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The Hoosier Hundred is a USAC Silver Crown Series race scheduled for Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park as of 2023. It is a revival of the original race held from 1953-2020 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway , a one-mile dirt oval in Indianapolis, Indiana .
Shane Riley Hmiel (pronounced: "Meal") (born May 15, 1980) is an American former racecar driver, who competed in all three of NASCAR's national series. Hmiel's controversial stock car career, marred by accidents from his aggressive driving style, ended in 2006 after he failed a third substance abuse test and was banned from competing in NASCAR for life. [1]
Later that year, he would enter the Indy Pro 2000 race at the Carb Night Classic with Legacy Autosport and win in his series debut. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] 2021 brought Kody the AJ Foyt trophy while becoming only the second driver (Mike Bliss 93/94) to win in Midgets, Sprint Cars and Silver Crown competition at Indianapolis Raceway Park all in the same year.
The race moved to Friday nights starting in 2016. In 2023, the event took the Hoosier Hundred name, reviving the Hoosier Hundred event after it was cancelled following its 2020 running at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The race length was increased to 146 scheduled laps (100 miles (160 km)). [91]
He won dozens of races each year traveling across the country from race track to race track in pursuit of the best paying races. Jan Opperman would earn the title of one of the “Original Outlaws” in 1968 when Jerry Janssen, a Speedway Motors employee, discovered him in California racing a sprint car powered by a Ranger airplane engine.
Ted Horn Memorial 100 100 mi (160 km) DuQuoin State Fairgrounds: Du Quoin, Illinois: Dirt Al Unser: Al Unser: 14 September 12 Hoosier Hundred: 100 mi (160 km) Indiana State Fairgrounds: Indianapolis, Indiana: Dirt Johnny Parsons: Al Unser: 15 September 19 Sedalia 100 100 mi (160 km) State Fair Raceway: Sedalia, Missouri: Dirt Al Unser: Al Unser ...
Jim did well enough that by late-summer 1961 that he was offered a ride by fame car owner Lindsey Hopkins in the Hoosier Hundred, a race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on the United States Auto Club (USAC) National Championship Trail. He finished third in this race, an impressive start to his Indy Car career.
He captured the title by finishing third at the Hoosier 100 six weeks before he died. He died of cancer in October 1975 before claiming his championship trophy. USAC has annually awarded the "Jimmy Caruthers Award" in his honor since 1978. Initially given to the Rookie of the Year, it was rededicated to honor his spirit and determination, shown ...