kent, Steve Knepper, Tim Siner, Tony Armstrong, Von McGee, Wes Miller, Dave Berkheimer, Keith Burch & Cody Gerhardt
400. (3) Aaron Mosley, Art Bisch, Jr., Bill Compton, Bob Meli, Brad Sweet, Buz Tapply, Cale Thomas, Chase Stockon, Darryl Haugh, Dave Burns, Dean Franklin, Dick Tobias, Doug Berryman, Ed Angle, Emmett Hahn, Erin Crocker, Frankie Schneider, Gary Cameron II, Gary Patterson, Gary Ponzini, George White, Greg Wooley, Jeff Gardner, Jim Malloy, Jim Whiteside, John Barrick, Johnny Anderson, Justin Barger, Keith Campbell, Kelly Kinser, Kevin Bloomstran, Kevin Studley, Kipp Beard, Lance Kobusch, Larry Moore, Lee Brewer, Jr., Marv Carman, Merle Bettenhausen, Mike Martin, Mike Ordway, Red Kunstbeck, Rick Brown, Rick Ungar, Ricky Logan, Robbie Rice, Robin Bank, Ron Smoker, Roy Caruthers, Rusty Rasmussen, Ryan Moore, Ryan Scott, Steve Adams, Steve Long, Terry Shepherd, Thad Dosher, Tim Cox, Tommie Estes, Jr., Tony Weyant, Travis Rilat, Troy DeCaire, Wayne Chinn, Wayne Reutimann, Zach Martini, Zach Schiff, A.J. Russell, Korey Weyant, Austin Mundie & Chris Dyson
468. (2) A.J. Foyt IV, Al Thomas, Annie Breidinger, Bill Hudson, Billy Felts, Bruce Jennings, Butch Wilkerson, Charlie Workman, Chuck Gurney, Jr., Dan Boorse, Daryl Daugherty, Dave Baumgartner, David Shain, Dean Billings, Dean Erfurth, Duke DeRosa, Dustin Morgan, Ed Lynch, Frank D’Alonso, Frank McDaniel, Garry Lee Maier, Greg DeCaires, Greg Furlong, Howie Sewell, Jack Ziegler, Jay Ervine, Jay Maupin, Jerry Karl, Jigger Sirois, Joe Gosek, John Nervo, Johnny Coogan, Jon Herb, Jordan Hermansader, Ken Brewer, Kevin Kierce, Kevin Swindell, Kyle O’Gara, Larry Neighbors, Leon Gentry, Lyn McIntosh, Lynn Paxton, Mark Sokola, Michael Adkins, Mike Andreeta, Mike Fedorcak, Mike Gigot, Mike Lauterborn, Mike McCreary, Mike Mosley, Jr., Nelson Stewart, Randy Bauer, Randy Hannagan, Randy Mausteller, Randy Standridge, Rick Goudy, Rick Salem, Rick Sipes, Rob Summers, Rodney Stone, Roger McCluskey, Salt Walther, Scott Edmiston, Scott Hatton, Scott Pierovich, Shane Butler, Sparky Howard, Stan Constant, Steve Carithers, Steve Lotshaw, Stewart Friesen, Tim Clark, Todd Bammer, Tom Davies, Tommy Astone, Troy Matchen, Troy Regier, Troy Thompson, Troy Vaccaro, Van May, Austin Blair, Derek Bischak & Jim Anderson
551. (1) Andrew Felker, Andy Forsberg, Anthony Simone, Art Pollard, Bill Schemonia, Billy Pauch, Jr., Bob Brutto, Bob Davison, Bobby Allen, Bobby Davis, Jr., Brad Davis, Brad Doty, Brent Whited, Brett Hearn, Brian DeFord, Brian Hosford, Bryan Whited, Bud Tingelstad, Byron Reed, Carl Smith, Chad Boat, Charles Davis, Jr., Charlie Swartz, Cheryl Glass, Chris Phillips, Curt Michael, Curt Waters, Dakoda Armstrong, Dallas Hewitt, Dan Ford, Dana Laliberte, Danny Frye, Jr., Danny Shouse, Darren Spiers, Daryl Campbell, Dave McGough, Dave Peperak, David McCreary, David Reutimann, Don Carr, Don O’Keefe, Donnie Crawford, Doug Saunier, Drew Church, Earnest Jennings, Ed Lynch, Jr., Eddie Sachs, Jr., Eddie Wirth, Elvin Felty, Eric Todd, Eric Trousdale, Fred Neighbors, Fred Rahmer, Fred Tegarden, Jr., Gary Griffith, Grant Simpson, Greg Nelson, Greg Stephens, Harold Leep, Henry Clarke, Jack Moulton, Jr., Jarid Blondel, Jeff Forshee, Jeff Galas, Jeff Leka, Jeff West, Jerry Bruce, Jerry Potter, Jim Hettinger, Jim Jackson, Jim Mills, Jim Reynard, Jimmy Horton, Jimmy Parsons, Joe Melnick, Joe Roush, John Ryals, JoJo Helberg, Jon Backlund, Jon Sciscoe, Kaylene Verville, Ken Woolley, Kent Christian, Kent Wolters, Kevin Conway, Kevin Newton, Kraig Kinser, Kyle Nicholas, Kyle Wissmiller, Larry Hillerud, LeRoy Van Conett, Mark Monico, Matt Jewell, Michael Ford, Mike Mosley, Mike Spencer, Mike Woodring, Nathan High, Patrick Quinn, Paul McMahan, Pepi Marchese, Pete Frazier, Peter Murphy, Randy Roberts, Ray Bragg, Richard Powell, Rick Howerton, Rick Muther, Rick Tomasik, Rickey Jennings, Rickie Gaunt, Robbie Ray, Robert Stout, Rodney Duncan, Ron Rae, Ron Semelka, Ronnie Franklin, Ryan Litt, Shane Scully, Sondi Eden, Stan Ploski, Steve Barnett, Steve Barth, Steve Irwin, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Steve Smith, Tanner Thorson, Taylor Andrews, Ted Hines, Terry Doss, Thomas Meseraull, Tiffany Wyzard, Todd Thomas, Todd Wanless, Tom Ball, Troy Cline, Wally Dallenbach, Will Cagle, Cody Gallogly, Jason McDougal & Jesse Dunham
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Eric Gordon’s USAC Silver Crown ride gets the finishing touches in the Armstrong Racing shop. (Tara Armstrong Photo)