32 Entries For Sumar Classic Silver Crown Opener
Written by I Dig Sports
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Thirty-two USAC Silver Crown entries are set for this Sundays 21st running of the 100-lap Sumar Classic on April 13 at western Indianas Terre Haute Action Track.
The event at the half-mile dirt oval features five past winners: Kody Swanson (2014), Shane Cockrum (2015), C.J. Leary (2016), two-time victor Justin Grant (2018 & 2022) and defending winner Logan Seavey (2024).
SUMAR VETERANS
Theyre among the 22 Sumar Classic veterans in the field along with first-time winning hopeful and past runner-up Daison Pursley who finished second in the 2024 race.
Fellow top-five Sumar Classic finishers in this Sundays lineup include Brady Bacon (third in 2022), Chase Stockon (fourth in 2024) and Matt Westfall (fifth in 2002-03). Meanwhile, Bill Rose (sixth in 2022) and Briggs Danner (seventh in 2024) also return to the Sumar Classic field.
Further returnees to the Sumar Classic lineup are Mario Clouser (12th in 2024), Travis Welpott (14th in 2022), Jimmy Light (16th in 2024), Kyle Steffens (18th in 2002), Gregg Cory (18th in 2024) and Nathan Moore (19th in 2024), plus Mitchel Moles (20th in 2024), Chase Dietz (22nd in 2024), Jake Swanson (24th in 2022), Trey Osborne (25th in 2024) and Kyle Wissmiller (26th in 2004), who is making his series comeback after a 21-year hiatus.
ROOKIES
Nearly a third of this Sundays field belongs to Sumar Classic first-timers, including late model star Ricky Thornton Jr., who is making his USAC Silver Crown debut. USAC national winners Kaylee Bryson and Kyle Cummins also look to make their first Sumar Classic start.
Also looking to crack the Sumar Classic feature starting lineup for the first time are Dave Berkheimer, Saban Bibent, Rob Caho Jr., Aric Gentry, Kenny Gentry, John Tosti and Korey Weyant, whose great uncle, Chuck Weyant, scored a AAA Midget feature victory at the Terre Haute Action Track in 1955.
2025 SUMAR CLASSIC ENTRY LIST
Car # / Driver / Hometown / Car Owner
07 (R) JOHN TOSTI/High Ridge, MO (John Tosti)
08 KYLE STEFFENS/St. Charles, MO (Steffens Motorsports)
09 DAISON PURSLEY/Locust Grove, OK (Chris Dyson Racing)
3 (R) ARIC GENTRY/Robards, KY (Tim Simmons)
6 JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA (Klatt Enterprises)
9 BRADY BACON/Broken Arrow, OK (Chris Dyson Racing)
10 BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (DMW Motorsports)
18 TRAVIS WELPOTT/Pendleton, IN (Welpott Racing)
19 MITCHEL MOLES/Raisin City, CA (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)
21 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Team AZ Racing)
22 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing)
24 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (John Haggenbottom)
26 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Sam Pierce)
31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Berkheimer Racing)
32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams-Cory Racing)
33 KYLE CUMMINS/Princeton, IN (Petty Performance Racing)
48 NATHAN MOORE/Kaufman, TX (Chip Thomas-Joe Moore)
54 MATT WESTFALL/Pleasant Hill, OH (Westfall Racing)
66 BILL ROSE/Plainfield, IN (Bill Rose Racing)
69 CHASE STOCKON/Fort Branch, IN (Pink 69 Racing)
78 (R) ROB CAHO JR./Mound, MN (Caho Racing)
81 TREY OSBORNE/Columbus, OH (BCR Group)
86 CHASE DIETZ/York, PA (Bruce Lee)
88 (R) SABAN BIBENT/Cincinnati, OH (Sammy & Mouren Fetter)
91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)
92 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Kazmark Motorsports)
97 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL (Hans Lein)
99 KOREY WEYANT/Springfield, IL (Scott Weyant)
118 JIMMY LIGHT/West Springfield, PA (Wingo Brothers Racing)
121 (R) RICKY THORNTON JR./Chandler, AZ (Team AZ Racing)
144 (R) KYLE WISSMILLER/Saybrook, IL (Wissmiller Racing)
181 KENNY GENTRY/Henderson, KY (Gentry Motorsports)