MADISON, Ill. — For the 12th time, USAC Silver Crown National Championship racing will take a trip to the biggest, boldest and fastest circuit on the series trail this Saturday, June 14.
Twenty drivers and cars are entered for the Route 66 Centennial Classic Presented by Ranken Technical College & Welsch Heating & Cooling at World Wide Technology Raceway for the 66-lap, 82.5-mile extravaganza on the 1.25-mile paved oval.
Among the entries are three past WWT Raceway Silver Crown winners Bobby Santos (2013 & 2014); Kingsburg, Kody Swanson (2022); and defending victor Dakoda Armstrong (2024).
Past top-five WWT Silver Crown finishers looking to upgrade to a first career victory this Saturday night at the St. Louis area oval are Justin Grant (2nd in 2024) who also enters as the series point leader; plus Mario Clouser (3rd in 2022); Kaylee Bryson (3rd in 2024); C.J. Leary (4th in 2024); Derek Bischak (5th in 2023); and Nathan Byrd (5th in 2022).
A handful more who have previously raced their way to a top-10 result at WWT are returning to the fray this Saturday, including Kyle Robbins (6th in 2022), Taylor Ferns (9th in 2022) and Kyle Steffens (9th in 2024).
Returning to WWT Raceway after making previous starts at the track are Gregg Cory (13th in 2024), Matt Westfall (16th in 2023) and Dave Berkheimer (16th in 2024).
Looking to make their first main event start at WWT Raceway are recent Hoosier Hundred winner Tyler Roahrig as well as Billy Wease, top-ranked series rookie Jackson Macenko, Jake Trainor and Colton Bettis.
The Entry List
5 DAKODA ARMSTRONG/New Castle, IN (C & A Motorsports)
6 (R) JAKE TRAINOR/Medway, MA (Klatt Enterprises)
7 KYLE ROBBINS/New Castle, IN (KR Racing)
8 KYLE STEFFENS/St. Charles, MO (Steffens Motorsports)
21 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Team AZ-Petty-Rossi Racing)
22 DEREK BISCHAK/Angola, IN (Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing)
26 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Sam Pierce Racing)
31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Dave Berkheimer Motorsports)
32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams-Cory Racing)
40 NATHAN BYRD/Goodyear, AZ (Meyer Auto Research)
41 TYLER ROAHRIG/Plymouth, IN (Newman Racing)
54 MATT WESTFALL/Pleasant Hill, OH (4 Kings Racing)
55 TAYLOR FERNS/Shelby Township, MI (Taylor Ferns Racing)
60 BILLY WEASE/Noblesville, IN (Meyer Auto Research)
77 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (Doran Binks Racing)
91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)
92 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Kazmark Motorsports)
98 BOBBY SANTOS/Franklin, MA (DJ Racing)
124 (R) JACKSON MACENKO/Cincinnati, OH (Brad Hayes Racing)
126 (R) COLTON BETTIS/Lutz, FL (Sam Pierce Racing)
