Kasey Kahne returns to roots to promote, compete in USAC event
Kasey Kahne is returning to his roots once more, now serving as race promoter in the inaugural event as the United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series returns to Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway Aug. 6.
Kahne, who drives for Richard Petty Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owns a USAC Sprint and Midget team. He is helping promote the inaugural Kasey Kahne Steel Palace Classic at the track. Kahne plans to race in the event as well, as does Ryan Newman. The USAC Sprint cars last raced at the track in 1968.
"Oswego Speedway has such a storied history with open-wheel cars, so when I found out that the track hasn't hosted a USAC National race for many years, we decided to revive the series back East," said Kahne, who won the 2000 USAC Midget championship. "The Silver Crown cars harken back to the days when USAC used to run at Oswego, so in a sense, it will be like it was back in the golden days of open-wheel racing for one night."
Newman won the 1999 USAC Silver Crown championship and is the only driver to win all three USAC National rookie-of-the-year honors in the Silver Crown, Sprint and Midget series.
Oswego Speedway is a 5/8-mile paved track that seats up to 15,000 spectators. Built in 1951, it hosts the annual Budweiser International Classic each Labor Day weekend.
Additional information is available at www.oswegospeedway.com.
