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4-CROWN
HITS MAGIC WITH ALL OPEN WHEEL WEEKEND
ROSSBURG,
OH (Sept. 12) -- Over the past 27 years, Eldora Speedway's Four
Crown Nationals has undergone a few tweaks and endured fine
tuning, but it appears that the current menu, as introduced
last year, is magic. Set for the weekend of September 19 and
20, the Chevrolet sponsored American Revolution Four Crown Nationals
will again showcase four National open wheel divisions. And,
as has been the case many times over for this premier event,
it could prove to be a pivotal point for several championship
chases.
Kicking off the weekend on Friday night (Sept. 19) will be the
World of Outlaw Sprints (WoO) in their final Midwestern appearance
of 2008, while the United States Auto Club (USAC) will showcase
their non-winged Midget, Sprint and Silver Crown divisions on
Saturday (Sept. 20).
Defending WoO champion Donny Schatz has been on the top of his
game all season long, enroute to yet another title, but as the
season begins to wind down, Jason Meyers has begun to narrow
the gap. Eldora's high speed palace is a toss up for the pair.
Both have adapted quite well to the high-banked one-half mile
clay oval in recent years, with each driver have a pair of Eldora
wins on their resume. Meyers' wins came in 2003 and 2007, while
Schatz has been more productive of late, with a 2007 Kings Royal
triumph on his plate, along with a victory in May of this year.
Neither can rest on those credits, though, as Eldora's WoO racing
scene has become one of parity. There have been no duplicate
winners in each of the past two years.
From the winged WoO Sprints on Friday night, the scene shifts
to no wings on Saturday, with all three of the divisions in
a hotly contested chase for title supremacy.
Entering the fray as point leaders are Tracy Hines (Midget),
Levi Jones (Sprint) and Jerry Coons, Jr. (Silver Crown), while
none have insurmountable leads.
Each of them are familiair with Eldora and Four Crown territory.
Hines hopes to protect his Midget division edge with the experience
of two previous Four Crown Midget wins behind him, while runner-up
in that class, Cole Whitt has no Eldora triumph to his credit.
The could spread the 65 point difference between the two.
Meanwhile, Jones has a 2005 Four Crown Sprint win under his
belt and hopes that confidence level propels him ahead of his
year-long nemesis Jerry Coons, Jr. Coons, best know for his
Midget exploits, also has one USAC Sprint win recorded at Eldora.
The pair enter the National Sprint event only 13 points apart.
Coons will be among the multitude of drivers doing double and
triple duty that night, but will most anxiously await the closing
main event; that of the Sivler Crown division. He sits atop
the heap in that division, by a 26-point margin, but he has
yet to land a Silver Crown car into victory lane at Eldora.
The driver running behind him in the cumulative points chase,
Dave Darland, has accomplished the fete twice before and is
always a threat when it comes to non-winged racing at Eldora.
He is currently ranked second in the all-time Four Crown win
list, with five wins to his credit.
Race fans have shown their liking to the all open-wheel weekend,
as evidenced by last year's huge throng of attendees. Complete
information on the Chevrolet American Revolution Four Crown
Nationals may be obtained by viewing www.eldoraspeedway.com
or by calling the speedway office at (937) 338-3815, where advanced
reserved seat requests are being taken during normal business
hours.
